Aircraft carrier morphing into basketball arena
In San Diego, workers have turned the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier -- the one that took Osama bin Laden's body to his burial at sea -- into a basketball arena for a special game Friday night -- Veterans Day.
Two of college basketball's top teams -- No. 1 University of North Carolina (UNC) and Michigan State -- will play on the top deck of the vessel with 7,000 people -- nearly all active military -- cheering on.
The game is a rematch of the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Championship game, which UNC won.
Ship Serviceman Jason Petty told CBS News he is especially excited for the night's event. He gets to watch his wife's cousin, Michigan State star Draymond Green, play on his ship. Then, Petty, after 18 years in the Navy, will re-enlist in front of President Obama.
Petty told CBS News, "My biggest wish or hope would be to see the president. (He and others) are our inspiration. These are the people who lead us where we need to go and that is to victory."
To watch Whitaker's full report on the game, click on the video above.
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After you read this, it should be obvious that these people who speak highly of his record are not just idiots but dishonest idiots:
In May 1968, Bush was commissioned into the Texas Air National Guard.[29] After two years of active-duty service while training,[30] he was assigned to Houston, flying Convair F-102s with the 147th Fighter Interceptor Group out of Ellington Air Force Base.[29][31] Critics, including former Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe, have alleged that Bush was favorably treated due to his father's political standing, citing his selection as a pilot despite his low pilot aptitude test scores and his irregular attendance.[32] In June 2005, the United States Department of Defense released all the records of Bush's Texas Air National Guard service, which remain in its official archives.[33]
In late 1972 and early 1973, he drilled with the 187th Tactical Reconnaissance Group of the Alabama Air National Guard, having moved to Montgomery, Alabama to work on the unsuccessful U.S. Senate campaign of Republican Winton M. Blount.[34][35] In October 1973, Bush was discharged from the Texas Air National Guard and transferred to inactive duty in the Air Force Reserve. He was honorably discharged from the Air Force Reserve on November 21, 1974.[36]
further more, as history suggests, G.W. went on a drinking binge and his Father, who raised himself up the ranks on his own credibility, pretty much gave up on him and put all his chips on his other son.
change your diapers and will talk.
I've seen dumber things on a aircraft carrier such a "mission accomplished" sign with a retard in a flight jacket.
So nice spin but not.
He never has flown an aircraft to or from an aircraft carrier.
change your diapers and will talk.
I've seen dumber things on a aircraft carrier such a "mission accomplished" sign with a retard in a flight jacket.
Try reading up a subject once in awhile before you automatically jump into your usual anti-Obama tirade:
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-1111-aircraft-carrier-basketball-20111111,0,6672064.story
Happy Veteran's Day, sourpuss.
BTW, some people are obsessed with the PRICE of EVERYTHING because they know the VALUE of NOTHING.