Former military brass ‘shocked,’ ‘angered’ over USS Gabrielle Giffords

The Daily Caller ^ | 02/14/2012 | Caroline May

[servo1969]

Retired Rear Admiral George Worthington, former commander of the Naval Special Warfare Command, told The Daily Caller that there are many people more worthy of a ship bearing their name.

“Here is the issue. There are a lot of dead Marines out there whose names could go on anything that appears to be an amphibious ship,” he said, explaining that a past recipient of the Medal of Honor, Dakota Meyer, might be a good candidate.

Worthington added his email “inbox” has been filled with messages from military friends who are “shocked and angered” by the decision.

“We think fallen Marines and perhaps supporting sailors should go on fantails before random victims,” he said.

[servo1969]

The naming of Naval vessels is now on par with the naming of highways and bridges.

[BenLurkin]

“We think fallen Marines and perhaps supporting sailors should go on fantails before random victims,”

[napscoordinator]

They need to go back to naming ships by folks who are deceased. No I don’t want Gabby dead for goodness sakes, but I liked it better when ships were named after the death of the namesake.

[skeeter]

I wonder what the ship’s motto will be - ‘eternal vigilance against right-wing hate’?

[mass55th]

If Giffords and her husband were any kind of honorable people, they’d decline the offer to have a ship named after her, knowing full-well there are others far more worthy of the honor.

[shelterguy]

“””I wonder what the ship’s motto will be - ‘eternal vigilance against right-wing hate’?”””

It will be shortened to...Sarahs Fault

[apillar]

Uhh Oh! This military folks are probably going to be court marshaled for speaking against Saint Gabby. She is the new Martin Luther King Jr. in that you can not speak of them in anything less than hushed and reverent tones or you risk the wrath of the PC police.

[cripplecreek]

Wait till you see the Lady Gaga class attack subs.

[mass55th]

"I wonder what the ship’s motto will be - ‘eternal vigilance against right-wing hate’?"

More likely 'eternal vigilance against Sarah Palin' since they like to blame her for the shooting.

[I see my hands]

Welcome to former America.

So stupid worrying about primaries and delegate counts, IMO.

[Jack Hydrazine]

If the Leftists get their way we’ll be seeing ships with names such as USS Marx, USS Lenin, USS Stalin, USS Mao, USS Amin, USS Engels, USS Hegel, USS Bin Laden, USS Muhammed, et al.

[wbill]

So they have oversized torpedoes?

[skeeter]

I think you nailed it.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

Oh, it’s going to get worse. Just imagine when they name an aircraft carrier the U.S.S. Bill Clinton or even gasp, the U.S.S. Barrack Obama. Oh, it’s going to happen. You can count on it!

[mass55th]

HaHa! GMTA!! I posted a similar reply after yours.

[reg45]

The naming of Naval vessels is now on par with the naming of highways and bridges and post offices - Oh wait! Those are disappearing.

[Hodar]

I guess they could make a USS Whitney Houston - it would be a world-class ship, a flagship like no other - at least for a couple of years .... then it would sink itself.

[vetvetdoug]

Admiral Worthington should know the Navy is led by the butt pirate Ray Mabus of Mississippi.

[muawiyah]

Last time we saw her she was having difficulty standing up (on the floor of Congress), walking, talking, or raising either arm.

I think by the time they get around to launching this ship she might well be dead.

Things are not always as the propagandists would like them to be.

[laweeks]

The naming of Naval vessels is now on par with the naming of highways and bridges.

Don't forget schools too.

But don't forget that the nasty Tea Party put that bullet in her head . . . or did you forget? So, she's a lefty icon.

With any luck, they'll paint it pink.

[muawiyah]

They made me, the lowest ranking guy at Headquarters, call the man but Harry Truman told me in no uncertain terms “They can name that post office anything they want after I’m dead”. He also called “them” “Sons of Bitches” ~ Gabby, though, can’t talk!

[rocksblues]

You left out USS Obama aircraft carrier.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

I agree with Retired Rear Admiral George Worthington. This is P.C. crappolla! Why not name our ships after famous battles or men and women who sacraficed themselves in battle? This is the Twilight Zone....Can’t wait for the U.S.S. Richard Simmons!

[mardi59]

They should not name this after her. There are people more worthy of this honor that put their lives on the line to keep us safe.

I bet there is a garbahe scow they can name after Pelosi. The SS Botox, or the BS Garbitch Scow. Just sayin....

[submarinerswife]

I wonder what the ship’s motto will be -

DUCK!

[submarinerswife]

If Giffords and her husband were any kind of honorable people, they’d decline the offer

Her Husband is a Naval Officer!! He should know better than anybody since no one else suggesting this travesty does!

[mmichaels1970]

“Here is the issue. There are a lot of dead Marines out there whose names could go on anything that appears to be an amphibious ship,”

And many knew full well that bullets would be flying when they went to work that day.

[Terry Mross]

If the leftists get their way we will have no ships.

This shows the lefts’ hypocracy. Someone needs to ask little Reagan what he thinks of this since he sees ships as weapons of mass destruction.

[blueunicorn6]

This is just more baloney put out by the Democrats to take attention off of their mishandling of the economy.

[submarinerswife]

Wait till you see the Lady Gaga class attack subs.

They are in production with women and gays on board. We will call them "Fabulous" boats.

[dfwgator]

How long until we have the USS Harvey Milk?

And I am being perfectly serious about this.

[cripplecreek]

Just pick a random name from a list of soldiers who have served in America’s wars.

[Paine in the Neck]

If Giffords had any decency she’d ask that her name not be used.

[Nik Naym]

“I think by the time they get around to launching this ship she might well be dead.

Things are not always as the propagandists would like them to be. “

Dead or alive she hasn’t done anything worthy of having a Navy ship named after her.

[oldbrowser]

You left out USS Obama aircraft carrier.

If they name a ship after Obama is should definitely be a destroyer.

[Hoffer Rand]

“We think fallen Marines and perhaps supporting sailors should go on fantails before random victims,”

Bears repeating again.

[AnTiw1]

Maybe I live in a state of diminished expectations, but I'm happy it isn't being christened the Whitney Houston.

Maybe Balack Banana is saving that one for an aircraft carrier :^(

[FreeAtlanta]

If all these narcissistic politicians want their names on something, lets put their names on bombs, missiles and bullets. They are cheaper and plentiful, and we can save the naming of bigger items like ships, bases and planes for real heroes.

[A.A. Cunningham]

If Giffords and her husband were any kind of honorable people, they’d decline the offer to have a ship named after her,

Neither are and neither will.

120210-N-AC887-113 WASHINGTON (Feb. 10, 2012) The Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the honorable Ray Mabus shakes hands with retired Navy Capt. Mark Kelly, husband of former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, from Arizona, at the Pentagon. Mabus announced that the name of the 10th littoral combat ship, LCS 10, will be USS Gabrielle Giffords. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Sam Shavers/Released)

[NoPinkos]

U.S.S. Bill Clinton

aka "Red Light Cruise Ship"

[mass55th]

"Her Husband is a Naval Officer!! He should know better than anybody since no one else suggesting this travesty does!"

He should, but then he also blamed Palin for his wife's shooting, so he's got $hit for brains too!

[Eric in the Ozarks]

USS Horndog.
Port of Hot Springs, AR.

[mass55th]

ROFLMAO!! Thanks for the great laugh!!

[Charles Martel]

The naming of Naval vessels is now on par with the naming of highways and bridges.

Unfortunately true.

[AnTiw1]

" If they name a ship after Obama is should definitely be a destroyer. "

If they named a ship after Obama, the first time it made contact with the enemy the ship would break in half trying to "bow".

[NoPinkos]

I'd say "garbage scow"... but a ship bearing Clinton's name shouldn't be hauling garbage....

[Colonel Kangaroo]

We'll probably get a hospital ship named the USS Doctor George Tiller.

[Harley]

“We think fallen Marines and perhaps supporting sailors should go on fantails before random victims,”

Excellent summary statement. The Obama administration is victim focused. Many years down the road the grand kids will be asking gramps whos name was on the ship they served on and what was their claim to fame? What can gramps say other than, "Oh she was just some random shooting victim that happened to be in Congress."

[annieokie]

What are they going to say, if that ship with her name would get in the site of the enemies guns.

[Charles Martel]

I wonder what the ship’s motto will be -

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DUCK!

Which suggests a ship's mascot/logo: