Park Service director blames threat of terrorism for closing Mall during shutdown

The Washington times ^ | October 16, 2013 | Stephen Dinan

[yoe]

The National Park Service director will blame terrorism for having to shut down most of the National Mall during the government shutdown, saying that was the only way to protect the memorials with limited staff “in a post-9/11 world.”

In testimony submitted to Congress, Director Jonathan B. Jarvis said he’s only been able to keep a dozen of the normal 300 employees charged with cleaning and caring for the capital region’s memorials during the shutdown, and without the rest of his staff he cannot guarantee the safety of the property.

[yoe]

Either Director Jarvis can move his Park Staff across the nation, militarily fast in order to fence, barricade, yellow tape, post warning signs of closure of said parks...which was remarkable fast or this shut down has been planned for months. Congress needs to ask more questions as to just when the Park Service director...was first called and from whom the call came.

[LowTaxesEqualsProsperity]

We need to disband the Park Service. They revealed their ugly faces.

[expat2]

BS. It was OK to open it to the illegals, who are more likely to hide terrorists than the veterans.

[Sacajaweau]

bs

[FlingWingFlyer]

Terrorism. ROTFL!!! Those wacky commie Democrats. This is BS. They allowed the illegal aliens to flood the Mall and prevented WWII from being on the Mall. Who is running this fiasco? The NPS or the TSA?

[Timber Rattler]

So he actually expected those weak little barrycades that the World War II vets took down to keep out hardcore Al Qaeda bombers.

Give me a break...!

[oh8eleven]

[mykroar]

Impossible. The world loves us now since we elected Dear Leader.

[FAA]

Dear God. How stupid on its face. He’s a lying SOB.

Most people don’t have to deal with the NPS other than visiting a National Park somewhere. They, and not just it’s current director, are some worthless bastards. This conduct will not surprise those who have had to deal with them on matters of access, sharing a border, etc. They are some wicked piles of crap.

[stanne]

Okay!

But they brought in the illegals who are no threat to terrorism.

We really need some leadership. This is pure insanity.

PURE

[Doogle]

BS...he must of really had his knickers twisted when thousands of illegals gathered.....people who wish this country harm....ask the head of DHS why they pulled border...???? oh wait the little boy king hasn’t appointed one yet...so there’s no one to blame when the next bomb goes off....WHY HASN’T ODUNGO APPOINTED A NEW SECRETARY OF DEPT. HOMELAND SECURITY?

[bigbob]

He’s just workin’ hard to not end up in front of a congressional subcommittee by lying thru his teeth.

Wouldn’t it be interesting to put him under oath and find out who told him to do what, and when?

Not the biggest problem we face, but representative of how tyranny asserts itself, even through minor bureaucrats who will, in this case, get away with it.

[KarlInOhio]

So the infamous Abdul Abdul carrying twenty kilos of plastic explosives was turned back by barrycades tied together with twenty gauge wire which 90-year old veterans were able to tear down? Yeah, right. If you're going to lie to me at least work on it for five minutes.

[2001convSVT]

Director Jonathan B. Jarvis needs to go, he is more a political hack than a public servant.

[Paine in the Neck]

[moovova]

The terrorists were the ones wearing the NPS uniforms.

[tanknetter]

Yeah, haul him up to Cap Hill, put him under oath and ask him those very questions.

Then show him pix of WWII vets in wheelchairs and ask him if that’s what he thinks a terrorist looks like.

[SueRae]

Trey Gowdy asked why he can shut down the WWII monument when he allows a protest..or whatever it was (his words) on adjacent property. Damn I love this guy.

[American Constitutionalist]

" So he actually expected those weak little barrycades that the World War II vets took down to keep out hardcore Al Qaeda bombers. "

Spitball toothpick troopers...

But yet ? the Secret Service and D.C. police shot to death a unarmed black woman with baby in car ?

[Hulka]

Terrorist. . .yeah right. . .terrorists would rather blow up a monument with no one around rather than murder thousands visiting a monument. . .after all, the terrorists care so very much about people they don’t want to hurt anyone.

Shessh. . .