Emetic of the day
We need not imagine the national uproar that would have ensued had George W. Bush talked to American soldiers the way that the President Obama did today at a U.S. military base in South Korea:
President Obama will not announce his decision on sending more troops to Afghanistan before the Thanksgiving holiday, senior aides said Thursday.
The news came as the president greeted 1,500 troops at Osan Air Base in South Korea, just before boarding Air Force One and heading back to Washington after an eight-day trip to Asia.
…Obama arrived on the base 3:19 p.m. local time (1 a.m. Eastern Standard Time) and received a rousing welcome from 1,500 troops in camouflage uniforms, many holding cameras or pointing cell phones to snap pictures.
“You guys make a pretty good photo op,” the president said.
Standing on a riser wearing a blue suit and red tie, with a cluster of troops and a large American flag behind him, Obama expressed “the gratitude of the American public” and said his meetings in four countries over eight days in Asia will help deliver a “safer, more prosperous world for all of us.”
He got a huge cheer when he told them he was increasing military pay. “That’s what you call an applause line,” he said, before boarding his jet and taking off at 4:11 p.m.
More Obama Theater. More human stage props. More drive-by visits. More deadly dawdling. More stomach-turning audacity and indecision from the undecider-in-chief.
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a complete idiot…he is NO Commander-in-chief…he is no president…he is a poor excuse for a human being….an ego the size of the moon without anything to support it….get this moron out of government permanently….
If the troops are lucky the pay raises will offset the tax increases … the Barack Copperfield Illusion continues …
Why do you think they call it “dope”?
There he goes again, buying support with cheap tawdry shiny things.
I’m holding my tongue because I don’t want to get banned from this site.
“You guys make a pretty good photo op,” the president said.
And you make a pretty good…….. President? No… Senator? No. Neighbor? No. Um…. Well, you’re probably good for something. Maybe.
The consummate schmoozer. I’d need a shower after listening to that.
Greasy, oily, unctuous.
Disgusting.
I guess Narcissus personally determines military pay, not Congress.
Well, at least Obama found some use for the military . . . they can act as a backdrop for his teleprompter.
On November 19th, 2009 at 1:31 pm, madmonkphotog said:
Ahm hoadin my tung tu.
Isn’t he great? He looks so awesome in front of those troops, almost like a real commander in chief.
And they must be thinking, wow, here is our leader. Which way do we go? What are we doing? Oh, you don’t know yet. Ok, no problem. Let us know when you figure it out.
Notice the photo?
Caption Contest!
See? Touch it once, and magic words appear, making me speak soothing tones and bringing tingles up Chris Matthews leg.
Ditto.
Caption Contest!
Hey, is that a bomb falling, or is that my approval rating?
First, Mr. “Constitutional Scholar” seems to have forgotten that it is Congress that controls the purse.
Second, it appears to me that he paid a bribe for a “huge cheer”.
Third, people aren’t in the military for the money. But, that’s what it appears he thinks.
With Obama’s stupid comments like this, it comforts me to know which side the military will go if/when the next civil war starts.
This man is horrible. My God what a mistake the country made electing this dope. That’s it – “Dope you can believe in”. God save us from the next 3 years.
It’s going to be a long three years.
As long as it is all about him, As long as it is all about him.
CAPTION:
“President Obama is posturing in front of a bunch of minorities that are victims of white-Republican failed economics, plus a smattering of white crackers that were too dumb to attend college.”
I’m not sure my wife can hang in long enough to NOT have this guy’s name on her military retirement certificate. She’s getting close to that “It’s Time” time.
different values for different people. other ways to compliment our troops rather than saying if I stand in front of you i will look
goodmore awesome.this man belongs in hollywood instead of the white house.
The DD214 doesn’t have a presidential signature on it, and it is the most important document.
I tossed my certificate. It had Billary’s signature.
Where do they get these fawning troops that cheer BO’s every word? If I were one of the soldiers at this photo op, I would be respectful, but you would receive no applause nor any cheering from me unless it was truly earned (which is so clearly not the case here). This man has done nothing to assist these folks but rather through his lack of actions made their situations that much worse.
I know…I know…it’s all staged and/or vetted beforehand I’m sure, but it’s still very frustrating to actually see…
Oy…
They need to stop putting the director’s notes in his script. He’s starting to read those lines out loud.
Did he feel the need to explain this to our troops? Does he really think they’re so stupid they need this spelled out?
Salt, didn’t see your post. That may explain the stupid comments.
Clueless. Classless. Chicago-chicanery.
I don’t get the outrage. You are really wasting time and energy getting upset about this.
Stick with opposing the health care fiasco and amnesty for illegals.
It might.
It’s his ad-libs that let slip his true feelings.
They’ve managed to tuck Biden away to limit his gaffes. Perhaps he snuck into TOTUS’s control room?
I thought about dartboard but that would require having a picture of him in my house. No go on that, either.
I don’t believe that outrage is an accurate characterization. Our President’s deliberate (and admitted, joke or not) use of the military as a photo-op when he still has not decided on a strategy in Afghanistan is simply characteristic of the man that still appears to be campaigning for a job rather than executing it.
It’s just a blog post, 11B, we can focus on multiple topics.
We’re conservatives. Unlike liberals, we can walk and chew chewing gum at the same time.
Mission Accomplished! Good Job!
What’s not to like? They got to knock off a couple hours early to see the bozo.
I wonder about that!! Maybe he was reading the director’s notes into BHO’s ear. Shameless!!
…then they all did jello shots & he went home…
Caption: “And on this slide you see the graph correlating the addition of troops to the cost of Obamcare.”
Rome is burning and our jokester in chief still acts like its amateur comedian night.
Caption Contest:
Before we begin, I’d like to give myself a shout out on the big screen!! Yeah baby, looking good.
Caption:
“See that guy over there? C’mon stand up Chuck Graham!”
Hangfire: Mine too. It never saw the light of day until it went in the shredder.
” My decision making skills went that way”
….and many more giving him the finger.
Is that all you think of them?
Caption:
“Before I honor my troops, I’d like to point out the statue of me that was installed over there.”
“Watch the screen! See what happens to soldiers who question my military genius!”
“What’s that thing over there? A tank!?!? That’s what those things look like?”
“I’m replacing all the flags here with ones that have my picture in the blue field. You can see the first one being raised now.”
Hangfire, nail49: I think I’ve got a “two-fer” here. One of my other certificates was signed by ADM Mike Boorda, the CNO who offed himself. My bank still accepts the pension checks from DFAS though.
I say a video clip where the black soldiers were clapping with big smiles on their faces (especially the females) and the white soldiers were giving the courtesy clap with no expression. They’re were obviously a bunch of racists!
sarc
I am afraid, very afraid for our troops because the village idiot will not give the General HE PICKED what he needs to do the job. another half measure by the idiot in chief. we are screwed!
On November 19th, 2009 at 3:03 pm, J S Ragman said:
That’s bad. But at least Boorda didn’t try and put persons of cleft genitalia aboard subs. The current CNO is more obsessed with diversity than mission.
Obama expressed “the gratitude of the American public”…
…but not his own gratitude…
…because he does not have any gratitude of his own to give them.
…becuase the communists think that communism makes everyone safer and more prosperous…
I retired effective 1 August 2001. They tried to give me a certificate with BJ’s name on it, like they had some left over and thought it was no big deal. I demanded a certificate with my then CURRENT Cinc’s name and signature on it.
Tools.
Oh Crap! Does this mean he is coming back to our country?
Troops should be ordered to stand down until he makes a decision. No more American deaths until he decides what the hell he is doing.
Me too. I refused to have it stinking up my house with clinton-fumes.
I’ve heard this from several people.
Personally, I would use it as a badge of honor to say “See, I got the heck outta Dodge when this idiot was in charge!”
That’s the way Obama and his associates think.
And it’s wrong on so many levels.
Just for starters, if the socialists promise “an end to unemployment”,
then why has unemployment skyrocketed under their policies?
A Certificate of Retirement signed by the POTUS plus $1.50 gets you a cup of coffee at Krispy Kreme.
So if he’s not announcing his Afghanistan plan before Thanksgiving, does that mean he’s going to give us the bad news ON Thanksgiving when noone is paying attention to the news?
On November 19th, 2009 at 3:52 pm, mytake said:
I count 3 smiles in the photo against 6 “I’d rather be anywhere else” straight faces. Overall, rank and file military people know just how little respect Obama has for them beyond the opportunity they provide him. What stunned me is that he actually told the truth with those words.
I think Carter came to visit Frankfurt when I was there back in the 70s. Not many Americans went to see him. Nobody who missed it missed anything significant.
I can’t imagine going to see Obama, except for the day he is finally convicted and sentenced. That should be a good day.
There you go again, complaints, complaints…
No, it means that on Black Friday, he’ll announce the delay of his Afghanistan plan until after New Years.
Photo Op, huh? Yeah, that’s about all he considers the troops.
President Thomas ‘Tug’ Benson: Every time I give an order, it gets screwed up! Plan a reception, wrong hors d’oeuvres. Appoint an ambassador, he leaves the country.
Caption:
President Thomas ‘Tug’ Benson: Here’s the target area.
Gerou: That’s Minnesota, sir.
President Thomas ‘Tug’ Benson: Damn it, man, that’s the genius of my plan. Why go over there to fight? We can do it right here at home, and get in some good fishing while we’re at it.
Gerou: Sir, the enemy is over there.
President Thomas ‘Tug’ Benson: Then we’ll fly them over here. Their families too. We’ll teach them to skate… Do I have to think of everything?
President Thomas ‘Tug’ Benson: [observing Mount Rushmore through view-master] The Iraqi coast line. My god do those heights look treacherous.
Caption:
President Thomas ‘Tug’ Benson: Looks like the upper hand, is on the other foot!
“You guys make a pretty good photo op,” the president said.
Probably said that to the corpses at Dover AFB, too.
I CAN’T STAND IT ANY LONGER!!!!!
If he MUST talk about a photo op, he ought to at least say they are better than “pretty good”.
Heh, heh. Yeah, he and the troops are such old buddies he can make such a cavalier comment with them.
Do the the armed services swear allegiance to the Commander in Chief or the US Constitution or both? There he goes again throwing money to win over people to his side. One day the line will be drawn between money(greed) and ethics. Right now ethics is losing miserably. Who will give up there love of money for ethics?
I bet there wasn’t a firearm within 20 miles of that place.
I’m in ur base, gettin a photo op.
I love LOL cats. Please don’t add the nit wit in chief to those photos. I might puke.
I never thought I’d live to see the day such a sad, sorry waste of human protoplasm would hold and bring down the office of the President of the United States of America as has happened since mid January of this year.
Oh my, that’s funny. I can just imagine him saying that in his contrived cadence.
You Win!
Are there any Airmen out there who can answer this question: Was this an appointed place of duty for those who went (in other words, were you directed to attend) or was this entirely voluntary? For those who have never been in the military, you can be ordered to attend a function that you would rather not attend. Just wondering.
thetoysurgeon, we pledge to uphold the Constitution of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic. You do the math.
After Thanksgiving it will be announced that he will not announce his decision before Christmas…
Obama will continue to waffle and postpone his decision for as long as possible. He claims it takes time to make the “right” decision. Yet that doesn’t seem to apply to anything else. When it comes to bailouts, stimulus, healthcare, or Cap and Trade, the quicker the decision the better. In fact, he refuses to give law makers the promised 5 days to read and study these bills before they have to make a decision and vote.
It seems that financial matters like helping AIG and GM are a higher priority to Obama than saving lives or doing anything to help the soldiers currently serving in Afghanistan. He says he doesn’t want to rush a decision that might end up putting soldiers in harms way. Doesn’t he realize that there are already soldiers in harms way who are being harmed by his indecision?
*We need someone to generate a “letter of resignation”, official looking, minus the signature of P-BO; Then millions can print one off and mail it in to this poor excuse for a human being, let alone our POTUS, awaiting his signature; His election has been a failed experiment, to say the least; Let’s hope we get it right the next time.
*As for our men and women in service, I shall continue to lift them up in my thoughts and prayers; The toughest battles lay ahead.
Let me guess… the troops ran out of grenades?
Why were the troops reported to have engaged in thunderous applause, and enthusiastically snapping photographs of the Messiah, the Lord and Savior?
Did anyone notice that our Savior, our Messiah, our Lord, Barrack Hussein Obama (Peace be unto Him. Praise His Holy Name. All Honor, Glory, Worship, Adoration, Prostrations, Submission, and Obedience be unto Him) claimed that his visit will ensure peace and a better world on earth?
Wow~
Praise be our Lord and Savior!
Praise be unto our Messiah!
Praise and Glory be unto our bringer of Peace, Love, Tolerance, Understanding, Mercy, and Compassion!
All Hail Barrack Hussein Obama.
Hail Barrack Hussein Obama!
Obama!
Obama!
Obama!
Obama!
Barrack Hussein Obama, mmm … mmm … mmm
Barrack Hussein Obama, mmm … mmm … mmm
Barrack Hussein Obama, mmm … mmm … mmm
Barrack Hussein Obama, mmm … mmm … mmm
Barrack Hussein Obama, mmm … mmm … mmm
It was Osan Air Base, more show than go base.
Had he landed at Kunsan Air Base, headquarters of the Real Air Force his plane would have been stripped to the skeleton for parts before it turned off the runway, his secret service detail would have been assigned to guard duty on the perimeter, his office drones would have been given leave to relax on the (heavily mined) beach, the male reporters would have ended up hauling artillery shells out to “Little Coyote” Obama himself would have ended up in the rec center addressing a handful of airmen that were caught without their helmet and gasmask during the previous exercise and were forced to attend as punishment, and the women of his staff would have shown up 3 days later, still intoxicated and wearing “You Ain’t Been Packed ’till You’ve Been Wolf Packed” T-shirts and sporting a oddly new outlook on life.
PKAmmoTroop,
Your post above, identified thus: On November 19th, 2009 at 11:44 pm, PKAmmoTroop # 844797
mad me laugh!
Thanks for that clever post!
I am puzzled at the troops actually enthusiastically welcoming this amateur “President,” this Community Organizer-in-Chief, AKA, the Undecider-in-Chief, AKA, “The Messia.”
William
This is exactly what Obama is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=tCAffMSWSzY#t=28
Patrondheart,
That is a clever video clip that you linked to.
I found myself becomming sickened as I watched it, and that is during only the very early few minutes of that clip.
Remember, the USA is not a Christian nation, but it IS one of the largest Muslim nations, having among the largest Islamic populations in the world.
Thus spaketh Barrack Hussein Obama (Peace be unto Him. Praise His Holy Name. Prostrate yourself before Him in humble submssion, adoration, obedience, and devotion. etc., etc., etc.) , amateur President of the United States of America, AKA the Community Organizer-in-Chief, AKA the Procrastinator-in-Chief, AKA the Undecider-in-Chief.
A salaam aleikum!
Allahu Akbar!!!
Are we all Dihmmies yet?
From an “infidel,” living in the “Great Satan,” a country with one of the largest Muslim populations in the world …
lan astaslem.
I will not surrender. I will not submit!
The Candy Man strikes again. Wait till his taxes kick in and the check becomes less than it was 20 years ago.
Idiot in chief.
1. The military receives pay increases of some amount every year.
2. Was he trying to insult them by basically saying, “I’m exploiting you right now for political gain.”
3. Couldn’t he have at least pretended to have been happy to be there with or without the cameras?
Is there a pool started yet that the troop announcement arrives on the day after Thanksgiving?
I’d guess that would be a time most people wouldn’t be paying attention to the news.
Let’s say late afternoon? Don’t they typically dump things late on Friday afternoons of holiday weekends?
Only a total moron announces the purpose of an appearance and his con to the people who he is trying to con. I swear, I can’t imagine what the left sees in this cretin, other than he’s a malleable fool and willing puppet for Soros and company.
BTW, whatever happened to lgm? Could it be that even HE can’t defend this clown anymore? I have no doubts that he’s also biding his time, for such a chance to come back and do a “I told you so” when something good happens. Unfortunately (for all of us), there isn’t going to BE any good happenings for everyone. It’s going to be a solid four years of misery and despair. At least during the Carter presidency there was some good music that came out of that period in time. All I see now is crap as far as the eye can see…
There’s some good music coming out now, too. It’s being made by the Tea Parties, and I hope it only gets louder. We can stop this disaster in the making. We just have to make certain characters face the music.