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13. Why not? Do think he is worthy of the honor?

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Tue Jan 15, 2013, 02:36 PM

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Campos wants Harvey Milk's name on SFO [View all] brooklynite Jan 2013 OP

Gosh we are landing at Milk Airport. Na doesn't sound right. southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #1

Probably "Milk International" brooklynite Jan 2013 #2

No offense to Mr Milk I just don't think they should name it Milk. southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #4

How about Harvey International? Bluenorthwest Jan 2013 #8

I just don't like the name. It has nothing to do with the person who I think was a very southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #18

Why not? Do think he is worthy of the honor? dbackjon Jan 2013 #13

Oh no I think he deserves many honors but I just think Milk is odd to name an airport. southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #17

And Bush is? Or Reagan? dbackjon Jan 2013 #22

I wish they wouldn't name any airport after politicans, period. Name them the state they are in. southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #23

Name them for the state? There would be half a dozen "California Airport"s within driving distance. LeftyMom Jan 2013 #53

The city within the state. Such as Nashville Airport,Baltimore Airport or the city capital of the southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #55

It is right there in the OP-Harvey Milk San Francisco International Airport Bluenorthwest Jan 2013 #9

not to me it doesn't CreekDog Jan 2013 #38

When I think Milk I think of drinking it, not an airport. But name it what you want. southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #48

I detest the "naming" of airports Gormy Cuss Jan 2013 #3

I don't mind airports. There aren't that many of them. But... Smarmie Doofus Jan 2013 #6

When was the last time you really complained about the Major Deegan Expressway? brooklynite Jan 2013 #21

I don't know about Deegan The Second Stone Jan 2013 #31

He was a Brooklyn Party boss... brooklynite Jan 2013 #49

Deegan is a CLASSIC example. THREE names for one hiway. Smarmie Doofus Jan 2013 #35

In fairness... brooklynite Jan 2013 #50

And who in the world EVER thought pangaia Jan 2013 #52

Point is it was *always* the GWB. If someone tells you to go over the GWB... Smarmie Doofus Jan 2013 #54

What I don't like is when an airport is already known by its location and a name gets attached Gormy Cuss Jan 2013 #46

I cringe of the name, but I'll go for it Victor_c3 Jan 2013 #5

I welcome the new name, should have been changed years ago putitinD Jan 2013 #7

Is SFO actually in San Francisco alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #10

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Why don't you like it? dbackjon Jan 2013 #14

None of the people who are against the name will say why. Of course. Bluenorthwest Jan 2013 #15

yup! dbackjon Jan 2013 #16

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Really? this is the SHIT you come up with? dbackjon Jan 2013 #29

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So fucking what if he sponsored a pooper scooper law dbackjon Jan 2013 #39

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and they are actually wrong about Milk too CreekDog Jan 2013 #47

Well, Mayor Moscone already has the convention center KamaAina Jan 2013 #32

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you have no more character assassination of Harvey Milk to do? CreekDog Jan 2013 #45

You are a disgrace to San Francisco and an ignorant one as well CreekDog Jan 2013 #42

the airport isn't in South San Francisco CreekDog Jan 2013 #43

SFO is run by San Francisco, although it's in San Mateo County CreekDog Jan 2013 #40

That is better than selling corporate naming rights. Like maybe the Samsung International Airport olddad56 Jan 2013 #12

Funny how I don't remember people finding "John Wayne" a strange name for DryRain Jan 2013 #19

Or "Reagan National" . . . HughBeaumont Jan 2013 #20

Just wondering, were Reagan and John Wayne ever in a movie together? DryRain Jan 2013 #24

I'm ok with the name change. RexDart Jan 2013 #26

Or even worse, Dulles International. named after John Foster Dulles. olddad56 Jan 2013 #25

Or Bob Hope or Louis Armstrong KamaAina Jan 2013 #33

Not the entire airport. SCVDem Jan 2013 #27

Why the airport? Turns out there's a very good reason. KamaAina Jan 2013 #34

That, I approve. Much better selection then say, Ronald Reagan Airport Stringfellow Hawke Jan 2013 #37

It will be appended. They are proposing "Harvey Milk San Francisco International Airport " Xithras Jan 2013 #44

I. Love. This! Politicub Jan 2013 #51