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pampango

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94. Do we care about 'facts' any more or are we becoming factless anti-republicans.
Thu May 2, 2013, 06:13 PM
May 2013
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loyalty_Day

The holiday was first observed in 1921, during the First Red Scare. It was originally called "Americanization Day," and it was intended to replace the May 1 ("May Day&quot celebration of the International Workers' Day, which commemorates the 1886 Haymarket Massacre in Chicago.

Loyalty Day is celebrated with parades and ceremonies in several U.S. communities, like Batavia, Illinois, although many people in the United States remain unaware of it. Although a legal holiday, it is not a federal holiday, and is not commonly observed.

During the second Red scare, it was made an official holiday by the U.S. Congress on July 18, 1958 (Public Law 85-529). Following the passage of this law, President Dwight D. Eisenhower proclaimed May 1, 1959, the first official observance of Loyalty Day. With the exception of Eisenhower in 1959 and 1960, Loyalty Day has been recognized with an official proclamation every year by every president since its inception as a legal holiday in 1958.
loyalty is a two way street, homie. datasuspect May 2013 #1
homie? nt ecstatic May 2013 #102
Gotta love the Onion IDemo May 2013 #2
Nope, not the Onion. woo me with science May 2013 #52
I knew that IDemo May 2013 #55
+1 You know the system is sick when you can't even parody it anymore. nt woo me with science May 2013 #59
Interesting take on the growing obsolescence of the Onion... Eleanors38 May 2013 #66
Thanks for the observation, Woo Me with Science. truedelphi May 2013 #213
... warrprayer May 2013 #3
It's consonant with int'l labor day if you read the whole thing frazzled May 2013 #4
It is an explicit denial of class society in America. tralala May 2013 #17
How is it a denial of class society in America? frazzled May 2013 #20
My two cents deutsey May 2013 #25
I second your words. Mira May 2013 #43
Not interested in semantic games tralala May 2013 #26
Me either frazzled May 2013 #32
except who knows that? most think of it G_j May 2013 #65
Well, there you have it. a "day celebrated by the left" gets to hear the "loyalty" message... Eleanors38 May 2013 #70
Why not make it simple and just call it International Labor Day, to remember the struggles of those sabrina 1 May 2013 #159
I entirely agree. n/t ocpagu May 2013 #184
I find it a very empty gesture. And insulting to labor. forestpath May 2013 #5
it's a curious (anti-labor and/or anti-Communist) tradition foo_bar May 2013 #6
My iniital impression was correct dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #31
Replacing May Day with Law Day was bad enough. rug May 2013 #7
+1 Blue_Tires May 2013 #10
+ + byeya May 2013 #24
Yes, why this trip to May 1 Mecca to regularly pay homage to what it doesn't mean? Eleanors38 May 2013 #73
36 U.S.C. § 115: (a) Designation.— May 1 is Loyalty Day. IT IS A FUCKING LAW. DevonRex May 2013 #75
First enacted in 1921 on the heels of the Palmer Raids and the "Red Scare". rug May 2013 #98
Whatever, dude. nt DevonRex May 2013 #99
"statutory propaganda." dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #207
Meh magellan May 2013 #8
You mean now Corporations are going to be loyal to their employees? Myrina May 2013 #9
No, it's Obama's way of showing loyalty to his corporate masters. nt Demo_Chris May 2013 #16
OBAMA DID NOT PASS THIS LAW. CONGRESS DID. DevonRex May 2013 #76
+1! sheshe2 May 2013 #109
Ah, yes, but the KING BARACK crowd WILL find a way to paint it in a negative light AND blame it all MADem May 2013 #150
Hey, I love the video! DevonRex May 2013 #155
I hear ya! nt MADem May 2013 #158
Don't confuse me with facts! Demo_Chris May 2013 #164
That is the sweetest thing DevonRex May 2013 #173
Sounds like one hell of a bad day... tomorrow should be better. nt Demo_Chris May 2013 #175
"Patriotism is voluntary. It is a feeling of loyalty and allegiance that is the result of knowledge bemildred May 2013 #11
Reagan'st 1st proclamation (1981) of "Loyalty Day" Melinda May 2013 #12
JFK's last one before he was murdered...Proclamation 3528 - Loyalty Day, 1963 April 18, 1963 MADem May 2013 #212
I find it alarming. enlightenment May 2013 #13
Yup. Creepy as hell. woo me with science May 2013 #51
It was passed into LAW in the 1950s. DevonRex May 2013 #77
Yes - we did a lot of truly enlightenment May 2013 #84
It has been done every single year since passage. He didn't "dust it off" DevonRex May 2013 #88
"Requested", DevonRex enlightenment May 2013 #90
Oh good fucking lord. Some people. nt DevonRex May 2013 #92
Since you're reduced to sputtering enlightenment May 2013 #97
Some people here wouldn't be satisfied unless the President acted like a petulant child. tritsofme May 2013 #105
... Number23 May 2013 #112
What President is going to make the choice of taking a stand treestar May 2013 #197
Can you believe this shit? treestar May 2013 #113
As God is my witness, DevonRex May 2013 #117
Yup... SidDithers May 2013 #120
Yup. DevonRex May 2013 #122
Amazing that no one yelled at "Dumbya"...ain't it? MADem May 2013 #151
Yep that is quite interesting treestar May 2013 #195
This message was self-deleted by its author DevonRex May 2013 #86
There are lots of "laws" that pervert other concepts. Doesn't make it "right", nt JanMichael May 2013 #106
Funny, that. Since it originates in the 1950s and was NOT invented by Obama. kestrel91316 May 2013 #111
He really has no clue. ozone_man May 2013 #136
What an utter disaster this guy is. nt Poll_Blind May 2013 #14
I know--when he took the Presidential Time Machine back to 1959 and made May 1 'Loyalty Day,' I was msanthrope May 2013 #95
You win the thread--hilarious!!!! MADem May 2013 #178
Loyalty day? I think it's Obama's way of telling his supporters where HIS loyalties lie. nt Demo_Chris May 2013 #15
Vomiting now Coyotl May 2013 #18
corporate shill, for sure SammyWinstonJack May 2013 #60
Loyalty Day dates back to 1921 LiberalEsto May 2013 #19
Interesting that even tho it was made a law in 1958... dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #41
Obama has proclaimed it every year that he's been in office fishwax May 2013 #68
Thanks n/t War Horse May 2013 #82
was used to oppose people who protested the Vietnam war. G_j May 2013 #48
Well, this is 2013. Time to move forward. The 'commies' are over, although some people do live sabrina 1 May 2013 #160
Absolutely LiberalEsto May 2013 #194
May 1 is Beltane and no government proclamation can change that magical thyme May 2013 #21
I have to confess I do not know what Beltane is. dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #124
one of the 8 Great Sabbats of wiccan and pagan religions magical thyme May 2013 #129
a dim memnory is stirring.... dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #130
some of the other Sabbats may help jog your memory.... magical thyme May 2013 #135
The GOP responded by introducing a bill designating May 2 as 11 Bravo May 2013 #22
And this is May 2nd. GMTA. freshwest May 2013 #145
I'll stick with International Labor Day and celebrating spring n/t deutsey May 2013 #23
It's a fitting move. vi5 May 2013 #27
Fuck that shit obama...... bowens43 May 2013 #28
This is a law passed in the 1950s. Good God. nt DevonRex May 2013 #78
Wait..wait. He's actually serious about this nonsense? Tierra_y_Libertad May 2013 #29
Actually and very publicly serious, it seems. dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #37
I prefer this version for May Day. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2013 #40
This was passed into law in the 1950s. But somebody here decided to DevonRex May 2013 #80
You certainly are in a froth about this. enlightenment May 2013 #89
LOL. Read my reply up there. nt DevonRex May 2013 #91
I did. enlightenment May 2013 #93
Every President has done it every year since 1960 treestar May 2013 #114
Pot and kettle. enlightenment May 2013 #134
For God's sake, READ and stop spouting inanities Number23 May 2013 #116
Absolutely correct, this is way outdated, definitely time to move forward. After we are able to sabrina 1 May 2013 #161
Shouldn't he have said, "what's left of our Constitution?" nt City Lights May 2013 #30
Obama is the guy who when truedelphi May 2013 #215
.......... Marrah_G May 2013 #33
As Orwellian as "homeland" MindPilot May 2013 #34
Sad that come every Presidential election day truedelphi May 2013 #222
Oh... BARF !!! WillyT May 2013 #35
I thought this was a joke. bunnies May 2013 #36
But...but...N.Korea does not have all the rights and "freedoms" that we did.. dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #38
& I especially love our new freedom... bunnies May 2013 #39
If it's supposed to be a sop to the right, the irony is it will probably make them freak out. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #42
Oh you know it! This will have a complete other meaning to the Teabaggers! Rex May 2013 #45
There's a lesson in there, somewhere Warren DeMontague May 2013 #46
sort of feels like the left is getting poked in the eye G_j May 2013 #44
I'm so use to it now that it hardly registers anymore. Rex May 2013 #47
in particular, this feels like a deliberate G_j May 2013 #49
Yeah I think it is. Rex May 2013 #50
Why would the president need to poke "the left" in the eye Number23 May 2013 #118
He intends to keep poking us in the eyes until we're blind to what he's doing DJ13 May 2013 #54
fucking sick shit cali May 2013 #53
I'm not really a fan of loyalty day, but Obama didn't designate it such fishwax May 2013 #56
I know, but why is it now A PROCLAMATION ? G_j May 2013 #57
there's been a proclamation every year for the past 50+ years fishwax May 2013 #63
interesting G_j May 2013 #69
yeah, it's a weird thing. I don't think I've ever thought about it outside of DU fishwax May 2013 #128
that was a trip G_j May 2013 #131
Thanks to you and the others redqueen May 2013 #72
This message was self-deleted by its author DevonRex May 2013 #83
Tell ya what..I will change the headline... dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #110
I'll stick with International Worker's Day. Luminous Animal May 2013 #58
+1. grntuscarora May 2013 #153
I think as highly of Loyalty Day truebluegreen May 2013 #61
"Loyalty day" my arse idwiyo May 2013 #62
FYI ProSense May 2013 #64
LOL, that's gonna sink like a rock. n/t winter is coming May 2013 #67
This message was self-deleted by its author Marr May 2013 #71
36 U.S.C. § 115: (a) Designation.— May 1 is Loyalty Day. IT IS A FUCKING LAW. DevonRex May 2013 #74
WTF????? Taverner May 2013 #79
This was passed in the 1950s ferchrisake. Eisenhower proclaimed it. DevonRex May 2013 #81
WTF??? Jesus FUCK we are still suffering from McCarthyism! Taverner May 2013 #141
Every single President, every single year has made this proclamation. DevonRex May 2013 #143
No, I'm just sick of the way McCarthyism and Blue Laws have stayed kicking and screaming Taverner May 2013 #147
How quaint. Earth_First May 2013 #85
When I was a kid my only question about Loyalty Day would be tularetom May 2013 #87
Do we care about 'facts' any more or are we becoming factless anti-republicans. pampango May 2013 #94
I just posted that he had signed the Proclamation... dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #100
Much of GD hasn't cared about facts for a while Number23 May 2013 #119
Read what you wrote nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #140
1959... SidDithers May 2013 #96
My loyalty always has and always will be to the international working class.... socialist_n_TN May 2013 #101
Do not like. Matariki May 2013 #103
'now go die for corporate profits' nt markiv May 2013 #104
'2 minutes loyalty' every day, would be better markiv May 2013 #107
I think YOU get a FAIL for not correcting your misleading post when it has been pointed out kestrel91316 May 2013 #108
+1 treestar May 2013 #115
Obama signed it. No one forced him to. I must as such take it as part and parcel of his intent. n/t Fire Walk With Me May 2013 #186
You are obviously truly outraged Summer Hathaway May 2013 #190
What kind of argument is that? ocpagu May 2013 #193
It isn't an argument. Summer Hathaway May 2013 #206
Now see, it was not a problem before this year! treestar May 2013 #198
Loyalty 4 what? Stagnant Wages? Unemployment? Corporate Profits? Homelessness? Banks? War? Torture? Catherina May 2013 #121
Oh, go ahead and PRETEND you haven't seen this has been DEBUNKED all over the thread. DevonRex May 2013 #125
In Lancaster PA where I grew up May 1 has always been Loyalty Day MadrasT May 2013 #123
That's very sad. ocpagu May 2013 #192
Deeply disturbing Addison May 2013 #126
Your concern is noted. Please feel free to share more of your concerns, and enjoy your stay. nt msanthrope May 2013 #127
Thanks, I will Addison May 2013 #132
Ms. is indicative of transgender? You enjoy your stay! nt msanthrope May 2013 #138
Ms. = Miss, and anthropos = man; thus your username means Miss Man Addison May 2013 #209
ROFL Oilwellian May 2013 #210
Welcome to DU. dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #137
Was the loyalty oath to him or the Federal Reserve Bank? Safetykitten May 2013 #133
With Americans and immigrants taking to the streets nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #139
Call it what it is. Arctic Dave May 2013 #142
Certainly sounds as if a 60 something year old law has become very outdated. dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #144
When all else fails, wave the flag and look constipated with patriotic sincerity. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2013 #146
Happy McCarthy Death Day - May 2nd!!! LeftInTX May 2013 #148
Every day on DU is now proclaimed to be Obama Outrage Day. JoePhilly May 2013 #149
What I LOVE ABOUT THIS THREAD!!!!!!!! MADem May 2013 #154
very true. nt JoePhilly May 2013 #156
Oh stop. This is 2013 and a near century year old law is what people are using to defend the use of sabrina 1 May 2013 #162
Do point us to your threads of complaint about this proclamation in years past. MADem May 2013 #166
Why don't you link to whatever it is you are rambling on about? IF I had seen this in the past sabrina 1 May 2013 #167
You need to read the thread--there's no need for links. MADem May 2013 #168
None of that answers my question. YOU accused ME of not doing something and I asked you for sabrina 1 May 2013 #172
"Law" isn't optional. It's the law of the land. You'd certainly pitch a fit if Dumbya flouted the MADem May 2013 #177
.. Number23 May 2013 #191
King Barack should just use the bully pulpit to get this changed treestar May 2013 #202
People you voted for like Eisenhower? treestar May 2013 #201
Nailed it. nt Bobbie Jo May 2013 #165
Why thank you, Bobbie Jo! nt MADem May 2013 #169
Oh, you are SO right! Summer Hathaway May 2013 #181
What it is!!! +1000! nt MADem May 2013 #183
MADem, I have to say that you are TOTALLY enjoying yourself in this thread and the others Number23 May 2013 #189
We've got just a few choices, here! MADem May 2013 #211
'absurd pomposity' is just about the most adequate word I can think of to describe these folks Number23 May 2013 #220
It's always worse between election years, too. MADem May 2013 #221
This thread is indeed the tipping point for the preponderance of the evidence treestar May 2013 #200
Heck, today must be really short on outrages! treestar May 2013 #199
Personally it too close to the "Loyality oaths" Republicans in W Administration tried diabeticman May 2013 #152
Fuck that shit. Fantastic Anarchist May 2013 #157
I don't care how May 1 came to be called "Loyalty Day," Brigid May 2013 #163
Why not get off your butt and work to repeal the law that requires the proclamation, instead MADem May 2013 #170
Did you read the part where I said . . . Brigid May 2013 #179
Your very post belies that assertion. I'd say you DO care, if you bother to gripe about it. nt MADem May 2013 #180
Only if May 2-April 31st get to be "Critical Thinking Days". wickerwoman May 2013 #171
Thanks for that great observation, wickerwoman. n/t truedelphi May 2013 #217
I'm not a fan of "Loyalty Day" myself Cali_Democrat May 2013 #174
What do I think of Loyalty Day? Blue_In_AK May 2013 #176
Blatant, utterly sickening attempt to make us forget May 1 is WORKER'S RIGHTS DAY! Fire Walk With Me May 2013 #182
Ever heard of "Labor Day"? Summer Hathaway May 2013 #187
That's just ProSense May 2013 #196
Forget worker's rights day. FORGET. FORGET. Fire Walk With Me May 2013 #185
Really?? We forget Labor Day?? Maybe you do. nt msanthrope May 2013 #203
I'm all for it. The proclamation says it perfectly. NYC Liberal May 2013 #188
Loyalty to who? darkangel218 May 2013 #204
"Loyalty Day" KG May 2013 #205
Loyalty to whom? marshall May 2013 #208
So Pres Obama, one question, if you would, Sir: truedelphi May 2013 #214
BTW, at the risk of repeating myself: truedelphi May 2013 #216
Here, ProSense May 2013 #218
I think that you totally misread my statements. truedelphi May 2013 #219
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