As Joe said, thanks for teaching me more history, too.
Since no one else has touched on Kelly's 'Columbus' comment, I'll go ahead and throw in that the colonization and subjugation of the indigenous populations was not a universal sentiment in those days, either. I learned about Bartolome de las Casas several years ago, thanks to James Loewen's excellent Lies My Teacher Told Me.
As Joe said, thanks for teaching me more history, too.
Since no one else has touched on Kelly's 'Columbus' comment, I'll go ahead and throw in that the colonization and subjugation of the indigenous populations was not a universal sentiment in those days, either. I learned about Bartolome de las Casas several years ago, thanks to James Loewen's excellent Lies My Teacher Told Me.
WMD, hell--I'd be thrilled if he was 'held accountable' for mistaking his buddy for a bird!