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ChazInAz

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36. Illinois state Capitol has some odd artwork inside.

Reply to Freethinker65 (Reply #14)

Sat May 11, 2024, 01:21 PM

May 2024

The statue of Lincoln outside in front is great, though, and that of Everett Dirkson is bloody hysterical!

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Billy Graham statue for U.S. Capitol to be unveiled next week [View all] BumRushDaShow May 2024 OP

This is the second statue they are putting up this week. They are going to have tons of them. jimfields33 May 2024 #1

Excuse me.... FarPoint May 2024 #2

He's dead. We've got that going for us. twodogsbarking May 2024 #15

Yes... FarPoint May 2024 #29

So they are putting up a statue of an anti-Semitic now? underpants May 2024 #3

Well, at least it's not ..... lastlib May 2024 #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 2024 #52

OK, a white supremacist is being replaced by a Jew Hater. no_hypocrisy May 2024 #4

Such is the nature of the RW religionists lonely bird May 2024 #34

So they're replacing one racist with another - very on-brand. jvill May 2024 #5

Religious types and their idol worship. paleotn May 2024 #6

can't figure out why NC is such a haven for this shit bringthePaine May 2024 #7

A majority of rightwingers? Think. Again. May 2024 #10

Yuck! I Lonestarblue May 2024 #8

Good, North Carolina's shame should be easily mocked by all. Think. Again. May 2024 #9

Gross. The separation of church and state is shrinking, and Talibangelicals love that. Timeflyer May 2024 #11

This is the best N Carolina can do? JohnnyRingo May 2024 #12

I reckon if the Christo-fascists ever saw Andy Griffith in A Face In The Crowd Midnight Writer May 2024 #16

Good post, thanks! appalachiablue May 2024 #39

Well said! mountain grammy May 2024 #57

Graham Cracker. twodogsbarking May 2024 #13

If you visited DC and the Capitol, did you ever spend time looking at the State statues? Freethinker65 May 2024 #14

Illinois state Capitol has some odd artwork inside. ChazInAz May 2024 #36

why...? myohmy2 May 2024 #17

Wow, we replaced our obscure pols from 100 years ago with Johnny Cash & Daisy Bates ArkansasDemocrat1 May 2024 #18

Florida may follow suit with a statue of Ted Bundy. Chainfire May 2024 #19

The original Florida man! LeftInTX May 2024 #25

Whatever it takes to make liberals cry! nt Shermann May 2024 #55

Wow, the beginning of the GOP/Christianity political charade. Nothing to be proud of. walkingman May 2024 #20

Violates Constitution LiberalFighter May 2024 #21

A racist hypocritical POS, but compared to his son? I can turn my head at this idiocy. hlthe2b May 2024 #22

True lonely bird May 2024 #35

Disgusting antisemitic grifter/conman RockRaven May 2024 #23

Oh puke. Demnation May 2024 #24

What in hell did he do to make this country better? wryter2000 May 2024 #26

He died. twodogsbarking May 2024 #31

Yeah, but wryter2000 May 2024 #44

At least God took his son back! n/t ArkansasDemocrat1 May 2024 #47

Billy Graham... Jew hater and believed Catholics are not genuine Christians keithbvadu2 May 2024 #27

I didn't know he had died. nevergiveup May 2024 #28

We are all struggling. twodogsbarking May 2024 #30

Yes. Try to hold it together! dameatball May 2024 #56

Wrong Billy! Floyd R. Turbo May 2024 #32

He too was an ordained pastor. The Grand Illuminist May 2024 #58

Really a statue to Elmer Gantry. kairos12 May 2024 #33

Vile man. Scrivener7 May 2024 #37

Graham will bookend nicely with N.Carolina's other statue, Zebulon Vance. LudwigPastorius May 2024 #38

Part of me wishes to see the statue defaced, or go missing sakabatou May 2024 #40

Graham was associated with several anti-Semitic figures, including Henry Ford and Gerald L.K. Smith. Oopsie Daisy May 2024 #41

ok, glad I read it before posting prodigitalson May 2024 #42

The genocidal maniac? Kid Berwyn May 2024 #43

Don't! Nt BidenRocks May 2024 #45

"ties to the white supremacy movement at the time" Takket May 2024 #46

that disgusts me. barbtries May 2024 #49

Oh brother! mahina May 2024 #50

Mississippi STILL has Jefferson Davis Ponietz May 2024 #51

The Jew hater (side note: Jesus was a Jew) Permanut May 2024 #53

Never been so disappointed happybird May 2024 #54

Did the sculptor include fistfuls of cash in the hands? tonekat May 2024 #59