Posted on 02/14/2006 7:04:12 PM PST by Budge
Just my guess...
Stockton need only run a few promotional adverts on FOX and The History
Channel to get plenty of tourist traffic.
I suspect a "Take an extra day" campaign would do the trick.
As in add a day to your trip to San Francisco for a business convention or
family vacation...and get to Stockton for the ship.
"Based on the fate of the Presidio, the Iowa should never be subjected to the indignity of a S.F. berth."
Agreed. Stockton will be a terrific place to keep her. Iowa would be the centerpiece of a display of the city's military heritage. In WWII, the city's boatyards built huge numbers of Higgins Boats, LCM's LCU's, FS and Y-Tankers, barges and such. After the war, it was home to a reserve fleet, much of which was activated for Korea and Viet Nam. I would be delighted to see her port side to at the long pier on Rough and Ready Island.
I was inspired by Mr. Sandoval's speech.
Inspired to raise an army, march on San Fran, loot the place bare, and torch whatever's not portable.
And I intend to publicly announce my intentions, and challenge Mr. Sandoval to prevent this action without resorting to military force.
Oh, and he can't use the SFPD either. They have uniforms and evil GUNS and that makes them a (para)military organization. If he makes too big a fuss, he can have the SFPD but not their SWAT team- no military weapons, those are very bad.
My army will promise not to kill anyone as long as nobody fights back.
Good tagline, especially appropriate for San Francisco.
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