GOP lawmaker suggests Lincoln Memorial should come down after Robert E. Lee statue is removed

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

A GOP Missouri state representative appeared to suggest the statue of former President Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial should be removed if statues of "reprehensible" people, like Confederate General Robert E. Lee, were taken down.

"If we insist on tearing down statues of reprehensible people, let's at least be fair and balanced about it," Missouri State Rep. Tony Lovasco said in a tweet Thursday. Lovasco attached to the tweet a photo of the statue of Lincoln seen at the forefront of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC.

The tweet was in a response to a video that showed the large statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee atop a horse being removed in Richmond, Virginia, earlier this week. The 12-ton statue was the largest remaining statue honoring the Confederacy in the US and was ordered removed by Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, as Insider previously reported.

In the tweet, Lovasco did not explain how or why he viewed Lincoln as "reprehensible." In a follow-up tweet, the GOP state representative responded to critics of his earlier message who said his tweet implied he supported the Confederacy.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/missouri-gop-lawmaker-suggests-lincoln-memorial-should-come-down-after-robert-e-lee-statue-is-removed-in-richmond/ar-AAOkRbQ

[rurallib]

1. So this guy is so stupid he doesn't even know who is on his team?

[Make7]

2. They're gonna have to stop calling themselves the "Party of Lincoln". ( n/t )

[keithbvadu2]

10. Confederate flag & Party of Lincoln

Confederate flag & Party of Lincoln

(sp)

[packman]

18. "Waiving"-?

[Irish_Dem]

3. Has this guy taken an American history class?

[Rebl2]

29. He slept

through it no doubt

[SWBTATTReg]

4. Traitor. There is no comparison between Pres. Lincoln, and an ex US soldier, who broke his oath

to the U.S.

[Rhiannon12866]

31. +100!

[Red Mountain]

5. We're not one of those countries they love to hate

where everybody is a winner.

[Sherman A1]

6. Pardon me for a moment

[East-A-Squared]

7. Robert E. Lee was shooting at US soldiers. Nothing "balanced" about that.

[hibbing]

8. Batshit n/t

[Shermann]

9. As far as right wing false equivalencies go...

...he mailed that one in.

[keithbvadu2]

11. Today's official republican position - Lincoln was our nation's greatest leader

Today's official republican position - Lincoln was our nation's greatest leader

From the 2004 GOP Platform - (I have not seen them change it.)

"One hundred and fifty years ago, Americans who had gathered to
protest the expansion of slavery gave birth to a political Party that
would save the Union - the Republican Party.

In 1860, Abraham Lincoln of Illinois carried the Republican banner
in the Presidential election and was elected the Party's first
President. He became our nation's greatest leader … and one of our
Party's greatest heroes. "

Many of today's republicans, especially Southern Heritage types, do not like the truth.

[keithbvadu2]

12. Thank God you republicans won that war in the 1860s.

[struggle4progress]

13. Rally round the cause, boys!

[MiniMe]

14. Watch out

Lincoln is TFG's favorite President

[The Unmitigated Gall]

15. Fuck you, Tony Lovasco. Just, fuck you.

Fucking confederate.

Suck Covid and die.

[Takket]

16. A rethug with no knowledge of US history? Shocking

[RainCaster]

17. One truly iggernant sumbitch

I bet he watches Faux News.

[Fritz Walter]

22. Yep!

His use of the phrase "fair and balanced" was a not-so-subtle attempt to pander to the knuckle-dragging audience of Murdoch's Mahem. And, sadly, it will probably land him guest spots on some of their shit-shows as early as today.
Tomorrow at the latest.
At that point, he's already yesterday's news.

[hadEnuf]

19. Gee, Republicans must be so proud to have traitorous fools like this guy

representing them.

[bucolic_frolic]

20. Surely the man is tone deaf

if he didn't realize how this would play.

That being said, Lincoln had downside that is rarely examined. A handful of books have probed some of that, but they're not popular, even ones based on facts. Lincoln was complex in another era. I don't think we modern people understand the context of his upbringing,
the times he lived, the decisions he faced, what was allowable, normal, and legal at the time. Grift and graft was not well understood or on the radar. That's not to suggest Lincoln was involved in either, but some things that were legal then face ethical concerns and inquiries today. Sometimes you have to let history be history, because you cannot entirely judge the past by today's standards.

[dalton99a]

21. Same asshole who wrote this:

[Progressive Jones]

23. Lincoln was an American. Lee was an American turned traitor. End of conversation. nt

[Grins]

24. If Lincoln took up arms against the U.S., then YES.

Remind me again what army Lincoln commanded, in combat, against the United States….?

[Baitball Blogger]

25. Another GOPer shooting himself in the dick.

There is no element of surprise anymore.

[marie999]

26. Okay I might be reading it wrong but he says that we must be fair and balanced.

He seems to be saying that for every statue of a reprehensible person we take down we should take down the statue of a great person.

[Liberal In Texas]

27. I've got to keep checking when I see posts like this to see if it's the Onion or Borowitz.

These people are so far out there they're beyond parody and satire.

[Vinca]

28. Pssst . . . buddy . . . Abe Lincoln is about all you guys have going for you right now.

We could erect a monument to Trump, but we'd have to charge a fortune for admittance because he'd want a percentage. (That and the statue would have to have Ivanka sitting in his lap while the latest wife frowns in the background.)

[Jimbo S]

30. UW-Madison

Last summer during peak of the BLM, a student leader at UW was advocating the removal of the iconic Lincoln statue on campus. Not sure if she was speaking for herself or representing her group.

Be careful what you say on here, it can go both ways.

I don't have a link handy, but will try to dig it up if requested.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

32. The North won and the South lost. Lincoln is a hero; Lee is a traitor.

And Tony Lovasco is Republican idiot. Oops, that's redundant.