From: Gene McAloon 

On Mon, 09 Aug 2004 08:16:53 +0200, Phil Payne
 wrote:

>> I also look at from the Commander in Chief role.  It is a great
>> morale boost for the crew and truthfully for the Navy as a whole to see
>> the President catch a ride aboard that way. At least the way it was seen
>> by myself and my peers.
>
>The rest of the world thought he was a posing prat.

As did many Americans and I don't doubt many/most of the sailors aboard
that carrier. Even a nineteen year old sailor is not so na‹ve he can't
recognize a dumb grandstanding stunt when he sees it.

People like George swell with patriotic pride when seeing such things, but
for most of us such stunts are simply an embarrassment, unworthy the office
of president of the US.

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