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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: BannedFromDU on April 30, 2009, 11:28:34 AM
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ensho Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Apr-30-09 03:47 PM
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Ship commanded by Black woman admiral rescued Maersk Alabama captain
http://www.todaysdrum.com/4650/ship-commanded-by-black-... /
Rear Admiral Michelle Howard received the assignment of leading the U.S. Navy’s counter-piracy task force just three days before the Maersk Alabama was attacked by Somalia pirates.
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there are pics
Waiiiit a minute (http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=5567435&mesg_id=5567435)
It's the usual DUmmyfest of gloating, hi-fiving, and the general relief a DUmmy feels when a balm is applied to their White Guilt.
But hold on. Let's look at the record:
Rear Admiral Michelle Howard is a 1978 graduate of Gateway High School in Aurora, Colorado. She graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1982 and from the Army’s Command and General Staff College in 1998, with a Masters in Military Arts and Sciences.
Rear Adm. Howard’s initial sea tours were aboard USS Hunley (AS 31) and USS Lexington (AVT 16). While serving on board Lexington, she received the Secretary of the Navy/Navy League Captain Winifred Collins award in May 1987. This award is given to one woman officer a year for outstanding leadership. She reported to USS Mount Hood (AE 29) as Chief Engineer in 1990 and served in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. She assumed duties as First Lieutenant on board the USS Flint (AE 32) in July 1992. In January 1996, she became the Executive Officer of USS Tortuga (LSD 46) and deployed to the Adriatic in support of Operation Joint Endeavor, a peacekeeping effort in the Former Republic of Yugoslavia. Sixty days after returning from the Mediterranean deployment, Tortuga departed on a West African Training Cruise, where the ship’s Sailors, with embarked Marines and US Coast Guard detachment, operated with the naval services of seven African nations.
She took command of USS Rushmore (LSD 47) on March 12, 1999, becoming the first African American woman to command a ship in the U.S. Navy. Rear Adm. (Sel) Howard was the Commander of Amphibious Squadron 7 from May 2004 to September 2005. Deploying with Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5, operations included tsunami relief efforts in Indonesia and maritime security operations in the North Arabian Gulf.
Her shore assignments include: Course Coordinator/Instructor for the Steam Engineering Officer of the Watch (EOOW) course; Action Officer and Navy’s liaison to the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Military Services (DACOWITS) in the Bureau of Personnel; Action Officer J-3, Global Operations, Readiness on the Joint Staff from 2001-2003; Executive Assistant to the Joint Staff Director of Operations from February 2003 to February 2004; and Deputy Director N3 on the OPNAV Staff from December 2005 to July 2006.
She was the Deputy Director, Expeditionary Warfare Division, OPNAV staff from July 2006 to December 2006, and currently serves as the Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of the Navy.
Wow, very accomplished sailor worthy of respect. (http://www.navy.mil/navydata/bios/navybio.asp?bioID=356)
Hang on a tick, though:
She took command of USS Rushmore (LSD 47) on March 12, 1999, becoming the first African American woman to command a ship in the U.S. Navy. Rear Adm. (Sel) Howard was the Commander of Amphibious Squadron 7 from May 2004 to September 2005. Deploying with Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5, operations included tsunami relief efforts in Indonesia and maritime security operations in the North Arabian Gulf.
Her shore assignments include: Course Coordinator/Instructor for the Steam Engineering Officer of the Watch (EOOW) course; Action Officer and Navy’s liaison to the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Military Services (DACOWITS) in the Bureau of Personnel; Action Officer J-3, Global Operations, Readiness on the Joint Staff from 2001-2003; Executive Assistant to the Joint Staff Director of Operations from February 2003 to February 2004; and Deputy Director N3 on the OPNAV Staff from December 2005 to July 2006.
So that would mean that her most important and consequential career move came, oh, sometime after January 2001, but BEFORE January 2009. That must mean, somehow, that it occurred under the former administration, which was headed by someone bearing a striking resemblance to this guy:
(http://blogs.sundaymercury.net/thegrassyknoll/President-George-W-Bush.jpg)
And under direct approval from this guy:
(http://www.math.cornell.edu/~numb3rs/lipa/donald_rumsfeld_350x450.jpg)
I'm sure President Bush and Secretary Rumsfeld appreciate your thanks, DUmmies.
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Great argument there, Banned.
Wonderful.
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hi5, Banned..awesome takedown!
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That's a rather impressive resume she has. I bet there aren't any DUmmies that she would tolerate under her command for more than five minutes.
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That's a rather impressive resume she has. I bet there aren't any DUmmies that she would tolerate under her command for more than five minutes.
H5 for another aspect of the irony that is DUmmy racism.
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Ship commanded by Black woman admiral rescued Maersk Alabama captain
Maybe I'm blind, but I'm just not seeing a "black woman Admiral" here...
(http://www.bainbridge.navy.mil/Site%20Images/CO.bmp)
Commander Frank Castellano, CO of the USS Bainbridge DDG-96.
Ok, ok, I know what they're trying to get at, but epic terminology fail. She commands CTF 151, not the Bainbridge.
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Let us not forget that they're chest-thumping over the fact that a black woman approved and was responsible for implementing violent action against people who would do Americans harm. This is OK with DU, since the only black woman prohibited from advancing and protecting US interests abroad is this woman:
(http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/original/condi_rice.jpg)
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Let us not forget that they're chest-thumping over the fact that a black woman approved and was responsible for implementing violent action against people who would do Americans harm. This is OK with DU, since the only black woman prohibited from advancing and protecting US interests abroad is this woman:
(http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/original/condi_rice.jpg)
Still hawter than MO
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It's been a while since I H5ed two posters in a single thread at the same time.
BFDU and Vagabond, congrats.
Said RADM probably would beat the shit out of any DUmb**** that mentioned what they have.
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Hang on a tick, though:
So that would mean that her most important and consequential career move came, oh, sometime after January 2001, but BEFORE January 2009. That must mean, somehow, that it occurred under the former administration, which was headed by someone bearing a striking resemblance to this guy:
I'm sure President Bush and Secretary Rumsfeld appreciate your thanks, DUmmies.
For the lurking DUmmies, the Flag Office Announcement would look something like this:
IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 395-06
May 04, 2006
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Flag Officer Announcements
Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld announced today that the President has made the following nominations:
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Navy Capt. Michelle J. Howard has been nominated for appointment to the rank of rear admiral (lower half). Howard is currently serving as Deputy Director, Information, Planning, and Security, N3IPS1, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.
http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=9518
Oh, wait, it would look exactly like that.
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Thu Apr-30-09 11:54 AM
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6. Countdown to first post from Freeperland stating...
"ITZ A KONSPEERACY, I TELLZ YA!!1!1"
No, it's quite normal for a Republican to promote without regard to race. Too bad Dims don't...
polmaven (1000+ posts) Thu Apr-30-09 12:02 PM
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13. What??/?/
A black woman gave the order to shoot "black Muslim teenagers"?//?/?
What was that sound? Oh, just Rush's head exploding. Nothing important
I am certainly relieved to know that they approve of this...now that they know who gave the order. ::)
BR_Parkway (1000+ posts) Thu Apr-30-09 12:31 PM
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22. C'mon Rush - you know you've got to make fun of this somehow -
African American Female? OMG, there's no target you'd rather besmirch to you (sic) idiot listeners....
African American Female...you mean, like Condi? Oh, I forgot, by your standards, she isn't "deserving" of respect, right? Even though she served under the same president that nominated Navy Capt. Michelle J. Howard. Parkway, you are a :loser2:
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A long term military veteran, lifer in my book, sounds like a better than 70-30 chance of being a Republican. :tongue:
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Still hawter than MO
And five times smarter.
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As Mike220 said, sorry but she is NOT the Commander of the ship. Here is the official site of the ship.Link (http://www.bainbridge.navy.mil/site%20pages/coc.aspx)