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Park Service Knew World War II Veterans Would Be Locked Out
The National Review ^
| March 10, 2014
| Jillian Kay Melchior
Posted on 03/10/2014 6:12:25 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The Department of the Interior knew beforehand that two groups of aging veterans would be visiting the World War II Memorial as the partial government shutdown began on Oct. 1 but decided to barricade the site anyway, according to e-mails obtained by National Review Online.
The newly released public records also show National Park Service employees busily monitoring the news for any bad publicity and making shutdown exceptions for their co-workers.
On Sept. 30, staff from the offices of Senator Tom Harkin (D., Iowa) and Representative Steven Palazzo (R., Miss.) contacted the Department of the Interiors Office of Congressional Affairs, as well as the National Park Services Washington Office and at least one regional office.
Tom Buttry, a legislative correspondent in Harkins office, wrote on Sept. 30:
While I understand that these memorials have remained accessible to the public during past shutdowns (Id imagine with the mall being so open, itd probably [be] more manpower intensive to try to completely close them), I wanted to do my due diligence and make 100 percent sure that people could visit the outdoor memorials on the National Mall in the event of a shutdown.
The Department of the Interior and National Park Service decided instead to fully shut down the site, e-mails show.....
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: antiamericanism; barrycades; commanderinchief; obama; obamalegacy; shutdown; veterans
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Barricade a 24/7 open memorial on the Washington Mall so that WWII vets could not visit it.
Reason #24432 how our government is out of control.
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posted on
03/10/2014 6:16:01 PM PDT
by
2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Of course they knew. Petulant Zero hates WWII veterans almost as much as he hates the Tea Party.
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Impeach POS Soetoro-Obama in 2014.
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posted on
03/10/2014 6:57:01 PM PDT
by
Graewoulf
(Democrats' Obamacare Socialist Health Insur. Tax violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
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posted on
03/10/2014 7:03:33 PM PDT
by
Paine in the Neck
(Socialism consumes EVERYTHING)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
So...Harkin the Vietnam era phony combat vet once again shows he has no shame.
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posted on
03/10/2014 7:05:17 PM PDT
by
elcid1970
("In the modern world, Muslims are living fossils.")
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Shame on these bastards. This lack of respect for our soldiers has got to stop. I think the thing that gets me the most is there is probably a very high probability that not one of these ingrates involved in the decision making here have any military experience whatsoever. These jackholes are fortunate enough to be employed yet have no appreciation for the people who make their employment possible. They should be dragged out to the nearest public square and flogged until they beg for forgiveness.
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posted on
03/10/2014 7:12:25 PM PDT
by
liberalh8ter
(The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Think about it for a minute. These Democrats are so arrogant that they tried to keep WWII Veterans from their own Memorial. That is beyond arrogance. That truly is mental illness.
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posted on
03/10/2014 7:28:33 PM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: liberalh8ter; Old Sarge; shibumi; Michael Barnes; Mossad1967; brucecw; EnigmaticAnomaly; ...
Park Service Knew World War II Veterans Would Be Locked Out
Shameful event in U.S. History.
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posted on
03/10/2014 7:40:25 PM PDT
by
LucyT
(If you're NOT paranoid, you don't know what's going on.)
To: LucyT
NPS a VERY political department & a DISGRACE
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posted on
03/10/2014 7:43:02 PM PDT
by
mason-dixon
(As Mason said to Dixon, you have to draw the line somewhere.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet; blueyon; KitJ; T Minus Four; xzins; CMS; The Sailor; ab01; txradioguy; ...
Active Duty/Retiree ping.
To: LucyT
Yes, it was a shameful event. But people’s memories are |this long| and by the next election all will be forgotten. Not with me. I WON’T forget.
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posted on
03/10/2014 8:04:22 PM PDT
by
azishot
To: 2ndDivisionVet
“Public Servants” making it hurt when they don’t get their way ...
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posted on
03/10/2014 8:58:22 PM PDT
by
spodefly
(This is my tag line. There are many like it, but this one is mine.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
The Obama regime was hoping for a redux of the Clinton administration's use of children crying at national parks, but it backfired when it turned out that WWII veterans and their supporters weren't going to be turned away, crying, from an open air "park" that Barky ordered closed, in order to hurt the veterans.
Mark
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posted on
03/10/2014 9:44:14 PM PDT
by
MarkL
(Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Liberalism IS a mental disorder.
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posted on
03/11/2014 4:51:31 AM PDT
by
Amagi
(Lenin: "Socialized Medicine is the Keystone to the Arch of the Socialist State.")
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