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Mass. Town Throws Parade for Hometown Pop Singer, Cancels Memorial Day Parade!
newsbusters.org ^ | May 27 | Tim Graham

Posted on 05/27/2013 2:53:38 PM PDT by BAW

On May 4, the town of Beverly, Massachusetts threw a huge parade and concert for 19-year-old “American Idol” contestant Angie Miller, who made the top three in the competition. “It’s a great chance to show off our fair city,” Mayor Bill Scanlon said. The city spent $31,200 on security, cleanup and other costs associated with the events, he said.

So it must have looked like an odd contrast in American values when the town of Beverly, Massachusetts then canceled its parade for Memorial Day 23 days later, a tradition for more than 100 years. Thousands turned out for the pop star, but few turn out for the heroic fallen:

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: americanidol; angiemiller; beverly; veterans
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To: Hildy

I’m not blaming her. I just really tried to like her during the season, and could not because of her phoniness. I do think she could outgrow it and come into her own. She is talented.

Of course she had nothing to do with the town’s decision.


41 posted on 05/27/2013 8:11:30 PM PDT by Yaelle (Thank you to all who gave the ultimate for us; may you rest in peace.)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

Enjoyed your home page. You have a great color sense!


42 posted on 05/28/2013 12:49:11 AM PDT by b9
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To: newheart

She could have canceled right up to the end.


43 posted on 05/28/2013 1:22:05 AM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: Hildy

She still could have refused right up to the end. It is Memorial Day after all. Maybe she is not familiar with Memorial Day.


44 posted on 05/28/2013 1:23:38 AM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: BAW

horrid


45 posted on 05/28/2013 1:29:49 AM PDT by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: DoughtyOne

Why couldn’t they just let her be part of the parade on a float. Or at a follow on concert on the town green.


46 posted on 05/28/2013 4:21:22 AM PDT by castlegreyskull
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To: Hildy
Why is everyone blaming her for the City Council’s stupidity.

The "right" is as capable of fashionable stupidity as the "left". It's part of our fallen, sinful human nature.

47 posted on 05/28/2013 4:26:00 AM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: freekitty
She could have canceled right up to the end. The end of what? So you really do expect her to know the future. This is the city's fault, not hers.
48 posted on 05/28/2013 7:47:56 AM PDT by newheart (The worst thing the Left ever did was to convince the world it was not a religion.)
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To: castlegreyskull

They were at two different times. I guess the Idol appearance was about three weeks ago. So the city shot it’s funds on that instead.


49 posted on 05/28/2013 9:28:35 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Funny thing happened on the way to the Constitution burning, Lefties rights were violated...)
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To: DoughtyOne

Jay Leno is from Beverly, Mass. Let him pick up the tab.


50 posted on 05/28/2013 12:54:58 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker
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To: newheart

She participated didn’t she? Don’t tell me she didn’t know she was participating.


51 posted on 05/28/2013 1:40:21 PM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: freekitty

Good grief. She participated in a parade on May 4. It was not reported that the Memorial Day parade would be canceled until May 22. As I said before, she would have to be psychic to know that an event three weeks later would be cancelled. You seem to be making the claim that she ought to be held accountable for something she simply could not have known.

And for the record, the city did have two flag placing events on the 24th and the 25th and an official ceremony on Sunday, May 26 at Odell Park which was attended by numerous people. For a PDF with pix, follow this link: http://www.beverlyma.gov/news/post/memorial-day-observances

It is sad there was no parade, but to blame Angie Miller for that is completely ridiculous and without foundation.


52 posted on 05/28/2013 2:13:53 PM PDT by newheart (The worst thing the Left ever did was to convince the world it was not a religion.)
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To: stephenjohnbanker

I didn’t know that. LOL Good idea.


53 posted on 05/28/2013 3:28:24 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Funny thing happened on the way to the Constitution burning, Lefties rights were violated...)
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To: newheart

Okay, okay, you guys beat me down.


54 posted on 05/29/2013 9:32:02 AM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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