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‘Get Off Our Land’: Navajo Tribe Literally Appear to Chase Sen. John McCain Off Their Reservation
TheBlaze.com ^
| Liz Klimas
Posted on 08/17/2015 2:16:34 PM PDT by TexasCajun
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey Friday visited the Navajo Nation reservations capital Window Rock to celebrate the Native Americans whose indecipherable language helped keep messages secret from enemies during World War II.
The event though was met by a protest regarding the federal governments response to a toxic spill into rivers considered a lifeline for reservation and halted use of water for residential and agricultural use.
According to Native News, McCain and Ducey met with Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye and Vice President Jonathan Nez to discuss the creation of a Navajo Code Talkers Museum.
But the recent spill of millions of gallons of contaminated wastewater into the Animas and San Juan Rivers by a contractor doing work for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ended up being the focus for the tribal leaders.
(Excerpt) Read more at theblaze.com ...
TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: epa; erinbrockovich; goldkingmine; mccain; navajo; navajonation; water; waytomissthepoint
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To: TexasCajun
Are we sure they aren’t running away from the stink?
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posted on
08/17/2015 2:38:01 PM PDT
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: skeeter
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posted on
08/17/2015 2:38:18 PM PDT
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
To: TexasCajun
McDucey is as bad with his amnesty, driving for illegals and common core.
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posted on
08/17/2015 2:39:14 PM PDT
by
ObamahatesPACoal
(Savage BLASTS Megyn Kelly, Fox News Over Treatment Of Trump)
To: All
In Navajo - Begay is the phonetic English of “Biye’” meaning “his son” or “son of”.
To: TexasCajun
Too bad they couldn’t keep chasing McCain over the Mexican border.
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posted on
08/17/2015 2:42:20 PM PDT
by
Moonman62
(The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
To: TexasCajun
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posted on
08/17/2015 2:43:39 PM PDT
by
Bobalu
(If we live to see 2017 we will be kissing the ground)
To: kinsman redeemer
In the Navajo Nation the last name "Begaye" is like our "Smith". Terribly common.
Visited Window Rock while the memorial to the Code Talkers was under construction. A very cool place.
To: kinsman redeemer
be ga ye short e and a 3 syllables.
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posted on
08/17/2015 2:44:07 PM PDT
by
the_daug
To: skeeter
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posted on
08/17/2015 2:46:07 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Broker
Just wait till Lake Meade turns yellow and Las Vegans get SICK!The heavy metals in the water probably won't make you sick immediately.
However, over the long term, they will hasten your death.
And yes, McCain should have retired years ago.
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posted on
08/17/2015 2:47:08 PM PDT
by
Mogger
(Independence, better fuel economy and performance with American made synthetic oil.)
To: TexasCajun
‘Hobbits’ and ‘wacko birds’.
To: Bobalu
Just what I was thinking...more votes for Batman!
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posted on
08/17/2015 2:53:11 PM PDT
by
GoneSalt
(+NooB+"I STAND WITH DONALD TRUMP-HE'S TERRIFIC-HE'S BRASH-HE SPEAKS THE TRUTH"~TED CRUZ~)
To: skeeter
Is no one good with a bow and arrow anymore?
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posted on
08/17/2015 2:53:26 PM PDT
by
Bratch
To: TexasCajun
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posted on
08/17/2015 2:54:51 PM PDT
by
Leep
(Vote Bush! Join the Bush League! Why? Because we say so!)
To: Leep
Scalpm pale face.
Brings to mind a old joke about a Indian Chief staying at a Los Vegas hotel for the first time...
The punch line was “him poop in spring”
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posted on
08/17/2015 3:02:54 PM PDT
by
Rumplemeyer
(The GOP should stand its ground - and fix Bayonets)
To: Bobalu
To: TexasCajun
In any dispute with the Federals, I usually side with the Indians.
They have been treated worse by this country than any defeated nation, save one. Even today, most are treated like children or worse.
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posted on
08/17/2015 3:10:12 PM PDT
by
Tupelo
(Corrupt politician McCain trumps war hero McCain.)
To: TexasCajun
McCain gets Rostenkowskied by the Navajos. I give it two thumbs up.
To: TexasCajun
Fake war hero McCain deserves every bit of resentment and revile aimed at him.
Glad this happened!
To: subterfuge
Is it really a spill when its done purposely?Since a man reported there would be a spill a week before the "accident" so they could get a water treatment plant, then I'd say is was done purposely.
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posted on
08/17/2015 4:11:09 PM PDT
by
bgill
( CDC site, "we still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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