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ZanZibar
01-27-2012, 05:32 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCgVTEMzh0g

unknown
01-27-2012, 05:39 PM
$104 Trillion maybe.

And yes, Moon chics are hot.

jcarcinogen
01-27-2012, 05:41 PM
I would. Earthlings annoy me.

ssjevot
01-27-2012, 05:42 PM
$104 Trillion maybe.

And yes, Moon chics are hot.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat-Women_of_the_Moon

And yes I've seen it.

PauliticsPolitics
01-27-2012, 05:43 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat-Women_of_the_Moon

And yes I've seen it.
excellent.

Student Of Paulism
01-27-2012, 05:43 PM
Im sure Newt would have this guy's vote:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-c7bDUCmc714/TsPkkGhalOI/AAAAAAAAAfI/qnNZl0qCWlQ/s1600/Marvin-The-Martian-psd32703.png

nano1895
01-27-2012, 05:49 PM
Scenario:

Start up a colony on the moon with RP supporters
Santorum (or newt/romney) wins Presidency.
He starts WWIII with Iran/China/Russia.
Nukes, nukes everywhere.
Technology is destroyed and the Earth is back to middle age technology.
Therefore lose contact with the moon colonies, two separate worlds developing separately ~384,000 kilometers from each other for hundreds of years.
First contact made!
Earthians worship RP supporter descendants as Gods
RP supporter descendants usher in libertarian ideology
Vindication, finally.

I am ok with this.

aravoth
01-27-2012, 05:50 PM
The Moon is a harsh mistress

matt0611
01-27-2012, 05:55 PM
I'll be a lunar colonist if we can form our own nation. I wouldn't want to be just another US colony or territory though.

Moon rebellion anyone? :D

luctor-et-emergo
01-27-2012, 06:02 PM
And get wiped out by an asteroid or something ??? There's no atmosphere you know.. No nice flashes across the sky, just really bad headaches.
Besides, I dunno if it's the safest place to be in case of war either. Read this story; http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/The_Chinese_Satellite_Killer_999.html

I'd like to visit though, once I've seen enough people go both ways...

BuddyRey
01-27-2012, 06:08 PM
I'd love to go to the moon, but Newt wants to spoil the untamed frontier aspect of it by making it a vassal state of the U.S. That would be a big turnoff. The whole thing I find tempting and exciting about space is that it's anarchic.

tempest
01-27-2012, 06:14 PM
What Grinch wants is to get to (not one but) two moons.

Danke
01-27-2012, 06:16 PM
Definitely Not a Poll.

Bruno
01-27-2012, 06:17 PM
Can I still access RPF there?

Johnny Appleseed
01-27-2012, 06:21 PM
I already am...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBtLqR5Lo7M&feature=related

RideTheDirt
01-27-2012, 06:22 PM
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/solarsystem/features/dream-cme.html

Solar storms and associated Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) can significantly erode the lunar surface according to a new set of computer simulations by NASA scientists. In addition to removing a surprisingly large amount of material from the lunar surface, this could be a major method of atmospheric loss for planets like Mars that are unprotected by a global magnetic field.

"We found that when this massive cloud of plasma strikes the moon, it acts like a sandblaster and easily removes volatile material from the surface," said William Farrell, DREAM team lead at NASA Goddard. "The model predicts 100 to 200 tons of lunar material – the equivalent of 10 dump truck loads – could be stripped off the lunar surface during the typical 2-day passage of a CME."
With solar storms ramping up, HELL NO

Danke
01-27-2012, 06:23 PM
Can I still access RPF there?

Of course.

We'll look after the wife.

http://www.tunesbaby.com/watch/?x=2715252

thoughtomator
01-27-2012, 06:41 PM
if you haven't read "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" you definitely should!

ryanmkeisling
01-27-2012, 06:42 PM
Of course.

We'll look after the wife.

http://www.tunesbaby.com/watch/?x=2715252

LoL I think the moon might be a drab place.

Pauls' Revere
01-27-2012, 07:13 PM
Should probably try seasteading first and see how that goes.

happyphilter
01-27-2012, 07:14 PM
Hell no, not even astronauts think it's worth colonizing. Maybe when we can start terraform I would conciser it.

aowen
01-27-2012, 07:23 PM
This is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard.

There is:

No Water
No Atmosphere
No Magnetic Field
No Gold
No Oil
No Trees
No Animals
No Wealth
No Concentrated Elements Of Any Value Except A Bunch Of Dirt
No NOTHING... THERE IS NOT SHIT ON THE MOON!!! IT WOULD COST TRILLIONS AND TRILLIONS TO JUST GET ENOUGH SHIT UP THERE TO KEEP ONE PERSON ALIVE!!! HOW CAN ANYONE TAKE THIS FAT FLAT FOOTED PIECE OF SHIT SERIOUSLY... A cockroach has forgotten more about space than Newt Fuckhead knows.

heavenlyboy34
01-27-2012, 07:32 PM
Scenario:

Start up a colony on the moon with RP supporters
Santorum (or newt/romney) wins Presidency.
He starts WWIII with Iran/China/Russia.
Nukes, nukes everywhere.
Technology is destroyed and the Earth is back to middle age technology.
Therefore lose contact with the moon colonies, two separate worlds developing separately ~384,000 kilometers from each other for hundreds of years.
First contact made!
Earthians worship RP supporter descendants as Gods
RP supporter descendants usher in libertarian ideology
Vindication, finally.

I am ok with this.
+1 :cool:

ZanZibar
01-27-2012, 08:12 PM
This is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard.

There is:

No Water
No Atmosphere
No Magnetic Field
No Gold
No Oil
No Trees
No Animals
No Wealth
No Concentrated Elements Of Any Value Except A Bunch Of Dirt
No NOTHING... THERE IS NOT SHIT ON THE MOON!!! IT WOULD COST TRILLIONS AND TRILLIONS TO JUST GET ENOUGH SHIT UP THERE TO KEEP ONE PERSON ALIVE!!! HOW CAN ANYONE TAKE THIS FAT FLAT FOOTED PIECE OF SHIT SERIOUSLY... A cockroach has forgotten more about space than Newt Fuckhead knows.Actually there is lots of fuel on the Moon.

Edward
01-27-2012, 08:18 PM
Maybe we should organize so we can get up there and name the new state? Suggestions?!

brushfire
01-27-2012, 08:22 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1YK2a-B9zk

Eryxis
01-27-2012, 08:26 PM
The Moon is a harsh mistress
+1

I would be a Moon Colonist if it were like Heinlein's vision.

GunnyFreedom
01-27-2012, 08:29 PM
The Moon is a harsh mistress


I'll be a lunar colonist if we can form our own nation. I wouldn't want to be just another US colony or territory though.

Moon rebellion anyone? :D


if you haven't read "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" you definitely should!


+1

I would be a Moon Colonist if it were like Heinlein's vision.

:D ohh yeah...

I'll find a Fez...

Sovereign Curtis
01-27-2012, 08:30 PM
+1

I would be a Moon Colonist if it were like Heinlein's vision.

It would almost certainly have to be, given the science. There will be no terraforming, there will be no domes, there will be no leaving on the surface.
To escape solar and cosmic radiation you must dig down into the regolith.

oh wait, you're talking about the POLITICS of his vision. Yea, it will probably be a prison outpost...

Andrew Ryan
01-27-2012, 08:31 PM
No thanks

Just Flossin'
01-27-2012, 08:33 PM
Depends on who they send up there with me. As long as all the idiots and zombies stay here, I'll go.

flightlesskiwi
01-27-2012, 08:43 PM
i'll pass.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-Ll6fjaJ9Y&feature=related

acptulsa
01-27-2012, 08:45 PM
Are we talking about a government low bidder, cost-plus, kickbacks rich, 'good enuf fer gubbermint work' moon base?

Are you effing nuts?

Greg Buchanan
01-27-2012, 08:50 PM
Deep sea colonies are a much cheaper alternative, while having some commercial viability.

RonPaulMyPresident
01-27-2012, 08:50 PM
Such a waste of money. U.S. is broke my friends. Time to stop living in fantasy world and accept the truth.

flightlesskiwi
01-27-2012, 08:52 PM
Newt just wants his official bodyweight to be measured in lunar gravitational terms!

eduardo89
01-27-2012, 08:53 PM
Newt just wants his official bodyweight to be measured in lunar gravitational terms!

Oh burn! Send that one to Ron for the next debate ;)

TheLibertarianNationalist
01-27-2012, 08:53 PM
A question with no poll and a video that has nothing to do with whether or not we could become moon colonists? Huh?

Endthefednow
01-27-2012, 08:54 PM
Only If I can be The Ruler of the Universe :D

nayjevin
01-28-2012, 09:59 AM
Would YOU be a Lunar colonist?

Not with Newt in charge.

LibertyEagle
01-28-2012, 10:06 AM
Not with Newt in charge.

lol.

/thread

RockEnds
01-28-2012, 10:16 AM
Fly me to the moon
Let me swing among those stars
Let me see what spring is like
On Jupiter and Mars
In other words,
No, I'm an earthling, thank you.