Posted on 04/12/2009 10:07:03 AM PDT by STARWISE
“Cheered wildly by U.S. troops,” begins Jennifer Democratic Operative Loven’s AP report on Obama’s surprise visit to Iraq on Tuesday.
Quite a contrast to the silent treatment Marines gave Obama at his Camp LeJeune speech in late February. Just how did Obama manage to fix that little problem?
According to a sergeant in Iraq :
*****We were pre-screened, asked by officials “Who voted for Obama?”, and then those who raised their hands were shuffled to the front of the receiving line. They even handed out digital cameras and asked them to hold them up. [Via Macsmind.]****
As supporting evidence for the digital-cameras part of the story, the sergeant (or Mac, can’t tell which), suggests that the identical cameras can be verified in the AP photos. Looks right:
Charles Dharapak/associated press
So will the press cover this evidence of a staged and unrepresentative show of military affection for our anti-military president? The reporters were there. Did they actually see the troops being sorted by whether they voted for Obama, which the sergeant describes as happening on the spot?
Stephen Hurst’s AP report is upfront about Obama’s fervent desire for a hero’s welcome:
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama went for the defining television shot by capping his first extended foreign tour with a surprise visit to Iraq.
He got it – pictures of hundreds of U.S. troops cheering wildly as he told them it was time for the Iraqis to take charge of their own future.
Just no mention of HOW Obama managed to fake this response: Obama lover’s to the front!
FLASHBACK: How the press treated the merest impression of a staged troop response under President Bush, even when there was no actual manipulation
Remember this headline from 2005:
Bush Teleconference With Soldiers Staged
It dominated the headlines and the television news-analysis for days, and the fabricated scandal was utterly dishonest. The so-called “staging” involved no manipulation whatsoever. A group of soldiers who were scheduled for a televised chat with President Bush were “caught on tape” discussing ahead of time who would answer questions on what subjects. There was NO discussion of WHAT should be said.
Now there is evidence that Obama perpetrated an actual fraud right under the watching eyes of the press, handpicking Obama voters to represent on television the views of our soldiers, and the press reports nothing but the fraudulent story.
Piling it on
Of course the AP stories about Obama’s surprise Iraq trip are larded with other bits of pro-Obama, anti-Bush disinformation as well. Hurst ends with his own interpretation of the glorious new age of Obama:
The world has been alerted to a new U.S. approach that breaks with the “go it alone” style of Bush.
“Go it alone” as in going into Iraq with a coalition of 40 countries and an evenly split minority party (same degree of Democrat support in the Senate as opposition in the House).
Neither did the press note the glaring counter-factuals in Obama’s speech. From The New York Times:
The president said that it was time for Iraqis “to take responsibility for their country and for their sovereignty.”
So why does it take Gateway Pundit to point out that sovereignty has already been transferred in 13 of 18 provinces?
All the disinformation that fits in print.
The most Corrupt press in the history of America.
Pray for America and Our Troops
Thank you so much for this, I will share the information with others.
All of those identical cameras are mighty fishy...
Thanks Allegra,
As soon as I saw your post, I knew for sure.
I knew it had to be stanged when someone in that audience screamed out “We Love You” and others began to yell out and applaud.
That had to be a “plant”!
We were pre-screened, asked by officials "Who voted for Obama?", and then those who raised their hands were shuffled to the front of the receiving line. They even handed out digital cameras and asked them to hold them up. [Via Macsmind.] As supporting evidence for the digital-cameras part of the story, the sergeant (or Mac, can't tell which), suggests that the identical cameras can be verified in the AP photos... So will the press cover this evidence of a staged and unrepresentative show of military affection for our anti-military president? The reporters were there. Did they actually see the troops being sorted by whether they voted for Obama, which the sergeant describes as happening on the spot? Stephen Hurst's AP report is upfront about Obama's fervent desire for a hero's welcome... FLASHBACK: How the press treated the merest impression of a staged troop response under President Bush, even when there was no actual manipulation... Now there is evidence that Obama perpetrated an actual fraud right under the watching eyes of the press, handpicking Obama voters to represent on television the views of our soldiers, and the press reports nothing but the fraudulent story... Of course the AP stories about Obama's surprise Iraq trip are larded with other bits of pro-Obama, anti-Bush disinformation as well... Neither did the press note the glaring counter-factuals in Obama's speech... All the disinformation that fits in print.
He will keep them overtime as he promised not to.I know :)
If they gave them digital cameras, was it allowed by requlation?
Obama will see to it that their taxes are raised retroactively to cover 100% of the cost of the camera and then some.
Retired in 1996. Very few, if any of the types you describe when I was active duty.
I knew of many that had joined for the wrong reason but in my career field they were weeded out early because of the stress and the importance of the duty.
We had the chance in 2000 with Alan Keyes. But he was running on his ideas, not the novelty.
Had he been elected, it would have been fun to watch liberals heads explode.
Our president is a sick man. He needs adulation and will go to any extreme to get it. I feel sorry for America.
Not a smile on any of their faces. That in itself is telling.
This is not a surprise to me.
Every LIEberal event is choreographed. They have been doing it for years — cf. The Ministry of Truth.
Your 4th photo must be a fake, we know from Zero’s event, digital cameras only come in silver.
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It most certainly is NOT a fake. That is when he was at Camp LeJeune.
They came because they got a free digital camera if they smiled and used it. Then they told it was staged. They got a free camera, obummer looks like a fool again, mission accomplished.
The PravdaPoodles will do exactly as their told. And do it with delight.
It's probably against the law or the regs somewhere. Not that law matters anymore in our Post-Constitution Era.
I love the 3rd pic with the kid in the back taking a nap!
Where did you get these?
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