Posted on 07/25/2008 9:47:54 AM PDT by kristinn
Barack Obama's presidential campaign has been rocked over the bad publicity Obama is getting over his perceived snub of wounded troops at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany.
ABC News reports Obama staffers staged three separate briefings in just forty-five minutes on O-Force One as they flew from Berlin to Paris today.
Yesterday, the Obama campaign put out two conflicting reasons for canceling the visit. One blamed the Pentagon, the other said Obama chose not to visit over concerns the stop would be seen as political.
The Pentagon has responded to reporters queries saying that Obama was welcome to visit as a senator and would be able to bring a senate staffer with him, but no campaign staff (or media).
While Obama spokemen Robert Gibbs and retired Air Force Maj. General Scott Gration are spinning on the record, NBC News' Andrea Mitchell was reporting that Democrats are spreading rumors that John McCain's staff colluded with the Pentagon to scuttle the visit.
Obama's campaign has long recognized that his weakness is the perception of Obama as soft on the military and weak on patriotism. His week-long trip foreign trip was designed to showcase Obama's stature and ability to operate as commander-in-chief.
His snub of the wounded and his campaign's confused and malicious response shows that they believe his image in the minds of the voters back home has been gravely wounded.
Perfect!!!!!!!!!!!!!
what obama cancelled his trip to visit the props, I mean the troops
“Hello everyone,
As you know I am not a very political person.
I just wanted to pass along that Senator Obama came to Bagram, Afghanistan for about an hour on his visit to “The War Zone.
I want to share with you what happened.
He got off the plane and got into a bullet proof vehicle, got to the area to meet with the Major General (2 Star) who is the commander here at Bagram
As Soldiers lined up to shake his hand he blew them off and didn’t say a word as he went into the conference room to meet the General. As he finished, the vehicles took him to the ClamShell (pretty much a big top tent that military personnel can play basketball or work out in with
weights) so he could take his publicity pictures playing basketball. He again shunned the opportunity to talk to Soldiers to thank them for their service.
So really he was just here to make a showing for the American’s back home that he is their candidate for President.
I think that if you are going to make an effort to come all the way over here you would thank those that are providing the freedom that they are providing for you.
I swear we got more thanks from the NBA Basketball Players or the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders than from one of the Senators, who wants to be the President of the United States.
I just don’t understand how anyone would want him to be our
Commander-and-Chief. It was almost that he was scared to be around those that provide the freedom for him and our great country.
If this is blunt and to the point I am sorry, but I wanted you all to know what kind of caliber of person he really is.
What you see in the news is all fake.”
Above is a letter from a serviceman
I think it says it all!
Andrea Mitchell just rambled through her excuses for the idiot Obama but never said a truthful word.
I heard this morning that Barack himself has been to Walter Reed to visit wounded vets without cameras. If true, I give him credit for it. But when he thought the cameras mattered, we see where his allegiance was. Perception over substance for him. Personally, I think this tour was a disaster. But he could chance it because he knows the media is for him. But the nasty truth is that with the alternative media today, even the MSM has resort to the truth rather than be outed. Their numbers are slipping and they want to keep their jobs.
Maybe he would only visit UN troops as Citizen of the World. This snub confirms his low opinion of our brave fighting men. The mask is gone Mr. Obama. He couldn’t bring reporters and camera so he didn’t go. Its all about him and getting elected—not about giving some wounded GI Jane or GI Joe a little Hope and Change or at least a smile or two.
"My visit to these brave soldiers was a private moment, one not intended to be a political photo op. These men and women have risked their lives for all of us and I just wanted to thank them... yadda... yadda... yadda."
They blew it, and I am glad they did!!
I heard this morning that he has. But it wasn’t attributed.
I’ve read this twice now. Has it appeared in any media outlet that will give it credibility? I don’t doubt that it could happen, but it needs to be published.
Good, I hope he more and more will believe his own press, that’s when they start thinking that they can do no wrong, and start making more mistakes because of their hubris.
I’d sign up for the pay-per-view of a “reverse-Patton” on this empty sack. Thanks for putting that concept in my head for the rest of the day.
“Obama’s campaign has long recognized that his weakness is the perception of Obama as soft on the military and weak on patriotism. His week-long trip foreign trip was designed to showcase Obama’s stature and ability to operate as commander-in-chief.
His snub of the wounded and his campaign’s confused and malicious response shows that they believe his image in the minds of the voters back home has been gravely wounded.”
We can only hope and pray!
It wasn’t enough that his staff hung a campaign banner at the Wailing Wall.
Talk about a stench.
Yea sure that’ll fix it.Now Andrea is blaming it of the General on his staff.
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