[r9etb]

This is not about honoring Simkins as much as the Carpet Baggers (And some Scalawags) trying to erase anything about the Confederacy which is a large part of Texas History.

It most certainly is about honoring Simkins. They generally don't name dorms or parks after criminals.

And based on Simkins' boastful quote -- from which we may justifiably conclude that he took part in lynchings....

So I ask again: is that the sort of guy you want to honor?

[gthog61]

within a week of flying all their flags at half staff for Bobby Byrd no doubt

[Smokin' Joe]

The elimination of history is not conducted by starting with erasing the names of the most upstanding and valorous. Rather it begins by scrubbing from the page the names of those who are most conspicuous in their mis-deeds as well.

Of course, then the next in line is the worst, by process of elimination, and the criteria for elimination become progressively less until capricious dislike is sufficient.

If the man was honored by having a campus building named after him, either it was for something beneficial and non-nefarious, or the entire institution should be held to account for having so honored him.

[I Buried My Guns]

"...So I ask again: is that the sort of guy you want to honor?..."

Lighten up, Francis. In his day, he was not doing anything abnormal or exceptional. He was not a criminal by the standards of his day. We cannot judge people in the past by the standards of today. To do so is lame-o.