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(16,296 posts) Thu Nov 7, 2019, 11:38 AM Nov 2019

GOP Lawmakers Want To Name Route 66 'Donald J. Trump Highway' And People Are Outraged [View all]

Source: Huffington Post

Two GOP state lawmakers in Oklahoma have drawn backlash after calling for a section of the iconic highway Route 66 to be dedicated to President Donald Trump.

State Sens. Marty Quinn and Nathan Dahm introduced a bill on Tuesday that would name a 13-mile stretch of the world-famous road the “President Donald J. Trump Highway.” The famous road, which originally stretched from Chicago to Southern California, crosses northeastern Oklahoma.

Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-route-66-highway_n_5dc40171e4b03ddc02efca7b

Only if they change it to Route 666---

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GOP Lawmakers Want To Name Route 66 'Donald J. Trump Highway' And People Are Outraged [View all] packman Nov 2019 OP

Knuckleheads! Brainfodder Nov 2019 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Nov 2019 #2

Donald J. Trump Highway? MissMillie Nov 2019 #3

There used to be a Highway 666, GemState Nov 2019 #29

What is wrong with these people? Perseus Nov 2019 #4

That's a better name for a municipal septic system C_U_L8R Nov 2019 #5

That's a far better idea. JudyM Nov 2019 #17

there will be a big push to name roads, parks, schools, airports, ect... after tRump just like they yaesu Nov 2019 #6

That will backfire bigly if Donald Trump is impeached and removed from office. Everyplace named Nitram Nov 2019 #9

Fuckwads dropped their plan dalton99a Nov 2019 #7

Good Marthe48 Nov 2019 #12

"whose responsibility includes marketing and branding for the Sooner State." Botany Nov 2019 #14

I'd approve a "memorial" wing of a Federal prison... that would be okay with me. NurseJackie Nov 2019 #28

Fuck No! Nitram Nov 2019 #8

There's already a movie out about it. mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2019 #10

I'm OK with it Zambero Nov 2019 #11

That's taken. ChazInAz Nov 2019 #15

And when pray tell do we get the John Wilkes Booth Parkway? Botany Nov 2019 #13

In the DoC era, they could have tried to name the Harry Nice Bridge nitpicker Nov 2019 #19

Nixon enid602 Nov 2019 #16

never heard of that -- there is the Ronald Reagan Fwy, however diva77 Nov 2019 #22

Marina enid602 Nov 2019 #40

It's the 90 Fwy -- apparently you are correct, however after Nixon diva77 Nov 2019 #41

Nixon Freeway enid602 Nov 2019 #42

I'm glad it's just the 90 now, tacitly known as "The President is Not Above the Law Freeway" diva77 Nov 2019 #43

It's the one with the tricky interchanges Zambero Nov 2019 #44

haha - took me a second!! diva77 Nov 2019 #47

-1 nitpicker Nov 2019 #18

Wouldn't naming the Oklahoma State Penitentiary for Trump be more appropriate? onenote Nov 2019 #20

Does anyone know if there have been any airports, or roads, etc named after Trump? LiberalLovinLug Nov 2019 #21

How about naming the road into Fort Leavenworth prison after Trump. patphil Nov 2019 #33

Perfect! LiberalLovinLug Nov 2019 #38

What can be done, can be undone. nt. BlueIdaho Nov 2019 #23

The worst part of the plan was the toll booths Midnightwalk Nov 2019 #24

When we win in 2020 i want bluestarone Nov 2019 #25

Perfect solution!! MBS Nov 2019 #37

maybe the road to that sh*thole park that is named after him. Thomas Hurt Nov 2019 #26

Prefer Bonny Troup's rendition of his song whistler162 Nov 2019 #27

Depech Mode route 66 !! YOHABLO Nov 2019 #30

My daughter can see Route 66 from here apartment in Albuquerque. patphil Nov 2019 #34

The signage doesn't stand a chance. BHDem53 Nov 2019 #31

That sign wouldn't last an hour. Haggis for Breakfast Nov 2019 #39

Maybe if they put another "6" on it...Route 666 would be more like it. patphil Nov 2019 #32

Excellent. MBS Nov 2019 #36

Over my dead body. MBS Nov 2019 #35

It would be a great section of highway Turbineguy Nov 2019 #45

There's a section of downtown Phoenix MurrayDelph Nov 2019 #46