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President Obama To Receive Honorary Green Beret, Induction Into Special Forces Association
Theduffleblog.com ^ | August 30, 2012 | unknown

Posted on 08/30/2012 11:06:49 PM PDT by Daffynition

Fort Bragg, NC – The White House Press Office announced today that President Obama will soon be inducted into the Special Forces Association and receive an honorary Green Beret.

Officials have said the honor will be bestowed in an upcoming September 11th ceremony at Fort Bragg.

The honorary beret comes in recognition of the President’s decisive role in covert operations throughout the world during his term — including the killing of Osama bin Laden last year in Pakistan, and his combat action in Afghanistan months ago.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Political Humor/Cartoons; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: greenberet; military; satire; stupidbs; wasteoftime
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To: bushwon
Smyrgly? He's half Cheshire, half Schrodinger and half Norwegian Forest Cat.

I know what you're thinking... "That's three halves!"

Well, we're not completely sure if the Schrodinger half is there at all (nor whether his physical presence is an indication of "life.") And the Cheshire half seems to appear and then vanish for no reason. So in reality(?) we have somewhere between one half cat and a cat and a half.
41 posted on 08/31/2012 12:14:32 AM PDT by shibumi (Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Oh, No! Don’t tell me he’s about to say “I shall return !”


42 posted on 08/31/2012 12:14:45 AM PDT by haroldeveryman
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To: Daffynition

That is the SAS knife.


43 posted on 08/31/2012 12:15:35 AM PDT by ansel12
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To: boatbums
Hussein's gonna need a trophy room for all his awards.


44 posted on 08/31/2012 12:21:28 AM PDT by Daffynition (Our forefathers would be shooting by now.)
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To: Gene Eric
For the record, he did *not* bow before the Saudi king. [Carney]


45 posted on 08/31/2012 12:24:59 AM PDT by Daffynition (Our forefathers would be shooting by now.)
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To: ansel12

88Update: White House press secretary denied reports that in attempting to unsheathe the dagger President Obama managed to kill three Girl Scouts, two of the press pool and wounded Joe Biden. Jay Carney further reiterated that none of the furniture was damaged by the slight mishap with the ceremonial dagger.

Reports that Obama later inadvertently stabbed himself then swallowed the Fairbairn-Sykes while trying to show off with it to his golf buddies are also greatly misrepresented.

When asked for comment Vice President Biden replied, “It’s not a big f*cking deal.**


46 posted on 08/31/2012 12:27:42 AM PDT by Daffynition (Our forefathers would be shooting by now.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

ROFLOLLOL...love the smiley-pin!


47 posted on 08/31/2012 12:30:08 AM PDT by Daffynition (Our forefathers would be shooting by now.)
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To: Chgogal
Yep, I said “Fudge”! I know, pretty extreme, but that's just me. I'm out there. I'm on the cutting edge. I'm a thrill seeker, an adrenelin junkie. I can't help myself sometimes and my language shows it. 8)

As for my son, he just recently returned from Afghaniland, safe and sound. Yes, it was tougher then I imagined, but not as tough as what those front line troops go through. My heart really breaks for those parents who get a visit from the Army telling them that their son or daughter was injured or killed in this prolonged, political quagmire.

While the troops shouldn't hang their head for doing the best they can while having their hands tied, I can't imagine how a parent of a dead or wounded soldier deals with the fact that our political leaders have wasted the lives of this generations bravest. Afghaniland, according to my son who, as an infantryman, saw first hand, is full of corruption, laziness, and stupidity. And this is coming from someone who looks for the glass to be half full.

Are you also a parent of a soldier? If so, thank you for raising a warrior.

48 posted on 08/31/2012 12:34:39 AM PDT by ScubieNuc (When there is no justice in the laws, justice is left to the outlaws.)
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To: Daffynition

Interestingly, I have a friend that earned his Fairbairn as a Commando in 1944/45.


49 posted on 08/31/2012 12:37:26 AM PDT by ansel12
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To: shibumi; Salamander; bushwon; TheOldLady; onyx; Jemian; Daffynition
"President Obama To Receive Honorary Green Beret, Induction Into Special Forces Association"


Words fail me so here's the best I can say about it:




50 posted on 08/31/2012 12:38:41 AM PDT by bd476
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To: Daffynition

Is this from The ONION????? OMG!!! Maybe the Green Beret Award is from SOLYNDRA!!


51 posted on 08/31/2012 1:33:42 AM PDT by Ann Archy ( ABORTION...the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Daffynition
I read somewhere that the ceremony had to be canceled.

The army doesn't have a beret big enough to fit over his giant ego.


52 posted on 08/31/2012 1:48:54 AM PDT by Iron Munro ("In any compromise between good and evil, it is only evil that can profit." - Ayn Rand)
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To: Daffynition

What a shame for men to honor an evil man. It gets more like the 1930’s every day.


53 posted on 08/31/2012 1:54:30 AM PDT by bmwcyle (Corollary - Electing the same person over and over and expecting a different outcome is insanity)
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To: max americana

It got me! The problem with Obama is that his usual crapola is so far over the top you have no real way to guess what is satire and what isn’t.


54 posted on 08/31/2012 2:04:34 AM PDT by Ronin (Dumb, dependent and Democrat is no way to go through life - Rep. L. Gohmert, Tex)
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To: Daffynition

Ok, I know this is satire, but people get legitimately angry because the SOB got a Nobel Peace Prize for nothing.

Ordering some general to bestow a coveted Green Beret or hell, a “Budweiser” would not be atretch.


55 posted on 08/31/2012 2:11:13 AM PDT by Molon Labbie (Prep. Now. Live Healthy, take your Shooting Iron daily.)
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To: Molon Labbie
Obama got his Nobel Prize for something...

They gave it to him because of his belief that the time for a unipolar world led by the US is past, for his belief that the US should be cut down to size and its policies- internal and external- be subject to a kind of global vote so that its ability to project power should be no greater than Denmark, Iran or Indonesia.

56 posted on 08/31/2012 2:24:53 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: Daffynition

Inducting one of the most dishonorable men in America into a society composed of our nation’s MOST honorable men?

This would be laughable if it weren’t so despicable - which self-promoting Pentagon chair polisher dreamed up this nightmare farce?

Find him and fire him.


57 posted on 08/31/2012 2:29:57 AM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: Molon Labbie
Ok, I know this is satire, but people get legitimately angry because the SOB got a Nobel Peace Prize for nothing.

He got it for being half black.


58 posted on 08/31/2012 2:31:46 AM PDT by Iron Munro ("In any compromise between good and evil, it is only evil that can profit." - Ayn Rand)
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To: Daffynition

Satire should be banned from this site till zero is no longer in the white mosque.

or,

Treat satire posts like vanity posts. Clearly mark “satire” in the title.

Some of us don’t have time to go read the entire article to find it’s satire. We also don’t have time to waste on satire.


59 posted on 08/31/2012 3:04:04 AM PDT by 1_Rain_Drop
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To: Daffynition

Honorary member of the Benedict Arnold Society would be much more fitting.


60 posted on 08/31/2012 3:11:24 AM PDT by Right Wing Assault (Dick Obama is more inexperienced now than he was before he was elected.)
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