Washington, D C 2120-September 1, 1945 To: D A MacArthur/C H Nimitz From: H S Truman
Political Correctness is a doctrine, recently fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and promoted by a sick mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.
Footnote: I cannot vouch for the veracity of the above but I am informed that a copy of the letter is in the Library of Congress.
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-- Edited by Magnarc on Monday 13th of March 2017 04:05:49 PM
Many thanks Rocky. I had not heard of it before, just struck me as rather funny! I had better be careful or I'll have the Brick and D.D chastising me for being frivolous and having nothing better to do!!!!!!
-- Edited by Magnarc on Monday 13th of March 2017 04:17:59 PM
Dougwe said
06:52 PM Mar 13, 2017
Don't you
Tony Bev said
08:03 PM Mar 13, 2017
Wow that is an interesting fact, concerning the politically correctness of the watchamacallit
I always thought that the following was just a joke
I still don't understand why things like the Fairy Penguin or Superb Fairy Wren have been renamed! Perhaps I am an ideological based person rather than a political correct based person!
Screw correctness, lets have normality!
Ron-D said
04:27 PM Mar 14, 2017
My view political correctness can be good thing if there's an element of common sense to it.
-- Edited by Webmaster on Thursday 16th of March 2017 10:21:25 AM
sandsmere said
03:42 PM Mar 15, 2017
Well Harry. S. Truman certainly got that one right.
Washington, D C 2120-September 1, 1945
To: D A MacArthur/C H Nimitz
From: H S Truman
Political Correctness is a doctrine, recently fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and promoted by a sick mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.
Footnote: I cannot vouch for the veracity of the above but I am informed that a copy of the letter is in the Library of Congress.
(The views expressed in this post do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster)
-- Edited by Magnarc on Monday 13th of March 2017 04:05:49 PM
Gday...
http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/trumanpc.asp
Cheers - John
Many thanks Rocky. I had not heard of it before, just struck me as rather funny! I had better be careful or I'll have the Brick and D.D chastising me for being frivolous and having nothing better to do!!!!!!
-- Edited by Magnarc on Monday 13th of March 2017 04:17:59 PM
Don't you
Wow that is an interesting fact, concerning the politically correctness of the watchamacallit
I always thought that the following was just a joke 
http://thegreynomads.activeboard.com/t63335263/politically-correctness/?page=last#lastPostAnchor
Screw correctness, lets have normality!
My view political correctness can be good thing if there's an element of common sense to it.
-- Edited by Webmaster on Thursday 16th of March 2017 10:21:25 AM
Well Harry. S. Truman certainly got that one right.