Obama admin. knew about WWII veterans’ request and rejected it - FUBO!!!

[Soul Crusher]

Doesn't matter the source of the funding...private or public.  Those funds are managed by the US government and the government shut down caused by the republican guard has had a trickle down effect.

http://www.abmc.gov/home.php

Its a pavilion made from granite - don't need park police to monitor people like babies.  These people fought in WW2 - if anything they should do the policing. 

[AndreaRyc]

Its a pavilion made from granite - don't need park police to monitor people like babies.  These people fought in WW2 - if anything they should do the policing. 

No oversight, not now, not tomorrow!

Isn't DC riddled with minorities?  And you are saying that, what, we don't need the police? 

White tax dollars are being used to keep the negro horde in line.  I thought that's what you law and order racist types liked?

[blacken700]

Its a pavilion made from granite - don't need park police to monitor people like babies.  These people fought in WW2 - if anything they should do the policing. 

go cry to the teabaggers  

[Straw Man]

Its a pavilion made from granite - don't need park police to monitor people like babies.  These people fought in WW2 - if anything they should do the policing. 

national parks and monuments are closed

instead of crying you should be enjoying your new found freedom from tyranny

[OzmO]

"River of Tears"

[Straw Man]

"River of Tears"

leave it to teabaggers to get exactly what they wanted and then complain about it

[Fury]

leave it to teabaggers to get exactly what they wanted and then complain about it

Got any proof this memorial has ever been closed before? From what I've read, they're usually open 24/7.

Can you explain why the Obama admin had to order the closure of the memorial if it wasn't standard protocol for government shutdowns? 

[Fury]

Let's give a round of applause for just how creepy the cult-like devotion sheeple like StrawMan have for their Messiah Obama. They don't give a shit who they crush as long as it lets Dear Leader prove a point.

90+ year old WWII vets are being shit on and this clown is cheering it on. How sad, pathetic and petty.

[OzmO]

There is a standard protocol for government shutdowns?

What is it?

[Soul Crusher]

Let's give a round of applause for just how creepy the cult-like devotion sheeple like StrawMan have for their Messiah Obama. They don't give a shit who they crush as long as it lets Dear Leader prove a point.

90+ year old WWII vets are being shit on and this clown is cheering it on. How sad, pathetic and petty.

Its a Cult of Personality. 

[Straw Man]

Got any proof this memorial has ever been closed before? From what I've read, they're usually open 24/7.

Can you explain why the Obama admin had to order the closure of the memorial if it wasn't standard protocol for government shutdowns? 

when did I say it had never been closed before

I think we should shut even more stuff

Shut down as much as possible except maybe law enforcement and national security stuff

Bring the country to hard stop and leave it there

That's what Ted Cruz and Teabaggers want so give it to them

First Thing we should do is stop paying Congress, their staffer, etc...including stop providing them healthcare coverage

I don't care if Ted Cruz's wife is about to give birth

Shut it all down

[Straw Man]

Its a Cult of Personality. 

and you a Fairy are part of a cult of retards who get exactly what you want and then cry about it

[Soul Crusher]

You would be amazed just how well things would function if we shut down 90% of the govt

when did I say it had never been closed before

I think we should shut even more stuff

Shut down as much as possible except maybe law enforcement and national security stuff

Bring the country to hard stop and leave it there

That's what Ted Cruz and Teabaggers want so give it to them

First Thing we should do is stop paying Congress, their staffer, etc...including stop providing them healthcare coverage

I don't care if Ted Cruz's wife is about to give birth

Shut it all down

[Straw Man]

You would be amazed just how well things would function if we shut down 90% of the govt

good

then what are fuck are crying about on this thread

can you and I at least agree that Congress should receive no pay any benefits during the shutdown and should not be reimbursed after the fact

These assholes don't want to do their job but are still getting paid

Surely we can agree that's bullshit

[Coach is Back!]

you wanted a shutdown and you got it so stop you crying

aren't you the guy who thinks the government should do almost nothing in the first place

I see you fell for the ole "Republicans wanted the shut down" thing.

[Straw Man]

I see you fell for the ole "Republicans wanted the shut down" thing.

I see you're going to pretend it's not your parties fault

All you had to do is pass the CR to fund the government but you idiots couldn't just do that without trying YET AGAIN to stop the ACA

You can't deal with the fact that it was passed into law, deemed constitutional by the Supreme Court and then we had a national election where you candidate promised to repeal it and he lost

Your Party LOST

Your Party is the one who is shutting down the government....PERIOD

[Soul Crusher]

Obama Administration Decided to Block Access to Memorials


by Mike Flynn  2 Oct 2013, 7:11 AM PDT 472  post a comment 

Via Breitbart

The Obama Administration has decided to block access to public memorials on the National Mall as a result of the government shutdown. Like its decision to end White House tours when the sequester cuts took effect, there is no rational reason for this. The Park Police, nominally in charge of monitoring these spaces, isn't even effected by the shutdown. Shutting off access to these sites is gratuitous and petulant.

On Monday, the first day of the government shutdown, a number of WWII veterans showed up at a memorial to their service to find that access had been blocked. The memorial is in a public space and is open 24/7, with almost no oversight from Park Police personnel. (Who, by the way, are exempt from the government shutdown.) The White House was, according to reports, informed of the veterans' visit and chose to block access.

Having lived in DC for 18 years, I can tell you, the WWII Memorial is simply an architectural structure in an open public space. There is no official "access" to it. There are no guards. It's a building in a park. Yet, the Obama Administration tried to block veterans from viewing the public memorial, even after hearing about the planned visit.

Fortunately, the "greatest generation" was having nothing of this and easily overcame the government barricades. (Do we yet again have to rely on this generation to show the promise of America?)

On Wednesday, the veterans' group is planning to visit the Lincoln Memorial, which the Obama Administration has also vowed to close to visitors. I have regularly visited this memorial at one or two in the morning. At those hours, it is a peaceful and reflective place. It is an open space. There is no access that needs to be blocked. It is only by a conscious decision, and a great deal of work, that access would be blocked.

This is nothing more than a petulant response by the Obama Administration to the government shutdown. Over the next week, more than 500 WWII veterans are expected in DC to visit the memorial dedicated to their sacrifice. If the Park Police again try to erect barricades to this public space, it will be another sign that the Obama Administration has made an affirmative decision to separate itself from the American public.

Obama chose this pass. He ought to be made to own it. 

[Fury]

Obama Administration Decided to Block Access to Memorials


by Mike Flynn  2 Oct 2013, 7:11 AM PDT 472  post a comment 

Via Breitbart

The Obama Administration has decided to block access to public memorials on the National Mall as a result of the government shutdown. Like its decision to end White House tours when the sequester cuts took effect, there is no rational reason for this. The Park Police, nominally in charge of monitoring these spaces, isn't even effected by the shutdown. Shutting off access to these sites is gratuitous and petulant.

On Monday, the first day of the government shutdown, a number of WWII veterans showed up at a memorial to their service to find that access had been blocked. The memorial is in a public space and is open 24/7, with almost no oversight from Park Police personnel. (Who, by the way, are exempt from the government shutdown.) The White House was, according to reports, informed of the veterans' visit and chose to block access.

Having lived in DC for 18 years, I can tell you, the WWII Memorial is simply an architectural structure in an open public space. There is no official "access" to it. There are no guards. It's a building in a park. Yet, the Obama Administration tried to block veterans from viewing the public memorial, even after hearing about the planned visit.

Fortunately, the "greatest generation" was having nothing of this and easily overcame the government barricades. (Do we yet again have to rely on this generation to show the promise of America?)

On Wednesday, the veterans' group is planning to visit the Lincoln Memorial, which the Obama Administration has also vowed to close to visitors. I have regularly visited this memorial at one or two in the morning. At those hours, it is a peaceful and reflective place. It is an open space. There is no access that needs to be blocked. It is only by a conscious decision, and a great deal of work, that access would be blocked.

This is nothing more than a petulant response by the Obama Administration to the government shutdown. Over the next week, more than 500 WWII veterans are expected in DC to visit the memorial dedicated to their sacrifice. If the Park Police again try to erect barricades to this public space, it will be another sign that the Obama Administration has made an affirmative decision to separate itself from the American public.

Obama chose this pass. He ought to be made to own it. 

Exactly the point I was trying to convey to StrawAnus. I expect his rebuttal to be as moronic as the rest of his posts.

[AndreaRyc]

You would be amazed just how well things would function if we shut down 90% of the govt

That's just plain old fantasy talking right there.  LIke, "get gov. out of the market place so the market will function better!"  

How many things in life get better without planning or organization?  Gov. is an edifice of organization and allocation.

[AndreaRyc]

Exactly the point I was trying to convey to StrawAnus. I expect his rebuttal to be as moronic as the rest of his posts.

What is the point you are trying to convey?

A small radical cadre of right wing zealots use an antiquated accounting trick to make the government welch on its budgetary demands.  So naturally, you guys blame the guy who is no part of that calculus.

And then when the president starts literally shutting down the government, here comes the same Hoi Polloi screaming that the president is shutting down the government.

I wonder if the public memorials have to be cleaned or insured in any way?  Or, much like the business world, are these memorials are self-regulating entities requiring no upkeep?

So Matt Flynn, not only are you a horrible QB, but your article is lacking.  I'm glad GB traded this guy.

[Straw Man]

Obama Administration Decided to Block Access to Memorials


by Mike Flynn  2 Oct 2013, 7:11 AM PDT 472  post a comment 

Via Breitbart

The Obama Administration has decided to block access to public memorials on the National Mall as a result of the government shutdown. Like its decision to end White House tours when the sequester cuts took effect, there is no rational reason for this. The Park Police, nominally in charge of monitoring these spaces, isn't even effected by the shutdown. Shutting off access to these sites is gratuitous and petulant.

On Monday, the first day of the government shutdown, a number of WWII veterans showed up at a memorial to their service to find that access had been blocked. The memorial is in a public space and is open 24/7, with almost no oversight from Park Police personnel. (Who, by the way, are exempt from the government shutdown.) The White House was, according to reports, informed of the veterans' visit and chose to block access.

Having lived in DC for 18 years, I can tell you, the WWII Memorial is simply an architectural structure in an open public space. There is no official "access" to it. There are no guards. It's a building in a park. Yet, the Obama Administration tried to block veterans from viewing the public memorial, even after hearing about the planned visit.

Fortunately, the "greatest generation" was having nothing of this and easily overcame the government barricades. (Do we yet again have to rely on this generation to show the promise of America?)

On Wednesday, the veterans' group is planning to visit the Lincoln Memorial, which the Obama Administration has also vowed to close to visitors. I have regularly visited this memorial at one or two in the morning. At those hours, it is a peaceful and reflective place. It is an open space. There is no access that needs to be blocked. It is only by a conscious decision, and a great deal of work, that access would be blocked.

This is nothing more than a petulant response by the Obama Administration to the government shutdown. Over the next week, more than 500 WWII veterans are expected in DC to visit the memorial dedicated to their sacrifice. If the Park Police again try to erect barricades to this public space, it will be another sign that the Obama Administration has made an affirmative decision to separate itself from the American public.

Obama chose this pass. He ought to be made to own it. 

I couldn't give a rats ass

we should shut down even more stuff

You're the guy that thinks everything will be fine with 90% of the government shut down so let's have it

I'll repost this rather than repeating it

when did I say it had never been closed before

I think we should shut even more stuff

Shut down as much as possible except maybe law enforcement and national security stuff

Bring the country to hard stop and leave it there

That's what Ted Cruz and Teabaggers want so give it to them

First Thing we should do is stop paying Congress, their staffer, etc...including stop providing them healthcare coverage

I don't care if Ted Cruz's wife is about to give birth

Shut it all down

[Soul Crusher]

I couldn't give a rats ass

we should shut down even more stuff

You're the guy that thinks everything will be fine with 90% of the government shut down so let's have it

I'll repost this rather than repeating it

You clearly didn't read the article did you moron? 

[Fury]

I couldn't give a rats ass

we should shut down even more stuff

You're the guy that thinks everything will be fine with 90% of the government shut down so let's have it

I'll repost this rather than repeating it

You fancy yourself a little wannabe-Gestapo, don't you? Anything is acceptable as long as it helps Dear Leader. You'd definitely be one of the sheep gunning down your own countrymen in the Killing Fields.

What a sad life you lead. So much anger.

You clearly didn't read the article did you moron? 

Of course he didn't. He's from the 240 school where he just talks out of his ass and his 100% driven by emotion and rage.

[Soul Crusher]

The memorial is in a public space and is open 24/7, with almost no oversight from Park Police personnel. (Who, by the way, are exempt from the government shutdown.) The White House was, according to reports, informed of the veterans' visit and chose to block access.

[Straw Man]

You clearly didn't read the article did you moron? 

I read it

I  said I didn't give a shit

I agree with you

let's shut down 90% of the government including any all monuments

Stop Crying

This is your dream come true