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Greenpeace activists arrested for banner on Mount Rushmore
IMO--this is actually a pretty clever stunt. They will get charged with trespassing, not vandalism. But I like that they put the banner next to Lincoln. Although, I would change the bottom of the banner to read: "Stop Spending Money."
CHICAGO (AFP) – Greenpeace activists were arrested Wednesday for scaling Mount Rushmore and hanging a banner next to the carved face of Abraham Lincoln urging President Barack Obama to get tough on climate change.
A video posted on the environmental group's website showed the massive banner hanging on the South Dakota mountain face.
Its message -- "America honors leaders not politicians: Stop Global Warming" and an unfinished portrait of Obama -- was barely visible as it was whipped by wind.
"Doing what it takes to solve global warming demands real political courage," Greenpeace USA deputy campaigns director Carroll Muffett said in a statement.
"If President Obama intends to earn a place among this country's true leaders, he needs to show that courage, and base his actions on the scientific reality rather than political convenience."
IMO--this is actually a pretty clever stunt. They will get charged with trespassing, not vandalism. But I like that they put the banner next to Lincoln. Although, I would change the bottom of the banner to read: "Stop Spending Money."