You are right. Aside from that, it was SO TOTALLY DORKY LOOKING! I winced when I saw him do it and still do every time I see it. Bush's campaign people HAVE to use the aircraft carrier photos/video in their ads. The comparison images between a manly, competent-looking Dubya and Flip/Flop flipping his hand like a Boy Scout (apologies to all Scouts) to his goofy Lurch forehead will crystalize in everyone's minds forever.
Yes, they do. The left-dominant-bullying-media have done their best to erase imagesof military effort from viewer's eyes, unless it is a sob story.
Last week the Ronald Reagan entered her nome port of San Diego and the coverage was pitiful. I saw wonderful pictures from Freepers, that were much better than anything in the press.
Three battle groups just returned to Norfolk from tours and not a peep in the national media, because it would remind Americans to feel proud of our military.