Posted on 04/12/2009 10:59:27 AM PDT by The Big Feed
So the White House decided it was going to "stage" its own surprise visit to Iraq. Here's how the mainstream press reported it:
Cheered wildly by U.S. troops, President Barack Obama flew unannounced into Iraq on Tuesday and promptly declared it was time for Iraqis to "take responsibility for their country" after America's commitment of six years and thousands of lives.
What a startling change in attitude. From zero to hero. But not so fast. If you're wondering how the man who consistently opposed our troops in Iraq and their mission could be greeted so heartily, you're not the only one. Shenanigans. And lots of them. Macsmind reveals an email from an Army sergeant who was in Iraq when Obama arrived...
This picture simply doesn't jive with Obama's earlier greeting and the military poll numbers during the election campaign.
The most obvious evidence of the White House's manipulation of the crowd that greeted Obama during his surprise visit are the photos themselves. Look at the picture above. How many African-Americans do you see in that photo? African-Americans make up roughly 12-14% of soldiers serving in the U.S. Army. Does that photo seem representative of that number to you?
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Shocker. BHO had to audition an enthusiastic crowd among our fighting forces.
Wow! Thanks for posting! Proof of what we all suspected!
They handed out cameras to make it seem like the troops really cared.
Ridiculous.
And we are surprised why??? BTW, did those soldiers get to keep the cameras or IOW how many came up missing?
Like the rest of 0. Style over Substance
I notice none are flashing, did they just take the cameras out of the boxes and fail to put batteries in?
Par for the course with this WH staff.
Well, my husband noticed one of the scenes, when Obama was getting off the plane, Obama was saluted by a military officer without his hat. This is supposedly a direct insult. But, Obama wouldn’t know that.
Well that is surprising. I mean how could they.
what is this anyway some film the 90’s “Wag the Dog”.
My thoughts exactly
This president makes me sick. He’s Commander in Chief and obviously the safety of the armed forces, the moral support, the honest relationship with them all pales to his political career.
Thank you for posting this information. It needs to go out and around as many places as possible.
I suggest we all post this to a left wing forum, blog, whatever so they all get a look at what’s really up.
Thanks but I’m not the original poster. I was just first to comment.
The List, ping
In the near future we should start counting the animatronic figures at Walt Disney World to see if any are missing, Obama needs more supporters.
The photo-op fooled the lamebrains on “Fox News Watch” yesterday...they thought it showed that our military people in Iraq loved Obama after all.
Most likely from HQ or logistic support units. No stress lines on those faces...
No duh!
Were they told that O had planned on denying them medical care if they were wounded in battle?
Good idea. I posted it at Reddit, a known bastion of Godless liberals, it was voted down in 10 seconds.
They were enthusiastic ??????? Did I miss something?
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