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Boston: Proud… and Stupid
Grand Rants ^ | 05-05-10 | Stoutcat

Posted on 05/05/2010 12:20:48 PM PDT by Stoutcat

You sometimes have to wonder about the city of Boston. Here we are in the midst of Marine Week 2010, with our servicemen and women everywhere–in fact the Marine Band has been all over the city, and I’ve been fortunate enough to see them three times in as many days...

Sights and sounds that simply swell my being with pride, and choke me with unshed tears.

And in the midst of all that, the City of Boston pulls something like this:

The Boston City Council today passed a resolution ordering the city to yank any investments in Arizona companies in protest of that state’s tough new immigration law.

(Excerpt) Read more at grandrants.wordpress.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Military/Veterans; Politics
KEYWORDS: aliens; arizona; boston; citycouncil; marines

1 posted on 05/05/2010 12:20:49 PM PDT by Stoutcat
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To: Stoutcat

Boston politicians are well-known for their triple-digit salaries and double-digit IQs.


2 posted on 05/05/2010 12:23:59 PM PDT by andy58-in-nh (America does not need to be organized: it needs to be liberated.)
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To: Stoutcat

They were touting the Marines in Boston on the news. Good for Boston. I was thinking it was a bit crazy for Boston to be so patriotic but good for them. I give credit to them for at least looking after the military.


3 posted on 05/05/2010 12:24:12 PM PDT by napscoordinator
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To: Stoutcat

Can’t have people enforcing the law now, can we?

These boycotts from local governments and public school districts sound unconstitutional and NAZI-like to me.


4 posted on 05/05/2010 12:24:44 PM PDT by GeronL (http://libertyfic.proboards.com << Get your science fiction and fiction test marketed)
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To: GeronL

Boston has no contracts with Arizona.


5 posted on 05/05/2010 12:37:32 PM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: andy58-in-nh

Howie Carr will steal that line!


6 posted on 05/05/2010 12:37:59 PM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: massgopguy

I’d be honored if he did. ;-)


7 posted on 05/05/2010 12:42:27 PM PDT by andy58-in-nh (America does not need to be organized: it needs to be liberated.)
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To: massgopguy; andy58-in-nh

Hey...I’m stealing that line!!! That’s a good one!


8 posted on 05/05/2010 12:42:40 PM PDT by Paco
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To: Paco; andy58-in-nh

Too late! I already stole it.


9 posted on 05/05/2010 3:05:14 PM PDT by kitkat (Obama hates us. Well, maybe a LOT of Kenyans do.)
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