LIVE THREAD: Bush Flies to USS Abraham Lincoln for Historic Speech

http://www.freerepublic.com ^ | May 1, 2003

[Howlin]

Live thread for President Bush's flight to the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln and his historic address to the nation tonight concerning Iraq.

[Bushfanatic]

That's okay.

[El Gato]

Us sailors call it the Hoover because of the sound the high-bypass turbofan engines

Those same engines, GE TF-34s (well a different dash number) are used on the A-10.

[OXENinFLA]

I don't know if this had been mentioned yet, but I've been putting some thought into why the events of today took place.

Is it possible that Pres. Bush wanted to send to clear and coherent message to not only the world, but also to The Dixie Chixs being their opening concert is tonight, that the decisions made by this administration were 100% correct to secure the future of Iraq and change the Mideast in a way that the native people could not do on their own due to the Insane and so much I can't type it all Regime that has been killing people for 30 yrs. ????

[cyncooper]

I remember your grocery clerk. I trust she now stays on Fox?

[katana]

You know, no disrespect intended and I hate to be crude, but uh, based on this photo the president seems carrying a package that make's Al Gore (remember the "macho" air brush number?) look like a soprano in a boys choir. Not that I notice these kinds of things, but it's sort of obvious that he really enjoyed that carrier landing.

[txrangerette]

DU-ers say yes, the known facts say
no. His record was spotless. He flew
all assigned missions. The murky end
to his Guard days did involve a time
when he was allowed to work on a
political campaign in Alabama along
with not showing up for "musters" of
his unit. However, his superiors were
ok with it all, apparently.

Because the F-102 that he flew was
phased out prior to when his service
was set to end.

Big hairy deal. Some "bad record"!

[justshe]

Cheers! And I raise my glass to salute the incredible, stead-fast, strong, honest, faithful President George Walker Bush!

And I am SO thankful to God that he chose this man to lead us.

[Miss Marple]

She still doesn't have Fox! They are on a crummy cable system! She appreciates all my news and is not dissuaded by CNN.

I think I will print out some of these pictures for her. LOL!

[El Gato]

Read all about the KC-130 (a Marine bird on loan to the Navy) and the flights (yes flights) on and off the Forrestal. It's right Hehya

There's even links to video, but I didn't test them, they worked last time I tried, but that was some time ago. I've got my video bandwidth being used waiting for "The Speech". :)

[Howlin]

19 MINUTE LIVE SPEECH WARNING!!!!!

[nhoward14]

You could always just lower the brightness on your monitor until the whole region turns black and undefined if you are being, ahem, distracted.

[soccermom]

My son is doing a report on Condoleezza for school. Anyone have good shots of her from today's event?

[Miss Marple]

Thanks for the heads up! I am ready to go!

Of course, you know I will have to disappear briefly to see the setting on my TV in the other room.

But then I will turn it up loud and participate here!

[Howlin]

Oh yes......hold on!

[Howlin]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/903973/posts?page=1586#1586

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/903973/posts?page=1630#1630

[nhoward14]

see posts 1586 and 1630 this thread

[hoosiermama]

There a several good Condi shots on this thread:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/904029/posts?q=1&&page=185#185

[deport]

Off topic but for info.....

Edward C. Prado, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, was confirmed this afternoon by the Senate... 97-0, 3 not voting...

[Howlin]

Wow.....two in one week; they sure as slackards, aren't they?