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And the Manned-Moon-base stuff was a huge joke and it made him look crazy.

Only what Newt was talking about is already happening, and is a major national security concern. Here is just some very general reading on it, there's loads of technical stuff about how China, along with Russia, have major plans for moon occupation... newt also wanted it spawned and supported totally in the private sector for the first time, with only the govt providing prizes, deregulation, and grants that would be repaid...

http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpps/news/russia-us-moon-base-nasa-dpgonc-20110119-to-_17194074

"Russia is talking with the US and Europe on plans to create a manned research base on the moon, the head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos said Thursday. Roscosmos is discussing the possibilities for a permanent moon base with officials from NASA and the European Space Agency, the agency's chief, Vladimir Popovkin said.

"We don't want man to just step on the moon," Popovkin told Vesti FM radio station, according to the Ria Novosti news agency. "Today, we know enough about it, we know that there is water in its polar areas ... we are now discussing how to begin [the moon's] exploration with NASA and the European Space Agency."

He said the plan was either to set up a base on the moon or launch a station to orbit around it. Russia also is planning to send two unmanned mission to the moon by 2020, Popovkin said."

Chinese moon base 2002

http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2002/5/22/181737.shtml

RE:”And the Manned-Moon-base stuff was a huge joke and it made him look crazy.
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Only what Newt was talking about is already happening, and is a major national security concern. Here is just some very general reading on it, there's loads of technical stuff about how China, along with Russia, have major plans for moon occupation... newt also wanted it spawned and supported totally in the private sector for the first time, with only the govt providing prizes, deregulation, and grants that would be repaid... “

Yes, the private sector. How conservative sounding. Well lets see. Given the US cant put a man in orbit how much would it cost the private sector to build a manned moon base? $100B?? $500B? $1000B?

There is something funny about the private sector that Newt doesn't understand because he worked with government projects all his life. They don't invest money unless there is good chance they will make even more back. Newt never had to worry about that. His government enterprises like Ethanol never had to make money/

This non-sense is much like Newts sales pitch for green energy as a Ethanol contractor. Don't piss on my leg and tell me it's raining.