Friends, the majestic Zeppelin may be making a comeback, as a startup in California has built and flown a giant, rigid dirigible named Pathfinder 1, which is the first time anyone has done so since...the 1930s. Apparently, the airship industry suffered a significant P.R. setback in the 30s. Not sure what that's all about, but I've always loved the idea of airships, and I hope they get a second chance. I, for one, would love to be a passenger on a luxury airship. I think the touristic potential is immense.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250214-pathfinder-1-the-airship-that-could-usher-in-a-new-age
In other news, the "Gulf of America" continues to win new converts. On the other hand, the Associated Press has dug in its heels and refuses to despoil the Gulf by calling it by its Trumpian moniker. As a result, the A.P. has been banned from Trump's presence. I say: it's not enough! The A.P. ought to be banned from AMERICA altogether, including the Gulf of America. They're welcome to visit Mexico, of course. Who's with me???
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/02/15/apple-maps-renames-gulf-of-mexico-gulf-of-america/
Before I forget, did I mention that I've been lighting up the airwaves this weekend, enlightening radio listeners far and wide about the accomplishments of the Trump-Musk imperium? Oh yes! You won't want to miss this week's Newsmakers show -- especially the part featuring ME!
I think the Hindenburg exploding and burning 36 people to death is more than a PR setback.
ReplyDeleteAs far as "Gulf of America," while Apple and Google have bent the knee, most Americans don't care about the name change because it doesn't bring down prices. Plus, the name will go back to Gulf of Mexico in 2028 when the Whitmer-Ossoff administration assumes power.
Rod
Hey Rod,
ReplyDeleteWhat if that Whitmer-Ossoff adminstration does not assume power? Got backup choices for 2028?
Yes, Josh Shapiro at the top of the ticket with Ruben Gallego or Ro Khanna as the VP. I'd like to see Buttigieg run, but his children are young, so I think he will wait until 2036 when the twins are teens (and he's still a young guy).
DeleteRod
Dr. Waddy from Jack: The Hindenburg explosion resulted finally from the use of (I think) hydrogen inflation because of an "unavailability "of far less flammable helium gas. But more than one U.S. airship of the time succumbed to bad weather. After all, an airship cannot hasten to exit bad weather as can a jet airliner. Perhaps, because we have unlimited supplies of fossil fuels, we ought to rely on the now proven suitability of modern aviation when we choose to venture into the high stratosphere.
ReplyDeleteAlso, the fact that California is promoting this idea discredits it in my view. What's next? The return of the clipper ships? Perhaps even the Pinta, Nina and Santa Maria , I say only in half jest. No doubt California would have latter three heading east, back to medieval Spain.
Dr. Waddy from Jack : A plague on the AP. That once honorable entity has disgraced itself beyond measure with its unapologetic snidely leftist slant on the news. Its Gulf of America! What more dominant authority has that distantly obscure bestower of that now superseded title than that of our President, pray?Historically, had it been merely that the Gulf had actually been dominated by unstable Mexico, it would have undergone many changes. How about the Gulf of Napoleon or the Gulf of Britannia , of Bourbon , of Hohenzollern or even Trotsky? But since our fifth President, it has not been so. Go figure, to those who chide.
ReplyDeleteDr. Waddy from Jack: Hooray for the White House discredititation of an obsequiously far left prejudiced AP , despite their historic importance. AP is a prime example of the corrosive effect on honored institutions casually worked by the far left in its ongoing effort to bring our civilization to a crashing collapse.The administration is endorsed by its banning of this regrettably captured entity, the AP.
ReplyDeleteRAY TO DR. WADDY
ReplyDeleteZeppelin travel is a real possibility, and with a Mayor Pete win in 2036, hopefully a reality. With his experience and expertise as Secretary of Transportation under President Joe "Numb Nuts" Biden, slower (but luxurious) air travel will blossom.
I think "Sweetie Pie Guys in The Sky" is certainly an option for the private company who will run the advanced tech Zeppelins, with each huge airship named after a prominent LGBTQ person.
Just a guess, but I suspect that aerodynamics will favor penis shaped Zeppelins. Wow! I can hardly wait. I'm so happy just thinking about a future with Zeppelins filling our skies, I could just shit! Sorry, I meant ANALyze the situation.
Dr. Waddy from Jack: I hope the dem party descends into that redolent reach reserved for those who would sell out a good but unforgiveably imperfect nation - a NATION with ALL that means! But, just for ducks, lets do some frivolous speculation:
ReplyDeleteThe dems' best prospect in this agonizingly early time in their exile would be Fetterman-Shapiro or the reverse.Yeah, they are both from not really dem PA, but then, the dems may have to do that which sears them to the far leftist core; that is, either find the means to mimic common sense or undergo serious rehabilitation for a return to that virtue. And they are but newly embarked deep into their sour wilderness. But then, why should America trust a party so tentatively returned to sanity?How very much better to trust a Maga which fought its way against the most vicious of political gangsterism to redeem the country with rational administration. Every executive order made by DJT clarifies and underscores the absurdity of the far left presumption which it contradicts. And every desperate resort to ad hominem answer expectorated by the far left but endorses it. Let those of good will and good sense understandably conned by today's dem party repair to a majority setting which has plenty of room for them and leave the spent radical husk of that once creditable party wither! America is entering upon a revival of its fundamental integrity and worthiness and those who have spent the last 60 years striving to undermine it may as well give up! They have no place in it save to serve as a forbidding example.
If the dems have any credibility after having been discredited as they stand to be in the near future (2026) they might as well elevate oh, anyone in 2028. They are newly entered into their deserved sour wilderness
My last paragraph was inadvertently misplaced . Jack
ReplyDeleteRay from Jack: Oh no! Let the devotees of Baron Von Munchausen and his fantastic hotter than air vehicles rise to the fore. The Pacific breezes which grace CA in more ways than one would guide them to political correctness and all would be well!
ReplyDeleteRod, I agree with you: President Whitmer, as her first official act, would give Mexico whatever it wants, and she'd probably trample the American flag underfoot too. Thanks for the timely warning!
ReplyDeleteRod, I notice that both your dream tickets include a Jew, but there was a good reason why Harris didn't take that risk in '24. You think that the Muslims and the Jews will have buried the hatchet by '28? I don't.
Jack, California has nothing to do with sponsoring the renaissance in giant airships. The company happens to be based there -- that's all. And it's my understanding that modern technologies have solved many of the, uhh, risks involved in airshippery in olden days.
Jack, I think the Gulf of Hohenzollern has a nice ring to it. I still say, though, that everything ought to be named after Trump. The Gulf of America should be the Trump of Trump. I see no potential downsides...
The Trumpian broadside against the A.P. is, of course, just the beginning of a long war between Trump and the MSM. It's a nice way to set the tone, I feel.
Ray, you scamp! I hadn't considered it, but you're right that filling the skies with giant silver penises could create a high comfort level among leftists for the return of the Zeppelin. Possibly even Rod is ready to get on the bandwagon?
Jack, if the Dems get shellacked in '26, the party might be ready to explode or implode once and for all. Let's do everything in our power to bring it about!