Fire Thunder Impeached (Oglala Sioux President impeached over abortion clinic)

Indian Country Today ^ | June 30th, 2006 | David Melmer

[kingu]

PORCUPINE, S.D. - The first woman elected to lead the Oglala Sioux tribe was removed from office with five months remaining in her first term.

Cecelia Fire Thunder, former president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, met the anti-abortion movement and lost. At a hearing on June 29, Tribal Councilman Will Peters, architect of the complaints against her, said at the outset that abortion was the issue.

''We are here today because of the abortion. We will plan for and fight for all Lakota, including the unborn,'' Peters said.

Fire Thunder opened the floodgates of criticism when she suggested opening a women's health clinic on the reservation in response to the state of South Dakota's near-complete ban on abortion.

Asked if abortion was the real reason for her impeachment, she said ''I don't know what's motivating them. For a lot of them, they have personal stuff against me. They were not paying attention,'' Fire Thunder said.

She said the decision violated the constitution and that she would challenge the decision.

[2banana]

I think it is an old indian saying "If you can't open up a casino, then open up an abortion clinic..." or something like that...

[wolfcreek]

I know some members of this tribe. These women realize abortion would eventually lead to their extinction.

[PsyOp]

Fire Thunder.

Who else here thinks she probably gave herself that moniker. I'll bet it was originally "Runs With Scissors", soon to be "Lies Like a Liberal".

[sachem longrifle]

You said it. You forgot to add "We were robbed." Most Indians I know(including my mother), are very conservative on certain social issues. Tend to be liberal on economic issues. My mom thinks abortion is murder and has no problem stating such in front of liberal white women

[DakotaGator]

Ping!

[Xenalyte]

My Indian name is the best of all. ;)

[PsyOp]

My Indian name is the best of all...

OK, I'll Bite. What is it?

[quark]

American Indian Movement (AIM) reps call that faux indian Ward Churchill "Walking Eagle," because he's so full of $h!t he can't fly."

[after dark]

I wish the general population were as wise as the Oglala Sioux.

[PsyOp]

LOL!

[conservative blonde]

It is too bad American women as a whole don't realize this fact. They don't want to grasp the fact that abortion kills a human being and it also can lead to breast cancer, sterility and the miscarriage of future children.

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

"Every time a Liberal fails at the polls, it is never 'Gee, maybe what I think is radically out of line with a majority of the voters, and I should consider what they want.' It is always 'we failed to get our message across, we didn't spend enough to get the answers to the people, we need to do a better job of communicating with the voters.'"

Boy, you're watching different liberals than I've been.

Seems to me it's always "We was robbed! It's a Karl Rove conspiracy!"

[Xenalyte]

Dances on Tables.

Okay, it started as Gyrates for Wampum, but the guys found that too specific.

[quark]

Hmmm...think I met a relative of yours at Mardi Gras -- Flashes for Beads.

[Xenalyte]

That slut! She's not quite a relative . . . she's my best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend.

[quark]

An Indian boy inquired of his father how members of the tribe received their names. The father replied, "After a couple makes love, they look out of the opening of their tepee, and the first thing they see is what they name the child, should one be conceived. Why do you ask, 'Two Dogs Screwing?'"

[quark]

lol. :~)

[BaBaStooey]

On a previous thread, I said "Fire Fire Thunder."

It appears that Fire Thunder has been Fired.

[wita]

Thanks for the ping DG. This changed my short term view of the tribe. Their stock shot up about 900%. If fact I found it somewhat unbelievable considering their support for the unforgetable "Tommy Two Tongues" and the democrat machine.

[PsyOp]

Dances on Tables.

I love it!

Heres a joke you may have heard.

This woman's husband asks her to stop by the liquor store on the way home and get him a bottle of bourbon. She does, but shortly after leaving the store sees an old indian woman walking along the side of the road and decides to give her a ride.

After riding along in silence for most of the way the old indian woman asks "What's in bag?".

The woman replies, "A bottle of Bourbon. I got it for my husband."

The old squaw considers this for a couple of minutes and then responds, "Good Trade".