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Originally posted by RHINOWSO:
They should bring in some of these for air support, should the leftists try anything funny on Mt Rushmore....

Wouldn't uh.... Apaches be more appropriate?

Man I'd love to see that. Mt Rushmore is a sight to behold normally with fireworks above head and a small crowd that would be killer. Seeing them live on the National Mall is awesome, this would be awesome times ten.

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Originally posted by HRK:
Too bad he couldn't do this during Sturgis, they voted to have the bike week, city is open for the event, nothing like a couple hundred thousand bikers roar up for Trump...

Things are throttled back with CV19 guidelines in place. That and some events, like the B1-B flyover have been cancelled.

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Originally posted by SevenPlusOne:

Wouldn't uh.... Apaches be more appropriate?

This isn't Apache country... it's Sioux Nation.

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Originally posted by flashguy:
I assume there will be adequate preparations to fight/contain any fires that might get started.

flashguy

Smother any fires with the bodies of protesters!

SD is a favorite of mine.

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Originally posted by Sigmund:

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Originally posted by bald1:

Exactly! And her refusal to lockdown the State during the pandemic and trust South Dakotans to "do the right thing" earned her vitriol and hate from the left throughout the country. She refused to be pressured and our results speak volumes to the sanity and correctness of her position.

The Iowa governor (R and female) also stood her her ground. Go Kim Reynolds!!

Sadly, this is something that cannot be said for our semi-spineless (R) governor.

The President will arrive around 7:30pm MDT, probably at Ellsworth AFB. He, along with the Sec of Interior and Gov Kristi Noem, will speak before the fireworks start at 9:15pm MDT. He'll depart right after the show.

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Originally posted by 12131:
You have a great governor in SD.

First time I heard her speak then saw pics of her on the ranch in jeans and boots, directing work and on horseback, I was smitten.

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Smother any fires with the bodies of protesters!

I wonder what will be going on just down the road at the Crazy Horse Memorial?

If you ever get the chance to see the lighting ceremony at pitch black to full splendor do it.

We had a two week trip planned for the area in mid-September. When the COVID crap hit we postponed. I will get there someday.

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Originally posted by Blume9mm:
I wonder what will be going on just down the road at the Crazy Horse Memorial?

Looking at the https://crazyhorsememorial.org/ site, there is nothing official special planned.

I noticed in his,Julian Bear Runner's, remarks that there were no leftist comments about tearing down the Crazy Horse Memorial.

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Originally posted by ggile:
I noticed in his,Julian Bear Runner's, remarks that there were no leftist comments about tearing down the Crazy Horse Memorial.

LOL ...and that is a surprise? LOL

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Originally posted by bald1:

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Originally posted by sig sailor:
hey bald1,
We will trade you, straight up for our great Michigan Governor.

Sorry. No way in hell!

OK hard bargainer, I'll give you my governor, my AG, The speaker of the (state) house and wait for it..THE FRIGGIN MAYOR OF SEATTLE .

Could you please send our new governor?

I can agree with every statement, except the last one.

I grew up in the area, and am very familiar with the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. My father was very involved with the reservation “politics” in the mid to late 80’s.

One time he was asked to meet with Russell Means. I was never told ahout this until I was in my 20’s. But my mom feared they were going to kill my dad.

I recall going to a family reunion with an Indian friend. I was the only white person there and was quickly surrounded by a crowd of Lakota Sioux men. They did not want me there. One of the elders said something like, “That is Doc Smith’s son. Leave him alone.” And they did, I thought I was going to get my ass beat. They only left me along because of what my father had done on their reservation. He actually cared about them.

All Indian tribes got the shaft end of the stick. Put on reservation which have no economic value. The drug and alcohol use and addictions are rampant. No job market, or education opportunities. It is a third world country. I still have Indian friends. Most are drug or alcohol addicts, and bounce in and out of prison.

ASKSmith, I can imagine how you felt. I was in Gordon, Ne when Raymond Yellow Thunder was killed.

Pine Ridge and White Clay were on my sales route
Man talk about being in no mans land. Fear kept me moving. Life is always tough there. You are on tribal land.

Recoatlift, very small world. I graduated from Gordon High School. I have not been back since 1990. I still talk to friends who live on the area.

There were protests a few years ago when the tribe wanted to shut down alcohol sales around the perimeter of the reservation. They were met with fire hoses, in February. As well as the protests of running gas lines through the reservation. I guess it’s ok for our government to give them land, and then take their rights away.

How come that tactic, fire hoses, was not utilized during recent protests? I guess it offends people, but it’s ok to use on Native Americans.

It’s a hard scrabble life on & off the reservation. Hard to believe this is in America.

I grew up on Chicago’s Southside, thought I’d seen plenty to toughen me up. I wasn’t ready for White Clay on government pay day or any other day! Wounded Knee, Fort Robinson & Crazy Horse,
for better or worse, it is our history.

Good luck to you.

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