nationalpost: Gingrich promises permanent moon base ‘by the end of my second term’Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich is promising to colonize the moon.Speaking in Florida, hit hard by the loss of a large number of space-affiliated jobs, Mr. Gingrich said Wednesday that if elected, “By the end of my second term, we will have the first permanent base on the moon and it will be American.”He said he believed such a project was possible with commercial and private efforts. According to USA Today, Mr. Gingrich said he had “a romantic belief it is really part of our destiny,” adding that the current state of the space program was a “tragedy.” (Photo: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters) This is not an Onion article. And has nothing to do with the Florida primary. (One of those two sentences was false.)
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Gingrich promises permanent moon base ‘by the end of my second term’
Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich is promising to colonize the moon.

Speaking in Florida, hit hard by the loss of a large number of space-affiliated jobs, Mr. Gingrich said Wednesday that if elected, “By the end of my second term, we will have the first permanent base on the moon and it will be American.”

He said he believed such a project was possible with commercial and private efforts. According to USA Today, Mr. Gingrich said he had “a romantic belief it is really part of our destiny,” adding that the current state of the space program was a “tragedy.” (Photo: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)

This is not an Onion article. And has nothing to do with the Florida primary. (One of those two sentences was false.)

Source: nationalpost

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  1. angels-deserve-to-die reblogged this from nationalpost
  2. liveitwrite reblogged this from nationalpost and added:
    i personally don’t think...lofty promise could win you
  3. lancesolous reblogged this from chinchillaghosts and added:
    ‘Cave Johnson’That is all………BURN IT DOWN WITH THE LEMONS!!!*regains composure*
  4. chinchillaghosts reblogged this from wivernryder and added:
    He wants to have a colony on the moon. Imagine living on the moon with all the silicon dust. Imagine having to live on...
  5. wivernryder reblogged this from chinchillaghosts and added:
    The moon’s dust won’t do anything to your lungs or equipment if you never disturb it… it’s been perfectly still for a...
  6. cfordwtva reblogged this from nationalpost
  7. ladycabbage reblogged this from nationalpost and added:
    Looooooooooool. I giggled at this. Newtter, you so silly.
  8. daveworld reblogged this from bubbybobble and added:
    If this was possible he’d have my vote.
  9. ootnaboot reblogged this from nationalpost and added:
    Douchebag Newt: “Fuq da poor, fuq da economy, fuq income inequality, fuq balancing da budget, fuq da debt. We’re...
  10. alifeofnumbers reblogged this from nationalpost and added:
    Hahahahaha are you serious. Let’s cut taxes and…colonize...admits those failed…now
  11. absolute-admiration reblogged this from nationalpost
  12. kirstensdesk reblogged this from nationalpost and added:
    Guess this means...engineers at a sound stage in some film studio
  13. kornmolb reblogged this from nationalpost
  14. bubbybobble reblogged this from nationalpost and added:
    I don’t know which part...more far fetched,...his “second...
  15. gresh reblogged this from nationalpost and added:
    not an Onion article. And has nothing...Florida primary. (One
  16. titusfog reblogged this from nationalpost and added:
    thing they’re living...another one. Nice try, Newt.
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