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3 Responses to “The world is looking at the Delta Queen”

1. Michael R Muurphy Says:
   October 1st, 2008 at 3:56 pm

   Save the Delta Queen. She is not quilty of any thing.

2. Dennis Paul Habern Says:
   November 13th, 2008 at 2:24 pm

   Greetings From Germany:

   I am an American citizen, currently residing in Germany.

   While perusing the Internet, I discovered your advertise-

   ment concerning the appalling “Steamboat/Paddlewheel”

   crisis that American History is now facing. I am not

   privy to the entire ramifications in which this theme

   has been made public. I am a Social Studies/History,

   teacher; therefore, I cannot imagine any American

   politician demanding a part of our history, to be either

   destroyed or curtailed. It is not advantageous to his

   career, nor is it helpful in portraying one of the

   orginal images of American History. If it is a matter

   of upkeep or any other type of issue concerning

   protecting one facet of our American History, then,

   this conundrum should be brought to the attention of

   every American citizen. The voice of the American

   people have been heard in prior issues. This is one

   cause that the Federal Government should champion. For

   example, if the Lincoln Memorial required upkeep, would

   these same Federal employees indicate that it should be

   torn down or replaced with another theme? It is

   evident, that all Americans may have Political

   differences, but when American History is involved,

   we should all be on the same page. We know from the

   past, that neglect, unwillingness, and perhaps War,

   have been leading factors in the destruction of any

   countrys History; the Acropolis in Greece and Colosseum

   in Rome are two good examples, not forgetting the

   monuments in Egypt that were left to decay in accordance

   with weather and time. Today, we have the technology

   to ensure that our history will not be lost. In the

   past, as mentioned above, nobody really cared.

   In order to preserve our History, I believe that most

   Americans would be willing to donate at least one-

   dollar per year, from their annual income.

   That’s it from this side of the ocean.

   Hope to hear from you soon.

   Dennis P. Habern, Msgt, USAF, Retired

3. Mike Murphy Says:
   November 13th, 2008 at 3:31 pm

   Its a crying shame to what is happing to the Delta Queen. I happen to be a towboat Captain that works on the western rivers. Ohio, Mississippi river. What the simple laymen (congress) doesn’t understand is that the Queen is an “inspected” vessel. The boat I work on is uminpected, soon to be a inspected vessel. Which means as an inspected vessel the vessel has to meet the requirments of the United States Coast Guard. Which means the coast guard inspects the vessel, if the vessel does not meet the standard requirements they can have it tied up until it passes inspection. After all these years of meeting the requirments it’s all of a sudden not sea worthy. The Captains on the Queen work diligently with there company and vice versa to stay in the guide lines required. The Delta Queen has meet and is up to the standards or it wouldn’t of been running on the waterways for the years it has been. I’m telling you it has to me a union thing some one on the inside. Some little piss ain’t isn’t getting there way so they want to destroy a legacey and put honest river men and women out of a job. The Delta Queen is the river, like Peter Fonda is to Easy Rider. It’s wrong wrong wrong. If they stop the Queen it be like pulling the hot dogs and peanuts out of all the ball parks. Save the Queen.