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Navy forced to name ships for radicals, but USNS Cesar Chavez "T-AKE 14" laughingly appropriate.
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Leroy N. Soetoro
Jan 11, 2012, 8:54:30 PM1/11/12
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The recent decision by the Secretary of the Navy to name a new cargo ship
after farm labor leader Cesar Chavez apparently has rankled conservatives
in Congress. The ship, a dry cargo and ammunition ship under construction
in San Diego, is due to be launched May 5.
Conservatives decry the ship naming process as becoming politicized;
proponents claim the process has always been political, and support the
name as an honor �to not just him but all Latinos who have built and
defended this country.�
Ships have traditionally been named for historical figures that have
played important roles in U.S. history. Chavez served in the Navy from
1946 to 1948. He founded the National Farm Workers Association in 1962,
which later became the United Farm Workers. By using non-violent tactics,
reminiscent of Martin Luther King Jr�s tactics for civil rights, he made
people aware of the poor working conditions of farm workers. He fought for
safer conditions, better wages, and recognition of the importance and
dignity of all farm workers. He truly was an American hero to thousands of
Latino immigrants, farm worker or not.
Why exactly are the Republicans in Congress against in this ship naming
issue�because the ship isn�t named for a white, Anglo Saxon Protestant?
In 2003 I submitted an op-ed article to the editor of Proceedings, a
professional publication of the United States Naval Institute. A new DDG,
the USS Mason (DDG 87), had just been commissioned, and I questioned the
decision to recycle the name which had been used on two previous
occasions. This appears to happen quite a bit. Most notably in the active
inventory of this class are the USS Mitscher (DDG 57), USS Mahan (DDG 72),
the USS Preble (DDG 88), the Bainbridge (DDG 96), Forrest Sherman (DDG
98), and Farragut (DDG 99). Why not honor some new people? There are
plenty of women (and minorities) who have never been so honored� and they
deserve to be.
Although the Secretary of the Navy is ultimately responsible, he does not
come up with the names. They come from a variety of sources, including
service members, Navy veterans, the public, and even Congress. Ships names
are forwarded to the Chief of Naval Operations by the Naval Historical
Center, which compiles primary and alternate ship name recommendations
based on several criteria.
Factors for naming of ships that bear the names of individuals include
naval leaders, national figures, and deceased members of the Navy and
Marine Corps who have been honored for heroism in war or for extraordinary
achievement in peace. Other ships in the class have been named for
astronaut Alan Shepard, explorer Robert Peary, physician Charles Drew and
Sacagawea, a female Native American guide for the Lewis and Clark
expedition in the early 1800s, and Amelia Earhart.
Of the current inventory of 303 Navy combat ships, only one is named for a
woman, the USS Hopper (DDG 70). In fact, of the thousands of ships that
have been in the Navy, only 10 have been named for women. The most recent
prior to Hopper, which was commissioned in 1996, was in 1945 when the USS
Higbee (DD-806), a Gearing-class destroyer was named for Lenah S. Higbee,
Superintendent of the Navy Nurse Corps from 1911 to 1922. Other Navy
vessels named for women are the Harriet Lane, 1858, a revenue cutter; the
Elizabeth C. Stanton (AP-69), Pocahontas (YT-266), Florence Nightingale
(AP-70), Mary Lyon (AP-71), Dix (AP-67), Susan B. Anthony (AP-72) and
Watseka (YT-387), all in 1944, and USNS Mary Sears (T-AGS 65), an
oceanographic survey ship. The USS Roosevelt (DDG-80) is named for both
Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt.
It is great that the non-combat ships of the line are pursuing new names
and heroes to honor. But the brouhaha over the naming of USNS Cesar Chavez
smacks of ethnocentrism. I would like to see more ships named for our
lesser known American heroes, notably civil rights leaders such as Martin
Luther King, Jr., gay activist Harvey Mudd, and women such as American Red
Cross founder Clara Barton, aviator Jackie Cochran, astronaut Sally Ride,
and merchant marine captain Mary Parker Converse. There is no shortage of
such overlooked heroes to honor on our nation�s Navy vessels sailing the
globe�s oceans.
--
Obama's black racist USAG appointee.
Eric Holder, racist black United States Attorney General drops voter
intimidation charges against the Black Panthers, "You are about to be
ruled by the black man, cracker!"
Eric Holder, prejudiced black United States Attorney General settles the
hate crime debate, "Whites Not Protected by Hate Crime Laws."
Nancy Pelosi, Democrat criminal, accessory before and after the fact, to
former House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel of New
York's million dollar tax evasion.
Barack Obama and Eric Holder, committed treason by knowingly and
deliberately arming enemies of the United States of America through
Operation Fast and Furious. Complicit in the murder of Federal employees
during the execution of their duties.
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the-long-overlooked/?xid=gonewsedit&google_editors_picks=true
The recent decision by the Secretary of the Navy to name a new cargo ship
after farm labor leader Cesar Chavez apparently has rankled conservatives
in Congress. The ship, a dry cargo and ammunition ship under construction
in San Diego, is due to be launched May 5.
Conservatives decry the ship naming process as becoming politicized;
proponents claim the process has always been political, and support the
name as an honor �to not just him but all Latinos who have built and
defended this country.�
Ships have traditionally been named for historical figures that have
played important roles in U.S. history. Chavez served in the Navy from
1946 to 1948. He founded the National Farm Workers Association in 1962,
which later became the United Farm Workers. By using non-violent tactics,
reminiscent of Martin Luther King Jr�s tactics for civil rights, he made
people aware of the poor working conditions of farm workers. He fought for
safer conditions, better wages, and recognition of the importance and
dignity of all farm workers. He truly was an American hero to thousands of
Latino immigrants, farm worker or not.
Why exactly are the Republicans in Congress against in this ship naming
issue�because the ship isn�t named for a white, Anglo Saxon Protestant?
In 2003 I submitted an op-ed article to the editor of Proceedings, a
professional publication of the United States Naval Institute. A new DDG,
the USS Mason (DDG 87), had just been commissioned, and I questioned the
decision to recycle the name which had been used on two previous
occasions. This appears to happen quite a bit. Most notably in the active
inventory of this class are the USS Mitscher (DDG 57), USS Mahan (DDG 72),
the USS Preble (DDG 88), the Bainbridge (DDG 96), Forrest Sherman (DDG
98), and Farragut (DDG 99). Why not honor some new people? There are
plenty of women (and minorities) who have never been so honored� and they
deserve to be.
Although the Secretary of the Navy is ultimately responsible, he does not
come up with the names. They come from a variety of sources, including
service members, Navy veterans, the public, and even Congress. Ships names
are forwarded to the Chief of Naval Operations by the Naval Historical
Center, which compiles primary and alternate ship name recommendations
based on several criteria.
Factors for naming of ships that bear the names of individuals include
naval leaders, national figures, and deceased members of the Navy and
Marine Corps who have been honored for heroism in war or for extraordinary
achievement in peace. Other ships in the class have been named for
astronaut Alan Shepard, explorer Robert Peary, physician Charles Drew and
Sacagawea, a female Native American guide for the Lewis and Clark
expedition in the early 1800s, and Amelia Earhart.
Of the current inventory of 303 Navy combat ships, only one is named for a
woman, the USS Hopper (DDG 70). In fact, of the thousands of ships that
have been in the Navy, only 10 have been named for women. The most recent
prior to Hopper, which was commissioned in 1996, was in 1945 when the USS
Higbee (DD-806), a Gearing-class destroyer was named for Lenah S. Higbee,
Superintendent of the Navy Nurse Corps from 1911 to 1922. Other Navy
vessels named for women are the Harriet Lane, 1858, a revenue cutter; the
Elizabeth C. Stanton (AP-69), Pocahontas (YT-266), Florence Nightingale
(AP-70), Mary Lyon (AP-71), Dix (AP-67), Susan B. Anthony (AP-72) and
Watseka (YT-387), all in 1944, and USNS Mary Sears (T-AGS 65), an
oceanographic survey ship. The USS Roosevelt (DDG-80) is named for both
Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt.
It is great that the non-combat ships of the line are pursuing new names
and heroes to honor. But the brouhaha over the naming of USNS Cesar Chavez
smacks of ethnocentrism. I would like to see more ships named for our
lesser known American heroes, notably civil rights leaders such as Martin
Luther King, Jr., gay activist Harvey Mudd, and women such as American Red
Cross founder Clara Barton, aviator Jackie Cochran, astronaut Sally Ride,
and merchant marine captain Mary Parker Converse. There is no shortage of
such overlooked heroes to honor on our nation�s Navy vessels sailing the
globe�s oceans.
--
Obama's black racist USAG appointee.
Eric Holder, racist black United States Attorney General drops voter
intimidation charges against the Black Panthers, "You are about to be
ruled by the black man, cracker!"
Eric Holder, prejudiced black United States Attorney General settles the
hate crime debate, "Whites Not Protected by Hate Crime Laws."
Nancy Pelosi, Democrat criminal, accessory before and after the fact, to
former House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel of New
York's million dollar tax evasion.
Barack Obama and Eric Holder, committed treason by knowingly and
deliberately arming enemies of the United States of America through
Operation Fast and Furious. Complicit in the murder of Federal employees
during the execution of their duties.
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f. barnes
Jan 12, 2012, 4:07:20 AM1/12/12
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On Jan 11, 7:54 pm, "Leroy N. Soetoro" <leroysoet...@usurper.org>
wrote:
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wrote:
> http://battleland.blogs.time.com/2012/01/06/lets-name-more-warships-for-
> the-long-overlooked/?xid=gonewsedit&google_editors_picks=true
>
> The recent decision by the Secretary of the Navy to name a new cargo ship
> after farm labor leader Cesar Chavez apparently has rankled conservatives
> in Congress. The ship, a dry cargo and ammunition ship under construction
> in San Diego, is due to be launched May 5.
>
> Conservatives decry the ship naming process as becoming politicized;
> proponents claim the process has always been political, and support the
> name as an honor to not just him but all Latinos who have built and
> defended this country.
>
> Ships have traditionally been named for historical figures that have
> played important roles in U.S. history. Chavez served in the Navy from
> 1946 to 1948. He founded the National Farm Workers Association in 1962,
> which later became the United Farm Workers. By using non-violent tactics,
> reminiscent of Martin Luther King Jr s tactics for civil rights, he made
> people aware of the poor working conditions of farm workers. He fought for
> safer conditions, better wages, and recognition of the importance and
> dignity of all farm workers. He truly was an American hero to thousands of
> Latino immigrants, farm worker or not.
>
> Why exactly are the Republicans in Congress against in this ship naming
> issue because the ship isn t named for a white, Anglo Saxon Protestant?
Another fuken mind reader!
> the-long-overlooked/?xid=gonewsedit&google_editors_picks=true
>
> The recent decision by the Secretary of the Navy to name a new cargo ship
> after farm labor leader Cesar Chavez apparently has rankled conservatives
> in Congress. The ship, a dry cargo and ammunition ship under construction
> in San Diego, is due to be launched May 5.
>
> Conservatives decry the ship naming process as becoming politicized;
> proponents claim the process has always been political, and support the
> name as an honor to not just him but all Latinos who have built and
> defended this country.
>
> Ships have traditionally been named for historical figures that have
> played important roles in U.S. history. Chavez served in the Navy from
> 1946 to 1948. He founded the National Farm Workers Association in 1962,
> which later became the United Farm Workers. By using non-violent tactics,
> reminiscent of Martin Luther King Jr s tactics for civil rights, he made
> people aware of the poor working conditions of farm workers. He fought for
> safer conditions, better wages, and recognition of the importance and
> dignity of all farm workers. He truly was an American hero to thousands of
> Latino immigrants, farm worker or not.
>
> Why exactly are the Republicans in Congress against in this ship naming
> issue because the ship isn t named for a white, Anglo Saxon Protestant?
Ramon F Herrera
Jan 12, 2012, 9:52:02 AM1/12/12
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pregnant.
-Ramon
Ramon F Herrera
Jan 12, 2012, 9:55:43 AM1/12/12
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> Conservatives decry the ship naming process as becoming politicized
Oh, wait a minute, Zorro was a liberal activist!! Scratch that name.
Let's use names of people that have nothing to do with politics, then.
The USS Ronald Reagan and MANY other ships will have to be renamed.
-Ramon
Ramon F Herrera
Jan 12, 2012, 10:12:05 AM1/12/12
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The building that serves as the FBI Headquarters is named after a far
right racist (is that redundant??), transvestite who violated the
rights of untold number of citizens and participated in the murder of
one of our most admired and beloved president (2nd. after Lincoln).
http://surftofind.com/jackruby
Let's hope the name of that murderer and traitor will be removed from
the building, in 2017.
The NatGeo documentary is highly recommended, a channel that can
hardly be accused of disseminating liberal propaganda.
-Ramon
-------------------------
From "Secrets of J. Edgar Hover" in NatGeo:
"J. Edgar Hoover was one of the giants. He personified integrity, he
personified honor, he personified courage, he personified loyalty. The
greatness of J. Edgard Hoover will remain inseparable from the
greatness of the organization he created, and gave his whole life to
build. This is the end of an era."
-President Richard M. Nixon
Ramon F Herrera
Jan 12, 2012, 9:57:40 AM1/12/12
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On Jan 12, 3:07 am, "f. barnes" <fre...@centurytel.net> wrote:
around) and it was posted in NGs where haters, anti-semites, etc. hang
around obviate the need for mind reading.
-Ramon
Gunner Asch
Jan 13, 2012, 12:16:36 PM1/13/12
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On Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:54:30 +0000 (UTC), "Leroy N. Soetoro"
<leroys...@usurper.org> wrote:
>By using non-violent tactics,
>reminiscent of Martin Luther King Jr’s
Non violent tactics???
<leroys...@usurper.org> wrote:
>By using non-violent tactics,
>reminiscent of Martin Luther King Jr’s
Google Chavez + dynamite
One could not be a successful Leftwinger without realizing that,
in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers
and mothers of Leftwingers, a goodly number of Leftwingers are
not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid.
Gunner Asch
Iconoclast
Jan 13, 2012, 9:30:10 PM1/13/12
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On Jan 11, 6:54 pm, "Leroy N. Soetoro" <leroysoet...@usurper.org>
wrote:
after some Hispanic labor leader.
wrote:
> http://battleland.blogs.time.com/2012/01/06/lets-name-more-warships-for-
> the-long-overlooked/?xid=gonewsedit&google_editors_picks=true
>
> The recent decision by the Secretary of the Navy to name a new cargo ship
> after farm labor leader Cesar Chavez apparently has rankled conservatives
> in Congress. The ship, a dry cargo and ammunition ship under construction
> in San Diego, is due to be launched May 5.
>
A cargo ship? BFD. You might as well name a barge or a land fill
> the-long-overlooked/?xid=gonewsedit&google_editors_picks=true
>
> The recent decision by the Secretary of the Navy to name a new cargo ship
> after farm labor leader Cesar Chavez apparently has rankled conservatives
> in Congress. The ship, a dry cargo and ammunition ship under construction
> in San Diego, is due to be launched May 5.
>
after some Hispanic labor leader.
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