Military cadets are barred from Indiana tea party rally

South Bend Tribune/AP ^ | 4/11/2010 | Staff

[Saije]

The Marines are right here, I think, because if the kids are allowed to participate it will be used against the program.

[Soothesayer]

Just as long as they are equally barred from attending an Obama rally.

[sweet_diane]

Call the local Boy Scouts.

[Saije]

“Just as long as they are equally barred from attending an Obama rally.”

Like it or not, Obama is the President of the United States and the Commander-in-Chief and can have a military color guard pretty much whenever he wants one.

[manc]

unbiased
and yet obama can use them as in his words a great backdrop.

what they do in their non working hours is up to them and they should still go ahead with no uniform then.

MMMMMMM Wonder if this order came from the top

[Soothesayer]

I was only half serious.

[GeronL]

Going to a Democrat event is fine, just not those darn pro-America non-partisan TEA parties.

[Texas Fossil]

Prohibited: from providing a color guard

They cannot be prohibited from attending if they did not wear any indication they are cadets.

This is a Stupid action on the part of the school. I am sure the directors of the academy will be "contacted" by the alums.

[xrmusn]

Call the local Boy Scouts
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They would gripe about that one also.

The only group(s) they wouldn’t complain about would be the groups objectionable to the people that are holding and attending the rally.

At least not so very long ago you were ‘required’ to give some sort of balance but now YOU can’t have yours and THEY demand theirs...

They act like a bunch of 4 year olds, you know- a seat can be empty for hours and 1 kid goes to sit in it and then EVERY KID wants to sit in it, complete with the temper tantrum and crying jags.....

Sorry for ‘seemingly’ offending 4 year olds.

[Tarpon]

why not have the militia provide the services? I am sure there are plenty of vets who would do it ...

[4mer Liberal]

MMMMMMM Wonder if this order came from the top

This prohibition is and always has been standard protocol for the military. We could not participate in any kind of political activity while in uniform.

[4mer Liberal]

MMMMMMM Wonder if this order came from the top

This prohibition is and always has been standard protocol for the military. We could not participate in any kind of political activity while in uniform.

[Texas Fossil]

there are plenty of vets who would do it ...

Yep, I cannot imagine a better group to "Present the Colors" than a few highly decorated Vets in their uniforms?

God Bless the United States!

[Logical me]

We want to avoid the appearance of the military leaning towards one side or another, whether it is a conservative or liberal group

Here is where we part company. These young better decide if they want an America to survive or would they rather live under communism. Maybe they would like to join King Obama's brown shirts. Sooner or later America must drop all middle of the road thinking and make a decision. The time is very short. Oh, by the way you young squirts, we have a million army of old vets that will take up the slack if you can't seem to find a backbone. Political correct has long passed. I can bet you that hundreds of thousand of the tea parties are made up of citizens that their liberal bosses could take revenge. They go because they have guts.

[OCCASparky]

They can go, as long as it’s not in uniform.

[Tarpon]

my guess would be they would be honored ... Just check the local VFW hall ...

[My hearts in London - Everett]

They can attend as long as they are not in uniform. There is still freedom of association in this country, as far as I know. Several of my Navy acquaintances are planning on attending the TEA party in DC sans uniforms.

[jwalsh07]

"The 43rd Democratic National Convention was called to order inside the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California at approximately 1:30 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time (2030 UTC) on Monday 14 August 2000 by Joe Andrew, the National Chair of the Democratic National Committee, whose welcoming remarks spoke briefly about the "new ideas" the Democrats were promoting in this campaign- a rather strange statement for a leader of a Party running on the record of the incumbents, at least as indicated by the official schedule of the program this first day of the gathering, which was intended to celebrate the accomplishments- in Democratic eyes- of Bill Clinton's Presidency! The invocation was given by Archbishop Roger Cardinal Mahony of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. After this, the Colors were presented by an Armed Forces Color Guard and young Juan Carlos Hernandez sang the National Anthem, after which the Colors were retired."

The DNC is a political thing is it not?

[fireman15]

Obama has his own honor guard...

[Repeat Offender]

Well then why were they used as the color guard for the DNC for Al Gore?

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:GdxnWO4YjD0J:www.gwu.edu/~action/demconv/dncday4.html+%22color+guard%22+democratic+convention+junior+rotc&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

The color guard is not proclaiming support for any political cause...... just presenting the colors. Its like saying the military sponsors the Dallas Cowboys or Jimmie Johson for posting the colors at sporting events.