Forget something, Mr. Obama?
Forget something, Mr. Obama?
“Am I wrong here? “
Yes, you are wrong. If he had NOT given a speech while AF1 was on the base, it would have been a slap in the face to the military. Remember, he is the CiC, the guy in charge, no matter how we feel about it.
As for the troops on stage, that is generally how it is done for a visiting dignitary. It allows the visitor to get up close and personal, and the troops to see the boss.
I don’t understand your point about the mixed races on the stage. What would you do? Put all black troops up there, or all white, or all Hispanic?
I have hated his photo ops using our troops, and especially when he went to Dover AFB, but when I saw the hand salute he rendered, it was obvious he had asked somebody how to salute. Again, I hate the fact he is saluting, but he has a right to salute. Funny, it never bothered me when GWB returned the salute when getting on/off the helicopter or AF1. And it really got me fired up when Clinton refused to acknowledge the troops saluting him.
My 2 cents fwiw.....
......Bob
You’re not wrong. You’re spot on. And those troops who were there were, as usual, told to sit down or stand up and say nothing. Just applaud occassionally to make the DIC look good for his daily requirement of media coverage.
Am I wrong here?
Nope!
I saw bits and pieces and seemed tooooo upbeat and trying toooo hard to be "one of the boys," though he fell flat and other than from the families, did not appear to be getting great responses.
The military (nor most Americans) is not stupid and most know that he has 0 respect for them; that this is all for show; and nutting but a big dog & pony show!!!
Nice try O'Bozzo, but a day late and a dollar short.
You had 2 chances: One right after the attack and once at Ft. Hood Memorial and you blew both opportunities.
Right On the Money
Obama was doing this as a PR stunt, neither the mayor of Anchorage or the Governor was at Elmendorf.
They re-fueled the jet, kicked the tires and cleaned the windshield and took off, Alaska was just a Stuckeys stop for Obama.
So President Obama says he'd like to visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki - something no sitting U.S. president has ever done. Of course, there's a reason they haven't: it could be seen as criticism of a painful decision that ended the bloodiest war in history.
Now, I don't mind if Obama wants to go, and it's probably presumptuous of me to criticize him for what he might say there, since he hasn't gone yet.
But if I didn't, then I wouldn't have a Gregalogue, and that's not fair to me, or to those delightful unicorn voices in my head.
And besides, I can pretty much go by what I've seen of Obama already. Fact is, whenever he's overseas, he tends to translate American success into past arrogance. Plus, I dont think he'll go to Hiroshima and say, "We did it to save lives," because that undermines his whole point about nuclear weapons being evil.
And look at the fall of the Berlin Wall - the most important positive event in our lifetimes - unleashing a march of countries toward freedom. Obama didn't even go to that shindig. Instead, he offered a video - the kind of thing Britney Spears does when she can't accept the trophy for best U.T.I. at the MTV awards.
Still, Obama's speech wasn't bad. He championed freedom and stuff.
But then, he couldn't resist:
"Few would have foreseen ... that a united Germany would be led by a woman from Brandenburg or that their American ally would be led by a man of African descent. But human destiny is what human beings make of it."
So, no mention of Reagan or Thatcher - yet he brings up himself?
Maybe staying home isn't so bad.
And if you disagree with me, you're probably a racist!
I saw the clip and the dear leader’s enthusiasm... as if NOTHING HAS HAPPENED! He really does have an on and off switch. He was cold, rude and emotionless at Fort Hood, and we won’t forget.