Posted on 07/01/2006 4:25:19 AM PDT by William Tell 2
This year's nine day festival here in Philly will feature:
On Independence Day - Justice Samuel Alito giving a speech at Independence Hall on Independence Day, the tapping of the Liberty Bell by descendants of the signers, and the laser scanning of the Liberty Bell.
Also there will be the Southwest Airlines parade and a concert on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway on the steps of the Art Museum by Lionel Ritchie, American Idol winner Fantasia, and the Philly Pops orchestra.
Followed by a fireworks and laser show spectacular.
On July 3 there will be another concert by Peter Nero and the Philly Pops that evening in front of Independence Hall ( this is a great concert by the way. We've been going for ten years now).
From 12n to 2pm there will be a Salsa Festival on the Ben Franklin Parkway with all the food you can eat.
There will also be a BBQ on the Battleship New Jersey.
Tonight there is a concert at Penn's Landing with CeCe Peniston ( have no idea who she is ) and the Ohio Players ( them I remember). This will also be followed a a fireworks and laser show.
There will be several other jazz and gospel concerts, a Bash at Betsy Ross's House and several readings of the Declaration.
So come on down! You already missed the first four days of the Festival.
Oh yeah and out of the twelve photos we have three or four similar things in Philadelphia alone - not to mention buildings that are actually important.
That does not count the rest of the state. Include that and you guys are nothing but a bunch of tobacco farmers.
You could have responded in kind, but instead you threw a temper tantrum and started slinging childish and ignorant insults.
But, let's review our history one more time. I'll type real slowly so you can get it.
The FACT is that the first permanent English settlement in the U.S. was in Virginia in 1607.
The FACT is the oldest English speaking legislative body is the Virginia House of Delegates formed as the House of Burgesses in 1619.
The FACT is that a Virginian penned the Declaration of Independence.
The FACT is that a Virginian led the Continental Army.
The FACT is that the decisive victory in the Revolutionary War was in Yorktown, Virginia.
The FACT is that the primary author of the U.S. Constitution was James Madison, a Virginian.
The FACT is that the author of the Bill of Rights was George Mason, a Virginian.
The FACT is that the first President of the United States was a Virginian.
The FACT is that more U.S. Presidents have hailed from Virginia than any other state (with a possible tie with, I believe, Ohio).
And the FACT is that after a divisive Civil War, the nation reunited in Virginia.
None of this discounts the fact that Philadelphia played an important role. We know that.
But the FACT is also that the major firebrands of the Revolution were from Virginia and (he said begrudgingly) Massachusetts.
Let's face it, the only reason Philadelphia was chosen was because you were in the middle. It was a matter of convenience.
Sort of like a rest stop. You found your place in history because people had to pee.
So, there you go.
"Philadelphia: Putting the Pee in We the People" since 1776."
Has a nice ring to it. Don't you think?
No that's not true. You insulted Philadelphia from the beginning.
Just like you said you would give me the last word but now have gone back on your word to do so.
I was the one who was doing the good-natured ribbing. You threw the hissy fit.
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. A good thing for you Virginians to remember.
Please quote where I did that in my first post to you.
I was the one who was doing the good-natured ribbing. You threw the hissy fit.
Really? This is your idea of "good-natured ribbing?"
A little history lesson for you Virginians who always try to steal credit for something that was conceived, created, and implemented in Philadelphia - the Athens of the America's.
They, the people you mentioned, may have been born in Virginia but they chose Philadelphia. (BTW neither Henry nor Washington were signers of the Declaration.)
Actually your Virgnians just had a better PR team. You rebels really are good at style - not so about substance. Consider Bill Clinton as the best example of this.
Maybe you just can't tell a joke. Heaven knows you can't recognize one.
That said, I've wasted enough time with you. The truth will be evident to the people who matter.
You're not one of them.
Don't forget that the first Thanksgiving was also in Virginia.
Sounds more like herpes.
Promises Promises
You keep saying you will leave but keep coming back. You've made more farewell appearances than Barbra Streisand.
So was the first slave rebellion
Says a lot about you. You equate love with herpes
So was the first slave rebellion
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