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.