Comments on: Restore February 22 as Washington's Birthday http://www.historynet.com/restore-february-22-as-washingtons-birthday.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Fri, 24 May 2013 00:48:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Pierre Corbeil http://www.historynet.com/restore-february-22-as-washingtons-birthday.htm#comment-826393 Pierre Corbeil Thu, 06 Dec 2012 02:42:25 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13686092#comment-826393 See my post of 08.01, above (4). You can have it both ways, with the French system of making any day between a holiday and a week-end a day off. You increase the number of holidays, making for more happiness, and you can honour as many people as you want with their own day ! See my post of 08.01, above (4). You can have it both ways, with the French system of making any day between a holiday and a week-end a day off. You increase the number of holidays, making for more happiness, and you can honour as many people as you want with their own day !

]]> By: Jacque http://www.historynet.com/restore-february-22-as-washingtons-birthday.htm#comment-826292 Jacque Wed, 05 Dec 2012 01:07:38 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13686092#comment-826292 I believe that the history of our wonderful country is slowly being forgotten. With all the problems in our country and the world today, many peoples' priorities have changed. To me, this is very unfortunate. If we don't remember where we have come from in history, how can we hope to maintain our valuable freedoms? In my mind this day, I fear that giving George Washington his birthday back, so to speak, will not occur. But I applaud your valiant effort and totally agree with you. We'll see if a 3-day weekend is more important than celebrating the birthday of one of our greatest leaders. I believe that the history of our wonderful country is slowly being forgotten. With all the problems in our country and the world today, many peoples' priorities have changed. To me, this is very unfortunate. If we don't remember where we have come from in history, how can we hope to maintain our valuable freedoms? In my mind this day, I fear that giving George Washington his birthday back, so to speak, will not occur. But I applaud your valiant effort and totally agree with you. We'll see if a 3-day weekend is more important than celebrating the birthday of one of our greatest leaders.

]]> By: Jessica http://www.historynet.com/restore-february-22-as-washingtons-birthday.htm#comment-818335 Jessica Wed, 19 Sep 2012 01:33:27 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13686092#comment-818335 I do think he deserves a day of his own. Martin Luther King Junior got a whole holiday, why doesn't the father of our country have one?! CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN THAT? George Washington was FAR more contributive to America than MLK ever was. Don't get me wrong, MLK did really good. But george washington, our first president doesn't have a day, and MLK does?! What is this?! I do think he deserves a day of his own. Martin Luther King Junior got a whole holiday, why doesn't the father of our country have one?! CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN THAT? George Washington was FAR more contributive to America than MLK ever was.

Don't get me wrong, MLK did really good.
But george washington, our first president doesn't have a day, and MLK does?! What is this?!

]]> By: jason http://www.historynet.com/restore-february-22-as-washingtons-birthday.htm#comment-817144 jason Wed, 05 Sep 2012 02:34:42 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13686092#comment-817144 Who do they think they are voting to move someones birthday ? Got a god complex maybe. Recognize the real day of his birth . Who do they think they are voting to move someones birthday ? Got a god complex maybe. Recognize the real day of his birth .

]]> By: Pierre Corbeil http://www.historynet.com/restore-february-22-as-washingtons-birthday.htm#comment-814711 Pierre Corbeil Sat, 04 Aug 2012 01:16:45 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13686092#comment-814711 Presumably, you mean your maternal grandfather ? Countries, like people, need a mother and a father :-) ! Presumably, you mean your maternal grandfather ? Countries, like people, need a mother and a father :-) !

]]> By: Edupen Five Hawks http://www.historynet.com/restore-february-22-as-washingtons-birthday.htm#comment-814437 Edupen Five Hawks Thu, 02 Aug 2012 23:19:58 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13686092#comment-814437 How can he be the father of this country, when my grandfather greeted him on this land How can he be the father of this country, when my grandfather greeted him on this land

]]> By: Pierre Corbeil http://www.historynet.com/restore-february-22-as-washingtons-birthday.htm#comment-814248 Pierre Corbeil Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:48:21 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13686092#comment-814248 More holidays is better than fewer holidays. Abolish the Monday observance for all holidays and introduce the French system of bridges (ponts), whereby the day between a holiday and the week-end also becomes a holiday. Both Lincoln, who also saved the country, and Washington deserve their own day, which would give February two long holidays, especially with the bridge system, a fine thing since February is a dreary month. More holidays is better than fewer holidays. Abolish the Monday observance for all holidays and introduce the French system of bridges (ponts), whereby the day between a holiday and the week-end also becomes a holiday.
Both Lincoln, who also saved the country, and Washington deserve their own day, which would give February two long holidays, especially with the bridge system, a fine thing since February is a dreary month.

]]> By: tsi http://www.historynet.com/restore-february-22-as-washingtons-birthday.htm#comment-814150 tsi Tue, 31 Jul 2012 23:48:05 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13686092#comment-814150 Restore! I'm sick of it, tho it means time-and-a-half pay for me. Everything has to be commercialized with these creeps. They'd sell their own mother for a dime. Restore the day where it belongs! Restore! I'm sick of it, tho it means time-and-a-half pay for me. Everything has to be commercialized with these creeps. They'd sell their own mother for a dime. Restore the day where it belongs!

]]> By: Sam http://www.historynet.com/restore-february-22-as-washingtons-birthday.htm#comment-813276 Sam Thu, 26 Jul 2012 22:58:06 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13686092#comment-813276 The 3 day weekends for MLK day in January and Presidents Day in February are very big for the ski industry and help those businesses and jobs they provide. Is Rep. Wolf some kind of a communist or something? The 3 day weekends for MLK day in January and Presidents Day in February are very big for the ski industry and help those businesses and jobs they provide. Is Rep. Wolf some kind of a communist or something?

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