Yep. Yet another memorial being held for ransom by the Obama administration.
The MLK Jr. Memorial, where a few folks jumped the fence. pic.twitter.com/IjrFTPgqRF
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) October 2, 2013
Another view #MLKMemorial (& all others) closed due to government shutdown pic.twitter.com/5pZea8pfrp Via @Kristin_Volk #shutdown
— Chris Cantergiani (@CanOfSpaghetti) October 1, 2013
The Park Service puts up barriers at the MLK Memorial from NBC's Wendy Jones. #Shutdown pic.twitter.com/LLXIslHeg5
— Tony Capra (@tcapra) October 1, 2013
.@clairecmc sez hard to figure out who has lost their minds in #DC #shutdown Check this pic of #MLKmemorial today pic.twitter.com/w2t5bGHD5h
— Chris Cantergiani (@CanOfSpaghetti) October 1, 2013
Barricades ready to go up here at MLK Memorial. pic.twitter.com/DpOsDBKZR3
— Nick Iannelli (@NickWTOP) October 1, 2013
And the Barry-cades are up.
https://twitter.com/IamMilyna/status/385776775977906176
MLK not amused. RT @redsteeze: —-> pic.twitter.com/zzZxbXjA1U
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) October 3, 2013
This Twitter user put it in a sad nutshell:
https://twitter.com/OrwellForce/status/385772140114374656
And this one has a key exit question:
https://twitter.com/AppFlyer/status/385768584624238592
Huh.
@MarkAcay yes, the government is shutdown, so they pay 7 employees to erect barricades, makes sense doesn't it…..
— Ollie Llama (@texasollie) October 3, 2013
https://twitter.com/wrfoster3/status/385450778217168896
Bingo. It’s not surprising coming from an administration that claims the @FLOTUS Twitter account has been affected by the shutdown. Her free Twitter account.
Budgeting is hard.
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Barry-cades confirmed: Park Service says Obama admin ordered closure of World War II Memorial
‘Unbelievable!’ WH issues World War II memorial ransom note (Bonus ‘iconic’ Obama image)
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