GDG- Disgusted

[Linda J Guy]

I agree with both Steve and Dave! No photo should be maneuvered in such 
a way. I hope it was taken by them or the photographer could be offended 
also. No respect!
Which brings us to the way parents let their children act in public 
now-a-days! I do tell children their behavior is not acceptable, in 
front of their parents leaving a lesson for both. Maybe if other people 
did this it would improve their parenting skills, as well as the 
children's behavior.
At least it makes me feel better. ;>)

Linda

Dave and Deb Ward wrote:
> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
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> I didn't see the article or the photograph. I agree it is wrong. I also get irritated to see these parents letting their kids climb on cannons at battlefield.
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> Dave Ward
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>   From: JIM COOKE<mailto:cooke1863 at embarqmail.com> 
>   To: GDG<mailto:gettysburg at arthes.com> 
>   Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 9:02 PM
>   Subject: Re: GDG- Disgusted
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>   Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
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>   No way would the park have allowed this.
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Basecat1 at aol.com<mailto:Basecat1 at aol.com>
>   To: gettysburg at arthes.com<mailto:gettysburg at arthes.com>
>   Sent: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:14:13 -0400 (EDT)
>   Subject: GDG- Disgusted
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>   Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
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>   Am not one to complain much, but after seeing an ad for the Gettysburg Arts  
>   Festival, which will take place from June 19th to the 29th, in the Arts and  
>   Leisure section of the NY Times today, I had to say something.
>    
>   The photo that accompanies the announcement of the festival is so wrong for  
>   so many reasons.  It is a photo of Warren's Monument on LRT.  With an  added 
>   addition to the monument. Someone got the "bright" idea to draw folks  to the 
>   festival, by placing a sax on his statue dangling behind his back.   No 
>   monument or statue at the park should be exploited in this way, and I am  hoping the 
>   NPS had no clue that a photo such as this would be taken.  It's  a disgrace 
>   and really bothered me today.  Have your arts festival, but have  some taste as 
>   well, as those who found themselves fighting for their lives on  LRT 145 years 
>   ago were doing so to save this nation.  If the NPS  did know that a photo 
>   like this would be included in a print ad campaign,  well they should be ashamed 
>   of themselves.  
>    
>   Am sure some will say lighten up Steve, but in a case like this I will  not.  
>   Many other ways to entice folks to come to Gettysburg for their  festival, 
>   and this ad just shows poor taste and bad judgment.  The  battlefield at 
>   Gettysburg is sacred ground, and to see it exploited this way for  a freaking 
>   festival makes me ill.
>    
>   Regards from the Garden State,
>    
>   Steve Basic
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