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Did President Obama Just Deliver a Political Memorial Day Speech?
Flopping Aces ^ | 05-25-15 | Wordsmith

Posted on 05/25/2015 4:01:50 PM PDT by Starman417

Someone tell me that it's just my ODS-ometer going off and he didn't really just inject a political point into his Arlington speech, as if he's still campaigning:

President Obama highlighted the U.S. drawdown in Afghanistan during his annual Memorial Day speech in Arlington, Va. on Monday, casting it as a historic time of remembrance spanning two administrations.

"For many of us, this Memorial Day is especially meaningful. It's the first since our war in Afghanistan came to an end," Obama said during his speech at Arlington National Cemetery.

Clad in dark blue suit and deep red tie, Obama noted that it was the first Memorial Day honoring fallen soldiers in more than a decade that the U.S. "is not engaged in a major ground war."

Obama to selfie: "Go me!"

It's as though he's defending his failed Middle East strategy in a national Memorial Day speech.

Sometimes less is not more (unless you're talking about more suffering in the world). Sometimes less is less. You get what you pay for, and we are beginning to pay the price for American disengagement from the world's conflicts.

(Excerpt) Read more at floppingaces.net...


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1 posted on 05/25/2015 4:01:50 PM PDT by Starman417
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To: Starman417

Well it is an odd statement; my son was injured on the ground in Afghanistan in May 2011...


2 posted on 05/25/2015 4:05:12 PM PDT by kevslisababy
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To: Starman417

Obastard is a sorry excuse for a sonofabitch.


3 posted on 05/25/2015 4:05:19 PM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: Starman417

yes he certainly insulted everyone who could have noticed!!


4 posted on 05/25/2015 4:05:55 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: Starman417

Why is this a surprise for anyone six years in?


5 posted on 05/25/2015 4:06:01 PM PDT by Sasparilla (If you want peace, prepare for war.)
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6 posted on 05/25/2015 4:08:08 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: Starman417

With Obama, its always about HIM..always has been, always will be


7 posted on 05/25/2015 4:08:59 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

He wasn’t well thought of at the Memorial Day gathering we went to, today. Just sayin’.


8 posted on 05/25/2015 4:10:08 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (The White House is now known as "Casa Blanca".)
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9 posted on 05/25/2015 4:10:29 PM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Starman417
So, in other words, his speech was 'Me Me Me, I, I, I..."

Same as every other speech he delivers.

10 posted on 05/25/2015 4:10:52 PM PDT by fhayek
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iraq wasn’t a major ground war when he took office. it was conquered territory. then he gave it back. then he created ISIS. now he’s trying to give Iraq nukes, and the entire Middle East is teetering on armageddon.

. . . and this galactic dumba$$ is actually proud of himself.


11 posted on 05/25/2015 4:11:35 PM PDT by JohnBrowdie (http://forum.stink-eye.net)
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To: Starman417

POS


12 posted on 05/25/2015 4:13:04 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: Starman417

If he hadn’t made it political it would have been a first.


13 posted on 05/25/2015 4:13:05 PM PDT by TigersEye (If You Are Ignorant, Don't Vote!)
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To: Starman417

was his mouth moving?


14 posted on 05/25/2015 4:15:19 PM PDT by 9thLife (The dream is free. The hustle is sold separately.)
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To: Starman417

Everything is politics to leftists, everything


15 posted on 05/25/2015 4:21:44 PM PDT by GeronL (free short story: http://flscifi.blogspot.com/2015/05/free-short-story-proper-care-feeding-of.html)
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To: Starman417

Everything is crumbling down around this jugear.

His self-patting his own back won’t do him any good.

Maks him even more pathetic, if that’s possible.


16 posted on 05/25/2015 4:25:05 PM PDT by Sir Napsalot (Pravda + Useful Idiots = CCCP; JournOList + Useful Idiots = DopeyChangey!)
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To: Sarah Barracuda
With Obama, its always about HIM..always has been, always will be


17 posted on 05/25/2015 4:26:15 PM PDT by TangibleDisgust (The Parmesan doesn't go like that.)
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To: sauropod

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18 posted on 05/25/2015 4:39:37 PM PDT by sauropod (I am His and He is mine.)
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To: JohnBrowdie

Sad part is that he still has tons of supporters who think his sh** doesn’t stink and that he can do no wrong. They don’t really care about the Middle East, the incompetence or that he and his handlers are rapidly destroying this country, so long as they get their free stuff and their EBT cards have a sufficient balance.


19 posted on 05/25/2015 4:39:37 PM PDT by fatnotlazy
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To: MeshugeMikey

Good one Mikey!


20 posted on 05/25/2015 4:40:15 PM PDT by 43north (BHO: 50% black, 50% white, 100% RED.)
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