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Poor old Navy skipper

I am surprised that there is such a fuss being made about the captain of the USS Enterprise. I mean, there is tons of masturbation going on aboard any Navy ship that size, chockablock with healthy young sailors. If you could harness that hand power, the vessel probably could do 60 knots even with a ...

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I am surprised that there is such a fuss being made about the captain of the USS Enterprise. I mean, there is tons of masturbation going on aboard any Navy ship that size, chockablock with healthy young sailors. If you could harness that hand power, the vessel probably could do 60 knots even with a strong headwind. Are they banned from making fun about it? As for gay slurs, I don't know. Here's a possible defense: What if he contends that he himself is gay -- would that be kind of like Poles telling Polish jokes?

I am surprised that there is such a fuss being made about the captain of the USS Enterprise. I mean, there is tons of masturbation going on aboard any Navy ship that size, chockablock with healthy young sailors. If you could harness that hand power, the vessel probably could do 60 knots even with a strong headwind. Are they banned from making fun about it? As for gay slurs, I don’t know. Here’s a possible defense: What if he contends that he himself is gay — would that be kind of like Poles telling Polish jokes?

Thomas E. Ricks covered the U.S. military from 1991 to 2008 for the Wall Street Journal and then the Washington Post. He can be reached at ricksblogcomment@gmail.com. Twitter: @tomricks1
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