Comments on: Politicians and Memorial Day: The Guy Fawkes Solution http://jimbovard.com/blog/2009/05/24/politicians-and-memorial-day-the-guy-fawkes-solution/ Author James Bovard Mon, 21 May 2012 17:32:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: BOVARD » Memorial Day: Scourge the Lying Politicians… http://jimbovard.com/blog/2009/05/24/politicians-and-memorial-day-the-guy-fawkes-solution/#comment-127641 BOVARD » Memorial Day: Scourge the Lying Politicians… Mon, 31 May 2010 14:05:18 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/?p=925#comment-127641 [...] it would be better to celebrate this holiday like the British used to celebrate Guy Fawkes Day - by burning politicians in effigy, or a reasonable [...] [...] it would be better to celebrate this holiday like the British used to celebrate Guy Fawkes Day - by burning politicians in effigy, or a reasonable [...]

]]> By: Dirk W. Sabin http://jimbovard.com/blog/2009/05/24/politicians-and-memorial-day-the-guy-fawkes-solution/#comment-120693 Dirk W. Sabin Tue, 26 May 2009 14:39:07 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/?p=925#comment-120693 Wait a minute buster, I thought Memorial Day was a celebration of the inventor of the Weber Grill. Why do you guys always have to talk about all the downer stuff like war, spying and torture? You musta not got yer Patriotism Merit Badge in the Explorers who are now righteously engaged in mock fire-fights and knee-in-the-back arrests of the wogs under the fine instruction of the Glorious Department Of Homeland Security. I hope they shake down a couple old ladies while they're at it. Wait a minute buster, I thought Memorial Day was a celebration of the inventor of the Weber Grill. Why do you guys always have to talk about all the downer stuff like war, spying and torture? You musta not got yer Patriotism Merit Badge in the Explorers who are now righteously engaged in mock fire-fights and knee-in-the-back arrests of the wogs under the fine instruction of the Glorious Department Of Homeland Security. I hope they shake down a couple old ladies while they’re at it.

]]> By: Jim http://jimbovard.com/blog/2009/05/24/politicians-and-memorial-day-the-guy-fawkes-solution/#comment-120690 Jim Tue, 26 May 2009 03:21:08 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/?p=925#comment-120690 Tom, if you can get Hallmark to embrace this idea, "Tombstone Day" might really take off. Tom, if you can get Hallmark to embrace this idea, “Tombstone Day” might really take off.

]]> By: Tom Blanton http://jimbovard.com/blog/2009/05/24/politicians-and-memorial-day-the-guy-fawkes-solution/#comment-120689 Tom Blanton Tue, 26 May 2009 03:10:40 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/?p=925#comment-120689 Actually, burning politicians in effigy is probably not harsh enough. It used to be that Memorial Day was to honor dead soldiers. In recent years, we are asked to also honor veterans (who already have a day) and active duty members of the armed services. This may be an indication that the politicians feel there aren't enough dead soldiers. I don't think Memorial Day should be renamed Revisionist History Day - I think there should be a Revisionist History Month instead. One day just isn't enough time to ponder the myths peddled to us as fact. I think Memorial Day should simply be renamed <a href="http://www.pnar.org/tombstones.htm" rel="nofollow">Tombstone Day</a> and people should decorate their yards with styrofoam tombstones like they do for Halloween. True-believers might even consider a few flag-draped coffins made of cardboard and maybe hanging dismembered arms and legs made of rubber from their trees. Actually, burning politicians in effigy is probably not harsh enough.

It used to be that Memorial Day was to honor dead soldiers. In recent years, we are asked to also honor veterans (who already have a day) and active duty members of the armed services. This may be an indication that the politicians feel there aren’t enough dead soldiers.

I don’t think Memorial Day should be renamed Revisionist History Day - I think there should be a Revisionist History Month instead. One day just isn’t enough time to ponder the myths peddled to us as fact.

I think Memorial Day should simply be renamed Tombstone Day and people should decorate their yards with styrofoam tombstones like they do for Halloween. True-believers might even consider a few flag-draped coffins made of cardboard and maybe hanging dismembered arms and legs made of rubber from their trees.

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