Be kinde to folk. This changeth the whole habitat.
- Manlobbi
Halls of Shrewd'm / US Policy
No. of Recommendations: 10
This is even more infuriating than demolishing the East Wing, and the now green lit monstrous Ballroom abomination. Trump wants to change the design of the columns of the WH proper.
The WH is not supposed to look like a bordello. It's supposed to be tasteful and understated.
For nearly two centuries, the White House’s main entrance — framed by a row of graceful Ionic columns — has been a signature image of the seat of American power.
Now the Trump-appointed head of a federal arts commission is proposing to replace them with a more ornate style favored by President Donald Trump. Those more decorative columns, a style known as Corinthian, are considered the most luxurious in classical architecture and appear on buildings such as the U.S. Capitol and the Supreme Court. They have long been deployed on Trump’s properties, and the president has handpicked them for his planned White House ballroom, too.
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“The Corinthian would be inappropriate for the Executive Residence,” said Steven Semes, a professor emeritus of architecture at the University of Notre Dame and an expert in classical architecture, warning that it would “harm” the original design of a building long known as the “People’s House.”
He added that the White House’s Ionic columns evoke “the character of dignity, grace and a kind of intimacy or domesticity,” whereas Corinthian columns are “used to express the height of formality and monumentality” for buildings such as the Capitol.
Several former federal arts commissioners expressed similar concerns, adding that any changes to the executive mansion should go through a formal review process.
“It is a completely inappropriate idea and at odds with universally held historic preservation standards,” said Bruce Redman Becker, an architect and Biden appointee to the Commission of Fine Arts who was removed by Trump last year.
James Hoban, the White House’s original architect, designed the North Portico and its current columns — his final touch on the building, completed in 1830. The White House Historical Association, a nonprofit that focuses on educating the public about the residence’s history, has called the columns “iconic” and a key part of Hoban’s vision.
“Few elements have so inspired American architecture,” Stewart McLaurin, the White House Historical Association’s president, wrote about the North Portico in a 2021 biography of Hoban.https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/appointee-...
No. of Recommendations: 6
The Corinthian would be inappropriate for the Executive Residence,” said Steven Semes, a professor emeritus of architecture at the University of Notre Dame and an expert in classical architecture, warning that it would “harm” the original design of a building long known as the “People’s House.”
I dunno.
“French Whorehouse” seems an appropriate style for this president.
No. of Recommendations: 3
“French Whorehouse” seems an appropriate style for this president.
My suggestion for the new name is the People's Pedo Palace.
MAGA!
No. of Recommendations: 2
Face it. His mission is to cancel everything that came before, and remake Shinyland in his image. Decades after his death, we will still be surrounded with monuments to Trump the Magnificent.
Steve
No. of Recommendations: 2
we will still be surrounded with monuments to Trump the Magnificent.
Maybe once he is in prison we can tear down such monuments. Good riddance.
No. of Recommendations: 1
Maybe once he is in prison we can tear down such monuments. Good riddance.
I am more than 50% confident he will be "President for life". Can't be criminally prosecuted while in office. And he's beaten impeachment, twice. He has no fear of any restraints on his vanity, greed, or revenge.
Steve
No. of Recommendations: 3
Decades after his death, we will still be surrounded with monuments to Trump the Magnificent.
Steve
That’s wonderful!
I hope they will include several benches where people can sit, meditate
and say a few prayers to Trump the Magnificent.
No. of Recommendations: 2
I am more than 50% confident he will be "President for life".
Trump doesn't have a life. But I give it no more than three years, whatever you call it.
No. of Recommendations: 2
I am more than 50% confident he will be "President for life".
He’s not looking all that healthy.
No. of Recommendations: 1
hope they will include several benches where people can sit, meditate
and say a few prayers to Trump the Magnificent.
When you’re just throwing spitballs, don’t be so obvious.
;-)
No. of Recommendations: 2
Every President starts out their term as President for Life.
Some are unfortunate enough to take that title to the grave.
William Henry Harrison
Zachary Taylor
Abraham Lincoln
James Garfield
William McKinley
Warren Harding
Franklin Roosevelt
John Kennedy
No. of Recommendations: 11
Decades after his death, we will still be surrounded with monuments to Trump the Magnificent.
Putting on my rose colored glasses, I’m hopeful that some of those monuments will be legislation (and maybe a constitutional amendment or two) that specifically roll back the excesses of the Trump administration, and prevent them from happening again.
I wouldn’t argue with a Trump wing at some Federal penitentiary somewhere. Maybe where some of his henchmen are housed.
—Peter
No. of Recommendations: 4
I’m hopeful that some of those monuments will be legislation (and maybe a constitutional amendment or two) that specifically roll back the excesses
Would that include reverting back from "Trump House and Ballroom"?
No. of Recommendations: 0
I wouldn’t argue with a Trump wing at some Federal penitentiary somewhere. Maybe where some of his henchmen are housed.
Git mo Spankee supporters into prisons already owned and operated by the US govt--not private contractors. And zero public access for visitors, etc. Problem solved.
No. of Recommendations: 3
Would that include reverting back from "Trump House and Ballroom"?
Hopefully. It’s a crap design and will have crap construction quality because no reputable builder will work with Trump.
—Peter
No. of Recommendations: 2
Would that include reverting back from "Trump House and Ballroom"?This floated across the wires a few days ago:
Trump: Military ‘building a massive complex’ under new White House ballroom
President Trump said late Sunday that the U.S. military is “building a massive complex” under his controversial new White House ballroom.
“Now, the military is building a big complex under the ballroom, which has come out recently because of a stupid lawsuit that was filed,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One. https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5807115-donald-...So, seems likely that the "War Department" will be paying for the entire mess. So what happens to the hundreds of Millions of dollars that have been "donated" for the ballroom? Probably go straight into Trump the Perfect and Manly's pocket. As suggested before, the "ballroom" is a bribe laundering scheme.
Steve
No. of Recommendations: 1
“Now, the military is building a big complex under the ballroom, which has come out recently because of a stupid lawsuit that was filed,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One.
I thought it was fairly widely known that there was a bunker under the East Wing, dating back to the Cold War era.
Of all the stupid things that Trump is doing, I'd say updating (or deleting and rebuilding) that bunker is one of the least stupid. My understanding is that it is a refuge for the President and some advisors from which he can continue to execute his job as commander in chief of the military in case of an attack on DC. Having that up to date with better protection and communications - and possibly larger to accommodate more people - is far from stupid.
Of course, I have no doubt that Trump had no idea it existed until some time during his first term when he was taken there by White House staff. And in the self-obsessed world of Trump, if he didn't know about it no one else knew about it either. So he thought it was some kind of high secrecy thing, when it's more of an open secret. Lots of people know it exists, but exact details - particularly of the capabilities - are not as widely known.
On the other hand, I very much agree with you that the ballroom "donations" will somehow become part of the Trump grift.
--Peter
