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| In other news Giffords was on hand as President Obama signed her last piece of legislation into law. |
In yet another break with tradition, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus announced Friday that a new Littoral Combat Ship would be named for Gabrielle Giffords, the Arizona congresswoman who survived a January 2011 assassination attempt.
“The selection of Gabrielle Giffords, designated LCS 10, honors the former Congresswoman from Tucson, Arizona, who is known for supporting the military and veterans, advocating for renewable energy and championing border security,” the Navy said in a statement accompanying the announcement.
Roxanna Green, whose 9-year-old daughter Christina-Taylor Green was killed in the shooting, was named sponsor of the ship.
“Giffords and the ship’s sponsor, Roxanna Green, are sources of great inspiration and represent the Navy and Marine Corps qualities of overcoming, adapting and coming out victorious despite great challenges," Mabus said.
The future Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) will be an Independence LCS 2-class ship. Funded in the 2012 budget, its construction contract is expected to be awarded in the first half of this year to Austal USA in Mobile, Ala.
Okay that is just awesome!
Look at the natural way Gabby and her husband stand, touching each other. You never see the grifter and Todd like that.
ReplyDeleteSarah already has a ship named after her, and a dirigible also too. Oh, 2 space shuttles
ReplyDeleteTitanic
Hindenburg
Challenger
Columbia
Sucks to be you Scarah.
Excellent!! And, with the Palin curse, we can only hope that America's enemies will name ANYTHING after her.
ReplyDeleteBless Mark Kelly, Gabby Giffords and Roxanna Green, as well as the other victims of the Tucson shooting, to infinity. And Bless our awesome President!
Remember, remember, the sixth of November! Landslide!!
That is indeed awesome!
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting this article.
ReplyDeleteI have been a long time reader but I have never posted on this blog. This post had me crying. I am a 100% disabled female American Army veteran and I proud the military/Navy is bestowing such an honor on Gabrielle Giffords.
Gabrielle is an inspirational, courageous woman. The world is a brighter place with women such as Gabby Giffords and Roxanna Green. They are such classy women.
Best wishes, Tante
Yeah Gabby Giffords
ReplyDeleteYeah America
Yeah US Navy
Yeah USSN Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10)
That's how America take cares of our true Woman Of The Year!
A year from now no one will remember who got Skank of the Year or who gave it but the American flag will proudly fly over the USSN Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) and sailors will salute and proudly serve the USSN Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) for the next century and beyond.......
ReplyDelete$carah'd be lucky to get a 40 year old septic tank pump truck named after her...
ReplyDelete..fukin' skank fraud..
..fuk you $carah, you blood libel bitch..
Tante @2:49 - Bless you and thank you for your service. I suspect you too are one of the "classy women" we're proud of.
ReplyDeleteAnchors Aweigh Gabby!
ReplyDeleteYou're an inspiration to us all!
LOL the closest thing Sarah Palin got to riding a naval vessel was Glen Rice's torpedo...
ReplyDeleteHey Todd ask Sarah about:
Open front tube FIRE ONE
Open rear tube FIRE TWO
Run Silent Run Deep...
TANTE
ReplyDeleteYOU are also an inspiration for having served our Country.
Pat in Seattle
Gabby & Mark and POTUS & FLOTUS
ReplyDeleteWhen you see the pics of them as couples -- they are just so much alike. The love, the support, the trust.............
My next best today -- seeing pics of Occupy Dallas and Codepink who yesterday picketed at Komen International Headquarters in Dallas!!
http://www.demotix.com/news/1043826/occupy-dallas-and-codepink-picket-susan-g-komen-offices
tante at 2:49
ReplyDeleteyou yourself sound like an inspriration...thanks for your service
The Sea of Pee is going to be SOOOO mad. They act like Gabrielle Giffords shot Sarah Palin. They're NOT going to like this. (but I love it)
ReplyDeleteHey Sarah, see what a shinning star is really like....your hate and bile have made you a black hole.
ReplyDeleteGo Gabby, may your ship sail on the seas of happiness and good.
BRC -- I noticed that right away, as well. Such a loving couple.
ReplyDeleteO/T but I just thought this was hysterical. Two accounts of an encounter at CPAC, one by Andrew Metcalf of Crooks and Liars and one by someone who's a regular poster at C4P. (Thanks to Gryph's blogroll for the C&L article.)
http://crooksandliars.com/andrew-metcalf/breitbert-gets-angry-over-question-#comments
http://conservatives4palin.com/2012/02/c4p-at-cpac-2012-breitbart-bannon-take-on-lefy-blogger.html
Aw, this is great news. What an honor for Gabby.
ReplyDeleteIn other news, Trigg named his bathtub plastic steamboat Gamma Scarah, and promptly sunk it with a plastic doll.
Very O/T,
ReplyDeleteBut a heads up that the Bristol signing is going down for reals tomorrow in DC and I am on the list (so I am leaving this post as anonymous). Per the reply email I got , we are to wear any stripes, patterns, or logos and will have to sign a release since the appearance will be FILMED! Curiously it didn't say anything about no cameras or cell phones.
Is Bristol STILL trying to get a reality show deal? Obviously living on the DL in Alaska doesn't pay as much as media
whore.
On topic, I am very proud of Gabby and our Navy!
Wish me luck!
You took the words right out of my mouth, Jesse. AWESOME!
ReplyDeleteHow cool is this!!! Gabby Gifford is UNSINKABLE! I love it!
ReplyDeleteO/T but Baldy related...here is a picture of Baldy's Birthday cake...courtesy of "Crazies4Palin".
But I must warn you...do not have small children around when you open up the picture! You'll know what I mean when you see the picture!
https://twitter.com/#!/ThePalinPatriot/status/168128925682249728/photo/1
more good news! Obama punks the Republicans!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2012/02/10/obama_riled_up_republicans_on_contraception_and_then_delivers_a_knock_out_punch_.html
Gina --
ReplyDeleteOMG... It looks like it's drowning. Do you wear a hazmat suit when you visit that sewer?
Party like a P -
ReplyDeletePictures, you crazy IMer! Good luck and thanks for taking one for the team!!!!
Let me get this straight.
ReplyDeleteA combat ship - a facilitator of violence and death, a concrete example of man's -- and I do mean man's - inhumanity to man (and women) -- is named for a victim of man's violence?
And this is supposed to be a WIN?
Not in my book.
I think it's revolving, disgusting, and symbolic of so much that is all wrong with our inexplicably military-worshipping government.
Can you imagine ANYTHING being named after Palin? BAH HA HA HA HA!
ReplyDeleteGinaM
ReplyDeleteThat cake is sick - these people are truly clueless - their only desire - a tsunami to blow their leader onto the throne.
I think the news about Gabby is wonderful - but how much better it would have been if no-one had been stirring up madmen to take up arms.
Awesome!
ReplyDeleteo/t what a wonderful day for smiling! here is a youtube. teens too young to vote but doing their share for President Obama will make you smile too.
ReplyDeletehttp://youtu.be/xeGrgewqEXw
pol said...
ReplyDeleteGina --
OMG... It looks like it's drowning. Do you wear a hazmat suit when you visit that sewer?
4:02 PM
LOL! I usually hang out in the background! I wear a special suit that repels the crazy! Sometimes I have to wear two suits when the crazy is super thick!
Can we just send a whole warehouse full of fridges to Wasilla? I hear that they are in need of a new one pretty much each week at a certain turret-styled mansion that was paid for by the contractors of a certain sports arena...
ReplyDeleteLOL @ anon 4:09 PM!!!
ReplyDelete$carah, is that you??? Wordsalad alert: "I think it's revolving, disgusting, and symbolic of so much that is all wrong with our inexplicably military-worshipping government."
SURE, it is 'revolVing'!!! (Did you mean 'revolTing'???
Can you imagine ANYTHING being named after Palin? BAH HA HA HA HA!
ReplyDelete4:25 PM
A new strain of flesh eating bacteria?
Lord, that "grizzly" cake looks like a pissed off Ewok...
ReplyDeleteAnd Bless You, too, Tante!
ReplyDeleteDid they have to give her name to something that shoots people?
ReplyDeleteI'm all for keeping her name in the public eye to remind Americans that violent rhetoric and acts are wrong but surely this is inappropriate in a huge way.
TS said...
ReplyDeleteGinaM
That cake is sick - these people are truly clueless - their only desire - a tsunami to blow their leader onto the throne.
I think the news about Gabby is wonderful - but how much better it would have been if no-one had been stirring up madmen to take up arms.
4:29 PM
Yeah I agree! It's red velvet and it doesn't look like Baldy will be stopping by to taste any of it!
According to one of the patients at "Crazies4Palin" who is at CPAC and the birthday party...
TSM_Admin 30 minutes ago
Steve Bannon spoke for almost 30 minutes. Said a lot of stuff, too much to put down.. (He also had told several of us earlier that the speech tomorrow will be a "stemwinder". )
Peter Singleton here and he had us start the cake. There is now a REAL Sara Palin lookalike here.
( I heard that Sarah is flying the Red Eye tonight to be at CPAC tomorrow.)
WTFunk is a "REAL Sara Palin lookalike"? I wonder if this lookalike has seen how bad Baldy's been looking lately? If she got an ounce of fat on her she ain't no lookalike! Baldy is down to skin and bones!
Thank you Lord.
ReplyDeleteSarah got a funky old certificate and Gabby got a US Navy ship!
Can you imagine ANYTHING being named after Palin? BAH HA HA HA HA!
ReplyDelete4:25 PM
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The Village Dump/Landfill
Must be filled by now with all the appliances disposed of!!
Party like a Palin: have fun! be safe! I know you'll always treasure your copy of Not Afraid to Lie.
ReplyDeleteAnon @ 4:25,
ReplyDeleteCan you imagine ANYTHING being named after Palin? BAH HA HA HA HA!
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Nailin Palin comes to mind.
Or maybe a new recipe for meth.
Yeah Gabby!!!
ReplyDeleteLook at all the smiles in that photo, especially Gabby and her husband - those two got it goin on, big time! They're all role models.
So proud for Gabby, and wishing her continued recovery.
ReplyDeleteBut, I do agree that (if a warship is good) she could also be honored by intentionally constructive things, like a scholarship, or grant, etc...
Still, she deserves any & all tributes.
Also ((Tante))... these are hugs :)
from SunnyVee
"I think it's revolving, disgusting, and symbolic of so much that is all wrong with our inexplicably military-worshipping government.
ReplyDelete4:09 PM"
You chickenhawk tough guy. The ship is the epitome of protection.
And of course over at the Pee pond, they diss that Cesar Chavez also has a ship named in his honor.
ReplyDeleteSeriously, why don't they just admit their racism and become the geriatric branch Stormfront already?
Tante, you are also a courageous and inspiration women. Thank you for your service and contribution, classy lady!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kinds words Anonymous at 3:13 p.m., Pat in Seattle at 3:18 p.m., fawnskin at 3:25 p.m., DKey at 5:45 p.m., Sunnyvee at 8:43 p.m. and Anonymous at 6:01 a.m.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes, Tante
Game of Life said...
ReplyDelete"I think it's revolving, disgusting, and symbolic of so much that is all wrong with our inexplicably military-worshipping government.
4:09 PM"
You chickenhawk tough guy. The ship is the epitome of protection.
4:42 AM
"I think it's revolving, disgusting?"
What a dumb shit! The Navy, Marines, Air Force and Army does not beat up a black kid for being black like Todd did or get in the face of elderly men and women in Alaska like Todd and Sarah did or cut school bus brake lines in hopes of injuring kids like Track did or charge for rape kits like Sarah did or call out homophobic names like Bristol or Willow did or keep grandkids away from their grandmother and play silly mean girl games like Bristol or spew hate speeches that got innocent people killed or....
Now the Palins are disgusting pieces of turd in a toilet bowl.
What's disgusting is grifting off of people by using DS baby as a prop or claiming to be conservative and then bring your daughter to Washington DC to accept Women of the Year award and at the same time have her hawk her worthless "I hate my boyfriend - I was raped but I wasn't really raped and enjoyed minute of it in my little canvas tent while my friends stood outside listening to my moaning sounds" book at a DC corner to make some money!
Now that's grifting and disgusting!
That's Palins being Palins!!!!!
This is the best news all day!
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