Did Jefferson deserve to be on Mt Rushmore?

[ginscpy]

Washington and Lincoln are a given.

TDR iffy.

My issue is with Jefferson.

Not a difference -maker.

 

[hjmick]

Yep. Jefferson, not a difference maker...

<sarcasm off>

 

[ginscpy]

Why??

Washington was the first president of America - Lincoln preserved the Union, TDR made America relevent on the world stage.

What did Jefferson do ??

 

[Truthseeker420]

why??

Washington was the first president of america - lincoln preserved the union, tdr made america relevent on the world stage.

What did jefferson do ??

tdr?

 

[ginscpy]

tdr - Teddy Roosevelt - walk softly and carry a big stick

So what did Jefferson do that was so great......................

 

[hjmick]

 

[Truthseeker420]

tdr - Teddy Roosevelt - walk softly and carry a big stick

So what did Jefferson do that was so great......................

got it thx

 

[ginscpy]

Jefferson was a slaveholder

 

[MuadDib]

Nobody should be on Mount Rushmore. The deification of politicians in a nation like ours is a dangerous practice.

 

[hjmick]

Jefferson was a slaveholder

It was the way of the times. So was George Washington.

 

[hortysir]

Which U.S. Presidents Owned Slaves?

 

[Moonglow]

hard to judge someone who lived in their society and social norms and morals several hundred years ago on the morals of today.

 

[Katzndogz]

Jefferson and Washingon both held slaves because there was no alternative at the time. They were both ablitionists too and both gave all of their slaves their freedom when they died.

 

[Sunni Man]

Jefferson was a slaveholder

So was Washington you nitwit.

 

[alan1]

Washington and Lincoln are a given.

TDR iffy.

My issue is with Jefferson.

Not a difference -maker.

Mr Lincoln trampled all over states rights in direct violation of the constitution.
He is the one you should be challenging.
I do not now, nor have I ever supported slavery.
Mr Lincoln created an atmosphere of "an all powerful federal government" that is allowed to supersede states rights by force.

 

[syrenn]

Washington and Lincoln are a given.

TDR iffy.

My issue is with Jefferson.

Not a difference -maker.

So long as they don't add any more faces to the monument....

 

[Katzndogz]

This whole point of this thread is so that ginscpy can advertise the fact that he didn't know that Thomas Jefferson wrote the Constitution.

 

[OohPooPahDoo]

Washington and Lincoln are a given.

TDR iffy.

My issue is with Jefferson.

Not a difference -maker.

Isn't Mt Rushmore in the Louisiana Purchase?

Fuck you are dumb.

 

[Dot Com]

he was a Virginian. 'nuff said

 

[hjmick]

This whole point of this thread is so that ginscpy can advertise the fact that he didn't know that Thomas Jefferson wrote the Constitution.

Actually, the U.S. Constitution was drafted by committee...