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Should George W. Bush be put on Mount Rushmore?

Should George W. Bush join George Washington, Teddy Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, Abe?

  • Yes

    Votes: 17 21.5%

  • No

    Votes: 62 78.5%
  • Total voters
    79
Sonic said:
I think all presidents should be put on Mount Rushmore.
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change "on" to "under" and I might agree with you.....
 
I want to see Nixon carved there.
 
Fisher said:
change "on" to "under" and I might agree with you.....
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I think all presidents have had equal performance during their presidency, so they should all be added there equally.
 
Goshin said:
I've seen Mount Rushmore. It is certainly impressive.

Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln were certainly huge figures in our history. Teddy Roosevelt... well he was quite an interesting character but not of the same magnitude as the others.

Personally I am not sure it should ever have been built though. I felt about it much the same way I felt when I stood in the Lincoln Memorial in DC.... yes it is impressive, but I feel uncomfortable about portraying human beings, however important, as larger-than-life demigod-like figures. It smacks of idolatry to me.

I don't think W is of the same caliber as Washington, Jefferson or Lincoln. Now, Teddy.... well, I found the guy fascinating but he just isn't in the same league. You could compare W to Teddy and they wouldn't be that far apart in magnitude.


But no, I don't favor putting any more faces on Mt Rushmore.
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I agree with Goshin here on almost all counts. Weird that Roosevelt is there. Not even sure Jefferson should be, and I really really like Jefferson. Washington was the first, and conceptually our founding President. Lincoln 'preserved the union' so him too.

I couldn't care less about idolatry in the sense that you mention it Goshin, but I do agree that holding people up as demi-gods is unwise.
 
Sonic said:
I think all presidents have had equal performance during their presidency, so they should all be added there equally.
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Not withstanding my disagreement with your evaluation of all Presidents being equal, Mount Rushmore isn't but so big and I do not know that we have the expertise or money to do it with anyway.
 
evan83 said:
His presidency had some significant accomplishments--regardless if you agree with them or not--just like any other president in modern history. But they were significant achievements nonetheless.

  • Issued an executive order prohibiting federal funds for international family planning groups that provide abortions and contraceptive services.
  • Upheld the ban on abortions at military hospitals.
  • Reduced taxes on dividends and capital gains.
  • Made $33 million available for abstinence education programs in 2004.
  • Supports the Defense of Marriage Act - and a Constitutional amendment saying marriage is between one man and one woman.
  • Not once did Iraq ever attack America during his 8 years in office, due to his toppling of the Saddam regime.
  • Expanded the role of faith-based and community organizations in after-school programs.
  • Was the first president to get elected to have a DUI conviction, proving that anybody could be president, regardless of past misdeeds, and providing that you found Jesus.
  • Saved America from the "Clinton Recession" that was starting it's slow creep in the late 1990s, with tax cuts for the rich.
  • "Country-pop" genre of music made a triumphant resurgence during his presidency, moreso than at any time in modern American history.
  • Christian "megachurches" experienced a huge boom during his presidency that survives to this day (albeit with lesser influence), despite President Obama's stubborn "War on Religion."
  • Provided a "moral contrast" to the sexual sins of the Clinton White House.
  • Pushed through THREE raises for our military. Increased military pay by more than $1 billion a year.
  • Killed the old US/Soviet Union ABM Treaty that was preventing the U.S. from deploying our ABM defenses.
  • 911
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best part about this joke thread is could you have least picked things on the list that could have made people think it maybe wasnt a joke thread, theres like a couple good things there and thats it. LOL
 
Honestly, if it was based on significance you would have to add FDR and Reagan.

My preferred Mt. Rushmore would have the likes of Jefferson, Van Buren, Cleveland, and Coolidge.
 
evan83 said:
His presidency had some significant accomplishments--regardless if you agree with them or not--just like any other president in modern history. But they were significant achievements nonetheless.

  • Issued an executive order prohibiting federal funds for international family planning groups that provide abortions and contraceptive services.
  • Upheld the ban on abortions at military hospitals.
  • Reduced taxes on dividends and capital gains.
  • Made $33 million available for abstinence education programs in 2004.
  • Supports the Defense of Marriage Act - and a Constitutional amendment saying marriage is between one man and one woman.
  • Not once did Iraq ever attack America during his 8 years in office, due to his toppling of the Saddam regime.
  • Expanded the role of faith-based and community organizations in after-school programs.
  • Was the first president to get elected to have a DUI conviction, proving that anybody could be president, regardless of past misdeeds, and providing that you found Jesus.
  • Saved America from the "Clinton Recession" that was starting it's slow creep in the late 1990s, with tax cuts for the rich.
  • "Country-pop" genre of music made a triumphant resurgence during his presidency, moreso than at any time in modern American history.
  • Christian "megachurches" experienced a huge boom during his presidency that survives to this day (albeit with lesser influence), despite President Obama's stubborn "War on Religion."
  • Provided a "moral contrast" to the sexual sins of the Clinton White House.
  • Pushed through THREE raises for our military. Increased military pay by more than $1 billion a year.
  • Killed the old US/Soviet Union ABM Treaty that was preventing the U.S. from deploying our ABM defenses.
  • 911
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Good idea. Hang him right in front of those rock edifices. Hurry, get to him while his parts are still moving.
 
Fisher said:
Not withstanding my disagreement with your evaluation of all Presidents being equal, Mount Rushmore isn't but so big and I do not know that we have the expertise or money to do it with anyway.
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I'm just joking around Fisher, that's one of the stupidest things that could ever happen. Just leave Mount Rushmore alone!
 
Somebody please tell me the OP's question is purely a joke of epic proportions.

Please tell me there are not "real" people walking around thinking GWB is THAT great.

It's just too much to insanity to consider it's real.
 
Dragonfly said:
Somebody please tell me the OP's question is purely a joke of epic proportions.

Please tell me there are not "real" people walking around thing GWB is THAT great.

It's just too much to insanity to consider it's real.
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LOL by his list of "great accomplishments" it has to be :shrug:
 
Looks as if the OP did a trolling dump-and-run.

The US cannot afford any more stone carvings, statues, buildings, etc.
 
:lamo
funny joke man.
 
evan83 said:
His presidency had some significant accomplishments--regardless if you agree with them or not--just like any other president in modern history. But they were significant achievements nonetheless.

  • Issued an executive order prohibiting federal funds for international family planning groups that provide abortions and contraceptive services.
  • Upheld the ban on abortions at military hospitals.
  • Reduced taxes on dividends and capital gains.
  • Made $33 million available for abstinence education programs in 2004.
  • Supports the Defense of Marriage Act - and a Constitutional amendment saying marriage is between one man and one woman.
  • Not once did Iraq ever attack America during his 8 years in office, due to his toppling of the Saddam regime.
  • Expanded the role of faith-based and community organizations in after-school programs.
  • Was the first president to get elected to have a DUI conviction, proving that anybody could be president, regardless of past misdeeds, and providing that you found Jesus.
  • Saved America from the "Clinton Recession" that was starting it's slow creep in the late 1990s, with tax cuts for the rich.
  • "Country-pop" genre of music made a triumphant resurgence during his presidency, moreso than at any time in modern American history.
  • Christian "megachurches" experienced a huge boom during his presidency that survives to this day (albeit with lesser influence), despite President Obama's stubborn "War on Religion."
  • Provided a "moral contrast" to the sexual sins of the Clinton White House.
  • Pushed through THREE raises for our military. Increased military pay by more than $1 billion a year.
  • Killed the old US/Soviet Union ABM Treaty that was preventing the U.S. from deploying our ABM defenses.
  • 911
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I would have to say absolutely not. :lamo That's pretty funny though.
 
evan83 said:
His presidency had some significant accomplishments--regardless if you agree with them or not--just like any other president in modern history. But they were significant achievements nonetheless.

  • Issued an executive order prohibiting federal funds for international family planning groups that provide abortions and contraceptive services.
  • Upheld the ban on abortions at military hospitals.
  • Reduced taxes on dividends and capital gains.
  • Made $33 million available for abstinence education programs in 2004.
  • Supports the Defense of Marriage Act - and a Constitutional amendment saying marriage is between one man and one woman.
  • Not once did Iraq ever attack America during his 8 years in office, due to his toppling of the Saddam regime.
  • Expanded the role of faith-based and community organizations in after-school programs.
  • Was the first president to get elected to have a DUI conviction, proving that anybody could be president, regardless of past misdeeds, and providing that you found Jesus.
  • Saved America from the "Clinton Recession" that was starting it's slow creep in the late 1990s, with tax cuts for the rich.
  • "Country-pop" genre of music made a triumphant resurgence during his presidency, moreso than at any time in modern American history.
  • Christian "megachurches" experienced a huge boom during his presidency that survives to this day (albeit with lesser influence), despite President Obama's stubborn "War on Religion."
  • Provided a "moral contrast" to the sexual sins of the Clinton White House.
  • Pushed through THREE raises for our military. Increased military pay by more than $1 billion a year.
  • Killed the old US/Soviet Union ABM Treaty that was preventing the U.S. from deploying our ABM defenses.
  • 911
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Hell no. He lied to the American people and created TREASON...he should be tried in criminal court for war crimes.
 
Muddy Creek said:
Hell no. He lied to the American people and created TREASON...he should be tried in criminal court for war crimes.
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No he shouldn't. That's just as stupid an idea as the OP idea to memorialize him on Rushmore.
 
Muddy Creek said:
No, the idea to memorialize him came from lies; my idea to charge him for war crimes comes from facts and about 5 nations who will do that if he steps foot in their country.

Bush Cancels Visit To Switzerland Due To Threat Of Torture Prosecution, Rights Groups Say
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Okay, I'll tell you what it would accomplish. Absolutely nothing except to waste a whole ton of money. He wouldn't get convicted, and if he did then you better start issuing warrants for Congress at that time too . . . oh, and anyone else who was involved.
 
RLN said:
Surely you are being sarcastic with most of this?
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GW BUSH should be placed directly on top of Mount Rushmore. No doubt about that.

Cheers

klown

President
mountaineering and rifle target practice society
 
Of course... And Obama too because, after all, Mount Rushmore is in the Black Hills of S. Dakota. :)

They aren't really black of course. Obama is. Alittle bit anyway. The first sorta black President but mostly isn't, just about like the prodigy of American slaves, but isn't, President of the United States. We should stive for a President that is about 70% African-American, slave ancestry, 20% Latino and 10% Caucasian (we'll catch other ethicities down the road) and, of course female. Bisexual because that covers all the bases mostly.

America has a lot of catching up to do. We can do better than this.
 
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Klown said:
GW BUSH should be placed directly on top of Mount Rushmore. No doubt about that.

Cheers

klown

President
mountaineering and rifle target practice society
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Underneath might be more of an attraction.
 
We could scatter his ashes there and save a lot of money.
 
If we put W's face on a mountain.....I suppose, in keeping with context, we'd need to name a valley for Obama. :shrug:
 
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