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Abrignac Offline
#1 Posted: Sun, Oct 13 2013, 2:14 PM EST
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WASHINGTON - Thousands of people converged on the World War II Memorial on the National Mall on Sunday morning and tore down the barricades blocking it off, protesting the closure of the memorial during the federal government shutdown.

Beginning at about 9:30 a.m., Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, as well as former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, were among the luminaries in a crowd that chanted "Tear down these walls!" and sang "God Bless America" as well as other patriotic songs as they entered the memorial, which has been closed since the government shutdown that began Oct. 1.

Tractor-trailers headed down 17th Street toward the Mall, blaring their horns. The Metropolitan Police Department blocked off the street, prompting the crowd to head up the street, shouting at the police to move their vehicles.

Palin said that closing the memorials was disgraceful, and that President Obama "could be here today, saying 'Yes, we can tear down these barricades."

Cruz said that President Obama was using veterans as political pawns in the shutdown. Lee shouted, "The sons and daughters of the United States of America are meant to live in liberty."

By 11 a.m., the group had headed back to the memorial, and dozens congregated around World War II veterans, shaking their hands and thanking them for their service.

Later in the morning, veteran Mike Lauriente was accepting handshakes from demonstrators. He served in Sicily and French Morocco, and declared the memorial, which he was seeing for the first time, beautiful. "The spirit that I see here is overwhelming."

http://www.wtop.com/959/3479186/Crowd-storms-World-War-II-Memorial
TMCTLT Offline
#2 Posted: Sun, Oct 13 2013, 2:32 PM EST
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If I lived close enough and knew they were gonna do this, I'd have happily joined them fog
stogiemonger Offline
#3 Posted: Sun, Oct 13 2013, 5:15 PM EST
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May God bless them all.

I was hoping this would happen peacefully.

Thank you truckers for the escort!

God Bless America!
Kidmd Offline
#4 Posted: Sun, Oct 13 2013, 5:30 PM EST
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Here, here....

Pray

Pray for our country...I'm afraid we won't recognize it soon...

The movie 2016 is coming true.....you guys really should watch it...it will scare the day lights out of ya....his, Obama, plan is sticking to the script. EXACTLY!!!!
Taps86 Offline
#5 Posted: Sun, Oct 13 2013, 5:43 PM EST
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Good for them...LMAO at the 2 puppets that showed up.
Burner02 Offline
#6 Posted: Sun, Oct 13 2013, 6:01 PM EST
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Taps86 wrote:
Good for them...LMAO at the 2 puppets that showed up.



Go call someone on your O'Blamer phone.
Burner02 Offline
#7 Posted: Sun, Oct 13 2013, 6:05 PM EST
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Taps86 wrote:
Good for them...LMAO at the 2 puppets that showed up.




One other thing, those puppets are the one's that afforded you the right to be a "Prick".
rfenst Offline
#8 Posted: Sun, Oct 13 2013, 6:12 PM EST
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It is no surprise to me to read that Palin has stooped as low as Cruz.
Kidmd Offline
#9 Posted: Sun, Oct 13 2013, 6:16 PM EST
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Quick everyone get in line......
The Pelosi/Reid gang is in charge and....
The Kool aid is nice and fresh......
Burner02 Offline
#10 Posted: Sun, Oct 13 2013, 6:16 PM EST
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rfenst wrote:
It is no surprise to me to read that Palin has stooped as low as Cruz.




Are you saying that anyone that takes a stance on behalf of the Vet's are stooping low?
Gene363 Offline
#11 Posted: Sun, Oct 13 2013, 6:21 PM EST
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The link below shows a stack of barricades in front of the White House

http://benswann.com/vets-tear-down-memorial-barricades-drop-them-in-front-of-white-house/
Abrignac Offline
#12 Posted: Sun, Oct 13 2013, 6:23 PM EST
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Gene363 wrote:
The link below shows a stack of barricades in front of the White House

http://benswann.com/vets-tear-down-memorial-barricades-drop-them-in-front-of-white-house/



Picture of the decade:

http://benswann.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/vet-rally-8.jpg
Abrignac Offline
#13 Posted: Sun, Oct 13 2013, 6:24 PM EST
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I'm curious. Could it be that they blame the White House and not Congress?
ZRX1200 Offline
#14 Posted: Sun, Oct 13 2013, 6:25 PM EST
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Robert, like Palosi marching through the protester crowd with that obnoxious gabble after the closed door passing of A.C.A?


New low????? Really......like you're not smart enough to understand politics, c'mon you're not Taps......

Now if you wanna say you believe she's hypocritical and doesn't believe in it that's one thing.

But I think you just despise her like Rick.

Petty.
Burner02 Offline
#15 Posted: Sun, Oct 13 2013, 6:27 PM EST
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Abrignac wrote:
Picture of the decade:

http://benswann.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/vet-rally-8.jpg





ThumpUp
Abrignac Offline
#16 Posted: Sun, Oct 13 2013, 6:32 PM EST
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ZRX1200 wrote:
Robert, like Palosi marching through the protester crowd with that obnoxious gabble after the closed door passing of A.C.A?


New low????? Really......like you're not smart enough to understand politics, c'mon you're not Taps......

Now if you wanna say you believe she's hypocritical and doesn't believe in it that's one thing.

But I think you just despise her like Rick.

Petty.


Kinda like the Sen Dems rebranding H.R. 3590 which was a house bill regarding tax breaks for service members and using it as its vehicle for Obamacare to avoid the requirement that spending bills must originate in the House.
Kidmd Offline
#17 Posted: Sun, Oct 13 2013, 6:37 PM EST
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Abrignac wrote:
Picture of the decade:

http://benswann.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/vet-rally-8.jpg


I would have given anything..almost..to be there....me (12 year vet) pushing my 88 y/o dad...navy vet of WWII...in his wheelchair down the street to the White House...carrying those baracades!!!


=d> ThumpUp
rfenst Offline
#18 Posted: Sun, Oct 13 2013, 6:45 PM EST
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Kidmd wrote:
Here, here....

Pray

Pray for our country...I'm afraid we won't recognize it soon...

The movie 2016 is coming true.....you guys really should watch it...it will scare the day lights out of ya....his, Obama, plan is sticking to the script. EXACTLY!!!!


When can you "meet and great", neighbor? I work part-time, am very flexible and have some of the real good stuff, if you know what I mean... Corona at Sand Lake or Downtown? PM me!
Taps86 Offline
#19 Posted: Sun, Oct 13 2013, 6:52 PM EST
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Burner02 wrote:
One other thing, those puppets are the one's that afforded you the right to be a "Prick".



The **** they did. The VETS are the ones who afforded me the right to say what I please. Those puppets didn't fight for chit for me or this country...

The one is Canadian for christ sake and the other might as well be.
rfenst Offline
#20 Posted: Sun, Oct 13 2013, 6:53 PM EST
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ZRX1200 wrote:
Robert, like Palosi marching through the protester crowd with that obnoxious gabble after the closed door passing of A.C.A?


New low????? Really......like you're not smart enough to understand politics, c'mon you're not Taps......

Now if you wanna say you believe she's hypocritical and doesn't believe in it that's one thing.

But I think you just despise her like Rick.
who
Petty.


Pelosi is a piece of crap. Palin is not a hypocrite- I just think she is a dimly lit, publicity whore who believes it is just fine to attack ACA instead of using acceptable methods. As to your attempt to slur me by alluding to Rick, you owe both of us an apology.
Taps86 Offline
#21 Posted: Sun, Oct 13 2013, 6:55 PM EST
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And last I checked both parties are using the VETS along with the military as PAWNS.
rfenst Offline
#22 Posted: Sun, Oct 13 2013, 6:57 PM EST
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Kidmd wrote:
I would have given anything..almost..to be there....me (12 year vet) pushing my 88 y/o dad...navy vet of WWII...in his wheelchair down the street to the White House...carrying those baracades!!!


Applause ThumpUp


I'd have loved to be there too. History in the making. Support for vets and memorial sites, and other good stuff.
rfenst Offline
#23 Posted: Sun, Oct 13 2013, 7:03 PM EST
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Taps86 wrote:


The one is Canadian for christ sake and the other might as well be.



LOL!
ZRX1200 Offline
#24 Posted: Sun, Oct 13 2013, 7:06 PM EST
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Robert that wasn't a slur, Rick honestly despises her.


As to you I was questioning your dislike of her..



Apology accepted.
Burner02 Offline
#25 Posted: Sun, Oct 13 2013, 7:06 PM EST
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Taps86 wrote:
The **** they did. The VETS are the ones who afforded me the right to say what I please. Those puppets didn't fight for chit for me or this country...

The one is Canadian for christ sake and the other might as well be.




Sorry, thought you were referring to the "Vets" as puppets.

FYI, you are still a "Prick".
Taps86 Offline
#26 Posted: Sun, Oct 13 2013, 7:09 PM EST
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Burner02 wrote:
Sorry, thought you were referring to the "Vets" as puppets.

FYI, you are still a "Prick".



Sorry sir. I'll be clearer next time.
Taps86 Offline
#27 Posted: Sun, Oct 13 2013, 7:11 PM EST
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This NEVER gets old.....

http://mywebduck.typepad.com/pentimento/images/2008/10/03/palin_flow_chart.jpg


or this


http://www.faillol.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/sarah_palin_bikini_00.jpg
Taps86 Offline
#28 Posted: Sun, Oct 13 2013, 7:18 PM EST
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This is by far the best one....


http://madmikesamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/drill_baby_drill.gif
ZRX1200 Offline
#29 Posted: Sun, Oct 13 2013, 7:21 PM EST
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Taps you're just mad a woman is smarter than you.


Why do you hate Amerika?
Taps86 Offline
#30 Posted: Sun, Oct 13 2013, 7:24 PM EST
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ZRX1200 wrote:
Taps you're just mad a woman is smarter than you.


Why do you hate Amerika?



Whose smarter Palin or this BatChit Crazy Biotch????????



http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0U6EQvX8H-U/Tksy4G19-wI/AAAAAAAAAQA/wIXo9Ppz8RE/s1600/michele_eat.jpeg
ZRX1200 Offline
#31 Posted: Sun, Oct 13 2013, 7:26 PM EST
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I dunno.


But you won a bronze!
DadZilla3 Offline
#32 Posted: Sun, Oct 13 2013, 7:28 PM EST
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P00p slinging is so much fun! ThumpUp

http://www.politifake.org/image/political/1104/takes-a-fool-obama-fool-political-poster-1302182387.jpg

Or this...

http://images.sodahead.com/polls/003314931/2733257873_FoolAid_41517244614_answer_2_xlarge.jpeg

This is by far the best one...

http://plancksconstant.org/blog1/iamges/sub13/pelosi.jpg
rfenst Offline
#33 Posted: Sun, Oct 13 2013, 7:29 PM EST
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ZRX1200 wrote:
Robert that wasn't a slur, Rick honestly despises her.


As to you I was questioning your dislike of her..



Apology accepted.


I think she is a moron (as is Biden).
ZRX1200 Offline
#34 Posted: Sun, Oct 13 2013, 7:31 PM EST
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She's smarter than Taps.
Burner02 Offline
#35 Posted: Sun, Oct 13 2013, 7:32 PM EST
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DadZilla3 wrote:
http://plancksconstant.org/blog1/iamges/sub13/pelosi.jpg



Yep, what a babe!
Taps86 Offline
#36 Posted: Sun, Oct 13 2013, 7:47 PM EST
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ZRX1200 wrote:
I dunno.


But you won a bronze!



I hope to never be in a room with those 2 and Palosi. How those 3 are in politics is beyond me.
ZRX1200 Offline
#37 Posted: Sun, Oct 13 2013, 7:57 PM EST
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I would **** their brains out.
Taps86 Offline
#38 Posted: Sun, Oct 13 2013, 8:15 PM EST
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ZRX1200 wrote:
I would **** their brains out.



Well duh. We know you have very low standards....
ZRX1200 Offline
#39 Posted: Sun, Oct 13 2013, 8:31 PM EST
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(Insert "yo mama" joke here)
HockeyDad Offline
#40 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 7:46 AM EST
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Taps86 wrote:
Well duh. We know you have very low standards....



Lower your standards, improve your average. (South Carolina rule for pick-up bars)
Buckwheat Offline
#41 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 8:11 AM EST
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More political theatre of the absurd. Who cares? Really, who gives a chit? I may not have food or health benefits but let them mess with MY national memorials and I'm going postal (unless it is some BS federal "holiday" - i.e. Columbus day). fog
TMCTLT Offline
#42 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 8:28 AM EST
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Buckwheat wrote:
More political theatre of the absurd. Who cares? Really, who gives a chit? I may not have food or health benefits but let them mess with MY national memorials and I'm going postal (unless it is some BS federal "holiday" - i.e. Columbus day). fog



Friggin right....without remembering history, we're bound to repeat it. Without Our basic freedoms.....food and medical care doesn't amount to ****.....
Buckwheat Offline
#43 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 8:44 AM EST
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TMCTLT wrote:
Friggin right....without remembering history, we're bound to repeat it. Without Our basic freedoms.....food and medical care doesn't amount to ****.....


I agree about remembering history. But do you really believe that visiting a national Memorial is going to enlighten people about WWII more than actually studying about it in school or reading about it? My point was that it is a joke when these assbag politicians are partially to blame for the shutdown in the first place. Have you been personally been affected by the temporary closure of any of these Memorials? These politicians want to have us believe that they give two squirts of piss about any of us by storming this Memorial that they caused to be closed. What a bad joke.
Gene363 Offline
#44 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 9:02 AM EST
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Buckwheat wrote:
I agree about remembering history. But do you really believe that visiting a national Memorial is going to enlighten people about WWII more than actually studying about it in school or reading about it? My point was that it is a joke when these assbag politicians are partially to blame for the shutdown in the first place. Have you been personally been affected by the temporary closure of any of these Memorials? These politicians want to have us believe that they give two squirts of piss about any of us by storming this Memorial that they caused to be closed. What a bad joke.


No argument, it's the choice of the Obama administration to actively (vindictively) deny a access to monuments that belong to the citizens. This is especially true for those citizens that spilled their blood in the wars the monuments represent. Obama's true colors became apparent when this issue came to light and he didn't immediately open the monuments, especially to veterans from WWII who may not have another day or week to come back. All politics aside, it turns my stomach and the blame is squarely on Obama.
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#45 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 9:07 AM EST
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Buckwheat wrote:
I agree about remembering history. But do you really believe that visiting a national Memorial is going to enlighten people about WWII more than actually studying about it in school or reading about it? My point was that it is a joke when these assbag politicians are partially to blame for the shutdown in the first place. Have you been personally been affected by the temporary closure of any of these Memorials? These politicians want to have us believe that they give two squirts of piss about any of us by storming this Memorial that they caused to be closed. What a bad joke.



Enlightened?? I dunno....but I DO believe that when a person actually sees all those names which represent lives lost defending either Our freedoms both here and abroad. I think ThAT sight is quite overwhelming and I'm not convinced that one gets " that " impact from reading a book. Besides, we've become so PC and left leaning that our screwels have stopped teaching a lot of this!!And all said and done, I do believe there are adequate opportunities to prevent anyone from starving....and most regardless of income receive medical care.
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#46 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 9:09 AM EST
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Interesting statement when it is Congress that holds the purse strings to the government not Obama. And politics is the only thing that this government shutdown is about. Both sides will only be satisfied if they can claim some sort of "victory" in all of this mess. Until then all of america is being held hostage to our broken two party political system.
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#47 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 9:31 AM EST
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Buckwheat wrote:
Interesting statement when it is Congress that holds the purse strings to the government not Obama. And politics is the only thing that this government shutdown is about. Both sides will only be satisfied if they can claim some sort of "victory" in all of this mess. Until then all of america is being held hostage to our broken two party political system.


In the big picture, yes, but the chain of command for the people closing the monuments goes right up to Obama.
Taps86 Offline
#48 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 9:34 AM EST
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Gene363 wrote:

In the big picture, yes, but the chain of command for the people closing the monuments goes right up to Obama.



So we pick and chose then. 1 is more important then the other.
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#49 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 9:39 AM EST
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'Make it Hurt'


Mellow
Gene363 Offline
#50 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 9:43 AM EST
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TMCTLT wrote:
Enlightened?? I dunno....but I DO believe that when a person actually sees all those names which represent lives lost defending either Our freedoms both here and abroad. I think ThAT sight is quite overwhelming and I'm not convinced that one gets " that " impact from reading a book. Besides, we've become so PC and left leaning that our screwels have stopped teaching a lot of this!!And all said and done, I do believe there are adequate opportunities to prevent anyone from starving....and most regardless of income receive medical care.


Oh so true. If every President had to walk the length of the Vietnam Memorial before sending any US troops into harms way we might not be sticking our nose into other people's business so often.

Years ago my wife and I spent about a week in DC. We visited the Vietnam Memorial. We walked from the Smithsonian where they had a display of items left at the Vietnam memorial. At that time it was next to another display depicting an interment (concentration) camp where Japanese citizens of the USA were interned. Needless to say, we already had some grit in our eyes. When we spotted the monument it we could see the black line of stone. It didn't look that big, but when you get there it is very tall, quite long and the text that represent all those name is quite small. If you go there it will stay with you.
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