The Donkey and The Elephant
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Owner:
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MaMa Bear
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Released:
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Saturday, January 10, 2004
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Origin:
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New York, United States
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In the hands of ga2sk.
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To travel to as many caches as possible and remind finders about the great freedom of the vote that we enjoy in these United States.
A brief history of the origin of the Donkey and the Elephant as political symbols.
The Donkey—
Presidential candidate Andrew Jackson was the first Democrat ever to be associated with the donkey symbol. His opponents during the election of 1828 tried to label him a "jackass" for his populist beliefs and slogan, "Let the people rule." Jackson was entertained by the notion and ended up using it to his advantage on his campaign posters.
But cartoonist Thomas Nast is credited with making the donkey the recognized symbol of the Democratic Party It first appeared in a cartoon in Harper's Weekly in 1870, and was supposed to represent an anti-Civil War faction. But the public was immediately taken by it and by 1880 it had already become the unofficial symbol of the party.
The Elephant—
Political cartoonist Thomas Nast was also responsible for the Republican Party elephant. In a cartoon that appeared in Harper's Weekly in 1874, Nast drew a donkey clothed in lion's skin, scaring away all the animals at the zoo. One of those animals, the elephant, was labeled "The Republican Vote." That's all it took for the elephant to become associated with the Republican Party.
The Democrats think of the elephant as bungling, stupid, pompous and conservative -- but the Republicans think it is dignified, strong and intelligent. On the other hand, the Republicans regard the donkey as stubborn, silly and ridiculous -- but the Democrats claim it is humble, homely, smart, courageous and loveable.
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BeerMan-Qc placed it in - BMQc #1 - Val-David -
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Québec, Canada
- 14.21 miles
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BeerMan-Qc posted a note for it
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BeerMan-Ex placed it in the GeoCache BeerMan-Ex #1 (GCJ7ZD)
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BeerMan-Qc retrieved it from McCache des Laurentides
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Québec, Canada
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In direction to the GeoCache BeerMan-Ex #1 (GCJ7ZD)
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fizbot placed it in McCache des Laurentides
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Québec, Canada
- 138.02 miles
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fizbot retrieved it from (IN) the tree
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Ontario, Canada
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Well, this dynamic duo was found just "hanging around", which although normal for most political figures, is not really acceptable. I've picked them up and will move them to a more "happening" place shortly.
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leviathan_slayer and cowgirl placed it in (IN) the tree
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Ontario, Canada
- 32.76 miles
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Well the US Donkey and Elephant will now begin to enjoy the freedom of the Canadian outdoors. With any luck they will meet a Canadian Beaver, or Whitetail Deer, or maybe even a good old black bear. Welcome to God's Country my friends and may your journeys carry you far.
Leviathan_Slayer
[This entry was edited by leviathan_slayer on Saturday, April 03, 2004 at 3:04:03 PM.]
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leviathan_slayer and cowgirl retrieved it from Geogranny's Welcome To Canada
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Ontario, Canada
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Picked up the TB at Geogranny's Welcome to Canada cache. It will be on the move in the next day or so. Will give the Elephant and Donkey a great tour of backwoods of Ontario. Maybe they will get a chance to meet a real Beaver!! Wooohooo!!
Leviathan_slayer and Cowgirl
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Team Kuebbing placed it in Geogranny's Welcome To Canada
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Ontario, Canada
- 26.09 miles
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Team Kuebbing retrieved it from Black River Small Mouth Cache
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New York
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Just helping along the travelers
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Lear08 & Jana placed it in Black River Small Mouth Cache
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New York
- 6.93 miles
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