I was dressed like Uncle Sam, standing in the back of our patriotically decorated 16ft trailer, while playing cadences on my Quint Tennors. And I was being pulled by my neighbor, a retired Marine, with his bad-ass lifted '96 Suburban painted in Marine dress blue, with a red stripe and gold accents. My Wife followed in the convertible Mustang, with the grandkids standing in the back seat throwing Bazooka Joe (the one-year-old was "helping" her drive). Two parades, over 300 total entries, and nary a furrie to be found anywhere. It's good to live in the Bible Belt!
Did anyone watch the fireworks show? Was anyone here actually in WDC to see it? It was 10x the size of the July 4th fireworks in NYC and world-record breaking in the amount of fireworks; something like 850,000, on 6 or 7 floating barges and land launchers. I thought the first 20 min was incredible, but it went on and on. More and bigger and better. And with the occasional lightning bolt added to the mix, it was like nothing I’d ever seen in my life. Simply spectacular.
The playlist for the fireworks was fantastic and those folks belting out the lyrics …just outstanding. Did anyone else notice the main color of the fireworks? Red and gold….i am not sure I saw a blue color explosion at all.🧐
I’m sooooooo jealous of all of you. We live in the suburbs of Chicago. It was literally dead here. Other than my and my neighbor’s front door flags I saw no patriotism anywhere. Fireworks were cancelled in the four largest cities around us. Granted we had sheets of rain on Friday AND Saturday, but it cleared Saturday night. I remember MANY July 4ths around here in the past where the rain let up and the fireworks show went on. Some who were scheduled for the 3rd would be moved to the next available dry night. Not this year. These losers walked away. Our only fireworks were watching Washington DC on TV. As miraculous as that was, it’s just not the same.
This was literally the loneliest 4th of July we have ever experienced in our entire lives. It’s time to move. Blue cities ARE a cancer. The tragic polar opposite experiences on the Fourth of July from one city to the next should NEVER happen.
Thankfully yesterday I saw in my rear view mirror some kind of flag billowing behind the pickup truck behind us. I couldn’t tell what it was but thought a few flips made it look like it was the Mexican flag. As we turned onto our street and it sailed past us I saw the hugest American flag billowing frantically from the bed of that truck and that’s the only time this weekend I sensed “shared” pride.
Wow, sorry to hear this. Very sad really. We had crazy heat and humidity but a fantastic air show at the beach and little parades in different counties. I went to two! My neighbors had some great fireworks etc but way too hot for bbqing. Now we are in the middle of horrible rain and flooding. Crazy!
The lib memo went out to a lot of blue cities using one excuse or another to not celebrate because you know- Trump. Come to N. Idaho if you don’t mind 4 seasons. But the climate is dry.
I'm right across the southeast border of Chicago. here in Whiting, Indiana, we have one of the longest running parades in all the Midwest (I believe this years was like the 115th). it went off without a hitch. night before, both cities of Whiting and Hammond (I am in between the two) started their fireworks displays about 30 minutes early because of the predicted storm, which hit us hard, around 9:30. they soon had to quit altogether. so we sat on our front porch watching the fireworks show turn into nature's light show (thunder and lightening). but yeah, just about every house around here is decorated in some way, almost in a competitive sort of way, in some neighborhoods. and people are absolutely INSANE with the fireworks. weirdly quiet on Friday night cuz of the storm. then the massive storm on Saturday afternoon but as soon as it cleared up, BAM! every body was going at it twice as hard with the pyrotechnics!!
I hate crowds. I hate heat and humidity. But I love this country. My son and his wife have TDS. But I love them also. They were visiting for the weekend so I kept it to some references to WOW 250 years type of thing. And the reason I put up with them two is their two wonderful little boys who I adore. Our neighborhood had a wonderful fireworks demo that we all enjoyed. And I scanned the info sites to keep up to date with activities. To be honest I was crossing my fingers that there was going to be mass arrest of all politicians, judges and deep state to start the country fresh again. But I know my dream and hopium would not materialize.
And I am proud of My/Our President Donald J. Trump. God Bless America.
@Steve- speaking as a grandmother of a granddaughter who has two of her own, may I say this?: They know your love for those kids. Don't let them manipulate that love. Be who you are. Ask me how I know.
@Steve- our granddaughter and her husband have two little ones (ages 2 and 1). Only two people are allowed to babysit them (her best friend and her trans bf), we are not allowed in the room when their diapers are being changed (most pedophiles are known to their victims, which is true. But tell me they were indoctrinated in school without telling me they were indoctrinated in school), and if we say something that goes against their political views (I refused the Covid shots and her husband, a microbiologist, thinks I'm a horrible person for it), we are not allowed around the kids because they don't want their minds poisoned by ours. Because we talk politics with toddlers...
I feel your pain. And I feel sorry for you, missing out on your great grandchildren. I have seen similar things.
I too avoided the covid jabs. But that did not affect our overall relationship, surprisingly. All of my family members and wife's family members were taking the jab and boosters one after another. But they all knew that we did not conform to the mask and jabs and distancing bs.
Ironically they are always ill. But us two aren't. I cry inside in my heart knowing that my son and his wife look to the pediatrician for advice. They are little pin cushions because the so called dr wants the money.
They say that day care is why they are with runny noses all the time and a cough.
But I keep quiet about that because I am weak. I would lose access to them and miss them growing up. Or I can lose them because of the medical establishment poisoning them.
When RFK Jr. reduced the vaccine schedule my son and his wife got visibly angry that he was taking away the boys protections. It was not a pretty scene.
So we all have to make choices. And Love is hard sometimes. I am late 60's so I want to know them as much as I can. It is a selfish choice, I know. But my life might as well be over if I cannot have them in my life.
Well, I had the good fortune of leaving my 90 y/o good friends birthday and head home grab a poncho and head into DC. We got as close as possible and took the G line train. It was a short (for us) line to get into the GREAT AMERICAN STATE FAIR…free water everywhere, cause it was hot (I asked who is supplying it…TRUMP)…..Fun going into the various state booths, but I was struck that the ‘beer’ line stretch far, but another line was just as long..Pennsylvania. We left to go grab food from a food truck and noticed large waves of people coming out. Apparently weather was coming in so we decided to walk a bit to the water (Potomac)…to grab a grassy patch and wait out for the fireworks (it rained but we were prepared)…long delay for weather and the President to give his speech. Then the B -1, after burners and all flew over and then the fireworks started. The one major observation was we were all dressed in red white and blue, no blue hair and no nose rings….hummmmmm….was impressed on how well the crowd was and everyone had smiles…wish I could post my pictures, it was certainly a ‘once’ in a lifetime event…GOD BLESS AMERICA…
Great comment! I’ve heard stories here in PA that the Great American State Fair was a flop and poorly attended. It sounds like from your account that that’s not the case. Great to hear! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
That’s Baloney…..people were lined up to get in to see each states set up…Arizona had one where you used your phone and after scanning it made ot interactive, like you were in the Grand Canyon….fun!
Also, our terrible governor Shapiro decided to not send an official delegation or sponsor a PA booth at the fair. Luckily some patriots, specifically Senators McCormick and Fetterman along with others I’m sure, stepped in and provided a very nice booth to showcase our great state! Much thanks to them. Can you even imagine allowing politics to enter the equation of whether or not to build a great booth for PA at the fair?
Again, Pennsylvania had displays of very old flags, and a replica of the LIBERY BELL. Everyone I noticed coming out had huge smiles, it was truly patriotic….and they all commented was worth the wait. I wish I could post pictures of the crowds….Still coming off the high of being able to attend the 4th in DC…..
We spent the 4th near Mt Rushmore delighted that the president came to town. We hadn't been able to get tickets to the event (before anyone knew it included the president) but Air Force 1 and some of the accompanying air craft flew over our hotel, which was a thrill as was listening to his speech knowing it was taking place 30 minutes down the road.
Equally as much we enjoyed being around so many others who were openly celebrating our nation and positively talking about Trump. We come from deep blue country where people don't look kindly on such things.
We visited Mt Rushmore for the first time a few years ago and it was magical. I had never felt so patriotic. I can’t imagine how it must have felt this year. 🇺🇸🗽🌭🥁🧨
Spencer Pratt posted a fabulous Independence Day video. In it he talks about the importance of history and how it defines us. We all have a few defining moments in our lives. The birth of our first child. Marrying the love of our lives. You know what I am referring to…right?
A defining day in my life was the day I became a citizen of the greatest country on earth. Yes, the greatest! It is far from perfect and I point it out All The Time! That is the point! I live in a country where I have the freedom to point out the problems and flaws and still love it with all my being. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🎂🎂🎂❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏💥💥💥
Hang on. Gotta go grab a tissue to wipe my eyes from laughing so hard at your memes. 🤣🤣🤣
I was on a sailboat out on Lake Somerville watching hours of redneck fireworks go off around us. Before that, there were boat parades and golf cart parades. Not a tv or phone in sight. It was amazing.
This is one of my favorites, Jenna. Perfect mix of humor and old fashioned American pride without sugarcoating. You rock and you make me proud to be an American and a Texan.
”Imagine watching thousands of Americans turn out and deciding the real story is how badly you want them to be miserable.“
You nailed it Jenna! This is the downstream effect of years of propaganda and what happens when moral righteousness takes over- a desperate need for ”bad people“ to be miserable (and get what they deserve). Happy 250 America you big beautiful mess! 💓🇺🇸💓
Our new neighbors invited us over for a fun family Fourth of July pool party! The littles got to splash around and be crazy while the grown ups were able to have their own time as well. It was nice being able to meet another family with young kids who were also concerned with AI and the craziness of having to raise children with this madness. It was also refreshing to meet like minded people who understand that gender ideology is looney balooney and that covid was a scam.
It was wonderful that we were able to embrace our freedoms with splashing, laughing, grilling and fireworks while not having to worry about the rat race. I'm hoping we can have these gatherings for many years to come without having to worry about who is monitoring our conversations. 🤣🤣
If SNL would return to their roots of real comedy that reflects reality, they would make a funny scene of a family celebrating with others in their back yard and having all sorts of hilarious surveillance elements, like the homeowner moving that potted plant with the hidden mic closer to a guest, or cameras hidden in the grill and a treehouse, a toy submarine in the pool with a WiFi signal chasing kids around, then cut to a dark CIA room somewhere that has spooks furiously writing in notepads as they watch and dissect the party in real time. 🤣
But how wonderful you were able to enjoy such a wonderful party this year.
I can’t stand watching any TV, but I very happily watched the celebration. It was a joy to see all of those people in celebration of our great nation. At least the one our forefathers envisioned.
Happily means we had no phones or devices in our hands to watch the show. My arms were full of grandkids, flags and my moms old tablecloths from my childhood 4th of Julys as I was setting my table. I didn't want online negativity from strangers to ruin my time. THAT is why I picked that answer.
I checked 0 hours because I was busy with my family in my small town. My daughter and her hubs carried the flags, as they are both MIL. Everyone turned out for the farmer's market, bouncy houses, parade and free swimming. Everyone was in red white and blue. I didn't have time to watch a national show where the chances of lies and unpatriotic speeches might ruin my day. Local local local! And...we also had a few guns raffled off during the day as well. Loved seeing the odd pics of the flyovers, but my daughter and her husband are ragged because of deployments and all the things going on and we are stepping up to support them any way we can. The fact they were both here to carry the flags in the town she grew up in was awesome. So proud of them. Keep our mil in your prayers, there is a lot of shit going on that people have NO clue about.
We were in the center of a very small town in our RV. They had a wonderful parade, good food and a car show. There was a celebration the night before with live music, kind of an open mic sort of thing and luckily some artists were there from Portland who were really great! 😆 Anyway, not a tv in sight and it was glorious! I’ll watch President Trump’s speech later today. 🇺🇸🗽🥁🌭🧨
Laura, I haven't voted in this poll (yet) because I DVR'd everything since we were out at my sister's place all day on the 4th to take in her town's parade and help her prepare for the evening's festivities. Our nephew and his friends pooled their summer jobs earnings and created a spectacular fireworks show that had us oohing and ahhing for over 2 hours!
We will watch the national celebrations I recorded when we have a chance to sit down together. My mama turned on the D.C. celebrations after we returned home (she needed a bit of unwinding time after all the day's excitement) and I caught a few minutes of that before heading off to bed. I am really looking forward to watching the whole thing.
Why? They were probably out partying. My sister, her family, & my mom(84) were boating in Lake Havasu. I’m sure they weren’t focused on a television. Could’ve been for many others. I was home so I watched many of the festivities in the evening.
On my iPhone you can’t see the whole sentence, so maybe some people can only see “0 hours, 0 secon…” like me? If they weren’t able to watch any of it at all, they’d tap that … 🤷🏼♀️ I’m gonna hope it was that.
I have only seen short clips at this point but intend to go back and watch. As a resident in a FIFA World Cup host city I attended a mutual celebration of our 250th birthday and sport. The evening was capped by a spontaneous group singing of "America the Beautiful" while riding a packed streetcar back to our parking spot. I hope this made an impression on all the foreign tourists riding with us. I love this country!
I'm going to betray a secret. A Texas secret. A Palo Duro Canyon secret.
But it's time.
I'd always heard about the musical extravaganza "TEXAS!" (incomplete and incomprehensible without the exclamation point) put on during summers at the Pioneer Amphitheater up in Palo Duro Canyon State Park near the conveniently named Canyon, Texas, growing up "near" there--as West Texas distances are reckoned--but only made the trek with my family twice, on visits back.
The "show" as I only now recall, and that but dimly, is a bunch of summer-stock Amerteurs "laying it all out there" to "tell the Big Old Story of the Biggest State" that's not Mostly Ice Anyway. I don't remember the story. Settlers. Pioneers. Refugees. Unhappy Comanches, who'd made earlier tribes even MORE unhappy. Texas Rangers. Revolution. San Jacinto. Nationhood. Statehood. I'm sure it was all in there, and with enough sauce on the side to make any Texan proud.
But here's the thing: the finale made all of it eminently forgettable... Some of you know that Texas is very proud of the fact that flags of six nations have flown over it in different epochs, which is tenuously immortalized in the corporate name of Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, an American multinational amusement park company headquartered in Charlotte, NC. But EVEN IF a Texan can NAME ALL SIX, it seems unlikely they'll get them in order, because Who Was First is the tricky one. It's either France-Spain-Mexico-Texas-USA or Spain-France-Mexico-Texas-USA. And you see the problem... that's only FIVE! Anyway, there IS a right order, and there ARE six. (And what if a flag repeats? How do you count then?)
But at the end of the story, back in the day, after everyone thought it was all over--and there have been visitors from every state and Japan and Australia--the surprise finale happened. What I remember is this, a magnificent mount, carrying a rider costumed in representative costume and holding an enormous version of the first nation's flag to fly over Texas entered stage right, at full gallop, to rousing cheers from the audience. That was met with a back-and-forth of riders, also all at full gallop, carrying flags of the other nations, until the inevitable biggern-life Republic of Texas flag, spot-lit brighter than any precediing, by which point spectators were READY to respond to the notion that "TONIGHT, WE ARE ALL TEXANS!" and everyone jumped up and down and whooped and hollered like they were all attending a formal ball in the governor's mansion in Austin--even the Japanese and the Australians. And there was only a brief lull to let the crowd mis-conclude that "TEXAS!" had concluded with a final tribute to Texas, when--SUDDENLY--a rider on an extra-magnificent snow-white horse, appeared at full gallop, bearing the Stars and Stripes in a size biggern-Texas-even, lit by every light in the place and some pickups in the parking lot! And three words: Pan. De. Monium! People hugging everyone. Little guys hugging big guys! Japanese hugging Australians! An Icelander hugging a Finlander. "WE--ALL OF US HERE--IN THIS MOMENT... WE ARE AMERICANS!!! HOO! HOO! RAY!!!"
(When I took the young bits of the family back later to expose them to the same thrill, I found "management" had stripped out the finale, no doubt for liability reasons. However, when I got home, I sat down and penned my letter of disappointment and suggested they were leaving money on the table by not putting it back in. I have not heard back. I think I may have been written off as a sorehead. Or maybe the guy I wrote to was already dead when he received it. Anyway, I feel safe in sharing the ending because I believe it doesn't exist anymore--and may even have gone through a woke revisionist period. Anyway, just saying, "I bet Trump's parties were more like the first one, with all the World Cuppers here thinking--for a SHINING MOMENT--that WE'RE--IN THIS MOMENT--ALL AMERICANS!")
Have you ever been to a wedding reception that was completely over-the-top of your expectations? (We were invited to a nephew's in Chicago a few years' back, in a "historic" hotel that, before my brother's son and his future father-in-law's daughter, had only hosted Presidents. Every little thing was top-drawer, d*mn-the-expense-into-the-next-century. It, and this Year's Fourth, felt like That. The Texans were just so danged proud to see the Yankees jump up at the Texas flag that when Old Glory made her appearance, they knew--exactly--what they all had to do.)
Palo Duro Canyon is only 11 miles south of me. We take everyone who visits us. Unlike the Grand Canyon you can drive around in it so it's easier to see the sediments in the rocks. I know exactly what you are talking about with the finale. Haven't been to see it in a while, but I seriously doubt it's gone too woke. We're probably 50 years behind the rest of the country in many ways. I'm here for it.
When people who hate America and her past hear someone speak who loves America and embraces her past, they cannot help but write (report) through a grossly warped lens. I don't know if it's all TDS, or TDS combined with hatred for America, but the fact it is unrelenting tells me they have an agenda they are serving that supersedes any reality. The truly sad thing is these people don't stop with Trump or the U.S., they often fundamentally just hate life in general.
I love the 4tth of July Independence Day celebration, because I love fireworks as they're like Sky Art to me. It's illegal to set them off here but every year our whole neighborhood sets off massive amounts anyway; our Facebook group had people boasting of having spent more than $500 on fireworks, and they went on until 3 AM. It smelled like gunpowder outside. All this despite 9 LEO's living one street over from me who also partake in the party and at times it rained, thundered, and had wind gusts of 35 mph+. No one stopped for even a minute. You do not want to get between West Texans and their fireworks. We also ordered Texas Roadhouse for the party so it was glorious! I watched quite a bit of the festivities in DC, also glorious. Did a post about the 4th with a travelogue of the USA on Friday too. Just a a fantastic weekend all around.
I live in West Texas, too, in a rural community. I was amazed at all the fireworks. Even in my street. It was beautiful and fun. I also noticed that despite the whining about the economy, people were out in droves spending money this weekend.
Trump simply loves America. He’s been that way all of his life. It’s genuine.
If it isn’t clear by now, I don’t know what to say. There is a concerted and well funded effort to corrupt Trump‘s presidency at any cost.
Agree
I was dressed like Uncle Sam, standing in the back of our patriotically decorated 16ft trailer, while playing cadences on my Quint Tennors. And I was being pulled by my neighbor, a retired Marine, with his bad-ass lifted '96 Suburban painted in Marine dress blue, with a red stripe and gold accents. My Wife followed in the convertible Mustang, with the grandkids standing in the back seat throwing Bazooka Joe (the one-year-old was "helping" her drive). Two parades, over 300 total entries, and nary a furrie to be found anywhere. It's good to live in the Bible Belt!
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https://ozarkradionews.com/local-news/video-2026-willow-springs-4th-of-july-parade Purely amateur hour (at about the 28 minute mark) -- I had not played marching drums since graduating from HS in '84. This was the first parade of the day, with my son towing me in his vehicle, instead of being towed by my neighbor...
That's as wholesome as it gets and I LOVE that you are ALL IN! Well done, sir! :)
Russell, thank you loads for sharing. Super cool.
Holy cow, great job! Some of those floats were killer, too! Thanks for posting this!
Excellent! 🇺🇸
Fantastic!! 🎂❤️💥🇺🇸🙏
If Mayberry and Norman Rockwell had a baby, this would be how it may look.
Fun stuff. Wholesome and refreshing!
Did anyone watch the fireworks show? Was anyone here actually in WDC to see it? It was 10x the size of the July 4th fireworks in NYC and world-record breaking in the amount of fireworks; something like 850,000, on 6 or 7 floating barges and land launchers. I thought the first 20 min was incredible, but it went on and on. More and bigger and better. And with the occasional lightning bolt added to the mix, it was like nothing I’d ever seen in my life. Simply spectacular.
It was overwhelmingly beautiful.
@Steven- we watched on tv (we old and husband's very busy bday was the day before so we were still tired) and it was magical.
It looked like the place was on fire there were so many low level fireworks, add to that the upper ones! It really was magnificent, even on a screen!
The playlist for the fireworks was fantastic and those folks belting out the lyrics …just outstanding. Did anyone else notice the main color of the fireworks? Red and gold….i am not sure I saw a blue color explosion at all.🧐
I’m sooooooo jealous of all of you. We live in the suburbs of Chicago. It was literally dead here. Other than my and my neighbor’s front door flags I saw no patriotism anywhere. Fireworks were cancelled in the four largest cities around us. Granted we had sheets of rain on Friday AND Saturday, but it cleared Saturday night. I remember MANY July 4ths around here in the past where the rain let up and the fireworks show went on. Some who were scheduled for the 3rd would be moved to the next available dry night. Not this year. These losers walked away. Our only fireworks were watching Washington DC on TV. As miraculous as that was, it’s just not the same.
This was literally the loneliest 4th of July we have ever experienced in our entire lives. It’s time to move. Blue cities ARE a cancer. The tragic polar opposite experiences on the Fourth of July from one city to the next should NEVER happen.
Thankfully yesterday I saw in my rear view mirror some kind of flag billowing behind the pickup truck behind us. I couldn’t tell what it was but thought a few flips made it look like it was the Mexican flag. As we turned onto our street and it sailed past us I saw the hugest American flag billowing frantically from the bed of that truck and that’s the only time this weekend I sensed “shared” pride.
Wow, sorry to hear this. Very sad really. We had crazy heat and humidity but a fantastic air show at the beach and little parades in different counties. I went to two! My neighbors had some great fireworks etc but way too hot for bbqing. Now we are in the middle of horrible rain and flooding. Crazy!
That’s what most years were like for us before this year. Even last year was festive. Somebody completely killed it for blue cities this year.
wow! like in a deliberate way? (killed it, I mean)
Let me introduce you to the Democrat Party …
quite sad, for sure.
must be an Illinois thing cuz we are mostly blue down here in the industrial armpit but it didn't seem to stop anyone in the slightest.
The lib memo went out to a lot of blue cities using one excuse or another to not celebrate because you know- Trump. Come to N. Idaho if you don’t mind 4 seasons. But the climate is dry.
I'm right across the southeast border of Chicago. here in Whiting, Indiana, we have one of the longest running parades in all the Midwest (I believe this years was like the 115th). it went off without a hitch. night before, both cities of Whiting and Hammond (I am in between the two) started their fireworks displays about 30 minutes early because of the predicted storm, which hit us hard, around 9:30. they soon had to quit altogether. so we sat on our front porch watching the fireworks show turn into nature's light show (thunder and lightening). but yeah, just about every house around here is decorated in some way, almost in a competitive sort of way, in some neighborhoods. and people are absolutely INSANE with the fireworks. weirdly quiet on Friday night cuz of the storm. then the massive storm on Saturday afternoon but as soon as it cleared up, BAM! every body was going at it twice as hard with the pyrotechnics!!
I hate crowds. I hate heat and humidity. But I love this country. My son and his wife have TDS. But I love them also. They were visiting for the weekend so I kept it to some references to WOW 250 years type of thing. And the reason I put up with them two is their two wonderful little boys who I adore. Our neighborhood had a wonderful fireworks demo that we all enjoyed. And I scanned the info sites to keep up to date with activities. To be honest I was crossing my fingers that there was going to be mass arrest of all politicians, judges and deep state to start the country fresh again. But I know my dream and hopium would not materialize.
And I am proud of My/Our President Donald J. Trump. God Bless America.
@Steve- speaking as a grandmother of a granddaughter who has two of her own, may I say this?: They know your love for those kids. Don't let them manipulate that love. Be who you are. Ask me how I know.
I hear you. How do you know?
@Steve- our granddaughter and her husband have two little ones (ages 2 and 1). Only two people are allowed to babysit them (her best friend and her trans bf), we are not allowed in the room when their diapers are being changed (most pedophiles are known to their victims, which is true. But tell me they were indoctrinated in school without telling me they were indoctrinated in school), and if we say something that goes against their political views (I refused the Covid shots and her husband, a microbiologist, thinks I'm a horrible person for it), we are not allowed around the kids because they don't want their minds poisoned by ours. Because we talk politics with toddlers...
I feel your pain. And I feel sorry for you, missing out on your great grandchildren. I have seen similar things.
I too avoided the covid jabs. But that did not affect our overall relationship, surprisingly. All of my family members and wife's family members were taking the jab and boosters one after another. But they all knew that we did not conform to the mask and jabs and distancing bs.
Ironically they are always ill. But us two aren't. I cry inside in my heart knowing that my son and his wife look to the pediatrician for advice. They are little pin cushions because the so called dr wants the money.
They say that day care is why they are with runny noses all the time and a cough.
But I keep quiet about that because I am weak. I would lose access to them and miss them growing up. Or I can lose them because of the medical establishment poisoning them.
When RFK Jr. reduced the vaccine schedule my son and his wife got visibly angry that he was taking away the boys protections. It was not a pretty scene.
So we all have to make choices. And Love is hard sometimes. I am late 60's so I want to know them as much as I can. It is a selfish choice, I know. But my life might as well be over if I cannot have them in my life.
@Steve- I understand everything you have said.
Thank you Steve
In the same boat here…know how you feel…truly worth it.
Those 2 grandsons are what matters. You’re making great memories with them.
Well, I had the good fortune of leaving my 90 y/o good friends birthday and head home grab a poncho and head into DC. We got as close as possible and took the G line train. It was a short (for us) line to get into the GREAT AMERICAN STATE FAIR…free water everywhere, cause it was hot (I asked who is supplying it…TRUMP)…..Fun going into the various state booths, but I was struck that the ‘beer’ line stretch far, but another line was just as long..Pennsylvania. We left to go grab food from a food truck and noticed large waves of people coming out. Apparently weather was coming in so we decided to walk a bit to the water (Potomac)…to grab a grassy patch and wait out for the fireworks (it rained but we were prepared)…long delay for weather and the President to give his speech. Then the B -1, after burners and all flew over and then the fireworks started. The one major observation was we were all dressed in red white and blue, no blue hair and no nose rings….hummmmmm….was impressed on how well the crowd was and everyone had smiles…wish I could post my pictures, it was certainly a ‘once’ in a lifetime event…GOD BLESS AMERICA…
That's amazing!!!!
And as groups of National Guards walked by the crowd erupted in USA USA USA and clapping…
Great comment! I’ve heard stories here in PA that the Great American State Fair was a flop and poorly attended. It sounds like from your account that that’s not the case. Great to hear! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
That’s Baloney…..people were lined up to get in to see each states set up…Arizona had one where you used your phone and after scanning it made ot interactive, like you were in the Grand Canyon….fun!
Even Alex Berenson was dissing it on X. Disappointing.
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Also, our terrible governor Shapiro decided to not send an official delegation or sponsor a PA booth at the fair. Luckily some patriots, specifically Senators McCormick and Fetterman along with others I’m sure, stepped in and provided a very nice booth to showcase our great state! Much thanks to them. Can you even imagine allowing politics to enter the equation of whether or not to build a great booth for PA at the fair?
Again, Pennsylvania had displays of very old flags, and a replica of the LIBERY BELL. Everyone I noticed coming out had huge smiles, it was truly patriotic….and they all commented was worth the wait. I wish I could post pictures of the crowds….Still coming off the high of being able to attend the 4th in DC…..
The key to a non violent, fun event - make it patriotic & the communists stay home & whine.
We spent the 4th near Mt Rushmore delighted that the president came to town. We hadn't been able to get tickets to the event (before anyone knew it included the president) but Air Force 1 and some of the accompanying air craft flew over our hotel, which was a thrill as was listening to his speech knowing it was taking place 30 minutes down the road.
Equally as much we enjoyed being around so many others who were openly celebrating our nation and positively talking about Trump. We come from deep blue country where people don't look kindly on such things.
We visited Mt Rushmore for the first time a few years ago and it was magical. I had never felt so patriotic. I can’t imagine how it must have felt this year. 🇺🇸🗽🌭🥁🧨
Is this a great country or what!
Not a great country, thee greatest! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Spencer Pratt posted a fabulous Independence Day video. In it he talks about the importance of history and how it defines us. We all have a few defining moments in our lives. The birth of our first child. Marrying the love of our lives. You know what I am referring to…right?
A defining day in my life was the day I became a citizen of the greatest country on earth. Yes, the greatest! It is far from perfect and I point it out All The Time! That is the point! I live in a country where I have the freedom to point out the problems and flaws and still love it with all my being. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🎂🎂🎂❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏💥💥💥
And the US is fortunate to have you Kat. <3
Wow! Shug, that is pure gold in my books! You are so kind and seriously made my day! Much appreciation and big hugs!
It was a great video. It’s obvious he loves his state & Country.
Hang on. Gotta go grab a tissue to wipe my eyes from laughing so hard at your memes. 🤣🤣🤣
I was on a sailboat out on Lake Somerville watching hours of redneck fireworks go off around us. Before that, there were boat parades and golf cart parades. Not a tv or phone in sight. It was amazing.
This is one of my favorites, Jenna. Perfect mix of humor and old fashioned American pride without sugarcoating. You rock and you make me proud to be an American and a Texan.
Bad ass. 🤬🍑🙌😘❤️
This is gold:
”Imagine watching thousands of Americans turn out and deciding the real story is how badly you want them to be miserable.“
You nailed it Jenna! This is the downstream effect of years of propaganda and what happens when moral righteousness takes over- a desperate need for ”bad people“ to be miserable (and get what they deserve). Happy 250 America you big beautiful mess! 💓🇺🇸💓
100%!
Our new neighbors invited us over for a fun family Fourth of July pool party! The littles got to splash around and be crazy while the grown ups were able to have their own time as well. It was nice being able to meet another family with young kids who were also concerned with AI and the craziness of having to raise children with this madness. It was also refreshing to meet like minded people who understand that gender ideology is looney balooney and that covid was a scam.
It was wonderful that we were able to embrace our freedoms with splashing, laughing, grilling and fireworks while not having to worry about the rat race. I'm hoping we can have these gatherings for many years to come without having to worry about who is monitoring our conversations. 🤣🤣
If SNL would return to their roots of real comedy that reflects reality, they would make a funny scene of a family celebrating with others in their back yard and having all sorts of hilarious surveillance elements, like the homeowner moving that potted plant with the hidden mic closer to a guest, or cameras hidden in the grill and a treehouse, a toy submarine in the pool with a WiFi signal chasing kids around, then cut to a dark CIA room somewhere that has spooks furiously writing in notepads as they watch and dissect the party in real time. 🤣
But how wonderful you were able to enjoy such a wonderful party this year.
TDS. It’s a real thing. (Unfortunately)
I am saddened that at this moment, almost a third of the votes are for “0 hours and zero seconds, happily”. 😢😢😢
Let's think they may be referencing 0 hours or minutes of MSM B.S.
It was the “happily” part that distresses me.
I can’t stand watching any TV, but I very happily watched the celebration. It was a joy to see all of those people in celebration of our great nation. At least the one our forefathers envisioned.
Happily means we had no phones or devices in our hands to watch the show. My arms were full of grandkids, flags and my moms old tablecloths from my childhood 4th of Julys as I was setting my table. I didn't want online negativity from strangers to ruin my time. THAT is why I picked that answer.
Good point! Who would want to watch TDS on steroids? All I have to do is walk amongst the TDS afflicted in my town to hear such BS!
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I checked 0 hours because I was busy with my family in my small town. My daughter and her hubs carried the flags, as they are both MIL. Everyone turned out for the farmer's market, bouncy houses, parade and free swimming. Everyone was in red white and blue. I didn't have time to watch a national show where the chances of lies and unpatriotic speeches might ruin my day. Local local local! And...we also had a few guns raffled off during the day as well. Loved seeing the odd pics of the flyovers, but my daughter and her husband are ragged because of deployments and all the things going on and we are stepping up to support them any way we can. The fact they were both here to carry the flags in the town she grew up in was awesome. So proud of them. Keep our mil in your prayers, there is a lot of shit going on that people have NO clue about.
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We were in the center of a very small town in our RV. They had a wonderful parade, good food and a car show. There was a celebration the night before with live music, kind of an open mic sort of thing and luckily some artists were there from Portland who were really great! 😆 Anyway, not a tv in sight and it was glorious! I’ll watch President Trump’s speech later today. 🇺🇸🗽🥁🌭🧨
Laura, I haven't voted in this poll (yet) because I DVR'd everything since we were out at my sister's place all day on the 4th to take in her town's parade and help her prepare for the evening's festivities. Our nephew and his friends pooled their summer jobs earnings and created a spectacular fireworks show that had us oohing and ahhing for over 2 hours!
We will watch the national celebrations I recorded when we have a chance to sit down together. My mama turned on the D.C. celebrations after we returned home (she needed a bit of unwinding time after all the day's excitement) and I caught a few minutes of that before heading off to bed. I am really looking forward to watching the whole thing.
Mrs. "the Knife"
Sounds like a lovely day. 🥰
Why? They were probably out partying. My sister, her family, & my mom(84) were boating in Lake Havasu. I’m sure they weren’t focused on a television. Could’ve been for many others. I was home so I watched many of the festivities in the evening.
Gabriella - see my reply to SteveO
On my iPhone you can’t see the whole sentence, so maybe some people can only see “0 hours, 0 secon…” like me? If they weren’t able to watch any of it at all, they’d tap that … 🤷🏼♀️ I’m gonna hope it was that.
Me too, Juju
we did not have any tv or radio on, that is for sure.
I watched zero because I was not home. was at a huge party with no TV or media of any kind on.
I chose that, but added that I went to a food-music-fireworks display. So, I did celebrate Independence Day, just not the one in DC.
I have only seen short clips at this point but intend to go back and watch. As a resident in a FIFA World Cup host city I attended a mutual celebration of our 250th birthday and sport. The evening was capped by a spontaneous group singing of "America the Beautiful" while riding a packed streetcar back to our parking spot. I hope this made an impression on all the foreign tourists riding with us. I love this country!
I'm going to betray a secret. A Texas secret. A Palo Duro Canyon secret.
But it's time.
I'd always heard about the musical extravaganza "TEXAS!" (incomplete and incomprehensible without the exclamation point) put on during summers at the Pioneer Amphitheater up in Palo Duro Canyon State Park near the conveniently named Canyon, Texas, growing up "near" there--as West Texas distances are reckoned--but only made the trek with my family twice, on visits back.
The "show" as I only now recall, and that but dimly, is a bunch of summer-stock Amerteurs "laying it all out there" to "tell the Big Old Story of the Biggest State" that's not Mostly Ice Anyway. I don't remember the story. Settlers. Pioneers. Refugees. Unhappy Comanches, who'd made earlier tribes even MORE unhappy. Texas Rangers. Revolution. San Jacinto. Nationhood. Statehood. I'm sure it was all in there, and with enough sauce on the side to make any Texan proud.
But here's the thing: the finale made all of it eminently forgettable... Some of you know that Texas is very proud of the fact that flags of six nations have flown over it in different epochs, which is tenuously immortalized in the corporate name of Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, an American multinational amusement park company headquartered in Charlotte, NC. But EVEN IF a Texan can NAME ALL SIX, it seems unlikely they'll get them in order, because Who Was First is the tricky one. It's either France-Spain-Mexico-Texas-USA or Spain-France-Mexico-Texas-USA. And you see the problem... that's only FIVE! Anyway, there IS a right order, and there ARE six. (And what if a flag repeats? How do you count then?)
But at the end of the story, back in the day, after everyone thought it was all over--and there have been visitors from every state and Japan and Australia--the surprise finale happened. What I remember is this, a magnificent mount, carrying a rider costumed in representative costume and holding an enormous version of the first nation's flag to fly over Texas entered stage right, at full gallop, to rousing cheers from the audience. That was met with a back-and-forth of riders, also all at full gallop, carrying flags of the other nations, until the inevitable biggern-life Republic of Texas flag, spot-lit brighter than any precediing, by which point spectators were READY to respond to the notion that "TONIGHT, WE ARE ALL TEXANS!" and everyone jumped up and down and whooped and hollered like they were all attending a formal ball in the governor's mansion in Austin--even the Japanese and the Australians. And there was only a brief lull to let the crowd mis-conclude that "TEXAS!" had concluded with a final tribute to Texas, when--SUDDENLY--a rider on an extra-magnificent snow-white horse, appeared at full gallop, bearing the Stars and Stripes in a size biggern-Texas-even, lit by every light in the place and some pickups in the parking lot! And three words: Pan. De. Monium! People hugging everyone. Little guys hugging big guys! Japanese hugging Australians! An Icelander hugging a Finlander. "WE--ALL OF US HERE--IN THIS MOMENT... WE ARE AMERICANS!!! HOO! HOO! RAY!!!"
(When I took the young bits of the family back later to expose them to the same thrill, I found "management" had stripped out the finale, no doubt for liability reasons. However, when I got home, I sat down and penned my letter of disappointment and suggested they were leaving money on the table by not putting it back in. I have not heard back. I think I may have been written off as a sorehead. Or maybe the guy I wrote to was already dead when he received it. Anyway, I feel safe in sharing the ending because I believe it doesn't exist anymore--and may even have gone through a woke revisionist period. Anyway, just saying, "I bet Trump's parties were more like the first one, with all the World Cuppers here thinking--for a SHINING MOMENT--that WE'RE--IN THIS MOMENT--ALL AMERICANS!")
God bless us.
This was enjoyable to read. Felt like I was there with you. ❤️
Have you ever been to a wedding reception that was completely over-the-top of your expectations? (We were invited to a nephew's in Chicago a few years' back, in a "historic" hotel that, before my brother's son and his future father-in-law's daughter, had only hosted Presidents. Every little thing was top-drawer, d*mn-the-expense-into-the-next-century. It, and this Year's Fourth, felt like That. The Texans were just so danged proud to see the Yankees jump up at the Texas flag that when Old Glory made her appearance, they knew--exactly--what they all had to do.)
Palo Duro Canyon is only 11 miles south of me. We take everyone who visits us. Unlike the Grand Canyon you can drive around in it so it's easier to see the sediments in the rocks. I know exactly what you are talking about with the finale. Haven't been to see it in a while, but I seriously doubt it's gone too woke. We're probably 50 years behind the rest of the country in many ways. I'm here for it.
When people who hate America and her past hear someone speak who loves America and embraces her past, they cannot help but write (report) through a grossly warped lens. I don't know if it's all TDS, or TDS combined with hatred for America, but the fact it is unrelenting tells me they have an agenda they are serving that supersedes any reality. The truly sad thing is these people don't stop with Trump or the U.S., they often fundamentally just hate life in general.
I had to laugh at the opening clip in this collection of foreigners enjoying America:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss8O8kKiekM
Love this!!!!! 🔥
omgosh....that was so great. Loved it. I got rid of my X, so I don't see a lot of shit anymore.
I love the 4tth of July Independence Day celebration, because I love fireworks as they're like Sky Art to me. It's illegal to set them off here but every year our whole neighborhood sets off massive amounts anyway; our Facebook group had people boasting of having spent more than $500 on fireworks, and they went on until 3 AM. It smelled like gunpowder outside. All this despite 9 LEO's living one street over from me who also partake in the party and at times it rained, thundered, and had wind gusts of 35 mph+. No one stopped for even a minute. You do not want to get between West Texans and their fireworks. We also ordered Texas Roadhouse for the party so it was glorious! I watched quite a bit of the festivities in DC, also glorious. Did a post about the 4th with a travelogue of the USA on Friday too. Just a a fantastic weekend all around.
LingOL that's MURICA right there!!! ;)
I live in West Texas, too, in a rural community. I was amazed at all the fireworks. Even in my street. It was beautiful and fun. I also noticed that despite the whining about the economy, people were out in droves spending money this weekend.
Where are you? I'm south of Amarillo.
Near Abilene.