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swag

(26,487 posts) Fri Feb 10, 2012, 05:56 PM Feb 2012

Navy Names Ship for Gabrielle Giffords

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Navy Names Ship for Gabrielle Giffords (Original Post) swag Feb 2012 OP

Right on! K&N n/t NMDemDist2 Feb 2012 #1

Cool era veteran Feb 2012 #2

I don't like naming ships for people who are alive Confusious Feb 2012 #3

If I were Gabby Giffords- WhoIsNumberNone Feb 2012 #4

Perfect. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #5

NMDemDist2

(49,313 posts)

1. Right on! K&N n/t

Reply to swag (Original post)

Fri Feb 10, 2012, 05:57 PM

Feb 2012

era veteran

(4,069 posts)

2. Cool

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Fri Feb 10, 2012, 06:03 PM

Feb 2012

Confusious

(8,317 posts)

3. I don't like naming ships for people who are alive

Reply to swag (Original post)

Fri Feb 10, 2012, 06:24 PM

Feb 2012

Or recently deceased. There should be a waiting period of oh, 50 years or so.

No didn't like carriers being named after presidents, don't like this.

On edit, I also don't like public buildings being named after the living or recently deceased either. Or any building built with federal or state money.

WhoIsNumberNone

(7,875 posts)

4. If I were Gabby Giffords-

Reply to swag (Original post)

Fri Feb 10, 2012, 06:49 PM

Feb 2012

The only ship I'd want named after me would be a hospital ship.

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

5. Perfect.

Reply to swag (Original post)

Sat Feb 11, 2012, 11:32 AM

Feb 2012

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