The parade itself was a slice of Americana, with a hook and ladder truck from a local fire station leading the procession of parents and little kids riding their bicycles, which were decorated with flags and tinsel glistening with patriotic colors:
My daughter and me.
Pretty neat, right? But then, there was one family who just couldn't let it go; they had to use the occasion of our country's birthday to show that they don't realize the difference between our country and our government, and that they don't have a clue as to what it is we celebrate every fourth of July:
When I attended the local Tax Day Tea Party back in April, I was wearing my "Viva la Reagan Revolucion" t-shirt and carrying my "Don't Tread On Me" flag over my shoulder. On this day however, I purposely left the politics at home and just carried an American flag in my hat. Too bad these fanatics could not show similar restraint.Good Day to You, Sir
Maybe those are the only 4th of July type shirts they happened to have??
ReplyDeleteNice try, but I will assume that you noticed the many other patriotic accoutrements - the flag in the back pocket, the red/white/blue wig and flag draped over the kid's back - which made the Obama shirt and the picture of Obama taped to the kid's back totally unnecessary and totally inappropriate.
ReplyDeleteLike I said... fanatics.
I guess I should have made it clear that I was being sarcastic? As I said before, you seem a little snarky this morning.
ReplyDeleteSarcasm doesn't often transmit very well with the written word; the ear needs to hear the inflection also.
ReplyDeleteBelieve me, I have received plenty of comments in my time where what you said would be an absolutely serious assertion.
Where's Donalbain when you need him? :-)
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