How Do Marines Feel About Obama? When Silence Is Golden

Start Thinking Right ^ | March 5, 2009 | Michael Eden

[Michael Eden]

Watching this video contrasting the reception given by Marines to George Bush with that given to Barack Obama is a gift that just keeps on giving:

Watch the short Youtube video.

Reading the comments on Atlas Shrugs was kind of fun, too.

I got a tear in my eye seeing the jubilant, heartfelt outpouring of love and support the Marines had for the President who put them into harm's way. They believed in their President, and they believed in the mission he sent them to accomplish.

And I got a pain in my side laughing at the contrast in response when Barack Obama visited Marines. If you listen real hard, you can hear the crickets chirping.

Obama may as well have been appearing in a silent movie compared to the outburst given to Bush.

I was laughing hard enough at the excruciatingly polite reception the Marines gave to Obama before the video footage cut to the CNN reporter who said:

"Uh,the President's Iraq speech at Camp Lejeune. And many may, uh, take note of the mostly - you would have to say - tepid response."

I wrote a predictive article back in October. I'm glad I was right.

May God bless and protect our troops. They are our magnificent warriors - and we should be so proud of our men and women who have chosen to put on the uniform in time of war and sacrifice.

It turns out that, besides being heroic, they aint stupid, either.

[Danae]

Oooooo now that was COLD. You know the measure of a man when he walks next to real warriors and how they treat him. Obama doesn’t deserve to even be in the room with the Military.

[paul51]

beautiful

[MeganC]

As much as the Marines liked Bush it still didn’t compare to how they loved Reagan. President Reagan is the only President whom the Marines would hold a salute even when they were saluting his back. They tolerate Obama. They respected Bush. But they loved Reagan.

[AJ in NYC]

exceptional post. Thank you.

[txnativegop]

BO must have been p@ssed at that big time!

[An American!]

Thank you for posting. As the commentator said...a “tepid” response for Obama vs the raucous crowd for Bush.

[ChrisInAR]

I found the silence during the Obama wecome to be more than a lil disappointing;

Where were the boo-birds?

[shotgun]

Pres. Bush traveled to the MCAS Yuma where my daughter was stationed at the time. This was when the President was giving some speech about border security. Anyway all the Marines were called out to formation to greet the President and after the speech he went to the ranks and personnaly shook everyone's hand and thanked them for their service.

[MeganC]

My parents have Reagan’s picture in our dining room right next to the Ten Commandments. My dad was a Marine and met President Reagan after he was wounded at the Beirut barracks in 1983 and President Reagan even called him a few times to check on him after that. He was really special.

[Michael Eden]

Chris,

As a fellow soldier myself, I can only tell you that booing your commander in chief - no matter how much you hate his guts - isn’t an option. He’s in the chain of command, and “free speech” isn’t a universal right for the armed forces.

But it WOULD have been nice to hear a chorus of raspberries!!!

[adaven]

Bookmarked.

Thanks for the post! Almost feel sorry for Zero. Almost. Well, not really at all.

[Michael Eden]

And as great as Ronnie was at the time of his presidency, he has grown even greater.

Particularly when you consider the contrast with the present company.

[MeganC]

It really saddens me to think that Obama sits in the same office President Reagan gave honor to.

[ChrisInAR]

I know I would have done it....regardless of what the price I had to pay would have been.

[Not A Snowbird]

I’m sure the active duty Marines will treat Obama with the same courtesy and respect that I was obligated to show to Clinton.

[nutmeg]

fyi

[freedumb2003]

Fantastic — I have forwarded that to everyone I could think of.

Thanks for posting it up!

[OneWingedShark]

>I found the silence during the Obama wecome to be more than a lil disappointing;
>Where were the boo-birds?

Agreed. He should be booed simply for his failure-assertion that he would have a “ethically superior” administration than previously at DC... and then he goes and appoints the same shits that have always been floating around DC. {It will be funny when history shows that Bill Richardson was the least corrupt of Obama’s nominees.}