Laura Bush christens ship

[Cocoa]

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/ny-bc-ct--laurabush-submari0731jul31,0,3827790.story?coll=ny-ap-regional-wire

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- First lady Laura Bush christened a $2.2 billion nuclear-powered attack submarine named after her home state of Texas on Saturday, cracking a bottle of American sparkling wine against the hull on her first try.

"May all who board her be forever blessed and may all who encounter her upon the seas remember, 'Don't mess with Texas,"' she said at the ceremony at the Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard.

With President Bush hitting the campaign trail this weekend in Ohio and Pennsylvania, Laura Bush said he gave her important advice before the big day: "Laura, whatever you do, don't miss."

"I promised George I would put those years of watching the Texas Rangers to good use today," she said.

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[Fenris]

1. Let the record show that Laura Bush knows how to crack a wine bottle.

:D

[jeff30997]

2. She threw the bottle so hard that the sub sank.

:evilgrin:

[The Zanti Regent]

15. Was the magnum filled with Valium?

If it was, how much did Laura help herself to?

[DustMolecule]

3. All I can say is.....

*yucky* :eyes: "....wove, truuuuuuuue wove......is what brings us 2-gether 2-day"

Laura Bush said he gave her important advice before the big day: "Laura, whatever you do, don't miss."

"I promised George I would put those years of watching the Texas Rangers to good use today," she said.

[Pachamama]

4. OMG-A Sinking Ship for Sure! n/t

[Brian Morans]

5. I must have misread

At a glance, thought it said "Laura Bush crispens shit". Twisted.

[Sporadicus]

6. Noticed it Said 'Sparkling Wine' - not Champagne

God forbid they should use a bottle of Frog Water to christen a murrican combatant vessel.

[thebigidea]

7. "I do declare thee the U.S.S. Xanax ..."

"... by the power vested in my husband by the Soo-preme court..."

[tabasco]

8. She later christened another killing machine - her car.

This lady gives me the creeps.

[NeoConsSuck]

14. You got that right...

http://www.childbutcher.com/

[Skip Intro]

9. Whooop Dee Fucking Doo

you really are an irreplaceable asset to our nation in these perilous times, laura

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Apologies to any DUer offended by my language in this post

[shanti]

16. exactly!

big whoop!

[The_Casual_Observer]

10. Actually, the wine bottle was broken on a special rig

that was attached to the hull. It appears to include some kind of knife attachment to ensure a clean break. I wonder what all that shit cost the tax payer.

[RememberWellstone]

11. Borrowed stash.

The bottle was actually taken from her daughters personal stash...she has a collection of her daughters' wine, beer and champagne caches.

[ItsThePeopleStupid]

13. and what does this say about our submarines? n/t

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

12. How can the bride of the Anti-Christ "Christen" anything?

[Zorro]

17. Laura broke George's heart today

wasting a bottle of wine like that.

[goclark]

18. What's with all the fancy ships?

Nancy R. cracked a bottle last month and now Laura.

As much as I understand that we have to be ready to defend Amerka, these ships are leaving a Lot of Children Behind. They cost Billions.

If we are preparing to fight the terrorists on the homeland why do we need ships?

Or, are we preparing to invade Iran etc., etc.,

[Sabriel]

19. I christen thee..."Bullship!"

Perhaps, like her husband, it'll never see any military action but instead will hide in out-of-the-way harbors, failing its seaworthiness test....

[NMDemDist2]

20. interesting no one mentioned the big sign there

Northrup Grumman

The defense contractor posted double-digit gains in sales and net income, largely due to increased sales of IT services to the government.

Stronger sales of IT services to the government helped defense contractor Northrop Grumman post double-digit gains in sales and net income during the second quarter, the company said Thursday.
Northrop Grumman's IT unit increased sales 9% year-over-year to $1.22 billion during the three months ended June 30, according to the company. Government IT sales increased 13% on the strength of several major contracts, including a $337 million deal to build a secure data network for the Department of Homeland Security and a $25 million deal to create a document-management system for the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Overall, Northrop Grumman said second-quarter sales increased 11% to $7 billion while net income increased 44% to $295 million. Earnings per share increased 44% to 79 cents.
By Paul McDougall

http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=26100593&tid=13692


this is another interesting little link on the hosts of the party there.. http://www.pogo.org/p/contracts/c/co-030611-northropgrumman.html

[daleo]

21. She seems to have grown a bit around "amidships"

I don't normally like to comment on the appearance of politician's spouses, but the dress doesn't exactly flatter her in that picture. It goes well with the champagne flying around, though.