Reaction to Memorial Day Comment Surprises President

A Semi-News/Semi-Satire from AzConservative ^ | 4 June 2011 | John Semmens

[John Semmens]

Thinking he was praising U.S. military forces by calling them “one of the finest fighting forces the world has ever known,” President Obama was shocked that some would take issue with his “one of” phrasing.

“A lot of people around the world have been abused by American troops,” Obama asserted. “They don’t think American fighting forces are in the least bit ‘fine.’ I put this criticism aside for one day and I get grief. You just can’t please some people.”

“Of course, from a historical perspective, one must acknowledge the achievements of other fighting forces—some of which dwarf anything U.S. troops have accomplished,” the President added. “To cite one example, the Mongols under Genghis Khan were able to conquer Asia, killing an estimated 40 million using only primitive weapons. Better armed American forces haven’t come close to duplicating this feat. And let’s not forget that American troops got whipped by the Viet Cong. On balance, I think I was being generous in my praise.”

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[Doob]

You get me spun up everytime.

[ThePatriotsFlag]

You expect crap like this from your enemies, but this is the President of the United States ... how big a mistake can people make! It just keeps getting bigger! This man is not a patriot, he’s a despot.

[trisham]

There is something terribly wrong with this man.

[trisham]

Goodness. This is satire. I guess that was so close to the truth... actually, it is probably what he would have said if he had spoken his mind.

[kalee]

It’s satire.

[Molly T.]

Mr. Semmens, this article was great, as usual. I must admit it pushed my button, and I fired off a rant to some of my poor friends....so I had to send another by way of an apology. It's been awhile since I've been caught off guard by one of your articles, and I must say, my guard was down...one other time I was roped in by you, so I had my eye on the byline every time I felt inclined to rant in response to your clever articles...keep up the entertaining writing...