"Parks and Museums Shutdown....now what?"

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  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,604
    Jason P wrote:
    JimmyV wrote:
    Any posts yet claiming Obama has signed a secret order to pay the Muslim Brotherhood during the shutdown? Soon probably.
    I believe that The Cabinet continues to receive their salary, thus a secret order isn't necessary.

    :lol:
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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,327
    Love it ... busloads of WWII vets aren't gonna let a Parks & Museums Shutdown to stop them from seeing the WWII memorial.

    The rest of us should be taking some notes on how to deal with a dysfunctional group of leaders ... especially those that have planned vacations.

    BVgJA_xCEAAsCBq.jpg

    http://www.businessinsider.com/amid-shutdown-wwii-vets-enter-memorial-in-dc-2013-10
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  • Godfather.
    Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    ;)

    Godfather.
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,327
    :P

    :mrgreen:
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  • Snakeduck
    Snakeduck Posts: 1,056
    Jason P wrote:
    Love it ... busloads of WWII vets aren't gonna let a Parks & Museums Shutdown to stop them from seeing the WWII memorial.

    The rest of us should be taking some notes on how to deal with a dysfunctional group of leaders ... especially those that have planned vacations.

    If they think I am staying out of the backcountry of Yellowstone this weekend because they are closed, they don't know Snakeduck.
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,327
    Ironic that the national parks are shutdown on the 123rd anniversery of Yosemite.
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  • aerial
    aerial Posts: 2,319
    Jason P wrote:
    Love it ... busloads of WWII vets aren't gonna let a Parks & Museums Shutdown to stop them from seeing the WWII memorial.

    The rest of us should be taking some notes on how to deal with a dysfunctional group of leaders ... especially those that have planned vacations.

    BVgJA_xCEAAsCBq.jpg

    http://www.businessinsider.com/amid-shutdown-wwii-vets-enter-memorial-in-dc-2013-10


    How ironic that they closed down the open air monuments then hire people to make sure no one goes there.

    "I’m not going to enforce the 'no stopping or standing' sign for a group of 90 World War II veterans. I’m a veteran myself.”
    - U.S. Park Police officer     GOOD COP!
    “We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” Abraham Lincoln
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,327
    aerial wrote:


    How ironic that they closed down the open air monuments then hire people to make sure no one goes there.

    "I’m not going to enforce the 'no stopping or standing' sign for a group of 90 World War II veterans. I’m a veteran myself.”
    - U.S. Park Police officer     GOOD COP!
    Agreed. The first order of the government shutdown ... Let's close down a bunch of mountains and trees and air!

    But we gotta keep sending foreign aid so they can buy our planes and bazookas.

    :fp:
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,674
    Jason P wrote:
    Ironic that the national parks are shutdown on the 123rd anniversary of Yosemite.

    Very ironic! Further irony: I just mailed my annual contribution to the National Parks Conservation Association. NPCA is "the only independent, membership organization devoted exclusively to advocacy on behalf of the National Parks System".

    It greatly saddens me to see our National Parks closed.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • PJPOWER
    PJPOWER Posts: 6,499
    All of this and people will still think that their lives will be better with "more government" in it... They have effectively shown that they are not very reliable.
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Jason P wrote:
    Love it ... busloads of WWII vets aren't gonna let a Parks & Museums Shutdown to stop them from seeing the WWII memorial.

    The rest of us should be taking some notes on how to deal with a dysfunctional group of leaders ... especially those that have planned vacations.

    BVgJA_xCEAAsCBq.jpg

    http://www.businessinsider.com/amid-shutdown-wwii-vets-enter-memorial-in-dc-2013-10
    Larry David in the photo?

    Honestly though, I just love this story (and this thread).

    My dad could've been any one of those people.
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,327
    hedonist wrote:

    My dad could've been any one of those people.
    Awesome!

    If your pops is still around, tell him a fellow jammer ... or quite possibly a rouge A.I. program that has a keen CPU for awesome rock music ... is very grateful for the sacrifices he made for the world. :)
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  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Jason P wrote:
    hedonist wrote:

    My dad could've been any one of those people.
    Awesome!

    If your pops is still around, tell him a fellow jammer ... or quite possibly a rouge A.I. program that has a keen CPU for awesome rock music ... is very grateful for the sacrifices he made for the world. :)
    He's not around anymore but oh did you make his daughter smile. Thank you :)
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,327
    hedonist wrote:
    Jason P wrote:
    hedonist wrote:

    My dad could've been any one of those people.
    Awesome!

    If your pops is still around, tell him a fellow jammer ... or quite possibly a rouge A.I. program that has a keen CPU for awesome rock music ... is very grateful for the sacrifices he made for the world. :)
    He's not around anymore but oh did you make his daughter smile. Thank you :)
    1000110001
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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,327
    Ahh ... those zeros and ones were just a mistype, I swear! I'm really 100110 ... A human :? :oops:

    May he rest in peace. He was a true citizen soldier and defender of what is good. I can't imagine being a teenager at that point in our past and being asked to take part in such a life defining part of history.

    Godspeed

    :)
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,674
    Jason P wrote:
    Love it ... busloads of WWII vets aren't gonna let a Parks & Museums Shutdown to stop them from seeing the WWII memorial.

    The rest of us should be taking some notes on how to deal with a dysfunctional group of leaders ... especially those that have planned vacations.

    BVgJA_xCEAAsCBq.jpg

    http://www.businessinsider.com/amid-shutdown-wwii-vets-enter-memorial-in-dc-2013-10

    My old man served in the Solomans during WWII. He is not the type to defy the system and I very much doubt her would cross this line. If I were him, maybe I would, but he most likely wouldn't (I might ask him if I remember) because he believes he served not just for his country but for the right to have a "government of the people by the people for the people". He's more the type to work to make the system more effective, not to tear it down. I think both methods- resistance and working within the system- work depending one's personal way of being involved- and kudos to both for caring and being involved..
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Good words and thoughts, guys.

    My dad wasn't so much about resistance or even defiance, but - I think - about the simple freedom to live peacefully no matter one's religion or lack thereof.

    (now that I think about it...maybe that IS resistance)

    My god though...he was so young, this newly-christened US citizen, parents still in Germany, weapon in gentle hands heading to Italy, North Africa.

    I have so much respect for those who sacrificed of themselves, in any and all ways.
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,327
    hedonist wrote:
    Good words and thoughts, guys.

    My dad wasn't so much about resistance or even defiance, but - I think - about the simple freedom to live peacefully no matter one's religion or lack thereof.

    (now that I think about it...maybe that IS resistance)

    My god though...he was so young, this newly-christened US citizen, parents still in Germany, weapon in gentle hands heading to Italy, North Africa.

    I have so much respect for those who sacrificed of themselves, in any and all ways.
    If you are interested in a good historical interpretation of the theatre of war in North Africa, i would recommend reading An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943, Volume One of the Liberation

    Of course, check with Brianlux to see if he has any copies for sale before heading to amazon first :mrgreen:
    Be Excellent To Each Other
    Party On, Dudes!
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,674
    Jason P wrote:
    hedonist wrote:
    Good words and thoughts, guys.

    My dad wasn't so much about resistance or even defiance, but - I think - about the simple freedom to live peacefully no matter one's religion or lack thereof.

    (now that I think about it...maybe that IS resistance)

    My god though...he was so young, this newly-christened US citizen, parents still in Germany, weapon in gentle hands heading to Italy, North Africa.

    I have so much respect for those who sacrificed of themselves, in any and all ways.
    If you are interested in a good historical interpretation of the theatre of war in North Africa, i would recommend reading An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943, Volume One of the Liberation

    Of course, check with Brianlux to see if he has any copies for sale before heading to amazon first :mrgreen:

    :lol: Good show, Jason P.! Thank you. I don't have that one but will watch for it.

    Because my father was in the Pacific I've read some good books about that arena. Hampton Sides' Ghost Soldiers is excellent and James Bradley's Flyboys and Flags of Our Fathers are first rate though not for the faint of heart. They really give a clear picture of what kind of hell everyone involved went through. And Bradley is cool with the Japanese people because he talks a lot about how many of the soldiers who were not officers were indoctrinated and victimized by their leaders. Also, a lot of innocent people suffered and died. War is hell.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • unsung
    unsung I stopped by on March 7 2024. First time in many years, had to update payment info. Hope all is well. Politicians suck. Bye. Posts: 9,487
    91% of the IRS and 94% of the EPA are sitting home because they are deemed non-essential. Then why do we have so many to begin with? There's two good cuts right there.

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