Pride of Michigan: Walk of Fame honors first stars

Lansing State Journal ^ | 05.26.06 | Matthew Miller

[absolootezer0]

link only

[absolootezer0]

about 3/4 of the way thru the article there's a big barfer.. helen thomas inducted into the michigan walk of fame?
she in with company such as stevie wonder, ernie harwell, thomas edison, henry ford, gerald ford and rosa parks

[Bommer]

What? No Ted Nugent?

[grellis]

She (Helen Thomas) used a question-and-answer session and a speech after it to criticize the war in Iraq, calling it "a war that has brought us only shame and a loss of our halo" and saying, "I want people to start protesting injustice."

...and had I known that she was being honored for anything, two blocks from my house, I'd have been out there protesting her! We could have made a night of it, APO2.

I'm a little confused. I go to the museum/historical center at least twice a month. I have never seen this walk of fame. Is the historical center the actual site of the walk, or are the plaques somewhere else in Michigan?

[mjolnir]

The story says she used the occasion to criticize the War in Iraq... Is there ANY occasion she doesn't twist into an opportunity to do that? What a mindless, venomous twit.

Jeff Daniels, on the other hand, kicks ass. Michigan is so lucky to have a guy like him. he not only makes movies here, he's still got some common sense:

A panel of judges, whose names have been kept secret to protect the process, scored the nominations based on factors such as whether their lives and accomplishments should be taught to fourth-graders. State officials have, in fact, talked about integrating information on the inductees into the curriculum, a prospect Daniels called "scary.""The idea that kids will be learning about the guy who sat on a toilet in 'Dumb and Dumber'..." he said. "I'm not sure what the educational value is there, but good luck to the teacher trying to find it."

He's right, although not so much about himself as his some of his fellow inductees.

1)The idea of scaring children with Helen Thomas's face in their history book is sick.

2)Teaching kids anything about Helen Thomas that doesn't include the fact that she's an unprofessional America-hating socialist is so misleading as to be a lie.

[Uncle Fud]

Unless you have to be a native Michigander, it's a crime not to see Gordie Howe's name on this list.

[absolootezer0]

you're in downtown lansing? looks like the walk of fame is gonna be going down washington square between ottawa and lenawee.
http://www.michiganwalkoffame.com

[absolootezer0]

at least they didn't put michael moore on it.

[grellis]

Located in the heart of Lansing's commercial district...

That's a great way to make sure nobody sees it!

[rwa265]

Meanwhile, in Missouri:

http://www.house.mo.gov/Releases/Ashcroft%20Induction%20-%20Media%20Advisory.doc

[apackof2]

I'd have been out there protesting her! We could have made a night of it, APO2.

Got that right!

I haven't heard about this or seen this now with Helen included "walk of shame" either?

[apackof2]

That's a great way to make sure nobody sees it!

LOL!

[apackof2]

Nominate Someone for the Walk of Fame

[PGalt]

Thanks for posting. Interesting.

[MaggieCarta]

Hey! I didn't know HT was raised in Detroit, either.

"...Born in Winchester, Kentucky, Helen Thomas was raised in Detroit, Michigan where she attended public schools and later graduated from Wayne State University..." From a speakers bio website

Thanks, thanks a lot./sarc