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IThis is a non-issue trumped up by a fanatic who cannot face the reality that Lincoln is a bigger-than-life icon to many Americans. Those who love Lincoln are not going to be swayed by irrational and unfounded rantings.
They've already been swayed by irrational and unfounded rantings. They look at life with tinted lenses and can't see anything but unionblue.
I wonder why they decided to put T.R. in between Jefferson and Lincoln? Could it be, just maybe, Jefferson didn't trust old honest Abe to be behind him? I don't know, but it's up there in granite for all the world to see.
I wonder why they decided to put T.R. in between Jefferson and Lincoln? Could it be, just maybe, Jefferson didn't trust old honest Abe to be behind him? I don't know, but it's up there in granite for all the world to see.
Could be that someone posting here is somewhat consumed by this matter.
I wonder why they decided to put T.R. in between Jefferson and Lincoln? Could it be, just maybe, Jefferson didn't trust old honest Abe to be behind him? I don't know, but it's up there in granite for all the world to see.
Could be that someone posting here is somewhat consumed by this matter.
Could be that someone posting here is somewhat consumed by this matter.
No Will Posey. It could not. I am not going to bury my head in the sand any longer. I am fed up with their BS. I am fed up with their lies.
Attack the Messenger. Direct & Mis-Direct. That's all ya'll do. Plead the Fifth, Cover Up, Whitewash, Expunge it from the Official Records all you want. You can't hide the truth any longer.
Break the shackels boys. You don't need to defend 'em. They're doin' just fine on their own.
You see Will Posey, most sheeple in America think T.R. came between T.J. and A.L. They don't ever even think to wonder .... Why not?
A logical order would be Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and finally Roosevelt, but no, our hero is set out, set apart. He's different.
You see Will Posey, most sheeple in America think T.R. came between T.J. and A.L. They don't ever even think to wonder .... Why not?
A logical order would be Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and finally Roosevelt, but no, our hero is set out, set apart. He's different.
Aren't you even the least bit "curious"?
No, I am not the least bit curious. If one does just a few minutes of research on Mt. Rushmore, one will quickly find that the statues are incomplete. The sculptor of the statues, Gutzon Borglum, had originally intended to make the figures much larger, with Washington and Lincoln the most prominent figures with both being almost full body sculptures, except for most of the legs and feet. Jefferson and Roosevelt were in the background. It makes sense to make almost full bodies of Washington and Lincoln, as they are seen as the most recognizable presidents in American history. The reason that they are just busts is a lack funding, and Borglum had to settle with just the busts. The original sculpture is pictured below.
As you can see, Lincoln and Washington were the two most prominent, with Roosevelt and Jefferson in the background.
__________________ "The unity of government which constitutes you one people is also now dear to you. It is justly so, for it is a main pillar in the edifice of your real independence, the support of your tranquility at home, your peace abroad; of your safety; of your prosperity; of that very liberty which you so highly prize." George Washington, Farewell Address, 1796
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