{"id":147147,"date":"2021-02-18T21:24:27","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T02:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=147147"},"modified":"2021-02-18T21:58:32","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T02:58:32","slug":"dolly-parton-refuses-statue-in-tennessee-state-capitol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dolly-parton-refuses-statue-in-tennessee-state-capitol\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton Refuses Statue In Tennessee State Capitol"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdolly-parton-refuses-statue-in-tennessee-state-capitol%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=147147&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/9603F51F-6E6D-4FA2-8B2C-DA6FFC0EDBAC-1200x800-1.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Singer Dolly Parton urged legislators in her home state of Tennessee on Thursday not to erect a statue of her in the State Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to thank the Tennessee legislature for their consideration of a bill to erect a statue of me on the Capitol grounds,\u201d Parton said in a statement. \u201cI am honored and humbled by their intention but I have asked the leaders of the state legislature to remove the bill from any and all consideration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven all that is going on in the world, I don\u2019t think putting me on a pedestal is appropriate at this time,\u201d Parton continued. \u201cI hope, though, that somewhere down the road several years from now or perhaps after I\u2019m gone if you still feel I deserve it, then I\u2019m certain I will stand proud in our great State Capitol as a grateful Tennessean.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the meantime, I\u2019ll continue to try to do good work to make this great state proud,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qD9yGODWtT\">pic.twitter.com\/qD9yGODWtT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dolly Parton (@DollyParton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DollyParton\/status\/1362431803391377409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Tennessee state Rep. John Mark Windle (D) introduced a bill in January urging funding to fashion and install a statue of the iconic country singer.<\/p>\n<p>Windle introduced the legislation in an attempt to commemorate Parton \u201cfor all that she has contributed to this state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/dolly-parton-tennessee-no-statue-capitol-ee80ab68ca93f29d5f600b99008fadfc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Associated Press<\/a>, Windle said of the statue when he proposed it: \u201cAt this point in history, is there a better example, not just in America but in the world, of a leader that is (a) kind, decent, passionate human being? (She\u2019s) a passionate person who loves everyone, and everyone loves her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As well as being a country music star, Parton is also a philanthropist. In addition to the&nbsp;<a class href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/bb87c256d6bd39397c454ea4cfd92803\">Imagination Library<\/a>, which works worldwide to improve child literacy, Parton made a&nbsp;<a class href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/dolly-parton-coronavirus-vaccine-song-b60d1d78dd10961e3764574d0f99ab70\">million-dollar donation<\/a> to Vanderbilt University to assist with the development of Moderna\u2019s COVID-19 vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>Parton has also turned down another coveted honor, according to reports from earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>As The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/dolly-parton-has-turned-down-medal-of-freedom-awards-from-trump-and-biden-for-different-reasons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Dolly Parton now has been offered the Presidential Medal of Freedom by two different administrations, but she has turned them both down.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>She turned down the Trump administration\u2019s offer of the award twice for health concerns, but that didn\u2019t stop <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/in-the-know\/in-the-know\/536881-dolly-parton-says-she-turned-down-medal-from-trump?rl=1\">The Hill<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2021\/feb\/02\/dolly-parton-turned-down-presidential-medal-of-freedom-twice-trump\">other<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glamour.com\/story\/dolly-parton-turned-down-presidential-medal-freedom-trump-twice\">media<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/2021\/02\/dolly-parton-turned-down-presidential-medal-of-freedom-twice.html\">outlets<\/a> from framing the story as a rebuke of former President Donald Trump. The Hill went so far as to qualify Parton\u2019s reasons for turning down the award as \u201cmainly due to personal reasons.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The truth is that Parton exclusively gave personal reasons for not accepting the award from the Trump administration.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI couldn\u2019t accept it because my husband was ill and then they asked me again about it and I wouldn\u2019t travel because of the COVID,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/popculture\/dolly-parton-turned-down-presidential-medal-freedom-twice-t207752\">told<\/a> NBC\u2019s \u201cToday.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>As to why she turned down the award from the Biden administration, she said: \u201cNow I feel like if I take it, I\u2019ll be doing politics, so I\u2019m not sure.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/dolly-parton-has-turned-down-medal-of-freedom-awards-from-trump-and-biden-for-different-reasons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dolly Parton Has Turned Down Medal Of Freedom Awards From Trump And Biden, For Different Reasons<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Singer Dolly Parton urged legislators in her home state of Tennessee on Thursday not to erect a statue of her in the State Capitol. \u201cI want to thank the Tennessee &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2181522,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/9603F51F-6E6D-4FA2-8B2C-DA6FFC0EDBAC-1200x800-1.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"Dolly Parton Refuses Statue In Tennessee State Capitol","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-147147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/9603F51F-6E6D-4FA2-8B2C-DA6FFC0EDBAC-1200x800-1.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"Dolly Parton Refuses Statue In Tennessee State Capitol","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=147147"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147147\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2181522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=147147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=147147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}