MR FIBBS
Posted on 05/28/2013 6:54:06 AM PDT by lbryce
According to a survey of George Washington University professors, some 30 percent generally endorse the eventual addition of President Barack Obama’s face to the Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
The survey, conducted and reported by The College Fix, is hampered by an extremely limited sample size. Nonetheless, the results are fascinating. Of the 10 history and political science profs queried, three suggested that Obama may eventually be added to the huge sculpture of four enormous presidential heads carved into the granite face of a mountain in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Professor Paul Wahlbeck, who chairs the political science department at GW, apparently believes that Obama could become some sort of affirmative-action addition to the monument.
“History undoubtedly will accord President Obama a special place by virtue of being the first African-American President,” Wahlbeck told The College Fix via email.
Wahlbeck added that he is, of course, “reluctant to venerate political leaders while or shortly after they served.”
History and public policy professor Edward Berkowitz offered a similar sentiment.
“Historical judgments take time to form and Obama is still in office,” said the social welfare policy specialist. “It could be that he will be one of the great presidents, worthy of having his likeness carved on a mountain, but certainly not yet.”
The third prof, Robert Stoker, also cautioned against premature sculpting.
“I recall how unseemly it was when Republicans started a premature campaign to cement President Reagan’s legacy by naming everything they could find after him,” the political science professor said.
Out of the seven other faculty members survey, six simply replied “no,” Obama does not belong on Mount Rushmore. The remaining professor refused to respond to the survey at all.
Mount Rushmore currently contains four presidential faces: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. Those were the four faces on the federally-funded monument when it was dedicated in 1941. None have been added.
Right now, the national clamor to carve Obama’s likeness into Mount Rushmore is somewhere between unnoticeable and nonexistent.
There is a Facebook page, of course, called “Campaign to Put President Obama on Mt. Rushmore!” It was started in March 2010 and it boasts 634 likes.
“With the numerous accomplishments that President Obama has achieved in under 15 months in office, including The Health Care Bill, We The People feel The President should be honored and recognized by his bust being placed on Mt. Rushmore,” a statement — signed by one Greg Jones — near the top of the page says.
Facebook commenter Amber JakaTigger Andrews contends that the photo at the Facebook page is the “worst photoshop job ever.”
If he does manage to get his likeness to appear in Granite along with sculptures of truly great Americans, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln, their birth certificates having been carved into the back of each sculpture, the future of Obama's standing regarding his presidential status leaves no doubt in anyone's mind, except for a few loony professors shilling for help with their severely inadequate upcoming semester budget, the movement to have Obama appear on Mt Rushmore will require an extended regimen of Ex-lax and prune juice to mold enough material to get his likeness done as accurately as possible.
But having Obama's likeness appear alongside truly great Americans will in the end be a very sad thing to behold as the juxtaposition of Obama likeness will only serve to remind us historically the extent in which the quality, morality, centuries of America's leadership and greatness had eventually ebbed by virtue of Obama standing in the rear (His favorite recreational area). Then of course, the problem of Obama having to appear last in line among a few slave owners will present political ramifications regarding racism, and prejudice that will have more controversy yet.
Yet, the prospect of Obama on Mt Rushmore is historically interesting, an impeached president, with free time to write his memoirs while incarcerated, appearing on Mr. Rushmore will be a compelling "gift" not only to Mr. Obama but one for the ages.
Only a third...?
Obama’s losing his most loyal base.
There’s an outhouse near Mt. Rushmore standing without an official name...
I could support this proposal if they built an outhouse at the bottom of Mt. Rushmore with Obama’s face replacing the half-moon.
Ask the Lakota people who should be up there.
You beat me by 33 seconds!
A billion Facebook users and he has a whopping 634 likes? Bwaaaaaaa!!!!
Many construction site terlits have a variation of, “free instant photo of obama” written over the paper holder or wherever it’s stored.
“Of the 10 history and political science profs queried, three suggested that Obama may eventually be added to the huge sculpture...”
The headine says “should” be added, but the text says “MAY”. These are not the same thing. That plus the sample size of 10 of which 3 said MAY, renders this whole thing meaningless.
How about on a T-shirt matched with Che where he would be with one of his own?
One third is the same percentage of angels who followed Satan into hell.
Yes hanging off of Washington’s nose with a scrub brush.
B. Hussein is “Moving Forward” with his “Curse of Obamanation” thanks to his Brown Shirt supporters.
Lemme see now:
The Democrat Party has been modeled after The Hitler Youth, led by D.W. Schwartz;
The Goebbels-style Minister of Propaganda is Jay Carney;
The IRS has been transformed into the Gestapo that answers to AG Holder who is protected by Executive Orders ;
Congress dissolves into tears each time Boehner speaks;
And the leaders in the Liberal Agenda Media cheer for all Liberties lost.
These Professors must be very proud of their former students who have become such devoted Brown Shirts.
And all of the geophysicists said, "No chance in hell."
They want him on Mt. Rushmore fine.
He’s the pile of rubble at the bottom.
How easy they forget where the doofus came from. Don't they have a big pile of rocks in Kenya for the doofus and his lovely rather porcine wife's portraits to be carved?
MR FIBBS
....or a federal prison.
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