And here's Chelsea...
Posted on 11/30/2001 4:05:33 PM PST by Norb2569
On tonight's Special Report with Brit Hume, (hosted by Jim Angle this evening), at the close of the show when they normally have some funny video clip, they showed President Bush and the First Lady on their way to Marine One to leave for Camp David for the weekend. Jim said "You will see the president notice something unusual on his way to Marine One".
As the video starts, the First Lady is leading the way into the helicopter with the spaniel dog on the leash, and the president is right behind her with the Scotty on the leash.
As the First Lady entered the chopper, the Marine at the gangway saluted and held his salute. The scottie the president was walking decided it wanted to squat right when he got to steps. The president pulled on its' leash, but the stubborn scottie persisted in squatting. The president bent down and scooped up the pooch and entered Marine One. After he entered the Marine cut his salute and returned to the position of attention.
Moments later the president reemerged from the helicopter and out onto the steps. The Marine was standing at attention, head and eyes straight ahead. The president leaned over and tapped him on the left arm. The startled Marine turned his body toward the president and received his returned salute!
I was so impressed by this true act of respect for our military people by our president! He really does get it. Most any other person of his staure would have just continued his journey, disregarding the neglected return salute. Not George W. Bush. He is earning the respect of the military community, not expecting it - as most would.
'The occasion was a departure for a state function, a routine operation,' Col. McKenney writes. 'Vehicles were lined up outside the White House... Young Chelsea Clinton, like everyone else, was assigned a specific sedan.' But when Chelsea was about to get into her limo, she turned around and declared: 'I won’t ride in this car! There’s a military man in here, and I don’t ride with military men!'
The 'military man' happened to be a senior U.S. officer. Being a gentleman, however, he quietly got out of the car and found another ride.
In a separate incident, Chelsea asked her young Marine security escort to wear civilian clothes in the future. 'My family doesn’t like military people,' she explained.
Where, do you suppose, the 'young Chelsea' acquired such attitudes? At her home, of course.
And those are the two women (Hillary and Chelsea) whom President Clinton sent in March (1996) to boost the morale of our troops in Bosnia? That’s like sending 'Hanoi Jane' to cheer up U.S. troops in Vietnam'!"
And here's Chelsea...
AS Jesus said, "The greatest among you will be the servant of all".
Our President has the marks of greatness...which are demonstrated by his humility and grace.
Let's keep on with on prayers for him...the pressures, and tempatations to pride, that are flooding in on him daily are immense.
The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
Regards...EV
It should be the exact opposite -- those Conservative credentials that the media was bitching about, and those Conservative ideals that he supposedly used to espouse but suddenly cast aside for the sake of consensus, are what are needed to fix the economy and avenge the deaths of our fellow citizens (my neighbors and friends). Abandoning one's principles pisses on the graves of those who died rather than honoring their memory.
This is what Bill Clinton has left us...a person who acts with conviction, honor and dignity...someone who honors and respects the office to which he was elected is held up as some kind of hero, rather than someone who, like us, does the right thing because it's the right thing.
And we all thank God we got "Socialist lite." No thanks.
I'm going off to not sleep. Thanks for your time.
P.S. = Cobbie, you're kind of slow, aren't you? Texans are usually pretty smart.
P.P.S. = No disrespect intended to anyone (but COB1).
Hey, Thanks for sending my story to the president.Message received loud and clear! You are welcomed, and (as you well know), President Bush doesn't mind one bit! :-)I hope he doesn't get upset because I exposed his humilty, (it's a Texas kinda macho thang, ya know).
Norb
Semper Fi
Good Night.
to those that may NOT have seen this yet. When ya get this, you'll know what I'm talking about!
God Bless President Bush! !
Nice detective work, Joe.
Never did think that girl favored Bill.
El Roy, you are the Marine I want to lay down that final protective fire for me!!
Semper Fi, you Devil Dog you,
Norb
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