James Watt, Sharp-Tongued and Pro-Development Interior Secretary Under Reagan, Dies at 85
Source: US News and World Report
Reagan administration Interior Secretary James Watt has died at age 85
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) James Watt, the Reagan administrations sharp-tongued, pro-development interior secretary who was beloved by conservatives but ran afoul of environmentalists, Beach Boys fans and eventually the president, has died. He was 85.
Watt died in Arizona on May 27, son Eric Watt said in a statement Thursday.
In an administration divided between so-called pragmatists and hard-liners, few stood as far to the right at the time as Watt, who once labeled the environmental movement as preservation vs. people and the general public as a clash between liberals and Americans.
Read more: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/wyoming/articles/2023-06-08/james-watt-sharp-tongued-and-pro-development-interior-secretary-under-reagan-dies-at-85
Boy, I sure remember this guy...
Period
DENVERPOPS
(8,818 posts)He was one of the original scum bags, may many more follow..........
SouthernDem4ever
(6,617 posts)Ding Dong ........... you know the rest.
no_hypocrisy
(46,094 posts)BOSSHOG
(37,051 posts)For all those who oppose what is good about America.
Hugh_Lebowski
(33,643 posts)orleans
(34,051 posts)Warpy
(111,255 posts)At my age it's becoming a bit more of a challenge.
NNadir
(33,516 posts)...grave is something I hope not to miss.
Warpy
(111,255 posts)thanks to all the fertilizer applied by people who remembered him.
That's the same sentiment I have about Thomas.
DENVERPOPS
(8,818 posts)Concrete the whole area around all these asshole's graves, complete with plenty of area/storm drains........
Warpy
(111,255 posts)Now, when Alito finally croaks, I doubt anything alive will survive anywhere near his grave.
Easterncedar
(2,298 posts)mpcamb
(2,870 posts)niyad
(113,293 posts)referencing him for some reason?
Never could stand the hateful liitle anti-environment creep.
wcmagumba
(2,886 posts)niyad
(113,293 posts)OnlinePoker
(5,719 posts)He made it to 100 in May.
Archae
(46,327 posts)That he had working for him "A black, two Jews and a cripple."
mommymarine2003
(261 posts)We lived in Pullman, WA where Washington State University is located. My husband was waiting for a flight at the Pullman-Moscow airport. James Watt had been at the University of Idaho for something and was waiting to catch his flight. James Watt was getting a drink at the water fountain, and our toddler son went up and wrapped himself around Mr. Watt's leg, thinking he had grabbed on to his father. I do remember wanting to sanitize my son after he touched that man.
rpannier
(24,329 posts)1982-86
VGNonly
(7,488 posts)we need not worry about preserving the environment because rapture is coming soon.
Probatim
(2,528 posts)Regardless, he too was a piece of shit.
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H2O Man
(73,537 posts)Alriii... er, gee.
AllaN01Bear
(18,191 posts)waiting for putin to croak
BigmanPigman
(51,590 posts)I hope he remembered to take his sunscreen along.
Aristus
(66,328 posts)But even then I could tell what a colossal dickhead Watt was.
He was an almost cartoonishly awful person.
What a great day!
catchnrelease
(1,945 posts)Waiting for #3 conservative scum bag to go. Maybe tfg will stroke out with the indictments coming now.
sabrams
(13 posts)calimary
(81,238 posts)I do believe you're right! Even the weather forcast for the horrible fires in Canada - things were clearing today. Maybe that's why?
rpannier
(24,329 posts)A black, a woman, two Jews, and a cripple.
Before anyone gets offended, look up James Watt and the above
twodogsbarking
(9,740 posts)C Moon
(12,213 posts)swong19104
(306 posts)Maybe Kissinger can join in the party.
turbinetree
(24,695 posts)A controversy erupted after a speech to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in September 1983, when Watt mocked affirmative action with his description of a department coal leasing panel: "I have a black, a woman, two Jews and a cripple. And we have talent."
Fuck Him......
Archae
(46,327 posts)Guy drew a black, a woman, two Jews and the cripple was Watt having shot himself in both feet.
turbinetree
(24,695 posts)Jimbo S
(2,958 posts)To this day I remember being in English class and somehow this came up in discussion and my teacher expressing how off-putting she found the comments.
That was the beginning of the end for him.
I followed the news, but wasn't yet super duper into civic affairs.
turbinetree
(24,695 posts)PSPS
(13,594 posts)Liberty Belle
(9,535 posts)for his sellout of the environment and wildlife in our national parks and forests/
calimary
(81,238 posts)NOT!!!!!!!
onetexan
(13,040 posts)There, i said it
calimary
(81,238 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,956 posts)It is a good day to die.
Ray Bruns
(4,093 posts)dembotoz
(16,802 posts)i hope a urinal is built over his grave
leftyladyfrommo
(18,868 posts)Paladin
(28,254 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)so often that I looked forward to his "James Watt events." He had a genius for it and couldn't shut up, and I was genuinely sorry when he was fired. (RW agenda continued without him, of course.)
We and our friends loved, loved, loved! his banning The Beach Boys from performing at the National Mall on the Fourth of July as inappropriate for a wholesome family event. (Oh, god! remembering. )
But my very favorite was that time he cluelessly commented on his staff's diversity, every kind of mix you can have ... I have a Black, I have a woman, two Jews and a cripple.
I was alone when I heard, my own Jew not home, and I did everything but literally roll on the floor and die laughing. Great memory!
RIP.
Bengus81
(6,931 posts)What a jack ass!!
BarbaRosa
(2,684 posts)One Watt.
Crowman2009
(2,495 posts)tonekat
(1,814 posts)I hope there are many conservative politicians sweating in their beds.
Good Riddance to Watt.
wolfie001
(2,227 posts)al bupp
(2,179 posts)Martin Eden
(12,864 posts)Good reason to drink plenty of beer.
Seinan Sensei
(362 posts)Goofy as hell
Tarc
(10,476 posts)"...they could have safely stored dynamite in his office."
Not 100% certain, but I think the target of this nugget was James Watt, back in the day.
Sky Jewels
(7,088 posts)Good.