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     Sifo |
Why are our leaders making life as difficult as possible for the people that they are supposed to be serving. I hope we all find this outrageous that this administration would find the most painful way to deal with their political fights. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/oct/3/pru den-the-cheap-tricks-of-the-game/
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| Sifo |
So I read earlyer about the Pisgha Inn on the Blue Ridge Parkway. They had been told by the Feds to shut down. They said no, they are privately owned and run with no federal funds or employees, and the BRP remains open. Now we have armed feds guarding their driveway to keep people from entering a private business! http://www.washingtontimes.com/multimedia/image/inn-1jpg/  | ||
| Pellis |
The Peaks of Otter Lodge is also closed. I called to confirm. They are also on the Blue Ridge Parkway. http://www.peaksofotter.com/Government-Shutdown-In formation.aspx http://www.peaksofotter.com/ | ||
| Pellis |
Here is a video showing park police turning people away from Pisgah Inn. http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/10/04/park-ra ngers-guard-inn-parking-lot-from-guests-during-shu tdown/ | ||
| Sifo |
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| Sifo |
 Where has Glitch been anyway? Haven't seen him around for quite a while. | ||
| Aesquire |
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/10/04/do-cath olic-priests-in-the-military-risk-being-arrested-i f-they-minister-and-hold-mass-during-the-govt-shut down/ Other sources report that none of the Hindu, Muslim, or Protestant preachers in the military have been threatened. Only the Catholics. Clear 1st Amendment violation. | ||
| Fb1 |
So I read earlier about the Pisgah Inn on the Blue Ridge Parkway. They had been told by the Feds to shut down. The Peaks of Otter Lodge is also closed. I called to confirm. They are also on the Blue Ridge Parkway. I took the following pix on the Parkway this afternoon at the entrance to Groundhog Mountain, mile marker 188.8:  When I walked up to the "federal government shutdown" sign for a close-up, I saw that someone had added a heartfelt political comment:  Some folks pulled up on a Can-Am Spyder, and the four of us (my daughter was my co-pilot today) got into a lively political discussion. Turns out our new friends Bill and Rita hold our pres in the same low esteem as I. I asked if I might take their portrait. "Sure!" I showed them the subsequent image, to which Bill responded, "Nice pic. Now then, please e-mail that to 0bama and tell him to kiss my ass."  Amen, brother. | ||
| Pwnzor |
Driving past Buford Dam yesterday I noticed the gates to the campgrounds were locked. I also noticed dozens of cars parked along the roadway from people who decided to go ahead and use the park anyway. The lake was very busy with boat traffic as well. | ||
| Sifo |
A bit of C&P time...      | ||
| Reindog |
This is what Mr. "No Negotiations" has accomplished. Go play golf at your open military golf links, Mr. Resident.  | ||
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| Cityxslicker |
seizing houses and kicking out owners from privately held property..... say it isn't so Hello Lake Mead. | ||
| Just_ziptab |
Sadly the people that are setting and manning the barricades are only protecting their jobs.........or else get fired. It's probably the only skill they have. | ||
| Just_ziptab |
Here in Iowa,the road going across the Salorville dam was closed with the shutdown!!WTF? Who is picking and choosing all these targets? After all,who in Washington even knows the Salorville dam even exists? | ||
| Reindog |
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| Reindog |
Peggy Noonan gets the essence of the Washington gridlock from a phone conversation with James Baker III, who served under Reagan and Bush Uno. Republicans have their share of the blame but the President is the Leader, and dammit, he has to negotiate.
To Lead is to Negotiate | ||
| Chauly |
This weekend I took one of my grandsons on a birthday present bike ride down to Williamsburg VA for an overnight camping trip to visit Jamestown and Yorktown. Now, the Jamestowne Settlement and the Yorktown Victory Center are both owned and operated by The Commonwealth of Virginia, so they were open and unaffected. Jamestown and the Yorktown Battlefields are NPS, so they were closed. The bizarre and petty things were outside and between the two. Running across the peninsula from Jamestown to Yorktown is the Colonial Parkway, similar to the BRP (No commercial traffic, pretty drive, etc. It is also, like the BRP, a Federal Park. Upon leaving the Jamestown Settlement parking lot, when trying to turn left onto the CP, we were met with barricades that said "ROAD CLOSED". (Of course, to turn around you actually had to drive toward the now-closed Jamestown gates!) Taking VA 199 instead, 199 crosses the CP about three miles away. The ramp from 199 to the CP was open, so we took it. To our left, we could see the barricades at the other end (so to speak) but the CP was open to traffic heading to Yorktown. WTF? So, we motored along, and noticed that every turnout had orange barrels and signs to keep people out:  There aren't even trashcans at these spots to be emptied... Moving closer, I noticed the signs:  If you DARE stop here, you will be subject to fines and towing! It gets better (worse): proceeding along CP, we see the sign for the Yorktown Victory Center. Ramp Closed! This ramp is 100 yd. long, and deposits you right at the Center entrance. You could see the barricades at both ends. We were forced to make a three mile detour through the village of Yorktown, along the beach, and up the hill to the YVC. To the right, we could see the ramp barricades. Total BS. The workers at YVC were truly PO'd. And the capper: Guess who we saw patrolling the CP? Yep, a Park Ranger, no doubt to prevent rebellious visitors from overlooking the York river or Indian Creek--- and to call the tow truck, of course. What is the point, again? Oh yeah, maximum pain. But, "they're Winning!" Thank you, Charlie Sheene, for that enduring image and slogan. (Message edited by Chauly on October 07, 2013) | ||
| 99savage |
They want to call me an "anarchist", great I'll be one. Really stifling the impulse to: * Ride down to DC * Ride thru the ragged parts of the city until encountering an inner-city entrepreneur with a pickup * Offer to help him load up barricades for prompt deliver tho the scrap yard. p.s.: You may be comforted to know that the WW ONE Memorial is still open. | ||
| Chauly |
 I suppose that this is a metaphor for D.C.? (Message edited by Chauly on October 07, 2013) | ||
| Sifo |
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| Sifo |
They even feel the need to close roadside pull outs near Mt. Rushmore. THIS is the leader of the free world??? http://siouxfallsbusinessjournal.argusleader.com/a rticle/20131004/UPDATES/310040047/S-D-officials-ob ject-feds-barring-visitors-from-highway-viewing-ar eas-near-Mount-Rushmore | ||
| Sifo |
When it's a march for a cause they support, they bend their own rules though. Park Service OKs immigration reform rally on 'closed' National Mall | ||
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| Reindog |
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| Aesquire |
http://xkcd.com/1274/ | ||
| Fb1 |
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| Sifo |
We have gone over the deep end targeting the wrong people, trying to make it as painful as possible. We have foreign tourists thinking they are under arrest. http://www.newburyportnews.com/local/x1442580373/G estapo-tactics-meet-senior-citizens-at-Yellowstone The real topper though, one that I will forever hold piece-of-shit BO accountable for is the treatment of our fallen heroes and their families. He is Commander In Chief and can easily take care of this between holes of golf. He, instead is more interested in causing as much pain as possible for all the wrong people. I am heartbroken for our country. http://www.today.com/news/shutdown-denies-death-be nefits-families-fallen-soldiers-8C11355842 | ||
| Cityxslicker |
he is a petty playground bully Every thing he does is of that level. | ||
| Reindog |
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