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Obama Flubs Speech to Troops By Claiming Dead Soldier is Alive
The Blaze ^
| June 23, 2011
| Tiffany Gabbay
Posted on 06/23/2011 5:32:37 PM PDT by Neverforget01
President Obama flubbed his remarks to troops at Fort Drum Thursday when he told the US Army’s 10th Mountain Division about the time he awarded the first Medal of Honor to someone not receiving it posthumously. The medal, he said, went to Jared Monti. The only issue is that Jared Monti died in service in Afghanistan, and did in fact receive the medal posthumously
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: gaffe; military; monti; obama
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Obama should be ashamed.
To: Neverforget01
But, but, I have been told time and again that this person is of superior intellect...what a joke! Too bad that our military heros have to be subjected to his “hogwash!”
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posted on
06/23/2011 5:34:17 PM PDT
by
jennings2004
(Sarah Palin: "The bright light at the end of a very dark tunnel!")
To: Neverforget01
He is a disgrace in all things.
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posted on
06/23/2011 5:34:37 PM PDT
by
Don Corleone
("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
To: Neverforget01
He remembers it so well. . . . .
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posted on
06/23/2011 5:35:57 PM PDT
by
Genoa
(Starve the beast.)
To: Neverforget01
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posted on
06/23/2011 5:36:38 PM PDT
by
TribalPrincess2U
(VOTE out the RATS! Go Sarah!)
To: TribalPrincess2U
It’s what the teleprompter said.
To: Neverforget01
But the NYTimes told me that Obama was smart and Palin was the stupid one, and whatever the Times says must be right, right? /sarc
To: getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL
Yes and that’s also a disgrace.
He has s**t for brains.
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posted on
06/23/2011 5:40:05 PM PDT
by
TribalPrincess2U
(VOTE out the RATS! Go Sarah!)
To: Neverforget01
How “unexpected” - sort of like the Economic news.
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posted on
06/23/2011 5:41:10 PM PDT
by
NoNAIS
(Yet another Government program not needed.)
To: Genoa
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posted on
06/23/2011 5:45:03 PM PDT
by
Neverforget01
(It Could Have Been Worse Is Not A Defense For Bad Policy)
To: jennings2004
This isn’t even about intellect. It’s about how little the moment and the both soldiers and their families meant to him. They had no impact on him whatsoever.
To: Neverforget01
“Obama should be ashamed.”
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The people who voted for him should be ashamed.
To: jersey117
This isn’t even about intellect. It’s about how little the moment and the both soldiers and their families meant to him. They had no impact on him whatsoever. Exactly. Well put.
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posted on
06/23/2011 6:03:15 PM PDT
by
Ramius
(Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
To: Neverforget01
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posted on
06/23/2011 6:10:01 PM PDT
by
Oztrich Boy
(Monarchy is the one system of government where power is exercised for the good of all - Aristotle)
To: jersey117
Exactly!
Obama doesn't give a damn about our Military. This might be this guy's ugliest statement to date, and the MSM is silent.
Has Obama even apologized?
To: Neverforget01
Neither he nor his media whores give a fat rat’s a$$.
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posted on
06/23/2011 6:36:46 PM PDT
by
jivin gene
(Breakin' up is hard to do)
To: Neverforget01
Was Jared a “Corpesman”??
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posted on
06/23/2011 6:39:21 PM PDT
by
Ann Archy
(Abortion is the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
To: Neverforget01
That teleprompter sure is in trouble.
To: Rational Thought
the MSM is silent.Hey, it's not like he mis-spelled "potato".
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posted on
06/23/2011 6:50:07 PM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(Just once I'd like someone to call me 'Sir' without adding 'You're making a scene.' - Homer Simpson)
To: A message
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posted on
06/23/2011 6:52:55 PM PDT
by
Neverforget01
(It Could Have Been Worse Is Not A Defense For Bad Policy)
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