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McCain's Apocalypse
« on: October 01, 2013, 10:26:26 PM »
...is missing a fracking football game.

America sucks.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/325933-surprises-abound-as-shutdown-begins


Not the heartbreaking story about the WWII vets at the Capitol to find the memorial closed.

Not the pending implementation of Obamacare despite a government "shutdown."

Not a devaluation of the dollar.


Nope.  A government-subsidized football game was cancelled.  Truly Ragnarok is upon us. :mad:
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Re: McCain's Apocalypse
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2013, 10:46:21 PM »
I find it hard to believe those televised games were not money makers. 
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Re: McCain's Apocalypse
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2013, 10:47:40 PM »
What I find hilarious as that somehow they aren't automatic forfeits and losses for the schools in question.

'Cuz there's separate standards for when Stanford can't pay the bills, and FedGuv can't pay the bills.

These are just "rescheduled."
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Re: McCain's Apocalypse
« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2013, 01:56:36 AM »
I just can't for the life of me see the reasoning for attempting to keep them from going to the memorial. What possible purpose could that hold!? :mad:
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Re: McCain's Apocalypse
« Reply #4 on: October 02, 2013, 02:02:51 AM »
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What possible purpose could that hold!?

It makes good press to show the American people how evil the GOP is.
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Re: McCain's Apocalypse
« Reply #5 on: October 02, 2013, 05:40:00 AM »
Quote from: freakazoid on October 02, 2013, 01:56:36 AM
I just can't for the life of me see the reasoning for attempting to keep them from going to the memorial. What possible purpose could that hold!? :mad:
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Re: McCain's Apocalypse
« Reply #6 on: October 02, 2013, 09:12:14 AM »
Ha ha, during shutdown duties yesterday, while a bunch of people were making Republican cracks, I said almost exactly what the Ron Swanson graphic said: "Best day of my career ever! It's like Christmas!". Then I started singing (to the tune of Jingle Bells), "Furlough Day, Furlough Day, Furlough all the way! Oh what fun it is to have a Furlough Day today!"

I like watching heads explode... :)
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Re: McCain's Apocalypse
« Reply #7 on: October 02, 2013, 10:49:42 AM »
They don't have personnel to keep parks, monuments, etc. open, but they DO have personnel to keep people out.

Uh huh.
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Re: McCain's Apocalypse
« Reply #8 on: October 02, 2013, 11:17:35 AM »
Quote from: HankB on October 02, 2013, 10:49:42 AM
They don't have personnel to keep parks, monuments, etc. open, but they DO have personnel to keep people out.

Uh huh.

Yeah, that's been my gripe  :mad:
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Re: McCain's Apocalypse
« Reply #9 on: October 02, 2013, 12:46:09 PM »
Quote from: HankB on October 02, 2013, 10:49:42 AM
They don't have personnel to keep parks, monuments, etc. open, but they DO have personnel to keep people out.

Uh huh.

Quote from: Tallpine on October 02, 2013, 11:17:35 AM
Yeah, that's been my gripe  :mad:

 ;/ It takes a lot of people to run a park. It takes only a few to be at the entrances to turn people away. Also a lot of the parks, particularly the smaller ones, will be gates locked and no personnel on duty.











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Re: McCain's Apocalypse
« Reply #10 on: October 02, 2013, 01:27:08 PM »
Quote from: Boomhauer on October 02, 2013, 12:46:09 PM
;/ It takes a lot of people to run a park. It takes only a few to be at the entrances to turn people away. Also a lot of the parks, particularly the smaller ones, will be gates locked and no personnel on duty.




There's an epically massive difference between them being custodians of the parks, and them being owners of the parks.

Right now they're acting as owners of the parks.

The proper response is to leave the parks open, and not mow the grass or empty the garbage cans.  They are still owned by the Public.
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Re: McCain's Apocalypse
« Reply #11 on: October 02, 2013, 01:40:22 PM »
Quote from: Boomhauer on October 02, 2013, 12:46:09 PM
;/ It takes a lot of people to run a park. It takes only a few to be at the entrances to turn people away. Also a lot of the parks, particularly the smaller ones, will be gates locked and no personnel on duty.

Except that the Veterans' Memorial where the vets "crashed the gate" wasn't staffed by employees until the vets "broke in". Then they had people there to keep visitors out.

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Re: McCain's Apocalypse
« Reply #12 on: October 02, 2013, 03:30:00 PM »
Quote from: Boomhauer on October 02, 2013, 12:46:09 PM
;/ It takes a lot of people to run a park. It takes only a few to be at the entrances to turn people away. Also a lot of the parks, particularly the smaller ones, will be gates locked and no personnel on duty.

Maybe so. That, of course, doesn't apply to the open air monuments in Washington, DC. It takes FAR MORE staff to turn people away than it does to "keep them open". (Also costs to erect barricades, as well.)
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Re: McCain's Apocalypse
« Reply #13 on: October 02, 2013, 03:43:31 PM »
You wanted the shutdown and now you want to complain about it?!

Also the Wash monuments are only part of the nearly 400 other NPS facilities...
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Re: McCain's Apocalypse
« Reply #14 on: October 02, 2013, 03:48:15 PM »
Then there is this Virginia park which receives no Federal funding, ordered closed by the NPS.

http://freebeacon.com/shutdown-theater/


(e.t.a.: at first glance I misread "freebeacon" as "freebacon")
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Re: McCain's Apocalypse
« Reply #15 on: October 02, 2013, 03:57:50 PM »
Quote from: Boomhauer on October 02, 2013, 03:43:31 PM
You wanted the shutdown and now you want to complain about it?!

Also the Wash monuments are only part of the nearly 400 other NPS facilities...

No, I'm quite happy with the shutdown, no complaints. I'm merely pointing out that the Administration is going to lengths to make it as painful as possible, even spending MORE money to shut things down that would be cheaper to leave open.

The over-reach is hilarious and it's one of the only things that makes me wish I still lived in the DC area. I'd love to storm those "Barry-cades".
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Re: McCain's Apocalypse
« Reply #16 on: October 02, 2013, 06:54:19 PM »
The furloughs didn't go far enough.  Obama and the damn Congress are still working.
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« Reply #17 on: October 02, 2013, 06:58:50 PM »
Quote from: RocketMan on October 02, 2013, 06:54:19 PM
The furloughs didn't go far enough.  Obama and the damn Congress are still working.

You have a strange definition of "working."

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« Reply #18 on: October 02, 2013, 07:00:12 PM »
Uh, I was speaking figuratively.  Yeah, that's it.  =)
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Re: McCain's Apocalypse
« Reply #19 on: October 02, 2013, 08:42:52 PM »
Quote from: makattak on October 02, 2013, 03:57:50 PM
No, I'm quite happy with the shutdown, no complaints. I'm merely pointing out that the Administration is going to lengths to make it as painful as possible, even spending MORE money to shut things down that would be cheaper to leave open.

The over-reach is hilarious and it's one of the only things that makes me wish I still lived in the DC area. I'd love to storm those "Barry-cades".
Agreed.  It is like the sequester a while back.  The arrogant condescension of it all is almost funny.  What sort of liberal fanatic do you have to be to think Repubs will be blamed for this?  Even the 5 year olds are going WTF? 
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Re: McCain's Apocalypse
« Reply #20 on: October 02, 2013, 08:45:09 PM »
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Re: McCain's Apocalypse
« Reply #21 on: October 02, 2013, 09:10:39 PM »
Quote from: MechAg94 on October 02, 2013, 08:42:52 PM
Agreed.  It is like the sequester a while back.  The arrogant condescension of it all is almost funny.  What sort of liberal fanatic do you have to be to think Repubs will be blamed for this?  Even the 5 year olds are going WTF? 

A few liberal facebook friends have dumped on the republicans blaming the GOP for the shut down. When I questioned their stance by providing a few facts I got the standard name calling and personal attacks. When I called them out for name calling and personal attacks I got 2 less on my friends list. Gosh, getting unfriended is just so emotionally crushing :rofl:
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Re: McCain's Apocalypse
« Reply #22 on: October 02, 2013, 09:15:30 PM »
Quote from: RocketMan on October 02, 2013, 06:54:19 PM
The furloughs didn't go far enough.  Obama and the damn Congress are still working.

I heard it claimed today that Congress *has* to be paid because of the 27th Amendment.  Their hands are tied!  (like they really care at all about the Constitution)
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Re: McCain's Apocalypse
« Reply #23 on: October 03, 2013, 12:15:31 AM »
Quote from: AZRedhawk44 on October 01, 2013, 10:47:40 PM
What I find hilarious as that somehow they aren't automatic forfeits and losses for the schools in question.

'Cuz there's separate standards for when Stanford can't pay the bills, and FedGuv can't pay the bills.

These are just "rescheduled."

I don't find that hilarious at all.

However (thinking of a parallel thread), I've been told that my sense of humour was surgically excised when I was eight years old.
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« Reply #24 on: October 03, 2013, 07:15:38 AM »
Quote from: AZRedhawk44 on October 02, 2013, 01:27:08 PM
There's an epically massive difference between them being custodians of the parks, and them being owners of the parks.

Right now they're acting as owners of the parks.

The proper response is to leave the parks open, and not mow the grass or empty the garbage cans. 
They are still owned by the Public.
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Public paid for the WWII monument as well, with private donations. NPS was cut a hefty fee.
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