Gulf of America

That's what a Mississippi pol wants to rename the body of water currently referred to as the Gulf of Mexico. Certainly, with BP's help, we exercised dominion over it a couple of years ago.

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/02/mississippi_rep_wants_the_gulf_of_mexico_renamed_t.php?ref=fpnewsfeed

Through the link is a video which proves that the idea originated with Steven Colbert.

I live and grew up on the Gulf of Mexico. I like the name "Gulf of Mexico."

Originally posted by moon1969
I live and grew up on the Gulf of Mexico. I like the name "Gulf of Mexico."

Is this ambitious enough. Why not rename the Pacific? Right of conquest surely?

But not the Atlantic. Didn't conquer that did you?

Originally posted by finnegan
Is this ambitious enough. Why not rename the Pacific? Right of conquest surely?

But not the Atlantic. Didn't conquer that did you?

Somebody told me that the bill was introduced as a jest to make fun of the anti-immigration crowd. Sounds plausible.

Originally posted by AThousandYoung
Mexico is an indigenous name. We do not need to name it after an Italian (Amerigo Vespucci) instead.