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posted at 8:40 am on December 17, 2008 by Ed Morrissey
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No, I’m not going to get all statist and start demanding that the government approve people for reproduction … but sometimes that option doesn’t sound all bad. Plenty of parents hang atrocious names on their offspring, cursing them for life, but Heath and Deborah Campbell really take the cake. Well, not literally, which is why this Nazi admirer got headlines this morning on the wire services (via Cristy Li):
The father of 3-year-old Adolf Hitler Campbell, denied a birthday cake with the child’s full name on it by one New Jersey supermarket, is asking for a little tolerance. Heath Campbell and his wife, Deborah, are upset not only with the decision made by the Greenwich ShopRite, but with an outpouring of angry Internet postings in response to a local newspaper article over the weekend on their flare-up over frosting.
“I think people need to take their heads out of the cloud they’ve been in and start focusing on the future and not on the past,” Heath Campbell said Tuesday in an interview conducted in Easton, on the other side of the Delaware River from where the family lives in Hunterdon County, N.J.
“There’s a new president and he says it’s time for a change; well, then it’s time for a change,” the 35-year-old continued. “They need to accept a name. A name’s a name. The kid isn’t going to grow up and do what (Hitler) did.”
I’m sorry — did the man who named his child after one of the worst genocidal madmen of history demand tolerance? Campbell walks around in authentic Nazi boots and decorates his house with swastikas, and then demands that people be tolerant of his intolerance. It sounds like a Monty Python skit: No one expects the Nazi Tolerance Inquisition!
And by the way, it wasn’t just the name, either:
Karen Meleta, a spokeswoman for ShopRite, said the Campbells had similar requests denied at the same store the last two years and said Heath Campbell previously had asked for a swastika to be included in the decoration.
You know, nothing says Happy Birthday to a toddler like a big ol’ swastika in the middle of a birthday cake.
And why did these parents lay an Adolf on their child? I mean, besides all of the Nazi worship going on in Chez Campbell? Because “no one else in the world would have that name.” No kidding. Ever wonder why, genius?
Greenwich ShopRite is not a government agency, and they don’t have to do business with the Campbells if they choose to refuse them. It’s not intolerance — it’s a business decision. Campbell could protest it and try to start a boycott, but something tells me that ShopRite’s customers might feel better knowing that the goose-stepping Campbells won’t be anywhere in the vicinity.
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At what age will the child be old enough to be able to change his name?
aunursa on December 17, 2008 at 8:45 AM
I remember an episode from “Cheers” Carla the feisty Italian waitress is pregnant, again, but she’s having a fight with the family. Seems there is a family tradition regarding the naming of children, I forget the exact formula, but it was something like taking the first name of a grandfather and the middle name of a third cousin, or some such.
Anyway, the result of this formula would have resulted in the child’s first and middle names being Benito Mussolini.
Needless to say, Carla decided to break that particular family tradition.
MarkTheGreat on December 17, 2008 at 8:45 AM
I know someone who named their child “shith-e-ad”.
.
Take out the dashes and you will see how demented the parents really are.
subbottomfeeder on December 17, 2008 at 8:45 AM
And divorce his parents?
aunursa on December 17, 2008 at 8:45 AM
“And he said: “Son, this world is rough
And if a man’s gonna make it, he’s gotta be tough
And I know I wouldn’t be there to help ya along.
So I give ya that name and I said good-bye
I knew you’d have to get tough or die
And it’s that name that helped to make you strong.”
Should have just named him “Sue”.
NoDonkey on December 17, 2008 at 8:45 AM
wow, just… wow!
Mark Garnett on December 17, 2008 at 8:45 AM
A man (I use the term loosely) at my wife’s former place of business, named his latest offspring Anakin.
MarkTheGreat on December 17, 2008 at 8:46 AM
Is the store discriminating against him based on creed? Poor little Adolph will have to cry himself in his bunker.
This is child abuse by the parents. I also have to note that these same newmedia don’t seem to be able to find arab/muslim parents who name their kids Adolph Hitler, I wonder why the double standard?
eaglewingz08 on December 17, 2008 at 8:47 AM
I bet there are a lot of baby “Che”s out there.
boko fittleworth on December 17, 2008 at 8:47 AM
In Iceland, I’m told that they have an official list of names that you can use for children. I’m starting to have some sympathy for them.
MarkTheGreat on December 17, 2008 at 8:47 AM
Dude
Orange Man on December 17, 2008 at 8:49 AM
Poor kids.
rbj on December 17, 2008 at 8:49 AM
Kind of reminds me of how the religious right demands that we all be tolerant of their intolerance towards gays.
crr6 on December 17, 2008 at 8:52 AM
When I saw the photo, I thought this was a story about same sex adoption. The Nazi wannabe looks like a woman.
forest on December 17, 2008 at 8:55 AM
Or how the left demands everyone else be tolerant towards them, but shows no tolerance toward anyone who disagrees with.
Or how the left redefines disagreement as intolerance.
MarkTheGreat on December 17, 2008 at 8:56 AM
The grandparents must be so proud.
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perroviejo on December 17, 2008 at 8:57 AM
And no doubt a majority of people on this board would rather these kids be parents than non-nazi economically (and mentally) stable lesbians/gay men. Thanks conservatism!
DeathToMediaHacks on December 17, 2008 at 8:58 AM
Um….sure.
crr6 on December 17, 2008 at 8:58 AM
+1
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RJGatorEsq. on December 17, 2008 at 9:01 AM
I love the way the left demonstrates it’s “tolerance” by assuming that anyone who disagrees with them is evil.
MarkTheGreat on December 17, 2008 at 9:02 AM
That makes two of us who are sure about how intolerant liberals are.
MarkTheGreat on December 17, 2008 at 9:03 AM
Like naming your child after an infamous creep from the past?
jgapinoy on December 17, 2008 at 9:04 AM
The article said after Hitler was born, the year later they has a girl “Aryan Nation”. It’s amazing the press glamorizes these people. Pregnant man, you are so 15 minutes ago now!
Marcus on December 17, 2008 at 9:04 AM
As soon as the child can talk, he will be able to ask a judge to change his name. My wife grew up with a girl whose real name was something like Moonbeam. She told everyone her name was Amy and, at the age of eight, asked a judge to have her name changed. Good luck Adolf. You will need it.
RedSoxNation on December 17, 2008 at 9:06 AM
In one of the articles I read about this (didn’t read Ed’s link), the middle name of one of their children is “Aryan Nation.”
Hmmmm….
asc85 on December 17, 2008 at 9:06 AM
Wal-Mart, on the other hand..
“Our No. 1 priority in decorating cakes is to serve the customer to the best of our ability”
Reaps on December 17, 2008 at 9:07 AM
Riiiight. Because Hitler is not part of the past. Not only is Campbell nuts, he’s a freaking moron.
Doubt. But no doubt idiot liberals will make irrelevant and idiotic analogies in a pitiful attempt to make a point about conservatism, or something.
Buy Danish on December 17, 2008 at 9:07 AM
The older I get the more I like this idea.
In theory of course, because the government would just screw it up.
Religious_Zealot on December 17, 2008 at 9:08 AM
Greenwich ShopRite is not a government agency, and they don’t have to do business with the Campbells if they choose to refuse them.
You’d think, but wasn’t a photographer just sued for refusing to take a job?
These “parents” aren’t just stupid, they also selfish. This poor kid is going to get reamed repeatedly for that name as he grows up. His moronic parents think of this kid as they think of dad’s boots- just another accessory with no real consequences.
Stupid and selfish is no way to go through life.
drjohn on December 17, 2008 at 9:09 AM
Yes, Yes, we can always count on the left to scream tolerance while doing their best to destroy anyone who disagrees with them or catches them in a lie.
americanpatriot on December 17, 2008 at 9:09 AM
I’m pretty sure they tolerate gays, at the very least. Some of them just happen to find the whole sodomy thing a bit of a no-no as far as the bible goes, y’know..
Reaps on December 17, 2008 at 9:09 AM
At HA, all threads seem to lead, eventually, to gay marriage.
/rolls eys
Religious_Zealot on December 17, 2008 at 9:09 AM
Ok this is getting tiresome. You’re the on the side which discriminates against and demonizes a minority group. We disagree with that. Who is being intolerant? I don’t know why i even need to say this, but I don’t think you’re evil. Just horribly, horribly, egregiously wrong.
crr6 on December 17, 2008 at 9:10 AM
A. One bad apple don’t spoil the whole bunch, girl. No parent licensing necessary.
B. The child can change their name legally later in life if the parents are too hung up on their Nazism to care about ostracizing their child. Most likely, the child will want to be called Addy or just go by their first name only.
C. “Kind of reminds me of how the religious right demands that we all be tolerant of their intolerance towards gays.”
Refer to A. above. I find it to be a rare case when any person is intolerant of gays. The most intolerant of homosexuality seems to be males 13-24 in my experience, which has nothing to do with religion.
I have to laugh when leftists say things like, “Shoving religion down our throats” or claim that Christians are intolerant. I used to be a left-winger myself and found myself saying the same things, but then I actually realized that no one but my parents actually “shoved” (figuratively) religion down my throat and that was because they were trying to instill morals and values into me, which as a parent I completely understand. I’d like a few examples from our left leaning readers how religion was shoved down their throats or of the intolerance of Christians. This country was founded on the ideals of Christianity, and our difference from other societies in history is due, in large part, to it. So, simply because you live in a country where you are free to practice (or not) any religion, and speak your mind openly, is evidence that Christianity is in fact, tolerant. Perhaps a trip to a Muslim country, where changing religions can get you killed or ostracized would wake a few people up to what real intolerance is?
Geministorm on December 17, 2008 at 9:10 AM
I will fully endorse that child’s future rebellious behavior against his parents.
Candy Slice on December 17, 2008 at 9:11 AM
Meh. I don’t think that’s any worse than naming a kid Muhammid.
Ars Moriendi on December 17, 2008 at 9:11 AM
“And no doubt a majority of people on this board would rather these kids be parents than non-nazi economically (and mentally) stable lesbians/gay men.”
Can you rewrite this into something that at least somewhat follows known rules of grammar?
Although I follow your drift.
Seems to me, that the issue here is a belief system, not sexual deviancy.
Or do you think if both of these charming parents went gay, they would suddenly reject their current love of National Socialism and name their children Sage and Willow?
NoDonkey on December 17, 2008 at 9:11 AM
So does little Addie get to change his name to Schicklegruber(sp.?) at 18.
thomasaur on December 17, 2008 at 9:11 AM
But, but, anything less than total acceptance is proof of how intolerant you are.
MarkTheGreat on December 17, 2008 at 9:11 AM
“Tolerance” in these idiots’ mind include naming their kid after the worst fascist (and socialist) dictators the world has ever seen.
Maybe next they could name their kids “Nero” (he was only misunderstood, after all), “Joseph Stalin” (he only killed millions of his own people), and “Chairman Mao” (again, he only killed millions of his own people).
The world is just full of insane dictators for these morons to name their kids after.
I’m sorry, but giving your kid the name “Adolf Hitler” is only going to make his life even tougher and is going to guarantee a lifetime of therapy for him. I know I’d cross on the other side of the street from someone named that….
These people are idiots.
mjk on December 17, 2008 at 9:12 AM
damn, bed time. Be interesting to see what the reaction to Wal-Mart would’ve been (assuming it’s true, of course..), but I guess I’ll see in the morning. Although as someone already mentioned it’ll probably have degenerated into a gay marriage flamewar by then..
Reaps on December 17, 2008 at 9:13 AM
And no doubt a majority of people on this board would rather these kids be parents than non-nazi economically (and mentally) stable lesbians/gay men. Thanks conservatism!
DeathToMediaHacks on December 17, 2008 at 8:58 AM
I failed to see a reference to economic or mental stability in this article. One could presume that, regardless of name choice, the parents have enough economic stability to throw a birthday party and enough mental stability to make a claim of “intolerance.”
Why would you believe that all lesbians and gays are economically and mentally stable?
And no doubt you are one of those weirdos who believe that young kids should be taught the joys of anal intercourse. Oh I’m sorry, did I include you in a larger stereotype? Sorry about that.
Bishop on December 17, 2008 at 9:14 AM
So, everybody on the right “discrimates and demonizes”, and nobody on the left does.
As I said before, it is the left that demonizes anyone who disagrees with them, as crr6 so aptly demonstrates.
Don’t agree with them on gay marriage, and you are a homophobe.
Don’t agree with them on affirmative action, and you are a racist.
Don’t agree with them on welfare, and you hate the poor.
The left epitomizes the art of intolernce and demonization.
MarkTheGreat on December 17, 2008 at 9:14 AM
Among Hitler’s more loyal admirers, Adolph was a popular name to give children in the 1930s and (early) 1940s. But what a burden to those boys after 1945.
jackmac on December 17, 2008 at 9:14 AM
As someone who would be in a concentration camp because of my family ancestry (I assume you get my drift), I can guaran-fricking-tee you that if I knew anyone named after “Adolf Hitler”, I’d probably never speak to him again.
Of course, maybe that was the point. Maybe this family doesn’t want their kids associating with Jews and this is a quick and dirty way to get us to not go anywhere near them.
mjk on December 17, 2008 at 9:14 AM
I read this article earlier on foxnews.com. Total parental abuse that will be filed under’ freedom of speech/expression.
No doubt NJ DYFS will pass this one by…
NJMaire on December 17, 2008 at 9:14 AM
Three points:
First, did I miss the conversion of Hot Air from a current events site to a gay site?
Second, conservatives are not the ones who use somebody’s status as “gay” like it was a crime. Ask Larry Craig. Or Jeff Gannon. Or Mark Foley.
Third, as evidence of the foregoing, we have a fair number of gays that attend my church. They are asked to participate in doing things like serving Holy Communion (they accept), serving on committees (they accept), and so on. They are just “tolerated”: they are welcomed.
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RJGatorEsq. on December 17, 2008 at 9:16 AM
What a poser. Reminds me of high school, kids running around with spiky hair and plaid pants and acting like that’s what makes them punks. Sad, really. We get it, jack boots, swastikas, buzz-cut hair, that’s what makes you a Nazi. It doesn’t even require a thought inside your head, and the most dangerous act he’d ever perpetrate is to demand that the lady at the Rite Aid put a swastika on his kid’s birthday cake. Sad, really.
His kid will probably end up being a SHARP, and send a curb-stomp his dad’s way.
Spc Steve on December 17, 2008 at 9:16 AM
As for the naming of their kids, I have no problem with it.
Distasteful yes, but that’s the great thing about America, you are free to name your kids whatever you want….at least until Obarfy takes office, then all bets are off.
I eagerly await the breathless MSM reports about the muslim parents from Dearborn who named their kid “Osama.”
Bishop on December 17, 2008 at 9:16 AM
You quoted from Wal-Mart’s guidelines, you did not quote from Wal-Mart’s reaction to this case.
I wouldn’t be at all suprised if you could find a very similar statement in ShopRite’s guidelines.
MarkTheGreat on December 17, 2008 at 9:17 AM
“no one else in the world would have that name.” No kidding. Ever wonder why, genius?
Ha! I love the sarcasm Ed!
I wonder if the oh so ‘tolerant’ left will have the same reaction when they find out that our next kid, if it’s a girl, is gonna be named Reagan. We find out the gender soon.
crr6, you know it’s true, pies in the face and all of that.
Tony737 on December 17, 2008 at 9:18 AM
I can guaran-fricking-tee you that if I knew anyone named after “Adolf Hitler”, I’d probably never speak to him again.
Why not, the kid didn’t pick his name? An individual’s moniker doesn’t have anything to do with the type of person they are, unless they intentionally have it for purposes of controversy.
Bishop on December 17, 2008 at 9:22 AM
There ya go. I don’t know why I’m wasting my time with you, you’re just talking past me anyway. I do think that an intolerance for gays is at the heart of opposition to gay marriage, but I certainly would say that you can disagree with Affirmative Action and not be racist. You can also want welfare reform and like poor people. But that doesn’t really fit neatly into your diatribe, so just keep going full steam ahead.
Still, here’s a little head scratcher to keep you up at night…if I’m demonizing you by saying you demonize gays…aren’t you demonizing me by saying I demonize you?
crr6 on December 17, 2008 at 9:22 AM
Don’t agree with them on affirmative action, and you are a racist.
MarkTheGreat on December 17, 2008 at 9:14 AM
Hell, don’t agree with them on POTUS nominees and you are a racist.
Bishop on December 17, 2008 at 9:24 AM
crr6 on December 17, 2008 at 9:10 AM
So, knowing nothing about me other than that I am not a liberal, you automatically assume that I am a racist, a homophobe and incurably intolerant.
Then you start complaining about how intolerant people on the right are.
The sad thing is, you haven’t the mental horsepower to see how your every statement utterly disproves the point you so desperately want to believe.
MarkTheGreat on December 17, 2008 at 9:24 AM
+2
I’m trying to remember where I saw an article about a study done that showed that liberals couldn’t think like conservatives, but that conservatives could think like liberals…
I used to be a liberal (sad, but true), had a liberal upbringing by Democratic parents, liberal schooling by liberal professors at a laboratory school (a school that is a part of a university, which allows grad students to sub classes with professors), and mostly liberal surroundings. I can tell you from experience that the most intolerant people are on the left, guaranteed.
Spank your kids? — a liberal will bad mouth you behind your back or to your face even.
Don’t recycle? — guilt trips galore and talk behind your back.
Disagree about human caused global warming and the ramifications of such? — People call you an idiot and worse.
Let your kids play with toy guns and play “war”? — Get called bad parents at the least.
Have more than 3 kids? — Freak of nature and probably a religious nut.
Do I need to go on? The left is completely intolerant of conservatives and closed to all exchange of ideas or suggestion that they might need to rethink their position.
Geministorm on December 17, 2008 at 9:24 AM
This is true for the very young, but at a certain age, they have the power to change their name if they want.
Even at a younger age, they have the power to pick a nickname that they wish to be known by.
MarkTheGreat on December 17, 2008 at 9:25 AM
I would be in that camp with you, but why would you not speak to Adolf H. Campbell? Its not like the name makes him the same as his namesake. He’ll probably end up being a nice kid despite the fact that his father is a douche.
Ars Moriendi on December 17, 2008 at 9:26 AM
We have a young man locally named Adolph. A nice young man, but saddled with an (obviously) warped obsessive parent. To make matters worse, for some reason, the boy has hair that ‘locks of love’ would covet, down past his waist. From the back, he is a girl.
I’ve always wanted to start a psychotherapy fund for this kid…
I wonder if these kids, assuming they aren’t warped beyond belief by their parent’s views, can sue for child abuse at a later time?
dish on December 17, 2008 at 9:27 AM
When did I say that? I was referring to gays, I didn’t even mention race in that post.
I’m beginning to think you’re trying to be satirical. You’re complaining about me projecting things on you, when you’re in fact projecting things I never said in me. Don’t you see that?
crr6 on December 17, 2008 at 9:27 AM
crr6,
So when I complain about you demonizing me, that means I’m demonizing you?
And to believe, there are actually people out there who believe that those on the left are incapable of performing simple logic.
MarkTheGreat on December 17, 2008 at 9:27 AM
I agree. I’m still not sure which one is supposed to be the father.
MikeA on December 17, 2008 at 9:27 AM
What does someone like Campbell do for a living?
ctmom on December 17, 2008 at 9:28 AM
Does that qualify as demonization?
crr6 on December 17, 2008 at 9:28 AM
Let’s not forget how tolerant they have been of people who dared support Prop 8 in California. Golly, I do believe many people have had to resign from their jobs because of unhinged protests against the businesses who dared employ them, not to mention all the vitriol directed at, say, the Mormon Church.
Buy Danish on December 17, 2008 at 9:28 AM
When I mentioned same sex marriage I was just trying to bust on the Nazi “tough guy” for looking like a girl. I didn’t intend to derail the discussion by turning it into another gay marriage battle.
I should have know better, I guess.
forest on December 17, 2008 at 9:29 AM
I see crr6 is now playing the second most common liberal trick. Backing down by pretending he never said the things he got caught saying.
MarkTheGreat on December 17, 2008 at 9:30 AM
Not only are the parents neo nazis, they care very little for their child.
Blake on December 17, 2008 at 9:30 AM
It was derailed long before your post, by crr6 and Hacks.
MarkTheGreat on December 17, 2008 at 9:31 AM
Poor kid.
Maxx on December 17, 2008 at 9:32 AM
Man..I wasnt thrilled when my daughter named my grandson, Phaelen Seth. I worried he would be teased in school. I would have to say now, I am darn thankful he’s named that!
umm..child abuse is what that is.
becki51758 on December 17, 2008 at 9:33 AM
This is true for the very young, but at a certain age, they have the power to change their name if they want.
Still, it’s the individual and their various personality traits which make them the person they are, not their name.
Jeffrey Dahmer and Timothy McVeigh are innocuous names on their own, no one would have guessed that those youngsters would grow to become savages. Ghengis Khan and Ivan the Terrible slaughtered people too, yet if you met someone named Ghengis or Ivan, would immediately denounce them?
Little Adolph could one day find the cure for a terrible disease or figure out cold fusion or whatever, judging him by his name alone is unfair to him.
Bishop on December 17, 2008 at 9:34 AM
Ok, can you quote me saying you are racist? In fact I said
I’ll patiently wait for your evidence, but I expect you will employ the old conservative tactic of backing down and pretending you never said things you were just caught saying.
crr6 on December 17, 2008 at 9:35 AM
First off; have you got a mouse in your pocket?
If not then leave off with the royal “we” ok? Unless of course you would care to declare who you are claiming to represent with your opinion.
Second; most of those who believe that homosexuality is wrong do so on the basis of guidance from what is declared to be the foundation of their religion. They do not believe in “demonizing” anyone concerning their behaviour they just disapprove and refuse to praise those who practice this behaviour. In this country one has the right to an opinion and to express that opinion. The Gay Left however thinks that they are entitled not to just an opinion but that all others must hold this opinion or deserve to be assaulted and their places of worship invaded and desecrated.
So; who demonizes who?
Seems to me that militant, leftist GAYS are the ones who are “horribly, horribly, egregiously wrong”.
jcw46 on December 17, 2008 at 9:35 AM
What does someone like Campbell do for a living?
ctmom on December 17, 2008 at 9:28 AM
Obambo transition team.
Bishop on December 17, 2008 at 9:36 AM
I’ll bet the kid’s first girlfriend is named Eva Braun.
godhelpus on December 17, 2008 at 9:36 AM
Dammit Mark, you’re too good.
Here is a bright blue example for you…
This past Thanksgiving, I was at my in-laws where my wife’s Aunt was visiting. Someone mentioned Obama, and my oldest daughter (10) said something like, “I wouldn’t vote for Obama, his ideas are too socialist”. The Aunt chimed in, “Your kids sound like idiots”. Here was their great-Aunt (far left leaning at 56), calling her great-nieces idiots to their faces, and mine. My response was, “No they don’t. They just don’t agree with you, and they sound like they know more about civics than most 5th graders”. Response? “No, they sound like idiots”. Moments later, she left the room, but not without throwing this little barb over her shoulder, “Well, I’ll let you get back to brainwashing your kids”…
Yessiree Bob, those liberals sure are tolerant.
BTW, did anyone hear what libs have said about Clarence Thomas or Condi Rice? I’m sure those “tolerant” libs had pleasant things to say….right?
Geministorm on December 17, 2008 at 9:39 AM
Since he’s trying to hide from his own words, let me remind him of what he wrote that started this fracas.
This claim that the “religious right” is intolerant towards gays is the heart of my pointing out how the left demonizes those who disagree with him.
1) The religious right as a group is not intolerant towards gays. As you could tell if you bothered to check what they say and write. They oppose the agenda backed by many gay rights groups, but except in the halls of the liberal, you are allowed to disagree with being labeled intolerant.
2) While there are individuals who are intolerant of gays (some of these are associated with the “religious right”, but many more are associated with other groups, even groups normally defined as part of the left.), the leaders of the “religious right” are always correct to condemn any acts of actual intolerance.
3) I wish the leaders of the left would be so quick to condemn real intolerance, rather than promote it themselves.
MarkTheGreat on December 17, 2008 at 9:40 AM
Is it really wise of ShopRite to deny service to the father of Der Fuhrer?
awake on December 17, 2008 at 9:41 AM
hey, if the kid doesn’t grow up in the image his father had in mind, he can always change his name to Barney.
godhelpus on December 17, 2008 at 9:41 AM
The sad part is that there probably have been made for a Che Guavera Anglo-Last-Name before without people batting an eyelash.
After all, they make T-Shirts of the man.
BKennedy on December 17, 2008 at 9:42 AM
At around the age when he’s able to grow a full moustache.
Shy Guy on December 17, 2008 at 9:44 AM
Yep still waiting for when I said you were racist.
crr6 on December 17, 2008 at 9:44 AM
Why shouldn’t I equate what crr6 says with all liberals, he claims to speak for all liberals.
That and the experiences I have had with everybody who claims to adhere to that religion.
MarkTheGreat on December 17, 2008 at 9:45 AM
Don’t you worry boys and girls, in a few years this will be the new racist/islamic/gay/illegal immigration issue. And we will look back at this outrage against adolf hitler as a travesty.
maynila on December 17, 2008 at 9:48 AM
How come the parents don’t change THEIR names to Adolph Hitler and Eva Braun Hitler? Let them take the heat instead of dumping on a two year old child? What a bunch of weenies!
Blake on December 17, 2008 at 9:48 AM
I’m wondering how the kids gonna feel when he figures out he’s named after possibly the most evil human being to scourge the face of the earth since the middle ages?
“Wow, daddy must love me!”
Not to mention the nazi-worship there…you can see this one coming to a head 15 years before it’ll actually HAPPEN.
Someone needs to go beat the holy hell out of those two with a 6 foot chunk of rubber garden hose.
MangoDaddy on December 17, 2008 at 9:49 AM
You had to expect to get lambasted for this offering, but if you did not, you certainly should have.
awake on December 17, 2008 at 9:50 AM
Like being a kid isn’t tough enough, now you just gave every other kid a license to tease your son ad nausem.
Stupid is as stupid does..I feel sorry for the kid who now has to suffer thru having a dopey name and truly kooky parents.
Alden Pyle on December 17, 2008 at 9:50 AM
crr6,
Mark said,
You (crr6) made a broad generalization about all conservatives being intolerant. Mark responded by calling you on your generalization. You decided that you were going to suddenly reverse time and remove your generalization (”minority”) and replace it with a more focused, “gays”. Well, sad to inform you that when you made that generalization, its inclusive of all forms of discrimination. You’re not just saying that conservatives are intolerant of gays, you’re saying that we’re intolerant of all minorities, including other races. Are you now admitting that you called conservatives intolerant and homophobic, but not racist?
I just want to get down where you are standing now.
Geministorm on December 17, 2008 at 9:53 AM
crr6…Ariana is calling you. Please leave this site immediately; you’re ruining our fun time.
godhelpus on December 17, 2008 at 9:53 AM
I worked in the newborn nursery of a hospital in Chicago back in the day. There were 3 names I’d like to forget– but I just can’t. #1- Snoopy Chocolate, #2- No Smo King, #3- Sweet Meat Brown. My head still hurts and it’s been 20 years.
missouriyankee on December 17, 2008 at 9:55 AM
Well… who knows. Maybe the kid will grow up to rehabilitate the name.
I mean, people hardly blink nowadays when someone is named Cain.
You know, the first murderer- cursed by God, ect.
Sackett on December 17, 2008 at 9:56 AM
+1
SlimyBill on December 17, 2008 at 9:57 AM
Geministorm on December 17, 2008 at 9:53 AM
Easy now, crr6 tries very hard to cultivate his arguments, usually by parsing responses against his screeds down to the atomic level. You should give him a break, he doesn’t have much to offer.
Bishop on December 17, 2008 at 9:57 AM
I said “a” minority, not “minorities” and I had referred to gays earlier in the topic. it was clear I was referring to gays and it’s clear I never said he was a racist. Valiant try though.
crr6 on December 17, 2008 at 9:59 AM
Let’s talk a moment about the absurdity of the Cult of Tolerance.
People in this cult espouse tolerance for everything except intolerance.
In fact, people in this cult are downright intolerant of intolerance.
Thus they are intolerant of themselves.
Also, can we admit that there is nothing in and of itself WRONG with intolerance?
Tolerance of everything is called anarchy.
Thus intolerance is an important part of life and the question is not whether or not we’re intolerant…
…it’s what we are intolerant OF.
Thus I am very PROUD to admit that I am intolerant of sin.
Religious_Zealot on December 17, 2008 at 9:59 AM
I suspect that this three year old, when he becomes a teenager, will question everything his parents have done. And long before that, I’m sure he’ll understand the revilement his first and middle names hold to all but a small fraction of our nation. That’s what teenagers do.
At that point, he (along with his equally poorly named sisters) will make his own personal choice, with all of the positives and negatives associated with that choice. Given I think I know what the choice will be, I pity the parents for setting the whole thing up in the first place.
That situation will be just like this for better or worse.
unclesmrgol on December 17, 2008 at 10:02 AM
A neo-natal nurse that I once knew told me of a baby named myoconium. (I think the spelling is right.)
Which in medical terms, is the name used for a baby’s first bowel movement.
MarkTheGreat on December 17, 2008 at 10:02 AM
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