Government shutdown.

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Do they erect barriers every evening to prevent vandals from getting in overnight when the memorial is not staffed? No, they don't. The WWII memorial in DC is an open air memorial that is accessible to the public 24 hrs a day, It never closes, even when it is not staffed. The premise that the memorial needed to be closed to prevent vandals from defacing it is absurd, it is accessible to anyone at all daily from 11:30 p.m. to 9:30 a.m. with no staff on site to "protect" it, and somehow it doesn't get vandalized every night. Funny that. The closing of open air freely accessible memorials and monuments was nothing more than a political move of the federal gov't flexing it's muscle when it didn't get it's way and fueling the narrative against republicans for causing the shutdown. All of it was a show, from both sides, and one side came out looking better than the other because of media coverage and the ability to use the bully pulpit to get it's way.

THIS!!!

Blank are you really sticking up for anything from the shutdown?

Closing parks is even stupid, during a shutdown a sign should real:

SORRY DUE TO THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN THERE IS NO PARK RANGER ON DUTY. ACTIVITIES ARE DONE AT YOUR OWN RISK.

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Feds evict elderly couple from their home, cite shutdown | WashingtonExaminer.com

Feds Evict Elderly Couple Who Owned Their Home For 40 Years Citing Government Shutdown |

http://www.activistpost.com/2013/10/...d-evicted.html

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THIS!!!

Blank are you really sticking up for anything from the shutdown?

Closing parks is even stupid, during a shutdown a sign should real:

SORRY DUE TO THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN THERE IS NO PARK RANGER ON DUTY. ACTIVITIES ARE DONE AT YOUR OWN RISK.

What did I say that made you think I was "sticking up" for anything?

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What did I say that made you think I was "sticking up" for anything?

IDK.... maybe the fact that you made up a lie to justify it, then posted a picture of something that happened 2600 miles away from it and blamed it on the veterans to justify it.... maybe the fact that everything you've said is either ridiculous nonsense pulled directly out of your ass or in defense of the shutdown...

idk, it was probably that..... maybe.

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What did I say that made you think I was "sticking up" for anything?

You are steadfast in your defense of the closure of an open air memorial that NEVER closes.

I am not the least bit surprised that you skipped right over my reply to you.

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This whole thing should serve as a PSA that everything that's funded by a government is subject to a suspension like this. This should make people who get government jobs or sign up for the armed forces aware that their paycheck is subject to a budget act, that is voted on by elected politicians, who represent a constituency, some of whom believe the earth is 6000 years old and that Obama is some kind of malevolent dictator.

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What did I say that made you think I was "sticking up" for anything?

Well you're arguing so...I would assume that's because you don't agree the shuntdown or the actions during the shutdown were unjustified.