Dan Rather, in flightsuit, on deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln!!!

via Instapundit ^ | 1/3/05

[Timeout]

Dan Rather will be anchoring from Indonesia and the Navy released a photo of him on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln in his flight suit.

I find this hillarious after the way the left pilloried Bush for "wearing a costume" for his landing on the....ta da!....USS Abraham Lincoln! LOL!

The Lefties...the gift that keeps on giving.

[Calpernia]

WHY isn't this posted in the Smokey Backroom?!!!

YUKKK!

[apackof2]

Oh Pleeeeeeeeeese, it been done Dan and by a better man than you!

[andyandval]

What the hell is the Navy giving this goober a ride for?!

[OpusatFR]

"I puked when we took off and I think it landed here."

[Rebelbase]

Notice he doesn't have a codpiece.

[add925]

"What the hell is the Navy giving this goober a ride for?! "

Our PC tax dollars at work.

Walk the plank Danno!

[malia]

What's that expression --- sows ear, silk purse, is still a sow?

[Arpege92]

"Reporting for doodie....."

LOL

[isthisnickcool]

A few hours later as Dan is being flown around:

AIRMAN IN HELICOPTER: "Yes, Mr. Rather, you can see much better if you lean out the open door a little more. That's good, just a little more. Just a tad more...."

RATHER: AIEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!

[Peach]

This IS a joke, right?

[Darkwolf377]

"I'm Dan Rather and I'm reporting for doodie!"

[Charles Henrickson]

Hey, at least he isn't wearing pajamas! :-)

[add925]

[E Rocc]

Did he personally criticize Bush for wearing the flightsuit? I don't recall. IIRC, it's mandatory when riding in a combat aircraft, and both the S-3 Viking (that Bush flew in) and the H-60 Blackhawk (in the background), qualify?

If he personally commented this is TFF.

-Eric

[Charles Henrickson]

Dan's "Dukakis-in-a-tank" moment.

[hiredhand]

Ah...ya seen one wannabe in a flight suit, ya seen em all. But the CINC in a flight suit IS the CHIEF!

...seriously though...what's with Rather's "get up"?

I do believe that his being there constitutes FOD hazard, and he should therefore be picked up on the next FOD walk and tossed overboard. :-)

[Eric in the Ozarks]

He couldn't carry W's jock strap.

[massgopguy]

That Flight Suit is fake but accurate.

[dansangel]

sows ear, silk purse, is still a sow?

Close enough. :-)

I need to cleanse my eyes:

*Much* better!

[Timeout]

Hey, at least he isn't wearing pajamas! :-)

Oh, just wait. If he ever thinks it will help his PR image....

Come to think of it, wouldn't it be a HOOT if he showed up on his last night in pj's and bunny slippers! It would be hisTORical!