Republican radio host humiliated after saying Statue of Liberty is example American architectural superiority

[Demovictory9]

https://www.rawstory.com/jesse-kelly-radio-statue-of-liberty/

Republican radio host humiliated after saying Statue of Liberty is American architecture
David McAfee

A conservative talk show host on Monday was hit with severe pushback after a social media post that appeared to hail the Statue of Liberty, gifted to the U.S. by France, as a supreme example of American architecture.

Jesse Kelly, who in 2021 openly speculated that Republicans may soon get tired of "following the rules" and "pick a fascist" to lead the party, posted on Christmas eve that American art and architecture is superior to that of Europe.

“People love to sound sophisticated and brag about European art and architecture,” he said Sunday. “I’ve seen America’s and I’ve seen what they’ve got. Theirs can’t touch ours.” Along with that caption, Kelly also included a photo of the Statute of Liberty.

Kelly’s post was hit with a “community note” from the social media platform, which states that “readers added context to this image.”

“The copper statue, a gift from the people of France, was designed by French sculptor Bartholdi, its metal framework was built by Eiffel,” the note states. “The statue was dedicated in October 1886. The idea came from abolitionist de Laboulaye, to commemorate the centennial of U.S. independence.”

[Deep State Witch]

1. Stupid Is As Stupid Does

And stupid does a lot.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

39. Ignorance. Not stupidity.

[paleotn]

45. Sometimes it's exactly that.

Willful ignorance = stupidity.

[dutch777]

2. History is so challenging. You have to spend time and read stuff. Moron !!!!

[oasis]

3. Dumbass mofo

[gopiscrap]

4. dunmb fucking repukes

[NoMoreRepugs]

5. He's a conservative - he just misspoke.

[keithbvadu2]

13. Then he will say he was just kidding.

[sheshe2]

24. Nope...

He is doubling down. Or is is dumming down?

[Cha]

6. you have to be Stupid in the 1st place to

be one of those. Now he's just a Dumbshit.

[sheshe2]

18. I posted this on another thread on this.

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Pleasure to help and inform you. Here's Isabelle Boyer, a French woman, the face of the statue de la Liberté (we offered you) and here's the statue in Paris's streets (rue de Chazelles but you must not know, as all the rest).

[Cha]

21. Rec TY she! The face of an Angel.. so

Giving and Generous of the People of France to give this Wonderful Gift, The Statue of Liberty, to the USA.

Now We Work Hard to Keep our Freedom. :

[sheshe2]

22. Her eyes.

She sees and watches.

"Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.

[Cha]

29. Mahalo for all this Interesting valuable

information, she!

[Dave Bowman]

23. Wow, she sure was beautiful.

Where did I put the keys of the time machine?

[sheshe2]

25. ;)

[70sEraVet]

33. 'Statuesque' would be a most appropriate adjective!

[Oneironaut]

34. Why do all of these guys look the same?

As in, shitty beard, buzz cut, unbuttoned collared shirt under an ill-fitting suit to try and make themselves look bigger. It’s a cliche at this point.

I bet this dweeb is also part of the tacticool gun community too. Lol

[Buns_of_Fire]

36. Hey, Jesse, freedom is ringing just fine.

1. You have the freedom to say stupid shit.

2. I have the freedom to say that you said stupid shit.

See how that works?

Oh, I get it. Your version of "freedom" stops at #1. Not that I didn't know that already.

[johnnyfins]

40. Yes Yes

I always say. The best part of freedom of speech is that it shows us who the idiots and assholes are!!!!!

[paleotn]

46. Well played.

Seems he's also a fan of the "these colors don't run" meme. Actually, Jesse, they have. More than a few times.

[ailsagirl]

27. You got THAT right, Cha!!

[bahboo]

7. can these people feed themselves....

what the fuck...

[no_hypocrisy]

8. I'm just surprised that TFG didn't say it.

[RockRaven]

9. Hey, America built that pile of stones underneath that statue...

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Now, that's not a particularly impressive pile of stones by ancient standards... but nobody piles stones like that anymore! USA! USA! USA!

[House of Roberts]

10. 'I've seen America's and I've seen what they've got.'

Europe has seen more art and architecture DESTROYED by war than this dipshit can imagine. All he's 'seen' is what is left, and he didn't even know what he was looking at.

[moniss]

11. It also totally ruined his idea for a follow-up

show where he would talk about how right after the Revolutionary War we took one of our helicopters and hauled Lady Liberty to her current spot and sat her gently down on her spot.

[GiqueCee]

12. That sad sonofabitch...

... just confirmed everything we ever thought about conservatives.

[bringthePaine]

14. probably can't spell "home schooled"

[John1956PA]

15. In my day, it was taught in grade school that it was a gift from France. n/t

[SouthernDem4ever]

17. The radio host was from a Betsy Devos school of stupidity

Pick any private school.

[pfitz59]

16. GOP commentary

need I say more?

[EddieOnTheMesa]

19. Degree In History

From Trump University no doubt .

[CanonRay]

20. Probably another product of home schooling

[ailsagirl]

26. LOL!!!!

Good one!! Thanks for potting!!

[Ilsa]

28. He won't accept that it was conceived, designed, and

built by the French. He'll deny it and falsely claim it was American born and built. It'll be part of the republican "reality." They simply dismiss or rewrite any history they don't like.

[soldierant]

50. He won't claim the Emma Lazarus quote, I'll betcha.

[Aussie105]

30. It's a feat of American ingenuity and engineering!

Collecting all those huge blocks of stone, carving each of them meticulously by hand and machine to fit together seamlessly into that big statue of the lady with the lamp, then dismantling her, labelling each stone, transporting to that island, and doing the reassembly.

A marvel of engineering, unsurpassed anywhere in the world!

I watched the whole transport and reassembly on TV back in the days.
The Foxx Nuyz commentator was almost in tears, it was a beautiful moment!

[dmr]

48. I would've love to watch that.

[ecstatic]

31. How did he graduate elementary school

without knowing that the Statue of Liberty was a gift to this country?

And now he's a radio host spewing his ignorance?

[Vinca]

32. That was funny and sad all at once. It seems about half the country has less than a basic education.

[Oneironaut]

35. Well, the Statue of Liberty was technically assembled in America.

(Sarcasm, of course)

The statue was first assembled in France. Then, it was disassembled and brought over in hundreds of parts by ship. It was rebuilt at its final position.

Gustav Eiffel was involved in the project as well - he designed the interior frame of the statue.

[Bob_in_VA]

37. Funniest part of all

When it was reassembled, it was done wrong. Some of you will be old enough to remember when the statue underwent restoration in 1984-86. It was found during the restoration that part of supporting framework of (I believe) the upraised arm had been reassembled incorrectly and needed to be fixed.
Yeah, Jesse. We not only didn't design and build it, we put it back together incorrectly. So much for "superior" engineering of the US.

[Oneironaut]

44. That's amazing! Lol

I didn’t know that.

[Elessar Zappa]

38. Doubt he's able to feel humiliation

but glad people are pointing out his idiocy.

[republianmushroom]

41. Another republican not-knowing the history of the US.

[TeamProg]

42. Conservatives are idiots. Have been for a loooooooooooong time.

[Blue_Adept]

43. He got all the attention he wanted.

And people keep feeding it.

[sakabatou]

47. What an idiot

Even 7th graders would know it was a gift from France.

[AllaN01Bear]

49. snork.

[OAITW r.2.0]

51. He must be using those alternative facts that Kellyanne explained to us.

You start with your argument than backfill with bullshit facts.

[mwb970]

52. They're all so STUPID. It's maddening.

[Dr. Strange]

53. It is the tallest man-made structure on Earth...

and it was built by Americans.

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