Deputy press secretary Eric Schultz didn’t answer that question. But he did weigh in for the White House on the disgraceful government shutdown barricades blocking World War II veterans from visiting the memorial on the National Mall. Shorter White House? It would be a shame if anything happened to memorials …
.@thegarance Anyone ask the very GOPers upset w/ the WWII mem if they'd support a clean CR? EVERY memorial would reopen, as would the govt
— E. Schultz -Archived (@Schultz44) October 2, 2013
Unbelievable.
Citizens are rightly disgusted and are taking the White House to task:
https://twitter.com/CuffyMeh/status/385404524740890626
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/385405552182185984
White House issues WWII memorial ransom note https://t.co/uVp07ybqmG
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) October 2, 2013
@iowahawkblog Unbelievable. Democrats LITERALLY taking hostages, demanding we empty our wallets.
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) October 2, 2013
Yep! All the disgraceful cries of GOP hostage-holders from the Democrats? Clearly it was projection, as always.
@Schultz44 @thegarance So, the White House is holding the WWII memorial for ransom?
— Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) October 2, 2013
@Schultz44 So someone in your administration affirmatively blockaded an open air #WWIIMemorial because your petulant boss can't get his way?
— Anthony Abides (@AnthonyAbides) October 2, 2013
Seems @Schultz44 is hoping "if you repeat a lie often enough, people will believe it" #WWIIMemorial pic.twitter.com/zUTaJ7Y5TY
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) October 2, 2013
Yep, he is blathering on and digging a deeper hole.
.@jamiedupree Anyone ask the very GOPers upset w/ the WWII mem if they'd support a clean CR? EVERY memorial would reopen, as would the govt.
— E. Schultz -Archived (@Schultz44) October 2, 2013
.@ZekeJMiller @TIMEPolitics Ask members upset w/ the WWII mem if they'd support a clean CR? EVERY memorial would reopen, as would the govt
— E. Schultz -Archived (@Schultz44) October 2, 2013
.@EvanMcSan But would the members upset w/ the WWII mem support a clean CR? EVERY memorial would reopen, as would the govt
— E. Schultz -Archived (@Schultz44) October 2, 2013
Contemptible.
WH Deputy Press Secretary, @Schultz44, basically admits the WH is closing memorials to get their way on the CR: https://t.co/OBVSE6JKwr
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) October 2, 2013
.@Schultz44 Will you or Obama look WWII veterans in the eye and tell them he is denying access to their memorial to gain political leverage?
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) October 2, 2013
Just when you think the Obama administration can’t sink any lower, they do. Holding memorials for our national heroes for ransom? Can it get any lower than that? What a disgrace.
@Schultz44 very telling that this administration supports Occupy but not WWII vets.
— Ollie Llama (@texasollie) October 2, 2013
For shame.
This Twitter user brings it all home with some exit photo-snark:
An iconic image of a brave President planning his assault on the #WWIIMemorial pic.twitter.com/7JDLhuIDcA
— Rick Sheridan (@RickSheridan) October 2, 2013
Boom! It would be funny, if it wasn’t shamefully true.
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