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President Obama's Joke Calling Troops 'Santa in Fatigues' Silences Audience
Breitbart ^ | 12/15/14 | Breitbart TV

Posted on 12/15/2014 2:58:19 PM PST by Nachum

Monday, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey, during an address to the troops, President Obama made a joke that they are like "'Santa in Fatigues," which was received with complete silence, prompting the president to nervously name-drop the military aircraft C-130 to evoke a response.

President Obama said, "We are free and safe and secure over here because you are willing to serve over there," adding "You never stop serving, you never stop giving, you guys are like Santa in fatigues. Although I bet one of those C-130's is a little more efficient then Santa's sleigh."

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: joke; military; obama; obamajoke; santainfatigues
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To: Nachum

seeing is believing :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4M4aXI9Ryo


41 posted on 12/15/2014 3:55:28 PM PST by LeoWindhorse
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To: LeoWindhorse

it is of note that the WH YouTube channel chose not to post video of this event ....


42 posted on 12/15/2014 3:56:36 PM PST by LeoWindhorse
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To: nascarnation

The thrill is gone...


43 posted on 12/15/2014 4:02:01 PM PST by rockrr (Everything is different now...)
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To: LeoWindhorse

Not even ONE of those standing behind him reacted to the ‘Santa in Fatigues’ remark.

Of course, what he was saying before that was obvious to them. He sounded like a school master chastising them.


44 posted on 12/15/2014 4:02:13 PM PST by TomGuy
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To: bubbacluck

Sucks to be the worst among the best.


45 posted on 12/15/2014 4:04:50 PM PST by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: Nachum

Is the feckless fool on the hill tone deaf, stupid, or just plain incompetent? Alex, I’ll take “Threes” for five hundred.


46 posted on 12/15/2014 4:05:57 PM PST by Fungi (There is more to Fungi than the eye can see.)
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To: allendale
..."They are warriors, not mythological creatures or social workers"....

Obviously he sees our Military as "Toy Soldiers" he can dress up or down and play with in His war games.


47 posted on 12/15/2014 4:12:40 PM PST by caww
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To: rockrr
Always leading from behind...


48 posted on 12/15/2014 4:16:03 PM PST by caww
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To: fishtank

That’s because he is a joke.


49 posted on 12/15/2014 4:16:18 PM PST by jmacusa (Liberalism defined: When mom and dad go away for the weekend and the kids are in charge.)
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To: Nachum

The Asian chick on the left cracked a faint smile, but I can’t tell if she’s laughing with him or at him.


50 posted on 12/15/2014 4:16:38 PM PST by JusPasenThru (Posting here = IRS audit.)
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To: SkyPilot

Does Bo know they were “ordered” to show up? or did he call it?


51 posted on 12/15/2014 4:17:15 PM PST by caww
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To: keats5

They look like hostages.


52 posted on 12/15/2014 4:17:25 PM PST by Perdogg (I'm on a no Carb diet- NO Christie Ayotte Romney or Bush - stay outta da Bushes)
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To: Nachum

Wow. So this little piss ant was just forty minutes southwest of me today? No wonder the air stank.


53 posted on 12/15/2014 4:17:42 PM PST by jmacusa (Liberalism defined: When mom and dad go away for the weekend and the kids are in charge.)
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To: Nachum

He’s not funny. He’s a tone-deaf sociopath.


54 posted on 12/15/2014 4:18:35 PM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Nachum

Even his words before that are entirely empty. ‘When we go to dance recitals ... you don’t ... because you give ... are so selfless ... and you keep on giving ... and you’re always giving. When we have Christmas ... you don’t ... because you’re always giving blah blah blah.’

When GW talked to the troops, he didn’t have to repeat things in Jeremiah Wright baptist church triplets with soaring rhetorical flourishes looking at the sky even as his eyeballs were trained on TOTUS.

GW was not perfect, but when he said “Thank You,” it was simple and sincere, received, and everyone got on with business.

This being is not even human.


55 posted on 12/15/2014 4:18:45 PM PST by tinyowl (A equals A)
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To: Nachum
"... Although I bet one of those C-130's is a little more efficient then than Santa's sleigh."

Grrr.

56 posted on 12/15/2014 4:20:00 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: JusPasenThru

OTOH the brother on the right looked like he really just didn’t want to be alive at that moment.


57 posted on 12/15/2014 4:20:19 PM PST by JusPasenThru (Posting here = IRS audit.)
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To: TomGuy

the guy has never served , he’s a poser

America should NEVER elect a man to be the Commander and Chief who has never served .

Change the Constitution if necessary ; let’s have 2 chief executives . One who is in charge of the military and foreign affairs and one for strictly domestic matters .
The one in charge of the military and foreign affairs MUST HAVE SERVED (honorably and in command capacity )


58 posted on 12/15/2014 4:21:35 PM PST by LeoWindhorse
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To: LeoWindhorse
This guy hasn't the remotest clue how to address these GREAT SOLDIERS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!

But will honor that!..and be the only one bowing


59 posted on 12/15/2014 4:25:16 PM PST by caww
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To: Nachum

60 posted on 12/15/2014 4:25:35 PM PST by SoFloFreeper
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