Flashback: Sen. Obama Pledges Space Advocacy [in 2008]

Florida Today ^ | August 8, 2008 | Patrick Peterson

[sthguard]

TITUSVILLE [FL] - Sen. Barack Obama promised not to cut NASA funding and said Saturday at a town hall meeting he will rely on Florida Sen. Bill Nelson and revered astronaut and former Sen. John Glenn to help form his space policy.

"Under my watch, NASA will inspire the world once again and is going to help grow the economy right here in Brevard County," said the presumptive Democratic nominee, speaking to a crowd of 1,400 at Brevard Community College's Titusville campus.

Obama has changed an earlier position, in which he planned to delay the Constellation program five years and use up to $5 billion from the NASA budget for education.

"Here's what I'm committing to: Continue Constellation. We're going to close the gap (between the end of shuttle flight and the next program, Constellation). We may have additional shuttle flights," he said.

"My commitment is to seamless transition, where we're utilizing the space station in an intelligent way, and we're preparing for the next generation of space travel."

[sthguard]

Note that even his earlier plan claimed to use the "savings" for education, but now NASA's funds and manpower are going toward Muslim nations and promoting global warming.

[advance_copy]

Barak Obama is the worst promise-one-thing-do-another person ever elected President of the United States.

[ETL]

From the campaign trail, February 2008...

Obama Pledges Cuts in Missile Defense, Space, and Nuclear Weapons Programs

February 29, 2008 :: News
MissileThreat.com

A video has surfaced of Presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama talking on his plans for strategic issues such as nuclear weapons and missile defense.

The full text from the video, as released, reads as follows:

Thanks so much for the Caucus4Priorities, for the great work you've been doing. As president, I will end misguided defense policies and stand with Caucus4Priorities in fighting special interests in Washington.

First, I'll stop spending $9 billion a month in Iraq. I'm the only major candidate who opposed this war from the beginning. And as president I will end it.[i.e. not win it]

Second, I will cut tens of billions of dollars in wasteful spending.

I will cut investments in unproven missile defense systems.

I will not weaponize space.

I will slow our development of future combat systems.

And I will institute an independent "Defense Priorities Board" to ensure that the Quadrennial Defense Review is not used to justify unnecessary spending.

Third, I will set a goal of a world without nuclear weapons. To seek that goal, I will not develop new nuclear weapons; I will seek a global ban on the production of fissile material; and I will negotiate with Russia to take our ICBMs off hair-trigger alert [they are NOT on "hair-trigger alert" now -etl], and to achieve deep cuts in our nuclear arsenals.

You know where I stand. I've fought for open, ethical and accountable government my entire public life. I don't switch positions or make promises that can't be kept. I don't posture on defense policy and I don't take money from federal lobbyists for powerful defense contractors. As president, my sole priority for defense spending will be protecting the American people. Thanks so much.

Article: Obama Pledges Cuts in Missile Defense, Space, and Nuclear Weapons Programs:
http://missilethreat.com/archives/id.7086/detail.asp

"MissileThreat.com is a project of The Claremont Institute devoted to understanding and promoting the requirements for the strategic defense of the United States."
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"I will not weaponize space"

"I will cut investments in unproven missile defense systems"

2008 Pentagon Report (March 2008):
China's Growing Military Space Power
By Leonard David
Special Correspondent, SPACE.com
March 6, 2008

GOLDEN, Colorado — A just-released Pentagon report spotlights a growing U.S. military concern that China is developing a multi- dimensional program to limit or prevent the use of space-based assets by its potential adversaries during times of crisis or conflict.

Furthermore, last year's successful test by China of a direct-ascent, anti-satellite (ASAT) weapon to destroy its own defunct weather satellite, the report adds, underscores that country's expansion from the land, air, and sea dimensions of the traditional battlefield into the space and cyber-space domains.

Although China's commercial space program has utility for non- military research, that capability demonstrates space launch and control know-how that have direct military application. Even the Chang'e 1 — the Chinese lunar probe now circling the Moon — is flagged in the report as showcasing China's ability "to conduct complicated space maneuvers — a capability which has broad implications for military counterspace operations."

To read the entire publication [29.67MB/pdf], see U.S. Dept of Defense:
http://www.defenselink.mil/pubs/pdfs/China_Military_Report_08.pdf
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From the Sino-Russian Joint Statement of April 23, 1997:
"The two sides [China and Russia] shall, in the spirit of partnership, strive to promote the multipolarization of the world and the establishment of a new international order."
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/HI29Ag01.html

[seastay]

Hope and change back to the stone age, oh well. Space will still be there after obama.

[Red6]

Who cares?

The MSM won't hold him accountable, those in love with him won't remember............ All that matters is that he looks and the sound bites feel good. Have you seen how Michelle Obama can dance? Wooo-weee, now that's news worthy stuff friend!

[Iron Munro]

If his mouth is moving he's lying. If his mouth isn't moving he's sleeping.

[ETL]

Barak Obama is the worst promise-one-thing-do-another person ever elected President of the United States.

Thank goodness he hasn't yet delivered on every one of his radical plans for "fundamentally transforming the United States of America".

"We are 5 days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America"
--B.H.Obama, 2008

YouTube video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-k04caUt84&feature=related

A second video of same in case the first 'disappears' from YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cqN4NIEtOY

Yahoo search results for "Fundamentaly Transforming The United States Of America":
http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=UTF-8&fr=moz35&p=%22Fundamentally+Transforming+The+United+States+Of+America%22&SpellState=n-2204099546_q-bsN.LA3I3%2F%2FdGaQgkeauogAAAA%40%40&fr2=sp-top
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"Barack Obama told supporters that
'change has come to America' as he
claimed victory in a historic presidential election."

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/04/election.president/index.html

[jakerobins]

Gee Obama failed to keep a promise...I'm SHOCKED! Why does anyone believe ANYTHING he says?? He has ZERO CREDIBILITY.......If the main stream drive by's weren't proping Obama up he would be TOAST!

[RC one]

I’d rather see a balanced budget.

[ETL]

Gee Obama failed to keep a promise...I'm SHOCKED! Why does anyone believe ANYTHING he says?? He has ZERO CREDIBILITY....

You almost sound disappointed. (joking!)

[Charles Martel]

Sen. Barack Obama promised not to cut NASA funding and said Saturday at a town hall meeting he will rely on Florida Sen. Bill Nelson and revered astronaut and former Sen. John Glenn to help form his space policy.

Does anyone know whether Glenn has commented on the recent goings-on in D.C. with regard to NASA?

[Gargantua]

It's much worse than just the typical politician's penchant for making promises he can't (or doesn't) keep; this man is a pathalogical liar. He is a compulsive liar, to the point of rarely being truthful. He has to, because he is living a lie.

He is also a narcissisitic sociopath. Have you ever seen a president who had to be on TV every single day?! He's borderline institutionalizable. Clinically.

;-/

[maine-iac7]

now NASA's funds and manpower are going toward Muslim nations and promoting global warming.

And 7,000 people at the Space Center are being laid off come Sept - people that have worked there for decades -

this is nothing but part of his 'redistribution' process - taking money from wherever he can get his hands on and sending to the people he considers "his people" - the Muslims...and to provide and educate them with education/scientific technology to one day use against us.

He is directing NASA to use OUR MONEY to teach our enemy how to better fight us. (In the meanwhile, accomplishing more of his goal to kill off the middle class. 7,000 people out of work at one time - and another estimated 30,000 that will lose their jobs in the area as businesses that depend on the Space Center, go out of business. When yo put that many people out of business in one area - there will be NO jobs for anyone to pick up.

Diabolical.

[maine-iac7]

oh well. Space will still be there after obama

but who will be controlling it?

[Names Ash Housewares]

Obama the liar. He wanted to win swing state Florida then.
I guess he figures memorys will be short next time?

I think not!

I tried to warn people he would try to screw NASA over.

Help the fight for a NASA America deserves!

http://www.supportconstellation.com

[backhoe]

[my_pointy_head_is_sharp]

When a candidate speaks: Take what they say, and flip it.