Extreme Hypocrisy! Obama Orders Federal Workers To Make Life As Difficult For People As We CanMichael Snyder Apparently the Obama administration plans to cause as much pain as possible until Obama gets everything that he is demanding. In many cases, it is actually going to cost far more money to put up barricades and use guards to keep Americans from visiting open air memorials, driving on roads, and fishing in bodies of water than it would to put up a closed sign and simply go home. As you will see from the examples posted below, the Obama administration is being extremely spiteful and vindictive. And the level of hypocrisy that we are now witnessing is hard to fathom. For instance, the National Mall has been totally closed to the public, but the Obama administration is specifically reopening it for a massive pro-immigration rally that will benefit the Democrats politically. The abuse of power that is taking place is absolutely staggering, and the American people need to demand that those that are abusing it be held accountable when all of this is over. The following are just a few examples of how Obama is using this shutdown to make life as difficult for people as possible #1 The Obama administration is doing all it can to keep Americans from even getting a glimpse of Mount Rushmore, but Barack Obamas chefs have been deemed essential and are still preparing his meals. #2 Small businesses cannot get loans, but the exclusive gyms that are only for members of Congress have been deemed essential and remain open. #4 Last chance cancer treatments for children with cancer have been suspended, but the IRS continues to collect taxes from us. #5 The NIH has stopped therapy dogs from visiting sick children, but Obama and Congress are still getting paid. #6 The USDA website has been shut down, but Michelle ObamasLets Move website is still operating. #7 A runner has been fined $100 for jogging through Valley Forge National Historical Park, but the military golf course that Obama uses regularly is still open. #8 The Obama administration has shut down the Grand Canyon, but the new two billion dollar NSA spy center is still spying on all of us. #9 The federal government has forced an elderly couple out of their home on Lake Mead during this shutdown, but the operations of the Federal Reserve have not been affected at all. #10 In South Carolina, the Obama administration is actually using Park Service rangers to keep people away from a privately-owned hotel. #11 In Tennessee, the feds have totally shut down the Foothills Parkway, a major thoroughfare that runs through Blount County. At this point the feds are not even letting people visit the graves of their dead relatives. #12 The Obama administration has actually removed all of the well pumps along a 184 mile trail that goes from Washington D.C. to Pittsburgh just so that anyone that decides to use the trail will not be able to get any water to drink. #13 The Obama administration is actually attempting to close 1,100 square miles of ocean off of the coast of Florida. It is going to take a tremendous amount of time, money and energy to keep fishing boats out of that area. #14 According to one news report, Gestapo tactics were used against one tour group made up mostly of senior citizens at Yellowstone National Park #15 Of course one of the most disturbing abuses of power is how the Obama administration is using barricades and guards to keep military veterans away from open air memorials such as the World War II Memorial, the Vietnam War Memorial and the Iwo Jima Memorial that are normally open to the public 24 hours a day. It is beyond disgusting for Barack Obama to take these memorials hostage for political gain. And a lot of military veterans have decided that they are not going to take this slap in the face. In fact, one group is organizing a Million Veteran March on the Memorials this weekend. You can find their Facebook page right here. According to their page, a mass protest is being planned for 9 AM this Sunday morning And veterans will not be the only ones in D.C. this weekend. An organization known as Truckers Ride for the Constitution will also be there. You can find their Facebook page right here. The truckers are planning a three day strike and protest which will stretch from Friday to Sunday Many truckers are even planning to take their trucks right into the heart of Washington D.C. itself. It will certainly be interesting to see what happens. Personally, I have never seen anything like what we are witnessing right now. The president of the United States is actually trying to purposely hurt the American people in order to put pressure on Congress. He isnt even being subtle about it. Whether you are a Democrat, a Republican or an Independent, you have got to be absolutely disgusted by what Obama is doing. He is showing an astounding lack of respect for the American people. It is one thing to play hardball with Congress. That is acceptable. It is quite another thing to spitefully abuse the American people in order to get what you want. What Obama has done goes way over the line. If the American people are not outraged by this, what will it take to wake them up? This article first appeared here at the Economic Collapse Blog. Michael Snyder is a writer, speaker and activist who writes and edits his own blogs The American Dream and Economic Collapse Blog. Follow him on Twitter here. 