Surprised he didn't rename it Hope The Terrorists Win Mountain. Emperor Obama has issued another fatwa , and this time it is about how it's no longer okay for North America's highest peak, which is locatedright in the middle of Ohioin Alaska, to be named after President William McKinley, but rather, it
A pedant with a slight amount of dyslexia? I was being pedantic about "native", and attacking my spelling errors is not a valid argument to my comment.
I haven't called it Mt. McKinley since elementary school. It's Denali, and Ohioans who are butthurt about this are in Denial. Even more good AK news: http://ecowatch.com/2015/09...
Many of the people who live in Missouri call it Mizzorah. I don't even want to think about how many of my fellow New Yorkers pronounce our state name (although worse offenders live in NJ).
I am now officially embarrassed to admit I was born in Ohio. But luckily, my parents wised up, and we moved out before wingnuttery took hold, and we're now living in a state where one can legally smoke pot er, read Wonkette.
So....outside of Alaska this mountain has been known as Mt. McKinley for 100 years. Ohio is proud of President McKinley as they should be and to change the name...kinda'...hurts. Do you think somewhere in your sarcastic judgmental tirade you could find some understanding about THAT?? Scheech.
Now...having said that...the mountain is in Alaska. They should be able to name it whatever they want to name it. The rest of the States should respect THAT.
Also...and last thing...it shouldn't be the prerogative of the Feds to name the mountain in the first place, let alone re-name it. The Feds shouldn't be able to rename our cement corn cob thing, the landmarks or anything else in our State.
OK, one last thing. The Alaskan mountain isn't named after an Ohioan, it's named after a US President.
Alaska is a US State, technically at the time it was a territory. But it's not like we are naming things in Alaska after "some guy from Ohio". He was the President of the United States! I think it's OK that something in one of the States be named after someone who represented the States (and territories).
See my comments below regarding the naming rights to begin with...
McKinley was a US President. Does it not make sense for the USGS to name a mountain in the United States after him? After 100 years of being proud that the highest peak in the United States is named after a President that happened to come from your state can you not see that they would be resistant to the change. Why is this so hard to understand??
Look - I live in Ohio - name it Denali. I think it's great that it carry a name that will make Alaskans proud. The mountain is in Alaska. I'm cool with that. Just try and understand why it might upset people here in Ohio or anywhere outside Alaska. We have known it as Mt. McKinley for 100 years. Stop calling people names over it and have some understanding. Just because it doesn't bother YOU doesn't mean that it "shouldn't" bother other people. Scheech.
A pedant with a slight amount of dyslexia? I was being pedantic about "native", and attacking my spelling errors is not a valid argument to my comment.
You're right, of course. I guess I'm too eager to mock St. Ronnie.
I haven't called it Mt. McKinley since elementary school. It's Denali, and Ohioans who are butthurt about this are in Denial. Even more good AK news: http://ecowatch.com/2015/09...
1980 is when they changed the park name.
PA has Blue Balls and Beaver Falls, Intercourse and Paradise. Some of them are near each other geograpically.
Many of the people who live in Missouri call it Mizzorah. I don't even want to think about how many of my fellow New Yorkers pronounce our state name (although worse offenders live in NJ).
These folks will try to help: http://www.amrg.org Srsly.
Mark Hanna?
I am now officially embarrassed to admit I was born in Ohio. But luckily, my parents wised up, and we moved out before wingnuttery took hold, and we're now living in a state where one can legally smoke pot er, read Wonkette.
So....outside of Alaska this mountain has been known as Mt. McKinley for 100 years. Ohio is proud of President McKinley as they should be and to change the name...kinda'...hurts. Do you think somewhere in your sarcastic judgmental tirade you could find some understanding about THAT?? Scheech.
Now...having said that...the mountain is in Alaska. They should be able to name it whatever they want to name it. The rest of the States should respect THAT.
Also...and last thing...it shouldn't be the prerogative of the Feds to name the mountain in the first place, let alone re-name it. The Feds shouldn't be able to rename our cement corn cob thing, the landmarks or anything else in our State.
OK, one last thing. The Alaskan mountain isn't named after an Ohioan, it's named after a US President.
Alaska is a US State, technically at the time it was a territory. But it's not like we are naming things in Alaska after "some guy from Ohio". He was the President of the United States! I think it's OK that something in one of the States be named after someone who represented the States (and territories).
See my comments below regarding the naming rights to begin with...
Good day.
Was so murderous because he was born in Detroit?
Thanks for the giggle.
Still love her song.
McKinley was a US President. Does it not make sense for the USGS to name a mountain in the United States after him? After 100 years of being proud that the highest peak in the United States is named after a President that happened to come from your state can you not see that they would be resistant to the change. Why is this so hard to understand??
Look - I live in Ohio - name it Denali. I think it's great that it carry a name that will make Alaskans proud. The mountain is in Alaska. I'm cool with that. Just try and understand why it might upset people here in Ohio or anywhere outside Alaska. We have known it as Mt. McKinley for 100 years. Stop calling people names over it and have some understanding. Just because it doesn't bother YOU doesn't mean that it "shouldn't" bother other people. Scheech.
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