Posted on 07/16/2020 8:22:35 AM PDT by cowpoke
...Speaking of “changing” mountains, Mount Rushmore has been in the news. It is a place where presidents and would-be presidents have enjoyed visiting, along with hundreds of thousands of others each year.
History records that on July 3, 1991 President George H.W. Bush visited Mount Rushmore to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the opening of the monument. Because of WWII, Mount Rushmore had never been officially dedicated. The Bush visit in 1991, kicked off a $40 million fund drive to refurbish the monument with actor Jimmy Stewart and several other celebrities in attendance.
On July 6, 1999 President Clinton visited Mount Rushmore. ABC News characterized the monument as being a place where American ingenuity and American creativity came together and formed an amazing American accomplishment.
In August of 2002, President George W. Bush went to Mount Rushmore. There was little fanfare in the media associated with his visit. However, in 2008, when then presidential candidate Barrack Obama campaigned at the monument, CNN called Mount Rushmore a majestic site that every president should visit. In 2016, Bernie Sanders also campaigned at the site and said he was humbled to be in the presence of four of the greatest American presidents. CNN described the scene as "awe-inspiring."
Last month President Donald Trump visited Mount Rushmore...
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Thanks for posting this.
Could you imagine how much worse this would be if the media was biased? Ok I will stop laughing now.
Love the end of the article, especially when Chuck Todd has just spewed his 'facts' that they have no editorial bias in any of their newscasts!
If you have yet to recognize the fact that you are being manipulated by people in the media calling themselves journalists, and pretending they are reporting "news," there is a bridge for sale in Brooklyn you can get real cheap.
The cafeteria scene has a goof - the boy covers up his ears before the gun was fired.
Loved the article.
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