Pentagon announces September 11 concert

[ECH1969]

The Pentagon would hold a massive march and country music concert to mark the fourth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said in an announcement tucked into an Iraq war briefing today.

"This year the Department of Defence will initiate an America Supports Your Freedom Walk," Rumsfeld said, adding that the march would remind people of "the sacrifices of this generation and of each previous generation".

The march will start at the Pentagon, where nearly 200 people died on September 11, 2001, and end at the National Mall with a show by country star Clint Black.

Word of the event startled some observers. "I've never heard of such a thing," said John Pike, who has been a defence analyst in Washington for 25 years and runs GlobalSecurity.org.

http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/pentagon-announces-september-11-concert/2005/08/10/1123353364623.html

[DeepModem Mom]

1. Say what??? nt

[Voltaire99]

51. What are they going to call it? Dorkstock? (nt)

[saigon68]

97. Maybe TOBY KEITH Put a BOOT UP THEIR (the brown Man's) ASS

Hey Uncle Sam put your name at the top of his list,
And the Statue of Liberty started shaking her fist.
And the eagle will fly,
And there's gonna be Hell,
When you hear Mother Freedom start ringing her bell!
It's gonna feel like the whole wide world is raining down on you...
Brought to you courtesy of the Red, White and Blue!

Oh, Justice will be served and the battle will rage.
This big dog will fight when you rattle his cage
You'll be sorry that you messed with the US of A
'Cuz we'll put a boot in your ass
It's the American way

http://www.countrygoldusa.com/courtesy_red_white_blue.asp

FULL DISGUSTING LYRICS HERE

[phusion]

139. Vile.

agh....

:puke:

[reformedrepub]

199. Toby Info

In case ya didnt hear about it, Toby Keith came out as a Democrat who is against the Iraq war, He wrote "Angry American" as response to the attacks on 9/11....

[saigon68]

205. He sure gets rave reviews from the troops in Iraq-Nam

They love it when he sings this song there.

They love putting their boots on the brown man's head

[Theres-a]

113. Turdstock

[BrklynLiberal]

153. Perfect!

[HeeBGBz]

151. LaughingStock

That was my first thought.

Nice of them to create a nice big target for the anniversary.

[genieroze]

172. Chickenhawkstock, with a side of country pertaters.

[bushisanidiot]

195. Chickenhawk-stock! Perfect!

n/t

[MisterP]

2. they'll call it "Tackorama"

I mean, country?

[Hissyspit]

3. Pentagon in the business of usurping tactics of the less powerful.

Pentagon supporting a walk? A tactic of those who have no other recourse to address the powerful? Tacky.

[Maple]

4. This MUST be a spoof

Surely no one could be THIS stupid.

And I realize who we're dealing with here, but even so...

[leesa]

89. Well, they also wanted to set up a betting deal to pick the next terrorist

hit, didn't they? These people are really SICK.

[Arkansas Granny]

121. Judging from past performance,

YES, they could be this stupid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Frances]

5. Rove thought this one up

I'm sure of it.

Anyone who doesn't support this walk and this concert will be a terrorist or a terrorist sympathizer.

[mediaman007]

125. If Rove is lucky, he can also celebrate the 2,000th American

to die in Iraq! Maybe he can bring the family onstage. Perhaps a trip to Disneyland or a week in Las Vegas.

[oioioi]

6. Country Joe and The Fish (Live from Woodstock)

Give me an "F! ..."F"! give me a "U"! ..."U"!
Give me a "C"! ..."C" Give me a "K"! ..."K"!
WHATS THAT SPELL? ..."FUCK!" (x5)

Well come on all of you big strong men, Uncle Sam needs your help again,
he got himself in a terrible jam, way down yonder in Vietnam,
put down your books and pick up a gun, we're gunna have a whole lotta fun.

CHORUS
and its 1,2,3 what are we fightin for?
don't ask me i don't give a dam, the next stop is Vietnam,
and its 5,6,7 open up the pearly gates. Well there aint no time to wonder why...WHOPEE we're all gunna die.

now come on wall street don't be slow, why man this's war a-go-go,
there's plenty good money to be made, supplyin' the army with the tools of the trade,
just hope and pray that when they drop the bomb, they drop it on the Vietcong.

CHORUS

now come on generals lets move fast, your big chance is here at last.
nite you go out and get those reds cuz the only good commie is one thats dead,
you know that peace can only be won, when you blow em all to kingdom come.
CHORUS

(spoken)- listen people i dont know you expect to ever stop the war if you cant sing any better than that... theres about 300,000 of you fuc|ers out there.. i want you to start singing..

CHORUS

now come on mothers throughout the land, pack your boys off to vietnam,
come on fathers don't hesitate, send your sons off before its too late,
be the first one on your block, to have your boy come home in a box

CHORUS

Alrite !!!!!!!

[Fire Walk With Me]

8. Let's see if we can get Trace Adkins to do that one :-)

[saigon68]

137. Next stop is IRAQ-NAM

now come on mothers throughout the land, pack your boys off to Iraq-Nam,
come on fathers don't hesitate, send your sons off before its too late,
be the first one on your block, to have your boy come home in a box

[Fridays Child]

7. What was that noise?

I think it was the sound of good taste and common decency coming to a screeching halt, somewhere inside the Pentagon.

[Eloriel]

157. Nooo, actually, it's the sound of FASCISM

excessive, militaristic nationalism. The military people putting on the patriotic/nationalistic displays. Makes my skin crawl.

Wake up and smell the Fascism
In "Fascism Anyone?," Laurence Britt identifies 14 characteristics common to fascist regimes. His comparisons of Hitler, Mussolini, Franco, Suharto, and Pinochet yielded this list of 14 "identifying characteristics of fascism."

Download the informative trifold pamphlet of these 14 points in .pdf format here (right click, save target as)

1.) Powerful and Continuing Nationalism
Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.

-- more --
http://www.oldamericancentury.org/14pts.htm

[Gregorian]

9. I'm thinking Hogan's Heroes

I'm sorry, I can't get it out of my head. A slouchy group of bad oompa band musicians. Sort of a last ditch effort to get us to forget the mess they got us into.
Sleazy, is all I can say.
Your tax dollars at work.

[daleo]

10. Next up - loyalty oaths to Clint Black

You will have to know all the lyrics to his songs, or be hauled in front of the Committee on Un-American Activities - C&W Music Division.

[LibDemAlways]

11. WTF?

A country music concert to mark the anniversary of 9/11?

How about a respectful moment of silence in memory of the victims?

What the hell is wrong with these morons?

[kestrel91316]

26. Don't you know what this is??? It's a PARTY ....................

to celebrate the moment when their plans all came to fruition. It's a victory commemoration.

[raccoon]

130. I was thinking that too. nt

[QuettaKid]

83. "What the hell is wrong with these morons?"

EVERYTHING.

[jahyarain]

148. have you forgotten?

how it felt that day?

[WorseBeforeBetter]

197. Too bad Britney is pregnant - she could drop trou...

like she did at the NFL concert on The Mall. Oh wait, "pregnant" wouldn't likely stop her.

[fearnobush]

12. These GOP's have no MORALS what's so ever. Scum of the Earth.

"We are at war," said Representative Pete King, (Republican, New York).

"It's essential that we support our troops."

He also said attacking Iraq was necessary after September 11.
(And why is that puke head)

"You do not defeat al-Qaeda until you stabilise the Middle East, and that's not possible as long as Saddam Hussein is in power."
(And what in Gods name did Saddam have to do with Al Qaeda??)

(Thats right Puke head) NOTHING!!!!!

(And thats what your seat will be like come 2006...) Nothing

More like occupied - by a DEMOCRAT.

<>

[shanti]

59. that's their new meme:

"we are at war". time to ramp up the patriotism!

[Joebert]

13. Who stands to benefit from this.

Nothing is done by this administration without it benefitting a wealthy constituency.

Will there be a private security outfit a la Blackwater working the parade?

Will there be a terrorist plot detected and stopped?

Yeah, I'm cynical, but I'm curious to see why the hell they'd do this.

Now, unrelated info: The Redskins will be hosting the Chicago bears that afternoon. How over the top will week 1 of the NFL season be on 9/11?

[uppityperson]

14. Read the whole article, hilarious quotes

The news also reignited debate and anger over linking September 11 with the war in Iraq."That piece of it is disturbing since we all know now there was no connection," said Paul Rieckhoff, an Iraq veteran who heads Operation Truth, an anti-administration military booster.

Rieckhoff suggested the event was an ill-conceived publicity stunt."I think it's clear that their public opinion polls are in the toilet," he said.

Rumsfeld's march had some relatives of September 11 victims fuming. "How about telling Mr Rumsfeld to leave the memories of September 11 victims to the families?" said Monica Gabrielle, who lost her husband in the attacks.

Are they flailing or what? I'm sorry, even my teenager would know better than to have the Pentagon put this on.

[Zenlitened]

161. But trust a repuke to come up with the most astonishingly bat-shit crazy

... quote of all:

Administration supporters insisted Rumsfeld was right to link Iraq and September 11, and hold the rally.

"We are at war," said Representative Pete King, (Republican, New York).

"It's essential that we support our troops."

He also said attacking Iraq was necessary after September 11.

"You do not defeat al-Qaeda until you stabilise the Middle East, and that's not possible as long as Saddam Hussein is in power."

[mountainvue]

168. Anybody feel like taking a look at

Representative King's record and see what he's done for the troops lately?

[RevolutionStartsNow]

15. Whaaaat?

Celebrating terrorism with a concert?

"America Supports Your Freedom" Walk??

This just has to be satire.

[Al-CIAda]

16. "Thank God for 9-11" Can the propaganda get any more transparent?

These people are FUCKED.

[Frederik]

145. Thank Heaven for Nine Eleven

[Karla Marx]

170. I truly believe they do thank god for 9/11...

...it's made their fascist dreams come true! And it's certainly increased the Pentagon's budget.
After this obscenity of a walk/concert is over, someone should Photoshop the pictures of the 9/11 partiers next to those of the people in the mideast who really did celebrate on 9/11. The GOP is effectively doing the same thing, just four years later.
How would people feel if I had a party to celebrate the anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing? This 9/11 celebration is an obscenity.

[mourningdove92]

17. Think they will invite the Dixie Chicks?

:rofl:

[Alizaryn]

18. Are they inviting the Stones to come and

entertain everyone with their new song?

[mtnester]

85. Maybe Billy Joe of Green Day could come along to

You know, I keep saying "this is the STUPIDEST thing I have EVER seen anyone do" only to repeat that an hour later, every week, every day.

Maybe I should change it to "this is the STUPIDEST thing I have EVER seen this moment"

[borlis]

19. Maybe the Stones could sing their new song there!

:rofl:

[Not_Giving_Up]

20. My kids get out of school at noon that day

They spend the half day they are at school doing patriotic things. Singing patriotic songs, forming flags on the field (each class is told what color shirt to wear that day).

I have a tape of a show from PBS about North Korea. All of these children who should be learning are putside practicing a routine for their leader. Spooky.


Why do they feel a need to celebrate 9/11???

[borlis]

21. Are your kids sleeping yet??

I read your other post in the lounge.

[Not_Giving_Up]

31. One down, one to go

She's going to HATE 6 AM!

[Joebert]

24. It's not holier than thou, but more patriotic than thou

Oh, you only have ONE flag on your lapel.

Oh, you only have TWO yellow ribbons on your SUV

Oh, your flagpole is only 30' high.


I work in a pod farm (cubicles as far as the eye can see). One day a flag popped up over the wall. Before they stayed in people's pods. Now they stand over people's pods. And that one has grown to 15-20.

Me? I have a "I do not consent to being searched" bumper sticker on my wall.

[Not_Giving_Up]

35. I just don't get it

They don't get out for Pearl Harbor Day...why 9/11????

[BeerMeDude]

72. consent to search bumper sticker

I do not consent to being sober.

[meganmonkey]

93. Welcome to DU, BeerMeDude!

:toast:

Just remember, Posting While Intoxicated can be a dangerous thing :P

[MGKrebs]

165. Ah, it's not so bad.

:-)

[shanti]

60. thanks for the heads up!

i don't think my son will be attending school that day! :eyes: and come to think of it, i will stay home too!

[Not_Giving_Up]

61. I don't know if they do that everywhere

I just know that they've done it in our district since 2002.

[leesa]

90. It was their greatest achievement. 9-11 was designed to make all their

dreams come true...and it worked.

[YOY]

119. Only if they go to Sunday school

9/11/05 is a Sunday...Also my birthday! Now there's a reason to partay!!! :bounce: :toast: :party:

[Arkansas Granny]

122. They need to celebrate because

before September 11, Bush's ratings were sinking. He got an immediate bump to the highest approval rating ever for any American President. He also got all kinds of ammunition to use against anyone who disagreed with him (with the old "unpatriotic" tag) and enough carryover to win(?) election 2004. Of course, he wants to celebrate. He's now a bona fide "war preznit".

[cubschicago]

22. What the hell is there to celebrate?!

[kestrel91316]

29. The Reichstag Fire.

[Gregorian]

40. Hahaha. I'm laughing now.

Sometimes you just have to laugh.

[kestrel91316]

118. What's funny about 9-11 serving as Bush's means for

turning the US into his dream fascist nation? It served his purposes and he sure didn't miss the opportunity to use it to whip the US into a pro-war frenzy.

You like what he has done to the US???

[saskatoon]

171. re Grigorian and your response

Don't you know that what he meant was it was so fucking ridiculous that you had to laugh----------or maybe cry because of all the assholes that LOVE their Master BUSH. God, How I hate that man!

[Gregorian]

185. I'm laughing at the uncanny likeness between Bush and Hitler.

Sometimes years of anger and frustration make way for laughter. It's laughable, it's so bad.

[kestrel91316]

193. Ok, gotcha!

[The_Casual_Observer]

23. I want my fucking money back!

This is utter bullshit. Piss on this.
No more than 1000 lost souls will show up for this enactment of hell on earth. The same number that showed up to see "the beach boys" in DC on July 4th.

[tuvor]

25. Bread and circuses, anyone? n/t

[Joebert]

27. We get bread? :-)

[Athame]

55. That's what I get for posting before I read the thread

See my post #53. Great minds and all that. :smoke:

[Catamount]

28. Time to start our own concert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Let's ask Mick Jagger to headline!

[Initech]

149. If we staged a counter-concert, the music would be infinately better!

:evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin:

[Joebert]

30. A new thought. How far are we from having parades of weapons and troops?

How far are we from driving our own nuclear missles through downtown Washington with troops marching in step?

How far are we from making the public shows of power that we used to see from Nazis, Soviets, etc?

[prolesunited]

32. That's what I was thinking

Are we going to have the military turn out in full dress and roll out the tanks and all of our weaponry. Why else would the Pentagon sponsor such a thing? It turns my stomach and I can't imagine how it will look to the rest of the world.

I hope they put the end to this farce.

[Joebert]

36. Cynical view continues...

Now, how do you fund a military hardware parade?

Get the contractors to donate hardware, they get tax writeoffs, and free advertising.

They show off what's in the pipeline to scare the other countries around the world from mouthing off against what we want to do.

That would work, and would satisfy my earlier post wondering who would get free money out of this.

[yorkiemommie1]

34. Rummy would LOVE that

it just hasn't occurred to him yet.

Just think: The whole damn bunch of them could be sitting on some balcony just like the Soviets of old. The only thing different would be the lack of those Soviet-style fur hats.

[Joebert]

37. Hey, don't get down about this, it could be cold!

Fur hats all around!

[xxqqqzme]

42. exactly the image that popped N2 my head.

Will there B torches to light the night? w/ huge pictures of chimpy, unca dick, rummy & rice fluttering in the breeze. Bet whorporate media is orgasmic over the coverage.

[wli]

43. that's pretty much what it looks like

Time to run before Cheney kicks off a holocaust to exterminate us.

[Voltaire99]

44. Tonight on "Tuesday Night Fights" on ESPN...

...we were treated to the essence of what you're describing. The bouts were held at Camp Pendleton as a "salute to America's heroes," and, during commercial breaks, the camera lovingly fetishized military weapons including a shot of a soldier sitting at an anti-aircraft gun. There is no mistaking the similarities to Nazi and Soviet uses of sports: rallying points for violent nationalism.

Fox has been doing this quite some time with its sport broadcasts; disgusting to see ESPN go down the same route. As Norman Mailer observed in 2003, "...the combination of the corporation, the military and the complete investiture of the flag with mass spectator sports has set up a pre-fascist atmosphere in America already."

[Joebert]

46. Ok, now that's just depressing.

No more posting for you.

:-P


I am looking forward to hockey, if for no better reason, to avoid having nationalism beat over our heads.

[shanti]

62. did you see that too??

if i heard another "ooh-rah" i was going to :puke:

[Voltaire99]

68. My sentiments exactly

I like Teddy Atlas, probably the most intellectually honest figure in boxing. But ESPN's TNF/FNF shows specialize in parading soup cans. Maybe 10-15% of the bouts are interesting, pugilistically. The rest are mismatches arranged to pad prospects' records, like the sad final bout tonight in which Diaz got his one-punch TKO at the expense of a man with no defense (and now, possibly, eye trouble).

Adding propaganda to the mix is just about the last straw.

[loudsue]

65. The republican neocons SO long for the days of Hitler.....

Sentimental bunch, aren't they?

:puke:

[Voltaire99]

69. Yes, their leather-clad model...

I don't think it's a coincidence these people can't stop recycling representations of WWII, each more glorified than the last. From the History Channel to Hollywood to publishing to video games, it's all Hitler, all the time.

I suspect the glorification of WWII makes them feel inoculated against moral judgment; i.e., as a simplification, "we" beat Hitler, now we can do no wrong. And somewhere in that vainglory the most ruthlessly pragmatic among them have been cribbing notes from not only the Nazis but the Soviets. Nietzsche's warning seems to apply here:

If you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.

[Eloriel]

158. Pre-Fascist, hell

It's damn full-blown by this time. The only quesetion left is: just how totalitarian will it get, or will we be able to roll it back?

Wake Up and Smell the Fascism
(examples of Britt's 14 points)
http://www.oldamericancentury.org/14pts.htm

[uppityperson]

33. I am laughing so I do not cry.

This is nuts. Party to celebrate 9/11. Remind people of the sacrifices. Supporting Freedom (tm). Oh my. What the hell are they thinking? Are they thinking? "Oh, I have a good idea, let's party for 9/11!" Idiots running this country.

[xxqqqzme]

38. wait a minute -

these kretinous kriminals want 2 CELEBRATE Sept 11 with a Freedom Walk? I'm certain all the surviving families of 9/11 victims will just B thrilled @ this news.


NOT! christ on a cracker can't these neo-kons B a little more subtle? I mean I know they're just bustin' w/ pride @ how far down the gutter they have taken our country but.......

'I gotta get out of this place, if it's the last thing I ever do'


Is this a joke?

[magellan]

39. How about bringing the troops home so they can participate?

And it's called an "America Supports Your Freedom" walk...Who is it for? Who's the "your"??

The whole idea is absurd from the top down -- as usual with this Administration.

[Heddi]

41. Oh you big America Hater you

how DARE you criticize the troops during this time? THEY ARE PROTECTING YOUR FREEDOMS.

I'm turning you in to homeland security.

"bring the troops home" ha ha ha. What are you, some kind of godless commie pinko athiest liberal feminizai gay black disabled woman or something?

:sarcasm:

[magellan]

50. But...but...I didn't criticize the troops!

You're right, though, I'm sure they prefer defending our freedom in Iraq to the chance of going to KOOL AID. I'm so ashamed of thinking otherwise. :cry:

>What are you, some kind of godless commie pinko athiest liberal feminizai gay black disabled woman or something?

Yes, no, no, yes, yes, no, no, no, no, yes...and yes.

Cool, turn me in to HS! They've got a building nearby, I'd love to see what they're hiding behind all the big black gates and security cameras!!

:crazy:

[Heddi]

56. Ah! But you mentioned "Troops" and "Home" in the same sentence

you are an enemy of America. You laugh at the blood spilt for your freedoms. You not only laugh at it, you scoff and guffaw at it. Snorting, sometimes too, depending on how drunk you are. And if the moon is right and the air moist enough, you will hee-haw, although rarely.

I know your type. I got my eye on you, Troop-Hater!!!

:) :hi:

[magellan]

64. It was a mistake, I swear!

I love the troops. I even lust after men in uniform. Ask the UPS man!!

Hey, how do you know I only snort when drunk? And I wish you'd get your eye off me, it's oozing.

I know, let's meet at KOOL AID. You bring the porta-potty. Can't wait to pee in DC, can you?

:hi: ;-)

[Heddi]

66. Know how I know...

because your shit is bananas b-a-n-a-n-a-s. it's my shit. it's my shit

sorry.

too much lounge hijinx :)

:hi:

[magellan]

70. LOL, I didn't understand anything you wrote

But I don't hang out in the lounge. Maybe I should, sounds like you all are smokin' sumpin good over there. lol

Thanks for the laughs, Heddi. :)

[Stinky The Clown]

45. I wonder if this is related to the 'Military Idol' thing shown on Olberman

The military's gunna do ths american idol type talent show at bases worldwide.

What the fuck is up with this manipulative bullshit?

Goddam fuckwad republican propagandists.

[Joebert]

47. I "watched" the same segment.

I had to mute it, it would have just pissed me off.

I was wondering the same thing. What a great place to show off their new talent.

[rocktivity]

208. Between American Military Idol, Over There, and the new commercials

enlisting in the military is going to look like a shitload of fun!

:headbang:
rocknation

[moondust]

48. A march through Baghdad would really show 'em!

Go get 'em, Rumbo!

:hide:

[Voltaire99]

49. Interesting that this propaganda is to be scored to country music...

...a form that began as an American catalog of the common people's pain, joy and aspirations, and, long ago, like the folk music out of which it grew, once set itself against the cruelties and deceptions of The Man.

The perversion of country music into twangy nationalistic palaver is one of the sadder signs of cultural rot. Not because the aesthetic is so beautiful (not to me, anyway), but because a language that spoke from the common heart has been turned into a mouth for power.

This is also a good time to be reminded: supporting the disastrously militaristic Kerry campaign shut down the antiwar movement, and as a consequence, this Pentagon grotesquerie arrives in a vacuum that could have been filled with popular anti-war dissent.

[anotherdrew]

110. Kerry was a traitor- threw the campaign

When america saw how he responed to the swift boat liers for truth everyone said to themselves: "if that's how he defends his own honor when attacked, how would he defend the nation if attacked" and that was the end of Kerry. As planed. He took the fall for his skull and bones buddy, we were all fools to think he's actually fight to win for us.

[Al-CIAda]

134. This is only exceeded by tthe 'if you knew tthen what you know now"

question...then to allow election fraud w/o a peep.

Fuck him.

[anotherdrew]

138. Kerry - when did you sell your soul? Probably back in college I'd guess.

So you see, 40 years of lies... His whole fricking life a lie... and we're suposed to stop these people how exactly?

[City Lights]

52. Disrespectful and disgusting.

:wtf:

[Athame]

53. Bread and circuses....

:woohoo: :eyes: :yoiks:

[yorkiemommie1]

54. how obscene

n/t

[NuttyFluffers]

57. Well, I doubted the Pentagon would play Folk and Acid Jazz...

but souza marches and country (the country music that i think they'll play, aka. not the good stuff)... expected, but still pretty tacky.

a blues, folk, and country tribute (as in good country music -- sad that it needs that qualifier) would be quite nice. heavy metal and trance would've been a bit over the top, though i would have enjoyed it more. but it's more of a remembrance service than a party, so tactfulness dictates something more subdued.

but this current plan sounds... distasteful.

[shanti]

58. is this for real?????

they are insane....

[Fleshdancer]

63. It's real. Trascript from DoD News:

http://www.defenselink.mil/transcripts/2005/tr20050809-secdef3642.html (6th paragraph from top, not counting the first three small lines):

One additional note. Every year since September 11th attacks, Americans have commemorated that anniversary. This year the Department of Defense will initiate an America Supports You Freedom Walk. The walk will begin at the Pentagon and end at the National Mall. It will include many of the major monuments in Washington, D.C. reminding participants of the sacrifices of this generation and of each previous generation that has so successfully defended our freedoms. Freedom Walk participants will be invited to a special performance by country singer Clint Black. And more information about this event will be on the Department of Defense website, www.americasupportsyou.mil.

[otohara]

106. Ugh - It's No Joke

these people are twisted.

[rogue_bandit]

67. "America Supports Your Freedom Walk"

"America Supports Your Freedom Walk" what the f is that?

America doesn't support my freedom, I do. America is me...and you. "Amercia" isn't anything without us so how can "it" support anything?

How about "We support our freedom" or "American freedom march".

Under the phrase "America Supports Your Freedom Walk" it seems like America is some great corporation that is supporting us, rather than the other way around...oh that's right, it is a giant f.ing corporation now.

Those Creeps!

[Rainscents]

71. This sounds like what Hitler did when he was brain washing his people.

GOP is taking this out of Hitlers text book. I watched DVD about Hitler - during the time while he was slowly taking over the country. It's amazing documentary and you can clearly see what's going on today resemble what went on back then.

[Theres-a]

94. Can you get it at Netflix?

Thanks in advance.

[trogdor]

105. So who gets to direct the remake...

...of Triumph Of The Will. I think somebody on our side should do one as a premptive kick in the nuts to these fascist motherfuckers.

[anotherdrew]

111. search out a site called "they thought they were free"

it's a first hand account of the last days of the german republic, eerily reminiscent of America today.

[deacon]

73. It's exploitation, it's twisted and sick- this is just plain nausiating

Pure and simple, exploitation-

[Gelliebeans]

74. sent letters off to media

this is exploitation of the worst kind. Bushie and his minions keep hauling out 9/11 like a trusty old suit for everyone to try on. This makes me want to :puke:

[theHandpuppet]

75. I wonder how many govt employees will be ordered to participate?

Because you know they will.

[psychopomp]

76. They will need lots of long banners with eagles on top along the route

of the march, preferably with some new symbol of our nation's unity...something that shows strength and draws on our unique history.

And tanks. Lots of tanks.

[truthisfreedom]

77. how long is this walk? LET FREEDOM STRAIN?

your ankles?

[Nostradamus]

78. Altamont - with von Runsfeld getting stabbed by Hell's Angels

[billyoc]

79. Lollafalluja

Thanks, I'll be here all week!(unless drafted)

[Vinnie From Indy]

107. Very Good! LOL

n/t

[union_maid]

196. We have a winner

Best name out of a very competitive field.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

201. Too funny!

[susu369]

80. Pentagon also plans to set up refreshment stands at concert

to pass out Kool Aid in colors of red, white and blue.

[Theres-a]

116. Will Halliburton be catering Turdstock?

I saw a Frontline where a base had subway,pizza hut and I forget what else.I think it was Kuwait.I'm sure fast food will be at this event,with commemorative plastic cups.

[phusion]

128. For real?

I was gonna say "to pass out more Kool-aid," but this is too good to be true. Please tell me you were joking?!

[susu369]

180. Yes, I was

just joshin'

;-)

[phusion]

188. That's the thing...

Sometimes I'm afraid to say someone's joking even if it's the most outrageous crap. The past four years have destroyed my sarcasm and joke radars. :)

[wicket]

81. Disgusting!

:grr: :grr:

[sweetheart]

82. What a burden

A crowd of people bent double from the weight of a massive lead
pentagon carry the burden for years and years, whilst on top of the
million tonne pentagon, a band plays country music to keep the
slaves holding it up.

And then one day, the slaves set down the burden and walk free
without a country band telling them they are free, they just walk
away and declare that freedom is their right.

And the pentagon shouts after them to remember the good times carrying
the big load, and how noble it was... claptrap.

[Vinca]

84. Nothing honors the dead like country music.

This has got to be the tackiest idea (but not the dumbest) to come out of this administration. Are you sure this isn't a "gotcha?"

[MaineDem]

86. 9/11 = invasion of Iraq

Another attempt to tie them together.

Gimme a break!

[all.of.me]

87. a party to celebrate 9/11? how twisted is that?!

i wonder how many relatives of the victims are going to show up for square dancing.....
:crazy:

[Lorien]

98. Exactly; talk about giving in to the terrorists!

Now we "celebrate" heinous acts of terrorism? WTF??!

[SillyGoose]

88. What is this? Some kind of pro-war rally?

I don't get it honestly. Sounds like a celebration of sorts which I think is in poor taste. A 9/11 memorial event should be a somber gathering, not a party atmosphere.

[Theres-a]

95. Not so cleverly disguised is it?

A counter of sorts, to the big DC antiwar rally the 24th?

[tanyev]

91. If only Woody Guthrie were still alive...

I’m gonna tell all you fascists you may be surprised
The people in this world are getting organized
You’re bound to lose, you fascists are bound to lose

[MountainMama]

182. WWJCD?

What Would Johnny Cash Do?

I heard this on the radio this morning and I thought, "A party? 9/11 should be somber."

Johnny, you left us too soon.

[tanyev]

183. Hi, MountainMama

Welcome to DU! :hi:

WWJCD do, indeed? He sure wouldn't support this BS.

[MountainMama]

189. Thanks!

I've lurked for a couple of years now and only now begun posting.

I agree with the post upthread. Country music was always about the common man and his struggles, some of Merle Haggard's songs during the Vietnam era notwithstanding. "Put a boot in your ass; it's the American Way"??? Only with these jingoistic neo-cons it is. :(

I wish with all my heart I could go to Crawford now or DC next month, but I'm a transplanted country girl in the desert southwest now and just can't afford the money or vacation time.

[trapper914]

92. Why Clint Black?

I loved a lot of his earlier stuff, but the guy hasn't had a hit song in probably 5 years. Maybe this was why he was invited to perform:

"I RAQ AND ROLL"

Words and Music by Clint Black and Hayden Nicholas

YOU CAN WAVE YOUR SIGNS IN PROTEST
AGAINST AMERICA TAKING STANDS
THE STANDS AMERICA'S TAKEN
ARE THE REASON THAT YOU CAN

IF EVERYONE WOULD GO FOR PEACE
THERE'D BE NO NEED FOR WAR
BUT WE CAN'T IGNORE THE DEVIL
HE'LL KEEP COMING BACK FOR MORE

SOME SEE THIS IN BLACK AND WHITE
OTHERS ONLY GRAY
WE'RE NOT BEGGING FOR A FIGHT
NO MATTER WHAT THEY SAY

WE HAVE THE RESOLUTION
THAT SHOULD PUT'EM ALL TO SHAME
BUT IT'S A DIFFERENT KIND OF DEADLINE
WHEN I'M CALLED IN THE GAME

CHORUS
I RAQ, I RACK'EM UP AND I ROLL
I'M BACK AND I'M A HIGH TECH GI JOE
I PRAY FOR PEACE, PREPARE FOR WAR
AND I NEVER WILL FORGET
THERE'S NO PRICE TOO HIGH FOR FREEDOM
SO BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU TREAD

THIS TERROR ISN'T MAN TO MAN
THEY CAN BE NO MORE THAN COWARDS
IF THEY WON'T SHOW US THEIR WEAPONS
WE MIGHT HAVE TO SHOW THEM OURS

IT MIGHT BE A SMART BOMB
THEY FIND STUPID PEOPLE TOO
AND IF YOU STAND WITH THE LIKES OF SADDAM
ONE JUST MIIGHT FIND YOU

CHORUS II
I ROCK, I RACK'EM UP AND I ROLL
I'M BACK AND I'M A HIGH TECH GI JOE
I'VE GOT INFRARED, I'VE GOT GPS AND I'VE GOT THAT GOOD OLD FASHIONED LEAD
THERE'S NO PRICE TOO HIGH FOR FREEDOM
SO BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU TREAD

BRIDGE
NOW YOU CAN COME ALONG
OR YOU CAN STAY BEHIND
OR YOU CAN GET OUT OF THE WAY
BUT OUR TROOPS TAKE OUT THE GARBAGE
FOR THE GOOD OLD U.S.A.


I ROCK, I RACK'EM UP AND I ROLL
IN THE USA
I ROCK, I RACK'EM UP AND I ROLL
I'M TALKIN' ABOUT THE USA


Obviously, this isn't about remembering the devastation 9/11.

[Theres-a]

96. Excuse me,I have to go throw up now

Sick,sick,sick.

[KamaAina]

176. Maybe Toby Keith was booked?

At a more important venue, like the Emporia, Kans. county fair?

[LisaM]

206. Is that a true song?

It sounds like a parody.

[DFWJock]

99. Ladies and Gentlemen

Welcome to the Halliburton America Supports Your Freedom Walk!!

Oh, and if you dont participate you hate America and our freedom - FYI.

[geek tragedy]

100. Jingopalooza. eom

[Tempest]

101. Triumph Of The Will

Since Leni Riefenstahl is dead, who will RumsFAILed get to film it?

[nothometoday]

102. OMG

is this for REAL?????
I am SO disgusted....Instead of country....They should try and get Pink Floyd to reunite again...
Marching to the beat of " Money" seems much more appropriate here.

[anotherdrew]

103. not with my tax money. unbelievable

AS-YF (pronounced as-if)

yhes he HAS heard of such a thing, just not for 60 to 70 years.

[JerseygirlCT]

104. Ewwwwww. And it would have to be country music, too

YECH all around.

[progressivebydesign]

108. THose people are out of their minds.

I can think of better ways to spend OUR money, like perhaps sending needed supplies to our troops in Iraq. OMG..this has got to be a joke. How much more mass marketing can they do on the 9/11 attack? You'd have to start believing that someone planned 9/11 simply for the marketing appeal....

[The Night Owl]

109. WTF does country music have to do with New York City or DC?

[warrens]

112. Bwahahahahaha

We gotta get Brooooose to do an oppo rally; Support Our Troops, Impeach the Punk concert and see who draws more.

Government propaganda. If Clinton had done something like this, they'd have impeached him again.

[anotherdrew]

114. theme song: FREEDOM ISN'T FREE

from "team america, world police"

FREEDOM ISN'T FREE
What would you do?
If you were asked to
give up your dreams
for freedom? What
would you do? If
asked to make the
ultimate sacrifice?

Would you think about
all them people, who
gave up everything
THEY had? Would you
think about all them
war vets, and would
you start to feel
bad?

Chorus:
Freedom isn't free.
It costs folks like
you and me and if we
don't all chip in,
we'll never pay that
bill. Freedom isn't
free. No, there's a
hefty f@#king fee.
And if you don't
throw in your buck o'
five, who will?

What would you do if
someone told you to
fight for freedom?
Would you answer the
call or run away like
a little p@#$y? Cause
the only reason that
you're here is folks
died for you in the
past. So may now it's
your turn to die
kickin' some a$$.

Chorus

If you don't throw in
your buck o five...
Who will? Ho, buck
o' five.

[meganmonkey]

147. Amerikkka

Fuck yeah!

[anotherdrew]

115. call it: "the million knuckle drag"

[K8-EEE]

135. LOL! KnuckleDrag Palooza!

omg...

[karynnj]

117. Does it seem ironic that they have country muscic only

to commerate sonething that happened in NYC (you can find anything in NYC, but country music is not a a dominant feature.) and suburban VA.

The march is disgusting

[Media_Lies_Daily]

120. I think a nice selection from Wagner would be appropriate for...

...this bunch of fascist, goose-stepping NeoCons.

[tanyev]

140. Ja.

A marathon staging of Der Ring des Nibelungen.

[AmandaRuth]

123. oh i don't know, maybe we are all over reacting

Think of the all the groups that can have a place in this march - A group of women wearing veils and burkas symbolizing the wonderful freedom that Iraqi women will experience after the Iraqi constitution puts them back 100 years.

The far far right groups can march demanding we join religion and state, after all we fought a war for the right of Iraqis to do that, why can't we?

The oil company executives can lead the march with banners - Screw you environmentalists and peace activists, we win!

Homeland Security can be represented - "Remember, the War in Iraq has NOT MADE YOU SAFER, SO GIVE US MONEY"

Granted, I am not that creative, so come up with your own.

[SammyWinstonJack]

124. Tacky tacky tacky

Toby "lets kick some ass" Keith gonna be there? Tacky!

[blogslut]

126. I predict...

backfire.

[Oreegone]

127. They are trying to upstage us...

They are trying to upstage us...and it won't work. September 24th the real will of the people will be shown in Washington DC. They just don't get it.

Want to know about the biggest event ever? If you can't make it plan an event in your community.

http://answer.pephost.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ANS_S24index

http://www.demaction.org/dia/organizations/codepink/signUp.jsp?key=443

http://www.campusaction.net/news/working_for_peace/Iraq/washington_dc_rally_9-24.htm

http://unitedforpeace.org/article.php?list=type&type=91

[phusion]

129. Is this a recruitment event?

"Ze enemy will not defeat our uber forces! Ze people will prevail! Join now, citizens!"

[K8-EEE]

131. Stop Posting The Onion In LBN!

People will think this is for real...

[wicket]

152. I wish it weren't real!

[phusion]

132. OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE

You have to register to participate in the walk! :crazy: :crazy:


http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/2005/nr20050809-4386.html

As part of the Department of Defense effort to commemorate Sept. 11, 2001, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld today announced the first-ever “America Supports You Freedom Walk” to remember the victims of Sept. 11, 2001, to honor U.S. troops and veterans, and to highlight the value of freedom.



The “America Supports You Freedom Walk” will begin at 10 a.m., EDT, Sunday, Sept. 11, and follow a two-mile route from the Pentagon to Arlington National Cemetery, across Memorial Bridge, passing several national memorials and ending on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. At the conclusion of the walk, participants will be invited to a concert by country music singer and songwriter Clint Black.



The “America Supports You Freedom Walk” is free and open to the public. Individuals interested in walking must register to participate at www.americasupportsyou.mil . Registration closes at 10 a.m. EDT on Friday, Sept. 9, 2005.

[K8-EEE]

133. "you freedom?"

Is it supposed to be "your freedom" or are they personifiying Mr. Freedom? Or what...

[phusion]

136. I think they mean...

the "America Supports YOU" Freedom Walk where you means the troops.

I'm not really sure...This is just too weird.

[K8-EEE]

141. oooooh!

A little awkward on the copywriters part, LOL! That just looked like, HUH?

What do you expect for a BushCo propaganda event. Wow I'll bet people all over the country can't WAIT to hear America's Favorite Singer....CLINT BLACK! omg...

:puke:

[YOY]

146. and I'm sure Podunk will flock to the capitol only to discover that it is

rather...'dark' here!

At least in the neighborhood I live in! I Clint is really popular over on North Capitol and U Street...not too mention most of PG county!!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Mammoth]

178. register for a walk?!?

Let me guess: if you're between 18 and 35 and you register, the Walk ends for you at the recruiting station so you can head to I-raq and start directly supportin' some o' that freedom.

Y'know we did want the administration to take inspiration from the music and celebrity-filled "Keep the Vote Alive!" March and Rally. Y'know by, say, renewing expiring provisions of the Voting Rights Act.
Instead, they get inspired to throw their own music and celebrity-filled march and rally.

[Catchawave]

142. Here's the "real" Freedom Walk

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=148&topic_id=619&mesg_id=619

:kick:

[tedzbear]

143. Is this where my tax dollars go?

To fund Pentagon propaganda programs?

:wtf:

[Ruby Romaine]

144. you can sign up for the march at:

https://www.penfed.org/freedomwalk/register.asp

[Initech]

150. I can sum this up in two words: Zeig Heil!!!

Man, talk about throwing a brainwashing party!

edit: The last time any government held a march? In 1939.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

154. Shit.

Why not hire the Ziegfield Follies, too?

[onehandle]

155. I found a preview....

[K8-EEE]

156. VERY Inspirational....

Like the Bill O quote too....

[BrklynLiberal]

159. hahhaa that is the same kind of pic I posted on a different thread

to show what it would look like.. Great minds.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=109&topic_id=22211&mesg_id=22222

Of course. That is EXACTLY what this is all about.


What an embarrassing crock of crap. I cannot believe they actually are going to have a CONCERT to CELEBRATE the 911 attack!!!

[Zenlitened]

160. Um, any "conservatives" lurking today? Wanna give us a lecture...

... on the proper role of government?

:rofl:

[mountainvue]

162. Please tell me this is a joke. n/t

[NYC]

177. I could tell you it's a joke, and I could easily convince you

it's a joke.

It is not the 9/11 party that is a joke; it is our government that is a joke.

At least they are not doing it in New York.

[Zenlitened]

163. Dept. of Defence Press Release:

Rumsfeld Announces America Supports You Freedom Walk
As part of the Department of Defense effort to commemorate Sept. 11, 2001, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld today announced the first-ever “America Supports You Freedom Walk” to remember the victims of Sept. 11, 2001, to honor U.S. troops and veterans, and to highlight the value of freedom.

The “America Supports You Freedom Walk” will begin at 10 a.m., EDT, Sunday, Sept. 11, and follow a two-mile route from the Pentagon to Arlington National Cemetery, across Memorial Bridge, passing several national memorials and ending on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. At the conclusion of the walk, participants will be invited to a concert by country music singer and songwriter Clint Black.

The “America Supports You Freedom Walk” is free and open to the public. Individuals interested in walking must register to participate at www.americasupportsyou.mil . Registration closes at 10 a.m. EDT on Friday, Sept. 9, 2005.

The “America Supports You Freedom Walk” will be preceded by a private ceremony for the families of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the Pentagon. The Pentagon Memorial Fund is sponsoring the ceremony and additional information is available at www.pentagonmemorial.net.

To arrange an interview with the “America Supports You Freedom Walk” spokesperson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Allison Barber, please contact Tech. Sgt. Eileen Lainez, USAF, at [phone].

“America Supports You” is a nationwide program launched by DoD to recognize citizens’ support for U.S. military men and women and communicate that support to members of American Forces at home and abroad. Information on the program is found at www.americasupportsyou.mil .

http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/2005/nr20050809-4386.html


THIS is how taxpayer dollars are being spent? :grr:

[Theres-a]

167. Yep.Turdstock.

Our tax dollars at work.

[robertarctor]

174. You mean Sieg Heilapalooza.

Where's Ted Nugent and Toby Keith?

[Initech]

186. Yeah. no country music concert isnt complete without those two!

We also need comedic performances from Jeff Foxworthy and Larry The Cable Guy!

[Pachamama]

200. Sieg Heilafalluja.....

Oh my effing gawd, I'm so sick to my stomach, I can't stand it....

My husband and I lost 5 friends in the WTC on 9/11....how DARE these MotherF*ckers do this and try to once again shamelessly use my dead friends death for their propaganda and glorification of their illegal war on Iraq and the use TAX PAYER MONEY to boot!

:grr:

I'm beyond words....this has me literally with blood boiling and wanting to throw things and scream obsenities.....

[norml]

164. Charity : 'Freedom Walk' to Commemorate 9/11, Celebrate Freedom

Charity : 'Freedom Walk' to Commemorate 9/11, Celebrate Freedom
Posted by Laura Linderman on 2005/8/10 11:53:00
By Steven Donald Smith
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9, 2005 - The Defense Department today announced the first "America Supports You Freedom Walk" to honor the victims of 9/11 and America's military personnel, as well as to celebrate freedom.

The Freedom Walk will begin at 10 a.m. Sept. 11 in the Pentagon South parking lot, near the site where the airliner crashed into the Pentagon on 9/11. The walk route will consist of a two-mile trek through Arlington National Cemetery, over the Potomac River, and will end by the reflecting pool on the National Mall, where a free concert featuring country music star Clint Black will take place.

"I am proud and honored to be part of the America Supports You Freedom Walk to honor the victims of 9/11 and to support our men and women in uniform," Black said.



Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld made the announcement today at the Pentagon.

"Every year since the Sept. 11 attacks, Americans have commemorated that anniversary. This year the Department of Defense will initiate an American Supports You Freedom Walk. The walk will begin at the Pentagon and end at the National Mall. It will include many of the major monuments in Washington, D.C., reminding participants of the sacrifices of this generation and of each previous generation that have so successfully defended our freedoms," Rumsfeld said.


snip


http://www.lincolntribune.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2014

[dave29]

166. remember when

the built that ladder to heaven....

sorry, southpark reference.

[neweurope]

169. Next year they want to have their 9/11-Machtergreifungs-March

in EVERY CITY.

At least that's what they say here...

http://www.penfed.org/freedomwalk/register.asp

------------

Remember Fallujah

Bush tol The Hague!

[anotherdrew]

173. What if they held a Freedom Walk and nobody came?

everyone just be quit about this for now, don't give this free publicity.

[neweurope]

203. I think we'll find out how many brownshirts they already have.

They'll come, I've no doubt.

-----------

Remember Fallujah

Bush to The Hague!

[54anickel]

175. Cripes, who put a quarter in Rummy this week? He's jabbering all

over the place - tongue waggin' like a duck's ass.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

179. after clint black, the animals will march past old Major's skull

and fire the rifle

[Cocoa]

181. only Bush supporters need apply

:mad:

[Robeson]

184. There's no shame in their game.

[IndianaGreen]

187. Hitler had his rallies and concerts too!

[Mammoth]

190. parade or parody

Actually it all makes sense in bizarro Bushworld, where you can only fall upward! take for example:

George "slam dunk" Tenet <supposedly> presents Bush with deeply flawed intelligence...give that man the Presidential Medal of Freedom!

Halliburton egregious overcharges for materials among other abuses in its no-bid contract...renew those boys' contract, again without competitive biddin'!

Turn an 'itty bitty' occupation of Iraq, part of an alleged "war on terror," into one gigantic clusterf*ck of epic proportions that has actually inspired more radical extremists to arms...LET'S HAVE US A #$@%-IN' PARTY!

[The Gunslinger]

191. This has to be a joke..............(nt)

[Catchawave]

192. With hopes, September 24 will be

ten times as huge...

http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?list=type&type=91

Rummy's plan just seems so disrespectful, what's he smokin' ?

[bushisanidiot]

194. It's just one big propaganda-fest since AWOL Bush stole the presidency

i doubt they even believe themselves..

but those idiots will cheer and wave their flags while some idiot sings some stupid song about "stickin a boot in yer ass if you mess with texas!".. yee fuckin' ha!!

idiots.

dancing on the graves of 3,000 dead americans.. it's disgusting.

[DrZeeLit]

198. So...let me get this straight... we're celebrating a terrorist attack? Or

Are we celebrating that we are at war...and no one (basic joe on-the-street) seems to remember...or care?

Are we partying for victory? a close call? oops, we lost? What?

Cuz we shore haven't found Osama, WMD, or democracy in Iraq.

This is BIZARRE AND FOOLISH AND DECADENT... in oh so many ways.

Who the hell had his or her head up somebody's ass when pitching this plan?
And then... WHO THE HELL APPROVED IT? (if it was approved...which... I hope it was so we can all say... "I told you so -- armpits (cuz an asshole has a function)!"

[dooner]

202. hey, don't think too much

it's about FREEDOM.. just wave your flag and be quiet...

[neweurope]

204. They are celebrating the seizure of power of course.

Just and EXACTLY like the original nazis who celebrated their "Tag der Machtergreifung". I predict that 9/11 soon will be a national holiday more important than July 4th.

You know, they are already planning for next year when this "power seizure march" shall be held in EVERY city. You can read it up at that enlistment place.

A fellow DUer told me once (he's Buddhist) that he's convinced all the people in your administration are re-born Nazis. He was absolutely certain of it. I've been thinking about it for half a year now and, yes, I'm convinced of it, also. The dark force is back.

----------------

Remember Fallujah

Bush to The Hague!

[Miss Chybil]

207. Party! Woohoo! PART... AY! Alright!

:sarcasm:

[Calamity Jayne]

209. America Supports Your Freedom March

Howdy Partners:

Hey I've been watching these guys for a long time. They are having this march because:

1. I believe there is going to be an anti-war march in DC about the same time and they need to counter it.

2. Bush's Iraq-nam poll numbers are in the 60% negative range. They gotta rev up the rednecks with some sh..t..kickin' Fascism.

3. They have to show their numbers are bigger than our numbers and counter the Cindy Sheehan damage.

4. This smells more like the Nazi matron Hughes than Rove. Could be wrong.

Heil Bushler!!

Calamity