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From Ron Martini's Submarine BBS, a post from the father of the Sailor who died on the USS San Francisco says that 60 Minutes may be preparing a story on the grounding. It'll be interesting to see how this evolves, and if they'll focus on the skill of the crew, or go for the sensational. I know which direction I'm leaning...
posted by Bubblehead at 10:29 PM
I'm Joel Kennedy -- a married, 50-something year old retired submarine officer and esophageal cancer survivor with three kids who has finally made the transition to civilian life. Politically, I'm a Radical Moderate. (If you don't like something on this blog, please E-mail me. Don't call me at home.)
5 Comments:
I'm going with the "Rove ordered the seamount moved into the San Francisco's track in order to distract the public from the failed Iraqi elections, as revealed by Congressman Hinchey" angle.
3/02/2005 11:18 PM
nimme, you've got it all wrong, its the navigation charts supplied by the Commander and Chief that were forgeries, not the CO's papers. Different track for Dan.
Former NavET
3/03/2005 7:29 AM
But wait… A Canadian blogger and expert in Photoshop proves that the charts were done in Autocad not Photoshop. The version of Autocad has a flawed seamount rendering algorithm used only in a version available during the 1990s as a Clinton Administration technology transfer to China... O Hell, I think we’re turning the Bubblehead Blog into (The other Democrat Underground) have to stop.
3/03/2005 1:55 PM
FACTS: 60 Minutes Wednesday interviewed CDR Kevin Mooney for an upcoming segment on the USS San Francisco grounding. They taped for many hours and covered nearly every aspect of the accident with special attention paid to the chart issues, the crews actions to save the ship and especially their actions to save their shipmate MM2 Joe Ashley. There was no sensationalism or bitterness in CDR Mooney's words. Unlike the Navy, he acted with honor and explained that as Captain, he was responsible for the ship regardless of external factors that contributed to the accident. David Martin, the CBS Pentagon Correspondent who conducted the interview, gave CDR Mooney numerous openings to attack the Navy, all of which he declined. He told Mr. Martin he should address questions about the Navy's and other government agencies' shortcomings to those organizations. 60 Minutes also plans to interview crewmembers when and if the Navy makes them available (the Navy says it will after the investigation is released). Since CBS gets to "edit" the interview and juxtapose any picture, sound effect or voice-over, we won't know if they focus on sensationalism until they air the piece.
4/26/2005 6:18 PM
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