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Hurricane Season May Prove Theory About Racist Storm Names
- Posted on September 4, 2010 at 10:39am by
Scott Baker
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While guest hosting for Rush Limbaugh this week, Mark Steyn explored the meteorological musings of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX).
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Comments (89)
ironcowboy
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 3:46pmSpeaking of unusual names, on the grounds of the Franklin Indiana courthouse is a memorial to Veterans of the Union Army who died in the Civil War. One man who died was, Private, Bottom Top.
Report Post »ironcowboy
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 3:40pmI lived through Hurricane Hugo Chaves in 1989; at least it was a Latin American name. I would vote for Hurricane Obama, Waters, or Sharpton.
As to a hurricane name after a French person, I predict that it will come on strong at first, and look quite threatening, but once it gets near the US, it will quickly change course and retreat.
Report Post »Rickfromillinois
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 3:30pmSheila Jackson Lee was the same one who gave a long speech last month about how North and South Viet Nam still manage to get along despite their differences. She didn’t even know that South Viet Nam was overrun and then absorbed by North Viet Nam in 1975. Of course this brilliant states person is on the Foreign Relations Committee.
Report Post »ron the veteran
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 3:55pmall she cares about is the commies won. they never want to talk about the millions who were slaughtered after we pulled out. all they ever see is big bad america stepping on another small country. they never count the innocent people killed unless its us who happen to kill them while trying to kill or capture bad guys. its ok if some hugo chaves murders his rivals so he can inslave his people as long as he says hes helping the poor. these people are a danger to the world not just our country. we cannot sit back and let this happen. we must put these people in jail. they are a cancer to this great nation and the world.
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 2:29pmthat is so true, let’s give them all African names like Lakeysha and Latoya.
on a humorous note, seen in an old 1900s census: a baby born, a girl,
Report Post »named ” FORMICA DINETTE {Johnson” or whatever it was, we were laughing too hard to notice the surname}
Gigantopithecus
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 2:13pmBwahahahahaahahaa – Hurricane Laquisha – you libturds crack me up!!!!!! I would vote to name the next hurricane “Hurricane Barack” the biggest disaster in the history of the United States!!!!
Report Post »Q
Posted on September 5, 2010 at 6:24pmsoooo true
Report Post »faktchekr
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 2:10pmmass quantities of eye rolling…I can’t believe this woman was elected never mind elected repeatedly. God save us from the ignoroids that vote for these people…
Report Post »Akira Gomi
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 1:29pmWhat is up with these progressive, are they fomenting an eventual race war? WTH, names of a Huricane? For crying out loud, they need to shut the hell up and set down and quit drinking the haterade..
Report Post »Jack007
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 1:13pmWell I guess William Thomas that played Buckwheat on “Our Gang” will most certainly be oh so proud to have (Hurricane Buckwheat) named after him! Life is Good.
Report Post »VanGrungy
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 1:11pmI’m going to start the game… Please keep the Alphabet going sequentially..
Hurricane Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi (1947–2004), cofounder of Hamas
Report Post »veritas51322
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 1:10pmShe has a point. Perhaps ALL Atlantic storms should have African names as they most all originate off the west coast of Africa.
Report Post »Gigantopithecus
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 2:18pmYeah, Sheila Jackson has a point – SHE’S AN IDIOT.
Report Post »ron the veteran
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 3:41pmyep she gets my vote for idiot.
Report Post »Statesman
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 1:09pmJust imagine the outrage if a number of storms had names like, Janeka, Latoria, Takira, or after guys with names like, Jimarcus, or Kadema, and one of them turned out to be the storm of the century. Then you’d hear screaming in the streets about being racist to name God awful storms aster poor innocent black people.
Those who cry racism are the racist 9 times out of 10.
Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.
Report Post »Debrabate
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 1:15pmThe storm names would be too hard for people to pronounce if they did that LOL
Report Post »Drydave
Posted on September 10, 2010 at 7:13pmImagine what would have been said if Katrina had been named LaToya? It’s a scary shame that you come to expect these kinds of stupid comments and concerns from our illustrious elected (again and again and again) representatives. It’s a scary shame that we hear these stupid comments and concerns and just shrug it off. Good Lord!
Report Post »AmeriWoman
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 12:29pmHAHAHAHA!!! That was funny…. man you just can’t make this stuff up….can you!! LMAO :)
Report Post »pangur
Posted on September 5, 2010 at 4:55pm“just can’t make this stuff up….can you!! ” ….. well ……. maybe we should look closer …… at the other comments also …..
Report Post »JamesonLewis3rd
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 12:06pmOops! I spelled Hurricane Hussein wrong.
Report Post »Waiting4George
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 12:03pmHurricane Sheila? Yeah, we can do that.
Report Post »JamesonLewis3rd
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 12:03pmHurry, name the next one Hussien and watch the heads explode!
Report Post »d_dubs11
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 12:05pmhahahaha….nice one
Report Post »d_dubs11
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 11:55amGive me a break. I don’t see anyone complaining about the lack of Indian or Asian names.
Maybe Hurricane Barack will work?
SCRWMSLIMS
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 1:24pmThat’s because the people who complain the most in this country ARE the blacks!
Report Post »lulu229
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 11:45amhow, exactly does one define what is a ‘white’ name vs a ‘black’ name. I know black people with the name Earl (James Earl Jones) Greg, Jeff, Erica, Cheryl.. I also know white people with the same names….
Report Post »I know white people with the name Porsche, Vanya, and Joell…these names are not traditional, but who‘s to say if they ’belong’ to white people or black peopel… Please, don’t we have some more important things to worry about. Let’s not play the we vs them game… we are ALL americans…
Aaron80
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 12:38pmHear, Hear!!
Report Post »saneromeo
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 12:59pmAgreed, a hurricane by any other name is still a hurricane, why don’t we go with out names and just number the darn things… Hurricane 27 is on the way etc….
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on September 5, 2010 at 12:07amIt truly is absurd what people cook up. I swear blacks keep racism alive more than whites do.
Report Post »nchewning
Posted on September 9, 2010 at 8:28amSaneromeo – we can‘t name them Hurricane 27 and such because then the politicians can’t use them as tools of fear as effectively..
Report Post »“the destruction of Huricane 13” just isn’t as emotional to people as “Hurricane Katrina”
Think about it.. how many times during the past election was “Katrina” brought up to invoke emotions of fear and abandonment followed by promises of “change” and “never again”
mvemjsunp
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 11:30amJUST A GREAT BIG THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING US WITH THIS WEBSITE. IT WILL PROVIDE ALL THE NEWS WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION SO THAT WE CAN READ AND MAKE UP OUR OWN MINDS.
Report Post »C_Era
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 11:19amSo, say we do give them “African-American” names? What comes next? Do the people we named them after attack us for insinuating that blacks destroy everything? Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. (As an added bonus, nobody sober can pronounce those names anyway.)
shirt001
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 11:11amOff subject from names of hurricanes. maxine waters is a traitor to the Constitution of the United States. How these people are allowed to make decisions that will effect our childrens lives is beyond me. Oh, she is also a racist. She hates white people with a passion, as she has demonstrated so many times.
Report Post »debak
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 11:10amOh for goodness sake we actually elect and PAY people like Sheila Jackson Lee? This is a prime example of the cluelessness of those who vote these folks into office. I am beginning to believe all voters should have to take a test before voting to ensure they even know who or what they are voting for!
Report Post »Mick161
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 11:12amNot a bad idea but this was tried, back in the 50′s..
Report Post »skeptic
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 12:23pmI agree 100%. This would, unfortunately, have a disproportionate impact on blacks, leaving them with two options: 1) Work toward higher literacy rates in an effort to earn the vote and participate in self-government. 2) Squeel ‘racism’ once they were done whining about hurricane names. Which way would they go?
Report Post »louise.parke
Posted on September 5, 2010 at 12:53amTry living in her district….
Report Post »Ghostflames
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 10:59amLemonjello? Nyquilla?
Report Post »Ay-yi-yi-yi
Posted on September 5, 2010 at 7:21amIt‘s not Lemonjello it’s Le MON jel O. :)
Debrabate
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 10:58amOh please! everyone knows the hurricane names arent racist! they are based on childrens movies (shrek, beauty and the beast, harry potter etc.) Personally I think the names are funny
Report Post »Mick161
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 10:56amI guess, Sheila Jackson Lee must be going nutts having to wear her slave name. Sure sounds white to me.
Report Post »ron the veteran
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 3:31pmwhen i was growing up my grand parents had a little black statue they called jackson he was the lawn jocky for tieing horses to. its still in my family hes been every color you can imagine.hes been captured by the kkk. and traveled across the country my grand father got him back after the house back east was sold. he fixed the arm where a certian grandson swung on it and broke his arm and repainted him black. to this day he remains black and still holds the name jackson. my grandfather passed away about 10 years ago i sure hope he forgave me for breaking jacksons arm. i sure miss him.(my grandfather not jackson) i know now hes in a much better place.
Report Post »Skwerl
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 10:54amMaxine Waters is a firm believer in redistribution of catastrophe.
Viva el Steyn!