"Freedom's Just Another Word for Nothing Left to Take..."

Head exploding, indeed. From DC Media Girl:

Only the irony-free zone that is the Bush administration, or maybe Kim Jong Il’s regime, could have come up with something like this:

Organizers of the Pentagon’s 9/11 memorial Freedom Walk on Sunday are taking extraordinary measures to control participation in the march and concert, with the route fenced off and lined with police and the event closed to anyone who does not register online by 4:30 p.m. today.

The march, sponsored by the Department of Defense, will wend its way from the Pentagon to the Mall along a route that has not been specified but will be lined with four-foot-high snow fencing to keep it closed and "sterile," said Allison Barber, deputy assistant secretary of defense.The U.S. Park Police will have its entire Washington force of several hundred on duty and along the route, on foot, horseback and motorcycles and monitoring from above by helicopter. Officers are prepared to arrest anyone who joins the march or concert without a credential and refuses to leave, said Park Police Chief Dwight E. Pettiford.The event, the America Supports You Freedom Walk, is billed as a memorial to victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks and a show of support for those serving in the military, topped off with a concert by country singer Clint Black, known for his pro-troops anthem, "Iraq and Roll."

Organizers said they expect 3,000 to 10,000 participants.Of course, the event is being held to show the terrorists that they haven’t won, that we support the democracy the troops are fighting and dying for, and that we heart the freedoms enumerated in the Constitution and Bill of Rights, particularly that of assembly. What better way to celebrate the aforementioned than to hold a walk for which one has to register beforehand, and where rogue walkers and Clint Black "fans" may face arrest?

Now you see why my head came close to exploding this week.

While you're there, read what she wrote about Nawlins.