Obama Changes Mountain Name, Tantrums Ensue…

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President Obama is about to take a trip to Alaska. In advance of the trip, he changed the name of Mount McKinley back to its original name “Denali.” Ana Kasparian (The Point), John Iadarola (Think Tank), and Jimmy Dore (The Jimmy Dore Show Podcast), hosts of the The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.

“President Obama announced on Sunday that Mount McKinley was being renamed Denali, using his executive power to restore an Alaska Native name with deep cultural significance to the tallest mountain in North America.

The move came on the eve of Mr. Obama’s trip to Alaska, where he will spend three days promoting aggressive action to combat climate change, and is part of a series of steps he will make there meant to address the concerns of Alaska Native tribes.”*

Read more here: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/31/us/…

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