Obama Visits Marine Corps Base for Christmas

ABC ^ | December 26 | Jake Tapper

[PghBaldy]

...As Obama entered the room it was absent of the regular fanfare of cheering and clapping. The diners were polite; staying seated at their respective tables and waited for the President-elect to come to them to stand up...

[El Gato]

The president elect spent about an hour with the troops. Obama Transition aides say that Obama did not eat with the uniformed men and women – he ate at his beach home with his family and friends Christmas night.

When President Bush visits the troops on a holiday in the messhall, he eats with them, and often does a stint serving the food. Even Hillary eats with them.

Nothing like shatting on the plates of those who will soon have your back.

[wbill]

When President Bush visits the troops on a holiday in the messhall, he eats with them, and often does a stint serving the food.

When you have an entitlement mentality as strong as Obama's, you are served meals, you don't serve them. I'm sure that the thought never crossed his tiny mind.

[El Gato]

Didn’t know that that was a POTUS requirement. Good thing Joe Lieberman or dare say Mitt Romney didn’t get elected

You miss the point. Lieberman never *pretended* to be Christian. I'll bet he celebrate the appropriate holy days, either at the temple or at home as is the custom for those of his religion.

Romney would likely say he was a Christian, he is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, after all. Mormons celebrate Christmas (Christ's Mass) on the same day as other Christians, even though many believe Jesus was actually born in the spring.

[TommyTrojan]

Tremendous web page. A great resource for all things 0bama.

[ETL]

Thanks, I appreciate that. However, the page mainly deals with his radical left associations.

[RobbyS]

NOT his crowd.

[GatorGirl]

In the military, the higher ranking officers serve the troops on holidays. President Bush serving, as the highest rank of all, is traditional. Of course, Democrat presidents (and presidents-elect) don’t know the etiquette, or more likely don’t care.

He should have eaten his meal there with them at the very least. What a tool!

[2111USMC]

it was absent of the regular fanfare of cheering and clapping"

My favorite part also.

[2111USMC]

Fake little femmy bastard wouldn’t have lasted until we walked off the yellow footprints.

LOL!

Hell, he'd probably pee his pants on the bus ride!

[El Gato]

That gal (I think that’s what it is) with the tattooed arm in the left part of that picture reminds me of just about every BAM (WM - Woman Marine) at Camp Pendleton in the 60’s...

Let's not go dissing the lady Marines. This one might come back to haunt your a$$.

She's the one on the left and this was taken only few months before she reported to Paris Island.

That one is at 30, some years after she left the Corps, unfortunately the images on LadyX's homepage of her as a Marine homepage are no longer available.

Here she was 50 years after entering the Corps.

And if, forgiving soul that she is, doesn't come back to haunt your a$$, Texas Cowboy will come back and kick it.

That gal is probably a squid anyway. :)

[The Great RJ]

Obama visiting a Marine base is about like a notorious whore in church.

[efs111]

I will NOT take it easy on that America-hating punk! He has to earn our respect, if that’s possible!

[ContraryMary]

I give him credit for going. He didn’t have to.

[El Gato]

Thanks and I'll be the first to hammer Obama in my posts when he starts signing socialist legislation

It'll be kind of late then, don't you think? Proactive is where it's at.

[Vinnie]

.As Obama entered the room it was absent of the regular fanfare of cheering and clapping

Uh, that's called lack of respect.

[El Gato]

Obama visiting a Marine base is about like a notorious whore in church.

Not really, the whore is likely there for salvation, or at least forgiveness, and in most churches, but of course not all, would be welcome on that basis.

"O" OTOH, is there to use the Grunts, squids and their families as background for a photo op. I doubt he was particularly welcome.

More like a turd in the punchbowl than a whore in church. IMHO.

[Dionysius]

He salutes with the middle finger.

[Syncro]

I completely understand and fully aware of Obama attitude towards our military. But he did visit them, so for now I won't criticize him over this.

I certainly will and he deserves it.

He did it for a photo op, and has made it clear he does not have our military in his best interests.

He visited them for his political reasons, not for the troops. Period.

Any one that completely understands and is fully aware of Obama's attitude towards our military would know that.

And, the "for now" comment.

Obama apologists don't criticize their guy except for subterfugal reasons when it fits their agenda.

It's alright, there are a lot of OA's here and the syndrome is recognized and noted when it rears it's head.

[Syncro]

LOL, good post.

RIP Lady X and Texas Cowboy

[keats5]

I thought you were supposed to serve before you had the right to salute. Am I wrong?