NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — Michelle Obama wrote her initials in chalk on a steel plate and a welder inscribed them in Navy tradition as the keel was laid for the future USS Illinois on Monday.
The first lady is the sponsor of the nation’s 13th Virginia-class attack submarine, and the plate with her initials will be permanently affixed to the vessel.
At the keel-laying ceremony at the Rhode Island manufacturing plant for Electric Boat, the first lady called being selected as the sponsor one of the extraordinary experiences of her life.
“I am going to do my best to honor your service by being a really good sponsor, OK,” the first lady told the submarine’s crew. “I am going to do my job really, really well. I am going to think about you always. But more importantly, I’m going to use every fiber of my body to make sure that we live in a country that never forgets your service.”
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I doubt she’s got fiber in her being. More like sugar and red meat. Poor seamen.
Now nicknamed The Red October.
“…I am going to do my best to honor your service by being a really good sponsor, OK,” the first lady told the submarine’s crew. “I am going to do my job really, really well…”
Is that not the speaking ability of a teenager?
The first lady chewed her initials into the steel. Observers remarked they had never seen anything like it before.
Doesn’t this sub need ballast ?
Keel haul her and her whole commie party!
At least they didnt violate the tradition of not having women on the submarines.
“First lady helps lay keel…”
Me not knowing that particular piece of military lingo just had this vision of Mooch squatting, and taking a dump.
USS Burrito
Looks like those sailors will have a nice place to urinate.
she laid the keel while barry laid reggie.
For some reason “Thresher” comes to mind.
More inspiring than her words was when she did 30 one arm chin ups off one stabilizer.
“Laid the keel” is not a phrase I would’ve expected to ever be associated with Michelle. “Cleveland Steamer,” yes. “Laid the keel,” no.
Submarines are designed to go down. You know, like barry and the moose!
That Submarine is doomed!… doomed I tell you!!
As if it’s not bad enough that we lost the original U.S.S. Illinois – USS-44 (SS-155) in WWII..which was sunk by the Japanese frigate Ishigaki on October 7th 1943.. The following sailors were lost on the USS S-44 on 7 October 1943:
S1 Billy Beck
S1 Tobias Biller
LCDR Francis Brown CO
CSC Leo Butters
MoMM2 Charles Calvert
EM3 Patrick Carrier
CPhM Tom Cleverdon
S2 Thomas Cooper
MoMM1 Paul Cutright
CMoMM William Dillow
EM3 William Ellis
S1 William Erhart
ChBosn Daniel Erico
MoMM1 Rhollo Fees
Y2 Earl Ferrell
F1 David Gander
F1 Frank George
F1 Fred Giles, Jr.
S2 Frederick Gillen, Jr.
CK2 Curtis Glenn
MoMM2 Edward Godfrey
F3 Tommy Goodin
F3 Junior Green
CEM Tony Harasimowicz
MoMM2 Holly Howard
MoMM1 Nick Hugyo
GM2 Phil Jaworski
MoMM2 Clidie Johnston
MoMM2 Lyle Klink
CMoMM Arthur Miller
StM2 Herman Mitchell
TM3 William Morris
GM1 Clarence Moss
ENS Benjamin Nash
SM2 Thomas Parr, Jr.
LTJG F.K. Queen
SC2 Billy Queen
LT Robert Quinn XO
EM3 Eugene Rauch
MoMM2 Russell Rodgers
S2 Lloyd Rodin
RM3 Harry Rosenberg
MoMM2 John Rubits
F1 James Sloan, Jr.
TM3 Authur Smith
EM1 Charles Smith
CSM George Smith
RM1 John Stephens
LTJG James Stephenson, Jr.
CTM Harold Stromsoe
MoMM2 Dale Thompson
QM3 Frank Turner, Jr.
TM1 Joe Velebny
S1 Robert Warburton
S1 George Wester
F1 John Wood
Only two men escaped the sinking ship. The sole survivors were Chief Torpedoman’s Mate Ernest A. Duva and Radioman Third Class William F. Whitemore, who were picked up by the enemy destroyer. They were taken first to Paramushiro, then to the Naval Interrogation Camp at Ōfuna. The men spent the last year of World War II working in the Ashio copper mines and survived to be repatriated by the Allies at the end of the war.
Now, this nasty Sasquatch-looking bitch has jinxed it’s replacement, and tarnished it’s name. how horrible!
Tomorrow, when no one is looking, I hope some welder destroys those initials and welds a piece of metal bearing the Lord’s Prayer over that spot. The officers and men on that submarine are now going to need the Lord more than ever.
I’m still laughing Annie.
That’s going to be one cursed boat. I hope they do that, Stranded.
Sickening.
It will run on tamale ass blast gas – not nuclear power
Officials estimate it will travel about 1 nautical mile per dozen tamales
It’s rather sad that a woman whose disdain for the military is only surpassed by Hilary Clinton’s should be chosen to sponsor a military craft. No doubt Ms. Obama will consult on the sub’s menu and will have them all vegetarian in no time.
Heh, it should have been put on a barge.
It’s number 13 AND it has MO’s initials on it?? Gah, couldn’t they think of MORE ways to make it creepy?
They actually wanted to keelhaul her, but they didn’t have a winch strong enough to haul her big fat keel.
USS McRib
Mooch was laying keel – Barry was laying pipe with Reggie.
Woe be to all who sail in her. I hope that vessel is exorcised before she sails and the crew is blessed. Bad omen.
“I am going to do my job really, really well. I am going to think about you always. But more importantly, I’m going to use every fiber of my body to make sure that we live in a country that never forgets your service.”
She sounds like a toddler trying to convince her parent that she means what she says. Bitch.
I wouldn’t want to be crew on that boat. When crew is assigned and Moose learns the boat has a COB she’ll think of corn and ask for a platter. ( fyi – COB = Chief Of the Boat)
It will be her personal submersible to attack Kimland. These pictures just won’t fly.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/06/02/in-north-korea-a-young-girl-takes-aim-at-a-picture-of-president-obama/
I wonder what the poor crew will be allowed to eat? Oh, well, at least it’s not gonna be the USS Obama. (Puke, Spit)