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Obama directed gov't. dep'ts. to make this "shutdown" as PAINFUL as possible to Americans!!

"Since the government shutdown began, we’ve seen the National Park Service do a few eyebrow-raising things. It’s attempted to close a World War II memorial and even parking lots for a privately funded historical site, along with other questionable actions.

"Now the NPS says it’s been forced to close…scenic overlooks."...“'It’s a cheap way to deal with the situation,' an angry Park Service ranger in D.C. tells the Washington Times. 'We’ve been told to make life as difficult for people as we can. It’s disgusting.'”..."You don’t do that unless you’re building a thugocracy,” [Glenn] Beck said. 'You come in with your stormtroopers and you say "shut it down," and you have to. They don’t care if they bully vets, shut down parks that don’t need to be shut down — they are showing you they’re in control.'”....

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/10/04/if-theres-one-story-that-may-show-how-ridiculous-the-govt

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..."“The President and his administration have a history of picking and choosing which laws they want to obey and this is no different,' [Bob] Dane told TheBlaze. 'Americans who fought for freedom are denied access to the WW II memorial while those who violate our laws are rewarded.'”....

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