Loony left on ThanksgivingBy Tom Smith
Journalism professor on the
sins of our fathers. (via
instapundit.)
One of my ancestors on my mother's (the Irish) side was an enlisted man in the U.S. Army who came out to Oregon in pioneer days, when the Army had various unfriendly encounters with the local indigenous population. As far as I know, however, he was, like nearly all of the Irish-Americans in the army in the late 1800's, extremely sensitive and caring in all his dealings with the "hostiles." He did not drink or swear, but instead set up counselling sessions for soldiers to deal with their feelings about such difficult topics as massacres of settlers and the like.
posted by thomas at 11/23/2005 08:47:00 AM
