Kamala Harris Condemned For Memorial Day Weekend Tweet That Doesn’t Mention Veterans
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May 29, 2021
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Enjoy the long weekend.
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Vice President Kamala Harris published a Memorial Day message on Saturday that included a photograph of herself — but failed to reference the significance of the holiday.
"Enjoy the long weekend," Harris wrote in the missive, which displayed a picture of her smiling and looking to one side. Social-media users were quick to observe the message omitted any mention of military veterans.
Memorial Day, instituted by Congress in its current form in 1971, is dedicated to fallen personnel of the United States Armed Forces. The holiday falls on Monday, meaning Harris still has time to write a message potentially quelling some of her critics.
It is Memorial Day weekend - nor for enjoying - but for memorializing our fallen. Our brothers and sisters, who 'gave the last full measure of devotion'.
Please try to respect that. pic.twitter.com/pf2dDxG7sx
— PaxView Jeff (@JR_justJR) May 29, 2021
Staff should have told her a little more about the holiday. https://t.co/KKyYgN8tAe — Byron York (@ByronYork) May 30, 2021
OK, V.P. Selina Meyer pic.twitter.com/hoaUogaIxg — Arthur Schwartz (@ArthurSchwartz) May 29, 2021
Narcissus would approve. So would someone else who used to occupy the White House who never resisted noting important days & events w photographs of himself. More telling? Harris reducing Memorial Day to a "long weekend." #Pathetic on all counts. https://t.co/FMeFZ87ynw — Tammy Bruce (@HeyTammyBruce) May 29, 2021
It is Memorial Day weekend. This weekend is our time as a nation to honor our Fallen. It is our dedicated time to reflect on our war fighters, those who paid the ultimate price for our Freedom. — Code of Vets ™ (@codeofvets) May 29, 2021
What the hell kind of "statement" is this ? I got a more PATRIOTIC message from the guy at the Rental Car place. This is MEMORIAL DAY Weekend KAMALA—-it's about MEN and WOMEN who FOUGHT AND DIED for Our Country in UNIFORM. https://t.co/YPyGIDOdNy — Greg Kelly (@gregkellyusa) May 29, 2021
Unbelievably disappointed that there is no mention as to why there is a "long weekend". This is a picture of our son, PFC Paul Cuzzupe who can't enjoy the weekend as he died defending our freedom. pic.twitter.com/djHiP09fnU — Michael Kirk (@Flaskinsfan) May 29, 2021
Of course no mention of the reason for the long weekend pic.twitter.com/LMgMQ4ExUw — Chuck Leeds (@gwarn1) May 29, 2021
It's just a "long weekend" for this fraud. I have several dead buddies that disagree. — Buzz Patterson (@BuzzPatterson) May 29, 2021
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a misstep by Kamala Harris.
Either mention the significance of Memorial Day or don't mention the "long weekend" at all.
However, I dont think this mistep signifies that she is unpatriotic or unAmerican, but rather that she is like most other Americans who think Memorial Day and the 4th of July and Labor Day are just fun days of picnics and barbeques and summer fun at the beach and they dont contemplate the larger significance.
It's nothing new and unique to Vice President Harris, but I have the feeling this will sting her a little.
This does not bother me as much as when Trump used the fallen dead as a backdrop in France to trash talk others and stood on the grave of another fallen.
Me neither.
Also, #45 considered them losers, everyone is a loser to him, especially those who do for others and die for others and sacrifice for others.
Agreed, say something about the fallen or don’t say anything at all. Granted most of the country doesn’t know what the holiday is for, but still.
exactly. time for the yearly debate with the self appointed super-patriots that are much too ignorant to ever comprehend the difference between memorial day and veteran's day.
Memorial Day is this Monday, it is not Memorial Weekend. Today she tweeted:
"Throughout our history our service men and women have risked everything to defend our freedoms and our country. As we prepare to honor them on Memorial Day, we remember their service and their sacrifice."
@!@
I have always heard of it being referred to as Memorial Day weekend.
"Throughout our history our service men and women have risked everything to defend our freedoms and our country. As we prepare to honor them on Memorial Day, we remember their service and their sacrifice."
She gave recognition to me and every other vet out there and the day we are honored so what is that person's problem?
That statement recognizing Memorial Day was made after her original tweet about the weekend which did not, so one could say it was damage control.
... and MLK Day, is that also referred to as MLK Day weekend? No snark, just asking.
I have heard it and other holidays that are on Monday referred to as holiday weekends.
Thought police.
The ugly low information bitch doesn't have a clue.
Wow, just wow!
Which is why she is VP and you are just another poster on a will-o'-the-wisp site ... /S
Meh. This is ok. I don’t think there is much danger that Harris will totally blow off the real reason for Memorial Day forever. Regular people celebrate “the long weekend” all the time, whether it’s Memorial Day, Presidents Day, or MLK day. They also can acknowledge the reason for the long weekend, but they might not do it in the same breath. That doesn’t mean they are disrespecting the reason.