It's probably just me, but I find it really strange to honor a victim of gun violence by naming a warship after them...but it does seem to capture the essence of America.
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Champagne for breakfast and a Sherman in my hand !
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The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
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Originally posted by The Feral Slasher View PostIt's probably just me, but I find it really strange to honor a victim of gun violence by naming a warship after them...but it does seem to capture the essence of America.
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-te...n-11210777.phpIf we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them. - Karl Popper
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Originally posted by Redbirds Fan View PostI think she may have been an elected official at some point, too.
Edit: Maybe you think most people who serve 5 years in congress have a navy ship named after them, is that what you are saying ?
Edit 2: I can't actually believe I have to explain this, but my point was the irony of a victim of violence having a weapon named in their honor.Last edited by The Feral Slasher; 06-10-2017, 09:49 PM.---------------------------------------------
Champagne for breakfast and a Sherman in my hand !
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The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
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Originally posted by revo View PostIs it ironic that the Colt .45 was called "The Peacemaker?"---------------------------------------------
Champagne for breakfast and a Sherman in my hand !
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The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
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Originally posted by The Feral Slasher View PostI don't know, do you think if all Americans had Colt .45s we would have peace and an end to murders ?---------------------------------------------
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The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
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Originally posted by nots View PostWell, politician in the same that he was POTUS, and she, um, wasnt
And she did return from a pretty dire injury to become a symbol of resilience and unwavering commitment to her congressional duties.If I whisper my wicked marching orders into the ether with no regard to where or how they may bear fruit, I am blameless should a broken spirit carry those orders out upon the innocent, for it was not my hand that took the action merely my lips which let slip their darkest wish. ~Daniel Devereaux 2011
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Originally posted by Kevin Seitzer View PostThe USS Ronald Reagan was also named after a politician who was a victim of gun violence.--------------------------------------
You know a girl in a hat is just so…vogue.
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Originally posted by GwynnInTheHall View PostShe was the first politician shot as a result of opposition propaganda.
And she did return from a pretty dire injury to become a symbol of resilience and unwavering commitment to her congressional duties.
PS- you don't think Licoln was shot as a result of opposition propaganda? McKinley either?Last edited by nots; 06-12-2017, 03:38 PM.
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Just for the sake of accuracy, it's not an Aircraft Carrier, it's a new Navy design. From the link above...
The 422-foot littoral combat ship, flanked with guns and missiles, is part of a new class of high-speed vessels designed to target mines, submarines and other warships in coastal areas. It's the fifth of its kind to enter the country's naval fleet and one of 11 planned for delivery by shipbuilder Austal USA as part of a $3.5 billion contract.
The 422-foot littoral combat ship, flanked with guns and missiles, is part of a new class of high-speed vessels designed to target mines, submarines and other warships in coastal areas. It's the fifth of its kind to enter the country's naval fleet and one of 11 planned for delivery by shipbuilder Austal USA as part of a $3.5 billion contract. Craig Perciavalle, the company's U.S. president, said the vessels can travel into shallower water than other combat ships, allowing the Navy access more ports around the world. Their sleeker bodies allow them to travel faster than 45 miles per hour."Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."
- Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
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Originally posted by Hornsby View PostJust for the sake of accuracy, it's not an Aircraft Carrier, it's a new Navy design. From the link above...
I really have no issue with it, just as I wouldn't have had an issue with a ship being named after James Brady. Some people show a level of perseverance and courage that they should be honored while they're still alive. I think that Gabby Giffords rises to that level...---------------------------------------------
Champagne for breakfast and a Sherman in my hand !
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The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
George Orwell, 1984
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This is just another thing that someone decided there should be outrage or false outrage about - and now we are wasting time discussing who ships are being named after.
I could give a rats ass how they name or who they name battle ships after.It is wrong and ultimately self-defeating for a nation of immigrants to permit the kind of abuse of our immigration laws we have seen in recent years and we must stop it.
Bill Clinton 1995, State of the Union Address
"When they go low - we go High" great motto - too bad it was a sack of bullshit. DNC election mantra
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