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A prediction.

By The Armorer on February 16, 2005 | | Comments (17) | TrackBacks (2)

The Corner at National Review Online is buzzing with jokes about the commissioning of the USS Jimmy Carter today on the 19th. (Just scroll up and down from the link)

In my duty as Jonah's Military Guy, I sent this observation:

If I was selected for command of a submarine, I wouldn’t care if it was named the USS Clinton, and tied up to the sub-tender USS Lewinsky for servicing. Commands like that go to very, very few people. If I’ve got to suffer rabbit jokes, so be it.

Prediction – absent mechanical problems – the USS Jimmy Carter will be *The Best* submarine in the Navy, precisely because of the jokes.

Cheers,

The Donovan, yer Military Guy.

That's my story, and I'm sticking to it. Perhaps the Bubblehead sailors at The Stupid Shall Be Punished and Unconsidered Trifleswill weigh in, so to speak.

Ahhhh, scored the Corner! Good. Like to keep my cred up!

Update: Go check out Speed Of Thought's linkfest on the subject. That's where Eaglespeak will find his "vile calumny" that he tries to smear *us* with!

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Oh, the horror! from EagleSpeak on February 16, 2005 9:55 AM

I'll match USS Jimmy Carter for performance to design against however many "air not transportable" Strykers you've got... Read More

A Peanut Powered Sub? from Speed of Thought... on February 16, 2005 9:57 AM

You have no doubt read that the Navy is going to commission a new attack submarine named the 'Jimmy Carter.' Yeah, you read that right. That is pretty ironic, no? When I read that my first thought was, "oh, this will be funny." I knew the 'sphere would... Read More

17 Comments

By Barb on February 16, 2005 10:03 AM
I wouldn't be surprised at all if your prediction came true. But if the Clinton naming thing ever happened, I don't think the jokes would *ever* stop!
 
By EagleSpeak on February 16, 2005 10:18 AM
You are right, John! Shifting target coordinates now...
 
By WillyShake on February 16, 2005 1:01 PM
Shipmates, I did weigh-in on this odiously named "Attack" Sub here. ...and I'm flattering myself that somebody told Jonah and The Corner folks about my post and that's how it got started! LOL. All the best, Will
 
By Damian on February 16, 2005 1:42 PM
Like or dislike his politics, Lieutenant James Carter, USN served in subs - it's appropriate.
 
By Bubblehead on February 16, 2005 4:42 PM
Since the Jimmy Carter was my last boat, and a Sailor always has good feelings for his last boat, I will return to defend her honor. In the meantime, just know that I would put her up against any three other submarines (except Seawolf and Connecticut)or against any surface ship fleet and the Fighting Peanut will come out on top. Semper Optima! (Going deep to re-position for better firing position.)
 
By Bubblehead on February 16, 2005 4:42 PM
Since the Jimmy Carter was my last boat, and a Sailor always has good feelings for his last boat, I will return to defend her honor. In the meantime, just know that I would put her up against any three other submarines (except Seawolf and Connecticut)or against any surface ship fleet and the Fighting Peanut will come out on top. Semper Optima! (Going deep to re-position for better firing position.)
 
By Bubblehead on February 16, 2005 4:44 PM
Jeez... you got me so flustered that I go off and double post...
 
By Bubblehead on February 16, 2005 4:47 PM
Actually, disregard. I finally read your post after I commented (I had erroneously assumed it would be the same as the other posts around the blogosphere), so I'll be off visiting other sites who dare defile the fighting spirit of the Jimmy Carter!
 
By JarheadDad on February 16, 2005 5:25 PM
Somebody needs to tell Jonah that JC was in a jonboat not a canoe and the rabbit was a "Swamp Jack". Swamp Jacks are fierce creatures even on their best days not mention they get upward of thirty pounds. They will attack you at the drop of a hat and drop the hat themselves just for sport! But they do stink to high heaven just like any other rabbit when you skin 'em out. Huh? What? Not on topic? Never mind! :-o There's a REAL nickname for the Carter; "SWAMP JACK!" yee-haw!
 
By Justthisguy on February 16, 2005 5:49 PM
Well, If Jimmy had just listened to Tim the Enchanter, he might have understood that that bunny was *dangerous*!
 
By Dr_Funk on February 16, 2005 6:44 PM
I truly don't see the problem: regardless of how you feel about Carter's presidency, there's no doubt that he did well as a Submariner. If it is legitimate to name an Aircraft Carrier after Bush 41, it seems legit to name a Submarine after Jimmy Carter. naming naval vessels after living persons seems odd, but there it is.
 
By John of Argghhh! on February 16, 2005 6:47 PM
You Canadians can suck the fun out of anything. Geez, guys, there's such a thing as 'too nice'! And besides, despite all these sailors who've been shooting then looking into the target box... I've been defending the "Fighting Peanut!"
 
By Bubblehead on February 16, 2005 9:26 PM
Guilty! Sorry about that... since the Seawolf class boats have 8 tubes, we often talked about the feasibility of firing a "Death Blossom" (from "The Last Starfighter" -- 8 warshots, 45 degrees apart) if you ever found yourself in the middle of an enemy fleet. I was guilty of that -- running around to comment on all the sites that had Carter links, and I didn't even stop to see that you were on the side of good. My bad!
 
By Justthisguy on February 16, 2005 10:06 PM
Ah, Bubblehead,I tried to post a comment on yer blog, and it didn't seem to work. Here's what I think I remember that I was trying to say: I liked it better when there was a system to naming USN ships; y'know, battleships named for states, cruisers named after cities, destroyers named after heroes, and SUBMARINES NAMED AFTER FISH!!! I remember going through USS Archerfish as a litle kid, and looking at the picture of her name-fish in her wardroom.
 
By Justthisguy on February 16, 2005 10:15 PM
Yes, I do believe that's the same *Archerfish* which got *Shinano*.
 
By Tony on February 20, 2005 8:48 AM
The crews of the Carter will try harder to outperform their namesake's failed presidency and poor performance as "Commander-in-Chief". They will carry a "chip" on their shoulders forever. Canadian don't respond until you begin to built a fighting Armed Force instead of a bean-counting social experiment, which lacks force and is poorly armed, and poorly lead. You do your past heroes injustice.
 
By John of Argghhh! on February 20, 2005 8:57 AM
Anthony - to be fair, the Canadians who comment here are generally members of the "Red Ensign Brigade" (blogroll over there on the right) who are Canadians who feel like you do... but still have enough Canadian-self-esteem to offer opinion and criticism. You'd be surprised at just how much like us they are in basic values - at least the members of the brigade who comment here!
 
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