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Columbus Day Under Fire (to be replaced by "Indigenous Day")
The Albuquerque Journal ^ | March 3, 2007 | Journal Staff

Posted on 03/03/2007 4:29:59 PM PST by CedarDave

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We must at all times be politically correct.
1 posted on 03/03/2007 4:30:02 PM PST by CedarDave
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This must be what the last days of the Roman Empire was like.


2 posted on 03/03/2007 4:31:23 PM PST by Uncle Hal
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No kidding.


3 posted on 03/03/2007 4:34:22 PM PST by teenyelliott (Soylent green should be made outta liberals...)
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To: CedarDave
"We must at all times be politically correct."
Quite the opposite. The feast day of St. Columbus is to be celebrated with solemn processions, bonfires and fireworks. And if they have a city fountain, let it flow with wine [the cheapest one possible] for the occasion.
4 posted on 03/03/2007 4:35:01 PM PST by GSlob
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So, they will honour all the critters that were in the Americas before humans migrated to them from Eastern Asia?


5 posted on 03/03/2007 4:35:47 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: CedarDave
Would the posters, etc., look like this?


6 posted on 03/03/2007 4:39:17 PM PST by Issaquahking (Pardon Compean and Ramos Now!)
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Screw Columbus, he stole the title from Lief Ericson. The Norse were here before him but there was nothing worth stealing to make them stay. Columbus never discovered America 1st because it was occupied when he landed here. I've always favored a Crazy Horse Day in lieu of Columbus Day.


7 posted on 03/03/2007 4:41:08 PM PST by Bringbackthedraft
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To: Uncle Hal

"This must be what the last days of the Roman Empire was like."

Without a doubt. It seems that America is constantly looking for ways to divide herself and commit national suicide. It's depressing.

BTW, I know this is very non PC, but the Indians contribution was to be primative, and easy to conquer.


8 posted on 03/03/2007 4:41:19 PM PST by brownsfan (It's not a war on terror... it's a war with islam.)
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To: CedarDave

Up next in the Legislature, a bill to change Christmas to Santa Claus Day.


9 posted on 03/03/2007 4:41:34 PM PST by JellyJam (Best headline ever: "The Painful Truth: All the World Terrorists Are Muslims!")
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Indigenous Day?

The Indigenous had the Americas for 10,000 years and were still living in tents and wearing animal skins. In 500 years the newcomers replaced them and developed technology that allows us to sit in our heated and lit homes watching reality TV.

Well, OK, forget the reality TV.


10 posted on 03/03/2007 4:41:49 PM PST by oldbill
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Sadly, this will be another excuse to get falling down drunk.


11 posted on 03/03/2007 4:47:00 PM PST by Brad from Tennessee (Anything a politician gives you he has first stolen from you)
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What I found interesting in reading history is that in 1492 India (which Columbus thought he'd reached) was called Hindustan at that time, so, he didn't call the natives he met "Indians" because he thought he was there, but, in writing back to his sponsors he said he met some people who were "in Deos" as in "people in god" ... hence the name "Indeos" or Indian ......


12 posted on 03/03/2007 4:47:26 PM PST by SkyDancer ("Those That Would Rather Have Security Than Freedom Deserve Neither")
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The only thing "indigenous" was the weeds. EVERYBODY came from some place else. M2C
13 posted on 03/03/2007 4:48:43 PM PST by IllumiNaughtyByNature (When Can We expect a Movie about Milli Vanilli?)
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"Rep. Irvin Harrison, D-Gallup, who introduced both a bill (HB 1200) and a nonbinding memorial (HM 27), noted that nearly 200,000 Indian people live in New Mexico and said Indigenous Day ""

Indigenous Day,ha,ha,ha, what do theses people do? stay up nights dreamin up this crap ???


14 posted on 03/03/2007 4:48:49 PM PST by Obie Wan
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sorry ... secondly, it was in 1972 that the Department Of The Interior classified Indians as Native Americans which really PO'd the Indians because they were classified as conquered peoples ... it's like if Germany conquered Israel and then called them German-Isralies .... every Indian I met prefers to be called by their tribal name of which there are over 30 in the US alone ....
15 posted on 03/03/2007 4:50:12 PM PST by SkyDancer ("Those That Would Rather Have Security Than Freedom Deserve Neither")
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Well, the indigenous did eventually bring about Indian Casinos. About on par with reality TV.


16 posted on 03/03/2007 4:51:27 PM PST by NewHampshireDuo
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"Indigenous Day,ha,ha,ha, what do theses people do? stay up nights dreamin up this crap ???"

Apparently so.


17 posted on 03/03/2007 4:51:36 PM PST by FReepapalooza
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To: CedarDave
What unmittigated BS. If Columbus had not come and had not European civilization and ultimate America liberty come to this continent, then all of these people clamoring for an end to the day honoring Columbus would not have a legislature to "campaign" to.

They'd still be too worried with keeping warm, eating, and fighting off disease and enemy tribes to worry about such pleasantries and extravagances as trying to diss the very people who have ultimately been the source of their freedom and prosperity.

Oh...but I forgot...that's not what this is really about anyway. What it really is about is a bunch of malcontent, left leaning, socialistic, marxistic individuals trying to undercut and water down the American culture of freedom and prosperity that they so hate.

18 posted on 03/03/2007 4:54:34 PM PST by Jeff Head (Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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"...their contributions, accomplishments, history and culture."

Which were.............................?


19 posted on 03/03/2007 4:56:11 PM PST by beelzepug (...making a sound like Lurch)
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The only thing "indigenous" was the weeds.

Sorry, most of the weeds out here are from someplace else, too. Like tumbleweeds (Russian thistle) from the Ukraine.

20 posted on 03/03/2007 4:56:14 PM PST by CedarDave
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