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re: Veteran's microphone cut off when he discusses Blacks' role in establishing Memorial Day
Posted on 6/2/21 at 11:36 pm to tigergirl10
Posted on 6/2/21 at 11:36 pm to tigergirl10
You're easily the dumbest person that has ever graced this board.
Posted on 6/2/21 at 11:36 pm to JohnnyKilroy
The Spleen approves of the seditious action taken against Lt. Colonel Kemter.
Posted on 6/3/21 at 12:02 am to Wolfhound45
quote:
The Tolerant Left
You do realize, oh never mind.
Posted on 6/3/21 at 12:09 am to JohnnyKilroy
Terrible to treat a veteran that day.
Posted on 6/3/21 at 2:54 am to JohnnyKilroy
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Suchan declined to say which part she wanted excluded, but confirmed the two minutes when Kemter’s microphone was turned off were part of what she asked him to exclude. During those two minutes, Kemter is heard discussing how former slaves and freed Black men shortly after the Civil War exhumed the remains of more than 200 Union soldiers who died in battle in Charleston and gave them “a proper burial.”
I’m sure I’m
Just dumb but what exactly is the problem with this? It compliments the freed slaves (cancel culture likes that) and it was Union soldiers they were honoring (again, cancel culture approved)
Posted on 6/3/21 at 3:49 am to JohnnyKilroy
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Audio engineer refuses instruction to mute equipment At a certain point in Kemter’s speech, Suchan said she asked A.J. Stokes, the event’s audio engineer, to turn off Kemter’s microphone. She said Stokes refused to do it himself, but pointed to the knob that controlled the microphone. Stokes confirmed his refusal and that he did point to the knob. He said it was Garrison who turned down the audio and then turned it back up a short time later.
When reached by phone Wednesday, Garrison declined to say whether he turned down the microphone and said he had "nothing to add" regarding the situation. Stokes said Suchan and Garrison were both “very adamant” about turning off Kemter’s microphone. “That was very improper,” Stokes said. “I would’ve never done something like that.”
He said he was “very upset” about what happened and hoped he was not being blamed. Suchan emphasized that Stokes was "totally blameless." He noted he’s handled the sound engineering for the event since the late 1960s and has his own company, Stokes Sound & Video Inc.
After the ceremony, Stokes said he apologized to Kemter about the loss in audio, but also told him, “I had nothing to do with that. Cindy and Jim were the ones that turned your microphone off.” When his microphone was turned down, Kemter said, he thought there was a problem with the equipment. After the event, Stokes “told me it was not a malfunction.”
Posted on 6/3/21 at 4:50 am to Panny Crickets
What was honestly so offensive about that speech? The concept of giving dead soldiers a proper burial is exactly in line with the values of Memorial Day.
Posted on 6/3/21 at 6:38 am to Obtuse1
quote:By all means, enlighten me counselor. If I am in error I will own it. This is just ridiculous.
You do realize, oh never mind.
Posted on 6/3/21 at 6:44 am to JohnnyKilroy
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Cindy Suchan said it was either her or Jim Garrison who turned down the audio. When pressed, she would not say who specifically did it.
Posted on 6/3/21 at 6:46 am to fr33manator
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I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again. Had you shown the boys headed to Normandy footage of what is going on today, they might have stayed on the boats
No, I’m pretty sure the thought of running head first into overwhelming machine gun fire was enough.
Posted on 6/3/21 at 6:49 am to Bill Parker?
speaking of tolerant left
Posted on 6/3/21 at 7:25 am to JohnnyKilroy
Many cities and individuals have claimed to have been the first to celebrate the event. In 1868, General John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic called for a "Decoration Day", which was widely celebrated. By 1890, every Northern state had adopted it as a holiday. The World Wars turned it into a generalized day of remembrance, instead of just for the Civil War. In 1971, Congress standardized the holiday as "Memorial Day" and changed its observance to the last Monday in May.
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Posted on 6/3/21 at 7:48 am to finchmeister08
It sounds like the right was turning down the volume.
Posted on 6/3/21 at 7:50 am to JohnnyKilroy
Well, this is America 2021, so you have to expect patriotism to be shut down with the swiftness.
Posted on 6/3/21 at 7:50 am to Wolfhound45
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By all means, enlighten me counselor. If I am in error I will own it. This is just ridiculous.
Were you implying that the “tolerant left” is the group trying to censor a speech celebrating the contributions of black Americans to the origins of memorial day?
Posted on 6/3/21 at 2:50 pm to JohnnyKilroy
quote:Yes I am. Silencing your opponent is the tactic of the Left right now. If she is in fact a conservative I will criticize her the same. It was wrong.
Were you implying that the “tolerant left” is the group trying to censor a speech celebrating the contributions of black Americans to the origins of memorial day?
Posted on 6/3/21 at 2:58 pm to Wolfhound45
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If she is in fact a conservative
The story is about a woman censoring a part of a speech celebrating the contributions of black Americans. I will say with confidence that she is not a part of the “left”
Posted on 6/3/21 at 2:59 pm to Wolfhound45
Yup, President's of the Ladies Auxiliary for all the VFW Halls I've ever been to are always left-wing radicals.
Posted on 6/3/21 at 3:03 pm to JohnnyKilroy
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“I find it interesting that [the American Legion] … would take it upon themselves to censor my speech and deny me my First Amendment right to [freedom of] speech,” Kemter said. “… This is not the same country I fought for.”
Look, another person who doesn't understand the 1st Amendment.
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