Posted on 02/06/2011 5:01:36 PM PST by Viking2002
CUMBERLAND — Two local mountains need new names, a group of state senators say, and they want a commission created to select new monikers for Negro Mountain and Polish Mountain which “reflect more accurately the history and culture of the region within which they are located.”
None of the nine senators sponsoring Senate Joint Resolution 3 represent the region where the two mountains rise in the Allegheny Mountain range, with Negro Mountain in Garrett County reaching a height of 3,075 feet and Polish Mountain in Allegany County climbing 1,783 feet from sea level.
The senate resolution isn’t too popular with the legislators who do represent those who live on and near the mountains.
“It’s just asinine,” said Delegate Kevin Kelly. Kelly wondered why Polish Mountain ended up in the resolution. “I’m of Irish descent. We’d love to have a mountain named after us. Let’s rename it Irish Mountain,” he quipped. State Sen. George Edwards and Delegate Wendell Beitzel joined in the skepticism.
“I grew up on Negro Mountain and have a farm on Negro Mountain. I don’t know why people in the Baltimore area are so worried about it,” said Beitzel. The mountain, he said, was actually named in the language of the time in tribute to a black man’s heroism.
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Idiots.You can call something whatever you like even change the name but you will never change what poeple know it as or cll it.For example a few years ago a “group” wated to change the name of a major street that runs through town from state street to MLK Dr. the buisnesses raised holy cain because it would cost too much so they decided just to rename the little brige on the street MLK bridge....yep now you have state street bridge errr MLK bridge on State street.So if you call it what it was renamed no one knows what you are talking about....
Idiots.You can call something whatever you like even change the name but you will never change what people know it as or call it.For example a few years ago a “group” wanted to change the name of a major street that runs through town from State street to MLK Dr. the buisnesses raised holy cain because it would cost too much so they decided just to rename the little brige on the street MLK bridge....yep now you have state street bridge errr MLK bridge on State street.So if you call it what it was renamed no one knows what you are talking about....
One would think with Mikulski as their senator “Polish Mountain” would be redundant.
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"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away, for his name is Obama."
We have a bayou here that was named by the Spanish, called Negro Bayou, because the water was dark from the tannin from leaves. It is now called Black’s Bayou......
PC Nazis and Liberal Douchebags changed the name of Squaw Tit at Yakima Firing Center, too.
Two, neither charitable, come to mind. But, at least then, they would have something to complain about.
I am going to make a guess, that, Black Mountain won’t make the cut.
Maryland THE freak state!
Just wait’ll the feminazis figure out what the Grand Tetons means. They’ll either have a conniption or move there en masse.
(Sigh!) I wish they’d make up their minds already.
http://www.freedomslighthouse.com/2010/01/naacp-rep-says-reid-no-negro-dialect.html
It’s Official– “Negro” Is Now NAACP Approved
I’m so glad I just moved to this cesspool.
when they rename them they better build up Polish Mt. so it’s the same height as Negro Mt..Need to be equal ya know!
"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away, for his name is Obama."
How dare they insult the Spanish-speaking population of your area like that. Sounds like they could use a community organizer of their own!
Isn’t the real offense calling those hills ‘mountains’?
"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away, for his name is Obama."
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