Posted on 08/26/2014 1:00:33 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
President Barack Obama faced a tough crowd on Tuesday – American military veterans – and fell flat on his applause lines as he failed to win over the American Legion's convention-goers.
The 35-minute speech seemed to have reminded the audience of the stark divide between the White House's policy choices and the feelings of the men and women often called on to carry them out.
A Virginia legionnaire who served in the U.S. Marine Corps told MailOnline that 'a small group of Obama's admirers – and there are some here – sat near the front and tried to generate applause for him about 10 times.'.....
Most of the veterans sat on their hands, leaving awkward silences where White House speechwriters expected ovations. ......
......After the customary introductions and thank-yous to dignitaries, Obama spoke for nearly eight full minutes on Tuesday without a single clap.
He touted his foreign policy bona fides, boasting that 'even countries that criticize us – when the chips are down and they need help, they know who to call. They call us. That's what American leadership looks like.'
Silence.
'Sustaining our leadership, keeping America strong and secure, means we have to use our power wisely,' Obama cautioned, in keeping with his slow approach to battling ISIS and other terror groups overseas.
'History teaches us of the dangers of overreaching and spreading ourselves too thin, and trying to go it alone without international support, or rushing into military adventures without thinking through the consequences.'
Crickets.
'You know that we should never send America's sons and daughters into harm's way unless it is absolutely necessary and we have a plan and we are resourcing it and prepared to see it through.'
Tepid clapping followed pregnant seconds of emptiness.
'We removed more than 140,000 troops from Iraq and welcomed those troops home. It was the right thing to do.'
Nothing.....
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
I would have a lot more respect for these men if they stood up and in unison told this guy “ “!
Sanitized for your viewing pleasure.
How can these men even stand to be in the same room with this traitor?
Oh. So a whole room full of racists then.
*eyeroll*
Guess this will lead ALL the stateside alphabet network news tonight, huh?
The American Legion?
He should consider himself lucky he got any kind of clapping at all.
Anyone notice that he doesen’t look well.
With the VA issue STILL unresolved, I don’t know how they can even sit there at all!
I imagine the majority went there to sit on their hands.
It was only the ones planted in the front row who clapped and they didn’t get any help from the others.
“silence”
“crickets”
“nothing”
Who was the idiot that invited the fool anyway?
“Anyone notice that he doesen’t look well.”
No, but I’d be delighted if he wasn’t well.
Well with part of his Veterans EO package being
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facilitate requests for at-risk service members or at-risk military family members to voluntarily secure their firearms
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If that EO got any applause instead of a chill down every veterans back, it would be a surprise. Uncle sugar will if he considers a vet at risk or ANY family member at risk of self harm, he will HELP the veteran secure any firearm the vet owns. How big of a DHS swat team you think he’ll send to supply this help ?
I can’t figure out why he was invited to speak there. Pretty disgusting. It just encourages him and we need him to know he’s not welcome anywhere around our current or former military members.
“Anyone notice that he doesen’t look well.”
I’m thinking resignation right after the midterms. Health reasons.
You make a very good point. For a malignant narcissist like 0bama, the silence is deafening.
I'm guessing the evening news will lead with some very tight shots of this group with the volume boosted on the applause to make it sound like the entire room was going crazy....
“Anyone notice that he doesen’t look well.”
I’m thinking resignation right after the midterms. Health reasons.
Which would be the ultimate slap at Hillary.
If I didn’t know he was such an arrogant, clueless bastard, I would wonder why he was even speaking to Veterans.
He’s lucky he didn’t get the Italian hand sign
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