Posted on 08/19/2019 10:53:18 AM PDT by Kaslin
Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson, calling for a national "atonement" over the treatment of Native Americans, vowed Monday to rescind medals of honor for those who fought against them and even take down President Andrew Jackson's portrait from the Oval Office if she's elected.
The spiritual author, who has gained a devoted following in recent weeks for her memorable debate performances, called for a “new era of American history” with Native Americans during an appearance at the Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum.
"We can atone. We can make amends," Williamson said. "And if and when I'm president of the United States, we will. We will begin by taking that picture of Andrew Jackson off the wall of the Oval Office."
Jackson’s presidency was notoriously marked by the signing of the Indian Removal Act, which resulted in violent conflicts between Native Americans and the U.S. government amid the relocation of thousands of Native Americans.
Williamson called the portrait "one of the greatest insults."
She then took aim at another symbol from that historic period, vowing to withdraw military medals of honor for those who fought against Native Americans.
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If my memory is correct, didn’t he shoot somebody on the White House lawn?
Next up...chain Lincoln and drag him out of the memorial and blow the faces off Mt. Rushmore. Offensive to the triggered.
No.
But a man attempted to assassinate him outside the capital building. Both of the would-be killer’s pistols misfired.
Jackson beat him with his cane. It took a few men, including Davy Crocket, to stop Jackson from killing the dude!
He was 68 years old and beat an assassin to an inch of his life. Hell yeah!
My Great great..... great...grand pappy was tortured outside a fortified encampment. He was skinned alive.. Last name Duncan..
I want my casino bucks
Exactly. She isn’t even smart enough for dog catcher
NO SOLDIER who legitimately won decorations in any conflict, should EVER be stripped of those decorations. They did not send themselves into battle. Their governments did. Their heroic service is recognized by awarding them these accolades.
But in this case, that would also mean stripping 18 Black Buffalo soldiers of the 9th and 10th Cavalry, and the 24th Infantry of their Medals of Honor, awarded for service in the Indian Wars.
How does that rate on the intersectionality meter?
I guess so.
I was questioning Williamson's threat to rescind old military awards as a campaign promise and not how the awards themselves were rescinded.
Kind of a petty move on her part.
Thanks for your response.
That bitch is an idiot, she wouldn’t even get elected catcher, yet alone president. And than she has the nerve to want to take the medals away from the soldiers
Low IQ savages always live in the past and seek revenge. She says “atonement”. I say revenge.
We Americans are high IQ civilized people who look forward and build better societies.
I have never heard of her either. That is probably why is way down on the bottom.
Exactly. BTW Welcome to Free Republic
You dont atone for winning. It will never end. And the special privileges will never end.
It all has to end.
When have the indians ever been forced to apologize for attacks on white people? conspiring with other nations troops to attack us?
i don’t think we need to worry too much about the presidetial plans of Ms. 0.8%
in about nine days she’ll be gone forever from the Dem primary debate stage ...
Williamson is a few crystals short of a gem collection!
Marianne needs to lay off all that LSD and pot.
The Rat party should be humiliated by having such a clueless b*tch running for POTUS.
But Rats have no shame, so oh well....
If he were alive he would scalp that biatch.
bitch needs slapping
So...Medal of Honor recipients dead for over a century can now be Red Flagged.
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