[newheart]

Really difficult to judge based on the pictures with the article. Honestly, the building design looks very classy and extremely restrained for Frank Gehry. As for he country bumpkin statue, can’t judge something I can’t see, but I can at least say that he did start out as a boy from Kansas and was not always the a general or president. If the boy from Kansas was the only image of Eisenhower in the memorial I’d agree. But at this point I don’t see the problem.

(But then I grew up in Hannibal, Mo with statues of Tom and Huck everywhere. So that kind of image doesn’t offend me.)

[Talisker]

Honestly, the building design looks very classy and extremely restrained for Frank Gehry. As for he country bumpkin statue, can’t judge something I can’t see, but I can at least say that he did start out as a boy from Kansas and was not always the a general or president. If the boy from Kansas was the only image of Eisenhower in the memorial I’d agree. But at this point I don’t see the problem.

Honestly, I think you're a shill.

And a pretty insidious one at that.

[octex]

“...but I can at least say that he did start out as a boy from Kansas...”
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Actually, Ike was born in Denison TX and his parents later moved to Kansas.

I agree with the family on this. The statue needs to be tasteful and respectful; certainly not a creepy monolith like was done for MLK Jr.