July 4, 2019

THE FOURTH OF JULY !!! …

Let’s break out 750,00 fireworks !!!

For the first time in decades , a sitting president will be part of Washington , D.C.’s annual Fourth of July celebrations on the National Mall , marking a significant departure from the typically non-partisan event.

The annual bash will still feature a parade , musical performances and a stunning fireworks display to mark Independence Day. But added to this year’s agenda will be a massive military display and a prime time address from Donald Trump.

Several months ago , the U.S. president issued a ” save the date ” tweet and launched a rebranding of sorts for this year’s celebration , calling it a ” Salute to America “.

Trump promised ” one of the biggest gatherings in the history of Washington “, complete with a ” major fireworks display , entertainment and an address by your favorite president , me ! “

In the wake of Trump’s tweet , criticism has been swift with editorials slamming the president for ” trampling ” on a non-partisan event with what many expect to be a divisive address …

There’s also question of how the makeup of the crowd might differ this year ; some may opt to boycott the D.C. party in protest of the president’s involvement , while others could choose to descend on the capital to demonstrate against Trump.

Medea Benjamin , a political activist and co-founder of the group Code Pink , falls in that second camp. Her group has been granted a permit to protest at the event — and she says they have more than just posters in store.

” We’re having a ‘ Trump is a big baby ‘ festival ” said Benjamin.

Her group is bringing the ” Baby Trump ” balloon to the July Fourth bash , a giant inflatable depicting the president in a diaper that first flew above crowds of protesters during his visit to London last summer. But due to airspace restrictions , the group won’t be permitted to hoist the blimp into the sky. It will instead be tethered tightly , close to the ground.

Code Pink will also host a Trump ” roast ” as a part of their protest , including a Trump impersonator contest , a men’s swimsuit contest and an open-mic session for those who want to express how they’re feeling about the president’s participation in the U.S. holiday.

The latter simply being a ‘ freedom of speech ‘ exorcise to allow people to slap the President … On Independence Day no less !!! …

” His policies are un-American ” said Benjamin. ” We have to be speaking up when we’re supposed to be celebrating what America is really all about.”

Trump supporters are welcome to join the open mic to share their own messages , she said. But if there’s any hostility from those supporters , she says the group is prepared for that , too.

But ya see … Anyone else’s ‘ free speech ‘ , that doesn’t jive with their thoughts , will be shut down real quick no doubt !!! …

Trump will be speaking at the iconic spot in front of the Lincoln Memorial — the same place where Martin Luther King Jr. famously delivered his ” I Have a Dream ” speech.

” [ Trump ] is the antithesis. He is the very opposite of what Martin Luther King stood for ” said Benjamin.

While Benjamin says Trump has the right to be there and speak , she argues that choosing that specific location points out ” the contrast between someone who had moral character and had an incredibly positive vision for the nation — that had a dream of unifying people — versus Trump , who is such a negative character and is so divisive.”

Hey look Benjamin , for all we know , Marty may have been just like Cosby in his spare time away from the office ! … Society didn’t have the tools and mindset to dig into the bedrooms of America …

According to the National Park Service , the last time a sitting president addressed the country on Independence Day was in 1970 , when President Richard Nixon taped a July Fourth message that was played on the National Mall amid growing anger over the Vietnam War. Before that , it was President Harry Truman , who spoke on the 175th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1951.

So , therfore , this is by no means an ‘ only egomaniac Trump thing ‘, as two previous Presidents considered the circumstances warranted a ‘ rally ‘ with the people on this historic day … I’ve never read about any vilification of either Nixon or Truman over it …

” There is no more appropriate place to celebrate the anniversary of American independence than among the nation’s monuments on the National Mall and the memorials to the servicemen and women who have defended the United States for the past 243 years ” Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt said in a statement last month , partially announcing the plans.

Though the price tag has yet to be disclosed , others have voiced concern about how much it will cost to finance a president-involved event.

” Forcing taxpayers to foot the bill for what amounts to a political rally is irresponsible and a misuse of funds. I strongly urge the president to reconsider his proposed event ” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said in a statement , echoing the concerns he previously raised in a letter penned in early June alongside two other Democrats.

Well Steny , why don’t you ask why Miss Medea , the ‘ political activist ‘, decided to organize an ‘ anti-Trump rally ‘… To shout out her shared horror about the 2016 election results , during the ‘ celebration ‘ ?! .. SHE’S the first one in line turning it into a ‘ political rally ‘ !!! …

I would like to see some America SUPPORTERS trash the , most likely expensive , crass blimp and cost the whiners a bit of cash …