PeoplesElbow
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If you're a gvt employee tomorrow is an official holiday, no work!
Tomorrow a Holiday for GVT workers
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TheRadargod
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Thank you President Houseplant and everyone that gave me this day off! In will enjoy it while thinking of Arbor Day and 911 and Pearl Harbor Day and how can I get 23 more days off with pay next year for whatever nonsense we can invent....
Steny's working on it.
LightRoasted
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I'm reminded of something that "The Greaseman", (that got him fired, I think), [some people have no sense of humor], said once about the making of MLK's birthday as a Federal and State holiday. Something about getting a whole week off?
LightRoasted
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Never happen. It would be considered racist because it would somehow disproportionately affect certain people.
mitzi
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I'm reminded of something that "The Greaseman", (that got him fired, I think), [some people have no sense of humor], said once about the making of MLK's birthday as a Federal and State holiday. Something about getting a whole week off?
Yea, by dragging another one behind a truck or running one down. Something to that effect. Not funny.
SamSpade
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Every time they bring up the idea of another federal holiday, my mind goes to exactly what so many others think --
What OTHER holiday will they REMOVE? So far, it looks like there's no plan for removing one, although I was certain it meant getting rid of Columbus Day. We've managed to deconstruct him as a person so much lately that what he accomplished is regarded as insignificant. Although he did tweak his calculations - Columbus KNEW the voyage was further and more perilous than he proposed - it takes serious brass balls to sail out into the unknown, believing you had 3 to 4 thousand miles of ocean to cross.
What OTHER holiday will they REMOVE? So far, it looks like there's no plan for removing one, although I was certain it meant getting rid of Columbus Day. We've managed to deconstruct him as a person so much lately that what he accomplished is regarded as insignificant. Although he did tweak his calculations - Columbus KNEW the voyage was further and more perilous than he proposed - it takes serious brass balls to sail out into the unknown, believing you had 3 to 4 thousand miles of ocean to cross.
sunshine98
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How long before stores start running gratuitous Juneteenth specials and car dealerships have "Juneteenth Sales Events?" Anymore, holidays only seem to commemorate the spending of money.....
buddscreek
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he said lets shoot four more and make a week out of it. i remember hearing it and thinking that ain't gonna end well.
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But that is the comment I was not referring to.
In 1986 "The Greaseman," suggested on the air that if the assassination of a black leader was cause for a day off, then killing "four more" would result in getting the rest of the week off. He wasn't fired for that comment. The next day he apologized as well on the second day after as well. The station, DC 101, only received two calls about the comment.
While true, in 1999, “Greaseman” was fired after making light of the dragging death of a black man in Jasper, Texas. In criticizing a song by black singer Lauryn Hill, he said, “No wonder people drag them behind trucks.”
But that is the comment I was not referring to.
In 1986 "The Greaseman," suggested on the air that if the assassination of a black leader was cause for a day off, then killing "four more" would result in getting the rest of the week off. He wasn't fired for that comment. The next day he apologized as well on the second day after as well. The station, DC 101, only received two calls about the comment.
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Given that the holiday is called Juneteenth National Independence Day I can guess what they might be looking at to cancel.
Why would they have to take away a federal holiday in order to add one?
SamSpade
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Because it costs money to give federal workers a day off.
That doesn't seem to be a consideration of this administration.
Grumpy
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But they got presses to spit out the money they need, no need to back up that money.
SamSpade
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Not THIS one - previous ones, yes. It's a permanent cost, to the tune of about a billion dollars, assuming the military doesn't get the day off.
Or postal workers.
Sneakers
Just sneakin' around....
Not everyone. It was sprung out so late that places like the Post Office didn't have time to respond, so it will still be open.