Posted on 11/15/2007 5:28:24 AM PST by SJackson
Ten years ago the Veterans Day parade in Bangor had two contingents of JRROTC marching, totalling less than two dozen kids, one marching band, a smattering of vets from all wars, a lot of fire trucks, a small crowd and no protesters.
Monday there was a large enthusiastic crowd, the Democrat governor made a short, supportive speech without a hint of politics, a member of the cloth publicly invoked the name of God Almighty with the governor standing next to him, at least a half dozen schools including small schools from surrounding areas fielded JRROTC units numbering from a dozen to about forty kids, five marching bands, a couple of hundred eighty year old codgers from WWII marching the entire length of the parade and about another seventy-five to eighty riding busses and flatbeds (lots of cheers and tears for these men and women), a couple of hundred Korean vets marching proud, a huge number of Nam guys finally getting all the applause they deserve, three fire trucks, and bringing up the rear were the Veterans For Peace who got silence from most and a smattering of applause from their relatives.
So when it comes to the mood in America, am I going to believe Redford or my lyin' eyes?
LOONS FOR LAFFS Alert!
I hear it’s a real stinkeroonie! Lots of people walking out of it, long before it’s over. ;)
The good news is.....the screenwriter for this piece of crap is on strike! :o
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