denali

[red]

Obama renames mount mckinley.

I am not a fan of renaming in general, though I hate things being named after politicians and I think the local people should decide

So in the end the renaming is the right thing to do

 

[SchlongConery]

I think renaming your thread "Denali" would be a capital idea!

P.S. I think "in general" is also a bad name. Literally.

 

[katsrin]

I saw a story in a newspaper this morning (lots of newspapers are running variations of the same article today) about how this mountain was given the name McKinley in the first place. Basically it was named as a joke by a gold prospector, to poke fun at some political loons (extreme silver bugs) he was arguing with and to whom McKinley (a supporter of the gold standard) was evil incarnate. McKinley himself never saw the mountain, never travelled to the region, etc. So, really, no real reason NOT to rename it so far as I can tell.

 

[oldjones]

My cousins who live in Alaska have been calling it Denali for decades,

 

[DanJ]

Alaska officially renamed it back to Denali 40 years ago and I am led to believe the McKinley moniker never really took hold there in the first place.

 

[basketcase]

Alaska officially renamed it back to Denali 40 years ago and I am led to believe the McKinley moniker never really took hold there in the first place.

But it's a reason for the Republicans to criticize Obama.

Stupid non-controversy.

Jon Stewart's take on it.
http://thedailyshow.cc.com/videos/vbp8i5/living-in-denali

 

[GPIDEAL]

I saw a story in a newspaper this morning (lots of newspapers are running variations of the same article today) about how this mountain was given the name McKinley in the first place. Basically it was named as a joke by a gold prospector, to poke fun at some political loons (extreme silver bugs) he was arguing with and to whom McKinley (a supporter of the gold standard) was evil incarnate. McKinley himself never saw the mountain, never travelled to the region, etc. So, really, no real reason NOT to rename it so far as I can tell.

Poor McKinley was assassinated, but guess they didn't name the mountain for that reason.

Canada named one of its tallest mountains, Mount Kennedy after JFK was assassinated.

 

[SkyRider]

http://www.straightdope.com/columns...e-name-of-cape-kennedy-back-to-cape-canaveral

 

[GPIDEAL]

But it's a reason for the Republicans to criticize Obama.

Stupid non-controversy.

Jon Stewart's take on it.
http://thedailyshow.cc.com/videos/vbp8i5/living-in-denali

They've been trying to character-assassinate Obama for years now.

 

[Why Not?]

Alaska officially renamed it back to Denali 40 years ago and I am led to believe the McKinley moniker never really took hold there in the first place.

It is the national park in which Mt. McKinley lies which was called Denali a long time ago. I visited it about 6 or 8 years ago and the mountain was generally referred to as McKinley then.

 

[GPIDEAL]

http://www.straightdope.com/columns...e-name-of-cape-kennedy-back-to-cape-canaveral

And that makes sense. The Kennedy Space Center is sufficient and more apropos.

 

[oldjones]

It is the national park in which Mt. McKinley lies which was called Denali a long time ago. I visited it about 6 or 8 years ago and the mountain was generally referred to as McKinley then.

What was the mountain's name before there was a park? Or a President McKinley?

 

[Butler1000]

What was the mountain's name before there was a park? Or a President McKinley?

Denali. It's a native name. And locals had seemingly always used it before and after.

 

[Why Not?]

What was the mountain's name before there was a park? Or a President McKinley?

As I understand it the natives called it Denali. I was just pointing out that Alaska did not "officially" rename the mountain 40 years ago as asserted by Dan J. The US government named the park Denali.

 

[DanJ]

As I understand it the natives called it Denali. I was just pointing out that Alaska did not "officially" rename the mountain 40 years ago as asserted by Dan J. The US government named the park Denali.

I guess it comes down to who can name what. The Alaskan government renamed the mountain Denali in 1975 and asked the Federal government to do so as well at that time. That request was blocked by an Ohio senator (President McKinley was from Ohio).