Congressional candidate: Moon-colonizing companies could destroy cities by dropping rocks (funny)

The Washington Times ^ | February 28, 2017 | Bradford Richardson

[jazusamo]

Democrat Brianna Wu claims that Moon valuable militarily because rocks ‘have power of 100s of nuclear bombs’

A transgender-issues activist and Democratic candidate for Congress says the advent of the space tourism industry could give private corporations a “frightening amount of power” to destroy the Earth with rocks because of the Moon’s military importance.

Brianna Wu, a prominent “social justice warrior” in the “Gamergate” controversy who now is running for the House seat in Massachusetts’ 8th District, suggested in a since-deleted tweet that companies could drop rocks from the Moon.

[jazusamo]

LOL! Seems MoonrockWu isn't the brightest star in the solar system.

[ataDude]

She’s right there with Botox Pelosi.

[Publius]

Read The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein before you make fun of the idea.

In the book, the three lunar penal colonies won their independence from Earth by throwing rocks at various targets on the planet.

[gaijin]

"....plus, Guam could totally turn over, and stuff..."

[AzSteven]

Strangely, there is a certain amount of truth in the concept (see THOR Orbital Weapon System), but clearly this person is on the fringe of the fringe.

[vette6387]

The worst part of it is that she may well get elected! Then she can “join forces” with Cong. Hank Johnson (RAT Lawn Jockey, SC) who is worried that with the addition of another 18,000 Naval personnel, the island of Guam is going to capsize!

[Ken522]

Brianna Wu must've read Heinlein's Moon is a Harsh Mistress and thinks it is for real ....

[Lurker]

First thing I thought of.

L

[Doogle]

[dp0622]

I just looked at her picture.

“You know you’re not chinese!”

Seinfeld :)

[Jack Hammer]

She might be able to pick up the Elizabeth Warren voters....

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Aaaahahahahahaaaaa!

[jazusamo]

Yep, if it was written it must be true. :-)

[Publius]

It is for real. The Moon sits at the top of a deep gravity well. It takes very little energy to launch a payload from the Moon. But by the time that payload gets to Earth, it can pack enough kinetic energy to wipe out a city.

[Bobalu]

[Publius]

Post #14 please.

[TADSLOS]

Great book.

[LauraJean]

OMG it must mean he read The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein. I think the book did come out in the 1966.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Moon_Is_a_Harsh_Mistress

[Swordmaker]

Robert A. Heinlein predicted this in his novel “The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress” back in 1966. Nothing new to see here.

[eyeamok]

Maybe President Trump is on to something when it comes to States and Marijuana legalization, She is apparently from Maine, which did just that