tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post4982584063461952878..comments2023-11-02T03:10:39.674-07:00Comments on GeeeeeZ!: The USNS CESAR CHAVEZZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-14066427016413363472011-05-18T20:16:28.053-07:002011-05-18T20:16:28.053-07:00"they didn't RETIRE THOSE FLIGHT NUMBERS?...<b><i>"they didn't RETIRE THOSE FLIGHT NUMBERS?"</i></b><br /><br /><br />They did for the past 9 years and change but now they're reusing them. American however is not using flight's 77 or 11 in their rosters.<br /><br />Anyone can go to flightaware and check it out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-89473215555045678132011-05-18T19:40:15.777-07:002011-05-18T19:40:15.777-07:00Pris, he didn't mind it those illegals became ...Pris, he didn't mind it those illegals became a member of his group! Still, I'm not totally averse to a cargo ship with his name on it. He did serve our country...<br /><br />Imp...they didn't RETIRE THOSE FLIGHT NUMBERS? Who the HECK wants to get ON those flights anymore? that's NUTS.<br /><br />CS, Hi! ya, who knew? But, of course, the Navy also allows men and women to serve on long submarine hauls...that's NUTS, too! Young people who're married to others shoved into very tight quarters with hunky sailors and...female sailors, whatever they're called....how many times have we heard of pregnancies from that kind of ridiculous situation?Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-53568024349902759052011-05-18T19:18:46.329-07:002011-05-18T19:18:46.329-07:00Navy following bho's lead against DOMA-demandi...Navy following bho's lead against DOMA-demanding that Chaplains perform same sex 'marriages' (since rescinded)-<br />now a Naval vessel named after a semi-communist-<br />I always thought the AF was the most liberal of the branches-now I'm doing a re-think!<br />Carol-CSchristian soldierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04781627688988991192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-85793022192553258562011-05-18T17:24:29.326-07:002011-05-18T17:24:29.326-07:00"Somehow, I think the Navy could have done wo...<b><i>"Somehow, I think the Navy could have done worse."</i></b><br /><br /><br />Dunno Prisc. I can see the aggrieved muslims petitioning to have a ship named after Ossama Bin Laden a few years down the road. After all....Paul said he shouldn't have been dispatched like he was and CAIR might make a case...just saying.<br /><br />PC and all..DADT and all....diversity and all, ya know?<br /><br />Did you know that United has begun using the flight numbers of 93 and 175 again, which were retired after 911?<br /><br />Maybe it never happened?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-26601789687925884442011-05-18T16:50:25.308-07:002011-05-18T16:50:25.308-07:00I'm not sure the left would be too happy to kn...I'm not sure the left would be too happy to know that Cesar Chavez was opposed to illegal immigration. <br /><br />That was unfair competition for his Farm Workers Association, for whom he was trying to get higher wages, and decent living conditions.<br /><br />Having said this I can't say he rose to the place where he deserves this honor of having a Navy ship named after him, but not being familiar enough with the process for this, I'll pass on criticizing the Navy.<br /><br />Chavez served his country, America. Somehow, I think the Navy could have done worse.Prishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13797497106506468128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-60396875455052790652011-05-18T15:34:45.997-07:002011-05-18T15:34:45.997-07:00"I can hardly wait for the USNS Jesse Jackson...<b><i>"I can hardly wait for the USNS Jesse Jackson."</i></b><br /><br /><br />Maybe the Russians will do it and it'll be another...widow maker!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-11212638944677445052011-05-18T15:06:38.105-07:002011-05-18T15:06:38.105-07:00AOW, what, after the America-hating media gets don...AOW, what, after the America-hating media gets done denigrating the heroes?Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-25773675838090902462011-05-18T15:01:37.391-07:002011-05-18T15:01:37.391-07:00Ugh.
Can't America name ships of whatever kin...Ugh.<br /><br />Can't America name ships of whatever kind after real American heroes?Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-35790336078209973562011-05-18T10:47:54.677-07:002011-05-18T10:47:54.677-07:00It rubs me wrong Z............It rubs me wrong Z............WomanHonorThyselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211851365273181636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-28687733635698790222011-05-18T10:40:50.479-07:002011-05-18T10:40:50.479-07:00Something doesn't feel right about this, Z. W...Something doesn't feel right about this, Z. What did Cesar Chavez actually contribute to mankind? A 2 year stint in the Navy? So what? There must thousands of sailors who did that. He spoke out for migrant farmers working conditions, well okay. Went a hunger strike and died a few days later in 1993? Unknown cause of death. That is suspicious.FairWitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917644127959564705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-59112281597680920682011-05-18T10:38:32.150-07:002011-05-18T10:38:32.150-07:00Z ... right now, the Navy has 248 ships on active ...Z ... right now, the Navy has 248 ships on active duty. And 300 admirals ... <br /><br />I say we give up a few admirals, beginning with Mullen, and add a few more ships.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-35005376703033459372011-05-18T10:09:29.751-07:002011-05-18T10:09:29.751-07:00Mustang, good points, thanks. Yes, it's appare...Mustang, good points, thanks. Yes, it's apparently referred to as a CARGO SHIP?<br />I hope Peralta does have that happen on a warship/ if we ever build one again :-)Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-2890276182754315992011-05-18T09:48:42.603-07:002011-05-18T09:48:42.603-07:00A USNS ship is an auxiliary ship, not a warship. ...A USNS ship is an auxiliary ship, not a warship. I have no problem naming an auxiliary ship after Caesar Chavez. I would be writing tomes of letters to the Navy Department if they intended to name a warship after Chavez. <br /><br />As a Medal of Honor recipient, Peralta may indeed have a warship named in his honor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-46943000800384537342011-05-18T09:45:53.671-07:002011-05-18T09:45:53.671-07:00Ya, Speedy, I read about the Medgar Evers ship wh...Ya, Speedy, I read about the Medgar Evers ship when I did this research. <br />Well, I'm a little squishy on Evers, I must admit...always have been.<br />I don't equate Evers with the ego-oriented, grandstanding Jesse Jackson.<br /><br />Cube, I roared!!Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-8114349315787521242011-05-18T09:38:46.870-07:002011-05-18T09:38:46.870-07:00I think I'd prefer the USNS Cesar Romero ;-)I think I'd prefer the USNS Cesar Romero ;-)cubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13788126579896276199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-85611165794564898922011-05-18T09:31:55.974-07:002011-05-18T09:31:55.974-07:00lol! What the 'h. T-AKE-13 was named after M...lol! What the 'h. T-AKE-13 was named after <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USNS_Medgar_Evers_(T-AKE-13)" rel="nofollow">Medgar Evers</a>. I can hardly wait for the USNS Jesse Jackson.Speedy Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01640242783952822072noreply@blogger.com