And in this case, I don't think it wise to fight her; we'll just look petty.
Piestewa's family is happy with this, and I certainly would not want to do anything to cause them more pain.
From the Arizona Daily (Red) Star:
Napolitano's insistence on the immediate name change also promises to shroud the board's decision in controversy. One member, Richard Pinkerton, resigned before the meeting in protest of what he called political pressure from Napolitano. Pinkerton's resignation letter said he would not "prostitute my integrity in the interest of satisfying a certain political venue."
And board Chairman Tim Norton did not attend the meeting. Napolitano had asked him to resign last week when he initially refused to hear her petition for the name change.
Norton and Pinkerton were the board's two public members.
In their absence, board member Lloyd Clark, a local historian and former Phoenix Gazette copy editor, was the only dissenting vote. He suggested the other board members, all state employees representing different agencies, were afraid of Napolitano.
"We are acting in haste," Clark said. "I am not a state employee, so I have no fear. You are voting because your jobs depend on it."
And from the Tucson Citizen:
Without Pinkerton and Norton, the board faced a problem. The two are the appointed public members on the board and according to its bylaws, at least one must be present. However, with the blessing of its legal counsel, the board decided to ignore its bylaws and move forward.
And my two cents worth -- nah, that sounds too niggardly -- make it five cents worth:
The PC pissants have tried at least twice before to change the name of Squaw Peak. For those who skipped the link at post #43, I suggest you check it out; it gives the full etymology of the word from ancient times and is written by an Algonqian Indian woman. It is only in the last few years that the perpetually indignant decided it had any lewd connections.
Now, I will admit that I would go along with re-naming it if it had been called Pu**y Peak or C**t Canyon or some such, but it got its name from the fact that from what used to be downtown Phoenix 100+ years ago it looked like a fine female breast. But since it was the Victorian era, Squaw Peak was as risque as anyone cared to go.
Do I object to naming a mountain after Lori Piestewa? Not in the slightest. But wait the five years and pick a mountain worthy of her name. Believe me, this state has plenty of them.
(However, I do object to naming a freeway after her. Most freeways with human names get their new monikers from recently deceased politicians who managed to escape indictment -- or at least conviction. Besides, how would you feel if you had to spend a big chunk of eternity hearing your name invoked in vain every time there was a traffic jam?)
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