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Naval submarine Jimmy Carter christened at Connecticut shipyard
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Posted on 06/05/2004 11:14:19 PM PDT by ambrose
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To: ambrose
I still don't like the idea of naming anything after a living person.
To: goldstategop
May this mighty ship do more than President Carter ever did to defend America and democracy, and may its crew be safe!
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posted on
06/06/2004 3:41:44 AM PDT
by
solzhenitsyn
("Live Not By Lies")
To: ambrose
"President Jimmy Carter has surely earned his place in this elite group of citizens," England said.
Really? How? Allowing Iranian idiots to embarass our country for over a year? Inept rescue attempt? 20% interest rates? Out of control oil supply? Out of control inflation? on, on, on...
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posted on
06/06/2004 3:44:48 AM PDT
by
schaketo
(Never skinny dip in the same pond as snapping turtles.)
To: ambrose
And that brilliant nuclear expert, AMY, should be the first commander of the boat!
To: microgood
It is not equipped with torpedoes, it shoots PEANUTS!
To: ambrose
every time it encounters an enemy, it will "full reverse" immediately.
Should have named it "Monica"...she was really good at going down or so i heard.
To: goldstategop
Now to be completely fair, Jimmy Carter served honorably in the Navy. So if they want to salute his service, far be it from me to express objections. Lots of people serve honorably in the Navy, and they don't have vessels named after them.
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posted on
06/06/2004 4:02:42 AM PDT
by
BlessedBeGod
('I went to Vietnam, yada yada yada, I want to be President...")
To: Paleo Conservative
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posted on
06/06/2004 4:07:55 AM PDT
by
SkyPilot
To: ambrose
"...advanced nuclear nucular
submarine..."Jimmy couldn't pronounce the word, either. And, he was a "nucular" engineer!
Wonder why the "press" didn't give him a hard time about that. Oh, nevermind.
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posted on
06/06/2004 4:14:17 AM PDT
by
Thom Pain
(Quisling - from Vidkun Quisling (1887-1945), a synonym for "traitor")
To: ambrose
I feel sorry for the lads who have to say they serve aboard the "Carter". Sheesh.
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posted on
06/06/2004 4:21:02 AM PDT
by
LibKill
(Once more into the breach, dear friends!)
To: ambrose
In the war on terrorism, the submarine is a symbol to terrorists of the United States' military domination, Schlesinger said. Schlesinger is such a dick head. He has to inject an implication that Jimmy Carter through his namesake boat is somehow contributing to the fight against terrorism. Why do these has-been public officials have to inject "fight against terrorism" into the most blatantly stupid moments.
Can anyone just envision shivers going through the whole Terrorist Flotilla?
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posted on
06/06/2004 4:46:41 AM PDT
by
varon
(Allegiance to the constitution, always. Allegiance to a political party, never.)
To: Jorge
-"I would be scared to death to be stationed on ANY vessel that had the name of Jimmy Carter on it. It just spells loser."-
Oh, you are SO right, and I wouldn't want our guys jinxed by being stationed on such a wagon. Just don't take it to the middle east, please!
USS Malaise
To: ambrose
Maybe it's just me , but doesn't it seem strange to name a War machine after a man that would be afraid to use it even if he had to ????
......... just saying .....
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posted on
06/06/2004 5:08:12 AM PDT
by
Jackknife
(.......Land of the Free,because of the Brave.)
To: jakkknife
Actually, since the USN has abandoned naming traditions (carriers after people rather than battles or historic USN ships) and is now in the practice of naming ships after living people, naming SSN-23 after Carter is about as appropriate as you can get.
USS Carter is designed to replace Parche (which replaced Seawolf and Hallibut) in the undersea special missions (specialized intelligence gathering) role. This includes underwater cable-tapping. According to "Blind Man's Bluff" (p.296 and 297), it was Carter who authorized the highly successful tapping of the Soviets communications cables in the Sea of Okhotsk and the Barents Sea.
To: jakkknife
Actually, since the USN has abandoned naming traditions (carriers after people rather than battles or historic USN ships) and is now in the practice of naming ships after living people, naming SSN-23 after Carter is about as appropriate as you can get.
USS Carter is designed to replace Parche (which replaced Seawolf and Hallibut) in the undersea special missions (specialized intelligence gathering) role.
This includes underwater cable-tapping. According to "Blind Man's Bluff" (p.296 and 297), it was Carter who authorized the highly successful tapping of the Soviets communications cables in the Sea of Okhotsk and the Barents Sea.
To: ambrose
Its first mission will be to safeguard the Panama Canal for whoever owns it now.
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posted on
06/06/2004 5:48:10 AM PDT
by
Nachoman
To: ambrose
Will it be allowed to go through the Panama Canal since her namesake gave it away?
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posted on
06/06/2004 5:50:53 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(It's sad that the news media treats Michael Jackson better than our military.)
To: I'm ALL Right!
Despite the beautiful appearance, designers are baffled by the vessel's inability to propel in a forward direction.I hope they don't send the sub out on a mission. It might crash.
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posted on
06/06/2004 5:57:30 AM PDT
by
John123
(Can't Explain His Bank Account or Why He's Here. Is Ketchup boy an Arab terrorist?)
To: ambrose
The $3.2 billion Jimmy Carter is the third and last of the Seawolf-class submarine. It has been nearly nine years in the making and still has about a year of finishing on its interior before it can be tested and commissioned. In honor of it's namesake, the $1.4 billion project was budgeted for $3.2 billion at an interest rate of 13%.
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posted on
06/06/2004 6:00:33 AM PDT
by
EGPWS
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