Just like a Husky
WorldNetDaily: Students reject honor to ‘Baa Baa Black Sheep’ hero
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.I expect little of significance from the UW, but on this occasion I got even less.
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Ashley Miller, another senator, argued “many monuments at UW already commemorate rich white men.”
Ms. Miller might want to do a little more research, since by my token research “Pappy ” Boyington was neither rich nor white. It’s a shame that students at the UW don’t understand that it’s because of people like “Pappy” that they are free.
(h/t to Black Five and Paradosis)
Update: Several sites have tracked back to this post:
SayAnythingBlog
Sister Toldjah
and The Jump Blog
All three of these bloggers have much more interesting things to say than I did. Makes me wish I’d had more time to write when I posted this.
University Of Washington Students Shoot Down Proposed Monument To War Hero…
Sigh… 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 t…
Trackback by Say Anything — February 14, 2006 @ 4:45 pm
Congressional Medal of Honor recipient not the ’sort of person UW wanted to produce’…
The University of Washington’s student senate has rejected a memorial for Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Gregory “Pappy” Boyington. Why? WND has the details:
The University of Washington’s student senate rejected a…
Trackback by Sister Toldjah — February 14, 2006 @ 7:32 pm
University of Washington Doesn’t Like Black Sheep…
As a kid I loved Robert Conrad’s portrayal of Pappy Boyington in Baa Baa Black Sheep. It would appear that many of the younger (and more clueless) residents of my state don’t share my enthusiasm. As reported by World Net Daily the utterly ignorant Un…
Trackback by The Jump Blog — February 14, 2006 @ 8:35 pm
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