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Astronaut Scott Kelly apologizes after quoting, praising Winston Churchill
Washington Examiner ^ | October 7, 2018 | Daniel Chaitin

Posted on 10/07/2018 7:00:17 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie

Scott Kelly, a retired American astronaut with multiple space flights under his belt, apologized Sunday after quoting Winston Churchill and calling the 20th century British prime minister "one of the greatest leaders of modern times."

"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. My point was we need to come together as one nation. We are all Americans. That should transcend partisan politics," Kelly wrote on Twitter in the evening.

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


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To: Governor Dinwiddie

“While Churchill, who died in 1965, is often viewed as a successful war-time leader...he is also commonly criticized for his attitudes on race and colonialism.”

Only by complete retards...

The greatest man of the 20th century.


21 posted on 10/07/2018 7:08:30 PM PDT by Scott from the Left Coast
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

What a weak spineless balless cuck of a “man.”


22 posted on 10/07/2018 7:08:31 PM PDT by mrmeyer (You can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him. Robert Heinlein)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Churchill made some rather accurate observations about Islam.


23 posted on 10/07/2018 7:08:57 PM PDT by gspurlock (http://www.backyardfence.wordpress.com)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

He should apologize because Winston Churchill was THE greatest man of the 20th Century.


24 posted on 10/07/2018 7:09:00 PM PDT by WASCWatch
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To: clintonh8r

What does the guy have to apologize about?? My Lord. If it weren’t for Churchill the Brits would have been flying the Swastika! All of this PC crap has to end.


25 posted on 10/07/2018 7:09:23 PM PDT by MGunny
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To: Iron Munro

Iron Munro wrote:

Another one bites the dust.

Send him a new training bra.

WHAAA?? A TransGenderNaut?


26 posted on 10/07/2018 7:09:27 PM PDT by heterosupremacist (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie
He's the twin brother of Gabrielle Giffords husband and he's a democrat. So are you less surprised now?

SOURCE

27 posted on 10/07/2018 7:09:30 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I think you can take “very possibly” out of that statement. Churchill was the greatest, most important man of the 20th century. Without him, many of the other accomplishments of the century would not have occurred.

How anyone could apologize for quoting Sir Winston is beyond me. I guess it shows how intellectually bankrupt the left hopes to make everyone.


28 posted on 10/07/2018 7:09:30 PM PDT by doragsda
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

LOL what an idiot..but what do you expect from the same guy who blamed Sarah Palin for a leftist shooting his wife in the head


29 posted on 10/07/2018 7:10:27 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

He said ‘in victory, magnanimity’...
...and then felt the need to apologize for it?
What a wuss.


30 posted on 10/07/2018 7:11:03 PM PDT by Repeal The 17th
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

What a Cuck.


31 posted on 10/07/2018 7:11:03 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

If coming together, as a nation, should transcend politics, as Kelly stated, then there should be no need for an apology. Period.

Also....is he going to apologize for apparently supporting the atrocities committed by the foes of Churchill and the Allied Forces?

What does Kelly think about the ‘bringing together’ that Hitler, Mussolini, Hirohito, etc did with THEIR racist views?

What an absolute embarrassment and tool this putz continues to be. He needs to educate himself, alright.


32 posted on 10/07/2018 7:11:23 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: johniegrad

Winston Churchill is one of my heroes. Good grief, what are these people thinking?? And then ... if they are looking for a perfect person, why don’t they like Jesus?? or God??


33 posted on 10/07/2018 7:11:42 PM PDT by bboop (does not suffer fools gladly)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal_famine_of_1943

The Bengal Famine.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_indenture_system

And there is still considerable resentment about India under British rule.


34 posted on 10/07/2018 7:12:23 PM PDT by Snickering Hound
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To: Robert DeLong

Oh didn’t realize he was the brother of the Gifford’s husband, either way, both Dem loons


35 posted on 10/07/2018 7:12:28 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

This supposed person should be recycled. Maybe he will come back better as a cardboard box.


36 posted on 10/07/2018 7:13:16 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

He helped stop the Holocaust that never happened in the minds of loonie lefties.

Oh the humanity! /s


37 posted on 10/07/2018 7:14:33 PM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Kelly is the husband of Gabby Giffords. Enough said.


38 posted on 10/07/2018 7:14:41 PM PDT by madrastex
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To: Notthereyet
"The man needs to suck in some good air."

No kidding! Someone should send him some from planet Druidia, from Mel Brooks' movie "Spaceballs".


39 posted on 10/07/2018 7:14:47 PM PDT by deoetdoctrinae (Donate monthly and end FReepathons.)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie
feh...
40 posted on 10/07/2018 7:15:51 PM PDT by Chode ( WeÂ’re America, Bitch!)
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