Veterans angry that teabag rally will be held at Veterans Memorial

[proud2BlibKansan]

For 17 months during the Korean War, Bob Roberts took part in combat missions as a soldier in the United States Army.

After reflecting on his time in uniform on Monday, Roberts said, “That makes me a really old geezer.”

It also makes him something else: a veteran. And it’s for the latter that he has a problem with tomorrow’s “Taxpayer Tea Party” to be held at the Veterans Memorial at Pittsburg State University.

It’s not the message he takes issue with, but rather the location.

“This is something that really upset me,” he said. “The Veterans Memorial, as far as I’m concerned, is hallowed ground. To have a partisan, political ‘tea party’ there really offends my sensibilities.”

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Bob Torbett is the director of the American Legion Riders and a member of the Kansas Patriot Guard, which is different than the PGR who will attend the rally. He also is the son of a World War II veteran. He opposes having the “tea party” at the Veterans Memorial.

“It’s everybody’s right to have a protest, but our complaint is that it’s at the Veterans Memorial,” he said, speaking on behalf of the ALR. “Most people think of the Veterans Memorial as a sacred place. It’s a place to reflect, to remember why we’re here today and the people who have sacrificed for that.”

Charles Heath, Commander of American Legion Post 64, said, he believes in the right to free speech, but he also takes issue with the site of the upcoming rally.

“I’m not so sure the Veterans Memorial is the appropriate place for a tax protest,” he said.

more . . . http://www.morningsun.net/news/x1579127448/Tea-Party-location-irks-veterans

And Lynn Jenkins, GOP congress fool from KS District 2 will be there!
http://kansasjackass.blogspot.com/2009/04/ks-02-jenkins-teabagging-protest-draws.html#comments

[Cha]

1. As it should offend all of us.

How dare they get into their obscene teabagging on a Veterans' Memorial Ground?

[proud2BlibKansan]

5. And an elected member of Congress will be there!

Plus Sam Brownback sent out an email today telling his constituents that he is attending several tea parties around the state and he is encouraging us to attend as well!!

What a selfish bastard. Brownback remained silent while Bush spent $720 million a day in Iraq.

[BuelahWitch]

6. I wonder on whose dime Sam will travel?

Fox News or ours? How ironic if he's using taxpayer funds to travel and protest taxes. If he hates taxes so much, I guess he's willing to work for free?

[proud2BlibKansan]

8. Probably his campaign for governor

The idea of him as my governor makes me physically ill.

[MineralMan]

2. Too bad I can't be there. I'm a veteran, and this kind of thing

really, really pisses me off. A big sign about desecrating the memorial would work, I think.

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. I would take a sign that said

WHERE WERE YOU PEOPLE
WHEN BUSH WAS SPENDING
$720 MILLION A DAY IN IRAQ??

[bluestateguy]

4. But everybody knows the veterans were fighting for low taxes

I mean, the horror if Hitler and Tojo had won would have been higher taxes!!!

[proud2BlibKansan]

7. Like France!

Where they have universal health care and free college tuition.

Oh, wait . .

[UTUSN]

9. K&R #3. It always ticks me off for Rethugs to MIX service with politics!1 n/t

[proud2BlibKansan]

11. And they are so good at it

[stevedeshazer]

10. KR4