Here we are in Week 2 of the #ObamaShutdown. The great thing about Twitter is that now we can track the creeping* tyranny of the Obama administration in real time.
Courtesy of the invaluable Twitchy, here’s Five for Fighting lead singer John Ondrasik chronicling his Saturday afternoon jog in DC:
As it is a lovely day in D.C., this afternoon i decided to take a run in our nations Capital. #54F
— John Ondrasik (@johnondrasik) October 5, 2013
Amazingly I just happened to cruise by the WWII memorial and it’s barricades. #54F pic.twitter.com/NZ46HflEa7
— John Ondrasik (@johnondrasik) October 5, 2013
This sucks for the tourists. I have a feeling if Mr. Lincoln were President I could walk up these steps. #54F pic.twitter.com/3hSwL9iqAG
— John Ondrasik (@johnondrasik) October 5, 2013
Hmmm…It’s almost like this sign was constructed as a photo op…Love the SHUTDOWN in CAPS. #54F #ThisisCNN pic.twitter.com/kD08HGkt4Z
— John Ondrasik (@johnondrasik) October 5, 2013
Back of sign. #54F pic.twitter.com/RinLGpt1Gq
— John Ondrasik (@johnondrasik) October 5, 2013
I ran down to the Jefferson Memorial but couldn’t see ole Tom. #54F pic.twitter.com/VaADi5ieiK
— John Ondrasik (@johnondrasik) October 5, 2013
A couple girls hopped the barricade to get a pic, Of course they needed a photographer. #54F pic.twitter.com/JXEnmwUsY9
— John Ondrasik (@johnondrasik) October 5, 2013
This gentleman was not happy with our presence. #54F pic.twitter.com/QJp1VTS83B
— John Ondrasik (@johnondrasik) October 5, 2013
Look, I’ve always been a supporter of the cops, and they’ve been put in a no-win position here. I fully understand that. That said,…#54F
— John Ondrasik (@johnondrasik) October 5, 2013
This is where he grabbed my shoulder and started pushing me down the stairs. #54F #notcool pic.twitter.com/1vbiXEizjy
— John Ondrasik (@johnondrasik) October 5, 2013
When I mentioned he is fully in the right to ask me to leave, (which I was doing), or arrest me if I would not, well, that didn’t work..#54F
— John Ondrasik (@johnondrasik) October 5, 2013
More than anything, my episode under the purview of Mr. Jefferson reflects a certain gov’t overtone that was perfectly illustrated when #54F
— John Ondrasik (@johnondrasik) October 5, 2013
I asked him “why do you have to put your hands on me and push me out when I’m leaving anyways”…he replied “it’s quicker this way”…#54F
— John Ondrasik (@johnondrasik) October 5, 2013
Well at least I got my 5 miles in! Thank you WWII VETS…We Love You! #54F pic.twitter.com/l9A1npiOYY
— John Ondrasik (@johnondrasik) October 5, 2013
“It’s quicker this way.” I get the feeling we’re going to be hearing that a lot from now on. Such as, say, when someone you love needs life-saving medical treatment.
Hat tip to Duane Patterson at Hot Air, who notes:
MSM might continue to cover up the horrible optics of the childish and despotic lengths President Obama’s administration will go to make sure the effects of the shutdown are felt as painfully as possible to make a political point. But all of you who read this have a voice. You can help by multiplying John’s message by showing what’s really going on. Retweet it, if you’re on Twitter, post it, if you’re on Facebook, or if nothing else, tell others what this government is doing. The fight in Washington is more than just Obamacare. It always has been. It’s about what happens when a government gets too big and decides it doesn’t serve the people anymore.
Exactly. This is about all the ways, big and small, President Barack Obama continues to demonstrate his utter contempt for his constituents. He doesn’t like you. He might tolerate you, if you do and say the things he wants, but that’s the extent of it. He doesn’t like you, he doesn’t care about you, and if you still can’t see that after five years of this crap, you’re a rube.
Now complain about being called out, rube.
Update: In summary…
Does the punishing way the Obama administration has run aspects of the shutdown reveal anything about how it will run national health care?
— Byron York (@ByronYork) October 6, 2013
*Or not-so-creeping, depending on how closely you’ve been paying attention.