In a second (third, fourth, fifth?) round of blatant provocation lobbed at our veterans and political dissenters from behind the opaque walls of the hyper-partisan White House, the Obama Administration wasted no time re-erecting the barricades blocking our memorials, all at the hands of supposedly furloughed government employees and our tax dollars. But, once again, Mr. Obama has woefully underestimated the tenacity of our vets. A second round of BarryCade redistribution is planned for Tuesday. And don’t bet on our vets ever giving up. From the coordinator’s FaceBook page:

“The protest is being organized by The Military Coalition (TMC), a group of 33 organizations that represents 5.5 million people. Members are comprised of the uniformed services—active, reserve, retired veterans, survivors and their families.

TMC’s protest arrives on the heels of the “Million Vet March” that occurred over the weekend attracting thousands of veterans who marched on the National Mall and then on to the White House to peacefully demonstrate their anger over the government shutdown.

Veterans voiced their displeasure for the closing of the memorials as they removed the barricades and carried them to the White House where they stacked them neatly out front.”

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