Republicans want to add Ronald Reagan to Mount Rushmore

[Revy]

http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/room-another-bust-70-old-mt-rushmore-114030180.html

ugh. I'm gonna barf.

http://www.zcommunications.org/media/graphic/30724/view/1858.jpg?1253791862

[Smyg]

If that actually happened, a large detonation would be the only appropriate leftist response.

[Princess Luna]

I hope they try and end ruining the whole thing by accident

[Ocean Seal]

If that actually happened, a large detonation would be the only appropriate leftist response.
Why? I barely care enough to write this post.

[Smyg]

Because armed bitterness is always appropriate?

[Sinister Cultural Marxist]

How about they just give the travesty back the the Sioux before the federal government does more pointless damage to the black hills?

[RadioRaheem84]

Isn't it strange than any President post-Keynesian period would be controversial putting next to Lincoln, Roosevelt, Jefferson and Washington?

Carter (maybe), Reagan (no), Bush I (no), Clinton (no), Bush II (hell no), Obama (only liberals would approve).

I could see JFK, FDR, LBJ, Eisenhower, Truman and even fucking Nixon on that thing before Reagan.

[Os Cangaceiros]

1) IIRC there's no more room on Mt. Rushmore for another face, and

2) it's absolutely hilarious that Grover Norquist, famous for being a "libertarian" and claiming that he wants to get government so small that he could drown it in a bathtub, praises Reagan. Reagan presided over a system that was pretty much the exact opposite of Norquist's mythical "small government".

[RadioRaheem84]

Defense is not government according to right wing republicans.

They provide a "service" according to them so they're excluded from the ire they give to government.

Government = social programs. Social programs do not provide a "service".

[socialistjustin]

I am surprised they haven't said that the other faces should be torn down and just build one giant Reagan face. The love affair with this guy is astonishing.

[Princess Luna]

The U.S. should just invade Nepal, and carve Reagan's face into mount Everest. If anybody complains we will just say Nepal had weapons of mass destruction.
http://www.emeraldglendoves.com/Veterans/PS-usa-waving-flag.gif
U.S.A! U.S.A! U.S.A!

[Klaatu]

"Republicans want to add Ronald Reagan to Mount Rushmore"

Why in the world would they want to carve a pair of butt-cheeks out of Mt Rushmore?

[Nothing Human Is Alien]

IIRC there's no more room on Mt. Rushmore for another faceI don't know where you got this. Gutzon Borglum, who was the original sculptor (and also a member of the KKK who carved the Confederate memorial in Georgia) originally planned to carve the presidents from the chest up, and include the Louisiana Purchase, the Declaration of Independence and other national symbols to the mountain. Those plans were scrapped because funding ran out, not because space did (and since the whole mountain was seized from the Lakota anyway it's pretty obvious that more mountain space could have been taken if need be).


Reagan presided over a system that was pretty much the exact opposite of Norquist's mythical "small government".Of course, but Reagan ran on a "small government" platform. What small government means in this cause is massive cuts in social spending and repealing regulation of business.

[Jolly Red Giant]

How about they just give the travesty back the the Sioux before the federal government does more pointless damage to the black hills?

I agree - doing something like this would be the proverbial two fingers to the Oglala people.

If they decided to blow the place to bits I would support them 100%.

[Bronte]

The economic deficit which prevents social revolutions even today is his fault.

The only statue he deserves is one carved on his gravestone.

[CAleftist]

Then the Democrats can add FDR to Mount Rushmore, and both parties can have their ideological Messiahs on the Mount! :rolleyes:

[Rafiq]

They should take down all of the presidents on mount Rushmore and just put a big middle finger in their place. I mean, what is the difference?

[Os Cangaceiros]

I don't know where you got this. Gutzon Borglum, who was the original sculptor (and also a member of the KKK who carved the Confederate memorial in Georgia) originally planned to carve the presidents from the chest up, and include the Louisiana Purchase, the Declaration of Independence and other national symbols to the mountain. Those plans were scrapped because funding ran out, not because space did (and since the whole mountain was seized from the Lakota anyway it's pretty obvious that more mountain space could have been taken if need be).

*shrug* I could be wrong about that. I can't remember where I heard that mentioned, actually.


Of course, but Reagan ran on a "small government" platform. What small government means in this cause is massive cuts in social spending and repealing regulation of business.

Of course, we all know that "small government" is a sham. But Reagan's spending as a percentage of GDP, over his two terms, fell by about one percentage point. That's not exactly slaying Leviathan, regardless of how you look at it.

[MattShizzle]

Mount Rushmore is already vandalism of what was considered a sacred place by the Native people there. Adding that asshole would be worse.

[Franz Fanonipants]

fuck that put bush

[MattShizzle]

He's also the fucker who appointed that near-fascist Scalia to the US Supreme court among other things.
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e162/MattGo74/reaganbad-1.jpg

[Stork]

It's not like he's far worse then the other Presidents in that rock, except, maybe Lincoln

[MattShizzle]

I can only think of 2 US presidents worse than Reagan - GWB (for obvious reasons) and Andrew Jackson (Genocidal Indian Removal Act.)

[The CPSU Chairman]

I'm just waiting for them to make him "Eternal President" like the North Koreans did with Kim Il Sung. I mean, seriously, just get it over with already. This eternal contest over who loves and worships Reagan the most is making me sick.

[Lenina Rosenweg]

Forget Reagan on Mt. Rushmore, we need Bob Avakian's face on that rock!

[Martin Blank]

Republicans have been pushing for Reagan to be on Mt. Rushmore since he was president. They also want him to replace Jackson on the $20 (Jackson being the only Democrat on currently-printed paper money -- the $2 bill isn't printed any more) and FDR on the 10¢ coin. They have had plenty of opportunities to make their case, and none of them have been able to do so successfully. Expect this to come and go, just as past exchanges on this topic have.

[Bardo]

I guess they could put this on Mt Rushmore

http://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/2008/10/27/ronald-reagan.jpg

[tanklv]

Let them "want to" - it ain't gonna happen - ever!

The rock is too unstable for the remaining cliff side - they had to move one of the original presidential placements while it was originally being constructed due to a fault lines on the remaining faces...

This was discussed ad-nauseum YEARS ago!!!

And it's even more unlikely now than it was then...

And besides, the Obamabots are talking about adding Obama to the cliff face!!! (HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! - take that repukes!!!)

[SemperFidelis]

To be fair, Reagan was a great president.

[RedAnarchist]

To be fair, Reagan was a great president.

Are you serious? I thought for a moment that you were trolling, but I think you might actually be serious.

[Yuppie Grinder]

It's not like the other great white men that make up mt. rushmore weren't criminals as well.

[RedZezz]

In order to honor Regan to the fullest they should only make the top half and hope the rest trickles-down.

[tanklv]

To be fair, Reagan was a great president.
Until junior came along, he was the positively the WORST PRESIDENT EVER!!!

I hope you left off the "sarcasm" smiley...otherwise, what the fuck are you doing on a left website except to troll?!

[SemperFidelis]

Well he did revitalize the economy and fix the oil crisis..

[Smyg]

Restrict this guy now.

[~Spectre]

It's not like the other great white men that make up mt. rushmore weren't criminals as well.

Seriously. Two of them were slave owners and the other one is America's most celebrated imperial conqueror.

DOWN WITH MOUNT RUSHMORE!

[Belleraphone]

It's not like he's far worse then the other Presidents in that rock, except, maybe Lincoln
I don't think so, while almost every American president has committed a crime against humanity, Teddy Roosevelt let lots of progressive legislation pass, Washington defeated the imperialist English, Lincoln ended slavery (even if he didn't care that much) and was arguably a syndicalist/socialist, and Jefferson had policies that favored the poor agricultural farmers over rich industrialists. Not that I'm saying any of these guys were humanitarians, but they're nothing against Reagan.

[MustCrushCapitalism]

If this happens, the next topic we'll be seeing will be "Leftists want to add Pipe Bomb to Mount Rushmore".

[Ocean Seal]

Restrict this guy now.
Why the fuck didn't we restrict the guy who's name is Semper Fidelis from the start. I'm pretty sure that's the marine corps slogan. Again why do we waste time keeping the obvious restricts around for a while when we ban legitimate members in the blink of an eye.

[Yazman]

No more mini-modding please. You're all warned.

[Red Rabbit]

To be fair, Reagan was a great president.


Well he did revitalize the economy and fix the oil crisis..


Please tell me you're trolling. You have to be. I mean, really...

[AmericanCommie421]

I love the irony of modern Republicans and right wingers supporting Reagan, despite the fact that the tax rate under him was much higher than that of Obama, and Obama is a Socialist! It was much higher than that under Eisenhower in the 50's. Also, he believed in Astrology, which needs no more to be said.

[Mather]

I wonder how much money will be spent on this monstrosity?

I am also assuming that the Republicans want the state (ie: the taxpayer) to cover this, whatever happened to 'balancing the budget'? Seems conservatives don't mind wasting taxpayer money on a statue but anything that is of actual benefit to people (social security, free healthcare) and you will have them screaming about 'wasteful government spending'.

[Sperm-Doll Setsuna]

Well he did revitalize the economy and fix the oil crisis..

No, he didn't.

[Fawkes]

http://www.thermorocks.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/crazy-horse-memorial-2.jpg

[La Comédie Noire]

Regan did not fix the oil crisis, a combination of more fuel efficient cars and an oil glut brought prices down to mere cents per gallon.

[Sperm-Doll Setsuna]

Regan did not fix the oil crisis, a combination of more fuel efficient cars and an oil glut brought prices down to mere cents per gallon.

Nor did he vitalise the economy; even as far as post-war growth in the U.S. goes, it was more or less Brezhnev stagnation until the last years of the Raygun presidency, when there was a speculation boom with no real benefits for the workers of the world, which soon ended in an economic crash.

[Nothing Human Is Alien]

A few years ago, I stopped at a post office on the outskirts of a city to buy some stamps. The worker asked me what kind of stamps I wanted. I said, "Anything but the American flag." She paused for a second, then said "How about Reagan's face? That's even worse!" and laughed.

[Nothing Human Is Alien]

Nor did he vitalise the economy; even as far as post-war growth in the U.S. goes, it was more or less Brezhnev stagnation until the last years of the Raygun presidency, when there was a speculation boom with no real benefits for the workers of the world, which soon ended in an economic crash.

Are you kidding?? My family and I lived in a shack with plastic sheeting for windows and dined on the finest in powdered milk and welfare cheese as a result of the massive economic boom that came along with Reaganomics!

[MattShizzle]

Homelessness grew greatly while the rich got richer under that fuck.