Mary Jo Kopechne for the Ten-Dollar-Bill?
Money-changers were chased out of the temple by an irate Jesus and He is generally admired for that exemplary use of corporal punishment.
So I have been observing with interest reactions in the USA to the latest Obamanation idea, changing America’s money!
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The U.S. Treasury plans to put a woman in place of Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill. Who would you like to see on the bill?
Question of the Day
Susan B. Anthony
Nancy Reagan
Hillary Clinton
Pocahontas
Sandra Day O’Connor
Sally Ride
Shirley Chisholm
Jeannette Rankin
Rosa Parks
Amelia Earhart
Other
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jun/27/
Exactly what did Mr. Hamilton do, to merit being cast into numismatic oblivion?
I leave that to my readers in that country to tell me, for while I have read and enjoyed much American history, I’m no expert in that man’s role.
I do find it odd that people not yet dead are being proposed as candidates in the poll above. Surely hubris, for their fans to promote them thus?
So how about honouring a lady who died young, whose name is still recognised throughout the world as a victim of one of America’s most infamous men, for whom justice was never seriously sought?
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Barry Kane, 
joey, and 3 others are discussing. 
Phil Walker 9:36 am on July 3, 2015 Permalink |
You will enrage the liberals with this one, Ross, but I have to agree with you that Kennedy’s crime deserves to be immortalised.
He was a very bad man, and not just for the Chappaquiddick incident.
I think there are times when the saying about ‘don’t speak ill of the dead’ must be ignored, people like Hitler, Stalin, Mao, and smaller American no-goods like Benedict Arnold and the Rosenbergs.
Teddy Kennedy has been nearly beatified by the media and a little revisionism is way overdue.
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Jeannie 1:22 pm on July 3, 2015 Permalink |
I like this idea of yours.
She does deserve to be on the bill, reminding us every time we go out what a sh-t Edward Kennedy was.
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Lou Drapeau 4:15 pm on July 3, 2015 Permalink |
I thought Obama might put Bradley ‘Chelsea’ Manning on the ten-spot. Just his traitor type!
However, yours is a GREAT idea.
Poor MaryJo was left to drown by that coward Kennedy. She was just a harmless girl.
He was rotten to the core and everyone just swept his crimes under the carpet.
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joey 4:22 pm on July 3, 2015 Permalink |
Oh, yes, that is a very good proposal.
A good person on a currency note to make sure we will never forget the ‘man’ who killed her.
Some of your stuff is righteous but monotonous, if I may say so, but congratulations on this one!
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Barry Kane 4:42 am on December 31, 2015 Permalink |
This year is almost gone forever, just like poor Mary-Jo, and of all your many good ( and some not so good ) blog emissions in 2015, I think this was the best.
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ross1948 12:57 pm on December 31, 2015 Permalink |
Thanks, Barry!
I was inspired by your comment to revisit the Democrats and Girls issue.
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