Posted on 08/27/2015 7:50:02 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
As an Op-Ed in this section notes, Wednesday is Women’s Equality Day, marking 95 years since the long-disenfranchised majority won the right to vote. It also could and should have been a day to celebrate the future placement of a prominent woman on the $20 bill, displacing the notoriously slaveholding, Indian-killing Andrew Jackson.
It was not to be — because U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew chose instead to boot the great Alexander Hamilton from the $10, before backtracking into a cockamamie plan to have a woman and Hamilton share that bill.
As the country has awakened to the foolishness of sidelining Hamilton — the most important New Yorker, the founder of modern American capitalism, an abolitionist to boot — Lew has pressed a lame persuasion campaign through invitation-only, closed-door meetings.
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So, you’re saying that other than being a whip-cracking slaver, and an Indian-killer...he was a pretty nice guy.
Johnny Horton!
I didn’t think anyone remembered him.
I played his greatest hits album until it was worn to a nubbin.
Sugar coated babe
Comanche
I need to see if its on CD or downloadable.
Thanks for the memories!
Loved him. I was in elementary school, maybe 2nd or 3rd grade when he became famous for singing The Battle of New Orleans.
And, a democrat.
Here’s another thought: that portrait on the latest $20 edition reminds me of my aunt. A little lip gloss, some eye liner, and you’re good to go.
Thank you kindly scottiemom! I had the lyrics handy since it is one of a bunch of tunes I am learning for this falls bluegrass season (yea, I know it isn’t a bluegrass song but I’m more of a blues-grass player just trying to find a way to fit in ;’)
As a Cherokee, I’m not crazy about Andrew Jackson either but I’m far more concerned now about how much worthless money they are printing than whose face is on it.
Wait a minute, is this yet another racist plot? Take Jackson’s face off money before we use it as toilet paper?
As a Cherokee, I’m not crazy about Andrew Jackson either but I’m far more concerned now about how much worthless money they are printing than whose face is on it.
Wait a minute, is this yet another racist plot? Take Jackson’s face off money before we use it as toilet paper?
They are dying to put Hillary’s face on the $20, so every time we go to the ATM, we have to get sick to our stomachs.
No he didn’t.
That’s right.
They better start printing humongous boatloads of 10s because I won’t take a 20 after this BS.
I have a beautiful old coin with an indian head on it.
I don’t. Leave the current money alone. The woman is not likely to be one we approve of anyway.
Make a $ 3 dollar bill and put some woman on that. If it’s a phony we’ll have a new phrase: phony as a 3$bill not to be confuse with the 2$bill.
Take Hamilton OFF the $10! Replace him with Gallatin; Hamilton’s replacement at Treasury.
Gallatin made the Louisiana purchase work! That is after He ended the Whiskey Rebellion [with words] peacefully. Hamilton was bringing an ARMY!
can’t put a woman on a 20. I’ll never see em.
If not, then I vote for Margaret Thatcher.
Jeez. They play around with the coins, they may as well play around with the bills, too. Change the portraits, fonts, colors...
Whatever. It’s all just funny-money. It’s barely worth anything.
Put any of the Jacksons in there and it’s just a simple swap. Start with Janet!
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...
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