Outrageous And Uncalled For: Harriet Tubman Wins Vote For Possible Face On $20 Bill

[rightwinger]

She will only hold the place on the twenty dollar bill until Obama is ready to take it

 

[Meathead]

She will only hold the place on the twenty dollar bill until Obama is ready to take it

Good Lord! Do you think Political Correctness will reach the point of celebrating abject failure?

 

[Ringel05]

This is down right insanity. It boils down between her, Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosa Parks or some Cherokee squaw named Wilma Mankiller, all women. This is a slap in the face to Andrew Jackson. He saved this nations sovereignty from being lost at the Battle of New Orleans. This shows once again how political correctness is ruining this nation.

LA Times

Failed history didn'tcha........

 

[oldernwiser]

According to the history books, that battle may have been needless. The Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812, was signed on the very same day the New Orleans battle began. As heroic as Jackson might have been, he did NOT keep his nation from "falling into the hands of a foreign sovereignty". The British couldn't afford to keep a war going in 2 paces at the same time and the French were a lot more of a problem. They gave up all claim to America at that point.

On the other hand, what did the heroic Jackson do following his election? Wasn't he personally responsible for breaking nearly every treaty signed with Natives? Didn't he begin the Trail of Tears and drive the Natives off their ancestral lands and into worthless desert and certain poverty? Didn't he begin the country's very 1st welfare system (having food delivered to the reservations where the Natives could no longer hunt or grow their own food), however scant and irregular it was? THIS is a guy worthy of the honor of being pictured on a US banknote?

I know that honest facts seem to get in the way of our thinking sometimes, so ignore this if you feel in any way threatened.

Besides, he started the democratic party - one of the gravest stains on America.

I'd say it's a good thing. If not for that, Lincoln wouldn't have had a chance and the south would still be the plantation it once was.

 

[Uncensored2008]

She will only hold the place on the twenty dollar bill until Obama is ready to take it

Obama is slated for the penny.

Right after it's phased out...

 

[Meathead]

Not a big fan of Jackson's, but he easily trumps any of the nominees in his contributions to America.

 

[Uncensored2008]

I'd say it's a good thing. If not for that, Lincoln wouldn't have had a chance and the south would still be the plantation it once was.

Uh, Lincoln was a Republican sparky.

Navigate away from the Soros hate sites and pick up a history book....

 

[AvgGuyIA]

I think the nominees are all good ones.

rosa Parks? You've got to be kidding.

 

[PratchettFan]

This is down right insanity. It boils down between her, Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosa Parks or some Cherokee squaw named Wilma Mankiller, all women. This is a slap in the face to Andrew Jackson. He saved this nations sovereignty from being lost at the Battle of New Orleans. This shows once again how political correctness is ruining this nation.

LA Times

Oh, I hope this happens. Please, please, please, please, please!!!!!! And video Steve's head exploding for me.

 

[PratchettFan]

LMAO!! Poor Stevie. His brand of lunacy is losing by leaps and bounds.

What does it matter who is on the $20 bill? But I think we are long over due for some face that reflects the nation.

A tired crack whore on food stamps may be a bit much, if you get my drift.

I didn't realize there were any crackwhores nominated. Seems to me those women were all accomplished and famous in their own rights.

You were the one who said "reflects the nation". Old famous and accomplished white men are overly represented, so we can go in the opposite direction, for balance. Wadda you think?

I think the nominees are all good ones.

What's wrong with keeping Jackson? He whipped the British (Who torched the White House) at New Orleans and kept this nation from falling in the hands of a foreign sovereignty. In essence, he preserved our freedoms. He is a patriotic iconic figure to look up to. Those women belong on a stamp or something else.

Actually, the battle of New Orleans happened after the war was over. It was a victory, but ultimately pointless.

 

[oldernwiser]

I didn't realize there were any crackwhores nominated. Seems to me those women were all accomplished and famous in their own rights.

You were the one who said "reflects the nation". Old famous and accomplished white men are overly represented, so we can go in the opposite direction, for balance. Wadda you think?

I think the nominees are all good ones.

What's wrong with keeping Jackson? He whipped the British (Who torched the White House) at New Orleans and kept this nation from falling in the hands of a foreign sovereignty. In essence, he preserved our freedoms. He is a patriotic iconic figure to look up to. Those women belong on a stamp or something else.

According to the history books, that battle may have been needless. The Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812, was signed on the very same day the New Orleans battle began. As heroic as Jackson might have been, he did NOT keep his nation from "falling into the hands of a foreign sovereignty". The British couldn't afford to keep a war going in 2 paces at the same time and the French were a lot more of a problem. They gave up all claim to America at that point.

On the other hand, what did the heroic Jackson do following his election? Wasn't he personally responsible for breaking nearly every treaty signed with Natives? Didn't he begin the Trail of Tears and drive the Natives off their ancestral lands and into worthless desert and certain poverty? Didn't he begin the country's very 1st welfare system (having food delivered to the reservations where the Natives could no longer hunt or grow their own food), however scant and irregular it was? THIS is a guy worthy of the honor of being pictured on a US banknote?

I know that honest facts seem to get in the way of our thinking sometimes, so ignore this if you feel in any way threatened.

To hell with the injuns and YES HE IS worthy of being on a banknote. It is why he's there in the first place.

Again, you have demonstrated either your lack of knowledge or your inability to fact-check yourself. The reason that Jackson's face graces the $20 bill is unknown - even the Treasury department has no idea.

 

[Steve_McGarrett]

mber: 26784"]

This is down right insanity. It boils down between her, Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosa Parks or some Cherokee squaw named Wilma Mankiller, all women. This is a slap in the face to Andrew Jackson. He saved this nations sovereignty from being lost at the Battle of New Orleans. This shows once again how political correctness is ruining this nation.

LA Times

A). The Battle of New Orleans was won after the the War of 1812 was officially over.

B). Andrew Jackson was against paper money.


You might consider brushing up on your U.S. History

A tired crack whore on food stamps may be a bit much, if you get my drift.

I didn't realize there were any crackwhores nominated. Seems to me those women were all accomplished and famous in their own rights.

You were the one who said "reflects the nation". Old famous and accomplished white men are overly represented, so we can go in the opposite direction, for balance. Wadda you think?

I think the nominees are all good ones.

What's wrong with keeping Jackson? He whipped the British (Who torched the White House) at New Orleans and kept this nation from falling in the hands of a foreign sovereignty. In essence, he preserved our freedoms. He is a patriotic iconic figure to look up to. Those women belong on a stamp or something else.

Actually, the battle of New Orleans happened after the war was over. It was a victory, but ultimately pointless.

Yet he was a national hero.

 

[oldernwiser]

She will only hold the place on the twenty dollar bill until Obama is ready to take it

There's a reason we call our currency "pictures of dead presidents"... We'll probably not see Obama's face on a bill for at least 100 years.

 

[Uncensored2008]

Not a big fan of Jackson's, but he easily trumps any of the nominees in his contributions to America.

The Trail of Tears directly tied to the civil war.

First off, the reason Jackson violated the treaties (an impeachable offense) was to make land available to the feudal lords of the Antebellum South, and because the Cherokee had a habit of protecting runaway slaves. Had these elements not been dealt with, the plantation system that the landed gentry depended on as a basis of power would have been gravely damaged. Free holders had a great deal of land in Georgia and the Carolina's; taking Indian lands was vital to establishing the dominance of the rising Aristocracy. Add to that the option of a safe haven for escaped slaves, and the whole corrupt system would falter. Had Jackson been stopped in his crimes, there would likely have never been a civil war, and slavery would have collapsed under it's own weight.

 

[Steve_McGarrett]

You were the one who said "reflects the nation". Old famous and accomplished white men are overly represented, so we can go in the opposite direction, for balance. Wadda you think?

I think the nominees are all good ones.

What's wrong with keeping Jackson? He whipped the British (Who torched the White House) at New Orleans and kept this nation from falling in the hands of a foreign sovereignty. In essence, he preserved our freedoms. He is a patriotic iconic figure to look up to. Those women belong on a stamp or something else.

According to the history books, that battle may have been needless. The Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812, was signed on the very same day the New Orleans battle began. As heroic as Jackson might have been, he did NOT keep his nation from "falling into the hands of a foreign sovereignty". The British couldn't afford to keep a war going in 2 paces at the same time and the French were a lot more of a problem. They gave up all claim to America at that point.

On the other hand, what did the heroic Jackson do following his election? Wasn't he personally responsible for breaking nearly every treaty signed with Natives? Didn't he begin the Trail of Tears and drive the Natives off their ancestral lands and into worthless desert and certain poverty? Didn't he begin the country's very 1st welfare system (having food delivered to the reservations where the Natives could no longer hunt or grow their own food), however scant and irregular it was? THIS is a guy worthy of the honor of being pictured on a US banknote?

I know that honest facts seem to get in the way of our thinking sometimes, so ignore this if you feel in any way threatened.

To hell with the injuns and YES HE IS worthy of being on a banknote. It is why he's there in the first place.

Again, you have demonstrated either your lack of knowledge or your inability to fact-check yourself. The reason that Jackson's face graces the $20 bill is unknown - even the Treasury department has no idea.

I think he deserves it for being a Indian killer. That's one hell of a good reason combined withhis defeat of the British.

 

[Uncensored2008]

rosa Parks? You've got to be kidding.

I'm surprised Obama didn't nominate Al Sharpton.

 

[Meathead]

You were the one who said "reflects the nation". Old famous and accomplished white men are overly represented, so we can go in the opposite direction, for balance. Wadda you think?

I think the nominees are all good ones.

What's wrong with keeping Jackson? He whipped the British (Who torched the White House) at New Orleans and kept this nation from falling in the hands of a foreign sovereignty. In essence, he preserved our freedoms. He is a patriotic iconic figure to look up to. Those women belong on a stamp or something else.

I have no idea what your post or link are trying to prove. You're a dingbat methinks.

According to the history books, that battle may have been needless. The Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812, was signed on the very same day the New Orleans battle began. As heroic as Jackson might have been, he did NOT keep his nation from "falling into the hands of a foreign sovereignty". The British couldn't afford to keep a war going in 2 paces at the same time and the French were a lot more of a problem. They gave up all claim to America at that point.

On the other hand, what did the heroic Jackson do following his election? Wasn't he personally responsible for breaking nearly every treaty signed with Natives? Didn't he begin the Trail of Tears and drive the Natives off their ancestral lands and into worthless desert and certain poverty? Didn't he begin the country's very 1st welfare system (having food delivered to the reservations where the Natives could no longer hunt or grow their own food), however scant and irregular it was? THIS is a guy worthy of the honor of being pictured on a US banknote?

I know that honest facts seem to get in the way of our thinking sometimes, so ignore this if you feel in any way threatened.

To hell with the injuns and YES HE IS worthy of being on a banknote. It is why he's there in the first place.

Again, you have demonstrated either your lack of knowledge or your inability to fact-check yourself. The reason that Jackson's face graces the $20 bill is unknown - even the Treasury department has no idea.

 

[Agit8r]

mber: 26784"]

This is down right insanity. It boils down between her, Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosa Parks or some Cherokee squaw named Wilma Mankiller, all women. This is a slap in the face to Andrew Jackson. He saved this nations sovereignty from being lost at the Battle of New Orleans. This shows once again how political correctness is ruining this nation.

LA Times

A). The Battle of New Orleans was won after the the War of 1812 was officially over.

B). Andrew Jackson was against paper money.


You might consider brushing up on your U.S. History

I didn't realize there were any crackwhores nominated. Seems to me those women were all accomplished and famous in their own rights.

You were the one who said "reflects the nation". Old famous and accomplished white men are overly represented, so we can go in the opposite direction, for balance. Wadda you think?

I think the nominees are all good ones.

What's wrong with keeping Jackson? He whipped the British (Who torched the White House) at New Orleans and kept this nation from falling in the hands of a foreign sovereignty. In essence, he preserved our freedoms. He is a patriotic iconic figure to look up to. Those women belong on a stamp or something else.

Actually, the battle of New Orleans happened after the war was over. It was a victory, but ultimately pointless.

Yet he was a national hero.

Do you thin it is respectful to include him in an institution that he despised?

 

[Uncensored2008]

I think he deserves it for being a Indian killer. That's one hell of a good reason combined withhis defeat of the British.

So, you think presidents should be disreputable scumbags who lie and violate the law of the land?

Obviously YOU voted for Obama.....

 

[PratchettFan]

mber: 26784"]

This is down right insanity. It boils down between her, Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosa Parks or some Cherokee squaw named Wilma Mankiller, all women. This is a slap in the face to Andrew Jackson. He saved this nations sovereignty from being lost at the Battle of New Orleans. This shows once again how political correctness is ruining this nation.

LA Times

A). The Battle of New Orleans was won after the the War of 1812 was officially over.

B). Andrew Jackson was against paper money.


You might consider brushing up on your U.S. History

I didn't realize there were any crackwhores nominated. Seems to me those women were all accomplished and famous in their own rights.

You were the one who said "reflects the nation". Old famous and accomplished white men are overly represented, so we can go in the opposite direction, for balance. Wadda you think?

I think the nominees are all good ones.

What's wrong with keeping Jackson? He whipped the British (Who torched the White House) at New Orleans and kept this nation from falling in the hands of a foreign sovereignty. In essence, he preserved our freedoms. He is a patriotic iconic figure to look up to. Those women belong on a stamp or something else.

Actually, the battle of New Orleans happened after the war was over. It was a victory, but ultimately pointless.

Yet he was a national hero.

Never said otherwise. Just pointing out you were wrong. I think Tubman is an excellent choice. She has my vote.