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LIVE: Obama speaks before silent VFW audience
Fox News Channel | 8/17/09

Posted on 08/17/2009 10:16:00 AM PDT by pabianice

Obama is speaking before the VFW now. Except for a dozen people or so, they are sitting on their hands. Vets know who the real Obama is. Occasional applause for apple pie statements. For the most part, silence.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bho44; bhoveterans; pravdamedia; veterans; vfw; wearenotamused
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1 posted on 08/17/2009 10:16:01 AM PDT by pabianice
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To: pabianice

When will this endless campaign be over? Zero is pathetic...


2 posted on 08/17/2009 10:17:21 AM PDT by NMEwithin
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To: pabianice

Beautiful. Go, Vets! The Thug doesn’t respect you at all. He just mouths the words.


3 posted on 08/17/2009 10:17:39 AM PDT by kromike
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To: pabianice

Here, the obamanation is in, for him, a “foreign land” when he talks with the Veterans. These people are HEROS, American HEROS. this obamanation is committing TREASON... reverse TREASON... and they know it.


4 posted on 08/17/2009 10:17:59 AM PDT by bareford101 (Be loud! We have nothing – NOTHING - to apologize for in fighting for our Country!!)
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To: pabianice

Applause apparently coming from the 50 or so Obama officials in the front rows.


5 posted on 08/17/2009 10:18:10 AM PDT by pabianice
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To: pabianice

Just wait till he apologizes to Japan for the U.S. dropping the bomb(s).


6 posted on 08/17/2009 10:18:11 AM PDT by edge10 (Obama lied, babies died!)
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To: pabianice

‘Peace Through Surrender’ is ‘for the troops’.... ew...

Waiting for him to use ‘for the troops/vets’ to shill his Healthcare Power Grab.....


7 posted on 08/17/2009 10:19:20 AM PDT by Uncle Ike (Rope is cheap, and there are lots of trees...)
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To: pabianice
I'd like to see them all stand at attention and ask Obamunist for a real birth certificate.
8 posted on 08/17/2009 10:19:24 AM PDT by ryan71 (We're in deep kimchi!)
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To: pabianice

how many people are there..I just heard applause that was very weak.


9 posted on 08/17/2009 10:19:30 AM PDT by RummyChick
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To: pabianice

ACORN and union thugs bused in no doubt. The Veterans probably had to sit in the back.


10 posted on 08/17/2009 10:20:02 AM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: edge10

Says he’s going to remove all troops from Iraq by 2011. Isn’t that slightly different than his campaign promises? LOL


11 posted on 08/17/2009 10:20:33 AM PDT by RetroSexual
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To: pabianice

Excellent. If I were there, I’d be sitting with my arms folded... frowning at The One...


12 posted on 08/17/2009 10:20:36 AM PDT by nutmeg (Obamunism is destroying America)
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To: pabianice

“We will remove all our troops from Iraq by 2011”... silence from audience. “My new comprehensive strategy of March is moving ahead.” Silence. “Our new strategy has defined missions and goals.” Silence. “We are supplying our troops with thr armor and gear they need.” Obama appointees applaud.


13 posted on 08/17/2009 10:21:02 AM PDT by pabianice
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To: pabianice

Zero:

All troops out of Iraq by 2011. So we can concentrate on AQ and extremist allies in Pah-keestan.


14 posted on 08/17/2009 10:21:16 AM PDT by Sparko (Scrap the health care bill or be prepared to be replaced in 2010 and 2012.)
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To: pabianice
VFW! Atten...hut!

ABOUT...FACE!

Parade...rest.

15 posted on 08/17/2009 10:21:23 AM PDT by NorCoGOP (Recession: friend loses his job. Depression: You lose your job. Recovery: Obama loses his job.)
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To: edge10

He’s head flipping at 20+ per minute.
That’s always an indicator of nervousness.
When calmer, he headflips in the 12-16 range.


16 posted on 08/17/2009 10:21:49 AM PDT by nascarnation
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To: pabianice

Awesome!


17 posted on 08/17/2009 10:22:05 AM PDT by my small voice (A biased media and an uneducated public is the biggest threat to our democracy)
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To: pabianice

He should have become a social member. Maybe they would have given him some applause then. I’m sure the crickets can be heard though...


18 posted on 08/17/2009 10:22:15 AM PDT by Old Teufel Hunden
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To: nascarnation

that head flipping is ridiculous..how can Rahm think that is a good thing..


19 posted on 08/17/2009 10:22:23 AM PDT by RummyChick
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To: kromike

What would have been even better would have been if the Vets remained silent but all of them turned their backs when he walked to the podium.


20 posted on 08/17/2009 10:22:45 AM PDT by gimme1ibertee (Sarah Palin......Gippercuda 2012!)
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To: nascarnation

He probably can’t wait to get out of there.


21 posted on 08/17/2009 10:22:49 AM PDT by tgusa (Gun control: deep breath, sight alignment, squeeze the trigger ....)
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To: nutmeg

The Sounds of Silence. Hey, maybe I’ll write a song.


22 posted on 08/17/2009 10:22:56 AM PDT by JPG
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To: nascarnation

Unless of course the teleprompter is broken on one side. Then he doesn’t head flip at all.


23 posted on 08/17/2009 10:23:36 AM PDT by RetroSexual
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To: RummyChick
Il Duce used to love his head flips and nods....

...seems "the None" tried to learn from the master....

24 posted on 08/17/2009 10:23:40 AM PDT by NorCoGOP (Recession: friend loses his job. Depression: You lose your job. Recovery: Obama loses his job.)
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To: RummyChick

He just committed to pulling out ALL troops from Iran in 2011.

What happened to his first 6 months in office promise. LOL

His word means nothing.


25 posted on 08/17/2009 10:23:45 AM PDT by aragona
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To: pabianice
"In Afghanistan we will be there to help the Afghanis defeat Al Queda." Silence. "We need to fully adapt to the post-Cold War years. The current troop mix is 20 years out of date and is unacceptable." Obama staff applauds. "So we need to ask hard questions about the weapons we buy" (I guess this explains Obama's gutting of the Navy). Silence. This is painful. LOL!
26 posted on 08/17/2009 10:23:59 AM PDT by pabianice
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To: pabianice

The silence is deafening....do you hear the echo? This is awesome.


27 posted on 08/17/2009 10:24:02 AM PDT by Dscott_FR (Right Wing Extremist and proud of it!!)
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To: pabianice

This guy cannot speak from the heart. He continues to read from a teleprompter. Does he really think people don’t see this? What does he know about being a Commander in Chief? He knows nothing about the military. God help our troops and I hope we have better than good Military Commanders.


28 posted on 08/17/2009 10:24:10 AM PDT by RC2 (Socialize health care and you socialize the country.)
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To: pabianice

OBAMA'S BRIDGE TOO FAR


THE STORM UNLEASHED ON AMERICA

A PETITION ON FACEBOOK FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RESTORATION

29 posted on 08/17/2009 10:24:15 AM PDT by Jeff Head (Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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To: pabianice
OMG. I was just watching this and commenting on the same thing to my husband sure enough I go to FR and it is the first post. LOL. You can feel the lack of love. Finally. No manufactured, hand picked audience like the 'Health Care Town Hall Meetings' Montana, Colorado Marxist conventions.
30 posted on 08/17/2009 10:24:29 AM PDT by GOP Poet
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To: pabianice

I turned down the volume b/c he sounds like he’s reading the back of a cereal box.

Where’s that legendary charisma?


31 posted on 08/17/2009 10:24:35 AM PDT by justkate
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To: nascarnation


32 posted on 08/17/2009 10:24:39 AM PDT by Sparko (Scrap the health care bill or be prepared to be replaced in 2010 and 2012.)
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I’ll be danged if I can understand ONE thing he’s said. Sounds like blather to me.


33 posted on 08/17/2009 10:24:47 AM PDT by Centaur (Never practice moderation to excess.)
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To: pabianice; tx_eggman

From the news desk of any SRM outlet:

Obama wows Vets speechless

Obama delivered his global-saving message of healthcare reform to former American terrorists, as they listened raptly in reverent silence....

Film at 11


34 posted on 08/17/2009 10:25:13 AM PDT by SpinnerWebb (mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves)
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To: pabianice

He is such a damned liar.......where is the lightning bolt?


35 posted on 08/17/2009 10:25:35 AM PDT by Kakaze (Exterminate Islamofacism and apologize for nothing.....except not doing it sooner!)
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To: aragona

“He just committed to pulling out ALL troops from Iran in 2011.”
I was not aware we had troops in IRAN? Maybe you meant Iraq?


36 posted on 08/17/2009 10:25:41 AM PDT by 9422WMR (When seconds count, the cops are only minutes away.)
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To: aragona

His words have NO meaning. He is a Marxist. Every word out of his mouth is a damn lie


37 posted on 08/17/2009 10:25:53 AM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: nutmeg

I did just that in Houston in the early 90s. Al Gore came to town to award one of his hokey golden hammers and my boss made me go (I was with DoJ). I on on the 2nd row pretty close to the middle and never unfolded my arms the entire time. When we got back in the car my boss told me I should have at least pretended I wasn’t po’d about being there and politely applauded and I told him not in my lifetime would I ever clap for some dumbass lib.....he cracked up!


38 posted on 08/17/2009 10:25:56 AM PDT by BamaDi (My new ticket? Romney/Jindal!!!!!)
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To: pabianice

” A rabbi, a priest, and a mullah were riding in a car together and uh... (THUMP, THUMP, THUMP) HELLO, anyone one there?? Someone must have put a mickey in the booze!!! Gee! Tough room! (crickets)”


39 posted on 08/17/2009 10:26:02 AM PDT by Pharmer (Palin in 2012! We are so screwed! Go Phillies!!!!)
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To: gimme1ibertee
What would have been even better would have been=ooops...wait...brain cramp...sorry..
Should read, "It would have been better if the Vets reamined silent,but turned their backs on Zero when he reached the podium".
DAMN MEDS!
40 posted on 08/17/2009 10:26:14 AM PDT by gimme1ibertee (Sarah Palin......Gippercuda 2012!)
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To: 9422WMR

wish I could to screen caps
he just did an Elliot Spitzer lip implosion


41 posted on 08/17/2009 10:26:44 AM PDT by nascarnation
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To: 9422WMR

“He just committed to pulling out ALL troops from Iran in 2011.”
I was not aware we had troops in IRAN? Maybe you meant Iraq?


Maybe were going to war with Iran..Somewhere in Iran, Mahmoud is saying “Hey Barack, buddy, I thought we were homies”


42 posted on 08/17/2009 10:27:06 AM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: NMEwithin

Some one should make a bumper sticker with that “Stop this Endless War” but strike through the war part and substitute “campaign”.


43 posted on 08/17/2009 10:27:13 AM PDT by comps4spice (The Democrat party is a criminal enterprise.)
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To: pabianice

Good to hear this...I have Fox on but it is muted....


44 posted on 08/17/2009 10:27:15 AM PDT by mystery-ak (gopbriefingroom.com)
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To: gimme1ibertee

What, John McCain is “reaching across the aisle” again?


45 posted on 08/17/2009 10:27:18 AM PDT by Aria ( "The US republic will endure until Congress discovers it can bribe the public with the people's $.")
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To: Centaur

” I’ll be danged if I can understand ONE thing he’s said. “

There have been whole segments of this speech where it was apparent (mispronunciation, awkward pauses, stumbling on words) that *he* doesn’t understand the words he’s mouthing....


46 posted on 08/17/2009 10:27:37 AM PDT by Uncle Ike (Rope is cheap, and there are lots of trees...)
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To: pabianice

Obama’s now actually reading the Dem talking points about “Restructuring our military.” Now he’s saying that our troops need to be able to “speak the native languages of the people they meet overseas” (presumably so they can ask enemy troops why they are mad at us). I am not making this up. “We need to attack waste in military spending and it needs to stop. This is not apolitical issue but about supporting our troops.” Obama brings-up John McCain as a supporter of “restructuring our military.” Obama pats self on back for “cutting waste.” He’s now talking about programs (F-35, airborne laser anti-missile) and clearly has no idea what he’s talking about.


47 posted on 08/17/2009 10:27:41 AM PDT by pabianice
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To: tgusa

The look on his face as he’s talking says “I really don’t want to be here”.

Bigger applause this time - he told a joke.

He is a joke


48 posted on 08/17/2009 10:27:58 AM PDT by Grumpybutt (Common Sense - where has it gone?)
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To: Sparko

That’s perfect. It really crystallizes what a pompous ass this clown really is.


49 posted on 08/17/2009 10:27:59 AM PDT by reagan_fanatic (Welcome to the Revolution.)
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To: 9422WMR

“He just committed to pulling out ALL troops from Iran in 2011.”
I was not aware we had troops in IRAN? Maybe you meant Iraq?

Oops, my bad!! I meant Iraq. Thank for pointing that out!


50 posted on 08/17/2009 10:28:00 AM PDT by aragona
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