Cheney Speaking - Ronald Reagan Carrier Dedication

[doxieone]

He opened by making a joke that he knew the people there were disappointed he did not arrive like GWB did in his trip in May.

[doxieone]

1. "There is only one ship which bears the name of a living

American President."

[PunkinPi]

2. Does anyone really care about this at all?

It's on CSPAN, MSNBC, FAUX News...
I'm so irritated.

[doxieone]

3. The ship won't be ready to roll... for months or years. (see below)

http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=56783&ran=200583
(Tbogg's web site)

[doxieone]

4. Why is CNN not covering it??

Inquiring minds want to know.

[PunkinPi]

6. Funny you should ask,

they are featuring a story about Arnold Schwarznegger.

[doxieone]

8. Just before that they had a story about Serena and Venus....

nt

[leesa]

5. A ship named after a Hollywood actor??

[pansypoo53219]

7. yes

and a bad one at that.

[SpiralHawk]

10. Yeah, it will be christened the SS Bonzo

Not to be confused with the yet-to-come SS Chimpy -- which military insiders say will be a leaky rowboat outfitted with an emergency Segway escape vehicle, and a week's ration of pretzels.

[Nottingham]

9. Did the News Media ask Cheney about the Niger Intel

:bounce:

[wes_clark_for_pres]

11. I'll always love this Reagan monument story from "The Onion"

http://www.theonion.com/onion3002/reagan.html

[JohnKleeb]

12. welcome to DU and thats one of my faves of all time too

gotta love this

[swinney]

13. Reagan Carrier Could buy many with his borrowing of --

$1,700,000,000 would buy how many?
Took us 200 years to borrow $917,000,000,000.

Reagan increased debt by 187%-- give him more honors?
Reagan increased spending by 80%--give him more honors
Reagan increased deficits by 112%--give him more honors

A STATUE NAME --"THE GREAT CONSERVATIVE" WITH THOSE NUMBERS ON IT.