WARREN BUFFET, JAY-Z, OPRAH WINFREY AND BOB DYLAN HAVE DONATED ONE BILLION DOLLARS TO THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT OF THE ARTS FOR THE CREATION OF A MONUMENT ON THE SCALE OF MT. RUSHMORE [1] TO HONOR AMERICAN POPULAR CULTURE. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS PROVIDED A MOUNTAINSIDE IN THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS IN SOUTHERN COLORADO. AS THE PLANNING FOR THE HUGE PROJECT BEGINS, THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT HAS CREATED A WEBSITE SO THAT AMERICANS CAN CHOOSE WHAT FOUR PEOPLE WILL BE HONORED FOR THEIR ROLE IN SHAPING AMERICAN POPULAR CULTURE IN THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES. IN ORDER TO CAST A VOTE, YOU MUST WRITE A ONE PAGE DEFENSE OF EACH PERSON YOU HAVE CHOSEN. CAST 4 VOTES. (KEEP IN MIND THAT NICKI MINAJ, SIA, LONZO BALL, ETC.– FLAVORS OF THE MOMENT – HAVE NO PLACE ON THIS MONUMENT. THINK ABOUT INNOVATORS, INVENTORS, AND THOSE ARTISTS WHO HAVE CHANGED THE PLAYING FIELD OR WITHSTOOD THE TEST OF TIME. ) YOU CAN INCLUDE WRITERS, PAINTERS, ATHLETES, ETC. BUT THIS IS NOT ABOUT CELEBRITY. THIS IS ABOUT SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO AMERICA’S POPULAR CULTURAL HERITAGE. AND DO NOT MAKE THE MISTAKE OF PUTTING MARTIN LUTHER KING OR OBAMA OR ELEANOR ROOSEVELT ON THE MOUNTAIN. THIS IS ABOUT CULTURE NOT POLITICS.
