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    From Bruce@21:1/5 to All on Tue Nov 12 15:01:08 2024
    If they made a second group of 4 presidents on Rushmore which ones would
    be on it?

    Creating a second group of presidents on Mount Rushmore would be a
    fascinating task! Here are a few who might be considered due to their significant impacts on American history:

    Franklin D. Roosevelt: Led the country through the Great Depression and
    World War II, and implemented the New Deal.

    John F. Kennedy: Known for his inspirational leadership, civil rights
    advocacy, and the Cuban Missile Crisis.

    Ronald Reagan: Played a key role in ending the Cold War and had a major influence on American conservative politics.

    Barack Obama: The first African American president, known for healthcare
    reform and significant cultural impact.

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  • From RWC@21:1/5 to Bruce on Tue Nov 12 16:20:53 2024
    On Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:01:08 +0000, savoybg@aol.com (Bruce) wrote:

    If they made a second group of 4 presidents on Rushmore which ones would
    be on it?

    Creating a second group of presidents on Mount Rushmore would be a >fascinating task! Here are a few who might be considered due to their >significant impacts on American history:

    Franklin D. Roosevelt: Led the country through the Great Depression and
    World War II, and implemented the New Deal.

    John F. Kennedy: Known for his inspirational leadership, civil rights >advocacy, and the Cuban Missile Crisis.

    Ronald Reagan: Played a key role in ending the Cold War and had a major >influence on American conservative politics.

    Barack Obama: The first African American president, known for healthcare >reform and significant cultural impact.

    Franklin D. Roosevelt (awesome) should be the 5th president on Rushmore.

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  • From RWC@21:1/5 to All on Wed Nov 13 00:02:57 2024
    On Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:59:37 +0000, robertjroman@gmail.com (BobRoman)
    wrote:

    Chuck Berry
    Fats Domino
    Little Richard
    Elvis Presley

    Yeah, we woke folk gotta support them Libyans.

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  • From Roger@21:1/5 to All on Wed Nov 13 05:28:05 2024
    In all my trips to the USA where I think I covered pretty well every
    state except the New England ones,Hawaii and Alaska (oh yeah and the
    West Coast one north of California with the live volcano in it :-)

    I'm pretty sure I must have ventured in South Dakota at some point but I
    never saw Rushmore which is a matter of great regret (just one of
    several US tourist must-sees that I missed).

    I'd go along with the "new" four additions to Rushmore being

    Franklin D. Roosevelt

    John F. Kennedy

    Ronald Reagan

    Having trouble with #4 but I think I'd go with

    Dwight D. Eisenhower (not so much for his Presidency but for his role as Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in WW2 and in vanquishing Hitler)

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  • From DianeE@21:1/5 to BobRoman on Wed Nov 13 16:18:53 2024
    On 11/13/2024 12:04 AM, BobRoman wrote:
    I have heard that when you put some names in front of people, and ask
    them to pick the Presidents, the name most likely to be unpicked is
    Millard Fillmore.

    Given that Fillmore is #1, he should be obviously be in the new
    Rushmore.

    The others can be Chester A. Arthur, Martin Van Buren, and Benjamin Harrison.

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    I go along with Chester Arthur, because Chester Arthur Burnett was named
    after him. Likewise, McKinley Morganfield was named after Pres.
    McKinley, and besides, he (McKinley, not Muddy) was assassinated, so
    let's boost him up too.

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  • From bbug@21:1/5 to All on Wed Nov 13 21:43:00 2024
    The fact that he was never president makes my nominee a perfect fit:

    Alfred E. Neuman


    30 Days hath Septober, April, June and no wonder. All the rest have
    peanut butter except my grandmother. She has a little red tricycle!

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  • From bbug@21:1/5 to All on Thu Nov 14 13:58:30 2024
    I wrote:

    The fact that he was never president makes my nominee a perfect fit:

    Alfred E. Neuman

    And, given the absurdist state of the current office of the Presidency,
    it is totally appropriate.

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