Talk:Bo Gritz

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He also claims to have trained the special forces that mopped up the Jonestown experiment.[1] 142.177.170.22 00:54, 23 Sep 2004 (UTC)

"during 1992, Gritz attracted national attention as the mediator during the government standoff with Randy Weaver at Ruby Ridge, Idaho."

I remember a virtual media blackout of Gritz during the 1992 Presidental race. can anyone cite any major media sources that mentioned his name in 1992? 20.137.18.50

[edit] "Shambolic" POW rescue missions

Removed the 'shambolic' bit, given that 'shambolic' is not a word. -- Captain Spock

Perhaps trying a dictionary would be of use; [[2]] for one, cherrypicked from Houghton Mifflin. I'll be reverting that. RGTraynor 06:04, 20 September 2005 (UTC)

I replaced "shambolic" with "disorderly" since shambolic is regional slang and disorderly is a more common word. - DNewhall

Shambolic is back in for some reason. What is the interest in using this particular word here? It seems that an equally accurate and more agreeable word could be found. m-w.com lists it as "chiefly British", and most other dictionaries that I've consulted describe it as "chifly British slang". It doesn't seem to be a very common word, and while it may technically be acceptable to use here, perhaps a more widely known word would help to convey some kind of meaning to more readers. Would "disorganized" or "disorderly" not be acceptable for some reason? Amoore 22:25, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Racism

I don't believe Bo Gritz is racist as the article alleges. Sometime back I visited his website and there were several pictures of a dark skined girl dancing to praise music. Gritz may be a victim of guilt by association. I wouldn't have anything to do with him myself, not because of his views on race, but because of his views on government. Web_Reader

There is nowhere in the article that claims he is a racist. The article does point out -and it is correct about this- that a couple of groups which claim to be anti-racist criticized him for his associations, particularly with Eustace Mullins. But nowhere does the article say Gritz himself is a racist. However if you believe the wording is still unfair to Gritz, anyone can edit this article so feel free to go ahead and edit it. 70.108.97.172 01:53, 28 August 2006 (UTC)