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Mrs. Obama’s Failure to Show Up at Dover
White House Dossier ^ | August 10, 2011 | Keith Koffler

Posted on 08/10/2011 8:10:07 AM PDT by COUNTrecount

This is not something I wanted to be cynical about, though I was a little. And now I am a lot.

Some of you may know that Michelle Obama, along with Second Lady Jill Biden, runs something out of the White House called Joining Forces, which is billed as “a national initiative that mobilizes all sectors of society to give our service members and their families the opportunities and support they have earned.”

I’m not sure how much good it actually does, though it’s certainly a worthy cause and probably doesn’t hurt anyone. It seems to require that Mrs. Obama appear once or twice a month at some feel good event to highlight military families’ needs.

I’d like to think Mrs. Obama is sincere in her commitment to the kin of those who serve, and I’m sure at some level she is.

But there is no way to reconcile a sincere devotion to helping military families with her decision to travel to Oregon with her mother to visit her brother this week instead of being by President Obama’s side yesterday as he comforted the 30 grieving families of those who lost their sons, brothers, and fathers in Afghanistan Saturday.

Not just any son, brother or father. The best kind you could ever have.

This is simply just not acceptable. It’s an ignorance of her duty as first lady – even if she were not one supposedly dedicated to military families. It even suggests a general lack of compassion.

Nobody inflicted these roles on her. She chose to be first lady, seems to be enjoying the perks, and is already campaigning and raising heaps of money so that she can stay there.

What first gave me pause when she launched the Joining Forces thing was that someone who suggested quite clearly – because it was an accident – that she had never really been proud of her country was of all things suddenly dedicated to helping the military.

It sounded like image makeover, both for her and a husband who had never served and who is not held in particularly high esteem by our armed forces.

It sounded like something born more out of political calculation more than anything else.

Turns out, it was.


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Barry's Schedule August 10, 2011

10:00 am || Receives Presidential Daily Briefing

3:35 pm || Meets with Secretary of State Clinton

4:00 pm || Meets with Treasury Secretary Geithner

8:35 pm || Hosts an Iftar dinner celebrating Ramadan; State Dining Room

All times Eastern Live Stream of Carney Briefing at 12:30 pm

1 posted on 08/10/2011 8:10:08 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
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To: COUNTrecount
support they have earned

Apparently she doesn't actually think they've earned her support.

2 posted on 08/10/2011 8:13:17 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (The USSR spent itself into bankruptcy and collapsed -- and aren't we on the same path now?)
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To: COUNTrecount

This is a valid criticism since she put herself at the front of this by publically pretending to care
and because WE are paying for all her expenses including paying for her to flay to all her vacations

she is an American hating pig and as vile as 0dumbo

I suspect though the families are glad Manchelle didn’t show up and pretend sympathy


3 posted on 08/10/2011 8:19:01 AM PDT by RWGinger
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To: ClearCase_guy

I think she snuck out the back door and is on vacation somewhere.


4 posted on 08/10/2011 8:21:12 AM PDT by not2worry (A credible message needs a credible messenger because charisma without character is catastrophe.)
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To: RWGinger
I suspect though the families are glad Manchelle didn’t show up and pretend sympathy.

I hope they were told not to bring her?

5 posted on 08/10/2011 8:22:26 AM PDT by WesternPacific (Deafness has its Advantages)
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To: COUNTrecount

She and her husband are nothing but poseurs and whenever they wrap themselves in the flag (”..hey, you guys make a great photo-op...”), I want to scream...
Any military person (primarily, spouses who CAN opt out...)who encourages these two ought to be given the “what for...”.
Yes, it’s their right but it’s MY right to call them on it...


6 posted on 08/10/2011 8:23:37 AM PDT by matginzac
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To: COUNTrecount
Barry's Schedule August 10, 2011

10:00 am || Receives Presidential Daily Briefing

3:35 pm || Meets with Secretary of State Clinton

4:00 pm || Meets with Treasury Secretary Geithner

8:35 pm || Hosts an Iftar dinner celebrating Ramadan; State Dining Room

All times Eastern Live Stream of Carney Briefing at 12:30 pm

Advertently[sic] left out:

10:15 am || Head for the first tee.

These people have never been known to put the country or its people first.

7 posted on 08/10/2011 8:24:56 AM PDT by immadashell
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To: COUNTrecount

She is visiting her brother in Oregon and just doesn’t have time for the “little” people. Can you IMAGINE what the press would have said about Laura Bush had she been SO insensitive!!


8 posted on 08/10/2011 8:25:20 AM PDT by Cricket24 (Proud to be a CONSERVATIVE WOMAN!!!!!!!)
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To: not2worry

My dog groomer, who is from Australia, made a comment a couple of weeks ago that I haven’t forgotten. In thinking about it, I wondered how she knew this info, but have noticed that we aren’t seeing or hearing about Michelle these days. The groomer said that Michelle and Bozo are in a “soft” separation.


9 posted on 08/10/2011 8:27:03 AM PDT by YellowRoseofTx
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To: COUNTrecount

Friends of ours who have an organized troop-support activity went to DC to be interviewed by Mrs. Obama’s “Joining Forces” people. One of the first things they were asked was, “Are you a member of the Tea Party?”

When they said they were not, but knew people who were, they were shunted off to the side and received no further productive interaction.


10 posted on 08/10/2011 8:28:58 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (To ACLU & its plaintiffs: Stop dragging the public into your personal struggle w/ God. -Mark Baisley)
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To: YellowRoseofTx

Rose..that’s VERY interesting..and insightful...I guess she doesn’t want to be the next Rosalin Carter..


11 posted on 08/10/2011 8:30:50 AM PDT by ken5050 (Should Christie RUN in 2012? NO! But he should WALK 3 miles every day..)
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To: not2worry

Oregon.

Which is fine with me. Wish she’d keep going west.


12 posted on 08/10/2011 8:31:31 AM PDT by Jedidah (I'll vote for an earthworm before I'll vote for Obama. So wiggle on in, Rick Perry.)
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To: YellowRoseofTx
The groomer said that Michelle and Bozo are in a “soft” separation.

Just following honored Democrat traditions set by the FDRs and the Clintons.

13 posted on 08/10/2011 8:31:44 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (To ACLU & its plaintiffs: Stop dragging the public into your personal struggle w/ God. -Mark Baisley)
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To: COUNTrecount

Just like Democrat bombs are good and Republican bombs are evil, so it is that Democrat Soldiers are good and Republican Soldiers are evil.


14 posted on 08/10/2011 8:34:22 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: YellowRoseofTx

What you say, fool?

15 posted on 08/10/2011 8:36:32 AM PDT by arkady_renko
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To: not2worry

she was in Oregon visiting her brother, a college basketball coach


16 posted on 08/10/2011 8:37:07 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: COUNTrecount
She probably had a big french fry and beer party planned for that time and wasn’t going to miss it for nothin.
17 posted on 08/10/2011 8:39:01 AM PDT by jetson
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To: COUNTrecount
Moochelle was never proud of her country until her husband was immaculated....her own words. Therefore she was not proud of the military, either, and it's 200-year-plus proud history.

Hillary hated the military, also. When she was First Liberal-ette she wouldn't allow military men and women to wear their uniforms in the White House. Her husband was a draft-dodge par excellence. And she's Secretary of State! And he's a part of the socialist/commie/fascist shadow government propping up Obama!

Hillary should have been at the funeral service, also. Or at the least, sent a personal representative....like her lady-in-waiting, Huma Weiner......

....oh, wait.....I guess even THEY wouldn't have pulled THAT one.

Just a mention of certain disgusting, repulsive, un-American freaks in high places holding our fate and that of our nation's in their amoral hands

Leni

18 posted on 08/10/2011 8:39:07 AM PDT by MinuteGal (Too Bad Those of Us who Work for a Living Have to Support Those who Vote for a Living)
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To: arkady_renko

That’s a good picture of Patrick Ewing in his defensive stance!


19 posted on 08/10/2011 8:39:38 AM PDT by Batman11 (Obama's poll numbers are so low the Kenyans are claiming he was born in the USA!)
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To: WesternPacific

“I hope they were told not to bring her? “
Oh I hope so too

she is such an bitter hateful person no one would want her trying to pretend.


20 posted on 08/10/2011 8:40:18 AM PDT by RWGinger
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