JLWM8609 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Intercontinental may sound like a hokey or cheesy name, but I like it. There's no need to change the name just because some reporters on the other side of the nation read too fast. Mickey Leland > George Bush Sounds like you remember the campaign to have the airport named for Mickey Leland in the late 80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Liberals. Barf. Where were politics brought up ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 I like 'Intercontinental' better than 'International'. It's more unique. That said, overall I would prefer renaming to the original planned name: Jetero Airport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 I like 'Intercontinental' better than 'International'. It's more unique. That said, overall I would prefer renaming to the original planned name: Jetero Airport. I read somewhere that originally the name was Jet Era but someone made a typo and it ended up being Jetero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 I'm shocked the media even bothered to correct themselves and name it correctly. It's funny that both major Houston airports are named after people that would probably not want the names of the airports to be confused with their sons. If any renaming were to happen, it should be (for both): George Bush "don't confuse me with my son" Intercontinental Airport William Hobby "don't confuse me with my son either" Airport 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 How about this:Bush Intercontinental changes back to Houston IntercontinentalHobby becomes Houston InternationalEllington Field becomes Houston Intergalactic http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/home/endeavour_visit.html 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt16 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 George Bush is a great ambassador for this city. Just because you vote Democrat doesn't change that fact. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 George Bush is a great ambassador for this city. Just because you vote Democrat doesn't change that fact.Who said anything about voting for Democrats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 George Bush is a great ambassador for this city. Just because you vote Democrat doesn't change that fact. He fought in the war but not sure what else about him seems really heroic. Mickey Leland gave his life to helping the poor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 He fought in the war but not sure what else about him seems really heroic. Mickey Leland gave his life to helping the poor. Bush was a pilot in the war. I think they used that aviation link to partly justify naming the airport for him. Leland had an aviation link, too, although grim, since it was a plane crash that killed him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 He fought in the war but not sure what else about him seems really heroic. Mickey Leland gave his life to helping the poor. Well, since you brought it up, dying in a plane crash is not heroic. It is tragic, but not heroic. Flying a fighter plane in a war could be described as heroic. Leaving your seat in a plane in order to confront terrorists attempting to hijack it is almost certainly heroic. Sitting in a plane that crashes generally would not be heroic without something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Oh shut up you two.Keep the airport named after Bush Sr. The world isn't going to end and he was a respectible 1 term president who's done lots of good charity for the US after he left./democrat voter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt16 Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 He's a well known ambassador for the city. You may not like his politics but wanting to wipe his name from the airport is petty. Just as ludicrous as making an argument to wipe Mickey Leland from federal buildings. On the topic. The 2nd post makes a good point. The Hobby airport expansion makes the intercontinental moniker more neccesary to differentiate the two airports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Well, since you brought it up, dying in a plane crash is not heroic. It is tragic, but not heroic. Flying a fighter plane in a war could be described as heroic. Leaving your seat in a plane in order to confront terrorists attempting to hijack it is almost certainly heroic. Sitting in a plane that crashes generally would not be heroic without something else.There are plenty of fighter pilots. It's just politics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 I wish there were more Republicans like President Bush around these days. He is a smart man. I didn't always agree with his politics, but I never doubted his intellect. He was also one of the last Republicans that put Country over Party (see the current crop of idiots in DC). Seems like that's a dying breed these days; sadly. Signed, Former Republican 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asubrt Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 If you're into a name change, perhaps Terminal E could be named after someone? A friend an I tried to start a petition to rename it the Mayor Lee P. Brown Terminal but it didn't catch on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 If you're into a name change, perhaps Terminal E could be named after someone? A friend an I tried to start a petition to rename it the Mayor Lee P. Brown Terminal but it didn't catch on...You're joking, right? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livincinco Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 How about this:Bush Intercontinental changes back to Houston IntercontinentalHobby becomes Houston InternationalEllington Field becomes Houston Intergalactic http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/home/endeavour_visit.htmlI refuse to accept any airport naming ideas that include the word "intergalactic" but doesn't also reference The Beastie Boys. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pragmatist Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 The Richards/Bush/Bush/Perry/Reagan/Clinton/Jackson-Lee/Houston/Culberson/Obama/Carter/Green/Green/Brown/White/Paul/Strayhorn/Leeland/Hutchison/Bentsen/Johnson Terminal of the Intercontinental Airport of Houston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumber2 Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Liberals. Barf. What the hell is wrong with you? You start a conversation and then snap at the first person that disagrees with you. You got some kind of social disorder? Where's Niche when you need him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 He's a well known ambassador for the city. You may not like his politics but wanting to wipe his name from the airport is petty. Just as ludicrous as making an argument to wipe Mickey Leland from federal buildings. On the topic. The 2nd post makes a good point. The Hobby airport expansion makes the intercontinental moniker more necchhh Your Sidari here also I don't know if you long enough to come esary to differentiate the two airports.The photos the chron posted, of which a thread was also created for, shows IAH old name including "international". Clearly intercontinental is superior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 The photos the chron posted, of which a thread was also created for, shows IAH old name including "international". Clearly intercontinental is superior. Are you sure that was IAH? The pictures that I saw were of Hobby, which was known as "Houston International Airport" from 1954 to 1967. I don't think IAH was ever known as "International". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Are you sure that was IAH? The pictures that I saw were of Hobby, which was known as "Houston International Airport" from 1954 to 1967. I don't think IAH was ever known as "International". Oops my bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumber2 Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Funny thing is that the FAA uses to call letters IAH for Bush and HOU for Hobby. Hobby was called Houston International Airport after it was determined that Howard Hughes Airport was not an "international" enough sounding name, plus Howard Hughes wasn't even dead yet. Hobby never had the word Intercontinental in any of it's names. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt16 Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 (edited) Forget about the hacking, fake press conferences, etc., what about people who report without simply checking their facts? I think sometimes they are well-meaning but just too anxious to "get the scoop" or just plain lazy. I really don't trust any ONE version of "the news" anymore.So true - real journalism is dead. I don't think CNN knows yet what happened in Boston. Edited May 4, 2013 by jt16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaper88 Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Funny thing is that the FAA uses to call letters IAH for Bush and HOU for Hobby. Hobby was called Houston International Airport after it was determined that Howard Hughes Airport was not an "international" enough sounding name, plus Howard Hughes wasn't even dead yet. Hobby never had the word Intercontinental in any of it's names. What? He is dead... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Not in 1954, he wasn't. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Funny thing is that the FAA uses to call letters IAH for Bush and HOU for Hobby.Most likely the HOU designation was for Houston, regardless of the name of the airport at the time, since that was our main airport when the designations went into effect. IAH no doubt stands for Intercontinental Airport Houston, its original name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 I refuse to accept any airport naming ideas that include the word "intergalactic" but doesn't also reference The Beastie Boys.I propose they put "Intergalactic" on continuous loop at the front door of the newly named airport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Funny thing is that the FAA uses to call letters IAH for Bush and HOU for Hobby. Hobby was called Houston International Airport after it was determined that Howard Hughes Airport was not an "international" enough sounding name, plus Howard Hughes wasn't even dead yet. Hobby never had the word Intercontinental in any of it's names. Actually, it was because at the time the FAA had a regulation against airports being named for living people. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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