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Astronaut Scott Kelly Apologizes For Quoting Winston Churchill
Washington Times ^ | October 8, 2018

Posted on 10/09/2018 12:57:45 AM PDT by Helicondelta

Former NASA astronaut and Navy veteran Scott Kelly apologized Sunday after facing backlash for a tweet praising Winston Churchill.

“One of the greatest leaders of modern times, Sir Winston Churchill said, ‘in victory, magnanimity.’ I guess those days are over,” Mr. Kelly, a veteran of four space flights, tweeted to his 5.76 million followers Sunday afternoon.

Seven hours later, Mr. Kelly apologized for the quote, saying he would work on educating himself on Churchill’s purported misdeeds.

"Did not mean to offend by quoting Churchill. My apologies. I will go and educate myself further on his atrocities, racist views which I do not support."

(Excerpt) Read more at m.washingtontimes.com ...


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KEYWORDS: apologytour; churchill; fakenews; scottkelly; scumbag; trump; twitter
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To: Helicondelta

I never liked people quoting someone else when their own words would do.

Churchill had a great way of phrasing things...for Churchill. But, I am not Churchill.

Truths are truths. They don’t change. Speak the truth and you don’t need to quote someone else.


21 posted on 10/09/2018 2:43:28 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: conservative98

“His apology offends me.”

Yes, he offends me as well. But the Uncle Fester wannabe totally creeps me out when he said, “.... I will go and educate myself further on his atrocities, racist views...”

That kool-aid he be drink’n sure has an after-glow.


22 posted on 10/09/2018 2:48:52 AM PDT by Huaynero
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To: Helicondelta

Apologize for what?

Screw that!


23 posted on 10/09/2018 3:03:45 AM PDT by Altura Ct.
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To: Helicondelta

If that is his standard then he doesn’t know much about his liberal icons.


24 posted on 10/09/2018 3:16:24 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Ruth Bader Ginsburg doctor is a taxidermist.)
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To: Helicondelta
"Did not mean to offend by quoting Churchill. My apologies. I will go and educate myself further on his atrocities, racist views which I do not support."

Astronauts were once people of high intelligence and character, no longer.

He's been pimping his soul so much for the gun control freaks, he no longer knows right from wrong.

25 posted on 10/09/2018 3:42:49 AM PDT by USS Alaska (Kill all mooselimb, terrorist savages, with extreme prejudice! Deus Vult!)
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To: Helicondelta

I didn’t know we sent people that stupid into space. Why do we bother bringing them back?


26 posted on 10/09/2018 3:43:34 AM PDT by trublu
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To: Helicondelta

No. You do not apologize when you do nothing wrong. You defend yourself.


27 posted on 10/09/2018 3:59:24 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Cynicism is the only refuge in a world that is determined to eliminate itself.)
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To: Helicondelta
Previously.

28 posted on 10/09/2018 4:00:06 AM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (To the Left, The truth is Right Wing Extremism.)
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To: TangoLimaSierra

Weak. I would follow it with:

You’re gonna want to put some ice on that.
-Bill Clinton


29 posted on 10/09/2018 4:09:15 AM PDT by Noamie
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To: Helicondelta

Must have left his spine (and his nuts) back on the ISS. As dumb as his brother.


30 posted on 10/09/2018 5:35:23 AM PDT by SJSAMPLE
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To: Helicondelta
Churchill single handedly saved Western civilization.Why should any decent human being apologize for quoting him???
31 posted on 10/09/2018 5:55:35 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (I've Never Owned Slaves...You've Never Picked Cotton.End Of "Discussion".)
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To: Helicondelta

Eff you, Kelly.


32 posted on 10/09/2018 6:02:42 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.)
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To: Helicondelta
Scott Kelly is the brother-in-law of that woman who wants to confiscate all our guns.

The whole family appears to be famous, weak and troubled. I regret the tragedy that occurred but it does not justify the things they say and do.

33 posted on 10/09/2018 6:32:36 AM PDT by jeffersondem
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To: Helicondelta

A few months ago, I saw a tweet that was a great but heretofore unknown to me Winston Churchill quote. I wanted to retweet it but decided to check the quote’s accuracy. I checked several Churchill quotation sites with no success. I tripped on a site called Leadlikechurchill.com.

I emailed and asked about the quote validity. Jonathan Sandy’s, Sir Winston’s Great Grandson answered me.

Unlike Scott Kelly, I was not embarrassed nor did I apologize. I was proud and gratified to make even the briefest of acquaintances with the progeny of such a great man.

BTW, the quote was good but inaccurate.


34 posted on 10/09/2018 7:14:12 AM PDT by cyclotic ( Democrats must be politically eviscerated, disemboweled and demolished.)
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To: Helicondelta

I guess some Jews will sooner or later demand all Jews quit saying good things about King David, he was after all a womanizer, sought to bed another man’s wife and had that man sent off to war.

Yes, Thomas Jefferson had a complicated life with his slaves, and yet from his mind and efforts we received the Declaration of Indpendence, and other words so memoriable to this nation.

Some people do great things and for those things they should be remembered. That does not mean they were always saints, but neither does it mean the great things they did do not deserve our admiration for them.

Rewriting history to conform to political correctness is a bad thing.


35 posted on 10/09/2018 8:55:00 AM PDT by Wuli (u)
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To: Helicondelta

Notice Kelly’s groveling apology, where he promised to correct himself next time before he makes the terrible mistake of quoting a “racist” who committed “atrocities.” What supposed “atrocities” is he referring to, exactly?


36 posted on 10/09/2018 9:10:46 AM PDT by ek_hornbeck
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To: Helicondelta

He should be removed as an active astronaut for lack of moral fiber and insufficient judgment. He lacks moral courage and doesn’t know the difference between material and trivial. Both are killers in space.


37 posted on 10/09/2018 10:10:23 AM PDT by Thud
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To: Thud

He retired a couple years ago and now works for the United Nations.

His twin brother is married to Gabby Giffords.


38 posted on 10/09/2018 10:14:17 AM PDT by jjotto (Next week, BOOM!, for sure!)
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To: Helicondelta

Pathetic


39 posted on 10/09/2018 1:42:25 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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