dtucker300 Loc: Vista, CA

Funny that you don't mention being grateful for living in the United States, the freest nation in the history of mankind, at the best time to be alive. I'll hand it to you though, you can worship as you choose because you live in the USA; and you have freedom of speech about your opinion, even if it doesn't matter, except in the v****g booth; and liberty to choose your own path.

I am grateful for essentially winning the lottery of life; living in the USA with all the freedoms, liberty, and prosperity that go with it. I have gratitude for those who came before me and gave their lives in defense of liberty so that we could preserve our freedoms for posterity.

JoyV

Daily news is NOT evidence! Too many news stories have been proven to be either slanted or simply wrong! Look at what the news blasted us with in the Steele document until it was proven to be a political opposition research. Check some of the most widely accepted stories over the years by the NYT which proved to be wrong. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times_controversies

So again, WHERE IS YOUR EVIDENCE!!!!!!!

dtucker300 Loc: Vista, CA

You may have the ability but you don't appear to utilize it. In typical l*****t fashion, you do everything you accuse others of. Projection! It's a good thing you have a thick skull because you are an unarmed opponent in a battle of wits. This would be more fun if you were a worthy opponent.

dtucker300 Loc: Vista, CA

Yup, and your words say nothing. You can't make fact out of opinion no matter how often or loud you yell about it. Trump is a r****t is the only thing you've got because it is the only thing you can recognize, being the r****t you are! Since your actions speak louder, how long have you been r****t? Who or what did you listen to in your formative years that influenced you to become a r****t because no one is born that way.

dtucker300 Loc: Vista, CA

This is for JediKnight. Enjoy!

What's keeping Harriet Tubman off the $20?
Mike BebernesEditor,Yahoo News 360•May 28, 2019
The 360 is a feature designed to show you diverse perspectives on the day’s top stories.

What's happening: Harriet Tubman, the famed abolitionist who freed s***es using the Underground Railroad, was scheduled to replace Andrew Jackson as the face of the $20 bill in 2020. However, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said during a congressional hearing last week that the redesign had been delayed until at least 2028.

The decision to make Tubman the first African-American to appear on U.S. paper currency came out of a 10-month public comment process by Barack Obama's Treasury Secretary Jack Lew in 2016. The 2020 date was chosen to mark the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to v**e in America.

Mnuchin explained the delay by saying the treasury was focused on preventing counterfeiting, rather than changing the imagery on its bills.

Why there's debate: The decision to replace the image of a s***e-owning former president with that of a black woman who freed s***es received strong praise from many when it was initially announced. Trump called the choice "pure political correctness" and suggested she should be on the $2 bill instead.

Mnuchin's limited responses to inquiries from Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., about the delay during last week’s hearing have led some to question whether there are other motives behind the decision.

One of Tubman's living descendants said the delay "smacks of r****m." Pressley argued that it was part of a longstanding trend of overlooking the role of women and people of color in American history. "People other than white men built this county," she said. Others have suggested it is consistent with of a revisionist history among some conservatives who downplay the horrors of s***ery.

Others see less malicious reasons for the delay, such as Trump's known fondness for Jackson as a leader or Trump’s pattern of undoing decisions made by Obama.

What's next: A bill that would force the Treasury to put Tubman on the $20 bill by the end of 2020 was introduced in both houses of Congress earlier this year. If it isn't passed, it will be up to Mnuchin, or whoever comes after him, to decide if and when the change will be made.

In the meantime, some activists are taking the matter into their own hands by stamping Tubman's face over current versions of the bill.

Perspectives
R****m prevents proper acknowledgment of Tubman's heroism

"Trump rose to power by denigrating, discounting and humiliating women, especially women of color. It’s just one more way Trump is telegraphing to the r****ts and sexists in his base that 'we' are never giving up this country. 'We' will never give an inch to 'those people.'" — Laura Washington, Chicago Sun-Times

The move is part of a larger campaign to undo Obama's accomplishments

"The Tubman-for-Jackson swap was an Obama administration initiative, and Trump has pretty much made it his mission to be against anything that came before his presidency." — Elliot Hannon, Slate

A sympathetic view of s***e-holding states is common among conservatives

"A reexamination of national iconography has led to the removal of many Confederate monuments and the erasure of names of numerous segregationists from schools, roads, and parks. But Trump and some of his associates endorse a different orientation to the past, at times ready to defend figures whose promotion of explicit racial hierarchy places them out of step with contemporary values." — Isaac Stanley-Becker, Washington Post

"The story that Trump and his followers tell themselves is that w***e s*******y built this nation for the better." — Dick Polman, WHYY

History undervalues the contributions of black women

"This is part and parcel of the history of this country and the way in which African American women have been, and continue to be, treated and unacknowledged.” — Tubman Museum director Andy Ambrose, quoted by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Trump is a fan of Andrew Jackson

"Mr. Trump has frequently described Jackson, whose portrait hangs in the Oval Office, as a populist hero who reminds him of himself." — Alan Rappeport, New York Times

It's poetic that one more obstacle stands between Tubman and proper recognition

"Tubman constantly laughed in the face of indignities even more horrific than Trump. It will take much longer than it should, but she’ll eventually overcome this one, too." — Editorial, San Francisco Chronicle

Let's consider other ideas to diversify U.S. currency

"All seven of our current bills ($1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100) could be converted to be a 50-50 bill. That means that half of the $1 would always have George Washington on it; the other half would be printed with another historic American on it…Doing it as a 50-50 could help to keep happy those who love the current person on the bill and also help those who want a new person on the bill; both would get their way." — David R. Craig, Baltimore Sun

JediKnight

You are good at picking and choosing points of attack, but to no avail. Had you read my post fairly, you would have saw that I stated "America is one of the best countries in the world..." Yes, I am grateful to live here, but by no means do I think America is the only worthwhile place to live. I have had the advantage to travel to many great countries - of which America is only one. Don't let the fear mongers make you think that America is the only place of freedom....we still have a ways to go to claim that title.

JediKnight

Dtucker: the only real thing keeping Harriet off of the $20 is r****m. period. Thank God that my life is not based on who's face is on the money!!

dtucker300 Loc: Vista, CA

If you said that, I will apologize. However, I don't believe you said "America is one of the best countries in the world..." anywhere in this thread.

dtucker300 Loc: Vista, CA

Thank God no one's life is based on whose face is on the money! But R****m? You read the article, and it was one opinion after another. That's doesn't prove r****m (unless you mean reverse r****m). Yeah, 'We've got to get all these old "c*****r's" off the money and tear down their statues.' There's your revisionist history!

dtucker300 Loc: Vista, CA

Only when the BS meter goes off.

Agreed, I have traveled to many countries and you are correct that America isn't the only worthwhile country to live in, but it sets the standard for the rest of the world. It was the first grand experiment of its' kind. I don't see people beating a path to other countries except to escape dictators and autocracies.

JediKnight

Then please consider these basic t***hs: 1) I don't know you, 2) I have absolutely zero reasons to lie about what I have said, and 3) in the final analysis, does it really matter whether you believe me or not seeing that you have already decided who and what you think I am? Please notice that not once have I judged you or even told you that what you believe doesn't matter.

JediKnight

I respectfully suggest you research countries like New Zealand, Australia, Norway and Italy = just to name a few. Yes, we are the forerunner but we are not alone, and many Americans have already discovered that fact.

dtucker300 Loc: Vista, CA

Quite familiar with them and I do agree with you except about Italy. Their political system is and always has been crazy.

JediKnight

True....there is corruption nearly everywhere!

JediKnight

I am not your average American. Whereas many will fall in the majority of 85% = I tend to be in that other 15%. I happen to admire and respect people - not their skin color. Getting the 'c*****rs' off the money is not my proposal. Many of those 'c*****rs' were truly good people, even if they had fundamental flaws attributable to the life and times they lived in. The r****m I speak of is in the fact that even now, more than a hundred and fifty years after s***ery, the only reason a historical figure like Harriet Tubman will not appear on our money is because of who and what she was....a former s***e and a black woman. I think Susan B. Anthony = deserves a place on our currency as well as many other historic figures who risked life and limb for the betterment of us all.