Posted on 05/08/2009 4:53:42 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
It really is all about Obama, isn’t it? The president’s Interior Secretary went on Today this morning and proclaimed that the Statue Of Liberty is “is about Pres. Obama’s agenda.”
Ken Salazar was there to announce that, after having been closed subsequent to 9-11, the crown of the statue would be re-opened on July 4th. The entire Today crew is broadcasting from the statue this morning.
Here’s the transcript of Salazar’s vainglorious claim, made in an exchange with Matt Lauer:
View video here.
(Excerpt) Read more at finkelblog.com ...
I had a red vent cockatoo for a while several years ago, but it’s actually a reference being from So Cal and a parrothead.
This Statue of Liberty thing for the 4th of July kinda’ bothers me. Is it to a lot of TV publicity on the 4th to deminish coverage of Tea Parties? Or, is it going to be a lead-in to an immigration amnesty announcement shortly thereafter?
I think I remember an old article about the statue where its’ message was related to freeing blacks. So, here we go again...
Your excellent comment has been mentioned in the update at Finkel’s page:
“Update: Over at Free Republic, where this item was cross-posted, reader socal_parrot made a perspicacious observation: “OK, now tell me that he had nothing to do with the decision to try to get a photo op of Air Force One with the Statue of Liberty in the background.”
For you, GLGB...
LOL: good one—thanks!
My conscience is clear. I voted against him!!
Fox, O’Reilly and Hannity in particular, gives The View waaaaaaaay too much time. Better they should ignore them.
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