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JohnnyRingo

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12. This is the best N Carolina can do?

Sat May 11, 2024, 09:36 AM

May 11

Andy Griffith was from their state, as was Edward Murrow, the newsman that has a award in his name.
They could have honored Thelonious Monk, famed Jazz artist, or NASCAR founding member Junior Johnson.
Among those who could read was author Thomas Wolfe and Charles Kuralt. They could have gone with Globetrotter Meadowlark Lemon.

But no! They pick a religious whack who looked down his pious nose at most of the country that didn't fund his extravagant lifestyle. Maybe North Carolina is just waiting for WWE founder Vince McMahon to die.

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Billy Graham statue for U.S. Capitol to be unveiled next week [View all] BumRushDaShow May 11 OP

This is the second statue they are putting up this week. They are going to have tons of them. jimfields33 May 11 #1

Excuse me.... FarPoint May 11 #2

He's dead. We've got that going for us. twodogsbarking May 11 #15

Yes... FarPoint May 11 #29

So they are putting up a statue of an anti-Semitic now? underpants May 11 #3

Well, at least it's not ..... lastlib May 11 #48

I have ZERO fucking patience for a goddamn anti Semite. I can't stand some shitty, full-of-hate, half-dead motherfucker. SoFlaBro May 12 #52

OK, a white supremacist is being replaced by a Jew Hater. no_hypocrisy May 11 #4

Such is the nature of the RW religionists lonely bird May 11 #34

So they're replacing one racist with another - very on-brand. jvill May 11 #5

Religious types and their idol worship. paleotn May 11 #6

can't figure out why NC is such a haven for this shit bringthePaine May 11 #7

A majority of rightwingers? Think. Again. May 11 #10

Yuck! I Lonestarblue May 11 #8

Good, North Carolina's shame should be easily mocked by all. Think. Again. May 11 #9

Gross. The separation of church and state is shrinking, and Talibangelicals love that. Timeflyer May 11 #11

This is the best N Carolina can do? JohnnyRingo May 11 #12

I reckon if the Christo-fascists ever saw Andy Griffith in A Face In The Crowd Midnight Writer May 11 #16

Good post, thanks! appalachiablue May 11 #39

Well said! mountain grammy May 12 #57

Graham Cracker. twodogsbarking May 11 #13

If you visited DC and the Capitol, did you ever spend time looking at the State statues? Freethinker65 May 11 #14

Illinois state Capitol has some odd artwork inside. ChazInAz May 11 #36

why...? myohmy2 May 11 #17

Wow, we replaced our obscure pols from 100 years ago with Johnny Cash & Daisy Bates ArkansasDemocrat1 May 11 #18

Florida may follow suit with a statue of Ted Bundy. Chainfire May 11 #19

The original Florida man! LeftInTX May 11 #25

Whatever it takes to make liberals cry! nt Shermann May 12 #55

Wow, the beginning of the GOP/Christianity political charade. Nothing to be proud of. walkingman May 11 #20

Violates Constitution LiberalFighter May 11 #21

A racist hypocritical POS, but compared to his son? I can turn my head at this idiocy. hlthe2b May 11 #22

True lonely bird May 11 #35

Disgusting antisemitic grifter/conman RockRaven May 11 #23

Oh puke. Demnation May 11 #24

What in hell did he do to make this country better? wryter2000 May 11 #26

He died. twodogsbarking May 11 #31

Yeah, but wryter2000 May 11 #44

At least God took his son back! n/t ArkansasDemocrat1 May 11 #47

Billy Graham... Jew hater and believed Catholics are not genuine Christians keithbvadu2 May 11 #27

I didn't know he had died. nevergiveup May 11 #28

We are all struggling. twodogsbarking May 11 #30

Yes. Try to hold it together! dameatball May 12 #56

Wrong Billy! Floyd R. Turbo May 11 #32

He too was an ordained pastor. The Grand Illuminist May 12 #58

Really a statue to Elmer Gantry. kairos12 May 11 #33

Vile man. Scrivener7 May 11 #37

Graham will bookend nicely with N.Carolina's other statue, Zebulon Vance. LudwigPastorius May 11 #38

Part of me wishes to see the statue defaced, or go missing sakabatou May 11 #40

Graham was associated with several anti-Semitic figures, including Henry Ford and Gerald L.K. Smith. Oopsie Daisy May 11 #41

ok, glad I read it before posting prodigitalson May 11 #42

The genocidal maniac? Kid Berwyn May 11 #43

Don't! Nt BidenRocks May 11 #45

"ties to the white supremacy movement at the time" Takket May 11 #46

that disgusts me. barbtries May 12 #49

Oh brother! mahina May 12 #50

Mississippi STILL has Jefferson Davis Ponietz May 12 #51

The Jew hater (side note: Jesus was a Jew) Permanut May 12 #53

Never been so disappointed happybird May 12 #54

Did the sculptor include fistfuls of cash in the hands? tonekat May 12 #59