Lamh Foistenach Abu!
Posted on 12/05/2011 12:00:08 PM PST by jazusamo
The Senate wants the Navy to explain how it selects names for new ships in the wake of controversy over the naming of a ship in memory of labor leader Cesar Chavez.
A little-noticed provision of a defense bill that passed the Senate last week would direct the Navy to submit a report to Congress on its naming of vessels. The provision was sought by Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), who told reporters in a conference call last week that in light of recent controversies over ship namings, the Navy should seek "more input and think more carefully about who we’re going to name our Navy vessels after."
Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Alpine) complained earlier this year that Navy Secretary Ray Mabus’ naming of a supply ship after Chavez appeared to be "more about making a political statement than upholding the Navy's history and tradition.''
A group of Democratic senators who praised Mabus' decision accused critics of a "disappointing lack of knowledge" of Navy standards and traditions, noting that similar ships have been named for explorers Lewis and Clark, aviator Amelia Earhart, astronaut Alan Shepard and civil rights leader Medgar Evers. Chavez enlisted in the Navy at age 17 and served for two years.
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There also was controversy this year over the naming of a ship after the late Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), a retired Marine and former chairman of the House defense appropriations subcommittee who drew criticism from other veterans for accusing a squad of Marines in 2006 of killing Iraqi civilians "in cold blood."
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USNS Caesar Chavez aka ‘Ol Wetback’
So we are naming US Naval ships after communist now.
Roy is up from his nap...
With Odumbo on charge, i’m surprised it wasn’t named Hugo Chavez.
USS Jerry Sandusky
All Hands on D*ck!
All Hands on D*ck!
The “leaders” of this country graduated from The Three Stooges U. In-friggin-credible. I need to buy more protection.
Does it carry produce for the fleet.....?
I never really got this. If they wanted to name the ship after someone who was hispanic, there were so many better choices out there.
Lamh Foistenach Abu!
The flagship of the new gay Navy.
Just wait for “CVN-79 Obama Got Osama.”
I waiting for the Dems to push the Navy to name the next ship, the USS Che Guevera.
I have never met, nor heard of a sailor having only served TWO years. Only in circumstances of injury, or other triggers would this happen - unless there was a reduction in force...it would be nice to know why Cesar only served two years.
How about the USNS Ted Kennedy? The Captain gets drunk, sinks the ship, swims to shore and reports it the next day after he’s sobered up and put on a neck brace.
U.S.S. Pander
Actually, Cesar Chavez (besides being the only human capable of visibly gaining immense amounts of weight while on "hungar" strikes) was an uber-left wing union thugs' thug who died in a whore house.
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Naming one after Medgar Evers is worse than Chavez. At least the latter served in the Navy and was opposed to illegal immigration
The people of the Navy are top notch...as usual.
The leadership of the Navy is a collection of politically correct Obamastuff.
From “The Simpsons”.
“We’re from the USS Mondale. It’s a laundry ship.”
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