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LiberalElite

(14,691 posts) Sun Oct 13, 2013, 06:23 PM Oct 2013

Source: New York Daily News

A growing group pushed through barriers on the National Mall Sunday to protest the ongoing federal government shutdown. Several tea party politicians attended the protest, including Sens. Ted Cruz and Mike Lee and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/crowd-veterans-supporters-storm-world-war-ii-memorial-washington-article-1.1484165

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Crowd of veterans, supporters storm World War II Memorial in Washington [View all] LiberalElite Oct 2013 OP

their hypocrisy knows no bounds pothos Oct 2013 #1

There it is. freshwest Oct 2013 #35

Idiots. Squinch Oct 2013 #2

Ted Cruz on hand to protest Ted Cruz's government shutdown. TwilightGardener Oct 2013 #4

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZING!!!! Buddaman Oct 2013 #5

Perhaps he will slap himself in the face daleo Oct 2013 #8

"...we will not be timid cheapdate Oct 2013 #6

It is the Republicans who are using our military and vets as pawns. Jamastiene Oct 2013 #12

These are people who have been raised since before they could talk cheapdate Oct 2013 #22

OFFS! Deep13 Oct 2013 #7

That is destruction of government property. Jamastiene Oct 2013 #10

Swiftboating national parks? Marthe48 Oct 2013 #27

Any veteran that took part in this facade is an idiot... atreides1 Oct 2013 #28

Apparently, veteran's groups planned a peaceful march. HooptieWagon Oct 2013 #29

No kidding! Their facebook page pitbullgirl1965 Oct 2013 #32

My aunt was a WAC when Hawaii became a state. Jamastiene Oct 2013 #33

I would put "veteran" in quotations marks Jamastiene Oct 2013 #34

two faced fuckers! gopiscrap Oct 2013 #11

This is the kind of crap they do melody Oct 2013 #13

Why can we never do things like that? zeemike Oct 2013 #14

A sense of Shame is a weight sometimes . orpupilofnature57 Oct 2013 #15

I saw 2 confederate flags. What veteran carries a confederate flag? Justice Oct 2013 #16

Exactly, Leave The Confederate Flag At Home If... TomCADem Oct 2013 #23

Pathetic little collection of TeaRacist idiots. What else is new? RBInMaine Oct 2013 #25

All thats missing are the white robes and hats, and burning crosses. HooptieWagon Oct 2013 #30

They should have thrown the barricades at cruz and lee. muntrv Oct 2013 #18

The first rally of the US Fascist Party. caseymoz Oct 2013 #19

Propaganda WORKS. blkmusclmachine Oct 2013 #21

Rather than "Honor".... ReRe Oct 2013 #31