Johnny Handsome
EOG Enthusiast
Does anyone know how a hurricaine gets it name? Who decided to call the most recent one Rita? I have always wondered about this but have never taken the time to inquire. Does the media name them.
Holy Crap!Sam Odom said:August 3, 2003
Do devastating hurricanes need help from affirmative action?
A member of Congress apparently thinks so, and is demanding the storms be given names that sound "black."
The congressional newspaper the Hill reported this week that Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, feels that the current names are too "lily white," and is seeking to have better representation for names reflecting African-Americans and other ethnic groups.
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas
"All racial groups should be represented," Lee said, according to the Hill. She hoped federal weather officials "would try to be inclusive of African-American names."
A sampling of popular names that could be used include Keisha, Jamal and Deshawn, according to the paper.
Well, sometimes you make it up Sam, come on!Sam Odom said:I don't make it up, just post it:wow1