Apollo XI
Thirty years ago. Wow.
I am sure that the White House is crafting a suitable apology to the Russians for beating them to the moon.
Which was pretty arrogant of us, don't you think?
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The smart money has it that His O'liness is planning a trip to place a moon rock on the grave of Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev.
40.
And it is still a stunning accomplishment. I get very depressed when I think of the space program that could have been had over the last 4 decades using the money wasted on welfare, health care and in overpaying our Congress' staff flunkies. What would NASA have done with double or triple the money? Moon base? Mars? Easily.
But what is the price of extolling bravery? True bravery? We went from landing men on the moon in 1969 to George Clooney thumping his chest about the bravery of making Brokeback Mountain. Which wasn't actually brave at all, when it was made.
Down with achievement. Debase accomplishment that all cannot achieve. It's easier to control midgets than men.
I believe we owe a sincere apology to all the people of the Moon for leaving all our litter behind !
The President could call for "prime" television time to the People of the United States and the world..and ,of course , Moonmen .
The POTUS could then tearfully confess the heartbreak he felt as a young lad as he viewed the callous actions of the governments "conquistadors" as they trashed the Moon's pristine wilderness ! That done, he and Oprah could hug.
I gotta tell ya people..I gotta tell ya..with the gravity of the Moon , being what it is , those golf balls could have killed somebody !
The smart money has it that His O'liness is planning a trip to place a moon rock on the grave of Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev.