4th of July Parties

huskie says on Jun 26, 2008, 10:06:

Check with the US Embassy, they usually hold parties for US Citizens, if you registered with them.
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huskie says on Jun 26, 2008, 10:08:

And please, do not go to National University, they are a bunch of lefties and will probably burn the US Flag!!!
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huskie says on Jun 26, 2008, 10:15:

Well, how am I supposed to know you are being sarcarstic, esanch?
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huskie says on Jun 26, 2008, 11:35:

Oh, I see now...ooops!
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sanandressi says on Jun 26, 2008, 11:37:

well we have lots of left wingers in our own american universitites who would like to burn the flag...we call them professors.....

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ColombianoGringo says on Jun 26, 2008, 11:42:

Ja Ja. Ay Huskie, a veces eres un caso.

Esanch, Te vas a "pegar la rodadita" este año? Mi suegra me regaño porque estuve en Bogota hace unos dias y no pase a San Pedro en Neiva.

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adrienne79 says on Jun 26, 2008, 12:36:

Bogota ACS just emailed this to me this afternoon.
You are cordially invited to celebrate our nation’s birthday with a morning flag-raising ceremony at the United States Embassy in Bogota, Colombia.

WHEN: July 4, 2008 at 8:00 a.m.

WHERE: U.S. Embassy, Bogota, Colombia

American Citizen Services Entrance Calle 24 Bis No. 48-50. Calle 24 Bis is a small street near the intersection of Carrera 50 and Avenida Esperanza.

There will be no parking available on the Embassy grounds.

WHO: All Americans are welcome. You

must present a valid U.S. passport to be admitted.

The ceremony will be followed by coffee and doughnuts and the chance to meet other Americans.

SECURITY NOTE: Please arrive no later than 7:45 a.m. to be screened by security. It is suggested not to bring backpacks or other large bags.

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El Piloto says on Jun 26, 2008, 12:59:

Jijiji - I love the irony here - celebrating the United States' independence requires presenting a valid U.S. passport, not bringing backpacks, and submitting to security screening.

Certainly illustrates how far the U.S. has fallen from being a beacon of liberty.

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b bruce says on Jun 26, 2008, 14:02:

My July 4th will be very special. I check into the VA Medical Center Miami on July 2 before 10 am. Left knee replacement that afternoon. Early the following day my rehab begins. Ouch!Then I get to celebrate on the fourth with more rehab, hopefully some good pain killers which should make the hospital food bearable! One less obsticle prior to moving to Santa Marta.
There's no place like home! God Bless America!

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huskie says on Jun 26, 2008, 14:28:

What do you expect, piloto? Just let anybody/thing inside the Embassy? Gimme a break
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huskie says on Jun 26, 2008, 14:29:

That is the price you have to pay, to be safe than sorry!
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GregYohn says on Jun 26, 2008, 14:43:

Hola!

Wow!

I think I will fly to Bogota and enjoy Coffee and donuts as they raise the US flag! Something tells me they will be having Colombian Coffee! What happens after 8:30 AM?

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El Piloto says on Jun 26, 2008, 14:51:

No I don't realistically expect them to let just anybody/thing inside the embassy.

But I do find the whole thing really funny - let's celebrate our independence (and by extension liberty, freedom, etc.) by showing valid identification and getting searched

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GregYohn says on Jun 26, 2008, 15:05:

Hola!

Can we go and get illegally searched or tortured while we visit the US embassy? LOL! We could always say we have liberal ideas, like social justice and not be allowed to work there at the Embassy!

Thank you, George W!

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