Joe the Plumber, Meet Mike the (Ex) Florida Space Worker

Mike Carpenter, a former space program worker, called out Barack Obama on "60 Minutes" Sunday night.

In the segment, reporter Scott Pelly said Florida's Space Coast work force was "encouraged when candidate Barack Obama came to Brevard County in 2008, three months before the election.

Memorialized on tape recorded at the time, Obama pledged: Im going to ensure that our space program doesnt suffer when the shuttle goes out of service by making sure that all those who work in the space industry in Florida do not lose their jobs when the shuttle is retired because we cant afford to lose their expertise.

Carpenter's response today?

Well, we were lied to when Obama came through. Gave us a lot of hope and supposedly a lot of change. Well, Ive got change in my pocket but the hope is gone," he told Pelly.

Republicans jumped on the spatial disconnect Monday.

After being sold a bill of goods by then-Senator Barack Obama in 2008, Florida voters arent going to be fooled again in 2012," said Republican National Committee spokesman Matt Connelly.

"Voters want a president who sticks to his word and actually follows through on his promises. Unfortunately, Floridas space industry workers now know that President Obama is not that president.

Republicans also noted that Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., "himself promised that more jobs would come to Brevard County."

"Instead, 7,000 people associated with NASA have lost their jobs, which has triggered another 7,000 people to lose their jobs. Industry officials predict that up to 28,000 Floridians could lose their jobs due to discontinuation of the shuttle program," said Jahan Wilcox, spokesman for the Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee.