Rolling Thunder:
Sarah Palin not invited
By Andrea Mitchell and Lauren Stephenson, NBC News
WASHINGTON — One day after Sarah Palin announced her bus tour, a group sponsoring a Memorial Day weekend event she plans to attend said they never invited her.
"She wasn't invited. We heard yesterday she came out with a press release she was coming to Rolling Thunder," Ted Shpak, national legislative director of Rolling Thunder, told "Andrea Mitchell Reports." Shpak is one of three members of Rolling Thunder's current leadership who says he had no idea Palin was coming until it was posted on her website.
When Palin was interviewed about riding on the back of someone else's bike, she said she was there to support the veterans. Memorial Day is not about veterans but it is about the men and women who died. She didn't talk about the missing or the fallen, which is the mission of Rolling Thunder. She used the men and women riding in Rolling Thunder for her own sake.
If she believed in what they stood for, then why didn't she join or ever do this ride before?
1. Membership in Rolling Thunder® Constitution is open to anyone with an interest in educating the public regarding the POW-MIA (Prisoner of War-Missing In Action) issue regardless of race, color, creed or sex. All persons must be 18 years of age or older.
This was all about her, for her and while she did bring extra coverage of what Rolling Thunder does every year, she did not bring anything with her. Did she even make a donation?
Rolling Thunder Riders Praise Sarah Palin's Participation in Rally
“I certainly welcome any positive publicity surrounding our cause, anything to bring attention to POWs and MIAs,” said Jeffrey Stewart, who leads a Rolling Thunder chapter in New Hampshire, a state that will be crucial to Palin if she runs in 2012. “Whether it’s a celebrity or a politician-celebrity -- I’m not exactly sure what she is right now -- having Sarah Palin there means more people will be paying attention to our cause.”
While it is true that leaders of Rolling Thunder would not have been interviewed otherwise, all the talk was about Palin and not about how many people traveled at their own expense from across the country to be there to honor the fallen an bring attention to the missing.
This is what Memorial Day is all about,
But right below this video on the CNN main page, this video link was there.
For Memorial Day, all about grilling
NBC began this morning, Memorial Day with Sarah Palin for heaven's sake!
TV ads tell you to go shopping for a big sale and buy stuff. Most stores are open for business. Go into them and you'll find party supplies like red, white and blue lights to put up for your enjoyment making it all about you celebrating and having fun. Celebrate the 4th of July but no one should be celebrating Memorial Day. Veterans Day is all about veterans. Want to actually honor and do something for veterans? Then take care of them when they come home all the days of the year. Say thank you to them and their families.
Memorial Day comes as troops fight in Afghanistan
(AP)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — U.S. troops fighting in Afghanistan paused Monday to remember the fallen in Memorial Day services, as a war nearly a decade old trudges on.
Some prayed and held flag-raising ceremonies at dawn to recognize the more than 1,400 killed in combat here since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks that triggered the war.
"We reflect on those who have gone before us. We reflect on their service and their sacrifice on behalf of our great nation," said Brig. Gen. Lewis A. Craparotta, who commands a Marine division in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province. "We should also remember those serving today who embody that same commitment of service and sacrifice. They are committed to something greater than themselves and they muster the physical and moral courage to accomplish extraordinary feats in battle."
In Iraq, an estimated 46,000 U.S. troops remain stationed there though officials say combat operations are over in a nation that saw more than 4,400 American troops die in combat. Under an agreement between Washington and Baghdad, the troops still in Iraq must leave by Dec. 31.
Black Hawk helicopters churned through the night sky Sunday as a strong wind coming over Kabul's surrounding mountains blew against the flickering candles that cast an orange glow on those gathered for a remembrance ceremony at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' headquarters.
Earlier in the day, those working there enjoyed one of their five days off a year from building police stations, dams and other projects in a nation torn by decades of war. Col. Thomas Magness, 47, of Los Angeles, California urged the more than 100 corps employees and U.S. troops gathered there to remember the meaning of Memorial Day — advice that could carry home to America.
"While we were playing volleyball today, no doubt some soldier gave the ultimate sacrifice," the corps commander said.
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Memorial Day comes as troops fight in Afghanistan
How about some substance, debate, or at least some word salad. Appearing on the Public catwalk is not a campaign or even the slightest suggestion of one. This is nothing more than look at me me me. Might work for the stupid baggers but that won't get you elected. Quit trying to sell a Fake image and give us some more laughs. You can run but you can't hide. Waiting for the meltdown. Should be entertaini¬ng.
ReplyDeleteShe was just interviewed in NY and talk about the Statue of Liberty. Too bad she doesn't know what the Lady Stands for or what is inscribed on her base.
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