One of those current events that I totally missed on Thursday. Don’t Presidential Proclamations tend to carry some weight with lefties and righties? Or have they become so common and banal that nobody pays them any mind?
Who knew that Loyalty Day has been an official US holiday since 1958? And every year the current President issues a Loyalty Day proclamation? 2014 is no exception.
Presidential Proclamation — Loyalty Day, 2014.
Skipping all the “what fors” and “whereases,” leaves:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 1, 2014, as Loyalty Day. This Loyalty Day, I call upon all the people of the United States to join in support of this national observance, whether by displaying the flag of the United States or pledging allegiance to the Republic for which it stands.
Not just any old day in the year was worth appropriating for “Loyalty Day.” It had to be May Day just in case any USians got any ideas about celebrating International Workers’ Day.
The Cold War was always dreadful and particularly so during the 1950s when crap such as “Loyalty Day” was created, “in God we trust” was stamped onto coins and currency, and “under God” was added to the Pledge of Allegiance. USians longing for a return to The Cold War are nuts.
On a related “US loyalty issue,” Glenzilla took on Hayden and Dershowitz and apparently kicked some butt on the motion:
Be it resolved state surveillance is a legitimate defence of our freedoms…
Note to self — Find Two Hours to Watch
