I blog a mile from Cambridge, Massachusetts, where the U.S. Army celebrated its 230th anniversary earlier this week. The Army was born on June 14, 1775 when the Continental Congress recognized the rag-tag force that had gathered in Cambridge to fight the British. A day later, the Continental Congress named George Washington as the force's commander. Not everyone in Cambridge is so happy to see the Army these days. During this week's commemoration ceremony, protestors booed and jeered while 11-year-old David Smith, son of deceased Medal of Honor hero Paul Smith, led the Pledge of Allegiance. Even posters on a local left-wing message board, many of whom attended the event, laid into the classless demonstrators. A man, whose WWII-era-vet grandad missed parts of the ceremony because of the protestors, wrote: "you lost me, and angered me, by shouting over taps and the pledge of allegiance." Another poster commented, "I found it particularly offensive that the vast number of demonstrators s--- all over the soldiers." Me too. For 230 years, the U.S. Army has had some pretty despicable enemies--Nazis, Communists, al Qaeda, disturbed people from Cambridge who boo a kid (whose dad recently got killed) while he says the Pledge of Allegiance. Seriously folks, get another hobby--or some stronger medication.
Don't forget the evil federalists.
Forget new medication. I advocate that they choose a new country.
Republicans are making inroads in Cambridge.
http://www.andregreen.org
They're deserters - shoot 'em!
WTF?
Just another shining example of how "I support the troops" but hate everything about America just doesn't quite wash with me.
I'm afraid had I been in attendance someone would have had to fronted me bail money because I would have taken great pleasure in exercising my freedom of expression about the boo-ers head & shoulders.
Disgusting.
I know I speak for a lot of people about these protesters... Do they even have a F-ing job? All these protesters deserve to die.
I don't know whether they "deserve to die" (well, I guess we all do; see the crucifixion), but the protesters certainly don't deserve to inherit Cambridge.
Wow, have yankees gone downhill in the last 230 years!
Too much trust fund money, too little work (i.e, need to think), too much inbreeding over the years.
why didnt u call u meathead??
