Posted on 01/21/2021 7:10:42 PM PST by 11th_VA
Thousands of National Guardsmen were forced to vacate congressional grounds on Thursday and are now taking their rest breaks outside and in nearby parking garages, after two weeks of sleepless nights protecting the nation’s capital in the wake of the violent assault on Jan. 6.
One unit, which had been resting in the Dirksen Senate Office building, was abruptly told to vacate the facility on Thursday, according to one Guardsman. The group was forced to rest in a nearby parking garage without internet reception, with just one electrical outlet, and one bathroom with two stalls for 5,000 troops, the person said.
“Yesterday dozens of senators and congressmen walked down our lines taking photos, shaking our hands and thanking us for our service. Within 24 hours, they had no further use for us and banished us to the corner of a parking garage. We feel incredibly betrayed,” the Guardsman said.
POLITICO obtained photos showing the Guard members packed together in the parking garage, sleeping on the ground.
All National Guard troops were told to vacate the Capitol and nearby congressional buildings on Thursday, and to set up mobile command centers outside or in nearby hotels, another Guardsman confirmed. They were told to take their rest breaks during their 12-hour shifts outside and in parking garages, the person said.
Prominent lawmakers from both parties took to Twitter to decry the decision and call for answers after POLITICO first reported the news Thursday night. Sen. Chuck Schumer, the Senate Majority Leader, tweeted: "If this is true, it's outrageous. I will get to the bottom of this."
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), meanwhile, called the move "absolutely unacceptable and despicable treatment of our brave and dedicated National Guard who answered the call to serve."...
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I've yet to hear how they got called there in the first place. And who decided that all 50 state NG's had to participate.
Did the DC mayor ask for this? Can Congress call out the NG? Did someone in the Trump administration call them to DC? Anybody out there know?
The only thing Chuckie has ever “gotten to the bottom of” is Nancy’s dried up vagina.
Oh man, JME_FAN that’s just NASTY! I like it but it created certain , ah, images. Pass me a bottle of brain bleach please...
LOL! Guilty as charged!
Turn DC parking garages into San Francisco sidewalks???
That’s right:
Republican Recycling
by David Harsanyi on September 6, 2008
This morning, Republicans tell me that a worker at Invesco Field in Denver saved thousands of unused flags from the Democratic National Convention that were headed for the garbage. Guerrilla campaigning. They will use these flags at their own event today in Colorado Springs with John McCain and Sarah Palin...
Yahoo news? Betrayal.
Tommy
I WENT into a public ‘ouse to get a pint o’ beer,
The publican ‘e up an’ sez, “ We serve no red-coats here.”
The girls be’ind the bar they laughed an’ giggled fit to die,
I outs into the street again an’ to myself sez I:
O it’s Tommy this, an’ Tommy that, an’ “ Tommy, go away “ ;
But it’s “ Thank you, Mister Atkins,” when the band begins to play
The band begins to play, my boys, the band begins to play,
O it’s “ Thank you, Mister Atkins,” when the band begins to play.
I went into a theatre as sober as could be,
They gave a drunk civilian room, but ‘adn’t none for me;
They sent me to the gallery or round the music-’alls,
But when it comes to fightin’, Lord! they’ll shove me in the stalls!
For it’s Tommy this, an’ Tommy that, an’ “ Tommy, wait outside “;
But it’s “ Special train for Atkins “ when the trooper’s on the tide
The troopship’s on the tide, my boys, the troopship’s on the tide,
O it’s “ Special train for Atkins “ when the trooper’s on the tide.
Yes, makin’ mock o’ uniforms that guard you while you sleep
Is cheaper than them uniforms, an’ they’re starvation cheap.
An’ hustlin’ drunken soldiers when they’re goin’ large a bit
Is five times better business than paradin’ in full kit.
Then it’s Tommy this, an’ Tommy that, an` Tommy, ‘ow’s yer soul? “
But it’s “ Thin red line of ‘eroes “ when the drums begin to roll
The drums begin to roll, my boys, the drums begin to roll,
O it’s “ Thin red line of ‘eroes, “ when the drums begin to roll.
We aren’t no thin red ‘eroes, nor we aren’t no blackguards too,
But single men in barricks, most remarkable like you;
An’ if sometimes our conduck isn’t all your fancy paints,
Why, single men in barricks don’t grow into plaster saints;
While it’s Tommy this, an’ Tommy that, an` Tommy, fall be’ind,”
But it’s “ Please to walk in front, sir,” when there’s trouble in the wind
There’s trouble in the wind, my boys, there’s trouble in the wind,
O it’s “ Please to walk in front, sir,” when there’s trouble in the wind.
You talk o’ better food for us, an’ schools, an’ fires, an’ all:
We’ll wait for extry rations if you treat us rational.
Don’t mess about the cook-room slops, but prove it to our face
The Widow’s Uniform is not the soldier-man’s disgrace.
For it’s Tommy this, an’ Tommy that, an` Chuck him out, the brute! “
But it’s “ Saviour of ‘is country “ when the guns begin to shoot;
An’ it’s Tommy this, an’ Tommy that, an’ anything you please;
An ‘Tommy ain’t a bloomin’ fool - you bet that Tommy sees!
Kipling
These are the same people that are going to send you into harm’s way. Bet they’ll be changing the rules of engagement again. Better order more body bags.
Gun Control
Trump would have never treated the military with such disrespect and disdain as to have them sleeping on the floors.
I’m sympathetic, but it could be worse.
They could be sleeping in holes in the ground and getting shot at.
Trump would have brought in Air Streams for everybody, and had hot meals and pizzas distributed.
The younger military people are far more brainwashed than we were.
Everything pushes them left..... culture, academia, and the media. Young people are far more likely to get their news from big tech vs other traditional news sources and big tech is left of the MSM.
Garbage in - garbage out.
“Easy prediction: You will never see lists of former pentagon officials, former Secretaries of Defense, etc criticizing the Harris/Biden administration like they did with the Trump administration.”
True.
Just how stupid do you have to be to keep believing the feigned surprise by this sort of behavior out of democrats.
To the US Military, Yes, in truth, this democrat / DC establishment is going to use you against your fellow Americans. They did it on January 6th. Please, remember and honor your oath to protect and defend our Constitution and your own freedoms against ALL enemies both foreign and domestic. Our only hope that this country remain free and to survive as a Constitutional Republic depends upon your word of honor.
Many of our troops have done that. One of my ancestors did that from September until April, coming up from North Africa through Italy and into Germany. He didn't get a bath until April. He said every night machines would come in and dig fox holes where they were to sleep. Some soldiers slept with their arms up out of the foxhole. He said, you had to be there to understand that.
... after two weeks of sleepless nights protecting the nation’s capital from nothing whatsoever ...
Madison Cawthon tweeted that he visited them, took pizzas, and offered his office to use.
Just dig some latrines. Don’t fill them when assignment is over; maybe someone else will need them.
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