Federal Government Holiday Declared for Friday, June 11, 2004

[Bertha Venation]

See link

[qanda]

1. That will make my sister, who works for the FAA, happy

She said yesterday that she couldn't wait for her day off.

[Bertha Venation]

2. Makes Mrs. V. happy too; she's also a fed. employee

I work for a DC law firm that shuts down when the gov't shuts down (weather, etc.). I'll find out tomorrow if that includes this time, too.

I sure as hell hope so. We've already decided to leave work at 3:00 PM on Wednesday -- the procession will make rush-hour traffic bloody impossible.

[WhiteTara]

3. Does this mean the banks are closed?

[Bertha Venation]

5. I don't know -- probably not.

Just re-read the exec. order I linked to; it doesn't look like it. I think only the federal govt. will be closed.

[fudge stripe cookays]

13. I think so.

Banks are closed on federal holidays.

They were closed when Nixon died. I was an IRS employee at the time, and I got the day off. The only thing Nixon ever did for me.

[Nay]

9. Holy shit! I'm probably gonna be off! Yay!

[IndianaGreen]

27. Holiday with or without pay?

Considering it is about Reagan, it is probably without pay.

[keithyboy]

51. Ronnie must be spinning in his casket to think the Feds get one on him!

A paid holiday for those good-for-nothing-lazy-incompetent public dolers! Resting in no peace.

[Terran]

4. Hey, my salary is paid by a HUD grant!

Does that mean...??? (j/k)

[CheshireCat]

6. I wouldn't take the day off for a Reagan holiday

just as I refuse to take off on Confederate Memorial Day, which is a state holiday in SC.

[liberalhistorian]

11. You've got to be shitting me!

Confederate Memorial Day is a fucking STATE HOLIDAY in SC????? UN-BE-FUCKING-LIEVABLE!

[mountainvue]

24. I know.

It's inconceivable to me.

[saigon68]

34. Confederate Memorial Day

When is Confederate Memorial Day ?
It varies according to the State. While the State of Missouri does not have an official day for this event, the Sterling Price Camp celebrates it usually on a Sunday, around April 26th. The following States have official holidays set aside to honor Confederate soldiers (Confederate Memorial Day or Confederate Heroes Day):


Alabama April 29th
Florida April 26th
Georgia April 26th
Mississippi April 29th
North Carolina May 10th
South Carolina May 10th
Texas January 19th
Virginia May 27th

On Edit: I make no statement whatsoever with this post except to say---Its another world out there. The folks who put these flags out there would NEVER agree with anything I stand for--

[dawg]

48. Don't be so sure.

I had a confederate flag in my dorm room at one time, even as I was preparing to vote for Dukakis. I just didn't realize, at the time, how offensive it was to alot of people. And placing it on the graves of confederate soldiers is one of the rare instances where I can almost think it is still appropriate.

Most of those soldiers did not believe they were laying down their lives to defend slavery - even if that was exactly what the reality was. Most were poor, uneducated men who fought because their leaders told them that their "freedom" was at stake.

[CheshireCat]

46. WEIRD!

The only way the state legislature would make Martin Luther King's birthday a state holiday was to also make Confederate Memorial Day a holiday.

I've lived in SC all my life and I still don't understand these people.

Well, maybe I do understand. They are racist. Most will not admit it, but a short conversation with most reveals their racist mentality.

[Mississippi Liberal]

49. You think that's bad?

In Mississippi, Martin Luther King Day just happens to be the same day as Robert E. Lee Day. Guess which one is listed by statute as the state holiday?

[kodi]

7. what is the estimated cost to the tax payer for this national wake?

as a man and as a fiscal conservative, ronald reagan stood tall for cutting excess waste and he would be appalled that any president would shut down the government just to honor his memory and lead to the wasting taxpayer dollars.

[Bertha Venation]

43. same as the cost when fed gov't in DC shuts down on a snow day

only multiplied by the number of cities in which there are federal buildings. This is a common practice.

[Stuckinthebush]

8. Ridiculous

Costly and unnecessary.

[Bertha Venation]

44. You may sing a different tune if you worked in the District of Columbia

You could not pay me enough to come into the city next Friday. As it is, I'll have to come in to work on Thursday. I imagine my commute time will at least double. That means I anticipate six hours coming and going to work on the day Reagan lies in state at the Capitol.

[Penndems]

10. I'm off work, too!

Just started back with a Federal agency last Friday. :)

[Just Me]

12. Well, I guess that explains my nightmares concerning 6/11 *LOL*. n/t

[Pachamama]

30. Ha ha...that's a good one...I thought the same thing....now we know...n/t

[GoBlue]

36. My first thought too.

And I get to be in California that day too. With my mother who just loved Ronnie. She'll want to watch every minute. God give me strength not to be rude.

[lucky777]

14. Yeah, they're going to fire everyone for the day . . .

that would be the Reagan thing to do . . .

[charlyvi]

15. Clinton gave us the day off

when Nixon was buried, too. I think it's kind of a tradition--though there haven't been that many Presidents who have died in the last 20 years. If it makes you feel any better, we don't get the day after Thanksgiving or Christmas Eve off (though we usually get to leave early).

Edit: Or Good Friday.

[maggrwaggr]

doesn't this worry anyone? 6/11?

I thought there were rumors we were gonna get hit big time on 6/11 .....

Coinkydink? Government's shut down ........ 6/11 ........

[BeHereNow]

19. Anything is possible...

Something is up- the house of cards is
burning down and the criminal cabal
has been backed into a corner.
NOTHING would surprise me at this point.
Isn't it sad that feeling like this is only to be expected?
How did our country get to this point?
So sad.
BHN

[Zhade]

25. Yes. It does.

That was my first thought too.

Then again, I never did learn why people were spooked by the 6/11 date in the first place.

:shrug:

[jus_the_facts]

26. "...IF 6 TURNED OUT TO BE 9....BUSH* WON'T MIND!"

...6/11 = 9/11...:tinfoilhat: :wow: :tinfoilhat:

[jus_the_facts]

28. If 6 Was 9 ~*~Jimi Hendrix

IF 6 WAS 9

(yeah, sing a song bro’...)
If the sun refused to shine
I don’t mind, I don’t mind
(yeah)
If the mountains ah, fell in the sea
Let it be, it ain’t me.
(well, all right)

Got my own world to live through and uh, ha !
And I ain’t gonna copy you.

Yeah (sing the song brother...)
Now if uh, six uh, huh, turned out to be nine
Oh I don’t mind, I don’t mind uh ( well all right... )
If all the hippies cut off all their hair
Oh I don’t care, oh I don’t care.
Dig.

’cause I’ve got my own world to live through and uh, huh
And I ain’t gonna copy you.

White collar conservative flashin’ down the street
Pointin’ their plastic finger at me, ha !
They’re hopin’ soon my kind will drop and die but uh
I’m gonna wave my freak flag high, high !
Oww !

Wave on, wave on...

Ah, ha, ha
Fall mountains, just don’t fall on me
Go ahead on mister business man, you can’t dress like me
Yeah !

Don’t nobody know what I’m talkin’ about
I’ve got my own life to live
I’m the one that’s gonna die when it’s time for me to die
So let me live my life the way I want to
Yeah, sing on brother, play on drummer.

[Pachamama]

32. Wow - is that a real song from the J man? n/t

[jus_the_facts]

35. Yep...indeed it was.....

....one of my favortie ones in fact! I hope the symbolism implied...is and will remain just all it was intended by him...and I'm WAAAY off base! :tinfoilhat:

[PATRICK]

50. Middle east timeline

I never got a timeline where we could match what Islamic terrorist were REALLY interested in for their own historic reasons. Our cultural dates are no big thrill to them.

June 11th is the anniversary of the ceasefire end of the Six Day War that Israel won in humiliating the Arabs. You can bet both sides will remember that one. 911 was a commemoration of Bush's victory speech at the end of Gulf War I, if I am not mistaken.

This means one target might be Israel by that logic.

[Pachamama]

31. Say bye bye to the Nat'l Cathedral....can you imagine?

With everyone attending there? Hope Kerry isn't there....

Seriously, though, too creepy....

[BeHereNow]

16. Currency switch?

Will this be the weekend they change over to the
funny money?
Wouldn't surprise me in the least.
BHN

[havocmom]

20. Leaders of the G8 group will be in Gerogia this week and able to attend

funeral on Friday. Hmmmm, my tin foil bonnet is starting to itch me a bit.

http://news.excite.com/top/article/id/88486|top|06-06-2004::17:26|reuters.html
<snip> Leaders of the G8 group of the world's major industrialized nations are meeting in the U.S. state of Georgia this week, which would allow them to travel to Washington for the funeral on Friday.

A SECURITY CHALLENGE

The first presidential funeral in Washington since Lyndon Johnson's in 1973 will pose a major security challenge for a city already on high alert against terror threats following the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.//

Maybe I am getting to be a bit shell shocked from all the news the past 3 years surpassing my worst nightmares of a bush* II pResidency, but this has my stomach knotting up a bunch. Too many leaders in one place.

[BeHereNow]

21. I am past the

stomach in knots...I am just plain numb at this point.
Hopeless and numb.
BHN

[Redhead488]

37. What funny money???

[sleepyhead]

40. Yeah, what funny money?

What have I missed?

[bagimin]

17. Would the post office be closed?

like every other fed holiday?
Oh Ronnie we hardly knew ya....

[TOhioLiberal]

18. no mail?

yippie (scarcasm) my unemployment pittance will be late! :cry:

[izzie]

22. Is Bush nuts? For get the question mark.

What will happen if Barbara turns up for this thing? Will her mind turn to mush? I am guessing Bush will also stay home as he does not like flag draped coffins either.

[izzie]

23. But does Bush have a uniform for this type thing?

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[gauguin57]

29. so ...

... is there going to be the same day off when Carter dies? How about Clinton? Or is closing down the government only for former REPUBLICAN presidents?

[Pachamama]

33. He can borrow Laura's "Tablecloth" she wore when they landed in Rome

...Sorry, I couldn't resist that one....

[The Zanti Regent]

38. Reagan finally does something right!

Getting ready for a 3 day weekend. Start to Party Harty Thursday night!

[lil-petunia]

39. well seeing how some of the feds work in my town,

who would be able to tell if they did take the day off?

[Redhead488]

41. Wow!

bashing good union members on DU. I'm appalled!

[Bridget Burke]

52. Get well soon....

Your profile says your state is "ill". Let's hope for better health in your future.

[lil-petunia]

53. well, i gotta call em as I see em.

Remember, chicago is the center of corruption, without ties - no, because of the incest between both parties here. Dems ain't really here, and reps, well many are looking at prison.

Our fed US attys are concentrating on public corruption - those guys are really busy.
as for the rest, being in a union does not put one down for sainthood. I use union labor on my house, even though much cheaper alternatives are readily available. (unlike our new make believe gover-not) I support union where-ever I can. But, face it the INS office in Chicago is criminal. The lines each morning are ungawdly. And they refuse to even put benches or seating there for the elderly.

Some parts work well. many others don't. If we can't clean up our act, the rest of the voters will clean it up for us. with four more years of shrub. god forbid. (Oh no, I hear voices in my head - I am destined to be president - Trust me!)

[lcooksey]

42. "Don't think of them as former presidents.

Think of them as floating holidays." So says a friend who is a fellow federal employee. I think "potential holidays" sounds a little better, myself.

I guess my day off will just another thing I am grateful to Reagan for. Along with a massive deficit, the Savings and Loan disaster which was caused by deregulation, etc., etc.

[shanti]

45. is this for the states too?

so EVERYONE is off that day?

[CO Liberal]

47. Friday is My Scheduled Day Off

I work what's called a "9/80" schedule, where I work nine days in every pay period - nine hours a day Monday thru Thursday, eight hours one Friday, and the other Friday off. In short, I get a three-day weekend every other week.

So I'll be off on Friday anyway....