Posted on 08/29/2005 8:22:51 PM PDT by smoothsailing
That IS the San Fran peace symbol...or at least a very revered symbol there...and that way...they could see their favorite object on display everyday, allowing them to see a more postitive, sexually free, anything goes, everything should be tolerated (except rememberances of the wars brave Americans fought to allow these creeps to spew their venom) America.
The USS IOWA should NEVER be doomed to a location where the elite there believe she is an object that reminds them of a big, bad America at war.
I am revolted by these jerks.
Comeon! The guy lives in San Francisco! Next to Berkley you are in the American Hell-hole of Calcutta!
I WANT ONE OF THOSE!
FYI..the author is Freeperette LisaFab...
I was in Hawaii this past Christmas. At Pearl, the tour is now better than ever. Not only do you tour the Arizona Memorial, but they have a small sub which you can tour and the Mighty Mo. The grandkids loved it! Any warship is too good for San Fran.
Zero in on city hall!
Big deal. If they don't want her, then let her find a better home.
For years, those on the far left have repeatedly maintained that they support the U.S. military while, in reality, they oppose nearly every incidence of its deployment.
Soldiers fight wars and battles, that's what they now volunteer to do. And they do it for all of us, without regard to political affiliation.
A truly awesome sight!
Meaning, this vote is a typical petty slap by the Left at President Bush. If John Kerry had won the election, the Board of Supervisors would be happy to approve the Iowa - and the tourist dollars that will come with it.
Never underestimate a Leftist's ability to cut his own throat when swinging a knife at you. ;)
For years, those on the far left have repeatedly maintained that they support the U.S. military while, in reality, they oppose nearly every incidence of its deployment. Now it seems their animosity is not just reserved for our most recent forays, but apparently the Iraq War has soured them retrospectively on earlier battles for freedom.
No greater proof of this is there than the recent debacle involving the Board of Governors of liberal bastion San Francisco and its rejection (web site) of the retired WWII battleship, USS Iowa. Though some seek to frame this as a military gay-rights (web site) issue, the primary objections are clear.
These people are not patriots. They are not people who just disagree on how to keep America safe.
They are quislings, bent on our distruction as surely as the guys who are shooting at our war fighters and trying to blow us up.
Everything else is just details.
You had just mentioned that part in the post preceding mine.
I merely documented your statement -- and pointed out exactly why the Iowa might still be a sore subject with many San Franciscans.
One can only surmise that their "tolerance" doesn't extend to forgiving people who had already apologized...or tolerating inanimate objects that remind them of a "special and personal" unpleasantness.
IMHO, it was not the Iowa's warrior status that offended the San Francisco "community" -- it was because it was the scene of an (unforgivable) assault on the lascivious "lifestyle" that is the center of their existence. And, before you ask: No, I am not tolerant of those who would intrude their perverted immorality into our lives -- even to the extent of publicly dishonoring an Americon icon of heroism.
Of course, that makes me definitely not "wideminded"...
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