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Looking for a fun event this weekend in DC? There are tons to do and see.
First, there is a Kennedy exhibit at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History that looks great. Oh wait, the museum — all national museums actually — will be closed if the government shuts down. But, you could take a stroll through the National Zoo. No, actually it seems the animals will most likely be all alone this weekend if the government shuts down.
Hmmm...I've got it! The National Cherry Blossom Festival is always a hit and a huge tourist draw. That couldn't possibly be effected! You can still go see the parade — just don't plan to fly a kite or see any performances as festival planners say they will most likely be postponed in the event of a government shutdown.
Maybe you can have a nice, fancy lunch in Georgetown? But, if you work for the government and aren't getting paid, you should probably save your pennies. Go to the library for an entertaining read? Closed. And watch the pile of trash on the sidewalk in front of you because collectors can't pick it up.
Wish you could find just one event to take out all of your ruined weekend frustration on? It seems a Facebook event has been created just for you! According to the Washington Post, more than 6,000 Facebook users, most of them Washingtonians, have RSVP'd to a public event entitled "If Boehner shuts down the government I am taking my trash to his house."
Washington DC residents and event organizers Jonah Goodman and Nolan Treadway event introduction reads, "Speaker John Boehner is ready to shut down the government, including DC city services like trash collection. Well, if he won't allow us to use OUR TAX DOLLARS to pick it up, maybe we should just BRING IT TO HIM."
Much like all DC events, a counter force has been launched. The "Let's bring trash to Jonah Goodman and Nolan Treadway" event exists. So far, it looks like only eight people are attending.
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I certainly would do it if I lived in DC.
Why do you believe in such big government ?
This government shutdown is the fault of the Atheist Republicans and Atheist Tea Party. The Republicans and the Tea Party worship money. The bible says that the love of money is the root of all evil. The Repubicans and the Tea Party worship the money of corporate America, like the Koch Brothers.
Jimmy -- here is a new one I heard last night, "Kocharoaches". Feel free to use it freely - lol.
If you think the GOP are bad, son, you've got a lot of thinkin' to do. If killing $80bil from this short term budget is bothering you, just wait until they get to the meat and potatoes!! EVERYONE (except you) see the need to CUT to make the U.S. whole again fiscally. When you cut this much, there are many programs that need to go, and with that the difficult choices to be made. I guess anytime anyone comes up with a new program to cut, because more than likely it is duplicated in another fed agency, you are going to be name calling again. Well son, wait up and smell the roses. Our economy is driving foreclosures, low bank interest rates, hell eve the government now owns a car company....GM, government motors. I don't think you have actually sat down to figure out all that needs to be done to avert this $14TRILLION dollar debt ceiling. I don't care WHO does it in Congress, a LOT of cuts need to be done...this short term budget is only the first salvo, after this, things will get interesting...and remember, WE the PEOPLE put the GOP into office to control the House and increase the numbers in Senate. I predict the same thing will happen again in 2012. In the meantime if we could get a president that doesn't go running of to pennsylania during intense negotiations, to talk about gas emissions and stay home and show some LEADERSHIP that would be nice. I hope you give the gravity of the size of what is going on. And I can tell you personally that after living in Japan for 6 years and now in Bavaria Germany, however the U.S. economy goes, so goes the WORLD, closing business', restaurants, unemployment going up. And it's not over yet. What are you going to do when the muslims take over the U.S. like they are doing in England and France? Are you going to blame someone else about that?
Good Points Dan, but unfortunetley you can't reason with ignorant, closed minded, socialists.
@kurt- ignorance is in a tea bagger's creed as well as close minded.... we just close our minds to your facist right wing anti christian views thats all...
Ha Ha. I'm a right wing facist. That's funny dude. YOUR A RACIST!
Dan: If you're such a screwed up expat.. why not come home to live... no war to keep you there... or is it just cheaper and tax free... bite it buddy
Dan ooohhhh so scary, Muslims taking over the world... do you see conspiricies around every corner... are there non in Germany, By the way, you're an ex-pat so what makes you an authority on what's going on here.... by the way, did you vote??
This government shutdown is the fault of the Atheist Republicans and Atheist Tea Party. The Republicans and the Tea Party worship money. The bible says that the love of money is the root of all evil. The Repubicans and the Tea Party worship the money of corporate America, like the Koch Brothers.
how do I get my trash from AZ to DC??? Maybe I could fill his email with trash? That might work!!
OMG -- if there was ever a time I wished I still lived in DC, this is it. I'd also kindly take my bags of Great Dane poop along for him also (I'm sure he is an animal lover and wouldn't mind).
I'll join the event even though I don't live in DC
Damn, I was in DC last weekend.
Great idea. I read on a right wing blog the nonsensical assertion that ACORN - I guess that would be the ghost of ACORN - is behind this. (James O'Keefe wouldn't even need a disguise to get into this event - he is a natural as a garbage collector.)
You all are pointing the finger to the GOP for this budget crisis, it is very easy to do....BUT...have you thought about the fact that the 111th Congress, which had TOTAL control of the budget along with a Dem president, did NOTHING for an entire year...NO budget whatsoever was passed. They spent the year creating Obamacare, under the table and in secrecy so that not even the Dems knew what they were voting for. In case you're not up on this, many Dems are now admitting that maybe this Obamacare is not so good. BUT, during the entire last year when the Dems could run anything thru Congress, they failed. Bet you forgot about that, huh? The PEOPLE spoke pretty loud last November that they are tired of excessive spending, so any cut will be painful and I hope we don't hear Congress crying every time they have to do the cuts. Everyone needs to wake up, that either you want a country that is fiscally strong or do you want a weak country, which then allows us to be taken over more by foreign countries? I kind of like America the way is has been, not perfect, but a hell of lot better than being taken over by the muslims, taking out Christmas because they are "offended", removing Christmas trees in banks, because they are "offended" etc. THIS are the issues you need to write your Congressmen about....I'll bet 1/2 of you have not written anyone...shame on you.
There you go again Dan trying to reason with idiots. I will give you an "A" for effort. However, they are all too far gone now to do any good. I have been on this site for a month and have witnessed nothing but racist, bigots, holy than thou, self described "enlightened ones", who have no interest in hearing any opinion other than their own distorted and twisted world view. They are kinda like they hippies of the 60's who used to spit on Troops as they came home.
you two trolls must make a fortune here
Dustin, don't be so angry because your woman doesn't shave her pits or shower. Loser!
Typical fear mongering. I have a different belief in what is going on and blame both parties. The repubs/dems/government needs overhauled to protect we the people from what they do to this country along with corporations that make this country known as The Corporate States of America, only to take their businesses/jobs out of the country, or make fat profits but never contribute to the running of this country. The middle class is dwindling and how in the hell are the poor people going to support those subsidized corporations that make profits? Congress gets their money but our military doesn't, now that is a joke. Overhaul government and the way those politicians contribute to the corruption of this country.
Linda,
I couldn't believe my eyes/ears that they cut the pay in half before the gov't shutdown. Pre-emptive strike against those greedy assed soldiers and their families, right? WTF!!!??? If they are able to pay 1/2, they can pay all. It takes $0.00 more to pay all than to pay 1/2--and in the end will cost 5 times the amount. Un-fricken-believeable that these asshats are doing this to military that are in war zones, while they are sitting pretty with their sucky ideals. It's one thing to deny unnecessary and frivolous depts. like passports and Senatorial and Congressional pay, but again, WTF??? Unbelievable..
OKay, Now I'm irritated that I don't have a link back to Newsvine. Someone will have to fix that.
Have you thought that this is not called the 2nd great depression, to maintain W's dignity?? His unpaid wars, and kiss ass to unregulated banking brought us here... The man should be in prision! Keeping it short and sweet... peace, bro
Well, I guess We The People no longer have to wonder if our gov't has gone fascist. Our poor, mangled Constitution! Dan's comment had me nodding my head until he brought up religion, muslims, Xmas trees...these are false points meant to distract the public.
Keep burying your head in the sand grandma, hopefully your grandchildren are not wearing burkas.
kurt your a bagger and a troll
Let's take a quick history lesson here. I hope everyone knows who Benito Mussolini was. I case you don't, he was the leader of Fascist Italy during World War 2. You know, that war the U.S. won fighting against the Axis powers of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and Imperial Japan.
Mussolini himself defined fascism as 'when business and government are one'.
Now for those of you who have been paying attention to the events of the past few years, how many times have your heard the Republicans / Conservatives make claims about Obama and/or the Democrats being Socialists? Did you ever hear this argument used in reference to Obamacare? You should have. Even the likes of Glenn Beck were doing this, even hanging swastikas and the hammer and sickle flags about Obama's head. Anything to make Obama look bad.
So where are we now? Seems the Conservatives and the Tea Party wish to turn this country into a one party political system, run by corporate money.
I think Mussolini had a pretty good definition.
Our Constitution is doing just fine... Our President was a professor of Constitutional Law at the U of Chicago...Bush was an uneducated businessman and put all the garbage on the plate....get it straight...
you gotta hand it to the baggers here, they think that shutting down this and that is going to solve everything.... then they cant get past the part that a black man is president still.... then the sick part of this whole deal is the baggers will spread lies on threads for a buck.... useless whoreish trolls
where is the 2 trolls to attack me now, hey I am making you guys money
He's a fag G. Him and Michael Moore would do each other in a heatbeat. The Dumbocrats had 6 months to pass a budget and sat on their asses because they are just like Justin, lazy asses who want me and you to support him and his crack addicted family.
Michael Moore surely doesn't need you to support him... his work is fantastic, esp 'Sicko"... and how do you know he's gay...been to bed with him?? by using the word Fag, I can only assume u are homophobic. And just in case it matters, I am female, married with a grandson, who I hope grows up more tolerant and educated than you...suck that up , Kurt
I am sure you are doing a fine job indoctrinating him. I have watched "Sicko" some points made were certainly valid, however, if you are a socialist you will gladly lick up every bias and propaganda filled rant he spews. Oh, and I could care less about your pathetic personal life. I just feel sorry for your husband.
A government shutdown is nothing new. In 1992, Clinton was elected, and as per historical norms, the mid-term election in 1994 favored the opposing party. So what happened in 1995? The Republicans, under the leadership of Newt Gingrich shut down the government.
The reason the Republicans did this was a series of trumped up concerns about the budget, and per the norm, the Republicans did every thing they could to put an end to Medicare and Medicaid. Sound familiar?
We now have Obama in office, and have just passed the mid-term election which per the norm favored the opposing party. The Republicans, which in this case have outright created the budget problems themselves, are once again calling for a shutdown of government, and bills have been presented to put an end to Medicare and Medicaid. Are we on the same page yet?
The irony behind this comes from all the Republican pledges that were freely and repeatedly made against Obamacare. How many times did we hear Republicans chant leave Medicare alone? That was a huge basis of their argument against Obamacare, but what are these same Republicans doing now?
When Clinton left office, this country actually had a budget surplus. Imagine that, a surplus. So what did GWB and the Republicans do with it? Did they pay down the National deficit as they claim this week is so important? Not on your life. They held both houses of Congress and the White House. The Republicans could have done whatever they wanted with it, and they did.
The Republicans returned huge amounts of money to corporations and the wealthy, while simultaneously engaging this country in not one, but two wars (Iraq and Afghanistan). Mind you, they never budgeted any money for these wars, ever. They didn't want all they red ink showing up on their watch.
But now, just like in 1995, the Republicans do not control Washington, so it's back to old tricks. Shut down the government whilst screaming hypocritical hyperbole.
It is truly amazing how few American voters see, or even wish to see the truth repeating itself. I can't imagine the Republicans serving this to the U.S. voters any clearer.
Why don't the Dems just let the Rep. take money away from planed parenthood,,It is a sure thing to blame the other party. They will look worse if they let the GOV. close because of that one thing. Demarcates have it in the bag to fix this they just need to give a little more and use the fact that poor women are in need of a democrat controlled congress.
The Democrats have already met all of the demands that Boehner originally requested, and more. When the Dems did this, the Republicans regrouped and upped the anti, demanding more.
The method of debate here would be never ending, and based on your own argument, would require American women to give up control over themselves to you?
Try asking the American women what they want.
Benjamin are you happy that you are not a poor women needing medical care? Based on your comments it is evident that you don't care that women receive the medical care necesary to catch and treat female cancer. Perhaps you would think differently if you were a poor man concerned about prostrate cancer. Get a clue man all the money in the world isn't getting you to heaven. It is how you treat those less secure than you.
Sandy when is the last time you went to Planned Parenthood for a cancer check? Unbelievable that you buy that crap.
Ok Kurt,,, here we go again... what u know about planned parenthood would fit in a thimble!
Besides thinking you're a homophobe...re your earlier post... i think you have a total disdane for women. So what does that make you,,, neuter...lol
Kurt: I went 3 months ago. You've gotten across the point that you hate women who aren't slaves in your kitchen, or otherwise silent and invisible. But wanting them to die if they aren't useful for baby-making is gynocidal.
Oh O.K, You finally figured me out. Damm you guys are so smart!
LEFT SIDE!!! ,, RIGHT SIDE!!!
Kinda sounds like the gangs of L.A. Don't it?..they even sport the colors..
In short, don't listen to what they say, rather objectively study what they have done, repeatedly. Give yourself the chance.
LOL...too funny if I was I white woman ,,I would say the same thing ,,,its not like they cant add the funds back in next FY ,,,the point is there playing like political gangsters,,both sides,,and if the Dems wanna win they should use this against the republicans.
Extremely difficult if not impossible to "add the funds back" once they have been cut. And nobody "wins" anything by political posturing..we all lose.
government cant pay for everything,,silly people its one or the other,, you don't want a socialized America,,but you want America to support every cause....I don't get it..whats wrong with government?..I ask whats wrong with the American people to allow it to be this way.
Frankly, I would not have a problem with a socialized America...I don't see any Canadians illegally crossing our borders trying to have the privilege of paying for their own healthcare.
I wouldn't either Lefty ,,my republican wife would say differ....with health care especially.. no one should go untreated for anything because they are poor...that's just human rights as far as im concerned.
Dan Hoch, where do get your facts? From old newspapers? The government hasn't been owed any money by GM in a long time. Update your list.
Right now the Republicans are demanding that Planned Parenthood gets cut their funding. They say it's because they don't want gov't money paying for abortions. They know full well that not a penny of gov't money at PP goes to paying for abortion. They know it!! This is pure Republican ideology at work. They're looking to score brownie points with their base, and with the TeaParty zealots.
It isn't going to work.
Stay out of it Tim and worry about your own jacked up country.
Oh me.... it's Kurt again.... quite while you're ahead... you have already made an ass of yourself....lol
Hi tim-
I married a Canadian, great guy, your money is on par with ours now, you have no Bush wars to pay for and you have mandatory retirement at 65 with a gov't pension...One reason we don't live there is I hate cold weather....hang in there, Kurt is a homophobic ass, as well as not very bright... Peace
Don't assume my nationality because of my current location. Without going into details that are no one's business but mine, I will say that my income is reliant on a functioning American government. So, "stay out of it" I won't. I'm only trying to keep some important facts on the surface where they can be seen by all.
I don't usually comment on the people blogging, just their comments.....but not tonight. KURT - you are a stupid, ignorant jerk who is exactly what is wrong with the great US of A.
Thank you Sofie, you took (most of) the words right outta my mouth.
I was going to say that every crowd has a heckler, and he's it. Nothing worthwhile to say. It amazes me how some people don't seem to know that the words 'fact' and 'opinion' have completely different meanings.
G Thomas: is that the best you can do? LMAO. You spout your crap all the time, I don't usually, but when I do I have just as much right as you do. Grow up and take it like a man, if you are one.
You go girl! At least someone is trying to keep it on-topic.
I will try to stay on topic. Harry Ried is the worst person in America and all of you mindless trolls believe all of their socialist agendas. Thanks for allowing me to share.
Thanks G Thomas, for proving my point, are you blogging as Kurt as well? Issues in America deserve serious discussion and commentary. Try again when you are capable of doing that.
G.Thomas: Though I don't usually comment on these blogs, I do read them all the time but, some comments tonight ticked me off...I know that's the intent, I just get tired of it.
I didn't make my original comment against you and I would be the first to defend anyone's right to their opinion and comments. Arguments and insults don't help the national debate, convince me of what you believe and why you believe it, who know's you might educate me.
I am not a guy. You didn't offend me, no need to apologize, but thank you.
sofie I agree with you... have you noticed how g. thomas and kurt have a sweet thing going...he asks if your gay.... see words like gay and fag show blatent homophobes unless they are trying to cover up something?!
Keep going, you're smarter then they are...
Let me say if Reid lets this go to shut down over this planed parent hood thing,,,Let me be the first to say...IM SORRY<, I voted for him.
If you knew what this Planned Parenthood thing was really all about you would see why Reid is standing firm. This has nothing to do with the budget. It's pure idealogical "pork" the Republicans have thrown into this action. It does not belong in this debate.
I just watched a clip of Sen. Kyle (R) in which he said that "90% of Planned Parenthood is performing abortions" When he was called out on what he said, he replied saying that what he said was "not intended to be a factual statement." He said it as if it was a fact. His disclaimer was disengenuous at best, and was only supplied to the press and public because he was caught in a lie. Why would anyone say, on the House floor, what he said, if he didn't want it to be taken as fact?
Anyone?
Sen. Kyle should be brought up on ethics charges by his party for what he stated.You would not believe the amount of people that repeated this lie all over this forum..simply amazing and shameful. It has been a LAW for over 20 years that NO FEDERAL MONEY GOES FOR PAYING FOR ABORTION. That is a fact and the law. Off topic for this article but it had to be said.
That said..the GOP are very adept at repeating lies..if you say it enough times..their sheep believe them
yes and a bump
try Sedition:
Should the government have shut down in the wake of his overt lie; could that not meet the condition of "insurrection against the established order" and "incitement of discontent"?
and every TBagger sipping from the Faux tea pot will believe it as truth ... this is who he was speaking to anyway .. the retraction will get little or no play on Faux
John Kyle is a liar, or at least he was tonight. I live in AZ and can tell you he will not be running for relection, and that's a good thing... now, if we could get rid of McCain, and our unelected governor Jan the Sham... we might be headed in the right direction.... peace from tucson
Well by now I guess everyone knows that the Republicans blinked. They had little choice. You can't shut down the government of the worlds biggest economy for an ideal. They lied and tried, but finally they saw that their phony rage was showing. This isn't over. My guess is that they will try some different route in the next few days. They should try for something that will pass the smell test this time.
Why do you support such big government could it be you do not pay taxes ?
Bumper sticker seen recently:
Tea parties are for little girls and their imaginary friends....
Love it,,, got it sara and michele