Posted on 11/23/2016 5:38:37 AM PST by kevcol
Family members of recipients and senior Obama administration officials surrounded the stage where the honorees sat, laughing as the president discussed the most notable accomplishments of each honoree.
"Ellen counters what too often divides us," Obama said of DeGeneres, a gay comedian who he commended for coming out on such a public stage nearly 20 years ago.
The president recognized NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabber for standing up for his Muslim faith "when it wasn't easy and it wasn't popular."
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
Needs a legacy where ever he can get one. Releasing felons and giving away medals is all he has.
Everyone gets a trophy!
Everybody Wins!
NYC!
Presidential Medal of Freedom. Eligibility: Awarded by the President for exceptionally meritorious contributions to national security interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other exceptionally significant public or private endeavors. It is bestowed at the sole discretion of the President.
Given the above that list should be cut by 70%
I have a suspicion that most academic honors, awards, non-military medals and high level honors like the Nobel and Pulitzer prizes go to liberals. What is important isn’t what the person has done. It’s the politics they profess.
A literary agent told me my manuscript was wonderful and he’d represent me if I’d make the main character gay. I considered it as a way of getting my foot in the door, but it turned my stomach, and, more importantly, the story simply wouldn’t have worked. I have seven novels on Amazon and none of them has been published by the mainstream press.
Bern Pearson
The award is now meaningless.
Award too many and the award becomes meaningless. (Not that it wasn’t already meaningless.)
“Everyone gets a presidential medal of freedom and a cookie.”
Ellen, DeNiro, Springsteen....that's what tv, movie and music award shows are for...
None of these are real patriots....
Can you say M O N E Y.
Hanks is a different story.
Really? He stood up for his faith when nobody gave a s**t. And the O thinks it is easy and popular to stand up for it today? Popular? Popular? What a dope.
They all supported Obamas agenda.
POTUS, Obama can hand out all the Medals of Freedom, he desires....but...it will not help him, one iota, from being named, identified and noted as the lowest form of “Satan” humanity to hold the USA POTUS!!! Obama has not destroyed America, but, he has destroyed hmself, Hillary Clinton and the entire Democrat Party!!!
African-Americans, you chose the worst person ever, to champion your cause to pursue true fredom liberty and equal opportunity in America. Obama and his Democrat cronies have set you all back 100 years. Wise up, Obama/Clinton could care less about your and your dreams!!! SAD!!! End of story!!
The real disaster is the tens of millions of losers who voted for this guy are still out there. O'bummer might be exiting, but his constituents are still here. And, don't forget, he still has a 90% approval rating among blacks.
“The award is now meaningless.”.....
Odumbo is “meaningless” but he is still dangerous. Giving everyone such a medal is the same as giving a kid a trophy for just competing. Every one of our military personnel should then be given a “Medal Of Freedom” for being in the military, doing so is more appropriate than giving medals to those such as odumbo has given.
Lefties are big on awards. In most cases its little more than those participation awards they give grade schoolers.
Lefties are big on awards and award ceremonies. It adds to their fake persona of being accomplished.
In most cases the award have little more substance than those participation awards they give grade schoolers.
On fortunately obama, who likes crapping on America and it’s symbols and traditions (transforming America?), is using a once meaningful award and turning it into a “golden star” sticker.
Presidential Medals of Freedom = Participation Trophies for Democrats
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