http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/23163/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/bozells-column/sequestration-cancels-july-4th <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/l-brent-bozell-iii">L. Brent Bozell III</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>Two years ago, a humor website called The Washington Fancy presented the headline “Obama Cancels July 4th Because of Budget Cuts.” The fake article in the middle of debt-ceiling battles insisted “President Obama sees the cancellation of the holiday as due punishment for Congress’s recent behavior.”</p><p>It continued: “Canceling the July 4th holiday will save states and cities billions of dollars in money that would have normally been spent on Chinese fireworks and large brass bands.”</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/bozells-column/sequestration-cancels-july-4th" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Bozell's Column News Analysis Division Budget Cuts cynicism Fourth of July Independence Day Military obama sequester Thu, 27 Jun 2013 20:32:40 +0000 rich.noyes 43917 at http://archive2.mrc.org