LIVE: Obama speaks before silent VFW audience

Fox News Channel | 8/17/09

[pabianice]

Obama is speaking before the VFW now. Except for a dozen people or so, they are sitting on their hands. Vets know who the real Obama is. Occasional applause for apple pie statements. For the most part, silence.

[Wild Irish Rogue]

” In Afghanistan we will be there to help the Afghanis defeat Al Queda.”

I have no idea how that will be acomplished with Barry’s new strategy of yelling Boo! and then running away.
Or Bombs Not Away.

” A new military approach in Afghanistan may mean buzzing rather than bombing the enemy,
according to the general taking over the air war there.”
“The first thing we do is fly over head,
and the bad guys know airpower is in place and oftentimes that’s enough. That ends the fight, they vamoose,”
said Hostage,
who will direct the air battle over Iraq and Afghanistan. “

“Hostage says the Air Force can easily drop bombs with pinpoint accuracy.
But in some cases, it may be better to fly over enemy forces with noisy warplanes to get them to disperse first,.”

Drumroll please for the money quote.

Hostage said McChrystal has told his forces,

“If you are in a situation where there’s a civilian at risk,
he’d rather have us back away
than pressing to engage the enemy and
run the risk of damaging or hurting somebody.”

Obama will fight Americans at town halls, but, he won’t fight America’s enemies.
Bring the troops home now, it’s pointless.

[tina07]

What an @ss.

[kozanne]

“bambi: True patriots aren’t loud or boisterous”

Is it just me, or am I being too oversensitive in thinking that remark was a jab at us protestors?

[Riley]

wow a sitting smattering of applause at the end

It's that same odd sense of giddy relief you get at the dentist's when the root canal is done and you're paying the bill and you're on your way out the door.

[Lmo56]

VFW! Atten...hut!

ABOUT...FACE!

Parade...rest.

***

You forgot, “DROP TROU”, before Parade ... Rest ...

[Riley]

Instead of a laugh track for a sitcom it will be a clap track for the sit-commie.

Wouldn't it be awesome to have unsupervised access to any such piped-in applause track and a copy of the speech beforehand?

"It is the patriotic duty of the wealthiest among us, those making $30 thousand dollars a year and above, to contribute more to the greater public good in the form of higher taxes"

(laugh track laughs hilariously)

[Riley]

Just the attitude we want making our health decisions.

As a former Marine, I have standing instructions with all of my friends- if I'm hit by a bus in the street in front of the VA, I'm to be transported to the nearest civilian trauma center available, irrespective of the distance. Serious.

I know, some guys love it, but my ex worked there. No way. Never happen.

[Riley]

I watch for stuff like that, too. Blink rate can also be illuminating.

[jackv]

Wow!! Thanks for that!! Those were the days!!!

[Niuhuru]

Or aspiring actors/actresses. Ones promised a bit part in exchange for a little help for the prez.

[SunkenCiv]

by way of contrast:

Sgt. Crowley welcomed at Long Beach police convention
LA TIMES | My-Thuan Tran
Posted on 08/17/2009 12:22:05 PM PDT by Dubya
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2318095/posts

Daniel Hannan Speaks at The Army and Navy Club, August 2009
YouTube | August 17, 2009 | Daniel Hannon
Posted on 08/17/2009 2:19:56 PM PDT by Zakeet
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2318179/posts

[Rocky]

“You vill listen und you vill be qviet.”

[comps4spice]

I think you are right. I see one on a liberal’s car in the office parking lot...wonder what they think about the Afghanistan effort. Must be very disappointing for them.

[green pastures]

See leilani’s efforts at #185...

;-)

[Jackknife]

[gimme1ibertee]

That would have been impolite and classless.

Zero would've gotten the respect he deserved then, wouldn't he? After all,he invented impolite and classless.
Yeah,yeah,I know,the Vets are duty-bound to show respect to the office.
Seems to me the elected man himself should show that same respect-which he doesn't do.He instead uses the podium as a launching pad for his radical leftist agenda.
That makes him a PINO-Prez in name only.

[gimme1ibertee]

Remember that the men & women of our military are of a far more adult caliber than the Infant-President.

Yes...you are of course correct.I realize they are bound to respect the office of the presidency,as it is the office of the CIC (under normal circumstances).

[gimme1ibertee]

LOLOLOL!!!! Bet there were a lot of those worn at that speech!!

[Madame Dufarge]

Some of the leadership did -- in fact, one of them was supposedly on Fox this AM, singing his praises.

I saw that sickening performance - for some reason Bill and Monica came to mind.

[CitizenM]

bambi: "...True patriots aren’t loud or boisterous."

Well, you better tell that to all the
left-wing/liberal/socialist/communist political activists who now, and have over the years, always:

*shouted demeaning remarks about others;
*danced in the streets with loud music and disturbed the peace;
*left trash all over the place;
*worn revealing and vulgar clothing;
*cursed shouted obscenities at people;
*thrown trash and spit in peoples’faces;
*had signs that were vulgar often smeared with blood;
*blocked doorways and shouted not allowing men to sign up for the military;
*invaded meetings and even the Halls of Congress shouting, painting their hands red, and requiring to be pulled out by guards because of their improper demeanor,
*started fights and threw punches atopposing protesters
*and most memorably, carried signs calling Bush "Hitler," and posters with Bush characterized as "Hitler," and not one DEMOCRAT COMPLAINED THEN!
Etc. and Etc.

So, Obama...are they, YOUR SUPPORTERS, not True Patriots?

If they are not, based on your definition. that “True patriots aren’t loud or boisterous,” then what are they?

Please, please, please, Obama, tell me which people in this country do you consider to be Americans and/or Patriots? The dead, silent ones?