Posted on 12/29/2018 4:47:36 AM PST by rustyweiss74
The media has been in a frenzy since President Trump paid a surprise visit to troops in an Iraqi combat zone, outraged that some soldier had sought autographs from their commander in chief.
They said little when both Barack and Michelle Obama made similar gestures to the troops.
Newsweek went so far as to seek out an Obama appointed former White House ethics chief to call the President’s actions in signing such as items as MAGA hats, “truly disgusting.”
“Trump’s engaging in campaign activity during this trip is on Trump and Trump alone,” Walter Shaub raged. “Disgusting. Truly disgusting. Shame!”
A Bloomberg reporter snitched on one soldier who was holding a Trump flag.
CNN piled on by suggesting the troops – serving and risking their lives in a combat zone – should be punished for their actions.
As with a vast majority of media coverage in America, the things that outrage reporters in the era of Trump are the same things they flat-out ignored during Barack Obama’s time as Senator and President.
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By contrast, the image above shows then-Senator Obama campaigning in July of 2008 and autographing “memorabilia for servicemembers at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.”
The second image shows former First Lady Michelle Obama signing magazines featuring her on the cover for the Third Infantry Division Soldiers at Fort Stewart, Georgia in 2012.
Did any media members attempt to get those soldiers in trouble for allegedly violating DOD guidelines? No, and rightfully so.
(Excerpt) Read more at menrec.com ...
Give the rest of us a break and do the same.
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