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| UW's student senate reject memorial for alumnus "Pappy" Boyington |
| 2006-02-14 |
| Un-fricken-believable. EFL... The University of Washington's student senate rejected a memorial for alumnus Gregory "Pappy" Boyington of "Black Sheep Squadron" fame amid concerns a military hero who shot down enemy planes was not the right kind of person to represent the school. Student senator Jill Edwards, according to minutes of the student government's meeting last week, said she "didn't believe a member of the Marine Corps was an example of the sort of person UW wanted to produce." Ashley Miller, another senator, argued "many monuments at UW already commemorate rich white men." Senate member Karl Smith... said "the resolution should commend Colonel Boyington's service, not his killing of others." The senate's decision was reported first by Seattle radio talk-host Kirby Wilbur of KVI, whose listeners were "absolutely incensed," according to producer Matt Haver. Brent Ludeman, president of the university's College Republicans, told WND in an e-mail the decision "reflects poorly on the university." |
| Posted by:Yosemite Sam |
| #26 I was pretty f***ing stupid at that age. Hopefully, they'll grow out of it. |
| Posted by: DMFD 2006-02-14 22:40 |
| #25 Ship'em to the workers paradise of North Korea. Tell them its a natural, organic, |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2006-02-14 21:11 |
| #24 The government should cut all federal funding, grants and scholarships to the school, any students currently in classes there should be told they need not apply for any government work and the student senators who voted for not having the memorial should be stripped of citizenship thrown out of the country. Personally I would prefer they be tarred, feathered and set on fire, but it's Valentine's day so I'm restraining myself. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2006-02-14 21:06 |
| #23 ..the decision "reflects poorly on the university." That's putting it lightly. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2006-02-14 20:29 |
| #22 Folks, odds are the only exposure to Boyington these brats have had is TV-Land reruns of "Blacksheep Squadron". When they think of him, they're thinking of Robert Conrad. Actually, I doubt they even have that much exposure. Their knowledge of WWII no doubt consists of the socialist talking point that the US went into Europe to secure markets and into the Pacific out of racist hatred of the Japanese. As for the planes -- I've always loved the P-38 myself. Beautiful, odd-looking planes. Close to the epitome of pre-jet technology, and indespensible in the Pacific. One book I read about them had a story about a P-38 attacking a convoy in France. The pilot was so low, one wing hit a phone pole. He flew back to England. THAT'S an airplane. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2006-02-14 19:38 |
| #21 Ok Ok JFM. Heh. We're talking about a 9.7 vs a 9.5 on the sweet sound scoring system. A R-R Merlin engine was a jewel in itself. I saw one being rebuilt in England. Talk about a packed powerhouse! |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2006-02-14 18:49 |
| #20 Ashley Miller - "many monuments at UW already commemorate rich white men." Except that Papy Boyngton was an Indian. Look at his features and moe importantly at his biography. There's nothing sweeter than the sound of an F4U's Pratt & Whitney R-2800 supercharged engine doing a low pass nearby.. I know something sweeter: the sound of a Rolls Royce Merlin. The Rolls Royce Merlin was the engine who equipped the Spittfire and the Hurricane during Battle of Britain so it impeded Germany winning the war, later when unescorted 8th Air Force's bombers were being massacred (25% lossesper mission) it made the Mustang a great fighter from one who was only fair (with Allison engine). And it was the Merlin engined Mustangs who swept the Luftwaffe from German skies thus paving the way for D-Day. (1) The Melins used in 1944 were 60% more powerful than the 1940 models. |
| Posted by: JFM 2006-02-14 17:48 |
| #19 BH Ha! Don't you know it!! RWH You nailed it right on the head. Amen |
| Posted by: Yosemite Sam 2006-02-14 17:24 |
| #18 One of the biggest problems with modern universities is that they are populated by drones, useless people take degrees in things that leave them totally unemployable. You notice that the dickwads that make these grand pronouncements are never engineering or science students, always women's studies or pick your ethnicity studies. Just kids wasting their fathers money. |
| Posted by: RWV 2006-02-14 17:13 |
| #17 Pappy Boyington was an American Indian. I am always awed at the courage and patriotism shown by this sector of our great nation. |
| Posted by: Whaling Unoluth7781 2006-02-14 16:34 |
| #16 That pic in #10 is exactly what you'd expect if someone asked " you wanna see a real bow-wow leftist bitch?" She's only got clevage between her two from teeth and ankles. Pappy doesn't need a memorial at UW. UW is already lost to the left and islam. better to go to hillsdale college in michigan and make the same offer. they'd be proud to put up a memorial to pappy. defense of the homeland will start approx. in the middle and move out from there. |
| Posted by: Mark Z 2006-02-14 16:25 |
| #15 Yosemite Sam, from the smile I'd say she'd welcome a memorial to Seabiscuit. |
| Posted by: BH 2006-02-14 16:12 |
| #14 Pappy spent the end of the war in a Japanese prison camp outside of Tokyo. The Japanese didn't kill him (as they did so many prisoners). If the Japanese can forgive him why can't Ms Marxist? |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2006-02-14 16:00 |
| #13 The University of Washington's student senate rejected a memorial for alumnus Gregory "Pappy" Boyington of "Black Sheep Squadron" fame amid concerns a military hero who shot down enemy planes was not the right kind of person to represent the school. Somehow I think ole Pappy would agree. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps. Go phuech yourselves "student senators." |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-02-14 15:56 |
| #12 No surprise here, she is living in the pea and lentil capitol of the world. There are entirely too many insecticides drifting across the area. Dements the mind you know. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2006-02-14 15:44 |
| #11 There's nothing sweeter than the sound of an F4U's Pratt & Whitney R-2800 supercharged engine doing a low pass nearby....We had one at the Elmendorf AFB airshow a few years ago. Great airplane. 13-ft+ diameter propeller disc. Serious unit. On topic of the denial of the memorial...These people are living in a fantisy world. A lot of good people never were able to become successful adults with families because they died defending this country from some nasty homocidal people. Have we as a people become too contented and cosy, resting on the laurels of those that worked their asses off and died so that we would be spared their hell? I have taught my children that freedom is not free --- more freedom, more responsibility. There ain't no such thing as a free lunch. I don't know if I am more saddened or disgusted by this ignorant and short-sighted behavior. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2006-02-14 15:31 |
| #10 Ashley Miller - "many monuments at UW already commemorate rich white men." Some how I'm not surprised. |
| Posted by: Yosemite Sam 2006-02-14 15:17 |
| #9 re # 4: USAF didn't come into being until afte WWII, by then the Coarsair was no longer front page news. And agree w/ #: yes indeedy doo, one of the sweetest aircraft to ever grace a fly-by. "radial engines in the morning make me horny" |
| Posted by: USN, ret. 2006-02-14 15:10 |
| #8 The F4U was a Navy and Marine Corps plane exclusively as far as I know; I think Br'er Rabbit was using the term "airforce" more generically. (I'm more of a P-51 kinda guy myself, but the Corsair's still one sweet machine.) |
| Posted by: Mike 2006-02-14 15:06 |
| #7 Mao at least gets the concept of killing one's enemies... |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2006-02-14 14:59 |
| #6 Nah, Stalin was a white guy. But Mao is a definite possibility in her eyes. |
| Posted by: Desert Blondie 2006-02-14 14:51 |
| #5 Maybe she would pefer Pol-Pot, or Stalin, or Kimmie-boy-the-baby-killer? Sounds like they might be her 'hero's. You know sometimes I think we should spend a few years in a Socialist or Totalitarian system so these people will know what it feels like.... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2006-02-14 14:40 |
| #4 Did the Air Force ever fly them?? I believer you might be refering to mah beloved Corps |
| Posted by: macofromoc 2006-02-14 13:40 |
| #3 You got that right Mike. One of the finest planes to grace our airforce. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2006-02-14 13:25 |
| #2 "the resolution should commend Colonel Boyington's service, not his killing of others." I wonder what he thinks wartime service consists of? |
| Posted by: Thomotle Pheling3804 2006-02-14 13:24 |
| #1 Fools! They could've had an F4U Corsair overfly the marching band during the halftime show. . . . |
| Posted by: Mike 2006-02-14 13:09 |