Posted on 08/10/2011 8:10:07 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
This is not something I wanted to be cynical about, though I was a little. And now I am a lot.
Some of you may know that Michelle Obama, along with Second Lady Jill Biden, runs something out of the White House called Joining Forces, which is billed as a national initiative that mobilizes all sectors of society to give our service members and their families the opportunities and support they have earned.
Im not sure how much good it actually does, though its certainly a worthy cause and probably doesnt hurt anyone. It seems to require that Mrs. Obama appear once or twice a month at some feel good event to highlight military families needs.
Id like to think Mrs. Obama is sincere in her commitment to the kin of those who serve, and Im sure at some level she is.
But there is no way to reconcile a sincere devotion to helping military families with her decision to travel to Oregon with her mother to visit her brother this week instead of being by President Obamas side yesterday as he comforted the 30 grieving families of those who lost their sons, brothers, and fathers in Afghanistan Saturday.
Not just any son, brother or father. The best kind you could ever have.
This is simply just not acceptable. Its an ignorance of her duty as first lady even if she were not one supposedly dedicated to military families. It even suggests a general lack of compassion.
Nobody inflicted these roles on her. She chose to be first lady, seems to be enjoying the perks, and is already campaigning and raising heaps of money so that she can stay there.
What first gave me pause when she launched the Joining Forces thing was that someone who suggested quite clearly because it was an accident that she had never really been proud of her country was of all things suddenly dedicated to helping the military.
It sounded like image makeover, both for her and a husband who had never served and who is not held in particularly high esteem by our armed forces.
It sounded like something born more out of political calculation more than anything else.
Turns out, it was.
10:00 am || Receives Presidential Daily Briefing
3:35 pm || Meets with Secretary of State Clinton
4:00 pm || Meets with Treasury Secretary Geithner
8:35 pm || Hosts an Iftar dinner celebrating Ramadan; State Dining Room
All times Eastern Live Stream of Carney Briefing at 12:30 pm
Apparently she doesn't actually think they've earned her support.
This is a valid criticism since she put herself at the front of this by publically pretending to care
and because WE are paying for all her expenses including paying for her to flay to all her vacations
she is an American hating pig and as vile as 0dumbo
I suspect though the families are glad Manchelle didn’t show up and pretend sympathy
I think she snuck out the back door and is on vacation somewhere.
I hope they were told not to bring her?
She and her husband are nothing but poseurs and whenever they wrap themselves in the flag (”..hey, you guys make a great photo-op...”), I want to scream...
Any military person (primarily, spouses who CAN opt out...)who encourages these two ought to be given the “what for...”.
Yes, it’s their right but it’s MY right to call them on it...
10:00 am || Receives Presidential Daily Briefing
3:35 pm || Meets with Secretary of State Clinton
4:00 pm || Meets with Treasury Secretary Geithner
8:35 pm || Hosts an Iftar dinner celebrating Ramadan; State Dining Room
All times Eastern Live Stream of Carney Briefing at 12:30 pm
Advertently[sic] left out:
10:15 am || Head for the first tee.
These people have never been known to put the country or its people first.
She is visiting her brother in Oregon and just doesn’t have time for the “little” people. Can you IMAGINE what the press would have said about Laura Bush had she been SO insensitive!!
My dog groomer, who is from Australia, made a comment a couple of weeks ago that I haven’t forgotten. In thinking about it, I wondered how she knew this info, but have noticed that we aren’t seeing or hearing about Michelle these days. The groomer said that Michelle and Bozo are in a “soft” separation.
Friends of ours who have an organized troop-support activity went to DC to be interviewed by Mrs. Obama’s “Joining Forces” people. One of the first things they were asked was, “Are you a member of the Tea Party?”
When they said they were not, but knew people who were, they were shunted off to the side and received no further productive interaction.
Rose..that’s VERY interesting..and insightful...I guess she doesn’t want to be the next Rosalin Carter..
Oregon.
Which is fine with me. Wish she’d keep going west.
Just following honored Democrat traditions set by the FDRs and the Clintons.
Just like Democrat bombs are good and Republican bombs are evil, so it is that Democrat Soldiers are good and Republican Soldiers are evil.
What you say, fool?
she was in Oregon visiting her brother, a college basketball coach
Hillary hated the military, also. When she was First Liberal-ette she wouldn't allow military men and women to wear their uniforms in the White House. Her husband was a draft-dodge par excellence. And she's Secretary of State! And he's a part of the socialist/commie/fascist shadow government propping up Obama!
Hillary should have been at the funeral service, also. Or at the least, sent a personal representative....like her lady-in-waiting, Huma Weiner......
....oh, wait.....I guess even THEY wouldn't have pulled THAT one.
Just a mention of certain disgusting, repulsive, un-American freaks in high places holding our fate and that of our nation's in their amoral hands
Leni
That’s a good picture of Patrick Ewing in his defensive stance!
“I hope they were told not to bring her? “
Oh I hope so too
she is such an bitter hateful person no one would want her trying to pretend.
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