Obama bans Patriot Guard

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Obama Administration Tells Patriot Guard: "Get Lost"

There was a memorial service two days ago in Beckley, West Virginia for the 29 coal miners who died at the nearby Upper Big Branch mine April 5th. Twenty-eight hundred people attended the service. Most of them were there to pay their respects and console the grieving. At least a couple of them were there to make symbolic, political appearances.

Many of the working class men who died were military veterans and some of them rode motorcycles. A source has told this page that "Families of the miners killed in the explosion had requested the Patriot Guard Riders attend." The Patriot Guard Riders is an informal club of veteran motorcyclists which exists to make sure that all veterans are given respectful funerals.

They were banned from this service by federal officials because those officials believe the Patriot Guard is a security threat!

Cleared With Governor

The appearance of the Patriot Guard at the service, at the request of at least several families, was cleared by West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin. Travis Mollohan, a senior aide to the Governor worked with the Patriot Riders to arrange a staging location.

The day before the service, Joe Cumblidge, the West Virginia State Captain of the Patriot Guards emailed the men who were scheduled to participate:

"Due to circumstances totally and completely beyond the control of the Patriot Guard Riders and Governor Joe Manchin of West Virginia, we are regrettably ordering a STAND DOWN for this mission. Specific details will not be posted here but, we've been told we are not welcome to participate because of certain high-level dignitaries that are scheduled to be in attendance."

The "high-level dignitaries" were

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Obama and Biden.

Who'd have guessed (sarcasm)! Obama and his Homeland Security lackey, Napolitano, declare that returning combat vets are potential terrorist threats and now disallows a group of mostly vets, who the miners' families requested - the only group in the country (volunteers, all) that will stand in honor of any vet from any era, plus cops and firefighters, at any time and in any place and in any weather - from attending the memorial service!

Barry's defenders are saying it's because the Secret Service couldn't risk it; didn't know who might be in the group. But there were 2,800 people there, from around the state and even beyond, and the SS didn't know who might be among that throng either. It was a disgraceful, contemptuous slap in every veteran's face, especially combat vets and, even more so, those who've shed blood and/or died for our country.

Reminds me of how the left-wing liberals label Tea Party events as racist and mob-like, which video evidence proves they are not.

The left-wing liberals own pro-immigration and pro-abortion and anti-gun rallies are seething with hate and racism and incitement!

Each one of those flag-bearing veterans would have stood silently at attention throughout the memorial no matter how long - many with silent tears trickling down their face, and when it was over, many of those same "terrorist threats" would have made a point to wait again for as long as it took to offer condolences and hugs to the widows and fatherless children, faces still wet with tears.