Speaking about space is not new for Gingrich. In stump speeches, he often references his ideas to change the struggling American program, but this was the first event he completely dedicated to the topic, hoping this is "the second great launch of the adventure John F. Kennedy started."

"At one point early in my career I introduced the northwest ordinance for space and I said when we got -- I think the number is 13,000 -- when we have 13,000 Americans living on the moon they can petition to become a state," Gingrich said, telling the crowd this was the "weirdest" thing he has ever done. "And I will as president encourage the introduction of the northwest ordinance for space to put a marker down that we want Americans to think boldly about the future…"

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Has he been smokin' salvia with Miley Cyrus?

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Originally posted by Gus Rodgers:
Has he been smokin' salvia with Miley Cyrus?

The man is obviously 420 friendly... but this new daftness makes me think HE thinks the moon is far enough away he can f--k around w/out being caught.

He's wrong, of course.

*CJ

quote:

Originally posted by *CJ:

quote:

Originally posted by Gus Rodgers:
Has he been smokin' salvia with Miley Cyrus?

The man is obviously 420 friendly... but this new daftness makes me think HE thinks the moon is far enough away he can f--k around w/out being caught.

He's wrong, of course.

*CJ

He ought to be banished to the moon.

He'll have one primary moon miner and a bunch of student miners working for minimum wage.

Newt is in favor of eventual lunar statehood and Ron Paul wants to repeal the 16th Amendment and legalize heroin.

You can't make this stuff up.

A wise man said that truth is stranger than fiction...because fiction has to make sense in order to sell...truth doesn't...