Pelosi orders removal of portraits of ex-House speakers who served in Confederacy

[basquebromance]

i'd rather have them than Pelosi

Pelosi orders removal of portraits of ex-House speakers who served in Confederacy

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Thursday ordered the removal of portraits in the Capitol of previous House speakers who served in the Confederacy as part of an effort to "appropriately observe Juneteenth" on Friday.

www.foxnews.com

 

[ABikerSailor]

Why celebrate people who actively were working against democracy? Confederates wanted to overthrow the government and form their own nation.

 

[BluesLegend]

Why celebrate people who actively were working against democracy? Confederates wanted to overthrow the government and form their own nation.

We should bulldoze Greece, Rome, the Egyptian pyramids because they were constructed with slave labor am I right. #sarcasm

 

[JLW]

She should remove the busts and portraits of all traitors that fought against the USA. That includes any and busts and portraits of President John Tyler who not only encouraged succession but served in the confederate House.

 

[Lakhota]

Go Nancy!

 

[Darkwind]

Why celebrate people who actively were working against democracy? Confederates wanted to overthrow the government and form their own nation.

It isn't a celebration. It is an acknowledgment that they served.

They call that "History". We sometimes learn from it.

 

[Darkwind]

Of course, the next SoH will just reinstate them and maybe pass a law that prevents her bust from ever being enshrined.

 

[Doc7505]

i'd rather have them than Pelosi

Pelosi orders removal of portraits of ex-House speakers who served in Confederacy

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Thursday ordered the removal of portraits in the Capitol of previous House speakers who served in the Confederacy as part of an effort to "appropriately observe Juneteenth" on Friday.

www.foxnews.com

That means that a lot of Democrats will have had their portraits removed including Robert Byrd's statue.
I agree with you.

 

[ABikerSailor]

Why celebrate people who actively were working against democracy? Confederates wanted to overthrow the government and form their own nation.

It isn't a celebration. It is an acknowledgment that they served.

They call that "History". We sometimes learn from it.

Putting up their portrait in a place of honor is celebrating someone.

 

[Doc7505]

Why celebrate people who actively were working against democracy? Confederates wanted to overthrow the government and form their own nation.

Hmmm...., Democrats all....

 

[Darkwind]

Why celebrate people who actively were working against democracy? Confederates wanted to overthrow the government and form their own nation.

It isn't a celebration. It is an acknowledgment that they served.

They call that "History". We sometimes learn from it.

Putting up their portrait in a place of honor is celebrating someone.

It is acknowledging that they contributed. History can be or can't be a celebration of an event or a person, but WE do not destroy history because we are butt hurt.

 

[ABikerSailor]

Why celebrate people who actively were working against democracy? Confederates wanted to overthrow the government and form their own nation.

We should bulldoze Greece, Rome, the Egyptian pyramids because they were constructed with slave labor am I right. #sarcasm

Not the same thing. And, those aren't our country. Why should we celebrate people that actively wanted to overthrow our government? Might as well hang a portrait of Benedict Arnold there if that is your opinion.

 

[JLW]

Why celebrate people who actively were working against democracy? Confederates wanted to overthrow the government and form their own nation.

It isn't a celebration. It is an acknowledgment that they served.

They call that "History". We sometimes learn from it.

I guess your would put up a bust or portrait of Benedict Arnold. He served as well.

 

[night_son]

i'd rather have them than Pelosi

Pelosi orders removal of portraits of ex-House speakers who served in Confederacy

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Thursday ordered the removal of portraits in the Capitol of previous House speakers who served in the Confederacy as part of an effort to "appropriately observe Juneteenth" on Friday.

www.foxnews.com

Nothing before Year Zero shall remain. Our overlords have spoken.

 

[Darkwind]

Why celebrate people who actively were working against democracy? Confederates wanted to overthrow the government and form their own nation.

It isn't a celebration. It is an acknowledgment that they served.

They call that "History". We sometimes learn from it.

I guess your would put up a bust or portrait of Benedict Arnold. He served as well.

Did he serve in Congress?

 

[ABikerSailor]

Why celebrate people who actively were working against democracy? Confederates wanted to overthrow the government and form their own nation.

It isn't a celebration. It is an acknowledgment that they served.

They call that "History". We sometimes learn from it.

Putting up their portrait in a place of honor is celebrating someone.

It is acknowledging that they contributed. History can be or can't be a celebration of an event or a person, but WE do not destroy history because we are butt hurt.

Removing their portraits from a place of honor isn't "destroying" history. Those people whose portraits were removed are still in the books, just not hanging up in a place of honor.

 

[BluesLegend]

Why celebrate people who actively were working against democracy? Confederates wanted to overthrow the government and form their own nation.

We should bulldoze Greece, Rome, the Egyptian pyramids because they were constructed with slave labor am I right. #sarcasm

Not the same thing. And, those aren't our country. Why should we celebrate people that actively wanted to overthrow our government? Might as well hang a portrait of Benedict Arnold there if that is your opinion.

Not the same thing? King Tut's tomb was full of slave labor contraband BURN IT!!! BLM drag all that slave labor contraband out of US museums and BURN IT NOW!!! OH SNAP!!

 

[JLW]

Why celebrate people who actively were working against democracy? Confederates wanted to overthrow the government and form their own nation.

It isn't a celebration. It is an acknowledgment that they served.

They call that "History". We sometimes learn from it.

I guess your would put up a bust or portrait of Benedict Arnold. He served as well.

Did he serve in Congress?

Not the point. Would you put the bust or portrait of Benedict Arnold up at West Point?

 

[Darkwind]

Why celebrate people who actively were working against democracy? Confederates wanted to overthrow the government and form their own nation.

It isn't a celebration. It is an acknowledgment that they served.

They call that "History". We sometimes learn from it.

Putting up their portrait in a place of honor is celebrating someone.

It is acknowledging that they contributed. History can be or can't be a celebration of an event or a person, but WE do not destroy history because we are butt hurt.

Removing their portraits from a place of honor isn't "destroying" history. Those people whose portraits were removed are still in the books, just not hanging up in a place of honor.

Where no one can see or understand who they were and what they stood for.

Not a good plan.

As I said, the next SoH can simply put them back and hopefully, will pull down Pelsoi's.

After all, when it comes to purveyors of hate, the racists in the south can't hold a candle to her.

 

[WillowTree]

i'd rather have them than Pelosi

Pelosi orders removal of portraits of ex-House speakers who served in Confederacy

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Thursday ordered the removal of portraits in the Capitol of previous House speakers who served in the Confederacy as part of an effort to "appropriately observe Juneteenth" on Friday.

www.foxnews.com

They were democrats. Lol!