Talk:Major Owens

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Contesting the neutrality of this page for removing this bit:

"One of the more infamous moments of Major Owens' career came in 1995, when he announced that 200 million slaves were thrown overboard and into the Atlantic Ocean during the years of the slave trade. Even more laughable was the notion that this wound up altering the ecology of the ocean, as sharks began following the slave ships. Rep. Owens later apologized for citing phony numbers."

I object to the movement of the Owens article from "Major Owens" to "Robert Odell Owens".

Major is his first name, not a title.

--RobbieFal 20:01, 27 Aug 2004 (UTC)

I moved the page back. Major is his first name, not a title.

--RobbieFal 04:48, 29 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Someone should mention that his son lost the primary and include a link to his son's web page.

200 million slaves....sharks still following the slave routes

That's what this guy is known for, there is video of it, and it doesn't surprise me that wikipedia continues to whitewash democratic/liberal politicians and causes. 71.221.81.150 (talk) 11:10, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

So long as the language describing it is neutral and encyclopedic, and the quote itself is properly sourced, it should be included in the article. It's about the only thing notable that he ever said, AFAIK. 64.85.240.22 (talk) 15:04, 25 June 2011 (UTC)

Why isn't this in the article? A cursory internet search brings up numerous references both to Owens having said this, and to it being the thing for which he's really known. 92.2.115.184 (talk) 13:27, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

Also notable for...

Major Owens perennially introduced a bill to repeal the Second Amendment, although it never got out of committee. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1993-09-27/features/9309270008_1_2nd-amendment-repeal-guns Bob Greene, "To Be Suddenly Free From The Fear", Chicago Tribune, 27 Sep 1993.

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