Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Ohio lawmakers urge Trump to change Denali's name back to Mt. McKinley
MSN / The Hill ^ | February 1, 2018

Posted on 02/04/2018 7:39:31 AM PST by SMGFan

GOP lawmakers from Ohio are pressing President Trump to uphold a promise to reverse former President Obama's decision and rename the Alaskan mountain Denali to its old name, Mt. McKinley.

In a letter to Trump, the 11 lawmakers say it was "disrespectful" for Obama to change the name of the mountain, which had been named after William McKinley, a former president from Ohio. The mountain was named after the 25th president in 1896.

"President William McKinley's legacy should not be compromised by a political stunt," the letter signed by Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-Ohio) and other lawmakers stated.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Government; US: Alaska; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: alaska; ohio
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-6061-69 next last

1 posted on 02/04/2018 7:39:31 AM PST by SMGFan
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: SMGFan

2 posted on 02/04/2018 7:43:23 AM PST by granite (The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.Ecclesiastes 10:2)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SMGFan

This was a good thing O did. Changing it back will NOT be popular in Alaska.


3 posted on 02/04/2018 7:43:56 AM PST by ALASKA (Watching a coup..........)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SMGFan

Dems are still in denali over the election.


4 posted on 02/04/2018 7:46:30 AM PST by GSWarrior
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SMGFan

Dems are still in denali over the election.


5 posted on 02/04/2018 7:47:02 AM PST by GSWarrior
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SMGFan

Let’s go back to Squaw Peak in Arizona too, while we’re at it!


6 posted on 02/04/2018 7:47:18 AM PST by Cowboy Bob ("Other People's Money" = The life blood of Liberalism)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ALASKA

GMC not happy about changing the name of their Denali to the McKinley.


7 posted on 02/04/2018 7:47:21 AM PST by Rebelbase ( Hillary, DNC, DOJ and FBI colluded with a British National to influence the 2016 Pres. election)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: SMGFan
Ohio lawmakers urge Trump to change Denali's name back to Mt. McKinley

I think that would be a huge mistake on Trump's part. The indigenous people of Alaska called it Denali for centuries before it was named after McKinley. Perhaps McKinley's name can be associated with the Park Headquarters or something prominent, but the mountain is and always has been Denali.
8 posted on 02/04/2018 7:48:29 AM PST by simon says what
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SMGFan

Denali means the Great One, and Mark and Hannity listeners and commenters have been having a lot of fun with that


9 posted on 02/04/2018 7:48:34 AM PST by redinIllinois (Pro-life, accountant, gun-totin' Grandma's​ - multi issue voterp it)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ALASKA

I am all for undoing everything Obongo did but leave this one. The folks up there resented it being called McKinley in the first place.


10 posted on 02/04/2018 7:48:58 AM PST by gibsonguy
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: SMGFan

I see this as a waste of time. It was Denali all the way to 1917, and it was all a political gimmick to make it into McKinley. If you go and ask most folks from Alaska...probably 80-percent want to stay Denali.

On the list of ten good things that Obama did (it’s a short list)....I’d actually put this down as a positive.


11 posted on 02/04/2018 7:49:04 AM PST by pepsionice
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SMGFan

btw, McKinley was assassinated by a dedicated Leftard “anarchist” inspired by political assassinations in Europe.

The radical Left has been a blight on humanity for a long time.


12 posted on 02/04/2018 7:49:09 AM PST by Enchante (FusionGPS "dirty dossier" scandal links Hillary, FBI, CIA, Dept of Justice... "Deep State" is real)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ALASKA

Isn’t Denali the name the native peoples gave to that Mountain?

I recall hearing for decades that Mt. McKinley was also known as Denali. .

Similar to how we Americans refer to the Gulf of California, but Mexicans call that body of water the Sea of Cortez.


13 posted on 02/04/2018 7:49:26 AM PST by Dilbert San Diego
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: SMGFan

Does Congress not have anything better to do with their time than worry about what a mountain is named? Especially a Congress from Ohio and not Alaska?


14 posted on 02/04/2018 7:50:06 AM PST by DoodleDawg
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: GSWarrior

Denali is not a river in Egypt.

In case anyone was wondering....


15 posted on 02/04/2018 7:50:14 AM PST by Enchante (FusionGPS "dirty dossier" scandal links Hillary, FBI, CIA, Dept of Justice... "Deep State" is real)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: SMGFan

Let Alaskans decide.


16 posted on 02/04/2018 7:50:31 AM PST by marron
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SMGFan

Eh. Denali is a better name for it. When I was there almost everyone called it Denali.


17 posted on 02/04/2018 7:51:28 AM PST by StolarStorm
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SMGFan

Rename it McDenali and have McDonalds sponsor all the projects needed to rename it.....


18 posted on 02/04/2018 7:53:01 AM PST by Hot Tabasco (My cat is not fat, she is just big boned........)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SMGFan

I’m for this but they’ll have a helluva time getting the SUV off the top.


19 posted on 02/04/2018 7:53:47 AM PST by headstamp 2 (My "White Privilege" is my work ethic.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SMGFan

Why can’t it have 2 or more names? K2 is also known as Mount Godwin-Austen.


20 posted on 02/04/2018 7:55:07 AM PST by tellw (ed)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-6061-69 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson