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2014-06-29 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Army's Apache under assault: PC police call helicopter's name racist

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Posted by Fred 2014-06-29 12:07|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

Bell UH-1 Iroquis

Posted by Besoeker 2014-06-29 12:18|| 2014-06-29 12:18|| Front Page Top

#2 Also need to take the "Indian" out of Indiana, the state seal of Massachusetts, re-name the Dakotas, etc. 'cause someone might be offended.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2014-06-29 13:20|| 2014-06-29 13:20|| Front Page Top

#3 I'm sure if the elite look hard enough, they will find some American Indian who will claim to be offended.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2014-06-29 13:21|| 2014-06-29 13:21|| Front Page Top

#4 what about offense at a Democrat Senator who falsely claimed Indian Heritage to advance in academia and government? Anyone offended at that besides me?

Posted by Frank G 2014-06-29 13:26|| 2014-06-29 13:26|| Front Page Top

#5 It wasn't a false claim, Frank, because she FELT she was Indian.

Posted by Glenmore 2014-06-29 13:27|| 2014-06-29 13:27|| Front Page Top

#6 misquote a movie quote - that journalist don't know anything more about real battle than they do about fornicating

Posted by OldSpook 2014-06-29 15:03|| 2014-06-29 15:03|| Front Page Top

#7 So the USS John F. Kennedy is an insult to JFK, and the Bradley IFV (thats a tank to you simon) is an insult to General Omar Bradley? This is war, not meterball where after 90 minutes of footsie the game ties and the guys go hug up and wear each others' clothes; badass machines need badass names.

And here's the problem folks, when you AC agitator wants to show he is down for the cause but comes up with doozies only when he is invited to a party, and this is what he comes up with, the Prious of Paper - and if you think that is a compliment or even think of spinning that, your time would be better spent renectoring your irony beard. Next time I get a coffee there better be a double-white white latte named The Waxman.

Posted by swksvolFF 2014-06-29 16:42|| 2014-06-29 16:42|| Front Page Top

#8 An Apache workout re-run. Be advised, viewing not for the squeamish.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-06-29 16:50|| 2014-06-29 16:50|| Front Page Top

#9 Another episode of the Jetsons vs the Flintstones.

Posted by Bangkok Billy 2014-06-29 18:26|| 2014-06-29 18:26|| Front Page Top

#10 I like watching the Apachies work.

And yes the name was given in reverence and respect to that tribe. Nothing racist about it.

Posted by DarthVader 2014-06-29 20:54|| 2014-06-29 20:54|| Front Page Top

#11 Marxists and tyrants hate a courageous, strong, free society. They want their servants to be servants indebted completely to them.

Wisdom from American Indian Nations.

Those who have one foot in the canoe, and one foot in the boat, are going to fall into the river.

Seek wisdom, not knowledge. Knowledge is of the past, Wisdom is of the future.

Don't let yesterday use up too much of today.

There is no death, only a change of worlds.

Give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way.

Treat the earth well. It was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children.

Looking behind, I am filled with gratitude,
looking forward, I am filled with vision,
looking upwards I am filled with strength,
looking within, I discover peace
~ Quero Apache Prayer

Posted by Thineng Angailet7166 2014-06-29 21:43|| 2014-06-29 21:43|| Front Page Top

#12 The name Oklahoma comes from the Choctaw phrase okla humma, literally meaning 'red people'.

We can ban that next....

Posted by Mullah Richard 2014-06-29 22:10|| 2014-06-29 22:10|| Front Page Top

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