Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Gov. Noem: Biden Again Banning July 4 Fireworks at Mount Rushmore (Connecting the Dots: National Park Service, Pressler, Soros & the Cosmos Club)

Gov. Noem: Biden Again Banning July 4 Fireworks at Mount Rushmore (Connecting the Dots: National Park Service, Pressler, Soros & the Cosmos Club)

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By Charlie McCarthy    |   Tuesday, 28 June 2022 09:46 AM

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Gov. Kristi Noem, R-S.D., said the Biden administration again will prevent South Dakota from celebrating the Fourth of July with fireworks at Mount Rushmore.

After the administration rejected Noem's permit request for fireworks last year, the state in September applied to hold fireworks at the national memorial this year. The request was denied.

"We are not going to be able to host those fireworks this year at Mount Rushmore. I am suing [President] Joe Biden and the White House over not allowing us to move forward with that. The fact is that they're violating federal law by not letting South Dakota celebrate our independence over that great monument," Noem said on "The Chad Prather Show."

Gov. Kristi Noem, R-S.D., said the Biden administration again will prevent South Dakota from celebrating the Fourth of July with fireworks at Mount Rushmore.

After the administration rejected Noem's permit request for fireworks last year, the state in September applied to hold fireworks at the national memorial this year. The request was denied.

"We are not going to be able to host those fireworks this year at Mount Rushmore. I am suing [President] Joe Biden and the White House over not allowing us to move forward with that. The fact is that they're violating federal law by not letting South Dakota celebrate our independence over that great monument," Noem said on "The Chad Prather Show."

"One of the reasons that they are doing that, I think, is specific to punishing South Dakota, but they claim lots of other reasons but they're ignoring federal law by denying us that permit."

Noem added that the state's tourism business, South Dakota's second largest industry, will suffer because of the administration's decision.

"It's a big opportunity for us every year to market or state, and get a lot of visitors to come in and see Mount Rushmore and all the other beautiful parts of the country that we have," Noem said. "By denying us that, it's not only important for our country to recognize those leaders and our independence. It's also important for our economy, too."

Under former President Donald Trump in 2020, fireworks were held at the popular national memorial for the first time since 2009.

The National Park Service (NPS) — citing the COVID-19 pandemic, wildfire risks, opposition from tribal partners, environmental concerns, and ongoing construction at the federal landmark — denied Noem's permit request for 2021.

NPS in March denied Noem's permit application for 2022 fireworks, the Sioux Falls Argus Leader reported.

The state's permit application was submitted through the South Dakota Department of Tourism and requested a "special event" to occur at Mount Rushmore from between June 15 to July 10, according to the rejection letter.

"Fireworks are viewed by multiple Tribes as an adverse effect to the traditional cultural landscape," the letter read, the Argus Leader reported.

The NPS letter also cited conflicting schedules, as the agency plans to host a "patriotic Independence Day celebration in 2022," unreasonable interference with visitor services – basically, the closing to the public of the Memorial and possible damages to the park because of the increased fire threat, according to the newspaper.

Connecting the Dots:

National Park Service is a division of the U.S. Department of the Interior.

Ken Salazar was the secretary for the U.S. Department of the Interior, the interior secretary for the Barack Obama administration and is the chairman for the National Park Foundation.

Bryan Traubert is a director at the National Park Foundation and married to Penny S. Pritzker.

Penny S. Pritzker is married to Bryan Traubert, the secretary for the U.S. Department of Commerce, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, was Craig M. Robinson’s basketball coach to children's team, the national finance chair, fundraiser for the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign, a co-chair for the 2009 Barack Obama inaugural committee, a fundraiser, national co-chair for the 2012 Barack Obama presidential campaign, a contributor for the 2013 Barack Obama inaugural committee, the host for the Barack Obama fund-raising dinner, 7/2/2008, and a Obama-Biden economic advisory team member.

R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Michelle Obama is Craig M. Robinson’s sister, was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP and is the president for the Barack Obama administration.

Valerie B. Jarrett is the senior adviser for the Barack Obama administration a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and her great uncle is Vernon E. Jordan Jr.

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle, an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank). 

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros is the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Penny S. Pritzker is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and married to Bryan Traubert.

Bryan Traubert is married to Penny S. Pritzker and a director at the National Park Foundation.

James S. Crown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Lester Crown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

George Soros is the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Julia Chang Bloch is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) a member of the Cosmos Club.

Robert E. Hunter is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and a member of the Cosmos Club.

William A. Nitze was a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and is a member of the Cosmos Club.

Thomas R. Pickering is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and a member of the Cosmos Club.

Peter J. Tanous is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and a member of the Cosmos Club.

Robert S. McNamara was an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and a member of the Cosmos Club.

Larry Pressler is a member of the Cosmos Club and was a U.S. Senate senator for South Dakota

Resources: Past Research 

‘War’: Vets planning ‘Million Vet March on the Memorials’ against Obama (Past Research on the National Park Service)

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2013

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/10/war-vets-planning-million-vet-march-on.html 

DC Biker 9/11 Organizer Threatened with Arrest by Parks Service Police (Past Research on the National Park Service)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/09/dc-biker-911-organizer-threatened-with.html

An annual motorcycle rally intended to honor the victims of 9/11 and military veterans almost did not happen on Thursday when U.S. Park Services threatened to yank their permits and tow the motorcycles parked on the mall.

Pritzker becomes first Cabinet secretary to join Instagram (Past Research on Penny Pritzker)

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/02/pritzker-becomes-first-cabinet.html

La Raza: Five Million the 'Floor' of What We Want to See Obama Do (Past Research on Penny Pritzker)

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/08/la-raza-five-million-floor-of-what-we.html 

South Dakota's Larry Pressler Running for Senate Again, as Independent (Past Research on Larry Pressler)

MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2013

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/12/south-dakotas-larry-pressler-running.html

Pressler, 71, served three terms in the U.S. Senate from South Dakota from 1979 to 1997, when he was defeated by Democrat Tim Johnson, who is not seeking re-election in 2014.

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