[Utah Binger]

MOFO is a good descriptor. Can't remember whose name it is.

[FixitGuy]

What???? No examples of acceptable names?

[Grut]

As I remarked in another venue: this 'right' will come to full fruition when we see a tropical storm named "Nanook."

[Khurkris]

Hurricane ShaNayNay, Hurricane JaNiQua, Hurricane Ahmed Jamal (I am a jazz fan).

This is some silly a** sh** for a personal elected to public offic eto spend their time and our money talking about.

Can somebody say "BITCH SLAP!"

[Mears]

I almost fell out of my chair laughing when I read this.

Most young black people make up their kids names according to a young black woman I worked with. How in the name of God are we going to choose these names for hurricanes.

Nexut it will be Muslims! Hurricane Ahmed? Hurricane Mohammed?

[dufekin]

Okay, I have to disagree with Rush. I get very excited when a hurricane is heading my way, provided of course, that it isn't a particularly powerful and destructive storm. Then again, I'm weird.

[ex-Texan]

I believe "Hurricane Beulah" would be popular with all racial types. There is even a city off I-10 in Florida with that common name. Of course, don't tell anyone, but I picked the name based on an old off-color joke that was told to me by a black shoe shine artist in the 1960's.

[boothead]

demanding the storms be given names that sound "black."

How about Chittlin Wind

[yarddog]

There was a Black family in my home town who had thirteen children. The first 10 were given relatively normal names but I guess they ran out as number 11 was Collard Green, 12 was Turnip Green and thirteen was Birmingham.

[SES1066]

Using the logical 'reducto ad absurdum' that seems to play here, we will need to name tornados and severe thunderstorms after American Aborigines, earthquakes should have oriental names and Ms Lee should have a school of comedy named after her. GMAB! [/sarcasm?]

[ThirdMate]

I have been following these ridiculous statements from the helmet headed, limousine riding Sheila "mission to mars" Jackson Lee.
The earlier naming system had Pacific storms given male names, and Atlantic storms given female names, so they could be easily distinguished. The feminists objected, so we went to mixed names in both oceans.
Perhaps to placate the concerns of Ms Jackson Lee, we could name Atlantic storms with African names, since they originate in Africa, and Pacific storms with Asian or Pacific island names. Thus we could have a Pacific storm named Lee, even though it is not African in origin.
The whole purpose of naming storms is to provide clarity of communication in marine radio broadcasts, thus the name should be easily understood and spelled. Hence the old system of Alfa, Bravo etc.
Imagine hearing over a SSB radio that hurricane Lakeisha Shawndra is is approaching your position!

[Charles Henrickson]

Hurricane Carter?

Rubin "Hurricane" Carter

[swheats]

...Jackson Lee feels that the current names are too "lily white," and is seeking to have better representation for names reflecting African-Americans and other ethnic groups.

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee must have been elected for comic relief. There's never a time when this woman doesn't come out with something stupid to say.

[Ed_in_NJ]

So, we can't have Indian-sounding names for sports teams - that woulod be 'bad.'

But we should have 'black' names for hurricanes - that would be 'good.'

Therefore, hurricanes are better than sports teams.

Or is it that blacks are better than Indians?

[Mike Darancette]

Hurricane Labia, Eustacia or Philopia?

[prairiebreeze]

Actually, Ms. Lee's own name detracts from her argument. Chantal or Latitia would be more credible. Sheila is pretty mainstream white name IMO.

Prairie

[Mike Darancette]

"All racial groups should be represented," Lee said

Hurricanes Jackson, Lee, Longstreet, Forrest.....

[Husker8877]

Obligatory reference: Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-Mars)

[spodefly]

I, for one, happen to agree with Ms. Jackson-Lee on this one.

In fact, I believe that not just the names, but also the reporting on weather in general needs to be 'more black'.

"Hurricane Shinequa be blowing like a muthafuka, swirlin' her crazy ass all over the damn place, thinkin she be all that. Bitch levelled Miami. Phucked it up. That sheeit ain't right, you knowhatimsayin? Folks down there be in deep shizzle, my dizzle. I'm out ... y'all be cool."

[gorush]

Fine, let's REALLY honor her and name ALL hurricanes with african-american names. Think she'd be happy then?