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Posted on 08/26/2014 2:02:38 PM PDT by Hojczyk
President Barack Obama faced a tough crowd on Tuesday American military veterans and fell flat on his applause lines as he failed to win over the American Legion's convention-goers.
His 35-minute speech seemed to have reminded the audience of the stark divide between the White House's policy choices and the feelings of the men and women often called on to carry them out.
A Virginia legionnaire who served in the U.S. Marine Corps told MailOnline that 'a small group of Obama's admirers and there are some here sat near the front and tried to generate applause for him about 10 times.'
'They didn't get much pickup,' the retired lieutenant colonel said of the 'instigators' gathered at the Charlotte, North Carolina event, but 'they were persistent. You could tell when the applause was genuine and when it wasn't. Most of the veterans sat on their hands, leaving awkward silences where White House speechwriters expected ovations.
The veteran asked MailOnline to conceal his identity. 'I don't need that kind of trouble,' he said. 'I work for a government contractor.'
Obama spoke for nearly eight full minutes on Tuesday without a single clap.
He touted his foreign policy bona fides, boasting that 'even countries that criticize us when the chips are down and they need help, they know who to call. They call us. That's what American leadership looks like.'
Silence.
'Sustaining our leadership, keeping America strong and secure, means we have to use our power wisely,' Obama cautioned, in keeping with his slow approach to battling ISIS and other terror groups overseas.
'History teaches us of the dangers of overreaching and spreading ourselves too thin, and trying to go it alone without international support, or rushing into military adventures without thinking through the consequences.'
Crickets.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
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Tepid clapping greets unpopular Obama’s VA speech at American Legion convention in his first speech to group since 2011
President fell flat as audience of thousands responded to military pledges with anemic ovations
Some applause lines met with awkward silence while others earned only three seconds of feeble clapping
Crowd came to life to honor fellow veterans, not Obama
President announced 19 ‘executive actions’ aimed at restoring faith in failed VA system and providing better health care outcomes to war veterans
Obama flopped with messages defending his cautious approach to battling ISIS in Iraq and Syria
Looked like there was quite a large crowd there but, some miniscule amount of his peeps applauded.
He seemed irrelevant. ..wait...
Riiiiiiight, it will be mentioned here in the States, I am sure. ////
The article didn’t mention, but I’d love to see the fuming Obama ...... more please.
Should have given him a “loud Bronx Cheer”.
I think he’s speaking at a Klan rally tomorrow
And history also shows what happens when a liberal president guts the military in favor of entitlement programs that benefits a lot of people who’s only contribution to society is getting it’s collective ass out of bed you f**king moron, it’s called “Pearl Harbor’’. God do I hate this a-hole.
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