Posted on 08/24/2009 4:23:38 AM PDT by Scanian
The Obama White House is behind a cynical, coldly calculated political effort to erase the meaning of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks from the American psyche and convert Sept. 11 into a day of leftist celebration and statist idolatry.
This effort to reshape the American psyche has nothing to do with healing the nation and everything to do with easing the nation along in the ongoing radical transformation of America that President Obama promised during last year's election campaign. The president signed into law a measure in April that designated Sept. 11 as a National Day of Service, but it's not likely many lawmakers thought this meant that day was going to be turned into a celebration of ethanol, carbon emission controls, and radical community organizing.
The administration's plans were outlined in an Aug. 11 White House-sponsored teleconference call run by Obama ally Lennox Yearwood, president of the Hip Hop Caucus, and Liv Havstad, the group's senior vice president of strategic partnerships and programs.
Yearwood, who uses the honorific "Reverend" before his name, has been in the news in recent years, usually for getting arrested. After Democrats took back Congress, the rowdy activist was handcuffed outside a congressional hearing in September 2007 when Gen. David Petraeus was to testify. Yearwood told the "Democracy Now" radio program that he wanted to attend the hearing to hear Petraeus give his report. "I knew that when officers lie, soldiers die," he said.
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Eventually something like “Islamic Memorial Day.” Celebrating Allah’s departed heroes.
Anybody else out there remember both him and McCain jointly visting Ground Zero in NYC about a year ago?
McCain (whom I do indeed dislike as many know) lays a wreath with gentle respect with a military demeanor; Obama just throws his down from a distance with an unceremonial toss, much with the same cavalier, piece of sh*t-look he had when they sung the national anthem and he was the only one on the dais not to show respect.
This guy is BAD NEWS. We know what's going on this this guy's brain. We know what he is made of. What he respects and what he disdains. And therein lies his BIG PROBLEM...he is woefully out of step with the United States of America.
How much longer can this go on before something gives.
bump........
Thank you. I will be making a trip to my local fire station (who puts up a memorial to the NY firemen, etc. every 9-11) with some token of my appreciation and a big 'thank you' to them all. We should all do the same ..... maybe the movement will grow and overshadow this other crap that just got signed into law by Obumble.
Then Republicans will need to hold their own event on or near Ground Zero soil on Sept. 11th, make it solemn and in complete remembrance of what happened 8 years ago, and DO NOT INVITE SENATOR OBAMA.
Like the zero gives a tinker’s damn about them.
How did President Obama...”allow” that?
What a fool. What is it about liberals needing to remake and redefine? 9/11 has a meaning that is deeply significant for a majority of Americans. Why isn’t that enough? Why try to make it something else?
Huh.
Because Muslims did it. That’s why.
This is sarcasm right? Scrabble face?
Insanity.
I actually expect this from this arrogant, mealy-mouthed p o s
Well, shucks, I’m busy that day. I have to fly up to DC for the weekend.
9/11 is called “Patriot Day” for good reason.
If the Rats have no patriots in their party that’s their own damn fault.
This desecration, this deliberate attempt to make us forget, was discussed here on FR when it came up. It’s part of the Edward M Kennedy National Service Act HR 1388.
The bill passed, 9/11 is designated as “national service day” until someone repeals it.
Now they notice? He did this months ago. Hopefully outrage will force a reversal of this. I remember it at the time it was done. No one seemed to care.
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