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Before Medal of Honor, beer with obama (Hussein exploits hero, media plays along)
See B.S. News ^ | 9/15/11

Posted on 09/15/2011 8:05:59 AM PDT by Recovering_Democrat

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Dakota Meyer saved 36 lives from an ambush in Afghanistan and the former Marine will collect the nation's highest military honor at the White House on Thursday. While he is receiving the Medal of Honor, Meyer's slain comrades will be memorialized in hometown ceremonies at his request.

His hero's moment was his darkest day. Meyer lost some of his best friends the morning of Sept. 8, 2009, in far-off Kunar Province.

(Excerpt) Read more at m.cbsnews.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: beer; hussein; marine; medalofhonor; obama; photoop
Hussein already has said what he thinks of military men and women: they make a "good photo op". See: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2009/11/you-guys-make-a-pretty-good-photo-op-president-obama-jokes-to-troops-at-osan-air-base/

And so, true to form, Hussein uses a Marine from Kentucky in the same fashion.

1 posted on 09/15/2011 8:06:03 AM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
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To: Recovering_Democrat
I heard that the beer served at this photo op was this. The Presidents favorite.

It was served to the Medal of Honor recipient in the 40 ounce bottle with the traditional paper bag wrapping.

2 posted on 09/15/2011 8:10:01 AM PDT by Lazlo in PA (Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
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To: Lazlo in PA
with the traditional paper bag wrapping

Never let it be said that our president does not have class!

3 posted on 09/15/2011 8:21:34 AM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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To: Lazlo in PA

That is why the Marine requested a Bud Lite!


4 posted on 09/15/2011 8:22:32 AM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: Lazlo in PA

That is why the Marine requested a Bud Lite!


5 posted on 09/15/2011 8:23:08 AM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: Recovering_Democrat

Sept. 8, 2009

Wasn’t Obama still sitting on request by McChrystal to increase troop strengths to carry out the Mission that Obama wanted done?


6 posted on 09/15/2011 8:24:19 AM PDT by BilLies (330,000 northern whites died between 1861-65 so that Obama could use Affirmative Action.)
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To: 17th Miss Regt

You are right. Drinking Old E without the paper sack would be like drinking Dom Perignon straight from the bottle.


7 posted on 09/15/2011 8:31:18 AM PDT by Lazlo in PA (Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
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To: Recovering_Democrat

Sad!

The father of my three grandchildren is infantry (Big Red 1...Hoo-ahh) in Kunar.

I don’t think he would grace Obamugabe with some photo-op and beers. He’d convince his superiors to agree to him taking his honorarium and then leave.


8 posted on 09/15/2011 9:09:07 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Islam is a violent and tyrannical political ideology and has nothing to do with "religion".)
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To: Recovering_Democrat

To be fair Sgt Meyer requested to have a beer with the President.


9 posted on 09/15/2011 9:14:46 AM PDT by sean327 (God created all men equal, then some become Marines!)
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel
One of the few times in my life I had tear of sadness in my eye and was very happy:
Herbert Shughart, Randall Shughart’s father, attended the Medal of Honor presentation ceremony at the White House, where he refused to shake hands with President Bill Clinton.[4] He then proceeded to openly criticize the president, saying, “You are not fit to be president of the United States. The blame for my son's death rests with the White House and with you. You are not fit to command.”[5
10 posted on 09/15/2011 9:17:17 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (Come with me if you want to live!)
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To: sean327

Indeed he did... Wanted to speak his mind?


11 posted on 09/15/2011 9:18:23 AM PDT by ToxicMich
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To: Recovering_Democrat

This soldier ought to get a medal just for having to have a beer with Obama.


12 posted on 09/15/2011 9:22:13 AM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: Recovering_Democrat

He should have requested this; the only beer (ale) named after a Medal of Honor recipient, and it's a darn good ale.

13 posted on 09/15/2011 9:30:07 AM PDT by Stonewall Jackson (Democrats: "You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.")
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To: Lazlo in PA

FYI

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/105/3350


14 posted on 09/15/2011 9:56:52 AM PDT by BilLies (330,000 northern whites died between 1861-65 so that Obama could use Affirmative Action.)
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Come on guys — let’s avoid the ODS. Good on Obama. This Marine hero wanted a beer with his Commander-in-Chief and the president complied. The fact that Obama gets political mileage out of the photo op is irrelevant.

My son is a Marine infantryman and I teared up hearing this story today on the radio. I am going on my 26th year of active duty in the Army myself including some combat tours one of which was along side two MOH winners. Men like this Marine are exactly why we serve.

ps — two guesses on whether my wife considers herself first an “Army Wife” or a “Marine Mom”!


15 posted on 09/15/2011 10:22:45 PM PDT by docnakona
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