Looking out on Denali as I write this, I have this to say to Bonehead, Portmand and Tramp

[DFW]

The decision to return the official name of this magnificent peak to the name it has had since before Columbus landed was NOT meant as a slight to Ohioans, you short-sighted, lame-brained dolts. The name of Bonehead's state of Ohio is an Iroquois word for the Ohio (ohi-yo= great river) River.

If he wants to rename his home state McKinley, let him introduce THAT in Congress. The people of Alaska will surely not object. The lynch mob of angry Ohioans might be difficult to deal with, but that's his problem.

We arrived last night. I took a few pics yesterday afternoon. I took this one 2 hours ago after breakfast:

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William McKinley never even set eyes on this place. I'll bet Bonehead hasn't either. Their loss.

[uppityperson]

1. I've seen mts that seemed taller, but Denali is huge, goes on and on. It is an impressive mountain

And it deserves to be called Denali.

[DFW]

3. And we're still well over 100 miles away from it!

We're moving closer to it tomorrow.

[Blue_In_AK]

10. Denali is actually the tallest land-based mountain on the planet.

The base is virtually at seal level, unlike Everest.

[DFW]

14. I just learned that from a local naturalist here today

Never knew that before!

[underpants]

2. McKinley is going to a tough spell for the marching band

But they still get to dot the "i".

GO BUCKEYES!!!!

[randys1]

4. AGain, if Obama named it Mr. Reagan, they would be FURIOUS it was the only thing he named after

Reagan and that it took too long.

NOTHING he does is EVER ok with them

[doc03]

5. I live in Ohio and think it should be named whatever the people of

Alaska want it to be. I wonder what Palin thinks about it.

[DFW]

6. Palin thinks? n/t

[doc03]

7. Good point!

[pinboy3niner]

18. In what respect, Charlie?

That never gets old!

[Blue_In_AK]

11. She has always called it Denali,

like most people who live here.

[DFW]

15. But knowing her.....

That's probably only because "Denali" has fewer letters in it than "McKinley," and therefore takes less time to read......

[pinboy3niner]

19. But knowing her...

...she's in a constant state of Denali.

[DFW]

20. OK, confess!

You stole a notebook of hers to learn how she spells things.

Oh, wait. That's on her hand.

Never mind.

[Blue_In_AK]

21. You two are funny. :)

[DFW]

24. We're doing the Fallon show in early October.

Watch for the announcement!

[roguevalley]

8. I live here. It can be seen forever on a clear day. No one I know calls it McKinley

in fact if you do, it outs you as a cheechako (newcomer)

[Blue_In_AK]

9. That is a beautiful photo

and you (and the president) are so lucky to have this gorgeous weather. The summit of Denali is only visible about 40% of the time because it makes it's own weather.

[DFW]

17. That's what the locals have told us, too

AND--we had a sunny, cloudless day in Ketchikan, too--the best day of the year weather-wise according to them.

We have had (apparently) unusual luck with the weather on our first visit to Alaska.

A good omen?

[Blue_In_AK]

22. Yes.

And it's so nice that the president is here, too, for this beautiful fall weather. It seems like he is being welcomed warmly wherever he goes, which is encouraging to me. Some of the comments I read here and there on line before the visit worried me a bit, but it seems like the Obama-haters are laying low.

I'm so glad Anchorage and Alaska have new leadership that is friendly to the president. It would have been much more awkward last year when our mayor and the governor were much further to the right.

[tk2kewl]

12. Great post!

[kcr]

13. Seeing your pictures have made me add this to my list

of places I must see in my lifetime. Stunning.

[pinboy3niner]

16. Well said!

[muriel_volestrangler]

23. Here's how you handle a reversion from a landmark getting a politician's name

Similarly, the locals thought the place with a well-established name shouldn't be subject to renaming - the man-made facility continues to bear his name, of course.

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/613/why-did-they-change-the-name-of-cape-kennedy-back-to-cape-canaveral

"Ted Kennedy wrote a brief letter saying his family "understand(s) the decision", and that was that".