JROTC order: Don't rally with Patriots

Gary Post Tribune ^ | April 8, 2010 | CHARLES M. BARTHOLOMEW

[jaydubya2]

"The Portage JROTC program is directed not to participate in the (Northwest Indiana) Patriot event."

[Marty62]

A Little leftie fish in a little pond making the point that everything starts at home.

THIS women should be voted OFF the school board.

[incredulous joe]

They don’t have to go as a group representing JROTC. They can go as individuals.

They should encourage other people their age to attend, as well. Use this issue to get twice as many young people to go to the event.

Once there, informally (as in unofficially) recruit for the JROTC group.

Win/win.

[CarmichaelPatriot]

Sounds to me like the Tea Party has a target in the next school board elections in Portage, IN.

Vote these commies out at every level of government, from bottom to top.

[incredulous joe]

And as previous poster notes; use the issue to vote the Obot off the board.

[Blueflag]

Actually not unusual for the military to elect not to participate in a ‘political’ event in uniform.

While her motivation is obvious, don’t get PO’d at the JROTC lead for electing to keep the uniform and the flag out of controversy.

Be better to show up in a colonial uniform with a Gadsden flag.

[DCBryan1]

Vote these commies out at every level of government, from bottom to top.

I'm willing to give that one more chance....and then I will go feed my hogs. <./Henry Bowman>

[Da Coyote]

Occasionally, even “educators” stumble on doing the right thing. The military has always been restricted from being overtly political - such as showing up at a rally in uniform, etc.

The military will have it’s true political dilemma coming up when the civil war starts.

[Notwithstanding]

Events hosted by political parties traditionally have partiotic color guards.

Those who are not patriotic apparently don’t want this tradition to continue.

I suggest that the Tea Party group in that area all show up to a high school sports even where the color guard will be, and spontaneously break out into a patriotic rally, singing God Bless America, shouting the pledge of allegiance, giving a thunderous standing ovation to Old Glory and to war veterans and soldiers in uniform who are home on leave.

FUBO (For You Boardmember Oprisko)

[Buckeye McFrog]

Clearly this is coming from their Commander in Chief, and they are bound to respect his orders. Although clearly all orders are coming with a political purpose now.

[Notwithstanding]

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

Democratic National Convention
Staples Center in Los Angeles
August 14-17, 2000

Thursday, Aug. 17, 2000
“Al Gore’s vision for the future”
12:45 p.m. PDT
Presentation of Colors
All City Junior ROTC Color Guard

[EBH]

My first reaction was shock...

but then I recall my nephew, who is a Marine, said they can’t participate in “political events” in uniform. He can participate as long as he is not representing the military/government.

I ultimately don’t have an issue with the orders.

[Lurker]

Dear Board member Cheryl Oprisko,

B*** us.

Love,

JROTC

[Notwithstanding]

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[Notwithstanding]

If a local non-partisan Tea Party event is too partisan for a JROTC color guard, why is the most pratisan event in the nation, the Democratic Nationasl Convention, able to have a JROTC color guard?

[Notwithstanding]

If a local non-partisan Tea Party event is too partisan for a JROTC color guard, why is the most partisan event in the nation, the Democratic National Convention, able to have a JROTC color guard?

(spelling correctd, even though DNC folks are mostly “prats”)

[Blueflag]

I would guess the JROTC commander will use this as a ‘battles and wars’ lesson for his unit.

The outcome makes this woman look ‘small’ (as it should) and galvanizes support for the tea party. Acts like this help define your opposition.

In the end, it’s probably a good thing to allow this termagant to think she ‘won.’

[myself6]

Outstanding point...

One that should be brought up to the idiot who made the “decision”...

[ronnyquest]

Sure, because it would send the wrong message if the (junior) Marine Corps was caught supporting patriots. Do I really need a sarcasm tag?

[MrB]

I wouldn’t volunteer for color guard duty at a DNC convention -

you’re just inviting getting spit on and jeered.