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To: allen592

Theodore Roosevelt wanted the Grizzly Bear to be the official mascot of the USA. It is rumored that he referred to the bald eagle as a “dandified vulture”.


9 posted on 03/07/2023 5:13:07 PM PST by 43north (America doesn't need an election. We need an exorcism.)
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To: 43north

“Theodore Roosevelt wanted the Grizzly Bear to be the official mascot...”

Then we couldn’t be “kicking the bear” any longer.

BTW: He was right about the “glorified vulture”.


30 posted on 03/07/2023 5:53:24 PM PST by Does so ("Who is Ray Epps?" should be overstamped on every piece of currency...)
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