How petty is Obama? He's removing the handles from water fountains in parks

[Origanalist]

Plenty of links at OP....

America, your president is an asshole. A petulant, childish, spiteful asshole.

And he's got the water fountain handles to prove it.

In what looks like a spiteful move, the NPS even removed handles from water spigots along the Chesapeake and Ohio canal where bikers and joggers exercise as well as along the Great Allegheny Passage, just to ensure people don't get any water from them.

But did he turn off the water fountains he set up for illegal aliens trespassing in Arizona? Hell no!

He's also put Barrycades on national monuments. And locked them. Except when illegal aliens come knocking.

He threatened Senior Citizens with arrest for photographing Mount Rushmore and Old Faithful.

He actually arrested Vietnam veterans for honoring their fallen comrades.

He denied death benefits to the families of fallen soldiers.

He forcibly removed American citizens from their homes.

And he decreed that Catholic priests are barred from saying Mass.

But his golf course remains open as our troops forage for food.

And Dingy Harry has stymied every attempt by the House to re-authorize funding for these "non-essential" government programs. The House is working for the American people; the Senate, and this president, are not.

Because the president's goal is to cause as much "pain" as possible. Except for Big Bird, he got $445 million dollars to ease his pain. And Detroit got $300 million.

Priorities dontcha know.
http://wyblog.us/blog/obama_watch/petty-tin-pot-dictator.html

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

Holy crap; water fountains now. You couldn't even come up with a parody skit funnier than that.

[Natural Citizen]

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/images/misc/quote_icon.png Originally Posted by Origanalist

he's got the water fountain handles




And? Dafuk you gonna do about it?

http://rashmanly.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/obama_smoking-weed1.jpg

[Paulbot99]

I followed one of the links in the blog. The government shows its pettiness by refusing to allow volunteer priests say Mass for free and arrest those who do so.

[Origanalist]

I followed one of the links in the blog. The government shows its pettiness by refusing to allow volunteer priests say Mass for free and arrest those who do so.

Freedom!

[eduardo89]

sharing on the politics sub-forum of a forum full of liberal idiots.

[Carson]

I suppose every scout should be sure to remember to pack a faucet handle...

or at least a Philips.

[Paulbot99]

Freedom!

Only the government can provide free services! ;)

[brushfire]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu_30-8ZlmQ

[loveshiscountry]

Can one make money producing faucet handles?

[phill4paul]

Freedom!

The eyes do tear and the lungs do burn from it's palpable presence.

[Carson]

Can one make money producing faucet handles?

I"ll bet you could make a little extra cash selling them...

or selling really large spoons.

It's all about location though.


San Jose court finds mom punishing child with wooden spoon was not child abuse

http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_24265536/spanking-san-jose-appeals-court-finds-mom-punishing12

[Origanalist]

The eyes do tear and the lungs do burn from it's palpable presence.

http://i.gifeye.com/2394.gif

[mad cow]

The pump don't work cause the Vandals took the Handles.

(From an old Rap song)

[Paulbot99]

The eyes do tear and the lungs do burn from it's palpable presence.

"Gave proof through the Shutdown that the Fed was still there!"

[Origanalist]

I"ll bet you could make a little extra cash selling them...

or selling really large spoons.

It's all about location though.


San Jose court finds mom punishing child with wooden spoon was not child abuse

http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_24265536/spanking-san-jose-appeals-court-finds-mom-punishing12

Hell, my mom would have spanked the court for even considering it.

[Origanalist]

The pump don't work cause the Vandals took the Handles.

(From an old Rap song)

Bob Dylan was a rapper?

[phill4paul]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41X2XC3RN7L._SY300_.jpg

[mad cow]

Bob Dylan was a rapper?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7ux6oD2ap4

Tell me that ain't Rap.

[Occam's Banana]

"Gave proof through the Shutdown that the Fed was still there!"

"Oh, 'Murrica! Oh, 'Murrica! God shutdown grace on theeeeee!!!"

[Zippyjuan]

Departments were told how much they needed to cut and they basically made their own choices.

(Can't find any verification of the water fountain story).

[Origanalist]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7ux6oD2ap4

Tell me that ain't Rap.

That aint rap. :D

[Origanalist]

Departments were told how much they needed to cut and they basically made their own choices.

(Can't find any verification of the water fountain story).

Sounds legit.

[Paulbot99]

"Oh, 'Murrica! Oh, 'Murrica! God shutdown grace on theeeeee!!!"

"'And Krown, thy good, with Komradehood!"

[Natural Citizen]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7ux6oD2ap4

Tell me that ain't Rap.

Man, that's rockabilly. Whatchu know about that?

[mad cow]

Departments were told how much they needed to cut and they basically made their own choices.

(Can't find any verification of the water fountain story).

So they decided in their wisdom that it was cheaper to send out employees to remove water spigot handles than it was to do nothing?

No spite envolved?No "make them feel the pain"?

[Origanalist]

So they decided in their wisdom that it was cheaper to send out employees to remove water spigot handles than it was to do nothing?

No spite envolved?No "make them feel the pain"?

Of course not, removing spigot handles is basic shutdown procedure, everyone knows that.

[ClydeCoulter]

Taxation without Hydration!

[ClydeCoulter]

"'And Krown, thy good, with Komradehood!"

"From fee to taxing fee"

[Origanalist]

"Gave proof through the Shutdown that the Fed was still there!"


"Oh, 'Murrica! Oh, 'Murrica! God shutdown grace on theeeeee!!!"


"'And Krown, thy good, with Komradehood!"


"From fee to taxing fee"

http://santarosaredwhiteandboom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/fireworks.jpg

[ClydeCoulter]

^^ See, we can work together on common goals :D

[Carson]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7ux6oD2ap4

Tell me that ain't Rap.

!!:mad:Ain't Rap!!!

I do hear you now that you meantion it mad cow.


And excellent choice for thread music.

"Subterranean Homesick Blues"

Johny's in the basement
Mixing up the medicine
I'm on the pavement
Thinking about the government
The man in the trench coat
Badge out, laid off
Says he's got a bad cough
Wants to get it paid off
Look out kid
It's somethin' you did
God knows when
But you're doin' it again
You better duck down the alley way
Lookin' for a new friend
The man in the coon-skip cap
In the big pen
Wants eleven dollar bills
You only got ten.

Maggie comes fleet foot
Face full of black soot
Talkin' that the heat put
Plants in the bed but
The phone's tapped anyway
Maggie says that many say
They must bust in early May
Orders from the DA
Look out kid
Don't matter what you did
Walk on your tip toes
Don't try, 'No Doz'
Better stay away from those
That carry around a fire hose
Keep a clean nose
Watch the plain clothes
You don't need a weather man
To know which way the wind blows.

Get sick, get well
Hang around an ink well
Ring bell, hard to tell
If anything is goin' to sell
Try hard, get barred
Get back, write Braille
Get jailed, jump bail Join the army, if you failed
Look out kid
You're gonna get hit
But losers, cheaters
Six-time users
Hang around the theaters
Girl by the whirlpool
Lookin' for a new fool
Don't follow leaders
Watch the parkin' meters.

Ah get born, keep warm
Short pants, romance, learn to dance
Get dressed, get blessed
Try to be a success
Please her, please him, buy gifts
Don't steal, don't lift
Twenty years of schoolin'
And they put you on the day shift
Look out kid
They keep it all hid
Better jump down a manhole
Light yourself a candle
Don't wear sandals
Try to avoid the scandals
Don't wanna be a bum
You better chew gum
The pump don't work
'Cause the vandals took the handles.

[ClydeCoulter]

Dang, and now pulling the shade over our eyes.

388725822992838656

[Keith and stuff]

Is there any evidence this is happened?

[mad cow]

Is there any evidence Ty this happened?


It what looks like a spiteful move, the NPS even removed handles from water spigots along the Chesapeake and Ohio canal where bikers and joggers exercise as well as along the Great Allegheny Passage, just to ensure people don't get any water from them.

Instead of saving money, the NPS is expending additional resources to go out of its way to close such locations and to make people miserable.


http://marathonpundit.blogspot.com/2013/10/spitehouse-national-park-goons-remove.html

[Natural Citizen]

Thirsty? Comply and you can drink...bitches.

http://www.openmarket.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/obama_smoking4.jpg

[Keith and stuff]

http://marathonpundit.blogspot.com/2013/10/spitehouse-national-park-goons-remove.html

The source seems to be unsourced?

[mad cow]

The source seems to be unsourced?

http://www.catholic.org/national/national_story.php?id=52673#

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

It's almost comedy when you have to find the original source or pictures to determine if these things are true. This sounds like something somebody might make up, but I could see it being true.

I thought the US stamp removal was a joke, but I could see some lame brain destroying them too.

You don't know whether to laugh or cry at this stuff.

[Anti Federalist]

Wins thread.

That's what all this nonsense is really about.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu_30-8ZlmQ

[Zippyjuan]

This is the supposed original source but it seems to be hearsay. http://www.catholic.org/national/national_story.php?id=52673

No mention of it in local news that I can find. I did find this: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics-live/liveblog/live-updates-the-shutdown-showdown/?id=7c365331-f455-4a5a-9a03-4df203d42887


Shutdown closes visitor areas, bike paths

Runners, cyclists and hikers take note: The shutdown means the closure of the 184.5-mile towpath from Georgetown to Cumberland, Md., along with the visitor areas at Great Falls and the rest of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park.

It will also affect Washington bicycle commuters who use the popular Capital Crescent Trail, which runs on C&O Canal park property in the District, according to Mike Nardolilli, president of the C&O Canal Trust, a non-profit organization that supports the park.

Nardolilli attended a meeting with National Park Service officials on Monday, and learned that, during the shutdown, park police will tell anyone they find on park property to leave. Barricades will block vehicle access to such popular picnic areas as Carderock, just downriver from Great Falls. Fencing will block the Crescent Trail at the DC line.

“While we don’t like it one bit, we have to respect it. Disregarding the closure can create potentially unsafe and hazardous situations, damage Park resources, and create undue work and stress on the few staff left standing,” Nardolilli said in an email to Trust members.

The shutdown also shutters the old lock houses that can be rented out for overnight stays as part of the Trust’s “Canal Quarters” program, he said. The Trust’s offices are within the national park’s headquarters in Hagerstown, and Trust employees must begin working at home, he said. But the big loss will be felt among park visitors who normally flock to banks of the Potomac in autumn.

“This is like prime season. This is really going to affect a lot of people who are looking forward to sending time in the national parks in this ideal period in October,” Nardolilli said.

[mad cow]

I'm surprised that they didn't put up Barrycades to keep the riffraff out.
Or just park one of those MRAPs that are all the rage these days at the entrance.

[Anti Federalist]

O, bountiful
the specious laws
e-lec-tric waves of pain.
For amber lamps and magistrates
the aftermath of raids.
AmeriKa, AmeriKa
God shed a tear for thee
The crowne is goode, blue brotherhood
From sea to shining sea.
...

[qh4dotcom]

Don't feel so sorry about the people who want water from the fountains. They might have voted for Obama. They might have gotten what they voted for.

[kcchiefs6465]

!!:mad:Ain't Rap!!!

I do hear you now that you meantion it mad cow.


And excellent choice for thread music.

"Subterranean Homesick Blues"

Johny's in the basement
Mixing up the medicine
I'm on the pavement
Thinking about the government
The man in the trench coat
Badge out, laid off
Says he's got a bad cough
Wants to get it paid off
Look out kid
It's somethin' you did
God knows when
But you're doin' it again
You better duck down the alley way
Lookin' for a new friend
The man in the coon-skip cap
In the big pen
Wants eleven dollar bills
You only got ten.

Maggie comes fleet foot
Face full of black soot
Talkin' that the heat put
Plants in the bed but
The phone's tapped anyway
Maggie says that many say
They must bust in early May
Orders from the DA
Look out kid
Don't matter what you did
Walk on your tip toes
Don't try, 'No Doz'
Better stay away from those
That carry around a fire hose
Keep a clean nose
Watch the plain clothes
You don't need a weather man
To know which way the wind blows.

Get sick, get well
Hang around an ink well
Ring bell, hard to tell
If anything is goin' to sell
Try hard, get barred
Get back, write Braille
Get jailed, jump bail Join the army, if you failed
Look out kid
You're gonna get hit
But losers, cheaters
Six-time users
Hang around the theaters
Girl by the whirlpool
Lookin' for a new fool
Don't follow leaders
Watch the parkin' meters.

Ah get born, keep warm
Short pants, romance, learn to dance
Get dressed, get blessed
Try to be a success
Please her, please him, buy gifts
Don't steal, don't lift
Twenty years of schoolin'
And they put you on the day shift
Look out kid
They keep it all hid
Better jump down a manhole
Light yourself a candle
Don't wear sandals
Try to avoid the scandals
Don't wanna be a bum
You better chew gum
The pump don't work
'Cause the vandals took the handles.
Damn. Hadn't heard that one yet.

Great song.

[GregSarnowski]

Departments were told how much they needed to cut and they basically made their own choices.


Yeah I'm sure it's all just a couple of rouge agents in Cincinnati.



“It’s a cheap way to deal with the situation,” an angry Park Service ranger in Washington says of the harassment. “We’ve been told to make life as difficult for people as we can. It’s disgusting.”

Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/oct/3/pruden-the-cheap-tricks-of-the-game/#ixzz2hTmZfOjF

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

Damn. Hadn't heard that one yet.

Great song.

The video is pretty entertaining. Keep an eye on the cue cards and his expressions.

[Anti Federalist]

Damn. Hadn't heard that one yet.

Great song.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUQDzj6R3p4

[devil21]

Don't lose sight of the big picture. Obama didn't order handles removed. Come on. Assuming the allegation is real, it was some jerkoff in a cubicle that did.

[anaconda]

America, your president is an asshole. A petulant, childish, spiteful asshole.

And he's got the water fountain handles to prove it.



I realize that "the buck stops" with Obama, theoretically, but I'm pretty sure the poor SOB has nothing to do with this. The people handling the administration probably do all of this. I doubt if he has any say whatsoever.

[anaconda]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFBHc2qafgU

[Origanalist]

I realize that "the buck stops" with Obama, theoretically, but I'm pretty sure the poor SOB has nothing to do with this. The people handling the administration probably do all of this. I doubt if he has any say whatsoever.

Ok, take the second sentence out if you want.





America, your president is an asshole. A petulant, childish, spiteful asshole.


Is that better?

[Tod]

*wondering if toilet paper has been removed from any toilet facilities*



How would anyone know, seeing as how they were probably out of toilet paper to begin with?

[Occam's Banana]

*wondering if toilet paper has been removed from any toilet facilities*

How would anyone know, seeing as how they were probably out of toilet paper to begin with?

The Tragedy of the Commons strikes again ... and right at the most inconvenient moments ...

[phill4paul]

The Tragedy of the Commons strikes again ... and right at the most inconvenient moments ...

Am I weird for always taking a half roll of TP with me in my backpack everywhere I go?

[Origanalist]

Am I weird for always taking a half roll of TP with me in my backpack everywhere I go?

No, just for wearing a backpack wherever you go.....:D

[phill4paul]

No, just for wearing a backpack wherever you go.....:D

You're right. I need to work on my "cover."

http://thesatchelpages.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/hangover-218x300.jpg

[Origanalist]

http://thesatchelpages.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/hangover-218x300.jpg

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[Antischism]

Lol @ the "sources" for this "story." Obama is awful but c'mon, no need to make up bullshit like this. Confirmation bias everywhere!

[tasteless]

Lol @ the "sources" for this "story." Obama is awful but c'mon, no need to make up bullshit like this. Confirmation bias everywhere!

Straight from the horse's mouth (http://www.canaltrust.org/trust/index.php?page=government-shutdown):


All restroom facilities, both permanent and portable, are CLOSED.
Handles have been removed from all well pumps. The wells along the C&O Canal must be constantly monitored to make sure that the ground water is free of contaminants. The people who perform this service have been furloughed; therefore, no monitoring can be done. Rather than have people get sick from drinking from these wells, the decision was made to remove the pump handles.

[Zippyjuan]

Thank you for the link. Well pumps- not water fountains.

[presence]

October 1, 2013 Area parks close, some remain open — for now (http://times-news.com/local/x2112885554/Area-parks-close-some-remain-open-for-now) Matthew Bieniek Cumberland Times-News (http://times-news.com)
CUMBERLAND — If you’re caught by one of the rangers still on duty, you may be asked to leave the C&O Canal National Historical Park towpath. If you want help from an Internal Revenue Service local office, forget it. But don't forget to pay your taxes, including those due at the Oct. 15 deadline for extensions from April. A message on the phone line for the LaVale IRS office makes the point that taxes are still due on time very clear.

Welcome to the brave new world of the federal government shutdown.

Even canal park superintendent Kevin Brandt was about to leave on furlough Tuesday, when he returned a call from the Times-News.

“It’s pretty straightforward, we’re in the process of closing the park,” Brandt said. Gates and parking lots will be closed off as much as possible, Brandt said. All visitors centers will be closed. Only law enforcement rangers will remain on the job; all other employees will be furloughed, Brandt said. That’s about 75 people who were working at the C&O Canal park. Campgrounds are also closed and no new campers will be permitted, Brandt said.

People should know “park employees are ready and willing to come back to work as soon as they are allowed,” Brandt said. Brandt said he remains hopeful an agreement will be reached soon. A news release from the C&O Canal Trust also added information about the park.

“Bicyclists planning rides from Pittsburgh to D.C. on the GAP (Great Allegheny Passage) and C&O Canal should plan to turn back at Cumberland,” the release said, and handles have been removed from all well pumps, among other closure operations.

“After working side-by-side with the wonderful staff of the C&O Canal NHP for many years, it's heartbreaking for the Trust to see them closing the doors, given no choice but to turn away thousands upon thousands of visitors seeking to recreate and rejuvenate along the canal’s towpath,” said Mike Nardolilli, president of the trust. The trust urged citizens to

contact their congressman about the shutdown and to

offer encouragement to park

personnel.

And you can still complain to your federal representatives, although depending on whose office you’re trying to contact, you may have to get in touch with Washington rather than talking to someone at your local office. Many of those working for U.S. senators, including U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin, have been furloughed as a result of the federal shutdown, staff at Cardin’s office confirmed. Cardin’s office at the Western Maryland Railway Station has a sign on the door indicating the closure is due to the shutdown. A message left at Sen. Barbara Mikulski’s offices in Washington and Hagerstown was not returned.

However, U.S. Rep. John Delaney is keeping his field offices open. Delaney’s nearest office is in Hagerstown, although he offers regular hours in Cumberland.

“Our offices will remain open during a government shutdown,” said Delaney. “We have a constitutional duty to continue our legislative work and to continue representing the 6th District. This is a deeply misguided and unfortunate government shutdown and I will continue to call upon my colleagues to do the right thing and reopen the doors of our government.”

Jennings Randolph Lake will remain open, at least temporarily, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District. The corps “will temporarily continue full operations despite a lapse in federal funding. This means Corps operated campgrounds and day use areas will remain open and all reservations will be honored. Moreover, parks with leased areas and/or concessionaires can remain open as well,” a news release from the corps said. That situation could change, however, if the shutdown lasts long.

“The corps is unique among federal agencies in that it is funded mostly through individual projects that may carry over funds from year to year. All Baltimore District recreation areas and dams have enough remaining funding for work to continue at least through Oct. 7, 2013. If the lack of an appropriations bill continues, the district will re-evaluate its remaining funds weekly to determine which projects can continue to operate and for how long,” the release said. Facilities run by other corps districts may not be open.

Contact Matthew Bieniek at mbieniek@times-news.com.

..

[Antischism]

Straight from the horse's mouth (http://www.canaltrust.org/trust/index.php?page=government-shutdown):

How is this proof that Obama is taking the handles off of fountains from every park just to spite people? It very specifically says why they in particular, are doing it—well pumps, no less.

[presence]

Thank you for the link. Well pumps- not water fountains.



These are likely neither "well pumps" or "water fountains" but more accurately "frost proof hydrants" commonly found at National Parks; see handle "A" or lock point "K":

http://www.felthorpelawnmowers.co.uk/ekmps/shops/felthorpe/images/frost-proof-yard-hydrant-c-7504-4-bury-580-p.gif

[tasteless]

How is this proof that Obama is taking the handles off of fountains from every park just to spite people? It very specifically says why they in particular, are doing it—well pumps, no less.

I didn't say any of that. I was just providing a primary source document in order because people were complaining about the quality of sources/difficulty tracking down a source.

[phill4paul]

These are likely neither "well pumps" or "water fountains" but more accurately "frost proof hydrants" commonly found at National Parks; see handle "A" or lock point "K":

http://www.felthorpelawnmowers.co.uk/ekmps/shops/felthorpe/images/frost-proof-yard-hydrant-c-7504-4-bury-580-p.gif

Aha, then this would work better than my Leatherman. And I carry several as well.

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Aluminum-Climbing-Camping-Carabiner-S-Ring-Key-Chain-Clip-Snap-Hook-/00/s/NzIwWDcyMA==/z/TEQAAOxy2d9SUnyf/$(KGrHqJ,!rQFJJNvHbsiBSUnyfeL4Q~~60_35.JPG