‘We are done apologizing’: Watch Brandon Gill turn ‘land acknowledgement’ into patriotic thank you

By Bob Unruh

“Land acknowledgements” are common statements delivered by the politically correct at leftist events, mostly Democrat and socialist gatherings.

They claim to recognize that some other group at some point in history “occupied” the land where the event is happening.

Often it’s an Indian tribe whose members lived in the region at some point.

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Now it’s a Republican thing, too, as Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, delivered a stunner.

He said:

It’s only appropriate that we kick this off with a land acknowledgment. I’d like to acknowledge that we stand here today in the great state of Texas and the United States of America– the ancestral homeland of great American patriots, pioneers and explorers who put down roots, fought for freedom all over the globe, and bled and died to build the greatest civilization known to man.

My friends, we live in the finest country in the history of the world. And we’re no longer going to apologize for that.

Commented Not the Bee, “Last night was the beginning of the GOP’s midterm convention in Dallas, the first of its kind, and Texas congressman Brandon Gill opened the whole shebang in the best way possible.”

Leftist statements of this type often claim that the land was “stolen,” that the United States was built on stolen property and such.

The internet erupted in approval.

“THIS is how yo do a land acknowledgement,” said one commenter.

Gill isn’t the only one to use mockery against the practice: One university professor, Stuart Reges, did a parody of his school’s demanded acknowledgement language, was punished, and now has won a huge settlement for the school’s harassment.

Bob Unruh

Bob Unruh joined WND in 2006 after nearly three decades with the Associated Press, as well as several Upper Midwest newspapers, where he covered everything from legislative battles and sports to tornadoes and homicidal survivalists. He is currently a news editor for the WND News Center, and also a photographer whose scenic work has been used commercially. Read more of Bob Unruh's articles here.


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