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Tepid clapping greets unpopular Obama's VA speech at American Legion
Daily Mail ^ | August 26,, 2014 | David Martosko, U.s. Political Editor, MailOnline

Posted on 08/26/2014 1:00:33 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife

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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Me thinks Obama will be going back to a hand picked crowd


41 posted on 08/26/2014 1:27:48 PM PDT by molson209 (Blank)
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To: henkster

When the Chinese write the history of the fall of America, they will wonder how we inflicted 0bama on ourselves.


That’s for certain.

It would be one thing if the Obama supporters only hurt themselves, but they hurt all of us and that irks me to no end.


42 posted on 08/26/2014 1:28:36 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals don't get it .... their minds are diseased.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

This bastards wearing thin with many people....he is not one to be trusted or believed!!!


43 posted on 08/26/2014 1:28:43 PM PDT by ontap
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

I watched some of it on TV and they were bored out of their noggins, lol, plus they know he lies. We’ve all seen ‘rapt’ audiences, but this audience was ‘in motion’, shifting, looking around, whispering, and one lady was rolling her head around to exercise her neck - I guess.

It was funny to watch their ‘clapps’ as they seemed slow motion - and an effort. Obama has a mean look anymore and you can tell he doesn’t want to be doing what he’s doing.


44 posted on 08/26/2014 1:31:45 PM PDT by potlatch ("Dream as if you'll live forever...Live as if you'll die today")
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To: Thank You Rush
I don't know, but I'm going to guess that, like it or not, he is the commander-in-chief and the Legion wants to show respect for that office.

I would have thought they would have given up on Obama though since he's either blown them off or sent Biden in the past. He really doesn't care about the military or the veterans except as campaign props.

45 posted on 08/26/2014 1:33:02 PM PDT by fatnotlazy
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To: laplata
I have no use for any democrat and have took appropriate action to make sure they know it.....could care less if I ever see them again!!!
46 posted on 08/26/2014 1:33:05 PM PDT by ontap
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

As a vet, I am disappointed that the members didn’t stand up an turn their back on him> He is no longer their CIC.


47 posted on 08/26/2014 1:33:25 PM PDT by kenmcg (b)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

“....awkward silences where White House speechwriters expected ovations. ......”

I really doubt the WH speechwriters expected ovations from THIS crowd. He was playing to another audience that wasn’t in the arena.


48 posted on 08/26/2014 1:37:53 PM PDT by EDINVA
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

On Friday, I was staying in Constitution Marina next to the mooring of the USS Constitution. Imagine my delight when that wonderful ship left it’s mooring and headed south towards the Boston Harbor. It was not in full sail but had some sail showing with a good south breeze pushing it along. The next day I asked the seaman as we went on board where it was going. “A harbor island, M’am.” Why? “To fire a 21 gun salute, m’am.” For whom? “For the island m’am.” Mr. Mercat assumed that the resident had flown in from Martha’s Vineyard.


49 posted on 08/26/2014 1:37:58 PM PDT by Mercat
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To: EQAndyBuzz

If he resigned before the midterms, the running DemoncRats might be helped.


50 posted on 08/26/2014 1:41:03 PM PDT by OriginalChristian (The end of America, as founded, began when the first Career Politician was elected...)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

They include expanded suicide prevention programs, new research funding for science that could change treatments for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and a mandate that the Pentagon and VA provide a seamless transition for servicemen and women who receive mental health treatment and medications.

In other words, “We’ll give more money to educated eggheads and bureaucrats, but screw the troops.”


51 posted on 08/26/2014 1:42:05 PM PDT by Safetgiver ( Islam makes barbarism look genteel.)
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To: vpintheak

Obama does things because he can. He was back in DC for one day. And he’s out giving speeches again. How can anyone take his leadership seriously anymore?


52 posted on 08/26/2014 1:43:42 PM PDT by grania
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
He still manages to bow. Can't anyone teach this jerk how to comport himself?


53 posted on 08/26/2014 1:45:34 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (FReerepublic: Bring a FRiend!)
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To: DoughtyOne

Why even bother to invite him in the first place? What’s the point of that? His disastrous reign over the last five years and our diminished posture in the world have already spoken. We are screwed.


54 posted on 08/26/2014 1:46:21 PM PDT by Starboard
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To: Uncle Miltie

Very weird salute.


55 posted on 08/26/2014 1:46:31 PM PDT by Kackikat
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To: Dr. Ursus
Anyone notice that he doesen’t look well.

Two weeks of golfing can take a lot out of a man. /S

The guy who I think really looks like hell is Sharpton. Once-chubby Al looks like he's got AIDS--he's skinny with a tiny body and a big head.

56 posted on 08/26/2014 1:47:27 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Obama should have been booed off the stage. NOT ONE THING has been done to prosecute or even so much as fire those VA officials who falsified waiting lists to get their bonuses. That is criminal fraud. They also should be held liable for those vets who died as a result of their malfeasance. Obama has proposed nothing that would bring these people to justice or seriously reform the VA. Quite frankly veterans would be far better off if the VA hospital system were dismantled and they could get their care from the providers of their choice. VA benefits should be like Medicare.


57 posted on 08/26/2014 1:47:59 PM PDT by The Great RJ
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To: ontap

I, too let them know how I feel. I consider them the enemy because they are.


58 posted on 08/26/2014 1:52:57 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals don't get it .... their minds are diseased.)
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59 posted on 08/26/2014 1:55:09 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: Cap Huff
'We removed more than 140,000 troops from Iraq and welcomed those troops home. It was the right thing to do.'

Nothing.....

And that gave us ISIS..

60 posted on 08/26/2014 1:57:52 PM PDT by Dog (Founding member of the Osama Bin Laden was alive the whole time club..)
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