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URBAN LEGEND? (President Bush)
Neal Boortz ^
| 5/13/03
| Neal Boortz
Posted on 05/13/2003 5:34:20 AM PDT by CFW
URBAN LEGEND?
I am led to understand that George Bush was making some of the radio calls when his Navy SB3 approached the USS Abraham Lincoln almost two weeks ago.
When an aircraft approaches the carrier for landing the pilot is, as I understand it, supposed to line up some brightly lit balls in a display off to the side of the landing deck. As Navy One was on final approach for trap aboard to the Abraham Lincoln Bush is said to have keyed the mic and say Lincoln, Navy One, 12,500 lbs, I have the balls."
The crowd, as they say, went wild.
TOPICS: Government; Political Humor/Cartoons; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: balls; navyone; presidentbush
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posted on
05/13/2003 5:34:20 AM PDT
by
CFW
To: CFW; Dog; backhoe
Urban legend or not...this is hilarious!
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posted on
05/13/2003 5:36:09 AM PDT
by
CFW
To: CFW
It's not an urban legend.
3
posted on
05/13/2003 5:37:39 AM PDT
by
rintense
(Freedom is contagious. And everyone wants to catch it.)
To: Brad's Gramma; ohioWfan; hoosiermama; Wphile
Read article then see post#3.
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posted on
05/13/2003 5:38:47 AM PDT
by
rintense
(Freedom is contagious. And everyone wants to catch it.)
To: rintense
Hmmm. I see what you mean! LOL
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posted on
05/13/2003 5:39:15 AM PDT
by
CFW
To: rintense
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posted on
05/13/2003 5:39:56 AM PDT
by
Seeking the truth
(I'm going on the FRN Cruise - How about you? - Details at www.Freerepublic.net)
To: CFW
I thinks it was probably intentionally mistated to add some punch to the statement by adding the plural to the object of the sentence.
Unless I'm mistaken, the normal call from the pilot is, "I have the ball".
To: CFW
Actually I think it was....
"This is Navy One.......12000 pounds.....I have the Boss....
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posted on
05/13/2003 5:47:20 AM PDT
by
usmcobra
(cobra is looking for a better tagline. Got one?)
To: CFW
To: Hillary's Folly
From today's AJC vent column:
"As a Vietnam vet, I can only fantasize what the longest war in our history would have been like if Bush had been president."
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posted on
05/13/2003 6:16:03 AM PDT
by
CFW
To: usmcobra
Do they still use the "meatball" visual signal for carrier landings, or has there been an instrument replacement?
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posted on
05/13/2003 6:16:21 AM PDT
by
NYFriend
To: CFW
If true, this should send the dems into a further tailspin.
To: rintense
ROFLOL!
I'm not touching this one! I'll just let the picture speak for itself ;o).
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posted on
05/13/2003 7:06:14 AM PDT
by
Wphile
(Keep the UN out of Iraq)
To: ReaganRevolution
"If true, this should send the dems into a further tailspin."Senator Byrd is writing the speech at this very moment
To: CFW
Hillary could say the same thing. Of course you couldn't land a C-5A ( the only plane large enough to haul her extra large butt ) on a carrier.
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posted on
05/13/2003 7:09:25 AM PDT
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
("Read Hillary's hips. I never had sex with that woman.")
To: ReaganRevolution
If true, this should send the dems into a further tailspin.How true.
I can just hear them now saying: "It's not fair. We don't have any balls so President Bush is taking an unfair advantage of the situation."
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posted on
05/13/2003 7:11:10 AM PDT
by
CFW
To: NYFriend
Still in use.
To: CFW
"As a Vietnam vet, I can only fantasize what the longest war in our history would have been like if Bush had been president." Or if he had not gone AWOL...
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posted on
05/13/2003 11:40:45 AM PDT
by
Lysander
(My army can kill your army)
To: Lysander
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posted on
05/13/2003 11:48:05 AM PDT
by
LurkerNoMore!
(Texas Held Hostage: DAY 2)
To: Lysander
I certainly hope you weren't serious about that post......
Cause if you were, you'd better check out the actual facts on that little rumor. It got squelched a long time ago as bunk.
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posted on
05/13/2003 1:29:19 PM PDT
by
ohioWfan
(President BUSH......Leadership, Integrity, Morality)
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