Posted on 01/12/2009 7:30:27 AM PST by Turret Gunner A20
MONTPELIER, Vt. -- U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is objecting to wording accompanying a portrait of President George Bush installed at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington.
Sanders, a strong opponent of the Iraq war, has asked the Smithsonian to rewrite the text that says Bush's two terms in office were "marked by a series of catastrophic event" including the "the attacks on September 11, 2001, that led to wars in Afghanistan and Iraq."
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I agree, the word "event" should be edited to "events".
Bernie will probably get some of what he wants. The Smithsonian has exhibited odd loyalties in past years.
Shouldn’t Bernie be busy defending Hamas?
I think FReepers may be able to assist in this task...
Well, then the Smithsonian will have to alter the text that is on the label accompanying the bust of Margaret Sanger that is located in the National Portrait Gallery. I about threw up when I saw it!
This is a manifestation of BDS, there is no known cure...mild strains of this type of thinking (doubts) have been known to infect an entire society
Loved ones or others who must have contact with BDS sufferers should simply recognize that their mental frameworkw results from an illness that cannot be cured. though zerO’s inauguration may bring some temporary joy and relief
I wonder how many American Servicemen died due to Mr. Bernie Sanders opposition to the Iraq war.
He should be tried for treason. If convicted let the punishment for treason be given to him quickly on the mall in front of the Smithsonian.
The Smithsonian came up with its own version of WW II, as I recall. Seems as though it was our fault.
Those views in support of zero are cult like views and not amenable to reason, science or logic.
LLS
In recent years the Smithsonian has taken on a far left bent on all kinds of issues throughout its museums, reflecting typical ultra-left mindsets to put America in a bad light. A few examples:
- The Enola Gay was a criminal tool used against poor innocent Japanese.
- The US was running concentration camps for Japanese (partly true, but we were also saving the world).
- The US committed genocide in its treatment of Indians.
It was overtaken by elitists from academia who put their cronies in while at the same time living large off taxpayer money.
It may be time to take up a “slap ‘em in the mouth” policy toward these foul and out of control SOB’s that think they can spout anything. We can make it a national policy...SLAP THEM IN THE MOUTH.
It’s not different that the pie in the face that the out of control lefties chose as their uncivil weapon of choice.
And yet this strange causality exists that there have been no attacks on US soil since 9/11.
Sanders should go back to doing what he does best - sniffing Barney Frank's hindquarters.
Can’t the folks assume some grace and dignity and just let Mr. Bush go?
This kind of behavior and (stand by for their favorite word) hubris speaks more of them than GWB.
When we consider the source, and the State all this comes from, brace ourselves for much more!
Late 80s early 90s I went. They had signs up at some of the natural history exhibits that had a circled red slash over the word 'Mankind'. Then in little letters under the slash sign was the explanation "Stamp out sexism in science".
Official Smithsonian signs. I kid you not.
Don't know if they are still there or not. Or if they just got rid of all the references to "Mankind" and dumped the slash signs.
We respectfully submit that if he want's to write text for displays, he can quit his Senate seat and apply for a job at the Smithsonian.
Until he lands that position our staff will continue to fill that need.
Mr. Sanders,
You don’t tell us how to run a museum, and we won’t tell you how to enslave a populace, destroy productivity and steal freedoms.
Respectfully yours,
The Smithsonian
The war in Afghanistan came first, because it was clear that Osama bin Laden, the man who directed the attacks, was hiding there. So it WAS directly tied to the 9/11 attacks.
As far as Iraq was concerned, President Bush NEVER accused Sadaam Hussein of being connected to the 9/11 attacks. It was the MSM that accused the President of connecting them. The President was clear about the war in Iraq. Sadaam was pursuing weapons of mass destruction, and, in fact, had already used them on his own people. And it was also clear that he was supportive of terrorism, as shown by his monetary support of families of suicide bombers in Israel. President Bush also tied the war on Iraq with Iraq's not adhering to the UN decisions that followed the first Gulf War, specifically the sale of oil. That was made clear by the uncovering of the Oil for Food scandals tied to the UN.
Why was this article tagged to California? For once our state is not involved in something this stupid.
The one that makes me laugh the most was the Bush Lied People Died slander. Among some statements that were declared lies was the one the President made in reference to Saddam seeking yellow cake from Niger.
This comment, based upon British intelligence reports, led to the entire Plame outing, Scooter Libby conviction affair. What a travesty that led to the destruction of Libby's life.
Who lied? The yellow cake that the President was talking about was shipped to us from Iraq and is now being processed into nuclear fuel for Canadian Candu reactors! We will use it to generate electricity!
America you are being destroyed by the fifth column educated to first blame their homeland and side with the enemy. Good luck, but please remember that you will take down a whole bunch of countries with you. You want to know what led to 9/11 just connect the dots during Clinton's administration. I saw in 1998 your destroyed embassy in Kenya!
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