Smithsonian snapping up objects to document Occupy Wall Street

LA Times ^ | 10/27/2011 | Richard Simon

[toma29]

Among those closely watching the Occupy Wall Street protests: the Smithsonian.

The National Museum of American History has dispatched representatives to collect materials, such as protest signs, from the demonstrations.

It is in pursuit of the museum's mission to "document the spirit of American democracy and the American political process, including how people express their points of view through political rallies, demonstrations and protests," the institution said in a statement.

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In 1997 or 1998 I was at the Smithsonian and they had an exhibit on "Impeachment". It showed Andrew Johnson and Richard Nixon. Note it left out Bill Clinton, who was impeached...

Well, in fairness to the Smithsonian, Bill Clinton wasn't impeached until the end of December 1998. His Senate trial ended in February 1999.

[Squidpup]

AMERICA. IS NOT. A DEMOCRACY!

[Buckeye McFrog]

We know the Lefties redefine history—it is what Marxists do—to distort history so they can control how and what the useful idiots think.

That is spot-on
I was a History major, and that is absolutely true. There was not a Prof in the entire department who did not range somewhere between amiably liberal to proud hard-core Marxist.

[Madame Dufarge]

Michelle Obama: Barack knows that we are going to have to make sacrifices; we are going to have to change our conversation; we're going to have to change our traditions, our history; we're going to have to move into a different place as a nation."

[monkeyshine]

That’s great. Smart idea to take infrared photography. Shows it is barely 5% occupied. No doubt many of these protesters go home at night to their suburban homes to eat some good food, take a shower and use a $30 bottle of hair conditioner.

[pepsi_junkie]

My timeline is off, it was after Clinton was impeached. Sorry. In fact, they are still doing it:

http://americanhistory.si.edu/presidency/2c3.html