Posted on 09/15/2015 1:05:58 PM PDT by Red Steel
Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump picked a World War II-era battleship in San Pedro as a backdrop to share his views Tuesday about national security.
Trump’s appearance, organized by Veterans for a Strong America, is expected to draw more than 1,000 attendees to the top deck of the USS Iowa, which has been docked in Los Angeles as a nonprofit tourist attraction, community gathering space and educational museum since 2012.
The Iowa was launched in 1942 and recommissioned in 1984 during the military build up at the end of the Cold War. In April 1989, an explosion of undetermined origin wrecked her No. 2 gun turret, killing 47 sailors.
ome critics contend Trump’s visit — on the eve of the CNN Republican candidate debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library — is not an appropriate use of the battleship. An online petition, “Tell the USS Iowa: We Don’t Want Trump in San Pedro,” had garnered more than 3,500 signatures as of late last week from area residents calling for the event to be canceled.
“This battleship is part of American history and should not allow a man who has injured and insulted a significant portion of the Los Angeles community,” wrote Gabriela Lopez of San Pedro, who started the petition on Change.org. “We are for freedom of speech, however this ship represents freedom, equality and justice; terms that do not align with Mr. Trump’s political views.”
“We are not taking sides — this is neutral ground,” Williams said. “Our number one goal is to be a community platform, and freedom of speech is a great thing, whether that’s from Trump or from protestors. We are happy people are talking.”
This is the first time Veterans for a Strong America has used the battleship, which rents out and hosts a variety of events throughout the year, from free community movie nights and a veterans’ job fair to corporate events that can be much larger in scale than Trump’s appearance, Williams said.
Registration and advance payment is required for those interested in attending the event. For details, visit www.veteransforamerica.org.
Trump will do fine. Let Hewitt, Tapper and every other Establish maroooon including the stacked crowd be against Trump. He’ll still good.
I heard on the Levin show that the Reagan Library. org website will have an Internet live feed for tomorrow’s debate.
Trump now speaking to the press on the Youtube feed. ...
Kelly’s just mad bc Trump has been ignoring her. I hope he keeps it up. As for the debate, we are not backing a loser. Trump will do just fine. They took him somewhat off guard in the first debate. This time he knows what to expect.
Hitting the drugs going across border. Finally hitting topic Wonder if he will use the military to enforce the border and stop the drug cartells
“...however this ship represents freedom, equality and justice;...”
No, it never did represent “equality” Gabriela Lopez; it represented the DEFENSE of the freedom of the American people, and the deliverance of swift Justice to the Japanese Empire for it’s imperialistic adventures and barbarism against OUR people and others. And more than a touch of Vengeance as well, for Pearl Harbor, Bataan, Corregidor, and more.
Then again, “Gabriela Lopez of San Pedro”, if you were a real American, you’d KNOW that.
Hannity is replaying the whole speech.
Gabriela was making it up.
Thanks, for us all. :-)
“...Veterans for a Strong America has used the battleship, ...”
Americans BUILT it and PAID for it - some with their lives; Americans can use it to exersize their Freedom of Speech.
Gabriela can go to Hell - or back to wherever she came from.
Mark Steyn was on Hannity, and said Trump’s success relates to ‘realness’, and the others have a hard time matching that.
Yep saw that. Trump has cachet others do not.
Steyn goes on Hewitt every week, says nice things about Trump, and Hewitt gets uncomfortable.
Wish he could pull a folded target out of his pocket or have one sown on the back of his jacket so he could just turn his back on the ones attacking him.
He has been very positive about I Carly and Dr Ben. Am hoping they stop the attacks and the three join forces to take gope down.
I see that it was about to be attacked...but no results were shown. Heavy armor is a bitch to defeat, especially if you have 12 16 inch gas throwing lots of high explosives in your direction. :>)
LoL Hewie would get uncomfortable to hear it. I heard his show about 3 weeks ago, it was all about getting Trump.
He had Lindsey Graham on to bash Trump, and WaPo scribbler Bob Costa to bash Trump, and he’s in agreement with buddy GOPE operative Rick Wilson bashing Trump. It was a parade of Trump bashing.
Furthermore, he was all a flutter about YebBers! I quote, “Hard punch” at Trump.
Enjoy tomorrow’s debate since Ms. Hughie Hewitt gets a shot at Trump.
I suspect tommorow, iCarly playing the faux, “hapless victim” will have a few digs a Trump.
Carly is part of the GOPe. She is there to help Jeb.
Carly. Goes way back to Texas with Rove and the Bushes. She is funds by the same people that fund McCANE Univision. AND She moved from CA (blue state) to VA (purple state ) to make herself more “convenient” as a VP candidate.
She also has served on panel for Clinton Foundation. Have been trying to find out if they paid her
I thought Sandia labs figured out that they had added fuel pellets to the powder bags that blew when they were rammed into the gun.
The officer in charge of getting Missouri off of Thimble Shoals was Rear Adm. Homer Wallin. In 1942, Captain Wallin was assigned the duty to salvage the sunken battleships in Pearl Harbor. He raised the California, West Virginia, and uprighted the capsized Oklahoma, among other accomplishments at Pearl.
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