| | | Crowd storms World War II Memorial
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WTOP ^ | 10/13/2013 | WTOP
WASHINGTON - Thousands of people converged on the World War II Memorial on the National Mall on Sunday morning and tore down the barricades blocking it off, protesting the closure of the memorial during the federal government shutdown.
Beginning at about 9:30 a.m., Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, as well as former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, were among the luminaries in a crowd that chanted "Tear down these walls!" and sang "God Bless America" as well as other patriotic songs as they entered the memorial, which has been closed since the government shutdown that began Oct. 1.
Tractor-trailers headed down 17th Street toward the Mall, blaring their horns. The Metropolitan Police Department blocked off the street, prompting the crowd to head up the street, shouting at the police to move their vehicles.
Palin said that closing the memorials was disgraceful, and that President Obama "could be here today, saying 'Yes, we can tear down these barricades."
Cruz said that President Obama was using veterans as political pawns in the shutdown. Lee shouted, "The sons and daughters of the United States of America are meant to live in liberty."
By 11 a.m., the group had headed back to the memorial, and dozens congregated around World War II veterans, shaking their hands and thanking them for their service.
Later in the morning, veteran Mike Lauriente was accepting handshakes from demonstrators. He served in Sicily and French Morocco, and declared the memorial, which he was seeing for the first time, beautiful. "The spirit that I see here is overwhelming."
World War II veteran Mike Lauriente accepts thanks for his service from demonstrators at the World War II Memorial on Sunday. (WTOP/Jamie Forzato)
Now we know why 0bama has stockpiled so much ammo. It is starting.
There are still Americans willing to fight against fascism, whether overseas or the Chicago homegrown kind.
THIS government obviously NEEDS to be fearful of the citizenry.
Totally unreported on and not commented on in radio or much of the news net today.
I’m not surprised, yet it’s still surprising.
I mean, some American’s (who own the Government) participated in non-violent protest against the “Man” today. Some carried away barrycades and dropped them off at the White House in protest.
Really - that’s an interesting story.
However, the media is standing with Obama and against America.
To: mdittmar
Obozo has no idea of what he has unleashed.
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