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In Defending Barack Obama Skipping Memorial Day, the Left Calls Dead Soldiers ‘Political Props’
Posted by Erick Erickson (Profile)
Tuesday, May 25th at 6:55PM EDT
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Barack Obama is skipping the Memorial Day tradition of the President laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. It is not unprecedented. George H. W. Bush was on the campaign trail in 1992 and scheduled to speak at an American Legions event in Maine on Memorial Day.
Ronald Reagan was in the midst of a contentious economic summit in 1983 and so sent George H. W. Bush on his behalf.
Barack Obama wants to go on vacation — the second vacation he has had since oil began spilling out of the gulf. That’s okay though because the oil spilling is George W. Bush’s fault, just like all the new dead soldiers are George Bush’s fault too. Why should he care?
The problem for Barack Obama is simple.
The troops don’t like him no matter how much the White House propaganda machine tries to gin up staged pictures of Obama voting soldiers fawning all over him. But see the tepid response from cadets at West Point or talk privately with lots of soldiers and sailors and you get something else — they fundamentally do not respect their Commander in Chief.
There was no question they respected and loved Ronald Reagan. Same with George H. W. Bush, the last veteran of World War II to serve as President.
Obama? Not so much. And what does the left do when you point this out? They equate dead soldiers to political props/ Seriously.
By suggesting this President, in the midst of a war, should probably be going to Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day instead of taking his second vacation in a month, conservatives are somehow suggesting he use dead soldiers as political props.
After eight years of the left demanding publicity of flag draped coffins returning to Deleware from overseas to use as political props against George W. Bush, it is more than a little humorous to have the left now accuse the right of doing the same. It also ignores a fundamental point leftists too busy calling our soldiers “war criminals” and our dead soldiers “political props” miss — going to Arlington National Cemetery to lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns has nothing to do with using dead soldiers as political props and everything to do with a Commander in Chief who seems to not like the military showing some basic respect to the men and women, alive and dead, who have actually kept us free.
Obama may talk about the government in the first person, but the men and women lying at Arlington know differently.
Of course, Obama really doesn’t like the military, does he. [A period there, not a question mark, is intentional]
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So they must see this picture as the cynical publicity stunt it was, right?
Mary Beth Tuesday, May 25th at 7:18PM EDT (link)
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it on to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children what it was once like in the United States when men were free.” ~ Ronald Reagan
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I thought saluting was done at attention
ohiohistorian Wednesday, May 26th at 7:22AM EDT (link)
Either Obama has a really cheap suit on, or he is slouching as he salutes.
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what a disgrace
trixiemc38 Wednesday, May 26th at 9:40AM EDT (link)
i don’t believe you’re supposed to salute unless you’ve served in the military yourself…i have to wonder what goes through the soldiers’ minds when they see him. and he doesn’t like cops either
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Perhaps he could send
joliefleurs Tuesday, May 25th at 7:22PM EDT (link)
Attorney General Dick Blumenthal on his behalf?
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Obama doesn't like America.
jprice28 Tuesday, May 25th at 7:23PM EDT (link)
Not only does Obama not like the military, he doesn’t like America.
He is destroying our sovereignty. He is destroying the private sector economy. He is eroding freedom.
He is committed to subjugating us to global institutions because he doesn’t view himself as a citizen of the United States, he views himself as a “citizen of the world.”
Let’s not mince words or indulge in political correctness. We have a president who loathes America and for which it stands.
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This is what I have been saying all along......
notinkansas Tuesday, May 25th at 8:30PM EDT (link)
We have been living in China for the last 2.5 years. Foreigners seem to love Obama because he is weakening America. . . I say “screw the other nations” - we were there to defend all of them at one point or another but they seem to forget that. They also forget that they have not had to pay for their own military allowing them to advance their own economies. . . . we need to forget political correctness and not care about what other countries think about America - we need to do what we need to do. Keep America strong - keep the military strong…..we need more Nationalism - where is the American Pride that we used to have? Americans need to be proud to be American!!! God Bless America!! Keep the faith, stay the course.
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Wow- both of you guys hit the nail right on the
throwback59 Tuesday, May 25th at 9:44PM EDT (link)
head. There may be hope for this nation yet.
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Couldn't have said it better
jprice28 Tuesday, May 25th at 10:07PM EDT (link)
You’re exactly right: we HAVE been living in China for the last 2.5 years. But I think it’s going to get worse. We are headed towards a Chinese-style command economy under this administration.
We do have to keep the faith.America is worth saving!
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No, let's not mince words
livefreenh Wednesday, May 26th at 8:47AM EDT (link)
Obama himself said that “words matter”. This is what a college professor might say. I say that “actions speak louder than words.” This is what people say who get things done. Either way, this proves that Obama loathes America.
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Unsullied
MCPO_Airdale Tuesday, May 25th at 7:38PM EDT (link)
I would prefer that the final resting place of our finest and bravest remain unsullied from his footfalls.
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I'm with you Master Chief -nt
Erick Brockway Tuesday, May 25th at 10:23PM EDT (link)
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All the Way!! nt
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5's to the infinite power! nt
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Yes, so that Obama's apologists must continue to sully themselves
civil_truth Wednesday, May 26th at 12:40AM EDT (link)
…with their craven acquiescence to evil.
And Rightly So!
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Amen to that! PLUS another benefit -
Adjoran Wednesday, May 26th at 2:13AM EDT (link)
Obama leaving town just can’t be a bad thing.
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Agreed!
stephaniet Wednesday, May 26th at 10:42AM EDT (link)
Get that son of a biscuit AWAY from the hallowed ground cradling our heroes. He does not deserve to stand there, much less gaze upon the tomb of the unknown soldier. He is a disgrace to this country, and I feel so sorry for the soldiers that have to call him “sir.”
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Maybe he will make a cross out of beach stones.....
NeoKong Tuesday, May 25th at 7:45PM EDT (link)
It worked for Clinton.
As we know. If anyone has stones it would be Obama.
Remember in November.
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He does the honored dead a service
Tbone Tuesday, May 25th at 8:42PM EDT (link)
by not hypocritically participating in a ceremony for which he has no respect.
Envisioning when all that is Left is the Right.
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So let's
stephaniet Wednesday, May 26th at 10:44AM EDT (link)
send someone who *does* respect and honor our heroic, honored dead. I am 18 years old. Were this man not the president, I might actually join the military. However, I refuse to get in a position where I’d have to call him my commander-in-chief. Those soldiers that do, though perhaps through gritted teeth, have my undying admiration.
“*They* say the best weapon is one you never have to fire. I respectfully disagree. I *prefer* the weapon you only have to fire *once*. That’s how Dad did it; that’s how America does it… and it’s worked out pretty well so far.”
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Why is there now a Navy commercial
Scope Tuesday, May 25th at 8:49PM EDT (link)
promoting Internationilism? My husband, who served in the Navy for 7 years is furious. I am furious. Who made such a despicable commercial? I saw it today, ducky, just before Memorial Day.
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A "Global" force for "Good"
Scope Tuesday, May 25th at 9:01PM EDT (link)
http://www.navy.com/navy/about/gffg/#/thecalling
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I'm nearing 20 years now
Erick Brockway Tuesday, May 25th at 10:26PM EDT (link)
And I like it. We ARE a force for good, not evil like the left would have you believe.
Whether the present Admin chooses to use us for good is undecided.
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I actually dig the commercial
Kudzu Wednesday, May 26th at 5:28AM EDT (link)
It speaks to how the Navy litterally roams the planet and performs heoric work. In this case the word “global” isn’t being used in an internationalistic sense but in a geographic sense
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Just another day off
Rusty_S Tuesday, May 25th at 9:17PM EDT (link)
For Obama, Memorial Day is just another day off, the same as it is for the people who elected him.
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Didn't Obama screw up a Memorial Day Address
throwback59 Tuesday, May 25th at 9:49PM EDT (link)
a few years ago? Something about honoring men who made the ultimate sacrifice, some of whom are here today?
No wonder he wants to stay away. Of course, that “hating the military” thing works, too.
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The disgrace known as msm said Obama will be "throwing in some work" during his vacation, so its all good (nt)
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He knew we'd never stand for another...
Erick Brockway Tuesday, May 25th at 10:30PM EDT (link)
“Crotch salute”
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Top 10 reason Obama won't be at Arlington for Memorial Day
wolfster38 Tuesday, May 25th at 11:33PM EDT (link)
10 Jane Fonda told me not too.
09 I’m not resting until oil crisis is over.
08 Ill be reading Liberty and Tyranny for the fourth time and I still won’t get it.
07 I’m video taping a interview with myself.
06 Joe Biden’s kid ripped off hub caps from my limo.
05 Its not March 14th, is it?
04 Not listed in Rules For Radicals as a must do.
03 Someone told me Rush Limbaugh would be there.
02 If I can’t tax Memorial Day I don’t want any part of it.
01 I just celebrated May Day what else do you want from me!
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Didn't I already do this
scubadiver49er Wednesday, May 26th at 9:25AM EDT (link)
on Cinco De Mayo????
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Calling all Chicago area veterans and military supporters
ColdWarrior Wednesday, May 26th at 1:14AM EDT (link)
According to new reports, Opuppet will be participating in a ceremony at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetary in Elwood, Chicago on Memorial Day.
According to a White House official, the Obamas will arrive Thursday and stay until Monday, when Obama will participate in a Memorial Day ceremony at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood. The veterans’ cemetery is about 50 miles south of Chicago.
Remember the first time Slick Willie appeared to speak at the Viet Nam Veterans Memorial? Viet Nam vets in attendance stood during the speech of he who loathed the military and turned their back on him.
Imagine thousands and thousands of Americans standing along the motorcade route, holding their hands over their hearts as the flag on his limo goes by, and then, the split the second the flag has passed by, dropping their hand and executing an about face.
With video going straight to YouTube.
I’m sure there’s other ideas, but he’s turned his back on the military time and again — now it’s the turn of Americans to turn their backs on him.
I’m sure this is the kind of project the local Tea Parties, 9.12, WeSurroundThem, American Legion, VFW and other groups could get their members out for.
There’s probably lots of other ways to make the point, but I like the idea of having lots of individual Americans actually coming together to do this with the physical act of showing their disgust for Opuppet’s treatment of veterans, their families and those now serving in harm’s way.
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Great idea, BUT
Adjoran Wednesday, May 26th at 2:17AM EDT (link)
if it goes viral and catches on in the next couple of days, expect Obama to find a scheduling conflict with a golf course somewhere and cancel his appearance.
He doesn’t deal well with opposition - or anything other than unadulterated adoration, really.
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Adjoran, then you roll with the punches and publicize THAT
ColdWarrior Wednesday, May 26th at 2:38AM EDT (link)
Headline:
Obama Cancels Appearance Over Fear Of Veterans
Tonight Fox is all over his FEAR of the Press.
Opuppet/Opansy is afraid of his own shadow.
And even some of the leftists are beginning to figure it out.
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I like the idea but instead....
makemyday Wednesday, May 26th at 10:11AM EDT (link)
of turning their backs to him, maybe shooting him the moon? Clinton deserved the respectful opposition of a back turn, this loon deserves no respect whatsoevah.
I will be in Washington this weekend paying proper respect with 500,000 of my closest friends and will not miss the little bastu*d one bit.
When all else fails…….. Shoot!
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Correction?
Deskpilot Wednesday, May 26th at 1:32AM EDT (link)
“going to Arlington National Cemetery to lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns has nothing to do with using dead soldiers as political props and everything to do with a Commander in Chief who seems to not like
the military showing
some basic respect to the men and women, alive and dead, who have actually kept us free.”
Me thinks it should read, “showing the military,” some basic respect…?
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Let him go
oldone1942 Wednesday, May 26th at 5:11AM EDT (link)
If I had the opportunity to look him in the eye. I would tell him to go on vacation. I don’t want the un-natural born citizen there any way!
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Another Birther... tsk tsk tsk....
rrreaganite Wednesday, May 26th at 7:22AM EDT (link)
n/t
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Perhaps, but he's also a Marine.
Brian Hibbert Wednesday, May 26th at 7:32AM EDT (link)
Cut him some slack.
Cut him a LOT of slack.
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I respect and honor his service completely
rrreaganite Wednesday, May 26th at 7:37AM EDT (link)
But birthers are not good for the party, and the movement.
But you’re right.
Oldone1942, thank you for serving. You guys are the best we have.
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We ban birthers at RedState
Neil Stevens Wednesday, May 26th at 7:43AM EDT (link)
So be careful.
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We
Kudzu Wednesday, May 26th at 5:20AM EDT (link)
…are instruments of foreing policy that the President orders into combat and foreign lands the world over. I could take this gracefully if the CINC was campaigining (not that Id vote for him) but he’s not. He’s taking a vacation…Id like to take a vacation when a pressing emergency and world events are circling like shark but we can’t.
I would echo Erick’s comments that we don’t really respect him, too many slaps in the face and hand wringing. Some are enamoured by the office itself but certainly not the man. He holds a position of authority that the American people put him in and we must respect that fact. But the fact he leads a party that still calls us “terrorists” or that we intentionally kill civilians, whose appointed/unelected politicial cronies leak critical information and vital secrets, whose Senate confirmed VA secretary attempted to push vets to pay for service & combat related injuries…I called it last year, this is Obama’s “Bonus Army” .
P.S. Erick, thanks for refraining from calling us that horrid title.
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His contempt is blatant
america1st Wednesday, May 26th at 7:14AM EDT (link)
and his appearance at ANC would be nothing but a sham - a cynical, shameless, pose at the expense of the millions of American patriots who place(d) themselves in harm’s way for this nation and its people. 0zero spending this holiday golfing is the lesser insult to them and America.
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Send him on vacation, please
ohiohistorian Wednesday, May 26th at 7:20AM EDT (link)
Vacation seems to be the only time he is not damaging our nation. PLEASE, go on vacation for the next 2+ years!
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Dead people can't faint or swoon
wilfranc Wednesday, May 26th at 8:34AM EDT (link)
Obama seems to feed on public adoration, and the ceremony at Arlington does not provide narcisstic food. Obama the delegator wouldn’t be so bad if he had better judgement in who he surrounds himself with.
The dead do and always should upstage any President. The President should attend if possible, no matter who he is, to acknowledge the relationship of the Office, not the man.
President Obama’s weakness is the content of his speeches, and they are especially weak when he has to be empathetic, compassionate or unifying. The correct words and actions concerning sacraficial death are the hardest for a President to get right. Gettysburg is a prime example. And in contrast, tObama’s words at the signing of the bill in memory of Daniel Pearl shows how important that task is.
Coincidently, Arlington was established as a military cemetery during the Civil War, and you would think the current President with his Lincoln obsession would want to participate.
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More indicative
nateleyswhore Wednesday, May 26th at 8:35AM EDT (link)
of the Boy Wonder’s political confusion and physical weakness ( you need another vacation? You’re the POTUS for heaven’s sake!) than it really outrages me. To me it communicates a great deal more to the country that he is ducking this responsibility for a little R&R back in the den of thieves he crawled out of. I’m glad he’s not going for the simple reason that it furthers the cause of him losing that responsibility for good on Memorial Day, 2013.
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He is breaking the constitution
patriotparty1 Wednesday, May 26th at 10:12AM EDT (link)
and he is in violation of it. It is a traitorous and impeachable offence to try to change our fundamental form of government, and to give away our sovernity to a foreign body.
It is time for republicans to stop pussy footing around with this commie! Turn your back on him and walk away until Nov. them impeach him!
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Well, according to Obama, they aren't the honored dead, they are...
Stinger808 Wednesday, May 26th at 10:46AM EDT (link)
…”corpse men”.
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Memorial Dad, eh who cares?
cowatchman Wednesday, May 26th at 12:47PM EDT (link)
I say let this story fester for many of our fathers fought to keep this nation free, Many of our mother’s spent time waiting, wondering, if their love, husband would come home, or they did what they could to support the effort here back home such as working in the factories or saving every small piece of metal or lead so that would go to the ammo their husbands or fathers needed to win the war. Let the shame of this President worm in you. This is Barack’s America. Don’t let them call you racist for wanting to take it back. Stop and think for a moment everyone of those brave fallen soldiers had someone back home that loved them, that they loved, that they wanted to come home to… everyone of those soldiers had that inner fear that they might not come home and yet they fought that feeling down to go in to battle and give their life so that a Nation of Many could remain free, that gift, so precious a gift, to give life’s blood for so many is being shamed by those who hate this Nation for its greatness. Each of us beneficiaries’ of their gift and to not honor our fallen is a slap in the face to the sacrifice they made. Our nation is so much better than Barack Hessian Obama. Let them try to call you racist for loving your Nation, your fallen, your Hero’s, but Honor and Dignity, win over this shame of this President. HOW DARE HE!!! One final word: NOVEMBER
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