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September 20, 2007
Lake Worth Prefers Pets to Vets
UPDATE: Its the City of Lake Worth, not the County of Palm Beach. My apologies for the error.
Yeah, you read that right. Palm Beach Lake Worth has cancelled its Annual Veterans Day Parade due to "budget cuts."
"We just don't have the money," Commissioner Jo-Ann Golden said. "It's a bad time to do this, when we have soldiers overseas, but we just don't have the money available."
But you do have the money available Jo-Ann, you'd just rather spend it on a Pet Parade.
"As difficult as it may sound, when you're cutting 40 positions and 22 people, that makes it hard to justify funding a parade," -- Mayor Jeff Clemens
Hard to justify a parade for our Veterans, but not so hard to justify a Boat Parade, or a crafts festival or a street painting festival. You can justify squeezing the cash reserves to fund "Bonfires on the Beach" without any problem, but there's no room in the budget for a parade in honor of the Veterans who fought for your freedom?
Obviously, you have your priorities.
Near as I can tell, this is unprecedented and Palm Beach County Lake Worth now bears the distinction of being the first and only county city in the United States of America to cancel a Veterans Day Parade.
Posted by LindaSoG at September 20, 2007 07:10 AM
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I think it is just the city of Lake Worth, Lake Worth also has a an Anarchist on the city council, it approved funding for shelters so illegals have some place to wait outside of Home Depot, and although I can not confirm this, I understand the city did purchase plastic buckets so hippie types had something to beat on during the city's earth day celebration.
Posted by: DoubleU at September 20, 2007 07:25 AM
This is what happens when a country is TOO free and when the dumbocrats run things. Freakin dogs and cats!! Thanks for the heads-up Linda, I think I will give ol' Jo-Ann a call. Makes me sick.
Semper Fi!
Posted by: Austin Petree at September 20, 2007 08:30 AM
Gather several hundred people and march down to the meetings with a noose in hand. Politely ask if they can find finances now.
Posted by: raz0r at September 20, 2007 08:32 AM
West Palm Beach is a different story, the mayor spent taxpayer money (something she is REALLY good at) to go and protest the Iraq war.
People are finally catching up with the Mayor of WPB but the no parade thing is a Lake Worthless idea.
Posted by: DoubleU at September 20, 2007 08:58 AM
I called her cell phone, she answered and I told her what I thought of her and I did NOT hold back. She said she has heard it is not being received well and I said ..........
"No Kidding, this should be the most important thing to you and obvioiusly it is NOT. You are anti-American and you would not even be holding an office if it was not for our Veterans, you would be working in some labor camp or worse.You need to correct this as soon as possible and you KNOW you can JO-Ann. I think you are disgusting and a traitor to our country. It is people like you that do not deserve the sacrifices our Veterans have made for YOU and you slap them in the face.Think about, think HARD about what you are doing!...goodbye"
Posted by: Wild Thing at September 20, 2007 10:45 AM
Linda
I can't get all of the bitches e-mail address. Please send it to me so I can send her one of my notorious love letters
Posted by: cuchieddie at September 20, 2007 08:49 PM
A fresh dump of dog doo from every veteran to her wonderful city would be a touching response. Of course she could move, Olympia or Seattle Washington would welcome her in a heartbeat. Remember No Vets, No USA, No Freedom.
Posted by: Jack at September 20, 2007 09:02 PM