Posted on 08/17/2017 1:07:48 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
Two days after President Trump questioned whether tearing down Confederate statues would lead leftists to targeting statues and monuments to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and other Founding Fathers, CNN commentator Angela Rye did exactly that.
“We have to get to the heart of the problem here and the heart is the way many of us were taught American history. American history is not all glorious,” Rye said in a heated segment on Thursday.
“George Washington was a slave owner. We need to call them out for what they are, whether we think they were protecting American freedom or not. He wasn’t protecting my freedoms. My ancestors weren’t deemed human beings to him. And so to me, I don’t care if it’s a George Washington statue or a Thomas Jefferson statue, they all need to come down,” she added.
Rye’s comments, which were first pointed out by the Washington Free Beacon on Thursday, come amidst heated national debate on whether to tear down Confederate monuments and statues around the country.
President Trump weighed in on the debate on Thursday.
“Sad to see the history and culture of our great country being ripped apart with the removal of our beautiful statues and monuments,” Trump tweeted. “You can’t change history, but you can learn from it. Robert E Lee, Stonewall Jackson – who’s next, Washington, Jefferson? So foolish!”
ROFLMAO!
Thanks!
My eyes! My eyes! My dear God, why did you have to put up that last one?
And who did that and where in God’s name is it so I can avoid?
“Two days after President Trump questioned whether tearing down Confederate statues would lead leftists to targeting statues and monuments to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and other Founding Fathers, CNN commentator Angela Rye did exactly that.”
This harridan should be fired for this moral outrage.
Be careful! Part of the Communist plan to undo our system of government is to demean our founding fathers. CNN is playing along just fine. If they manage to besmerch George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, there is nothing left. I’d prefer to completely undo CNN as a valid news organization. How about you?
We are heading for a civil war
Maybe, because of their historical support of slavery, we should ban Democrats.
By the logic of the left wing democrats we need to:
1. Tear down the Washington Monument
2. Tear down the Jefferson Monument
3. Tear down the White House (built by slaves)
4. Rename Washington DC and the State of Washington (I prefer Lincoln, DC)
5. Tear down Mount Vernon
I suggest our President request the GSA get bids immediately from contractors to undertake these projects—I think we can use the leftover bricks and stones for a solid Southern border wall.
she is a certified nut!
Invoke Dirty Harry...
AWESOME COMMENT! I’m using it soon...
I tol’ you. You wou’na listen...
Do all the Purple Heart recipients have to return their medals because of Washington’s cameo?
You can turn them in to me and for every item I will issue in exchange one conscience-cleansing Freedom Penny.
I’m starting to think about using some of my income for something besides retirement funds.
What ya got in mind?
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Best idea ever! /s LOL!!!
While we're at it, let's re-name Hawaii, Chicago, and for that matter, Kenya, after our recent "dear leader." That's the ticket! LOL!
There goes all those MLK street signs.
They DO NOT want the push back that is coming.
To quote Chandler in Friends (my favorite show), when he's trying to get Phoebe to name one of her triplets, "I have no name." LOL!
Hey, if we all change our names to nothing, the IRS might have a harder time tracking people down! LOL!!!
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