I have been to DC dozens of times.. well actually hundreds.. but I hate admitting I spent so much time in that cesspool..
I have been to the WW2 memorial,.
the only time it is fenced off was during construction. there is no fence around it normally..
the Mall is a national park.. so just to get to the WW2 memorial you have to walk across an allegedly closed park..
someone had to be called in to put a fence up.. it isn't there normally.. it is an open area..
so who ordered some low level employee to put up the fence?
one of those comically ironic situations an old feller used to talk about..
you can't pay folk to maintain a park.. which is open everyday with no fence or gate..
but you can pay people to set up a barricade and for police to guard the barricade..
government at it's finest... :shock: :? :???:
I hear obama is as proud of today as he was when he shut down the white house tours to the little children.. Obama is a selfish sleaze..
I have been to the WW2 memorial,.
the only time it is fenced off was during construction. there is no fence around it normally..
the Mall is a national park.. so just to get to the WW2 memorial you have to walk across an allegedly closed park..
someone had to be called in to put a fence up.. it isn't there normally.. it is an open area..
so who ordered some low level employee to put up the fence?
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The scene was both emotional and comical at once. After it was clear they had lost control of the situation, Park Police officials stood aside, telling press that they had “asked for guidance on how to respond” to the breach of security.
As Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, distracted a Park Police representative, other lawmakers and their staff helped topple the metal fences. A bagpiper on hand for the event led the men past the crowd and into the heart of the memorial, attracting a large, applauding crowd.
Rand Paul: WWII Memorial Access Blocked By Government 'Goons'
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) accused President Barack Obama's administration of sending "goons" to block veterans from visiting the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC on the first day of the government shutdown.
During a Tuesday appearance on Fox News' "Hannity," Paul said the closure of national parks and monuments was a Democratic "charade."
"Some idiot in the government sent goons out there to set up barricades so they couldn't see the monument. People had to spend hours setting up barricades where there are never barricades, to prevent people from seeing the World War II monument, because they're trying to play a charade."
Paul continued, "They like the shutdown."
one of those comically ironic situations an old feller used to talk about..
you can't pay folk to maintain a park.. which is open everyday with no fence or gate..
but you can pay people to set up a barricade and for police to guard the barricade..
government at it's finest... :shock: :? :???:
I hear obama is as proud of today as he was when he shut down the white house tours to the little children.. Obama is a selfish sleaze..