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Columbus, Ohio Democrat Mayor Ginther to Remove Columbus Statue Outside Columbus City Hall — It’s Racist
Gateway Pundit ^ | June 18, 2020 | Jim Hoft

Posted on 06/18/2020 2:03:53 PM PDT by kevcol

Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther announced the statue of Christopher Columbus outside of city hall will be removed as soon as possible.

Ginther said the statue on the Broad Street side will be placed in storage.

“For many people in our community, the statue represents patriarchy, oppression and divisiveness. That does not represent our great city, and we will no longer live in the shadow of our ugly past,” said Mayor Ginther. “Now is the right time to replace this statue with artwork that demonstrates our enduring fight to end racism and celebrate the themes of diversity and inclusion.”


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Government; History; Society
KEYWORDS: christophercolumbus; columbus; ginther; staties
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1 posted on 06/18/2020 2:03:53 PM PDT by kevcol
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Are they changing the name of the city next?


2 posted on 06/18/2020 2:05:00 PM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia (Democrats: The perfect party for the helpless and stupid, and those who would rule over them.)
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To: kevcol

How about removing the mayor instead.


3 posted on 06/18/2020 2:06:13 PM PDT by katana
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

I guess the city needs to remove itself from the state of Ohio!


4 posted on 06/18/2020 2:10:20 PM PDT by cgbg (Kneeling is a half measure--lefties need to dig a six foot hole and bury themselves in it.)
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To: kevcol

In 1492 Joseph Stalin sailed the ocean blue...


5 posted on 06/18/2020 2:11:37 PM PDT by bray (Pray for President Trump)
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IS THE CITY GOING TO BE RENAMED “LEFTARD-LAND” ???

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6 posted on 06/18/2020 2:11:37 PM PDT by elbook
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To: kevcol
And when I thought it couldn't get crazier ...."Columbus" Ohio removing Columbus statue.

Someone is spiking the U.S. water supply with crazy pills?!?!

7 posted on 06/18/2020 2:13:59 PM PDT by JesusIsLord
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To: kevcol

Utter madness - we’re losing the country out from under us to these limpwristed twitter tantrums.


8 posted on 06/18/2020 2:15:57 PM PDT by Skywise
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To: kevcol

Is there anything that isn’t racist?


9 posted on 06/18/2020 2:17:42 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: kevcol

I can’t remember who it was that pointed it out that a statue of Stephen Douglas stands in Chicago and has gone untouched while Lincoln statues have been vandalized.


10 posted on 06/18/2020 2:19:03 PM PDT by euram
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To: kevcol

The state of Washington and the District of Columbia will have to change their names...because racist.


11 posted on 06/18/2020 2:20:30 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: kevcol

Ridiculous


12 posted on 06/18/2020 2:23:35 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: euram

The only reason it’s untouched is it’s a statue of a black man...I doubt the rioters know who Douglas was.


13 posted on 06/18/2020 2:24:26 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia; elbook

“Floydburgh”


14 posted on 06/18/2020 2:24:49 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: kevcol

You’d better rename the city too then.


15 posted on 06/18/2020 2:26:47 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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To: piasa

Stephen, not Frederick... the guy who beat Lincoln in his Senate race... the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates.. etc.


16 posted on 06/18/2020 2:27:45 PM PDT by shadowlands1960 (“Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.” CSL)
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It should be removed! Why, not for racism, but for representing a lie.


17 posted on 06/18/2020 2:30:21 PM PDT by Retvet (Retvet)
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To: kevcol

Well, let;s just go ahead and change the name of the city to NelsonMandelaville.. he never did anyone no harm......or did he.


18 posted on 06/18/2020 2:31:12 PM PDT by rovenstinez (. SO,)
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The only reason it’s untouched is it’s a statue of a black man...I doubt the rioters know who Douglas was.

Maybe you're thinking of Frederick Douglass. Stephen Douglas was white, and debated against Lincoln for a seat in the U.S. Senate. Douglas supported the continuation of slavery.

19 posted on 06/18/2020 2:32:34 PM PDT by Rocky
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To: kevcol

The name ‘Aunt Jemimah’ recently became available.

It would be GREAT to see Google have to update Google Maps with THAT change!


20 posted on 06/18/2020 2:36:54 PM PDT by Oscar in Batangas ( January 20, 2017, High Noon. The end of an error.)
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