Posted on 02/21/2015 8:36:49 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
President Barack Obama has the support of at least one commentator when it comes to his command of the U.S. military these days.
Fox News and The Hill commentator Juan Williams lauded the commander-in-chief on Friday’s episode of the cable network’s “The Five,” much to the surprise of the panel’s four other hosts.
“I think he does, are you kidding?” Williams said. “When it comes to our military, I don’t think there’s any president who’s expressed himself better than President Obama in terms of support of our military.”
Williams was responding to a statement by fill-in host and actress Stacey Dash, who claimed that Obama had failed to unite the country during his six years in office. Upon hearing his comments, she quickly replied, “Are you kidding?” and “You couldn’t be more wrong” while whipping her head in disbelief.
Fill-in commentator Jesse Watters and Kimberly Guilfoyle’s comments also echoed Dash’s in tone. It was ultimately up to funny man Greg Gutfeld to bring some decorum back to the table, comparing Obama to a high school gym teacher “with athletes he favors.”
(Sadly, the show’s resident liberal Bob Beckel had the day off, as his reaction would have likely been priceless.)
Williams may applaud Obama’s support for the armed forces, but the love isn’t mutual. A poll commissioned by The Military Times last summer found that just 15 percent of active duty troops approve of their commander-in-chief – a record low for his tenure.
Stunning stupidity and proof the Juan aint all there
I wasn’t aware that Naegleria fowleri infection was a lifelong condition. Juan must be one of the longest living sufferers.
Yep. Just look how he “fixed” the VA, for example.
Its a black thing, Hitler would have been praised if he was black by this apologetic..
Hey! He kept our boys out of Australia!
Mussolini never could have gotten as far as he did without media people like juan williams covering for him.
He’s flat out lying. There is no way he, or anybody else, could make this claim honestly.
Don't let anyone deceive you in any way,
For this reason
Military morale cut in half by Obastard in six short years. Graphic is from Military Times, December 2014. The author of the accompanying article blames morale problems on endless war and too many deployments.
Juan Williams is a total friggin’ whack-job.
Learned nothing from your mistreatment by NPR, Juan?
If Juan and the others ignore the body bags and the strategic losses, then none of it is happening.
Biden squeals on Seal team 6, a pile of them get blown out of the air a month later and the media never makes the connection.
He’s paid to play the idiot.
The bible covers everything out there.
Juan is merely a data point on the scoreboard of Affirmative Action!
I saw this. I was surprised Juann was able to keep a straight face.
Juan, I am going to say this...the betrayal felt by our troops because of the policies of YOUR president including the rules of engagement that disarm them and make them targets, threatening to cut their benefits at every juncture that not only stabs them in the back but cuts into their hearts when they cannot prepare for their future or take care of their own family, slicing their training budget so they won’t be prepared to fight an enemy that has no rules of engagement, making them pay more for their own boots and equipment because of the economic policies that are raising the prices on everything from butter to chicken, and the utter, utter, betrayal felt because of the response to Bergdahl, the Fort Hood massacre, Extortion 17, Benghazi, and your president’s disregard for our allies and support for our enemies is summed up every month with the release of the Department of Defense suicide reports. That, that, is the answer to the question posed by one of his secretaries of state, “What difference does it make?”
I know it is not grammatically correct but you get the point.
Juan is absolutely delusional. The military, generally speaking, loathes President Obama. The surveys don’t lie.
Agreed...both he and Beckel are paid to be the court jesters.
But I must admit...”The best president ever to our troops” stretched his acting ability. And without a smile!!
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