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kestrel91316

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111. Funny, that. Since it originates in the 1950s and was NOT invented by Obama.
Thu May 2, 2013, 07:06 PM
May 2013

Actually, it dates back to the 1920s.

Yes, it's a slap in the face to communists and the presidential proclamations starting in 1958 probably were a manifestation of the Red Scare.

Now it's tradition and historical fluff. Obama isn't responsible for the fact of its existence, dude.

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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