by alphadog on May 11th, 2008

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When President Kennedy said " we choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other thing" what did he mean by the "Other thing"?

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by iwnit on May 11th, 2008
"There is no strife, no prejudice, no national conflict in outer space as yet. Its hazards are hostile to us all. Its conquest deserves the best of all mankind, and its opportunity for peaceful cooperation many never come again. But why, some say, the moon? Why choose this as our goal? And they may well ask why climb the highest mountain? Why, 35 years ago, fly the Atlantic? Why does Rice play Texas?

We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon... (interrupted by applause) we choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too."
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http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/We_choose_to_go_to_the_moon
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- Thank you , and much appreciated
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  by alphadog on May 13th, 2008
- alphadog: you are very welcome!
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by Esteban-- Smartest Pumpkin on May 11th, 2008
http://er.jsc.nasa.gov/seh/jfkslide.asf
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- Oh , now I feel stupid , but I just could not understand the spectrum of the statement on my own.
  that was helpful , and I thank you.
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by jamieuwg on June 17th, 2008
either the exploration of space or to be the leader of nations...but of course, this is just my opinion...click on the link above and im interested in other opinions
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by DudeLer on May 11th, 2008
go to mars.
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by Tallyman on May 11th, 2008
The Hokey Pokey?
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- yea huh , shake it all about and all that , I never would have thunk ?
  you may be on to something here though, kinda explains politics to
  my understanding
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  by alphadog on May 11th, 2008
- That was in his famous speech "ask not what hokey pokey can do for you, ask what you can do for Hokey pokey"
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  by Esteban-- Smartest Pumpkin on May 11th, 2008
- LOL Esteban!
  
  "Ich bien ein Hokey Pokier"
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  by Tallyman on May 11th, 2008
- you do remember!!!
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  by Esteban-- Smartest Pumpkin on May 11th, 2008
- Yep. I can even say it in a Kennedy accent
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  by Tallyman on May 11th, 2008
- I am impressed with your greatness.
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  by Esteban-- Smartest Pumpkin on May 11th, 2008
- I am just glad to be here , where ever that is.
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  by alphadog on May 29th, 2008
- sorry you left.
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  by Esteban-- Smartest Pumpkin on May 30th, 2008
- Me too ,I just went to put my left foot in and take my right one out and poof ,there I was
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  by alphadog on June 17th, 2008
- that is what it's all about
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