Who's your American icon?

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I don't know -- sounds like there may be an element of politics creeping in here...

 

Liberty as Rosie the Riveter (and not with the big, ugly 2017 crown of stars, but the more traditional crown. I even had some guy named Rockwell do a mock-up for me, lol.)

 

There's a rhino display in the American history museum that most people don't stop to read the placard and fail notice that it was bagged by Teddy himself.

 

Luckily, the forum doesn't decide my pay based on popularity, its always is $0. If everyone would have proposed their Icon as the OP asked in post #1, and passed on, there would have been no problems with me, but once people started " Oh, no not that person, they did this ....." the original concept was lost. I seriously doubt that each poster started reading from the beginning or just jumped in. I thought it was a good thread and hoped it would stay as intended, but argumentation occurred. Thanks Jim

 

Jim,

Yes, all true, but when someone suggests, as someone DID, a fairly contemporary only recently retired politician, who is ALSO HIGHLY, HIGHLY controversial, as the one suggested is, I feel THERE is the locus of the problem - the initial suggestion itself.

I had to edit the rest as it was political opinion, and I realize it comes from another 'politician' ( if that isn't the correct term, pm me and I will edit), but it is still political discussion.



'Nuff said.

 

Going astray is one of the better features of this forum and plaudits to the admins who allow us to wander as long as we don't get too near the tar pits...

 

OK Captain Kangaroo since the Captain had no political views in the Treasure House....... we all be safe making the Captain the #1 choice.....

In fact I believe that we could use the entire cast .....cent, nickel,dime,quarter,and half.


Now for those of you whom may not know how important these characters were in the golden age of Television let me introduce you.. Dancing bear, Mr. Moose, Mr. Green jeans , Bunny Rabbit ,and of course the captain .
Now for the argument first of all there's 5 characters making it easy to convert each coin to a new fresh look....
Next if you were a kid in the mid 1950-60's Every morning your mind was trusted by your parents to watch these characters on a black and white TV set.
Next just imagine rolling into a McDonald's drive through. .....and telling some millenial that they owe you 1 Mr, Moose and 3 Bunny Rabbits in change.
Lastly I'm sure.....well not really that the U.S. Mint could do a remarkable likeness of each of these fun Characters on our coinage.
oh BTW we'll do away with the dollar bill and put Grandfather Clock on a dollar coin.

 

Oh, man. My parents wouldn't let me watch Star Trek, or Johnny Quest -- but even I was allowed to watch the Captain.

 

After the Captain was a local show, "Uncle AL, the kiddies Pal"

 

What most tend to forget cartoons were more so made for or directed at adults! Not kids......think about it.... no really think about it !
The Flintstones came on TV Friday Nights at 9 PM east coast time. Children under the age of 10 were in bed by that time.
9 PM is prime time TV on a Friday night!
Children cartoons came on Saturday mornings . In Baltimore we had 3 channels yes not a typo count them 3 channels to watch. If by chance you were lucky you father put up an antenna with a rotor and you could pick up Washington channel 5 WTTG. That said you had 4 channels if now you used bunny ears...and watched Larry, Moe, and Curly in a snow storm on your screen with loud static .
So my friends again We need you to vote for the Captain as he was on CBS the most trusted name in broadcasting.

Wait if that last statement is political I'll edit......

 

Now if you're a real rebel "Pete the Pirate " would also be a great choice.... Pete came on every afternoon at 4 pm est.

 

No problem. Now if someone wants to dispute your choice by posting CK had political or religious traits/functions, that should disqualify him, or he somehow incited certain world events, then that person has the problem IMO.

 

But if you were around these parts meaning Delmarva.......one day the other knob on your TV started to work you know it said UHF......and on channel yes we are up to 5 channels now...... at 4 pm every day you tuned into ......yes none other then.....
Captain Chesapeake and his sea monster side kick. Mondy