Should Congress approve of adding President Biden's Bust to Mount Rushmore?

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 04 Aug 2024 18:04:55 -0400

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested it this week.

RP service members: Remember your OERs, NCOERs/Fitness Reports as Officers or NCOs.

Ask yourself:

1. Did President Biden deserve to get Top Block on completing his Duties and Responsibilities?
2. What Major Accomplishments put him ahead of other Presidents in the 20th and 21st Century?
3. What would his narrative comments demonstrate performance competencies and attributes regarding President Biden's accomplishments during his rating periods as President or Vice President under POTUS Obama? These would be needed to justify his likeness on Mount Rushmore. I paraphrased this from my last OER from DA 67-10-2 FIELD GRADE PLATE (0-4/0-5) (CW-3-CW5) OFFICER EVALUATION REPORT.
4. Some of you still have your ROTC leader book that would rate an Officer Candidate based on Outstanding, Satisfactory, and Unsatisfactory attributes. I doubt Biden would be rated highly if each of his failures and accomplishments were judged separately.

MSG Thomas Currie SFC Bernard Walko ~168853:PO1 William "Chip" Nagel] LTC Eugene Chu

Response by CSM Chuck Stafford made Aug 4 at 2024 6:09 PM

CSM Chuck Stafford — Sun, 04 Aug 2024 18:09:53 -0400

"If you step out of the race Joe, we'll nominate you to be added to My Rushmore" -- N.P.

Response by SGT Aaron Atwood made Aug 4 at 2024 6:12 PM

SGT Aaron Atwood — Sun, 04 Aug 2024 18:12:08 -0400

No one's face should be added by this point; not to mention it's sacred land to the Lakota. If anyone's head is to on there they should also be a deciding factor about it. If they want to add Squanto to it I'm ok with that.

Response by LTC Trent Klug made Aug 4 at 2024 6:17 PM

LTC Trent Klug — Sun, 04 Aug 2024 18:17:52 -0400

Let's see. From left to right. The father of our country and Victor of the American Revolution; the writer of our Declaration of Independence, first US secretary of State, and 3rd president; War hero, creator of the US National Park system, and the Great Emancipator.

So we'll add Joey Bagohammers because "you know, the thing...". Nope, just nope.

Response by Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen made Aug 4 at 2024 6:43 PM

Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen — Sun, 04 Aug 2024 18:43:49 -0400

Mt Rushmore doesn't need any additions, period!

Response by 1SG Dean Mcbride (MPER) (CPHR) made Aug 4 at 2024 7:46 PM

1SG Dean Mcbride (MPER) (CPHR) — Sun, 04 Aug 2024 19:46:01 -0400

Outrageous thought! Mt. Rushmore was built with four busts. It was never meant to be the add a a figure memorial. That would be like putting a statue of George Wallace in the Lincoln Memorial. Nancy Pelosi is a babbling idiot and this is another example of how stupid she is!

Response by SSgt Christophe Murphy made Aug 4 at 2024 8:30 PM

SSgt Christophe Murphy — Sun, 04 Aug 2024 20:30:48 -0400

I had to research it to see if this was a real suggestion. I thought it had to be a joke. I think we need to leave Mt Rushmore as is. How about we finish the Crazy horse monument before we start carving up more mountains. I think Rushmore needs to just stand as is. The amount of time, effort and money it takes to carve something at this scale is just so much to get done.