Posted on 06/22/2009 7:50:23 PM PDT by max americana
David Borden Jr. was wounded in Iraq on January 19, 2008. A suicide bomber rushed him and detonated, and Borden was hit by over 200 pieces of shrapnel. He lost right leg (below the knee) and his left arm was severely damaged. He was in a coma for over a month.
He's inspired more than a few people while recovering. The NY Giants football team reports that he's the grandson of a NY Giant.
According to the email below from his father, David Borden (Sr.), David Jr. had an uninspiring visit from the President of the United States: Since Dave Jr. has been injured he has met and been overwhelmed by many, many political and military "celebs". The list includes Bob Gates, Sec. of Defense, who came into his room and told him 3 or 4 times that if Dave Jr. had any issues to call his cell phone number. It includes Gen. Petereus who sat and talked with Dave Jr. for almost 45 minutes. The General recalled vividly all of the circumstances around the events that led to fighting that Dave was involved in. It includes Sen. McCain who arrived late on a Saturday afternoon during a thunder storm, unannounced, and talked to Dave Jr. about how similar their experiences with fate. It includes George Bush when Dave Jr. was invited to attend the very last Christmas party at the White House for the White House Staff. President Bush and his wife entered the ballroom and immediately went to Dave Jr.. President Bush knew Dave Jr.'s name as well as when and how he was injured. Dave Jr. had a picture taken with Laura and the President that he has framed and ill cherish forever. The list goes on and on of people coming in to meet Dave Jr. and the other wounded warriors at Walter Reed and Bethesda.
Yesterday. Dave Jr. was ordered to be at the National Naval Hospital with another 12 soldiers and Marines to meet with Obama. Obama was supposed to arrive at 11:30 AM. He finally got there at 3:00 PM. He entered the room with the wounded warriors and quickly shook each of their hands. He never asked their names, where they were from, or how they were injured. Then he left.
Dave Jr. has met the people who really care about the military. All he remembers from Obama is a weak handshake. The others in the room, younger and less exposed to the people that Dave Jr. has met, were so disappointed. Word about Obama's "insensitive" visit has spread to the MATC ( the rehab facility) at Walter Reed and throughout Bethesda. The military sees through his phoniness.
All I can say is that it is such a disappointment that this man is Commander-In-Chief of our Armed Forces. He is an embarrassment to our Nation.
Regards, Dave
More likely it was the ice cream cone he had in his hand while walking through the ward. "C'mon, let's get this over with! My rocky road is melting!"
Why did he even bother? What a moron.
Hell, compared to this Zero, Clinton was an absolute war hawk. He's quickly making Jimmy Carter number 2 on the list of worst Presidents in history.
Photo op is the only reason he showed up. He is a real scumbag.
To think he has to depend on the troops for anything, he sure mistreats us.
He's quickly making Jimmy Carter number 2 on the list of worst Presidents in history.
See my tagline.
What should we expect from someone who loathes the military and all it stands for. I would think the American population would know better than to elect this piece of trash into the WH but they such a short memory span. “Those who forgot the past are doomed to repeat it.”
bump for later
Who was three and a half hours late, which shows a total lack of respect for our troops.
What a tool.
LOL, yes, I can only agree. Who’d a thunk it?
Phony is the operative and salient word here.
Obammy is phony from A to Z. There is nothing real about Obammy except his ego, smirk, arrogance, hubris and his enormous narcissism.
Why are so many people so blind to his obvious phoniness? His total lack of depth and sincerity?
I don't get it.
> Why are so many people so blind to his obvious phoniness? His total lack of depth and sincerity?
I don’t get it.<
Don’t even bother trying to figure them out. Their “logic” is that terrorism is caused by Dubya, global warming is caused by humans, and that the answer to oil independence is...NOT to drill off our shores and invest in freakin’ windmills.
You’re right, why bother, I’ve alienated a lot of “liberal” friends and relatives trying to convince them about energy and many other things.
No oil drilling when we’ve got tons of oil, no nuclear energy when it’s cleaner and safer than ever. Bizarre.
Liberals are going to get us all killed or make us die slow agonizing deaths.
O makes me sick...This story just makes me sicker.
God Bless Dave Jr..and all our wounded warriors.
I would not shake the hand of that POS if I was paid a lot of money.
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