Re: Patriot Day

And Maine, which used to be part of Massachusetts

On Tuesday, September 11, 2012 1:31:20 PM UTC-4, plainolamerican wrote:

Initially, the day was called the Prayer and Remembrance for the
Victims of the Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001. When the new
name was proposed, it received opposition from Massachusetts, which
already had a Patriots' Day.

On Sep 11, 11:56 am, GregfromBoston <greg.vinc...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Point, if any?
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tuesday, September 11, 2012 11:50:27 AM UTC-4, MJ wrote:
>
> >  *"Eleven years later, the combination of national self-pity, vaunting
> > jingoism, and resolute blindness remains unbecoming." -- Sheldon Richman,
> > 11 September 2012
>
> > **Patriot Day
> > *Posted by Laurence Vance <javascript:> on September 11, 2012 08:46 AM
>
> > I just realized that today is Patriot Day<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Day>,
> > not to be confused with Patriot's Day<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriots%27_Day>.
> > Not a federal holiday yet, but just wait a few years. Not sure why 9/11 is
> > called Patriot Day. Perhaps Payback Day or Blowback Day or Federal Failure
> > Day or Government Incompetence Day would be a better name for it. But of
> > course, I'm not sure what the evil Patriot Act has to do with patriotism
> > either.

--
Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups.
For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
 
* Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/
* It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls.
* Read the latest breaking news, and more.