I have created a music album which charts the history of the Space Race.
Space Race by Rhesus Monkey.
The album charts the start of the Space Race with Sputnik 1957, Yuri Gagarin's first human space flight, John Glenn's Triple Orbit, Ed White's Gemini IV Space Walk, then onto Apollo.
You can view videos of three tracks from the album within my YouTube channel.
wish Obama would have the same spirit! But he has no sense for the future, for the progress of humanity, the spirit to go further. beyond all frontiers! He's resting on his laurels. his nobel prize!!
We choose to go to the moon, not because they are easy, but because they are hard...Current US does not have this spirit anymore and US is going to decline.
To all making loose comparisons of Obama to Kennedy or others:
Each was in a unique situation, as all leaders are, and it is impossible to say with any certainty how well, let alone what, they would have done handling the situation the other had been presented. Kennedy did a fantastic job as president (exception: bay of pigs), but his ability to deal with a financial crisis, such as the one we currently face, is unknown, as is Obama's ability to deal with a cold war situation, we don't know.
@MrElmobn Thank you.. i am tired of people making silly comments like that. Apparently they didn't listen to Kennedy very well when you have a population not giving, at the very least, support out of respect for the position and their country. Both men try to invoke very similar messages to the people and ask them to come together and take on challenges. It just seems that these days people find it easier to blame the other than themselves
Regarding JFK's ability to respond to a financial crisis. He speaks for himself. Read his 1962 state of the union address. In particular the part on "Strengthening the economy" and "pleasant as it may be to bask in the warmth of recovery - let us not forget that we have suffered three recessions in the last 7 years." Think he might have been up to the task? He would have pushed through legislation and made the RepubliCONS look like idiots! Watch the JFK circus elephant speech.
Though I'm not sure that completely pertains to Ron Paul. He seems more passionate and stubborn and honest about his beliefs (which I find myself agreeing with)
Jack Kennedy, the mood landing, the miracle on ice, the fall of the berlin wall, the way our country came together after 9/11. All things that bring tears to my eyes.
@MickeyMorandini1 Obama is the worst thing to happen to us in a really long time, but that's mainly cuz he did what Bush did in his 2nd term times 1000000 (and now we got Libya, where we're working with Al-Qaeda linked rebels, which to me is like the Iraq War).
If we don't get a good president in office in 2012, we're breaking up into 50 individual nation-states that might not be able to fully survive on their own (maybe Texas will, but California definitely won't)
@KeevKash We need a new custodian. This one is getting paid for what he's supposed to do, but he's taking away another $5 trillion to do it. Unfortunately, none of that is working out.
@rhinnawi95 Your argument that California, the top SDP in the nation one of the highest GDP's in the world, would fall really loses strength when you use childish phrases like "times 1000000".
@The6000Sabre We haven't had a good president since Reagan, and JFK before him, Ike before him and Harding/Coolidge before him, Lincoln before them, Andrew Jackson before him, and everyone before Andrew Jackson.
@rhinnawi95 Comparing Reagan to Kennedy is like comparing...there is NO comparison. JFK was a rep. of everything positive in and about America; RW was the opposite, either w/intent or because of a lack of understanding.
@MrLovenow Both were amazing presidents, though both had their faults, they were by far better than anyone else apart from Coolidge, Andrew Jackson and his predecessors.
@rhinnawi95 I lived through both and Reagan ain't close to being JFK. One was brilliant, brought out the best in us; the other was cold and not very bright. Watch JFK's many press conferences and the few RR had. Then you tell me. [ By the way, Coolidge is considered one of the worst presidents in history.]
@MrLovenow Both were great for NASA, come to think of it. Since I posted that 2 months ago, I actually decided against liking Reagan all that much. Sure he was good at some things, but he was too militaristic and spent too much money. JFK was definitely the best last president. As for Coolidge, he was great! He didn't grow the gov't at all, and it didn't need to involve itself into other people's lives, anyways. It's FDR and Hoover who really weren't too good.
dont be hard on obama he got given a country in debt and in the logest running war in histrory ,give him a chance to fix bushes shit ,by the way as a argentine ,i just wanna say he is doing great for your international image
What he was really saying was: "We choose to go to the moon not because we want to learn something but because we want to show off in front of the Soviets." Anyone who believes anything that any politician, regardless how popular or dead he is, is just plainly naive. Much of the technology used in the feat was already developed for ICBMs and spy satellites. The same applies to both sides of the Cold War.
@VersusARCH You know nothing about Kennedy. The intent to go to the moon, as he said, was to make sure we did not loose control of the skies. He discussed the coming of the age when communications would be controlled in the skies. Listen to his thoughts through his speeches, interviews and dover 60 press conferences given in 2yrs and 10 months, and see if you don't change your somewhat closed mind.
"The intent to go to the moon, as he said, was to make sure we did not loose control of the skies. He discussed the coming of the age when communications would be controlled in the skies."
Your inference is crap! Listen to his thoughts. You might find he had a far broader view than control of communications. JFK had a deep commitment to the idea that humanity could be much more. That "No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings."
"Civilization," said H. G. Wells, "is a race between education and catastrophe." It is up to you in this Congress to determine the winner of that race.
And unlike Piccolo's, they were not inert... The NWO syndicate of course wants none of that, they simply can't stand it (for example, just take Monsanto's terminator GMO's that make people infertile); they want everyone's balls to be inert, and thus he was assassinated.
They were probably not only not-inert, but were likely at the same time way over 9000 as well.
Wish Obama would give a speech like that, everytime I hear this speech it makes me all teary eyed. I think we should work together to colonize and explore space, not fight each other over stupid BS. I want my children to be able to explore beyond this planet and not be a prisoner stuck on it like we are.
@trekkieguy34 I agree this is one of the greatest speeches. But listen to his Civil Rights Moral Issue speech given during the peak of the Civil Rights clashes, his Peace Speech given at the peak of the Cold War, and his speech on the Arts...terrific, influential and changed the course of events (his Berlin, Paris, South American and Ireland speeches demonstrate why his popularity was through the roof around the world...his actions were, of course, consistent w/his words).
Lyndon B Jhonson sucks
walter34ization 1 month ago
I have created a music album which charts the history of the Space Race.
Space Race by Rhesus Monkey.
The album charts the start of the Space Race with Sputnik 1957, Yuri Gagarin's first human space flight, John Glenn's Triple Orbit, Ed White's Gemini IV Space Walk, then onto Apollo.
You can view videos of three tracks from the album within my YouTube channel.
The videos include NASA archive material.
rhesusmonkey2012 2 months ago
wish Obama would have the same spirit! But he has no sense for the future, for the progress of humanity, the spirit to go further. beyond all frontiers! He's resting on his laurels. his nobel prize!!
RTSRafnex2 2 months ago
We choose to go to the moon, not because they are easy, but because they are hard...Current US does not have this spirit anymore and US is going to decline.
leonasekimo 3 months ago
hmmmm.... should i make this my senior quote?
AVerbene 4 months ago
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No one will believe this, but I'm related to JFK. My great grandmother's sister is JFK's mom!
PandaWaffles22 5 months ago
Apollo 18 sent me here
theblackoutofficial 5 months ago
Fuck you Osborne fuck you asshole
tsunamaisurfer606 5 months ago
he shouldn't have been shot
joecampbell76 5 months ago
I love that line. and those other things.
mrmy 6 months ago
USA...USA...USA
MrJohnnyboy717 7 months ago
To all making loose comparisons of Obama to Kennedy or others:
Each was in a unique situation, as all leaders are, and it is impossible to say with any certainty how well, let alone what, they would have done handling the situation the other had been presented. Kennedy did a fantastic job as president (exception: bay of pigs), but his ability to deal with a financial crisis, such as the one we currently face, is unknown, as is Obama's ability to deal with a cold war situation, we don't know.
MrElmobn 7 months ago
@MrElmobn Thank you.. i am tired of people making silly comments like that. Apparently they didn't listen to Kennedy very well when you have a population not giving, at the very least, support out of respect for the position and their country. Both men try to invoke very similar messages to the people and ask them to come together and take on challenges. It just seems that these days people find it easier to blame the other than themselves
roewedge 7 months ago
@MrElmobn
Regarding JFK's ability to respond to a financial crisis. He speaks for himself. Read his 1962 state of the union address. In particular the part on "Strengthening the economy" and "pleasant as it may be to bask in the warmth of recovery - let us not forget that we have suffered three recessions in the last 7 years." Think he might have been up to the task? He would have pushed through legislation and made the RepubliCONS look like idiots! Watch the JFK circus elephant speech.
Knossos22 6 months ago
Mr Kennedy was the greatest president we ever had. If only presidents could think, and act like this man did .. the world would be a better place.
JigglesJingle 9 months ago
@JigglesJingle Agreed.
MrLovenow 6 months ago
JFK was a great leader and had spine of steel..I'm sick of the Obama comparisons. He is stiff and boring and isn't 1/1000th the leader JFK was.
Vertigo2903 9 months ago
Like a Boss
aronedu 10 months ago
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jrussell772 11 months ago
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generalhans1 10 months ago
Today US President is nothing but a puppet of companies and lobbyists, so saying things like "Obama, you're no Kennedy!" is useless.
Next president will be the same, and the one after him/her also.
rakgitarmen 11 months ago 2
@rakgitarmen True non-partisan words of wisdom.
Though I'm not sure that completely pertains to Ron Paul. He seems more passionate and stubborn and honest about his beliefs (which I find myself agreeing with)
rhinnawi95 11 months ago
@rakgitarmen so fucking true what you said there.
juliocesar24 10 months ago 3
Does anybody else remember when our government was capable of doing great things? And not busy declaring national cheesecake month?
durandal040 1 year ago
What are "THE OTHER THINGS" he referenced TWICE?!?
toddness 1 year ago
Jack Kennedy, the mood landing, the miracle on ice, the fall of the berlin wall, the way our country came together after 9/11. All things that bring tears to my eyes.
Hey Obama. You are fucking us over. Fuck you !
MickeyMorandini1 1 year ago
@MickeyMorandini1 Obama is the worst thing to happen to us in a really long time, but that's mainly cuz he did what Bush did in his 2nd term times 1000000 (and now we got Libya, where we're working with Al-Qaeda linked rebels, which to me is like the Iraq War).
If we don't get a good president in office in 2012, we're breaking up into 50 individual nation-states that might not be able to fully survive on their own (maybe Texas will, but California definitely won't)
rhinnawi95 11 months ago
@rhinnawi95 BUSH WAS THE WORST THING, OBAMA IS THE CUSTODIAN CLEANING UP THE BUSH MESS!!!
KeevKash 9 months ago
@KeevKash We need a new custodian. This one is getting paid for what he's supposed to do, but he's taking away another $5 trillion to do it. Unfortunately, none of that is working out.
rhinnawi95 9 months ago
@rhinnawi95 Your argument that California, the top SDP in the nation one of the highest GDP's in the world, would fall really loses strength when you use childish phrases like "times 1000000".
TwistedGentleman 9 months ago
Superman should've been our president for life, thumb up if you want Superman to be the President.
Luka1180 1 year ago
@Luka1180 I'd rather have him in the army
rhinnawi95 11 months ago
MC Killers, milk and cereal. Get it? Forget it.
ArbyWanKenobi 1 year ago
thumbs up if you would replace obama w/ jfk (if he were still alive today) :(
chumtea1111 1 year ago 75
@chumtea1111 More then just a thumbs up. You deserve an AMEN!
C3P0meetsData 1 year ago
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I voted Obama too!
IHABC8 1 year ago
@chumtea1111 awwwwwwww! :,(
ashwoodx3 7 months ago
Barack H. Obama, you're no Jack Kennedy!
The6000Sabre 2 years ago 45
@The6000Sabre amen to that
MICHAEL1110367 1 year ago
@The6000Sabre better than bush
pablo8174 1 year ago
@pablo8174 Better than Michelob?
The6000Sabre 1 year ago
But, YOU may be a pussy.
IHABC8 1 year ago
@The6000Sabre We haven't had a good president since Reagan, and JFK before him, Ike before him and Harding/Coolidge before him, Lincoln before them, Andrew Jackson before him, and everyone before Andrew Jackson.
rhinnawi95 11 months ago
@rhinnawi95 Comparing Reagan to Kennedy is like comparing...there is NO comparison. JFK was a rep. of everything positive in and about America; RW was the opposite, either w/intent or because of a lack of understanding.
MrLovenow 9 months ago
@MrLovenow Both were amazing presidents, though both had their faults, they were by far better than anyone else apart from Coolidge, Andrew Jackson and his predecessors.
rhinnawi95 9 months ago
@rhinnawi95 I lived through both and Reagan ain't close to being JFK. One was brilliant, brought out the best in us; the other was cold and not very bright. Watch JFK's many press conferences and the few RR had. Then you tell me. [ By the way, Coolidge is considered one of the worst presidents in history.]
MrLovenow 6 months ago
@MrLovenow Both were great for NASA, come to think of it. Since I posted that 2 months ago, I actually decided against liking Reagan all that much. Sure he was good at some things, but he was too militaristic and spent too much money. JFK was definitely the best last president. As for Coolidge, he was great! He didn't grow the gov't at all, and it didn't need to involve itself into other people's lives, anyways. It's FDR and Hoover who really weren't too good.
rhinnawi95 6 months ago
dont be hard on obama he got given a country in debt and in the logest running war in histrory ,give him a chance to fix bushes shit ,by the way as a argentine ,i just wanna say he is doing great for your international image
matador7686 2 years ago
What he was really saying was: "We choose to go to the moon not because we want to learn something but because we want to show off in front of the Soviets." Anyone who believes anything that any politician, regardless how popular or dead he is, is just plainly naive. Much of the technology used in the feat was already developed for ICBMs and spy satellites. The same applies to both sides of the Cold War.
VersusARCH 2 years ago
@VersusARCH So. It was still a great achievement.
Joshalidina 1 year ago
@Joshalidina It indeed was, no question about it. I just don't like hypocrite speeches.
VersusARCH 1 year ago
@VersusARCH You know nothing about Kennedy. The intent to go to the moon, as he said, was to make sure we did not loose control of the skies. He discussed the coming of the age when communications would be controlled in the skies. Listen to his thoughts through his speeches, interviews and dover 60 press conferences given in 2yrs and 10 months, and see if you don't change your somewhat closed mind.
MrLovenow 9 months ago
@MrLovenow
"The intent to go to the moon, as he said, was to make sure we did not loose control of the skies. He discussed the coming of the age when communications would be controlled in the skies."
Your inference is crap! Listen to his thoughts. You might find he had a far broader view than control of communications. JFK had a deep commitment to the idea that humanity could be much more. That "No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings."
Knossos22 6 months ago
@MrLovenow
"Civilization," said H. G. Wells, "is a race between education and catastrophe." It is up to you in this Congress to determine the winner of that race.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, State of the Union 1962
Knossos22 6 months ago
Barack Obama, you're no Jack Kennedy.
The6000Sabre 2 years ago
Kennedy had balls of steel. Great leader.
Vinitachi 2 years ago
@Vinitachi ; who told you that? Marilyn Monroe?
:-)
The6000Sabre 2 years ago
You can see it on his face. :D
Vinitachi 2 years ago
@Vinitachi -
And unlike Piccolo's, they were not inert... The NWO syndicate of course wants none of that, they simply can't stand it (for example, just take Monsanto's terminator GMO's that make people infertile); they want everyone's balls to be inert, and thus he was assassinated.
They were probably not only not-inert, but were likely at the same time way over 9000 as well.
SlLENTHlLL 1 year ago
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The6000Sabre 2 years ago
Wish Obama would give a speech like that, everytime I hear this speech it makes me all teary eyed. I think we should work together to colonize and explore space, not fight each other over stupid BS. I want my children to be able to explore beyond this planet and not be a prisoner stuck on it like we are.
Spxder 2 years ago
How does one manage to create a 3.8 trillion dollar budget that DOESN'T provide for a moon shot? Now THAT seems like rocket science.
fraccle 2 years ago
more liberal big govt spending..
djmultimusic 2 years ago
You need to choose natural gas in favor of middle eastern oil
mikkybkk 2 years ago
We choose to go to iraq!
Durgat 2 years ago
I choose to clean the cat box in this decade and do the other things not because it is easy but becuse it makes me gag and is hard.
twentyoutoftwenty 2 years ago
We choose to go to the moon!
JordanMasao 2 years ago
long live america. most inspirational speech of all time.
bobby12458 2 years ago 2
it's hard
19apriltwin71 2 years ago
awesome speech.
KMAN6000 3 years ago
"because they are hard"
vici002 3 years ago 2
I think you'll find it's it's "because they are haaad".
Smedlorificus 2 years ago
This guy had the cojones.
mmartini50 3 years ago
this is the greatest speech of all time i hope we never forget it
trekkieguy34 3 years ago
@trekkieguy34 I agree this is one of the greatest speeches. But listen to his Civil Rights Moral Issue speech given during the peak of the Civil Rights clashes, his Peace Speech given at the peak of the Cold War, and his speech on the Arts...terrific, influential and changed the course of events (his Berlin, Paris, South American and Ireland speeches demonstrate why his popularity was through the roof around the world...his actions were, of course, consistent w/his words).
MrLovenow 6 months ago