What a bunch of friggin morons

[biblethumper]

Environmentalists who used National Park Service rock anchors to scale Mount Rushmore and unfurl an anti-global warming banner along President Abraham Lincoln's face Wednesday were charged with trespassing.


The 11 activists also were charged with the misdemeanor crime of climbing on Mount Rushmore National Monument, U.S. Attorney Marty Jackley said. They pleaded not guilty to all charges.

The environmental group Greenpeace said in a statement that its members used the park service's existing rock anchors to scale the mountain and unfurl a 65-by-35-foot banner reading, "America honors leaders not politicians: Stop Global Warming."

Mount Rushmore Ranger Nav Singh said security warnings and tourists alerted officials when the banner was unrolled. The banner was removed about an hour after it was unfurled.

"You can't create any security system that's 100 percent fail-safe. There's just not enough resources for that," Singh said. "Determined individuals that are properly equipped and willing to do damage to government property can do this sort of thing."

Twelve people were taken away in handcuffs and foot chains. The 12th person taken into custody was released without being charged, Jackley said.

The National Park Service said in a statement that its staff and security detected the activists early and responded "within minutes." Visitors were not in danger, authorities said.

Park service staff remained at the mountain Wednesday to assess damage to the sculpture and security systems.

A number of demonstrations have taken place at Mount Rushmore over the years. In the early 1070s, American Indian Movement members tried several times to occupy and deface the monument. In August 1970, AIM members hung a banner with the words "Sioux Indian Power" on the monument.

[catswiththumbs]

Well, everyone needs a hobby - at least they didn't take a bunch of trees hostage or chain themselves to a deer.

Just some good, clean fun.

[Tom Joad]

Doesn't take much to get your panties in a wad does it Thumper?

[biblethumper]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

Doesn't take much to get your panties in a wad does it Thumper?

Defacing a national monument is more than a little thing tommy

[Fredfredson]

Defacing a national monument is more than a little thing tommy

deface
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de·face (d-fs)
tr.v. de·faced, de·fac·ing, de·fac·es
1. To mar or spoil the appearance or surface of; disfigure.
2. To impair the usefulness, value, or influence of.
3. Obsolete To obliterate; destroy.
[Middle English defacen, from Old French desfacier : des-, de- + face, face; see face.]
de·facea·ble adj.
de·facement n.
de·facer n.
deface
Verb
[-facing, -faced] to deliberately spoil the surface or appearance of
defacement n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb 1. deface - mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue"
blemish, disfigure
mar, deflower, impair, vitiate, spoil - make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty"
mangle, maul - injure badly by beating
pock, scar, pit, mark - mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently"
deface
verb vandalize, damage, destroy, total (slang) injure, mar, spoil, trash (slang) impair, tarnish, obliterate, mutilate, deform, blemish, disfigure, sully

Not really

F

[Volker]

Originally Posted by biblethumper

"America honors leaders not politicians: Stop Global Warming."

Sounds Nazi style to me ...

[Antiphon]

and ya know, I'll bet they took a piss while they were up there. I would have.

[Underhill]

Originally Posted by biblethumper

Defacing a national monument is more than a little thing tommy

I don't see where they did any lasting harm. So they hung a sign on a national monument. It's a waste of time but not much more.

[Sir Digalot]

don't they all drive them 1960's VW campers that are so good for the enviroment???

[CatWoman]

Originally Posted by Sir Digalot

don't they all drive them 1960's VW campers that are so good for the enviroment???

your thinking of scooby doo

[Sir Digalot]

Velma was hot!

[Pilgrim]

Originally Posted by CatWoman

your thinking of scooby doo

Fred drove a pile of shit yank tank mini van.

[Sir Digalot]

but he still got the chicks

[potter]

That is if you dig cartoon chicks.....

[Joseph Stalin]

So the famed freedom of speech is again derailed in america.Bush tactics still in overdrive over there

[elalumno]

Originally Posted by Joseph Stalin

So the famed freedom of speech is again derailed in america.Bush tactics still in overdrive over there

Not really, but you would have to understand the concept of freedom of speech to get it.