President Obama to Rename More Mountains

[MineralMan]

http://www.newsyoushouldntbelieve.com

Just Denali? POTUS Plans More Mountain Naming Shockers!

by
Justin Thyme

Following the renaming of Alaska's Mt. McKinley to its common alternative name, Denali, President Obama got raves from some quarters and jeers from others. As America's most successful lame duck president ever, he plans more renaming of landmark mountains, according to sources close to the White House. One source, who insisted that her name not be made public, quoted Obama as saying ironically, "In for a penny, in for a pound. I might as well make my mark while I can."

The list of freshened-up mountain names isn't yet complete, but here are three that are rumored to be among the group:



The Grand Tetons are projected to get the new name, Big Boobs, effectively translating their current French name into more appropriate and better understood English.



Famed Mt. Rushmore in South Dakota is rumored to become Mt. Dead Presidents, more accurately reflecting the reality of the sculptural modification of this landmark.



Stone Mountain in Georgia, another sculptured desecration of a natural feature, could be renamed to Racist Generals Mountain, to correctly identify its symbolism.

Other landscape features may also get new names in this round of changing the nomenclature of US geological features. When we learn the plans, we'll report them to you here.

[Gothmog]

1. I wish that President Obama would do this

[CanonRay]

2. I nominate Mt. Evans in Colorado

Governor Evans was a terrible person, sanctioned the massacre of Native American women and children.

[MineralMan]

5. What do you suggest for an alternative name?

You could start a Whitehouse.gov petition.

[CanonRay]

6. Not sure, have to do some research.

I don't know if there's a Ute or Cheyenne name for it...

[rock]

3. Does he have any thought about

The Grand Tetons?

[MineralMan]

4. Apparently so, according to the article.

It's good to read more than just headlines in most cases.

[csziggy]

7. Let's rename Pike's Peak - since Pike never managed to climb it

And got lost during the rest of his expedition and was captured by the Spanish.

Seriously, the guy should have been called "Wrong Way Pike" and not had a mountain named for him.

The Wikipedia article says Heey-otoyoo’ is a historic name for the mountain. That's the Arapaho for ‘long mountain.’ (http://www.colorado.edu/csilw/arapahoproject/coplacenames/allnames.htm) Tava, or “sun,” is the Ute word that was given by these first people to the mountain that we now call Pikes Peak. (https://www.coloradocollege.edu/other/senseofplace/cultural-history/ute-history-of-tava.dot)

[MineralMan]

9. Good idea. Old Zebulon shouldn't have

his name on it. I like Long Mountain as an English name.

[Liberal_in_LA]

8. lol