Originally posted by stiab: ....That was Obama, he aimed to hurt the American people. Even roads adjacent to but not part of National Parks were shut down, so you could not view the scenery.
OK thank you.
He was going to stop the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds from the Air shows too. How patriotic!
September 28, 2025, 06:34 AM
RichardC
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Originally posted by ridewv:
Yes I'm looking forward to this! I recall when one of the democrats (Clinton maybe) was in office he shut down agencies that would most affect the populace like National Parks and federal Monuments in summer, and I forget the others.
That was Obama, he aimed to hurt the American people. Even roads adjacent to but not part of National Parks were shut down, so you could not view the scenery.
That was from the manipulators working through B. Hussein O, a Turtle On A FencePost.
The goal wasn't hurting people.
It was to cattle-prod the public into supporting their ultimate goal: the fundamental transformation of America.
September 28, 2025, 08:24 AM
stiab
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Originally posted by RichardC:
The goal wasn't hurting people.
It was not the final goal, but was their intermediate goal in hopes of getting the people to respond negatively to the Republicans.
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September 28, 2025, 02:25 PM
sigfreund
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Originally posted by stiab: getting the people to respond negatively to the Republicans.
As I recall, the shutdown didn’t just close the Washington, DC, museums and other buildings, but even resulted in the major monuments being taped off so visitors couldn’t approach them. That was totally intended to make sure the visitors and residents knew that a shutdown was in place and to interfere with visitors’ experiences. There was no other reason because there were at least as many Park Police and/or other employees present to ensure no one crossed the tapes as would be present during normal times.
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September 29, 2025, 02:01 PM
Lt CHEG
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Originally posted by wcb6092: Trump on cannabis…
The only thing I care to hear about with weed is that the government is researching ways to make it not stink. My libertarian leanings prefer to see it decriminalized but my nose can’t stand the stink that seems to be everywhere nowadays. I would object much less to marijuana if it didn’t stink so bad and even worse how long the stink lingers.
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September 29, 2025, 02:20 PM
stiab
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Originally posted by sigfreund:
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Originally posted by stiab: getting the people to respond negatively to the Republicans.
As I recall, the shutdown didn’t just close the Washington, DC, museums and other buildings, but even resulted in the major monuments being taped off so visitors couldn’t approach them. That was totally intended to make sure the visitors and residents knew that a shutdown was in place and to interfere with visitors’ experiences. There was no other reason because there were at least as many Park Police and/or other employees present to ensure no one crossed the tapes as would be present during normal times.
You are exactly right, that is what Obama wanted. I'll give another actual example. At Cape Hatteras National Seashore there was a facility with some, but not always adequate parking. The government had a contract with an adjacent independent business to use their lot for overflow. When the shutdown occured, the government put up barricades and police tape to close down the entire lot. The owner protested, and by the time it got resolved the government shutdown was over. That is how serious Obama was about making citizens experience as much inconvenience as possible.
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September 29, 2025, 02:44 PM
P220 Smudge
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Originally posted by Lt CHEG: The only thing I care to hear about with weed is that the government is researching ways to make it not stink.
I used to be what you might call an enthusiast, so take my word for it that this is a user preference thing. There are a lot of strains that you wouldn't necessarily even be able to identify as weed. The stuff everyone complains about are generally strong indicas, typically Kush and Skunk variants (appropriately named). I never liked those. I'll just say it: they're really popular with ghetto blacks. A strong sativa, particularly a Haze or Northern Lights variant, you might not even notice. Think of it like the difference between liking chocolate chip cookies vs sugar cookies - they're both cookies, but they have a totally different flavor and smell.
It should probably get dropped from Schedule 1 to something like Schedule 3. That said, I don't care one way or the other anymore. Doesn't affect me in the least. Trump could do this and it would totally flip the Democrats and lefties on smoking weed, though, which would be absolutely fucking hilarious. They were taking Tylenol because he cited a Harvard study, so I can easily see them starting a marijuana temperance movement if Trump reschedules it because senior citizens could benefit from burning down a fat spliff. Seeing the political whiplash on this topic would have me laughing myself silly.
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September 29, 2025, 03:07 PM
smlsig
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Originally posted by stiab:
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Originally posted by sigfreund:
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Originally posted by stiab: getting the people to respond negatively to the Republicans.
As I recall, the shutdown didn’t just close the Washington, DC, museums and other buildings, but even resulted in the major monuments being taped off so visitors couldn’t approach them. That was totally intended to make sure the visitors and residents knew that a shutdown was in place and to interfere with visitors’ experiences. There was no other reason because there were at least as many Park Police and/or other employees present to ensure no one crossed the tapes as would be present during normal times.
You are exactly right, that is what Obama wanted. I'll give another actual example. At Cape Hatteras National Seashore there was a facility with some, but not always adequate parking. The government had a contract with an adjacent independent business to use their lot for overflow. When the shutdown occured, the government put up barricades and police tape to close down the entire lot. The owner protested, and by the time it got resolved the government shutdown was over. That is how serious Obama was about making citizens experience as much inconvenience as possible.
I remember that! What an asshole.
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September 29, 2025, 04:32 PM
Hound Dog
It was also zippy yhat closed down the WWII Memorial on the Mall. It is an open air memorial with no staff or anything.
Bunch of WWII veterans said 'screw this noise' and moved the barricades. These guys fought literal fascists - they were not gonna let some kenyan man-child keep them from THEIR memorial. . .
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September 29, 2025, 04:34 PM
downtownv
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Originally posted by Hound Dog: It was also zippy yhat closed down the WWII Memorial on the Mall. It is an open air memorial with no staff or anything.
Bunch of WWII veterans said 'screw this noise' and moved the barricades. These guys fought literal fascists - they were not gonna let some kenyan man-child keep them from THEIR memorial. . .
Imagine the optics pushing these guys back!
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September 29, 2025, 04:40 PM
stiab
"In an attempt to make the government shutdown as painful as possible, the Obama Administration yesterday chose to erect metal barricades around the World War II Memorial (an open air memorial that is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week) and stationed armed National Park Police to block World War II veterans from entering their memorial.
It’s ironic that while our Nation’s heroes are met by barricades, exactly two years ago back in 2011 the Obama Administration let members of the Occupy Movement camp at McPherson Square (also controlled by the National Park Service) for MONTHS before evicting them. Thousands of dollars in damage were caused by the participants who were illegally camping in McPherson Square."
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September 30, 2025, 12:05 AM
sjtill
Is no one on SigForum interested in Trump's Middle East peace deal, supported by Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Israel, Europe????
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Trump unveils 20-point Gaza cease-fire plan with him running ‘board of peace,’ warns Israel will ‘finish the job’ if Hamas objects By Published Sep. 29, 2025, 5:14 p.m. ET WASHINGTON — President Trump formally unveiled a 20-point peace plan Monday calling for an international peacekeeping force in the Gaza Strip and a post-Hamas transitional government overseen by a “Board of Peace” — that Trump himself would lead as chairman.
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September 30, 2025, 07:10 AM
Sig2340
Nice is overrated
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September 30, 2025, 09:42 AM
Gustofer
A well deserved honor for MSG Gordon.
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September 30, 2025, 09:53 AM
nhtagmember
I am excited about the peace deal Stan
I'm slightly surprised by all who have signed on to the framework so far, but the fly in the ointment as it always has been is a terror group that seeks to exterminate Israel and I'm not sure they're ever going to change their minds
its a huge step but the actual target audience (Hamas and all their adherents) needs to give it up once and for all
