Posted on 07/31/2005 2:24:27 PM PDT by pabianice
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors today voted 3-8 against a resolution urging the San Francisco Congressional Delegation to support the permanent berthing of the USS Iowa as a museum at the Port of San Francisco.
The congressional delegation secured $3 million in 2000 to move the USS Iowa, which was present at the signing of the treaty between Japan and the U.S. in 1945, from Rhode Island to the Bay Area, the proposed resolution says.
A study commissioned by the Port of San Francisco concluded that the ship would attract more than 500,000 people during its first year at the waterfront, according to the proposed resolution.
But Tom Ammiano said today he didn't want the ship berthed in San Francisco because of the military's treatment of gays and lesbians and its "don't ask, don't tell'' policy.
"It's dehumanizing,'' Ammiano said. "You are not allowed to be a gay or lesbian in the military except when there is a war and then when the war ends, you are kicked out.''
Supervisors Ross Mirkarimi and Chris Daly also spoke out against the resolution, citing their opposition to the US occupation in Iraq.
"I am sad to say I am not proud of the history of the United States of America since the 1940s,'' Daly said.
Supervisors Sean Elsbernd, Fiona Ma and Michela Alioto-Pier voted in favor of the resolution.
And even though this would be a big tourist draw and moneymaker for the city, they overwhelming thumbed their nose at it.
Gotta love liberals.
Or at least laugh at them.
....just another reason why I have no desire to waste my tourist dollars in that hell hole.....
I know I'm an idiot...but didn't the Japanese sign the papers to end the war on the deck of the Missouri?
(Maybe I woke up in an alternate universe this morning...dang). Never mind.
Nuke San Francisco
Last I checked, a liberty ship and a submarine (both WWII era) were moored at Fisherman's Wharf. Took a self-guided tour of the former. Any designs to remove these, too?
No, because we were fighting the Republican Party back then. ;)
Send it to Chicago. We would love to have it here. It would be a great adition to NAVY pier.
San Faq-sisco should become a boat and float out to sea with all them butt lovers with it.
Why in the world did they get rid of commodores, and why didn't they come up with a better title than rear admiral lower half?
-ccm
More like the odor of 3 day old underwear.
I'd like stories such as this to get serious airplay. Ya think we can count on the networks to get this out to middle America?
IBM's replaced them.
Sorry, couldn't resist.
"San Francisco doesn't deserve it...send them a bung-boat instead."
Wouldn't a ferry boat be more appropriate? (Bet you didn't even know they had a navy.)
Exactly. IMO, perhaps happening to always Left, Portland, OR, a satellite of the Peoples Republic of Eugene, OR. They likely will lose their ANG interceptor unit as part of base closings. If it tells you anything, Portland had marxist-wannabe Vera (Kitty) Katz as a Mayor at one time. The city wouldn't cooperate with the Feds, as I recall, relating to illegal immigration. Pravda-wannabe newspaper The Oregonian carried articles whining about the lack of protection in this day and age of terrorism and would have to rely on CA and WA for air protection.
You think these might be possible reasons?
Clue 1: You reap what you sow!!
Clue 2: Subtle paybacks are hell.
Clue 3: As H.L. Mencken observed, “The American people get the government they deserve, good and hard.”
Send the Iowa to Corpus Christi, Texas where people love the Navy.
Can't. My first ship in the Navy in the early 60's was the carrier LEXINGTON, which I hear is a awesome museum there...IMAX, scout sleep-over program, etc..
They call it the "CITY", I call it Frisco, it really bugs them.
Jimmy Carter too.
Sounds like a case for the EPA. The city is a HAZMAT afterall.
I'm sure San Francisco would not refuse the SSN-651 (U.S.S. Queenfish)
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