Appearing to find offense in something new every day, some Democrats admit they are still holding a grudge that the Arlington, Va., airport was named after Ronald Reagan.
In an unscientific survey posted online Wednesday by The Washington Post, more than half of the 42,082 respondents said they opposed the 1998 decision to change the name of the Washington National airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Of course, 62 percent of them identified themselves as Democrats.
Meanwhile, 72 percent of Republican respondents said they call the airport “Reagan,” while only 35 percent of the Democratic respondents said they call it by that name. Most said they referred to it as “National.”
One respondent, Jason West, 57, said he is still bitter about the name change.
“I’m still mad about the name, because of how it got passed,” he told The Post. “It got forced upon all the people here by a small group of powerful men in Congress.
Watch Crowder go undercover to Muslim bakeries to order gay wedding cake.
“It’s almost like all those Republicans wanted to stick a middle finger up to all the people who live here,” he added. “I don’t know why Clinton didn’t veto it.”
Clinton’s former press secretary, Mike McCurry, offered a rather honest answer to West’s question.
“My memory is that in February 1998, we were rather occupied at the White House with a young lady named Monica [Lewinsky],” he told The Post. “I have faint memories of this being a big deal on Capitol Hill, but I think we pretty much stayed out of it.”
Many in the Twitterverse pointed out the ridiculous nature of the “controversy.”
I’ll agree to take Reagan’s name off the airport when you progressives agree to rename the Woodrow Wilson Center #Progressive
— warroom (@warroom) April 4, 2015
Outraged DC Democrats Want “Reagan” Removed from Airport Name http://t.co/cu6MSFo30o @LLMajer @JVER1 @LVNancy pic.twitter.com/9mIuhCtnLl
— Tim Gradous (@tgradous) April 4, 2015
@gabrielmalor I call it Saint Reagan National.
— Holden (@Holden114) April 1, 2015
Oh, Leftists want to change the name of Reagan National? Because I’m OK with Teddy Killed a Woman and Left Her Airport.
— Patrick Henrys Ghost (@Pissed_Pat) April 4, 2015
WTF?Lemme guess Obama National is more appealing?”@foxnation:Bitter DC Dems Want ‘Reagan’ Removed From Airport Title http://t.co/kDZQFk7NEI”
— Rachel Wyatt (@raewyatt1979) April 3, 2015
Bitter, whiny Democrap Drones want to remove President Reagan’s name from the DC airport. Suggest they change their diapers and take a nap.
— SonnyRaye (@SonnyRaye) April 3, 2015
@washingtonpost I’m so tired of partisans rolling their eyes when people call it Reagan airport. Grow up, you aren’t a whiny 9 year old.
— Alberto A Pardo (@albertoapardo) April 1, 2015
Related:
Why is TMZ the only media hounding Hillary at airport?
DONATE TO BIZPAC REVIEW
Please help us! If you are fed up with letting radical big tech execs, phony fact-checkers, tyrannical liberals and a lying mainstream media have unprecedented power over your news please consider making a donation to BPR to help us fight them. Now is the time. Truth has never been more critical!
- Britney Spears shows off her rockin’ new bod, but had to spoil it with a liberal message about ‘Dreamers’ - December 24, 2017
- Border patrol forget they’re supposed to be heartless, deliver beautiful baby at the border - December 24, 2017
- After scoring tax cut victory, Trump sees ‘tremendous Democrat support’ for his next big initiative - December 24, 2017
Comment
We have no tolerance for comments containing violence, racism, profanity, vulgarity, doxing, or discourteous behavior. If a comment is spam, instead of replying to it please click the ∨ icon below and to the right of that comment. Thank you for partnering with us to maintain fruitful conversation.
