State rep says it's time to rename the General Hooker Entrance at the State House

...how about you tell us exactly the size of the blisters on your ass caused by her complaint? For someone in a serious snit about "triggered snowflakes", you see a wee bit sensitive yourself.

Westie, I do think you (and perhaps others here) are being a bit harsh on the general. His career, while controversial, was actually quite good.

https://www.thoughtco.com/major-general-joseph-hooker-2360584

His performance at Yorktown in 1862:

"Hooker's division took part in the Siege of Yorktown in April and May. During the siege, he earned a reputation for looking after his men and seeing to their welfare. Performing well at the Battle of Williamsburg on May 5, Hooker was promoted to major general effective that date though he felt slighted by his superior's after action report."

Antietam, etc:

"On September 6, he was given command of III Corps, which was redesignated I Corps six days later. As General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia moved north into Maryland, it was pursued by Union troops under McClellan. Hooker first led his corps in battle on September 14 when it fought well at South Mountain. Three days later, his men opened the fighting at the Battle of Antietam and engaged Confederate troops under Major General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. In the course of the fighting, Hooker was wounded in the foot and had to be taken from the field.

Fredericksburg:

"Recovering from his wound, he returned to the army to find that Major General Ambrose Burnside had replaced McClellan. Given command of a "Grand Division" consisting of III and V Corps, his men took heavy losses that December at the Battle of Fredericksburg. Long a vocal critic of his superiors, Hooker relentlessly attacked Burnside in the press and in the wake of the latter's failed Mud March in January 1863 these intensified. Though Burnside intended to remove his adversary, he was prevented from doing so when he himself was relieved by Lincoln on January 26."

Oh, of course, the battle of Chancellosrville, which opened Lee's route to Gettysburg:

"While the cavalry raid was largely a failure, Hooker succeeded in surprising Lee and gained an early advantage in the Battle of Chancellorsville. Though successful, Hooker began to lose his nerve as the battle continued and assumed an increasingly defensive posture. Taken in the flank by an audacious attack by Jackson on May 2, Hooker was forced back. The next day, at the height of the fighting, he was injured when the pillar he was leaning against was struck by a cannonball. Initially knocked unconscious, he was incapacitated most of the day but refused to cede command."

https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/joseph-hooker

The history channel's topic does not mention any injuries suffered by Hooker at the battle of Chancellosrville.

"Despite having a significant numerical advantage, Hooker was hesitant to engage and ordered his men to fall back during the battle’s early stages. Lee seized on this opportunity by dividing his army in half and flanking the right side of Hooker’s forces in a daring surprise attack. Under heavy pressure, Hooker elected not to counterattack and instead ordered a retreat back across the Rappahannock River in order to shield Washington, D.C., and Baltimore."

http://civilwarhome.com/hookbio.htm

This site has a slightly different take on the battle, mentioning the injury sustained by the cannonball strike near him, unlike the History Channel.

"Once in charge, Hooker's headquarters were roundly criticized by many as a combination of bar and brothel. When he launched his campaign against Lee, Hooker swore off liquor. This may have hurt more than it helped. After a brilliantly executed maneuver around Lee's flank and the crossing of two rivers, Hooker lost his nerve and withdrew his forces back into the Wilderness to await reinforcements from John Sedgewick's command coming from Fredericksburg. Here he felt convinced that Lee was in retreat but was surprised by Jackson's flank attack, which routed Oliver 0. Howard's 11th Corps. To make matters worse Hooker was dazed by the effects of a shell striking a pillar on the porch of his headquarters. He lost control of the army and ordered a withdrawal.
Kept in command, he led the army northward in the early part of the Gettysburg Campaign until he resigned on June 28, 1863, over control of the garrison at Harpers Ferry."

So...the arrival of Stuart's cavalry gave Lee the opening he needed. Stuart told of Hooker's unprotected flank so Lee ordered Jackson to attack.

A book I recommend, is "A Short History of the Civil War" by Fletcher Pratt.

When General Grant's reputation for alcohol was mentioned to Lincoln, supposedly he said something like, "Find out what he drinks and send him a case of it."

If you want some insight into the random ways battles can be won or lost, search for the battle of the North Anna. Basically, Lee had a chance to cut the Union army in half but was too sick to give the order. If he had, it is quite possible that the South could have drawn the war to a stalemate.
It is well documented in the book "Bloody Roads South" by Noah Andre Trudeau.

Find something even sillier, even more juvenile, even more immaterial, and make a fuss out of that.

There's so much to choose from:
Breast cancer research, cuz...ya know...b00bz! hehe
Various animals, like the titmouse, the blue-footed booby, cuz...more b00bz!

People named Richard who go by 'Dick'

The German town of Fucking
All the place names around here and elsewhere with 'squaw' in them
All the place names with 'black' 'brown' or 'yellow' in them...because Racism!

The Charles River could stand to be renamed too...British Monarchy pre Meghan Markle, you see. Can't have that dear boy.

Gund is a maker of cute and fluffy stuffed animals that have brought joy to children for many decades. They clearly need to be boycotted until they change their name.

There's all those global-warming-caused fluffy white clouds that look like politically-incorrect things. So that's more reason to get mad. Also clouds are white, therefor white privilege.

The constellations in the night sky have Western names in the English language. So we could come up with new decolonized constellations and teach those in 3rd grade science class. Ditto for the names of planets and most of the earlier-discovered asteroids. Before the IAU got woke and started naming them after Hawaiian deities, that is. Gotta make them rename all the other ones too. Make up polynesian gods if you have to.

Arithmetic. That's kind of racist. We could decolonize arithmetic. 1 + 1 could equal 2 for white people and 2 + epsilon for people of color depending on how much oppression that particular color is mapped to.

There. That ought to lead to a productive discussion.

Becker College which rhymes way to close to a part of the male anatomy.

"Hookers" would be crocheters because they use crochet hooks. Knitters use needles.

And she's a Democrat and won't ever lose election. So why try to do actual work?

This community isn't inhabited by idiots, it's inhabited by the complacent, and it has the government it deserves.

Wasn't sure if anyone was as dumb as Michelle, but congrats.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. When on Twitter, you, uh... tweet.

(And personally I think it's atrocious that government officials feel pressured to use the birdsite, but that's the reality right now.)

Beat me to it!

n/t

Unname all the things. All are anon!

Female. And I am not "spit-spraying" any rage; just commenting on the silliness of her thinking.

How about the teachers at said event speak to the said male teens about their behavior? Better solution, me thinks. A win win for all.

Your turn: #1 Male or Female? #2 And why do you like using hyperbole to character assassinate those that have a difference of opinion than yourself?

Or, alternatively, the boys could simply stop being assholes.

Why not both?

just pointing out how silly the PC police have gotten.

Look, she is being an idiot here, but one of her suggestions, adding the General's first name to the sign, is not a bad idea at all. Of course, that will cost money, which I am sure she will donate personally towards so that no woman in the future will be insulted while waiting to enter the building. And sure, people will still call it the General Hooker Entrance or just the Hooker Entrance, but whatever.

Perhaps they should work on making the old main entrance the main entrance, since it is more impressive, but that's just me talking.