On October 12, 2009, the Federal Office of Management and Budget observes the invasion of the Americas by Christophorus Columbus (aka Christoffa Corombo, Cristoforo Colombo, Cristóvão Colombo, Christovam Colom, and Cristóbal Colón), a Genoese private contractor working for the government of Castille. Federal employees have Monday off. Even at the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Of course, senators and congressmen have every Monday off. Every Friday, too.
God Bless America.
Note: Monday, Oct. 12, 2009 is Native American Day in South Dakota.
Image (First Invasion of The Americas, after Dioscoro Teofilo de la Puebla Tolin) by Mike Licht. Download a copy here. Creative Commons license; credit Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com
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Tags: America, Columbus Day, holidays, humor, satire
October 12, 2009 at 2:38 pm
Awesome artwork! I love it!!!
Thanks, Leon. It shows the birth of American Triumphalism in Art, and a another possible reason for the tragic decline of native peoples. — ml
October 12, 2009 at 2:47 pm
Great picture!
October 12, 2009 at 3:23 pm
Nice find, and I love the art….thanks for checking out my blog as well.
October 12, 2009 at 4:19 pm
Never knew there was a Native American day, nice post!
October 12, 2009 at 4:30 pm
I like that picture and with McDonald’s clown..Well, it is free enterprise.
Yes, I agree…God Bless America!
October 12, 2009 at 5:09 pm
Ah, so that’s how McDonald’s got started. It’s nice to see that both capitalism and obesity have early roots in this country!
Zeus: Columbus is said to have invented the Canoe-Thru window. – ml
October 12, 2009 at 5:15 pm
This is great!!!