Posted on 06/14/2008 1:43:46 AM PDT by lysie
Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2008
A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America
The American flag has been our national symbol for 231 years, and it remains a beacon of freedom wherever it is flown. Since the Second Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as our flag in 1777, it has stood for freedom, justice, and the resolve of our Nation.
When Francis Scott Key saw the American flag flying over Fort McHenry in 1814, he believed that liberty would triumph. The flag that inspired Key to write our National Anthem still energizes and emboldens the American spirit today. As our Nation faces the challenges of a new era, Old Glory reminds us that liberty can prevail over oppression.
Since the first days of our Republic, Americans have flown the flag to show their pride and appreciation for the freedoms they enjoy in this great Nation. Every day, Americans pledge their allegiance to the flag of the United States, and our troops carry it before them as they defend the liberties for which it stands.
On Flag Day and during National Flag Week, we remember those in uniform whose courage and sacrifice inspire us here at home. We also remember the rich history of one of our oldest national symbols and reflect on our duty to carry our heritage of freedom into the future.
To commemorate the adoption of our flag, the Congress, by joint resolution approved August 3, 1949, as amended (63 Stat. 492), designated June 14 of each year as "Flag Day" and requested that the President issue an annual proclamation calling for its observance and for the display of the flag of the United States on all Federal Government buildings. The Congress also requested, by joint resolution approved June 9, 1966, as amended (80 Stat. 194), that the President issue annually a proclamation designating the week in which June 14 occurs as "National Flag Week" and calling upon all citizens of the United States to display the flag during that week.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim June 14, 2008, as Flag Day and the week beginning June 8, 2008, as National Flag Week. I direct the appropriate officials to display the flag on all Federal Government buildings during that week, and I urge all Americans to observe Flag Day and National Flag Week by flying the Stars and Stripes from their homes and other appropriate places. I also call upon the people of the United States to observe with pride and all due ceremony those days from Flag Day through Independence Day, also set aside by the Congress (89 Stat. 211), as a time to honor America, to celebrate our heritage in public gatherings and activities, and to publicly recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixth day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-second.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Good morning! To all the Fathers here on ATRW, Happy Father’s Day!
I have to verbally spar with my Mom, who is a demoCRAT and "votes for the person" (which, she doesn't understand, means votes for the party) was supporting Hillary but told me if Hillary wasn't the nominee, she would vote for McCain, much to my relief. I'm not sure about my 90-y.o. Dad, a registered independent, but I believe he'll probably vote for McCain.
Yes, we all certainly have our work cut out for us. Rush had lots of good stuff this past week, particularly when he discussed what this campaign would have been like 30-40 years ago. Within one week of the exposure of the relationship between B.H.O and J. Wright, the democrat party would have dropped B.H.O. like a hot tater. Today, this miserable, dangerous fraud (my words) is their candidate.
good morning.
Good morning, IG.
After hearing the horrid witch pelosi blaming the high gas prices on President Bush, I did a very quick google and discovered this little diddy; the price of gas since the CRAT overtook Congress and 'promised to do something about high gas prices": (I didn't check the arithmetic)
Date ......... gallons ...... $ ... $/gallon
01/13/2007 13.585 32.59 2.3990
01/28/2007 13.522 30.55 2.2590
02/11/2007 13.452 30.66 2.2790
02/24/2007 13.578 33.66 2.4790
03/09/2007 13.916 36.17 2.5990
03/26/2007 13.419 36.22 2.6990
04/10/2007 12.804 39.17 3.0590
04/11/2007 9.329 28.54 3.0590
04/17/2007 4.863 15.07 3.0990
04/23/2007 13.568 42.05 3.0990
05/07/2007 9.934 31.78 3.1990
05/20/2007 13.621 45.75 3.3590
06/02/2007 13.126 43.30 3.2990
06/16/2007 13.415 43.72 3.2590
07/03/2007 13.464 41.72 3.0990
07/18/2007 13.412 41.83 3.1190
08/04/2007 13.468 43.08 3.1990
08/16/2007 13.360 41.40 3.0990
08/19/2007 10.773 33.39 3.0990
08/25/2007 5.652 16.95 2.9990
08/26/2007 12.548 38.89 3.0990
09/05/2007 12.606 39.07 3.0990
09/19/2007 13.914 40.89 2.9390
09/28/2007 10.992 34.06 3.0990
10/08/2007 13.493 39.93 2.9590
10/27/2007 13.468 40.39 2.9990
11/11/2007 13.579 43.44 3.1990
11/27/2007 13.322 43.02 3.2290
12/13/2007 13.694 43.81 3.1990
12/18/2007 3.825 12.24 3.1990
12/19/2007 9.301 29.75 3.1990
12/26/2007 7.367 23.57 3.1990
01/02/2008 13.082 41.33 3.1590
01/14/2008 13.725 45.00 3.2790
01/31/2008 13.318 42.60 3.1990
02/14/2008 10.905 34.89 3.1990
02/28/2008 13.258 44.53 3.3590
03/19/2008 13.378 47.61 3.5590
04/07/2008 13.055 47.77 3.6590
04/08/2008 9.154 33.49 3.6590
04/14/2008 6.370 24.20 3.7990
04/21/2008 13.589 51.62 3.7990
05/11/2008 13.627 54.49 3.9990
05/31/2008 13.769 56.44 4.0990
Yup, the CRAT certainly IS doing something about high gas prices. /s
America, do you think just maybe you have voted the wrong people into power? Ya think?
Delicious looking breakfast there lysie, especially those blueberry pancakes, YUM!
Good morning all. Happy Fathers Day to all our great men on this thread. We appreciate you.
Removing the keyboard is not easy, and you will need to go to HP for specific directions.
/johnny
Im my opinion their whole thought was to talk the economy down, push greenie ways on us, etc. JUST so they could blame President Bush for high gas prices and other items with the hopes of winning the election. So in that respect, it would depend on what they promised. They may have kept their promise the conniving pieces of scum.
But I’ve got the chicken.
I’ll try that, once I get everything prepped for this wedding/shindig. I’m behind schedule with that.
Have you ever thought of using lemon wafers and add a bit of lemon juice to the butter and a tiny pinch of salt? It’s yummy. I have made pie crusts in the past, and they turned out beautifully, as frisbies.
Good news, UG!
Well, how about that Tiger Woods, birdie-ing the 18th to tie after two rotten initial shots on that hole and a lack-luster performance in general (today).
I knew he’d make that 18th putt, I just knew it.
Yum. I love lemon. I will have to try that.
Well, not quite. :) My ISP uses DNS, so when the IP address changed, I lost the connection again. But now I have the steps down, so... It’s painful, but I am buying a new laptop and donating this one. Let someone else deal with it. LOL.
I saw that too. Roomey told me he had a pretty difficult day, at one point, in a sand trap, he threw down his club? He is a fantastic golfer though.
Yes, Woods was struggling yesterday and in pain with the knee.
There were a couple of times where he lost his cool, even throwing the club in a mini-temper tantrum that was not attractive.
But then he came back in the 18th, and I’d bet money he’ll pull it out today.
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