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Live Thread: Barack Obama Afghan Speech 8 p.m. EST - "Hello I Must Be Going"
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
| Kristinn
Posted on 12/01/2009 3:54:38 PM PST by kristinn
Live from New York...it's Barack Obama!
On the banks of the Hudson River at West Point, Obama will give his military strategy for Afghanistan, based on the tactical genius of Capt. Spaulding, aka Groucho Marx:
Hello, I Must Be Going
Oh dear, he is coming, At last he's here.
(Spaulding) Hello, I must be going, I cannot stay, I came to say, I must be going. I'm glad I came, but just the same I must be going. La La.
(Mrs. Rittenhouse) For my sake you must stay. If you should go away, You'd spoil this party I am throwing.
(Spaulding) I'll stay a week or two, I'll stay the summer thru, But I am telling you, I must be going.
(All) Before you go, Will you oblige us, And tell us of your deeds so glowing?
(Spaulding) I'll do anything you say, In fact I'll even stay!
(All) Good!
(Spaulding) But I must be going.
TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; escalate; grouchomarx; helloimustbegoing; novictory; obama; obamaswar; oef; oefsurge; traitor; treason; usma; weak
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To: RckyRaCoCo
501
posted on
12/01/2009 5:40:14 PM PST
by
lysie
(A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right.T.Paine)
To: MamaLucci
Hey Mista Tally-bon.. tally me my popies
502
posted on
12/01/2009 5:40:22 PM PST
by
Darth Republican
(Soon we must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy.)
To: SE Mom
Yep by the end of the speech we will once again be reminded that everything is Bush's fault and he is here to save the day on all fronts.Sure does inspire a rumrunner for me.
503
posted on
12/01/2009 5:40:24 PM PST
by
rodguy911
(HOME OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE--GO SARAHCUDA !!)
To: Minnesocold
Yes, I’m grateful that the pathetic poseur is done, for now. Even the teleprompter was bored. What a disgrace.
504
posted on
12/01/2009 5:40:33 PM PST
by
50cal Smokepole
(Effective gun control involves effective recoil management)
To: kristinn
505
posted on
12/01/2009 5:40:44 PM PST
by
woofie
To: Dinah Lord
from the corner
Commander in Sleep [Jonah Goldberg]
Maybe it’s just me, but I could swear the camera keeps catching cadets dozing off.
12/01 08:31 PMShare
506
posted on
12/01/2009 5:40:47 PM PST
by
mystery-ak
(gopbriefingroom.com)
To: rodguy911
miss you too Rod! hey I went to Key west in May & fell in love with that place!
To: All
He says we're not as innocent as we were during the time of Roosevelt.
What the hell is that supposed to mean?
To: kristinn
Tell me that was accidental...
509
posted on
12/01/2009 5:40:49 PM PST
by
bigbob
To: mystery-ak
Thanky you, thanky you for your sporadic applause.
Not exactly a happy crowd, but what you would expect
from the thin gray line.
Obama wasn’t talking to them of course, I can’t wait
to see the reaction from his “base”.
It will be interesting to see Cpink twist itself into
a pretzel over this.
510
posted on
12/01/2009 5:40:53 PM PST
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: nascarnation
I’m a bit upset with the applause he got. Not everyone applauded and it only happened 3 times during the lecture but nevertheless I enjoyed watching him get nervous when his punchlines were getting no reactions prompting him to start smacking his hand on the podium.
To: mystery-ak
“the cadets are tired and probably have studying to do..instead they are ordered to listen to this crap”
wonder if they were ordered to applause to an applause sign?
To: relee
Yeah it was on Becks show tonight. The range was 40,000 to 60,000 troops. Of course the media said 40,000 only.
513
posted on
12/01/2009 5:41:06 PM PST
by
thefactor
(yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
To: Moonlighter
Krauthammer: “Strange speech ...”
514
posted on
12/01/2009 5:41:06 PM PST
by
maggief
To: maggief
Monday is Pearl Harbor Rememberance Day.
515
posted on
12/01/2009 5:41:30 PM PST
by
444Flyer
(You're either with us and our falsely accused Navy Seals, or you're with the terrorists.)
To: Robwin
Obama must be thinking they all look like a good photo op...
516
posted on
12/01/2009 5:41:34 PM PST
by
Minnesocold
("In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
To: Sarah Barracuda
“Yeah, HE visits military caskets,”
...with a f____ing camera crew. The bastard!
517
posted on
12/01/2009 5:41:36 PM PST
by
Batman11
(Sarah Palin: "Illegal immigrants are called illegal for a reason!")
To: Captain Kirk
Obama is not supporting our troops.He was asked for 48 K minimum. 60 k was optimum.He gives 30K.
This simply is a designed creation of a war of attrition.
Obama is an evil , evil man.
518
posted on
12/01/2009 5:41:50 PM PST
by
Candor7
((The effective weapons Against Fascism are ridicule, derision, and truth (.Member NRA))
To: Robwin
I would bet that there is no one in the WH speechwriting staff who have any kind warm thoughts for military troops or actions. The person who drew the short straw had to write tonight’s speech.
519
posted on
12/01/2009 5:41:56 PM PST
by
maica
(Freedom consists not in doing what we like,but in having the right to do what we ought. John Paul II)
To: STARWISE
I can’t belive he gave a time line what dolt!!
520
posted on
12/01/2009 5:42:02 PM PST
by
rodguy911
(HOME OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE--GO SARAHCUDA !!)
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