Colonel_Reb
Hall of Famer
From the blog of James Edwards.
Every state has two statues in the Statuary Hall of the Capitol Building in Washington, DC:
<blockquote>
The federal law creating the National Statuary Hall was
passed in 1864, allowing each state to provide "statues, in marble or
bronze, not exceeding two in number for each state, of deceased
persons, who have been citizens thereof, and illustrations for their
historic renown or for distinguished civic or military service as each
State may deem worthy of this national commemoration."Â</blockquote>
Ohio's two statues are of President James A. Garfield, and former
Governor William Allen. But not for long. William Allen supported
slavery, so he's got to be thrown down the memory hole. State
legislators are currently searching for a replacement who "better
represents the values and heritage of the state of Ohio"Â, etc. They were in Cincinnati recently
to tour the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame, because one of the people on
the short list to replace Governor Allen is William Ellsworth Hoy, who
played for the Reds way back between 1894-1897, and again in 1902. Hoy
isn't exactly a household name, even among diehard baseball fans, so
why is he on the list?
Well, because he was the first deaf mute to play professional baseball.
Others on the list include the Wright Brothers, Thomas Edison, and Tecumseh. That's right â€" an Indian chief who made war on Americans
is thought to be a better representative of the values and heritage of
Ohio than a former governor. (Of course, Confederate heroes are still
the scum of the earth for defending the South against invasion. That's
different â€" they were white.)
I'm betting it comes down to the Indian, and the deaf mute. With the Indian winning in the end.
The Wright brothers and Edison are probably just in there to make it
look like this isn't really just an exercise in political correctness.
They were white men with real accomplishments, so they don't deserve
respect, but hatred.
But there's a couple other problems with the deaf guy. He may have
been physcially handicapped, but he was still an evil white man, for
one thing. For another, guess how he's listed in history books and on
the plaque at the Reds Hall of Fame? He's listed as William Ellsworth
"Dummy"Â Hoy. That's right. The first deaf mute in Major League Baseball
was nicknamed Dummy, and is still referred to that way in official MLB
displays. Would selecting a deaf mute known as Dummy really be the best
way to show how enlightened Ohioans are?
I'm betting on the Indian. After all, not only was he not white, but
he killed a bunch of white people, which means he's the perfect choice
for Ohioans to demonstrate their hatred and contempt for their own
people, which is what political correctness is all about.
Every state has two statues in the Statuary Hall of the Capitol Building in Washington, DC:
<blockquote>
The federal law creating the National Statuary Hall was
passed in 1864, allowing each state to provide "statues, in marble or
bronze, not exceeding two in number for each state, of deceased
persons, who have been citizens thereof, and illustrations for their
historic renown or for distinguished civic or military service as each
State may deem worthy of this national commemoration."Â</blockquote>
Ohio's two statues are of President James A. Garfield, and former
Governor William Allen. But not for long. William Allen supported
slavery, so he's got to be thrown down the memory hole. State
legislators are currently searching for a replacement who "better
represents the values and heritage of the state of Ohio"Â, etc. They were in Cincinnati recently
to tour the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame, because one of the people on
the short list to replace Governor Allen is William Ellsworth Hoy, who
played for the Reds way back between 1894-1897, and again in 1902. Hoy
isn't exactly a household name, even among diehard baseball fans, so
why is he on the list?
Well, because he was the first deaf mute to play professional baseball.
Others on the list include the Wright Brothers, Thomas Edison, and Tecumseh. That's right â€" an Indian chief who made war on Americans
is thought to be a better representative of the values and heritage of
Ohio than a former governor. (Of course, Confederate heroes are still
the scum of the earth for defending the South against invasion. That's
different â€" they were white.)
I'm betting it comes down to the Indian, and the deaf mute. With the Indian winning in the end.
The Wright brothers and Edison are probably just in there to make it
look like this isn't really just an exercise in political correctness.
They were white men with real accomplishments, so they don't deserve
respect, but hatred.
But there's a couple other problems with the deaf guy. He may have
been physcially handicapped, but he was still an evil white man, for
one thing. For another, guess how he's listed in history books and on
the plaque at the Reds Hall of Fame? He's listed as William Ellsworth
"Dummy"Â Hoy. That's right. The first deaf mute in Major League Baseball
was nicknamed Dummy, and is still referred to that way in official MLB
displays. Would selecting a deaf mute known as Dummy really be the best
way to show how enlightened Ohioans are?
I'm betting on the Indian. After all, not only was he not white, but
he killed a bunch of white people, which means he's the perfect choice
for Ohioans to demonstrate their hatred and contempt for their own
people, which is what political correctness is all about.
