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Naval submarine Jimmy Carter christened at Connecticut shipyard
AP ^ | 6.5.04

Posted on 06/05/2004 11:14:19 PM PDT by ambrose

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1 posted on 06/05/2004 11:14:20 PM PDT by ambrose
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I don't think the honor was deserved. Its not like they could have named the submarine for someone who wasn't completely out of his depth in managing America's affairs in the late 70s. Oh well.


2 posted on 06/05/2004 11:18:00 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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I hope the remember to keep the rabbits out and the screen doors closed.
3 posted on 06/05/2004 11:19:10 PM PDT by dts32041 (What is the exit strategy for Europe and Japan ? - I don't think there was one, we are still there..)
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Naval submarine Jimmy Carter christened at Connecticut shipyard.

Despite the beautiful appearance, designers are baffled by the vessel's inability to propel in a forward direction.

4 posted on 06/05/2004 11:21:02 PM PDT by I'm ALL Right! (There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.)
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Hey, they named a sub after him that the Navy didn't even want. What an honor.


5 posted on 06/05/2004 11:21:24 PM PDT by Straight Vermonter (06/07/04 - 1000 days since 09/11/01)
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Had providence worked as it should, It would have sunk upon being christened. Like everything else jimma touched.


6 posted on 06/05/2004 11:21:26 PM PDT by Not now, Not ever! (john F'n kerry reminds me of a horse, I'm just not sure which end.)
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It could have been worse. Imagine a ship named for Willie.


7 posted on 06/05/2004 11:21:54 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative (Do not remove this tag under penalty of law.)
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8 posted on 06/05/2004 11:22:47 PM PDT by al baby (Hope I don't get into trouble for this)
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And this new vessel is equipped with the latest American military technology, which takes the form of evasive radar, ensuring that flotillas of aquamarine rabbits are never able to penetrate its perimeter.
9 posted on 06/05/2004 11:24:04 PM PDT by The Scourge of Yazid (Remember St. Gerard. The prayers of expectant mothers are always heard.)
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Sorry, but in spite of myself, I think I feel sorry for the guy. I mean, entirely aside from whether or not he deserved it, this was a big honor for Jimmy. This was going to be his day. And as it turned out, on that very day...once again, he got overshadowed by our man Ron. Just damn.


10 posted on 06/05/2004 11:25:47 PM PDT by RichInOC (Ronald Wilson Reagan, 2/6/11-6/5/04, R.I.P.)
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Does that evasive radar protect against killer rabbits?


11 posted on 06/05/2004 11:26:41 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative (Do not remove this tag under penalty of law.)
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Life is funny that way. I wonder how such coincidences are arranged.


12 posted on 06/05/2004 11:27:13 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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Here's the new Kerry Class Aircraft Carrier:
 
 
 

13 posted on 06/05/2004 11:29:08 PM PDT by scott7278 ("FR will NOT be used to help replace Bush with a Democrat." -- Jim Robinson, 2/01/04)
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And as it turned out, on that very day...once again, he got overshadowed by our man Ron.

It's just freedom's way of letting Jimmuh know where he stood in the scheme of things. Now, when the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan sets sail, that will be a day that will not be overshadowed!

14 posted on 06/05/2004 11:31:01 PM PDT by hunter112
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It would appear that God has a playful sense of humor.


15 posted on 06/05/2004 11:31:14 PM PDT by RichInOC (Ronald Wilson Reagan, 2/6/11-6/5/04, R.I.P.)
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It should designed with a flip flop deck. hehehe


16 posted on 06/05/2004 11:31:31 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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Using Jimmy instead of James is an insult to the ship and the Navy. It probably shoots torpedos that swim with the dolphins.


17 posted on 06/05/2004 11:31:55 PM PDT by microgood
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Sorry, but in spite of myself, I think I feel sorry for the guy. I mean, entirely aside from whether or not he deserved it, this was a big honor for Jimmy. This was going to be his day. And as it turned out, on that very day...once again, he got overshadowed by our man Ron. Just damn.

Charlie Brown would sympathize..

18 posted on 06/05/2004 11:33:21 PM PDT by ambrose (President Bush on Reagan: "His Work is Done and Now a Shining City Awaits Him")
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Now to be completely fair, Jimmy Carter served honorably in the Navy. So if they want to salute his service, far be it from me to express objections.


19 posted on 06/05/2004 11:33:33 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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I would be scared to death to be stationed on ANY vessel that had the name of Jimmy Carter on it. It just spells loser.


20 posted on 06/05/2004 11:33:34 PM PDT by Jorge
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