Harry Krause wrote:
wrote:
Skipper wrote:
Yep, you guessed it, that braindamaged POS, Jimmy Carter, was
responsible for torpedoing America's Presidential yacht, Sequoia in
1977. Jimmy dumped on many traditional American values during his rein
of terror; we lost a canal, a great national defense, and Middle East
influence while gaining stagflation and ever increasing taxation under
Carter. Yep, we owe a lot to the Dems.

http://tinyurl.com/3tjsz

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Skipper


A picture is worth a thousand distortions:

http://www.sequoiayacht.com/index.cf...t=56&GalMenu=3


Jimmy Carter managed to unload a 50-year old (back then) wooden boat
(!) and relieved the taxpayers of the increasing burden.

The Sequioa is still considered a "Presidential" yacht, and has been
used to for a number of Presidential and Executive Branch functions
over the years. The current Bush
(currant bush?..just kidding) has had the Dept of Homeland Security and
other agencies aboard Sequioa. While the boat is available for charter,
the President and Vice President have the right to comandeer the use of
the boat for personal or governmental use at any time.

One of the challenges with a "Presidential Yacht" is that its age, use,
and condition all imply a lot of things about the presidency and the
US. How does any president expect to impress the Sultan of Brunei or a
member of the House of Saud by entertaining them on a boat that is 25%
the size of their own "official" yachts and hasn't been updated for 75
years?



The boat rents for about $10,000 for a half-day.

Skipper is just on another of his quests to "trash" Jimmy Carter. If you
engage him, you're just playing his game. The only thing to do with
Skipper is slam him to the mat or ignore him.


$10,000 for half a day? That's not all that bad. I'll bet the old gal
is booked pretty steadily, especially back near DC.
Some political action group or another wants to impress big bucks
donors from the midwest? Invite them out for lunch on the "Presidential
Yacht" and those 6-figure checks would simply start fluttering out of
purses and wallets. A bit pricey for personal use, but corporations
regularly pay that much or more for perks that are a lot less
impressive.