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How Ironic is it to have Andrew Jackson on a central bank note?

When this guys whole presidency was defined by him avoiding two assassination attempts and eventually destroying the central bank of his time....

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If anything, they should print the face of the man foolish enough to create another bank, Mr. Woodrow Wilson.
I dont think anyone care or even knows.
You're absolutely right, although we're probably the only 2 people who appreciate the irony of it. Who says God doesn't have a sense of humor?
I think it was more likely a big "screw you" to Jackson. It's just lasted way too long to be funny anymore.
almost as foolish as having FDR on anything..... i mean he would have just taken it from u anyway ;-)
More appalling than ironic...but I get what you're sayin'.
How long has this completely inane issue been bugging you?
Yeah, the banksters must've really hated him, they singled him out to put on a Fed note... what an insult! I absolutely agree with answer #1, it's an inside joke.
It is a little strange that he got picked over a president such as FDR who got us through a war and out of a depression. Andrew Jackson was also responsible fore the deaths of thousands of Cherokee and other Native Americans for forcing them out of there homeland and west on the Trail of Tears. But let us not forget the good thing(s) Jackson repeatedly called for the abolition of the Electoral College by constitutional amendment in his annual messages to Congress as President. Hmm, list of good things is a bit short.
There was more to his presidency than that He was the one who ordered the Indian removal act [ trail of tears] This was due the fact that this tribe ]Cherokee] sided with the Brits in the war of 1812 He won the presidency as he was the hero of the battle of New Orleans one sided blood bath against the same troops and field commanders that help defeat Napoleon I love handing a 20 to a Brit when I'm over the pond Mr Jackson also raised a Cherokee Indian boy as his own fight many duels and won all of them at the age of 72 a newspaper reporter insulted his wife he went after him with his cane and demanded a duel On the trail of tears there were over 2000 black slaves as the Indians would not do women's work No one really konws how many died But these Indians did side with the Brits in both wars and not all were told to leave any that owned land were allowed to stay Young Indians would leave the reservations and attack white farmers there was an uproar to remove the savages out west which was the policy of the Brits when they were in control for 150 years What was of interest to me is the Brits used these people and never mentioned them in their peace treaty not one word a dual at that time was not a quick draw thing you stood and faced your man the biggest shame was to get a butt shoot as that meant you turned away
Very. He hated the banksters they had back then. He was no scholoar but he knew how evil the central banksters were. It is easy to steal and embezzle working on the inside and printing the currency. Zionist bankers have brought two world wars and may trigger a third.
Not ironic...he told them they were a den of vipers and that he would rout them out...something someone should say to day.
I love this. I have the facebook flair that says this. No one gets it but me..... Have you seen/heard...Alexander Hamilton says dueling is a sexy way to die.... I crack myself up! I wish our President (which every one you choose) would take on the bank (s) like Jackson did. Man, they seriously messed with the wrong dude on that one!
When the patriot is dead, the rats come out and mock him. The late Senator Joe McCarthy is another example.
Andrew Jackson was a badass. Actually, those assassination attempts were duels, one of them resulting with a musket ball lodged in his left shoulder for the rest of his days. As for the Central Bank, it was crap anyway, and was just taking up tax money, so in an effort to cut spending he said "To hell with this" and closed it. Andrew Jackson is the sack! Check it out: http://www.badassoftheweek.com/jackson.html
it is a slap in the face,the federal reserve shows it's disdain for him and the american people by putting him on there. he would kill them all if he were alive
Don,t feel that way. He will probably get bumped by Obama anyway.
Pretty ironic... you forgot to mention that he disliked the use of paper money... :p
If only we had a president who would stand up to the banks like Pres. Jackson did!
He could out draw you at 10 paces any day of the week. Get your gun on! Richard Lawrence
The irony is that anyone finds Jackson relevant in this day and age. Beyond that his bouffant hair do makes 20's easier to identify.
It is better than having a King or Queen on one.
Along with the fact that it was the very first and only time America was in the "black". I think it's their way of saying, "In your face." The one thing about Jackson i didn't like ,however, was his treatment of the native americans of the time.(i.e research "trail of tears" or "Cherokee trail of tears.") You'll see what i'm talking about. We are talking about one individual. I think pointing out the good and bad both of the individual ,in question, is quite well within topic. The man was real and what he did was real. We know the money is not. Belief is only within the eye of the one beholden to whatever it might represent. We need a monetary system the people can "believe" in as their own.
It's an insult to Jackson, and an insult to Jefferson for putting him on the $5 BILL! Jefferson was also against central banks. End the Fed, plain and simple.
http://odur.let.rug.nl/usa/P/aj7/writings/veto.htm "It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their selfish purposes. Distinctions in society will always exist under every just government. Equality of talents, of education, or of wealth can not be produced by human institutions. In the full enjoyment of the gifts of Heaven and the fruits of superior industry, economy, and virtue, every man is equally entitled to protection by law; but when the laws undertake to add to these natural and just advantages artificial distinctions, to grant titles, gratuities, and exclusive privileges, to make the rich richer and the potent more powerful, the humble members of society the farmers, mechanics, and laborers who have neither the time nor the means of securing like favors to themselves, have a right to complain of the injustice of their Government. There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses. If it would confine itself to equal protection, and, as Heaven does its rains, shower its favors alike on the high and the low, the rich and the poor, it would be an unqualified blessing. In the act before me there seems to be a wide and unnecessary departure from these just principles." -- Andrew Jackson on the VETO OF THE RENEWAL OF THE SECOND BANK OF THE U.S. Very, very ironic indeed. They probably did it on purpose to mock his legacy, and us. He also had "I beat the bank" engraved on his tombstone. -- Regarding the Trail of Tears, that isn't the issue the question is about. The Trail of Tears and central banks are two different subjects. "Andrew Jackson was wrong about the bank because of the Trail of Tears." That isn't a valid argument. Stop using the Trail of Tears to avoid the subject at hand.
Extremely.
You left out the Cherokee trail of tears.
I know I was actually talking about this with some guys in my political science class. its really messed up, but why change it now you know. Maybe it was supposed to be ironic...
Both Andrew Jackson and US Grant were not the most popular presidents. However, their war records are what merited their appearances on the $20 and $50 bills respectively. Please read about Republican US Grant's administration, too.
it's okay...
You know...I've always wondered that too.
Actually the central bank, of his time, was controlled by corrupt private interests. He broke the bank trust and laid the foundation for the federal reserve.
THE definition of irony. President Jackson was a character though wasn't he. He also shot a man for insulting his wife. She was a bigamist.
What's the Central Bank? I think you mean the National Bank. Btw, his presidency is the only presidency that actually wasn't in debt for one of the years. (Every single president had all their years in debt)" He knew how to handle the economy in those tought times....
Pretty damned ironic for a guy who has "I beat the bank" on his headstone.
He must be some kind of hero in the eyes of the banking system. The reputation and power of a country is directly proportional to the publics ability to TRUST in its economic (read banking, trade and commerce) dealings. Whose face should be in one of the notes, hmm? Does not have to be a presidential face.
Good point. Way too ironic. His face adoring a bar in the French Quarter of New Orleans would be more appropriate.
But...you know what's really interesting about Jackson Portrait? The old Jackson portrait on 20 dollar bill has Jackson looking a bit mean and ornery http://farm1.static.flickr.com/126/404202130_4c9d3e0731.jpg The Portrait on 20 dollar bill now is the kinder gentler Andrew Jackson:) Kinda looks like Dr Who http://www.bankersonline.com/operations/newjackson.jpg
Regardless of what bad things people are posting about Andrew Jackson. He had a spine in his back and used it to stand up against the central banksters. Can't say that about many other people. So I would suggest people not try and defame this heroic man. I would also suggest the thieves take him of off their paper money.