Posted on 11/05/2009 3:39:43 PM PST by Roscoe Karns
We still don’t know what was behind the killings at Ft. Hood this afternoon, in which 11 soldiers and the killer died, but President Obama’s rushed press conference was surprising in its flippancy nonetheless. Before he got to the issue on everyone’s mind — namely the deaths of Americans in uniform — the president gave a “shout-out” to government bureaucrats gathered for a previously scheduled conference at the Interior Department, complete with appreciative chuckles. He treated the event like a pep rally rather than a tragic occasion with a wider audience than those gathered in the room. I wonder how many media outlets will compare Obama’s performance to President Bush’s “Pet Goat” moment on 9/11. I won’t hold my breath.
The MSM will simply edit out the first 2 1/2 minutes and rewrite history.
Even coming from that immature idiot, my jaw dropped when I saw his “shout out”.
Yep, down the memory hole.
That is what they are showing, as if his remarks began with addressing the shooting.
Not if we never let it be forgotten!
Obama is happy about the deaths.
It is inapproriate for the President to give a shout out in the first place so in this instance it was just inexcusable...a clear indicator of who the guy is. A two bit loser.
My jaw dropped, then my blood pressure rose. A “shout out” to a Medal of Honor recipient, who, I hope, was embarrassed and sickened.
This is why I was ranting around the office...
I kept thinking that maybe he didn't know about it yet and was about to be whispered the event like Bush on 9/11.
Now I know exactly what to think. Grrrrrr......
Yes, you are exactly right.
Obama is a disgrace....I miss President Bush. :(
On a side note, this is the half-hour that the national nightly news programs should be on TV here (I’m right at Fort Hood). My local CBS and NBC affiliates have chosen to stay on the air, however, rather than let New York tell them what happened here today. I’ve never seen that before. Good for my local affiliates!!
Waiting for the next press conference from Ft. Hood...
You are generous. I'd call him a half bit and a half wit!
Due to recent economic setbacks.... two bit is a tad inflated.... I'd say more along the lines of half wit loser.
You know Ronald Reagan or George W Bush would not have opened it up that way.
That bastard even had a little smirk on his face for a minute there. Aargh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh no. No way. No way.
President Bush intended to protect the children from hearing the terrible news.
This a$$hole didn’t give a $hip about anyone but himself.
Oh, my speech will have to be about the troops. Darn.
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