Comments on: Geeky Moment: The Gerald R. Ford Class Aircraft Carrier

By: steve

steve — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:55:49 +0000

@Cynical Synapse: C-S, thanks for the factoid. I didn't realize only two classes of carriers named after U.S. presidents. I did, however, do a grade school report on President Ford and the big point of the report was how he was the only President not elected to the White House.

By: Cynical Synapse

Cynical Synapse — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:04:25 +0000

Interestingly, only 2 classes of carriers have been named after US presidents: John F. Kennedy and Gerald R. Ford. And another less realized fact: Gerald R. Ford is the only president who was not elected to the White House. Nixon appointed him to be Vice President when Spiro Agnew resigned and Ford became President when Nixon also resigned.

Here’s hoping all that high-tech stuff works and doesn’t run into too many cost overruns. I can already hear the naysayers warming up with more Chevy Chase style crap if that happens.

By: steve

steve — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:18:18 +0000

@Dewey From Detroit: Agreed. That is why I was happy to see the Navy honor President Ford with not only naming an Aircraft Carrier after him, but naming an entire class of carriers after him.

By: Dewey From Detroit

Dewey From Detroit — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:36:32 +0000

Gerald Ford was an intelligent statesmam, from an era when that was not an oxymoron. Unfortunately he will be known to an entire generation only as a stumbling idiot thanks to Chevy Chase and the rest of leftists at SNL. Makes me grateful for the “alternative” channels available today via the internet blogosphere.

By: steve

steve — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:11:44 +0000

@Matt: I really worry about that. You know, with all the bowing, apologizing and dithering Obama has been doing of late.