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dawg

(10,609 posts)
13. You know, that could be really cool.
Sat Jun 6, 2020, 03:53 PM
Jun 2020

Turn it into a sort of Georgia Mt. Rushmore. None of those guys currently on the side of the mountain are Georgians.

The ones you named are good candidates, especially President Carter and MLK, Jr. (as much as I love Star Trek ...). I would also add James Oglethorpe, founder of the Georgia colony.

It would be wicked expensive, though, to do it right.

It's ugly. It will always be a visible scar that mars the natural beauty. NurseJackie Jun 2020 #1
That will take a tremendous amount of work to destroy jimfields33 Jun 2020 #2
Call David Copperfield? ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #3
One half of Mt. Rushmore must go? Sneederbunk Jun 2020 #4
Er, no. Washington and Jefferson made actual indispensable contributions to this country. Goodheart Jun 2020 #7
Maybe add a blindfold on each of them and put a firing squad off to the left? RockRaven Jun 2020 #5
Something needs to be done, but I'm not sure what. dawg Jun 2020 #6
Don't blame the horses they didn't do anything dsc Jun 2020 #29
There are so many famous Georgians to use instead. Solly Mack Jun 2020 #8
You know, that could be really cool. dawg Jun 2020 #13
Exactly. Lyman Hall, Button Gwinnett, Geo. Walton Solly Mack Jun 2020 #22
What a great idea! MuseRider Jun 2020 #23
The mountain used to be inhabited by Creek and Cherokee Solly Mack Jun 2020 #25
I did not know that MuseRider Jun 2020 #27
Add Outkast! struggle4progress Jun 2020 #9
Hey, ya! Goodheart Jun 2020 #11
Whoever thought that was a good idea? Ohiogal Jun 2020 #10
The entire park is even tackier than THAT. Goodheart Jun 2020 #18
Not sure anything can be done ornotna Jun 2020 #12
State-owned since 1958, according to Wikipedia. Goodheart Jun 2020 #15
No longer. At one time it was owned by an honest to god KKK Grand "Wizard." Hoyt Jun 2020 #16
Change it to Trump's face then people can come and throw shit at it. They could charge. Thomas Hurt Jun 2020 #14
Change, or add to it safeinOhio Jun 2020 #32
Flatten the bas relief and polish the rock sanatanadharma Jun 2020 #17
I've actually gone to laser light shows on that very lawn, against that very face. Goodheart Jun 2020 #20
I've never really seen it in context before.... dhill926 Jun 2020 #19
Have long advocated sandblasting that carving. I thought a few years ago Hoyt Jun 2020 #21
I'd like to see them restore it to the orignal rock face. GoCubsGo Jun 2020 #28
I'll bet people would pay to shoot big stones at it using Trebuchets and Air Cannons. hunter Jun 2020 #24
Nothing that a big black Sharpie couldn't fix. Nevilledog Jun 2020 #26
In 1994 I went to Atlanta to attend my Dad's military reunion for black veterans kimbutgar Jun 2020 #30
Have not been there in decades, although it is a good place to hike, for that very reason. Hoyt Jun 2020 #35
As a practical matter, where do we stop? It is not as simple as we would have it Chainfire Jun 2020 #31
We can make a clear distinction between the people who helped build the country... JHB Jun 2020 #33
It's a complicated mess, with various groups and laws involved. SeattleVet Jun 2020 #34
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