Julie Tsirkin reports “Debt Limit Deal Reached!”

As Will Rogers’ statue watches behind her

Jo Davidson, sculptor, 1921

Thanks to Jo Davidson, 

“Will Rogers” is keeping his eye on Congress!

Hermon MacNeil’s “studio boy” became renowned sculptor Jo Davidson of portrait busts.

Jo Davidson looks uo to his bronze “Will Rogers” in his Paris Studio before came to the U.S.

 Perhaps you saw

Julie Tsirkin,

Capitol correspondent,

report from the U.S. Capitol.

“Debt Limit Deal Reached!”

 Sometimes you just see the “Will’s” legs and the shoes. But Will wanted his eyes kept on Congress.  So “The old head hunter” (Will’s nickname for Jo) made his head turned so he could look down at Congress members as they walked into the Chamber.

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“There are men running governments

who shouldn’t be allowed

to play with matches.”

– Will Rogers

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I don’t make jokes.

I just watch the government

and report the facts.

Will Rogers

Will Rogers statue in US Capitol sculpted by Jo Davidson who began his career as a “studio boy” for Hermon MacNeil in College Point.

If you could ever see the marble base it would reveal three words:

Will Rogers

Oklahoma

 

The Washington, D.C. version of the statue was unveiled in 1939.^[11] At that unveiling on June 6, Senator Joshua B. Lee said of Rogers’ effect on the United States during the Depression, “His humor was the safety valve for American Life.”^[12]  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Rogers_(Davidson)

The House Connecting corridor is the common visual background for Capitol news briefings.   The nameless, but familiar, dark bronze legs or full statue, represent Will’s last wish.

Last Wish of

Will Rogers

“I need to keep my eyes

on Congress.”

Jo Davidson’s statue watched on January 6, 2021 as raging Trump protestors turned into rioters (mixed with vigilantes) attacking the Capitol Building. [ breaking windows, carrying fire arms, vandalizing desks and offices, creating chaos and danger … ]

Senators were in the Constitutional process of certifying the votes of the Electoral College which  authorizes the Inauguration of the 46th President on January 20, 2021.

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HUMOR from 100 years ago:

(Then tell me if Will Rogers still speaks to us in 2023.)

1. “When you find yourself in a hole, quit digging.” – Will Rogers
2. “The short memories of the American voters is what keeps our politicians in office.” – Will Rogers
3. “If pro is the opposite of con, what is the opposite of Congress?” – Will Rogers
4. “If stupidity got us in this mess, how come it can’t get us out.” – Will Rogers
5. “A fool and his money are soon elected.” – Will Rogers
6. “I don’t make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.” – Will Rogers
7. “The more you observe politics, the more you’ve got to admit that each party is worse than the other.” – Will Rogers
8. “Ten men in our country could buy the whole world and ten million can’t buy enough to eat.” – Will Rogers
9. “It takes a lifetime to build a good reputation, but you can lose it in a minute.” – Will Rogers
10. “An onion can make people cry, but there has never been a vegetable invented to make them laugh.” – Will Rogers
11. “The difference between death and taxes is that death doesn’t get worse every time Congress meets.” – Will Rogers
12. “I am not a member of any organized political party — I am a Democrat.” – Will Rogers
13. “Be thankful we’re not getting all the government we’re actually paying for.” – Will Rogers
14. “There is no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you.” – Will Rogers
15. “All I know is just what I read in the papers, and that’s an alibi for my ignorance.” – Will Rogers