Posted on 07/01/2020 7:21:59 AM PDT by george76
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem confirmed that her state will move forward with plans for a large Independence Day celebration at Mount Rushmore on July 3 .. free masks will be given out to those who desire to wear them, there will be no social distancing.
Thousands are expected at the festivities that will be attended by none other than President Donald Trump. The event will feature fighter jets soaring over the 79-year-old monument, along with the first fireworks display at the site since 2009.
Noem, a Republican, made clear that they would not impose coronavirus restrictions on the crowd.
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According to Noem, state officials have told South Dakotans to “focus on personal responsibility,” adding, “Every one of them has the opportunity to make a decision that they’re comfortable with.”
The governor’s remarks appear to diverge from the National Park Service, which says “We ask the public to be our partner in adopting social distancing practices when visiting parks.”
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Noem has been the subject of immense scrutiny from the Left and mainstream media due to her refusal .. to order business closures or stay-at-home mandates, unlike most other governors around the country.
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the media wants the public to worry about climbing COVID-19 cases, even though the virus is not deadly for most who catch it and the original purpose of the lockdowns was to “flatten the curve,” not eliminate it completely. States such as Texas and Florida have already buckled under the pressure
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mass Black Lives Matter riots are conveniently exempted from the Left’s list of things that must be shut down to combat coronavirus.
Governor Noem doesn’t appear likely to give in on either count. In response to the idea of getting rid of Mount Rushmore, she succinctly stated: “Not on my watch.”
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Except the mountain itself is sacred to Native American tribes so they’d have that little problem if they vandalize it.
Moslems flew airplanes into office buildings on 9-11..
I’m in love...dont tell my wife. ;)
“Mt. Rushmore is very impressive.”
While there I learned how the chislers knew where to chisel on that rock face. Pretty simple method that I probably would have never thought of.
Is it too late to make a giant Trump-style toupee for Washington’s bald noggin ? I don’t think George would mind, he was much like Trump is some respects.
Also, why on earth is John Bolton up there with the other three ?
I predict that if Trump wins the upcoming election, Noem will be the next President. It Trump loses. there will never be another GOP Prez as the CPUSA (aka Democraps) will rig the voting system unalterably until the collapse and civil war, followed by the Balkanization of the continent.
I have been at Mount Rushmore. It looks like a postcard : )
“Just chip away everything that doesn’t look like George Washington.”
Oh my God! You gave it away.
-Say, whatever happened to those thousands of pork processing plant employees who all got covid? Did they all die?-
They all recovered and went back to work when Trump made the operation meat processing plants part of the national defense.
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