Posted on 06/14/2010 3:36:15 PM PDT by concernedAmerican1
Should a bust of mass-murderer Joseph Stalin stand right beside American heroes at the National D-Day Memorial?
For most Americans the answer is simply no.
However, a prestigious $50,000 bust of Stalin now stands at the newly inaugurated National D-Day Memorial located in Bedford, Virginia, in the very place where the valor, fidelity and sacrifice of American heroes is honored.
Mind-boggling, isnt it?
In the Wall Street Journal, Mr. Lee Edwards, chairman of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, points out that Since the fall of the Soviet Union, statues of Joseph Stalin have been torn down all over Europe.
Yes. Torn down. Not erected. That is why many Americans, especially war veterans, feel slapped in the face, shocked to see a memorial of Stalin erected on our own soil.
Retired Navy officer R. Stephen Bloch put it this way: Its a tragic time for Bedford, Va., which now is known as the town that loves Stalin more than it loves its own veterans.
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Related:
The Wall Street Journal: Stalin Storms Ohama Beach
The Washington Times: Stalin bust has Virginia town red-faced
National D-Day Memorial Foundation
P.O. Box 77
Bedford, VA 24523
Toll-free: 800-351-DDAY
Email: dday@dday.org
Zhukov not only had not fight the Germans he had to deal with Stalin and his psychopathic entourage and all the SMERSH types everywhere.
What a frickin’ insult!
He probably sees himself as the first Iron Man of America.
Uh-uh. No memorials for any commie.
Interestingly...according to the D-Day Memorial Foundation website, the funding for the bust of Stalin came from one person. One. The foundation wouldn’t name him, citing privacy issues. No doubt!
I can see a bunch of bone-headed artsy fartsy bureaucrats deluding themselves in a group-think exercise as to how the Stalin bust was a good idea. But the entire $50K cost being footed by one individual? That’s some personal agenda someone has going.
Has anyone mentioned that old Uncle Joe tried to change the calendar from Jesus’ birthday to Stalin’s?
I supposed he’d change it from AD to AS with the second “S” understood.
I would love to know the name even if it is meaningless to me. Someone who will fork out 50K for a bust of one of the worst dicators in human history needs to be outed.
The article is woefully inadequate. WHERE did the statue come from, WHO paid for it, and HOW did it get authorization to be placed in a US Veterans site?? These are basic pieces of information that need to be added.
Vladimir Putin???
We’ll I think we should take a cue from “uncle joe” and have the bust “disappeared”
Agreed.
That’s funny!
If this were in my town I would hook my vehicle to it and pull it down then away (far away).
If this thing is still standing this time next week, then the people who claim outrage weren’t very outraged after all. At some point you have to ACT on your outrage, otherwise your just a wuss and need to sit down and shutup because all your doing is yapping. The yapping gets F’ing annoying. Either pull it down (every time they set it up) or admit your just a little wuss with no balls.
Not to self:
Stay away from the chili!
” the funding for the bust of Stalin came from one person. One. The foundation wouldnt name him, citing privacy issues. No doubt!”
SOROS???
Wonder what part of "common sense" they flunked in First Grade. And they couldn't figure out that accepting this guy's donation might not be a good idea.
Now they're going to have their little willydoodles handed to them by the public. That sting in their gitalong will remind them in future to stay humble and keep some perspective.
Powder..patch..ball FIRE!
Sounds like it is time for some civil disobedience..
and some vandalismmmm
Hideyoshi Nakamura?
http://www.dday.org/index.php?page=mediaroom
The artist is a Lynchburg (Va) College professor, Richard Pumphrey.
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