Park Ranger Spouts Anti-American Rhetoric at Independence Hall

[Dale00]

A federal employee of the National Park Service who offers guided tours of Independence Hall in Philadelphia -- the birthplace of the Constitution -- stunned a group of tourists this week by telling them the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence were the product of "class elites who were just out to protect their privileged status."

Mary A. Hogan, a federal employee making in excess of $95,000 per year in salary and benefits, provided a tour Monday afternoon at Independence Hall laced with factual inaccuracies and disparaging comments about the Founders and the Constitution.

Several attendees of her tour group on Monday told PJ Media that Hogan, who goes by the name Missy, had explained to them that "the Founders knew that when they left this room, what they had written wouldn't matter very much." Hogan told the group that the "most important part of the Constitution written at Independence Hall was the ability to change it."

Hogan also inaccurately told the tour group that "King George III paid more attention to Parliament" than the colonists "because they were right there and could remove him from office." Parliament did not possess the power to remove the king from office in the 1770s, and does not possess that power today.

Hogan's LinkedIn page says she is the "chief of operations" at the National Park Service in Philadelphia.

Federal Park Ranger Mocks Founders, Constitution ... While Leading Tour of Independence Hall!

 

[dennishoddy]

Well, she is a gubberment employee on the teat. Why wouldn't she say that?
Is there a law that says she has to tell the truth? If not, there should be.

 

[Rod Snell]

She's now enjoying HER privileged status. We used to joke that there should be a rocket named "The GS Employee" because NOBODY can make it work and you can't fire it.

 

[Glocktogo]

UPDATE: The original version of this article misidentified the Park Ranger based on the information provided by our initial sources. We have since independently confirmed the identity of the Park Ranger in question as Holly Holst, and have corrected the article.

The offender in question:

 

[Shadowrider]

$95K for a park ranger?

 

[John6185]

A federal employee takes an oath to uphold the Constitution I believe. Regardless of oath, the employee represents the government....well enough said, perhaps she was representing our lackluster government.

 

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

You'd think a park ranger would have a bit of historical knowledge. I guess it would be lost on her that those documents protect her right to be a moron.