Army Keeping Media From Palin Event (at Fort Bragg; Afraid of Obama's Wrath)

AP via Denver Post ^ | Thursday, November 19, 2009 | Mike Baker

[kristinn]

Army officials plan to prevent media from covering Sarah Palin's appearance at Fort Bragg on Monday, saying they fear the event will turn into political grandstanding against President Barack Obama.

Fort Bragg spokesman Tom McCollum told The Associated Press on Thursday that Army officials had decided to keep media away from Palin's book promotion at the North Carolina base.

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McCollum said the Army did not want the event to become a platform for Palin supporters to express political opinions "directed against the commander in chief."

[kristinn]

Sarah Palin--Blue Star mother, former Alaska governor and commander-in-chief of the Alaska Guard.

[TribalPrincess2U]

Army officials....Zero supporters

[pgyanke]

Please tell me this is satire... please...? I was in the military. You give up a certain amount of freedom of speech. When, exactly, did that turn into restricting others’ free speech?

[BAW]

Watch for it on You Tube. Military moms carry video cameras.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Are they serious, are they F’n serious! WOW..Well, Look I dont mind the media being kept away from the event, especially at a military airbase, but saying how Palin supporters are going to go after Obama..WOW, just WOW, Obama doesn’t give a rats ass about our military and they are still defending him

[chuck_the_tv_out]

express political opinions "directed against the commander in chief."

Tell it to George.

[carjic]

When the big 0 took over.

[Genoa]

It's hard to blame the brass. They're between Barack and a hard place.

[pollywog]

Is this TRUE???????? I can hardly believe it! If it is, we are going to incite anger in our military the likes we have never seen before!!

[SevenofNine]

Gee what bunch of p***y FT Bragg HQ guys are

[kristinn]

If only the Pentagon had paid as much attention to Nidal Malik Hasan and banned him from base.

[SevenofNine]

Gee what bunch of p***y FT Bragg HQ guys are

[Patrsup]

Thats about right - the military is getting exceedingly PC - glad I retired when I did.

“Never fight the Americans without nuclear weapons.” - Indian Army General after being involved with us in the First Gulf War

[MrB]

They’ve become politicized. Their careers would be OVER if they were politically incorrect (ie, allowed the truth to be told).

[lesko]

No problem with the 1500 Democrats cheering for Barry’s ‘photo-op’ though.

[Publius6961]

Army Keeping Media From Palin Event (at Fort Bragg; Afraid of Obama's Wrath)

It is becoming increasingly obvious to me, from subtle clues, that if the Obamination pursues his idea of a "private army," he and SEIU and ACORN will get their asses handed to them, physically as well as metaphorically...

All is not hopeless.

[oh8eleven]

McCollum said the Army did not want the event to become a platform for Palin supporters
to express political opinions "directed against the commander in chief."
Thank you Comrade McCollum and ...

[jessduntno]

Sounds like Tom is not happy;

http://www.denverpost.com/movies/ci_13824852

Tom McCollum, told reporters that the post, which is one of the Army’s largest with a population of 51,000 soldiers — including more than 12,000 who live on the post — is saddled with 1950s-vintage housing that is not popular with soldiers.

Of the more than 12,000 in barracks at Fort Bragg, about 2,500 are in those built in the 1950s, Army spokesman Paul Boyce said.

“Are soldiers happy with living in the Korean War-era barracks? No,” McCollum said. They do not meet the expectations of today’s troops, although the Army has done what it can to improve living conditions, McCollum said, speaking by telephone from Fort Bragg.

[Abathar]

"Army officials....Zero supporters"

Nope, Army officials - Fearful of their own career advancement if they're the ones who let this happen.

[GI Joe Fan]

Obamanistas don't like it when Americans are patriotic.

I see where the loyalty of the "leadership" truly is here, and it isn't to the Constitution or those who believe in it.

Do they kiss his ring when they report in?