March 29, 2019
Stop the Politically Correct Renaming of Airports!
Leftists in southern California have their knickers in a knot after a recent Los Angeles Times opinion piece resurfaced of John Wayne’s Playboy interview of 1971. Most people only read the Times article about the interview, but I read the original, comprehensive interview. While Wayne had a dirty mouth, he was not the dumb cowboy depicted by his critics. He had many very thoughtful comments on America, but three or four comments got him in trouble -- 50 years later.
Statue of John Wayne at the airport named after him (Photo credit: Dave and Margie Hill)
They were so bad, progressives want his name removed from the John Wayne Airport, the commercial airport serving Orange County, California. However, other progressives are tolerant of a black who said equally objectionable things who is to have an airport named for him.
Wayne stated, “I don't want somebody like Angela Davis inculcating an enemy...(Read Full Article)