Posted on 12/15/2019 7:14:40 AM PST by BenLurkin
Construction began Friday on a Navy ship named after Harvey Milk, a former San Francisco supervisor and activist who was fatally shot months after becoming the first openly gay man elected in California more than forty years ago.
Almost 30 years before his election, Milk was a Naval dive officer based in San Diego. His nephew, Stuart Milk, attended Friday’s event and said naming the ship — known as a fleet oiler — after his uncle sends a message to people around the world.
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We all look forward to the U.S.S. Jeffrey Epstein with great anticipation.
Oh, we’re getting the message, all right.
Will they be serving Twinkies in the mess hall?
Other ships of the class, under contract, to be built are the Earl Warren, Robert F. Kennedy, Lucy Stone, and Sojourner Truth. The class leader is John L. Lewis.
I wouldn’t want to be on The Poop Deck of that ship.
All the dems embraced Jim Jones. He was one of their own.
It was only Republicans who were worried about that narcissistic monster.
Ships better was their Stern when it’s a moving
Overheard speech by the new Captain
Captain Ned: That’s enough, Miles.. Now, men, I run a mans’ ship. I will run it in a manful and masculine way! I will tolerate no men under my command who act in such a way so as to discredit their manhood and manliness! Do I make myself clear?
First Mate Spunk: Three cheer for Captain Ned!
USS Sodomite
Good to see the sea service has maintained their sense of humor.
Who will be the Rear Admiral?
#3 - post of the day
This is just more of the seemingly unending pressure to force acceptance of sexual deviation upon us normals by the gaystapo.
My son is stationed there now but will be retiring in a few months.
He can't wait to leave.
SS Butt Pirate
> I wouldn’t want to be on The Poop Deck of that ship.
That’s every deck on this one.
Somebody at the Bureau of Naval Ships has a sense of humor!
During underway replenishment, the oiler extends refueling hoses, which plug into the receiver — how fitting for the USS Milk. This ship naming travesty occurred under Bathhouse Barry and his über left SecNav, Ray Mabus.
USNS Harvey Milk’s fleet nickname... HMS Raging Queen!
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