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Pentagon bashes New York Times over 'white supremacy' editorial
The Washington Times ^ | May 25, 2020 | Ben Wolfgang

Posted on 05/25/2020 1:09:17 PM PDT by kevcol

Top Pentagon officials late Sunday blasted The New York Times for a Memorial Day weekend editorial that criticized the military for naming bases after Confederate generals.

The piece, titled “Why Does the U.S. Military Celebrate White Supremacy,” ran in Sunday’s print edition of the newspaper. It argued that “it is time to rename bases for American heroes — not racist traitors.”

The editorial singled out Georgia’s Fort Benning, North Carolina’s Fort Bragg and other installations

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


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; US: New York; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: army; civilwar; cw; ftbenning; ftbragg; military; nytimes; pentagon; usarmy; veterans
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“On a solemn day for remembering those that have given their lives for our country fighting against tyranny and subjugation, the NYT has more than a million possible stories of the ultimate sacrifice by American patriots that they could tell. But they don’t,” Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman tweeted late Sunday. “Instead they chose to attack the US military — the most diverse meritocracy in the country and the most powerful force for good in world history. We have many stories of valor still waiting to be told this Memorial Day weekend.”
1 posted on 05/25/2020 1:09:18 PM PDT by kevcol
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To: kevcol

They ought to change the name of Ft. Bragg simply because he’s was a sucky general. You don’t see any Fort Fredendalls, do you?


2 posted on 05/25/2020 1:18:41 PM PDT by MuttTheHoople
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To: kevcol

The NYTIMES has its head up its rear end. What about celebrating U.S. history?

Sorry, Times. Those people were a part of our past and we can’t erase them from the record.


3 posted on 05/25/2020 1:18:58 PM PDT by proud American in Canada (In these trying times, Give me Liberty or Give me Death!)
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To: kevcol

I love and support the U.S. military.

But, “the most powerful force for good in world history”, is a bit over the top.

Jesus and free market economics surely preceed the U.S. Military. I’ll put our military #3 on history’s list.


4 posted on 05/25/2020 1:20:18 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) 2028!)
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To: kevcol

United States Army bases should not be named after people who fought against the United States.

If there is a section for people that were defeated by the United States Army then perhaps those men could be remembered there.

I am sure lost causers will be along to explain the error of my ways.


5 posted on 05/25/2020 1:22:49 PM PDT by FewsOrange
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To: kevcol

Shouldn’t the Democratic Party change its name?

The party of J.C.Calhoun, Robert Barnwell Rhett, George Wallace, Woodrow Wilson, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Richard Russel, John Stennis, Wade Hampton, etc, etc, etc.


6 posted on 05/25/2020 1:28:56 PM PDT by OVERTIME (TAMMIE LEE HAYNES)
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To: kevcol

Shouldn’t the Democratic Party change its name?

The party of J.C.Calhoun, Robert Barnwell Rhett, George Wallace, Woodrow Wilson, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Richard Russel, John Stennis, Wade Hampton, etc, etc, etc.


7 posted on 05/25/2020 1:29:06 PM PDT by OVERTIME (TAMMIE LEE HAYNES)
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To: FewsOrange

Um snowflake, Confederate soldiers were given equal status to US veterans per a 1950s law.


8 posted on 05/25/2020 1:30:04 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: FewsOrange

Fort Rommel would be pretty cool...

Just saying.


9 posted on 05/25/2020 1:30:29 PM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with islamic terrorists - they want to die for allah and we want to kill them.)
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To: FewsOrange

Posted from the NY TIMES basement.


10 posted on 05/25/2020 1:35:31 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
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To: MuttTheHoople

Bragg won his biggest battle, Chickamauga. Lee lost his biggest battle, Gettysburg.


11 posted on 05/25/2020 1:44:11 PM PDT by Bull Snipe
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To: 2banana

So would the brits be considered treasonous bastards for leaving the eu?


12 posted on 05/25/2020 1:51:52 PM PDT by statered ("And you know what I mean.")
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To: Bull Snipe

No, he “won” a tactical victory for a day, but General George Thomas, aka, “The Rock of Chickamauga” limited that so-called “victory”.


13 posted on 05/25/2020 1:53:58 PM PDT by MuttTheHoople
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To: MuttTheHoople

So a bunch off G-ddamn communist are unhappy with the name of a military base.....eff ‘em!!!!


14 posted on 05/25/2020 1:57:00 PM PDT by ontap
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To: kevcol

I would have said “We will revisit the naming of bases when the NY Times gives back all their Pulitzers for lying about Soviet Russia and the ones for the Fake News Russian Collusion story.


15 posted on 05/25/2020 2:05:17 PM PDT by TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig (Unlike Bloomberg, I have said "Fat broads"and "Horsefaced Lesbians" but cuz I luv them both.)
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To: FewsOrange

Suck it, yankee. The name is staying.


16 posted on 05/25/2020 2:06:27 PM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: MuttTheHoople

a tactical victory is preferable to a disasterous defeat.


18 posted on 05/25/2020 2:09:21 PM PDT by Bull Snipe
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To: kevcol

Lincoln didn’t want the South punished after the War - he wanted the United States whole again. Thank God New York Times filth wasn’t around to influence events.

Lincoln was large in life and purpose...the boys at the New York Times by contrast are petty and vengeful.


19 posted on 05/25/2020 2:12:54 PM PDT by GOPJ (Plan for the worst (intentional bio-weapon attack.) Hope for the best (current plan)...)
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If I recall correctly, the reasoning behind why Southern forts were named after Southern generals was to gain favor among would be Southern military conscripts.


20 posted on 05/25/2020 2:16:38 PM PDT by Clutch Martin (The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.)
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