On this semiquincentennial, be happy you’re not a snaggletoothed Europoor sweltering in state-mandated misery because air conditioning apparently creates too much individual comfort for mere peasants to enjoy. It’s been two and a half centuries since we had to live under the yoke of that kind of tyranny and we were able to throw it off because we, the people, had access to military-grade firearms.
So raise a glass today, bite into a burger and launch a bottle rocket or two while giving thanks for the genius of our Founding Fathers that has endured for 250 years. We’re not perfect — no nation is — but we continue to be the envy of the world. Still. May it ever be so.
Oh, and if you need some inspiration for American things to be thankful for, read Ira Stoll’s list of 250 Things We Love About America.
“We’re not perfect — no nation is — but we continue to be the envy of the world. Still. May it ever be so.”
Hear, hear. Happy 250th, everyone. Be safe, have fun, remember our heritage and liberty, and make many memories. God, family, country, community, liberty.
2 1,000 string Black Cat firecrackers, a gross of bottle rockets, some misc. Roman candles, and a few un-mentionables on this end…
i had rolls of 5000. almost three minutes each.
small gov’t (first time since my teens that the private workforce employed more than the fed) and individual sovereignty. i’ll take it.
only you can prevent kaffirs.
Happy Independence Day From George Washington’s Home.
“Happy 250th birthday to the greatest country on earth, the United States of America! I am honored to be reporting from Mount Vernon, the home of the “Father of our Country,” George Washington.
It is a blistering 98 degrees with almost 50% humidity, but that has not stopped large numbers of patriots from turning out for the all-day events at Mount Vernon. There was even a column of troops, all of them in historical dress, and the officers in full dress uniform, marching and drilling in the full sun. A re-enactor portraying George Washington reviewed the troops to a cheering crowd, and “Gen. Greene” read out the Declaration of Independence to scores of “huzzahs” and loud audience applause.
Children are crowding around the cannons and the puppet show. Long lines are waiting to walk through the rooms where Washington and his family lived and died. A group of immigrants had their citizenship ceremony this morning in front of the mansion. There are daytime fireworks and nighttime fireworks, sessions with historical experts portraying key figures in the Revolution, and special wreath layings at George and Martha Washington’s tomb. People from across the country and all different backgrounds are here to celebrate the U.S.
In many places in America now — especially in urban centers, such as where I live — there is not much sense of shared culture and community. But today at Mount Vernon, it’s like a massive patriotic fair of yesteryear. We are all here because we’re excited about this historic anniversary and interested in understanding and appreciating the history behind it.
In case you are wondering, Washington, of course, did not have the Declaration read at Mount Vernon in 1776. But when he received the copies of the Declaration and the orders from the president of the Continental Congress, John Hancock, Washington did ensure his whole Army in New York heard the Declaration, as Mount Vernon’s website explains:
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BREAKING NEWS JUST NOW! PRESIDENT TRUMP MAKES MAJOR 2A ANNOUNCEMENT ON INDEPENDENCE DAY!
President Trump just made a major statement about the Second Amendment right to bear arms. Mark Smith, Four Boxes Diner, discusses.
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“President Trump just made a major statement about the Second Amendment right to bear arms.”
I am glad to hear the President make such statements; but, I fail to see anything “major” about what he said. An announcement of major changes would be reason to rejoice i.e., some kind of action that stops and corrects the infringements. Until some positive actions are taken, talk is little more than………………..well talk!
You have a point.
But it was ‘major’ in the sense it was a public declaration by a sitting President that the 2A is a real thing and deserves ‘protective’ attention – and that is something no other President has done.
Happy birthday to us!!
My wonderful america.
‘MERICA BABY!!! 250 Years Of Kicking Commies Directly In The Emotions!
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