Obama To Troops: ‘You Guys Make a Pretty Good Photo-Op’

Fox News: The president may be undecided on whether to put more forces in Afghanistan, but he was happy to share face time with some troops at his last stop in South Korea before returning to the United States. "You guys make a pretty good photo op," the president reportedly joked with the 1,500 troops at Osan Air Base.

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November 19, 2009 at 5:06 pm - Fox News
Dateline: Osan, South Korea
barry Bendover Obowma   November 19th, 2009 - 5:08 pm

Notice I am cool and funny and dont deny that I use and abuse the troops to make myself look good.

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sara   November 19th, 2009 - 5:15 pm

A gentleman added a post on Thursday that suggested that people go to http://www.Dearpolitician.org to write your politicians. Of course, he made it sound too-good-to-be-true, but I checked it out and found it to be a legit website that is pretty cool. The one thing that caught my attention is that they had a section called “Things Americans Should Know”. The interesting thing about this section is that it has the complete, US Constitution, Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence and Pledge of Allegiance all in audio format. They have the text version, but face it, who reads all of those documents. They actually have all of those documents professionally recorded. I listened to all of them Saturday, after hearing the news of more American soldiers getting killed, I felt I could at least listen to the documents they list their lives to protect. I recommend everyone take the time to visit http://www.dearpolitician.org and listen to the most important documents we are all trying to protect.

ME, ME and ME   November 19th, 2009 - 5:15 pm

That ping-pong ball head! What a moron thing to say. Man is this guy horrible!!

Kris   November 19th, 2009 - 5:22 pm

Gag me with a spoon.

pamma   November 19th, 2009 - 5:22 pm

what a JERK
He is by far, the most self- centered, selfish Puppet we have had to date.

myleftbrain   November 19th, 2009 - 5:25 pm

For once the truth comes out of his mouth about what he really thinks. My guess is the teleprompter must have been offline.

NOT PRESIDENTIAL MATERIAL   November 19th, 2009 - 5:28 pm

“You guys make a pretty good photo op,” the president said.

What an IDIOT! America, VOTE THIS GUY & HIS ILK O-U-T, OUT!

peter c   November 19th, 2009 - 5:36 pm

Unreal! This man is so Evil…Biden is so dumb…and MSNBC called Palin Dumb?

America just wouldn’t listen…wouldn’t look at Obama’s background…wouldn’t think…they just went to the polls knowing nothing about the Marxist they were voting for…Bl@cks voted racist…Liberals voted with h@te for Bush and Pro-Life groups..g@ys voted to get Marriage everywhere…They all fell for the lies…the attacks….they false promises…They even Worshipped Him!

Now we at looking into the abyss…he has brought us there…on purpose controlled by Radical Communists like Andy Sterns and Bill Ayers…SEIU…Marxists and Maoists..Atheists…and Racists.

He is putting us in grave danger by having a trial in NY…He doesn’t want an investigation into the Islamic terrorist at FT Hood… he let Radical Islamic New Bl@ck Panther Party Thugs get away with crimes at the polls…He stops ALL investigations in to the Criminal ACORN and SEIU.

The world is laughing and being afraid at Obama folks..

Vote All Treasonous Democrats out in 2010 and this Lying,Marxist messiah Obama out in 2012…if you want to save America…out Rights…out Children and their children.

Eileen for Freedom/Liberty   November 19th, 2009 - 6:04 pm

America…how prophetic of a statement from this Kenyan/Muslim President.

Telling all how he thinks of those who swear an oath to protect him and our people, only photo ops!

He thinks even worse about our military than Hillary and Bill combined.

He hates the American military because they fight against his Islamic people!

How much longer, America, will the Congress wait until they call for this fraud’s Kenyan birth certificate or start the impeachment proceedings!

How much longer, Congress?

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THE REVOLUTION OF THE SILENT MAJORITY HAS BEGUN! – WE WILL BE SILENT NO LONGER!

1. GETTING INFORMED
2. GETTING INVOLVED
3. GETTING OUT THE VOTE

DO NOT TREAD ON US…WE PAY YOUR BILLS IN WASHINGTON AND IN YOUR HOMES WHERE YOU WILL ALL BE GOING STARTING WITH NEW JERSEY AND VIRGINIA IN 2009, INTO 2010 AND BEYOND…GUARANTEED!

IMPEACHMENT OR THE ‘ORIGINAL’ KENYAN BIRTH CERTIFICATE…IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME!

Eileen for Freedom/Liberty   November 19th, 2009 - 6:22 pm

American veterans…where are you? Why are you not speaking up against this Islamic President and his policies?

Your brothers in the field are dying for you to be free to speak up…they cannot…they have to sit and listen to this man and his lies on a continual basis!

They cannot jeer, they cannot clap or speak out…but you can!

These are your brothers on the field…speak out on their behalf!

This man is sitting on a recommendation of his General and doing nothing while your brothers are dying on the battlefield awaiting their orders that never come!

You have an obligation to them…why are you not speaking up?

Veterans and veteran organizations should be ashamed at not defending their brothers who cannot defend themselves!

Where has your bravery gone?

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THE REVOLUTION OF THE SILENT MAJORITY HAS BEGUN! – WE WILL BE SILENT NO LONGER!

1. GETTING INFORMED
2. GETTING INVOLVED
3. GETTING OUT THE VOTE

DO NOT TREAD ON US…WE PAY YOUR BILLS IN WASHINGTON AND IN YOUR HOMES WHERE YOU WILL ALL BE GOING STARTING WITH NEW JERSEY AND VIRGINIA IN 2009, INTO 2010 AND BEYOND…GUARANTEED!

IMPEACHMENT OR THE ‘ORIGINAL’ KENYAN BIRTH CERTIFICATE…IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME!

MagicMan   November 19th, 2009 - 6:23 pm

I wouldn’t follow this man into Heaven.

Eileen for Freedom/Liberty   November 19th, 2009 - 6:32 pm

Dear sara at 5:22 pm…I have seen this post repeatedly on other threads and wanted to ask you a question!

How do you know this is a safe sight?

How do you know that it is not yet another “mentally unstable” Democratzi ploy to track those in opposition to their Messiah?

How do you know that what is posted there to politicians is actually being forwarded to those politicians!

Actually I don’t trust any sites…I put my reps name in the search engine and get their information and put it in my favorites for future reference.

I only trust myself to get the information and make sure it is directed to the right source.

Those Democratzi could be collecting that information and destroying it so that it never gets to those politicians!

Again…please explain how you can guarantee this site?

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THE REVOLUTION OF THE SILENT MAJORITY HAS BEGUN! – WE WILL BE SILENT NO LONGER!

1. GETTING INFORMED
2. GETTING INVOLVED
3. GETTING OUT THE VOTE

DO NOT TREAD ON US…WE PAY YOUR BILLS IN WASHINGTON AND IN YOUR HOMES WHERE YOU WILL ALL BE GOING STARTING WITH NEW JERSEY AND VIRGINIA IN 2009, INTO 2010 AND BEYOND…GUARANTEED!

IMPEACHMENT OR THE ‘ORIGINAL’ KENYAN BIRTH CERTIFICATE…IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME!

ohhhh-the outarge   November 19th, 2009 - 6:39 pm

tongue and cheek and watch the repukes run with it . But thats what all these things are for in the first place , thats what ALL politicans do , at least he is honest.

slug   November 19th, 2009 - 6:46 pm

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this was a obvious shot at glen beck, but for the people hearing it for the first time they may not get it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTRk47GNyyU

slugger   November 19th, 2009 - 6:53 pm

this was a obvious shot at glen beck , anyone seeing this for the first time will not get it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTRk47GNyyU

pepito cojones   November 19th, 2009 - 6:56 pm

And this…coming from the POTUS? What a shameless excuse for a human being… He actually told our men & woman in uniform that he’s using them!!!

What a waste of flesh   November 19th, 2009 - 7:07 pm

OBAMA TO TROOPS: ‘YOU GUYS MAKE A PRETTY GOOD PHOTO-OP’

TROOPS TO OBAMA: ‘YOU MAKE A P*SS POOR POTUS MR. CHICKENMAN!!!

MagicMan   November 19th, 2009 - 7:21 pm

ohhhh-the outarge November 19th, 2009 – 6:39 pm
tongue and cheek and watch the repukes run with it . But thats what all these things are for in the first place , thats what ALL politicans do , at least he is honest.

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Yeah, you mean like the way the demoRATS and the MSM gave Bush a pass for the “No WMDs here” tongue and cheek.

Yeah.

Yeah …

Narcissist in Chief   November 19th, 2009 - 7:23 pm

Yep, it’s all about him. This man is propped up by photos, bad speeches people see right through now, and the rare pump up by the likes of Keith Olbermann and Rachel Madcow on MSNBC. Good job Soros, good job Old Media, good job. (eyes rolling).

FastFacts   November 19th, 2009 - 7:48 pm

He is self centered at almost all of his speechs but that was suppose to be a joke, espcially since he has used people for props before like when the caskets were delivered with our fallen soldiers and he brought the whole press corp. You don’t have to attack everything he does, this was a joke.

SOURCE OF THINGS THAT HE HAS DONE THAT ARE QUESTIONABLE: http://www.americanparchment.com

melli50   November 19th, 2009 - 7:54 pm

We have hired an America-hating narcissist to be our president. I feel very sorry for any one in the military. Who could follow this guy?

Oklaicelady   November 19th, 2009 - 8:02 pm

Photo-op my ass, make up your mind!

txmike   November 19th, 2009 - 8:04 pm

Our troops make a pretty good photo op , obama makes a pretty good fool.

Air Force Veteran   November 19th, 2009 - 8:09 pm

People asked for it–so I will give you an opinion from an Iraq War Veteran–IT WAS A JOKE!!! HE WAS BEING LIGHT-HEARTED!!! If you people spent as much time trying to solve the problems of this nation and actually supporting our troops instead of just talking about it–we would all be better off!!!

Gregorius Mercator   November 19th, 2009 - 8:14 pm

Wow – Birthers still exist? Didn’t you guys see the birth certificate and the birth announcement in the paper? http://www.tdbimg.com/files/2009/07/27/-obama-1961-birth-announcement-from-honolulu-advertiser_231512880762.pdf Or was the birth announcement all part of this vast conspiracy?

Do you think that ACORN somehow managed to stuff the ballot boxes with 9.5 million fraudulent votes too?

WAITRESS SANDWICH 4U   November 19th, 2009 - 8:22 pm

What’s YOUR mortgage rate? DO NOT http://www.DumpChrisDodd.com

THIS... IS CNN   November 19th, 2009 - 8:24 pm

BHO using them as props.

Teddy's SEARCH+RESCUE   November 19th, 2009 - 8:26 pm

YES WE CON!

YES WE CON! http://www.FATBOY.cc

OBAMANATION at NOTRE DAME   November 19th, 2009 - 8:29 pm

He should be BOWING to the troops!! http://www.FreeTheND88.org

Aldebaran   November 19th, 2009 - 8:36 pm

For someone who is allegedly so intelligent (or so we are told), this was a dumb comment for H to make. Apparently, it’s all about H according to H.

A simple, heartfelt thank you to the brave men and women in the military was all that was required. The demeaning comment about a photo-op was neither warranted, nor appreciated.

tom   November 19th, 2009 - 8:39 pm

what a complete jerk. no respect at all for our troops.

DUMP DODD   November 19th, 2009 - 8:41 pm

Yes We Can http://www.DumpChrisDodd.com YES WE CAN!

brad   November 19th, 2009 - 8:44 pm

I bet he would say the same about Hasan

HANOI JOHN   November 19th, 2009 - 8:46 pm

I Saluted the troops, BEFORE I lied about them http://www.SWIFTVETS.com

Victor T   November 19th, 2009 - 8:48 pm

What a douche bag. I can’t wait till this kenyan piece of dogsh*t is voted out of office.

John Frost   November 19th, 2009 - 9:02 pm

***VICTORY OVER SHAKEDOWN OPRAH***OPRAH QUITS!!!!!
***Huge Birther win!!!***
3 YEARS AGO I GAVE THE “BOYCOTT Oprah call due to racism against Whites and others, Today we claim Victory over shakedown Oprah.

Our Next target is the Kenyan Usurper, the hyena from Kenya, Barack Hussein Obama.He Must resign voluntarily, just like Oprah did.
Your Persistance paid off with Oprah, now we must focus on the Kenyan Usurper and our Constitution.

We Trust all of Us Patriots will never betray the US Constitution and persist until we win. We are Birthers until Obama resigns voluntarily and is led into the paddy wagon to Jail for Usurping the US Presidency.
It is forbidden to call Obama President if you are a patriotic American supporter of the US Constitution.
Remember we Patriot Birthers Never quit, never!!!!
Our Daily Mission: Demand Obama shows his Long Form Birth Certificate or resign into a Jail term, Never quit, Truth is in our side, here is the proof you need:
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Ted in San Diego   November 19th, 2009 - 9:08 pm

I read about his stupid photo op comment earlier today and thought, what an arse….but when you see and hear it….it’s really infuriating and amazingly callous and stupid. I really think he’s still not fully aware that he’s the President of the United States….strongest country in the world….most powerful position in the world. He ceases to not impress me. It’s kinda like a bad movie where a nobody with no experience gets to be President through some crazy set of unbelievable circumstances that only happen in Hollywood movies, and he’s playing the role of President like a child would inside of a man’s body….harsh I know, but I’m hoping the movie ends soon and a grown-up takes over.

long-live-our-leader   November 19th, 2009 - 9:20 pm

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i luv how preisdent Obama will TORTURE you guys for another 3 years … who knows 7.

i bet many of you repukes lose sleep and its wonderful. You text your life away and is powerless.

bwa hahahahhahahahhahahahha……………………………………….ha

gg   November 19th, 2009 - 9:31 pm

and he’s playing the role of President like a child would inside of a man’s body….harsh I know, but I’m hoping the movie ends soon and a grown-up takes over.

Ted in San Diego November 19th, 2009 – 9:08 pm

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yes and that movie ended last November with Bush, Now watch a REAL MAESTRO at work , he might be a narcissist but he is a darn good one , enjoy him for another 10 years .

President Obama is on a blitz 24/7 and doesn’t sleep… its quiet vampire like , thats no action from a child.

notinmycountry   November 19th, 2009 - 9:35 pm

a love-hate situation. I doubt anyone would have shown up if they weren’t ordered to do so!

notinmycountry   November 19th, 2009 - 9:37 pm

he was thinking the same thing while at Dover AFB uhm saluting the caskets of our real heros!!! SCUMBAG!!

steve bourg   November 19th, 2009 - 10:09 pm

Geez…..the Obama-admirers certainly trash his detractors with no mercy. Take for example “LongLiveOurLeader” just above. He loves it how Obama will “torture” the Republicans for another 3 years.

I have news for him. Obama is torturing everyone who doesn’t work for the govt………because he’s killing the economy (along with Pelosi and Reid……they’ve been at it for 2 years longer!!). But now they’re an official “cabal”……….a team to destroy the economy because they’re so darn clueless. Where did they learn ANY basic economics and free-market, free=enterprise, and freedom from stealing from our wallet-type of governmental interference in our activities? They want to become involved in every dollar we make, and every decision we make (energy-usage, doctor-usage, etc). It’s killing us. Period.

Cowboypicayune   November 19th, 2009 - 10:27 pm

HAVE YOU ALL GOTTEN OVER “BOW GATE” ALREADY?

HA, HA, Haaaaaa, HA!

You hysterical, neo-fascist Obamaphobes have really “jumped the shark” on these last two splien-T-plaints? How very phony, disingenuous and duplicitous of Briebart to dial out the sound right after President Obama said “photo-op.”

We’re all laughing around the chow hall here in Iraq at how STOOPID Fox News and their dumb sheeple viewers continue to be for getting all worked up and sucked into these manufactured NON-TROVERSIES!

Maybe, the president should have kissed the Japanese emperor cheeks and then held his hand and pranced around and then said “Bring it on,” referring to Muslims attacking us, the troops, like the last president?

Oh, yeah. That didn’t bother any of you a bit, did it?

Get Real America! We’re out here fighting and dying for a land of sheep and idiots who can no longer separate sh*t from shinola!

Our president and C-i-C is black — get over it and move on to something SUBSTANTIVE!

Spc. Patricks

Al Asad, Iraq

Get over

USAF VET   November 19th, 2009 - 10:28 pm

Eileen for Freedom/Liberty: YOU ROCK!!!!!!!!! Live free or die!!!!!

Cowboypicayune   November 19th, 2009 - 10:39 pm

No she doesn’t, USAF VET:

Eileen is just another Glenn Beck worshiping, hysterical sheeple wing-nut and so are you if you believe this kind of phony ass, media manufactured nonsense matters a whit to us soldiers out here.

Get over yourselves and move on to something that matters.

Spc. Patricks

Al Asad, Iraq

Barbara   November 19th, 2009 - 10:41 pm

Disgusting. He’s even worse than I thought he’d be, and I didn’t think that was possible.

His remaining supporters should really lay off the lead paint chips…

O'Really?   November 19th, 2009 - 10:46 pm

While you “love our troop as long as I agree with them” right wing idiots are at it, here is a little something just of the press.

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The former top commander of US troops in Asia on Thursday strongly defended President Barack Obama against critics of his bow to Japan’s Emperor Akihito, calling it a gesture of respect.

Admiral Timothy Keating, who retired last month when he ended his stint as head of the Honolulu-based US Pacific Command, said he did not hesitate to bow when Akihito and Empress Michiko visited Hawaii in July.

“That’s what one does when one sees the emperor of Japan. I don’t care if it’s the president of the United States or the commander of 325,000 Americans,” Keating told a forum at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

“You see the emperor, you express your respect for the man and the history and the position he holds and she holds,” he said of the imperial couple.

“It’s almost a reflexive gesture,” he said. “I did it and it didn’t bother me even a New York second.”

Maybe the bow wasn’t such a big deal after all. Don’t you morons have something better to do than to bellyache about things like this and a simple joke? It’s always something, isn’t it?

Bill   November 19th, 2009 - 10:54 pm

Now just because I slipped and let you know that this was just a “wham bam” cheesy photo op for me doesn’t mean I wasn’t sincere about the photo op with the dead troops arriving in Dover. Repeat after me…

LTJG Markson   November 19th, 2009 - 11:04 pm

Not sure about the other supposed people responding saying they’re in the military and ok with Obama’s comments and treatment of the military….but put it this way, I have very few peers that are pleased thus far with his words and actions as CiC, though few will speak out.

A photo op? Are you kidding me? I was no big Bush fan either, so comparing Obama to Bush makes no sense to me. Obama is the President now, today, and “stupid is as stupid does”.

Cowboypicayune   November 19th, 2009 - 11:10 pm

Well, LTJG

I am here, in Iraq. And if you want to meet me outside the chow hall nearest the motor pool on Ave. F,

we can discuss exactly what you and I mean, by what you and i mean.

Spc. Patricks

Army   November 19th, 2009 - 11:10 pm

The gift that keeps on giving.

What an idiot.

livingfortruth   November 19th, 2009 - 11:10 pm

Remember he is from the party that calls our Soldiers, Airmen, and Marines terrorists (Senator Billionaire Kerry), accuses them of war crimes (madman Murtha), and keeps them in harms way by waffling on sending the extra troops that the Generals in theater are requesting.
And still he has 48% support, and the lame stream media keeps covering for him.

http://livingfortruth.wordpress.com/2009/10/24/questions-need-to-be-answered-in-health-care-debate/

William   November 19th, 2009 - 11:13 pm

To start, none of you understand what Obama meant. Saying they make a good photo op is complimenting them as being a good-looking bunch. That is understood when the words aren’t muted right after..wake the fuck up, fatasses.

George W Bush’s only experience with the troops was ripping them off by Haliburton and..you guessed it: doing photo ops. Well he also sent them on an illegal war based on false evidence found by Dick Cheney’s brand new intel team based out of the pentagon…but Obama’s a ‘jerk.’

Those who supported Bush for those 8 years have really serious (convenient) short term memory loss. It’s like they smoked their minds away for 8 years while the man they elected devastated the US and its image around the world. Again and again. And again.

Where were the “teabaggers” as Bush ran up the deficit to never-before-seen heights. Of course “fiscal conservatives” are for small government until they ARE the government.

Republicans and Democrats dance cheek to cheek while the masses are spoonfed shit by FOX NEWS, CNN, ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT…with theirs mouths unconsciously hang wide-open…ready for more of the same OLD SHIT.

Jonathan Naples   November 19th, 2009 - 11:40 pm

Right on, Spc. Patricks, thank you for your service, and your reasonable mind. God bless you and your family, our President, and the United States of America.

enough   November 19th, 2009 - 11:42 pm

Cowboypicayune……you are just a pathetic blogger. I am a veteran……. and you would not be able to say what you do without those of us that fought and died before you.
I am so sorry that no matter how hard you strain you just can’t get that brain of yours to have an independent thought.
Obama owns this now! Thank you for pointing out that Obama is black – like we didn’t know! The only think Obama has proven is how accurate that book “The Bell Curve” is.
Yes, Obama has proven the author’s point that “his” people just aren’t as smart as the rest of the world now are they!

StephenRex   November 19th, 2009 - 11:50 pm

Obama said the same thing to the dead soldiers who were coming home in another photo op a couple of weeks ago.

Kevster   November 19th, 2009 - 11:53 pm

The demented libs that occasionally pop up on sites like this PROOVE why Conservatives hold all the guns in this Country. Say Amen….

Steve Wilkos   November 20th, 2009 - 12:00 am

The funniest jokes has some element of truth, which makes this little joke hilarious.

Barbie   November 20th, 2009 - 12:10 am

Oh how soon we forget the most spectacular — and staged — and totally wrong and stupid Photo Op of our time —–hoe can we forget George W. Bush swooping in a big three miles out of San Diego to declare victory in Iraq under the gigantic banner “MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!” And, by the way, if you forgot, it was also this lunatic president Bush who took us into Iraq for no reason…ruined that country, killed thousands of Americans and all under false pretenses…..uh huh…remember now? God bless and protect our President Obama and help to continue to exhibit the good judgment and restraint he has shown in his first year of office.

Hooter   November 20th, 2009 - 12:11 am

Yah OBAMA also used the flag draped coffins of our young soldiers as photo op fodder the other week also… The BOHICA in Chief, for our troops the Battling Bastard of Afganistan, no Mama, no Papa, and No Uncle Sam…

checkit   November 20th, 2009 - 12:29 am

we all know this adminsitration uses photo ops even to the disgrace of midnight salutes to coffins just for a photo op.

But what is also quite clear is they really fear Palin.
Palin will be going to Fort Brag for a BOOK signing event, not a political speech or event a BOOK signing event, and this adminsitration has limited media coverage of this up-coming event, WHY?

WHY? Because they Fear Palin, They fear that the real photos of people cheering and or supporting someone that they didn’t have to prod or pay will make this administration look like ….

So while obama sucks up all the photo ops he can get in a false manner, the real deal, (people cheering or supporting or glad to see her) will be limited when Palin goes to fort Bragg. And again the FEAR is shown from the left leaders… but the posters on comment pages still reflect the ignorance of the liberal posters, that their very left leaders Fear Palin as they boast that their leaders are strong and this and that when in fact they are cowards / whimps afraid of a lady. Limiting the press to cover it again shows their fear.

cowboypicayune   November 20th, 2009 - 12:53 am

Hey “Enough”,

How ’bout you bring your chicken hawk ass out here to Al Asad, Iraq and meet me around the motor pool — (NW of TQ. east of CKV, if UR driving, like we R most every nite).

Hoooyah!

WTF Idiots!   November 20th, 2009 - 1:05 am

Well at least he goes to see the soldiers! That’s more than can be said for Shrub and Dick. And Obama even cares enough to honor the dead at Arlington and at Dover AFB, and took the time to speak with mourners at Arlington on Veteran’s Day. Again, more than can be said for Shrubby and Dickface. This is a guy who cares, and he’s not even the one who started these God forsaken wars.

Ted in San Diego   November 20th, 2009 - 1:09 am

Barbie, why do you and your fellow liberals suffering from Bush Derangement Syndrome (and now PDS for Palin) continue to live in the past? I didn’t like Bush much and I don’t like Obama much….why? how? I don’t trust ANY politicians.

Our government has grown too large and politicians with lobbyist dollars and influence and forever incumbency as a result aren’t looking out for us citizens these days. Their first allegiance is to who contributed the most and that includes Bush, Obama and the rest of them.

I lost tons of respect for Obama when he went against his own promises to take public campaign funding only (as McCain forced his hand) and ended up spending over $700M (THE MOST MONEY EVER SPENT ON A CAMPAIGN IN US HISTORY….MAKE THAT IN THE WORLD’S HISTORY). Then Obama went against his no earmarks pledge with over 9,000 earmarks in his first omnibus spending bill, and against his no Lobbyist pledge with tons of former lobbyists in his administration.

Stay open minded, those in the gov’t work for us, paid by us! We don’t have to agree with everything Bush says or Obama says. And if the guy you voted for makes some questionable moves or statements, or simply steps in it with obvious gaffes (they all do!), then be bold and honest enough to say, yup, he shouldn’t have said or done that. Those on the left or right that act like their guy (or gal) can never do any wrong are really pathetic….you don’t owe a politician that type of blind allegiance….no one does.

Bush’s landing on the deck of that carrier seemed kinda cool at the time…being a pilot is impressive and we thought the mission truly was accomplished, but it wasn’t and it clearly was a photo op that turned out to be even more of a joke as the war went on for years and continues to this day. But Obama is a politician, a master one at that, and he knows the value of a photo op and for instance allowed pics to be taken when he finally met with his General for 25 mins on Air Force One while in Europe….a politically motivated ‘brief’ meeting and photo op, and then asked 18 families if he could have photos taken of him next to their son’s flag draped coffin, only 1 of 18 families said yes….that says a lot. And this S. Korea photo op moment….I actually respect the fact that he called it what it was….you place the soldiers in rows behind you in their fatigues and he turns and says you make a great photo op…..stupid to say, but at least he was being honest. I personally don’t like or trust the man, he’s left of Carter, and that’s not good….but I hope he does well and does what’s best for our country in the end.

Eileen for Freedom/Liberty   November 20th, 2009 - 1:17 am

Dear Cowboypicayune at 11:10 pm…you know I am totally disappointed in your comments, if you really are in active military!

How could you even speak positive about this Commander N’ Chief who is not a leader?

Does it not bother you that your General has asked for more troops to help fight the war in Afghanistan, but it has not acted upon it while men/women are dying there because he hasn’t made up his mind? Plays basketball, goes golfing and jets all over the country, at our expense, and yet cannot make a decision to aid the troops?

You probably would have been one of those at the Ft Hood Memorial to honor the 13 slaughtered at the hands of a “mentally deranged” Islamic Jihadist…who when your C&C was introduced yelled, shouted and clapped like they were at a rock concert!

It was disgusting and it was disrespectful of the fallen and their loved ones left behind sitting there before their pictures, boots and armament!

It must be very difficult for others serving with you in active duty in Iraq, to fight next to you with such an attitude against others who do not agree with you!

This President is a Muslim…and is giving a pass to “mentally disabled” Islamic Jihadists that killed over 3,000 innocent American lives on 9/11 and 13 at Ft Hood.

Do you also agree with him that they are not “war criminals” but common criminals?

I doubt very much that you are in active duty in Iraq!

I rather think you are Islamic trying to make a point against Americans coming against this President who is destroying our nation while we fight in your country for your freedoms!

Thank goodness there are men/women in active duty who do not agree with you!

If you are really in active duty in “our” military…wake up…get a life…get a clue…you are being used as a Democratzi tool…a tool of the enemy within!

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THE REVOLUTION OF THE SILENT MAJORITY HAS BEGUN – WE WILL BE SILENT NO MORE!

1. GETTING INFORMED
2. GETTING INVOLVED
3. GETTING OUT THE VOTE

DON’T TREAD ON US…WE PAY YOUR BILLS IN WASHINGTON AND IN YOUR HOMES WHERE YOU WILL ALL BE GOING STARTING WITH NEW JERSEY AND VIRGINIA IN 2009, INTO 2010 AND BEYOND…GUARANTEED!

IMPEACHMENT OR THE ‘ORIGINAL’ KENYAN BIRTH CERTIFICATE…IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME!

i-see-dumb-people   November 20th, 2009 - 1:25 am

that when in fact they are cowards / whimps afraid of a lady. Limiting the press to cover it again shows their fear.

checkit November 20th, 2009 – 12:29 am

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She is not even a elected official you dummy , as a citizen, you think me and you can go whoop it up at Fort Brag like it was some kind of amusement park .

cowboypicayune   November 20th, 2009 - 1:39 am

Hey “enough”:

What war did you fight and die in?

What a Narcissist   November 20th, 2009 - 2:00 am

“I wanna talk about me
Wanna talk about i
Wanna talk about number one”

What is Narcissism?

A pattern of traits and behaviors which signify infatuation and obsession with one’s self to the exclusion of all others and the egotistic and ruthless pursuit of one’s gratification, dominance and ambition. An all-pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration or adulation and lack of empathy, usually beginning by early adulthood and present in various contexts. Five (or more) of the following criteria must be met:
* Feels grandiose and self-important (e.g., exaggerates achievements and talents to the point of lying, demands to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements)
* Is obsessed with fantasies of unlimited success, fame, fearsome power or omnipotence, unequaled brilliance (the cerebral narcissist), bodily beauty or sexual performance (the somatic narcissist), or ideal, everlasting, all-conquering love or passion
* Firmly convinced that he or she is unique and, being special, can only be understood by, should only be treated by, or associate with, other special or unique, or high-status people (or institutions)
* Requires excessive admiration, adulation, attention and affirmation – or, failing that, wishes to be feared and to be notorious (narcissistic supply)
* Feels entitled. Expects unreasonable or special and favorable priority treatment. Demands automatic and full compliance with his or her expectations
* Is “interpersonally exploitative”, i.e., uses others to achieve his or her own ends
* Devoid of empathy. Is unable or unwilling to identify with or acknowledge the feelings and needs of others
* Constantly envious of others or believes that they feel the same about him or her
* Arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes coupled with rage when frustrated, contradicted, or confronted

Joe Anderson   November 20th, 2009 - 2:09 am

Cowboypicayune

“Get Real America! We’re out here fighting and dying for a land of sheep and idiots who can no longer separate sh*t from shinola!”
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+100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

Joe Anderson   November 20th, 2009 - 2:14 am

Eileen for Freedom/Liberty
“If you are really in active duty in “our” military…wake up…get a life…get a clue…you are being used as a Democratzi tool…a tool of the enemy within!”
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And you wonder why people call you the American Taliban? Anybody who disagrees with you isn’t worthy to serve in the military and is the enemy?

I fear you way more than I fear 1,000 Obamas.

cowboypicayune   November 20th, 2009 - 2:16 am

Eileen:

Sorry to unhinge your oversized sense of self-righteousness & perceived monopoly on the truth, not to mention grand delusion that everybody in uniform should think like you, but I don’t give a rat’s ass about what you think, you think you know about war or who makes a good leader of it or not.

And that’s not because you’re an unoriginal parrot of fools more ignorant than you. It’s because it’s so very obvious you haven’t done a lick of independent research outside of memorizing fascist, pro-corporate spin & wing-nut talking points from those who’ve never served a day in uniform, not even as bellhops.

U.S. Presidents are the final commander in any American war, not generals. At least according our constitution. Generals are supposed to give their best advice and serve at the pleasure of presidents and then shut up or resign their commissions if their ideas are rejected or modified & their consciences are grievously stricken, not the other way around unless you have a very weak-minded president. Say what you want about but Pres. Obama, but weak-minded he is not as evidenced by his ability to challenge the conventional wisdom of those around him and exercise worthy deliberation while there’s still time to run various hypothetical models up the flag pole before committing another American life.

Pres. Bush went through numerous generals and “dithered” for months, remember the Iraq Study Group, until finally plucking Gen. Petraeus to execute his counter-insurgency “surge” plan in Iraq. Or can’t you remember that far back?

I don’t recall any of you pious wingnuts saying Pres. Bush was “dithering” while Iraq was a burning charnel house of bloodied soldiers’ boots, everywhere?

Where were all you big mouth strategic military experts back then?

Maybe if you first went and fetched a giant Q-Tip & some floss and scrubbed the fallacious “meme” that Pres. Obama is “dithering” over Half-a-Tank-of-Gas-a-Stan out of your war-mongering noodle, you might see reality for what it is.

While it bothers me more than you will even know that soldiers are DYING anywhere — that is precisely why we should avoid getting caught in another Vietnam and losing even more soldiers that we will need elsewhere for dubious, unwise and untenable reasons.

What your preferred propaganda machine du jour DOES NOT tell you is that the Pentagon CAN NOT send all the soldiers to fill Gen. McCrystal’s request, even if Pres. Obama wanted to, until around spring at the earliest, because they have to wait to integrate fresh recruits coming out of bootcamp or risk breaking already multiply deployed soldiers who have been promised much earned and needed rest and down time at home to regroup, which for many will include the latest new training for Afghanistan, which has different operational requirements than Iraq, etc.

If you gave a wink about the troops you so profess to care about, then you would already know these and about a thousand other relevant battlefield dynamics.

But apparently all you care to know is brainwashed claptrap, which ain’t worth a jar of cat’s piss in my world, lady.

Spc. Patricks
Al Asad, Iraq

radioactivenews   November 20th, 2009 - 3:18 am

At first I thought, how stupid could Monkey Bush be for saying such a dumb thing to our troops? But then I found out it was said by president Obama. Well that’s very different. Now I don’t see the big deal. Lighten up everyone.

Birdie   November 20th, 2009 - 6:59 am

That’s so typical of him. Entirely inappropriate. It’s as if he’s had no training whatsoever. He lacks decorum and even basic people skills. He often says exactly what he thinks which is outrageous (like spread the wealth), then skates right by with the liberal media. Whether he was joking or not, it was in the poorest of taste, especially at a time where he’s left them hanging in Afghanistan and our people are dying. It’s too bad those soldiers laughed.

father_moray   November 20th, 2009 - 7:16 am

Stealth Carpetbaggers and Maoist Thugs…Sorosian Global Cartels against America elected an undocumented worker from Kenya…now the demoTraitors devour the Constitution – they hate it so: they demand control. They are the Maoists of Today. THEY MUST BE OVERTHROWN BEFORE THEY PASS THIS DEATH BLOW TO FREEDOM. HOW ABOUT TEN MILLION PEOPLE SURROUNDING CONGRESS ASKING FOR THEIR RESIGNATIONS. GET OFF YOUR BUTTZZZ AND SAVE YOUR COUNTRY!!!

THC   November 20th, 2009 - 7:20 am

He should never go off TOTUS…. once this Mensa candidate goes away from what is written for him he says exactly what he thinks

Rich   November 20th, 2009 - 8:27 am

Doesn’t matter if it was “tongue in cheek” aimed at Beck.
1)So does that mean the President is thin skinned? A sitting President should be above that.
2)Making such a statement is somewhat of an insult to our troops. Do they all watch Beck or know who he is? All they heard was a smart-a$$ comment.

Desiree   November 20th, 2009 - 9:24 am

Impeach the p.o.s.!!!!!!!

Big Dog   November 20th, 2009 - 9:38 am

That is all they are to him, a group to stroke his ego. He said he would have to earn their respect, how’s that working out?

The Troops Are A Good Photo Op For Obama

Kyra   November 20th, 2009 - 10:09 am

Notice: Comments containing foul language will not be posted. HEY SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR! Read your own fine print. There are some heinous, despicable posts here using more than foul language. Your site condones racism, fear-mongering and hateful language? That is the impression you leave first-time visitors if you don’t monitor your comment boards.

To those who use such hateful, counterproductive, cowardly language and post here instead of using your energy to affect positive change: seems like you could benefit from some constructive community organizing :)

GunnyG   November 20th, 2009 - 10:16 am

O-BOW-MA is an idiot. His voters should be ASHAMED of themselves and vow to NEVER vote again.

http://noliberalspin.blogtownhall.com/2009/11/20/god_bless_senator_orrin_hatch.thtml

The Anti Liberal Zone

Kyra   November 20th, 2009 - 10:35 am

That’s interesting. I would think the people who should be truly ashamed are those who twice voted for a c-student who led our country into two wars he was not prepared to finance or finish, left the southern half our country to die because of the color of their skin, failed to monitor financial malpractice that led us into the second great depression, wiretapped innocent american civilians against their knowledge, sanctioned torture, and feels no remorse. If your judgment tells you otherwise, your moral compass is seriously askew and your opinions therefore rendered completely unreliable.

But yeah, the guy who’s seeking a thoughtful approach towards our men and women in uniform, pulling us out of that second great depression, and inch-by-inch repairing the damage your hero inflicted. Right. He’s the bad guy. (Oops, I mean the black guy.) C’MON GUYS. Turn off the Fox News and educate yourselves.

Daisy   November 20th, 2009 - 10:56 am

Move over Obama, so that we can see the truly important people in your ‘photo op’.

The self-appointed Messiah isn’t entirely wrong. It IS an opportunity for us to see, with utmost clarity, an image of what a superficial louse he is. My kind of photo op …

His voters will see what they want because they are content w/having a simpleton traitor as POTUS .. makes them feel cool by association.

Jane   November 20th, 2009 - 11:02 am

What about the Mission Accomplished moment???????

Wow. You guys are on less than shaky ground. You’re on quicksand.

Joe   November 20th, 2009 - 11:02 am

what an absolute disgrace Obama is. He won’t do ANYTHING unless it’s a photo-op. GW Bush and Laura Bush went to visit the wounded Ft Hood men and women for HOURS by THEMSELVES right after the tragedy, and what did Barack Disgrace Obama do??? Wait to see the Ft Hood men and women until HE would be featured in pictures and on TV giving a speech…. this little twerp deserves to get his ass beat.. and by someone OTHER than Michelle. I bet a 13 year old playground bully could take down this 90lb beanpole…

The CON=Servative Hypocrite   November 20th, 2009 - 11:17 am

And so GW Shrub flying in on an aircraft carrier after dodging duty during VietNam to declare “Mission Accomplished” wasn’t a photo op? When the hell are you right wing nutbags going to learn that America has caught up with your transparent hypocrisy? For Christs sake, get a life losers!

Willy   November 20th, 2009 - 11:22 am

There is so much energy here wasted on hate. The guy is going to beat you again in 2012. Bush wasn’s smart but he won 2 elections, Clinton had all the scandals but still won two elections even with a republican majority in conngress. Get used to it. Haters always loose. People need to get over hate and discuss issues. You are in limbo for the next 8 years and may be more. The issues that I read i comments here cannot stand the test of time and will be forgotten. In the peak of their anger and hate for Bush, Democrats never won anything. Winning VA governor in off elections years did not translate into a midterm election win. Get a life people. Talk issues and embrace real debate. Your anger and hate might make you feel good when you read from other angry readers like you but it wont win you any votes. Think guys..think.

Chris Reed   November 20th, 2009 - 11:39 am

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cc   November 20th, 2009 - 12:00 pm

the troops are laughing at him, not with him,,did you notice he said we are proud of you,,,not i am proud of you,,,,he makes me want to puke,,,the terrorist are going to walk just you wait,,,,

Jill   November 20th, 2009 - 12:17 pm

Is it 2012 yet?

scv   November 20th, 2009 - 12:35 pm

Why not have the guts to play all the audio that came after? Because its easier to manipulate people when you don’t get to hear the next thing out of his mouth, which was very heartfelt. Read the transcripts…. Just like Hannity using fake footage footage of rallys, fox using wrong footage from the campaign to suggest massive Palin turnout for book signings. You guys worry about Liberal Media telling lies? Puh-lease.

Steve F   November 20th, 2009 - 1:05 pm

Want to be Pfc “Patricks” is a “total jerk?” We had these “big mouths” in our unit in Nam, they were usually drunks, in trouble most of the time and were usually drummed out of the service on “sexual problems”! Came back home & were the “whinners about how the “war” had hurt them, while the rest of us got out & went to school or work and “took care of business”. Every war has the “special patricks” cleaning latrines!

Randy Sexer   November 20th, 2009 - 2:13 pm

What a horrible, disgusting swipe at our fallen warriors. The worst part was how he mocked them even more by silently mouthing the rest of his speech. Go back to Africa, BaReich!!!

Kevin Stowell   November 20th, 2009 - 2:31 pm

Stop calling me Howdy Doody and, no, that’s not George Soros on the other end of my Blackbery barking orders in my ear.

Will, San Francisco, CA   November 20th, 2009 - 4:07 pm

Wow, you all really believe that he is the worst we’ve ever had! Good to see that the Right Wing brain trust is still operating as it always has.

Just go to bed right wingers and stay there for the next three years. All of your posts are a wast of bandwith.

Tomas   November 20th, 2009 - 4:19 pm

It’s a wonder he can walk with both feet in his mouth… just am embarrassment to our country.

Hope and change.

barrrrrf……

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Paine's Ghost   November 20th, 2009 - 5:04 pm

Fellow Citizens,

Greetings and best of health to all. I can’t help but comment here about the tenor of the comments.

First, I note that there are a few “regulars” who are clearly libtrolls. We know who they are, and their comments are not intended to cause a change of mind or heart but are simply intended to take us off topic. I pledge to not ever post a response to one of these. It is like trying to teach a donkey to dance. You might someday get some kind of dance out of the beast, but will have wasted much effort for very little.

Next, as Republicans (and I use the word carefully) we should make clear up front, so they don’t keep trying to use him as a stick, that W was as much a disappointment to true conservatives as he was to liberals. Bush2 contributed to the furtherance of the globalist and statist agendas significantly. We got that. We do not think of Bush as a hero.

Third, most of these issues are truly nothing but side-show. The only REAL issue before us is whether we are willing to allow OBAMA and his radical, statist, socialist, athiestic, eugenicist, pedophile cadre to turn our nation into THEIR ideal society, or whether at some point BEFORE the Reichstagg moment we are going to make our voices sufficiently loud and numerous to convince our elected officials to give us our NATION and our CONSTITUTION back. To say that as a representative of the People and the Pride of the United States our CINC is a dismal disappointment suffices me.

Finally, Chris Reed has it exactly right. LESS TIME YAMMERING and MORE TIME ACTING. I personally subscribe to a number of orgs that issue action alerts and when I get an alert, I follow through. It takes a few minutes each day to to more than armchair quarterback, and if we want our Freedoms, our Nation and our Constitution back, we had ALL better be about the business of becoming actual ACTIVISTS. Write and phone your reps. Spend the thirty dollars at WND to send the traitors a “pink slip”. Attend protests sponsored by groups like 912, AFP, or whatever conservative group you can feel common cause with. Buy a few extra copies of Common Sense, Arguing with Idiots, Guilty, or any of the excellent conservative eye-openers available and give them NOT to your liberal friends but to your apathetic friends who might actually get it.

Freedom is never free. As a veteran I took an oath to defend my country and I take that seriously. It is worth mentioning, for those not in the military, that the founders were mostly not military men until circumstances forced them to become so. They were not members of the Constitutional Convention until circumstances forced them to follow the course they traveled. We as “simple citizens” must be willing to BECOME MORE, and willing to DO MORE if we ever expect to wrest our nation back from the elitist statists.

D. Asrpay   November 20th, 2009 - 5:30 pm

How completely UNPRESIDENTIAL AND IMMATURE. He should be ashamed of himself… This military (more importantly, the military might who HE chose) has been asking for many, many weeks for more troops in Afghanistan… and he STILL has not made up his mind…our men & women are left hanging, begging for help, and he’s acting like he’s still not believing he actually got the presidency and making ridiculous comments like this!

STEVEN   November 20th, 2009 - 6:30 pm

G. MERCATOR. WHAT A PIECE OF IGNORANCE YOU ARE! OBAMAS FATHERS NAME WAS NOT BARACK H. OBAMA YOU FOOL.OUR FALSE NEWSPAPER ARTICALIS ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO TEST THE IGNORANCE OF AMERICAN DEMOCRATS. THAT IS THE NAME THAT BARRY DUNHAM ASSUMED AKA BEFORE HE STARTED HIS POLITICAL CAREER TO RUIN AMERICA!WHY DID HE NOT ASSUME HIS REAL BIRTH NAME BARRY DUNHAM? HE KILLED HIS GRANDMOTHER THE SUNDAY BEFORE THE ELECTION TO HIDE TRUTHS ONLY SHE KNEW! WHERE IS THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE? WHERE ARE THE COLLEGE RECORDS THAT ARE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE TO ANY OTHER STUDENT? THAT IGNORANT JERK NEVER WNET TO ANY COLLEGE. HE WAS A MUSLIM STUDENT UNDER HIS MOTHERS SECOND HUSBAND. SHE WAS NEVER MARRIED TO THE RAPIST THAT CONCEIVED THE MUSLIM CHILD.WHERE ARE THE MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES? THERE ARE NONE ! WHAT DO YOU CALL BY DEFINITION A CHILD BORN TO UNWED COUPLES?

cbinflux   November 20th, 2009 - 6:50 pm

Why is anyone surprised that he’s ‘using’ the servicemen and women? He’s using us all in a constant push towards a Cloward-Pivens collapse of this great nation.

cbinflux   November 20th, 2009 - 6:53 pm

O-BOW-MOA is NOT an idiot. His voters should be ASHAMED of themselves and vow to NEVER vote again.

FTFY

KarenO   November 20th, 2009 - 6:57 pm

I loved the “polite” applause of about 25 of 1500 attendees. These folks certainly now how to
make an idiot feel welcome. It won’t stop him, though. The man is a full-grown little boy who
craves attention–no matter how negative.

billyd   November 20th, 2009 - 7:11 pm

Obummer! This dude aint ready for prime time by a long shot. Never in my wildest dreams would I think we would elect someone who hates America as much as Obama. How’s that hope and change coming along???????

Dr. Bombay   November 20th, 2009 - 7:11 pm

http://911essentials.com still asks the question: Why are we fighting 2 illegal wars that have been going on years longer than WWII with people that have no army, no navy, no air force?

Liars lie about lying and never tell the truth.

cowboypicayune   November 20th, 2009 - 7:11 pm

“Steve F(lake)”

Looks like the military and war you claim you served in somehow made you forget that a “Spc.” outranks a “Pfc.” So if anybody was trying to be a “wannabe” why would they wannabe something lower in rank?

Nice try, fraud.

Go hit the bong and pump up the volume on Beck, Hannity & O’Liely. Three chicken hawk fags who haven’t served their country either.

Melee   November 20th, 2009 - 7:54 pm

For those who say it was a joke, there is a myriad of truth in humor. I am an Army veteran and find it extremely offensive and insulting. I have been standing up for my fellow commrades in arms and all I have gotten was told to sit down and shut up, to stop defending “rapists and baby killers” but I won’t ever stop defending the honor of those who fight for our freedoms.

Melee   November 20th, 2009 - 8:06 pm

dontcha just love those who steal valor just so they can think they can say wahtever they want? Spc Patricks is revealing his units location on the internet and that is breaking protocol… I think I’ll make a call to the Pentagon and have his Commander give him some wall-to-wall counseling, just before they give in a tribunal and find him guilty of treason.

Melee   November 20th, 2009 - 8:12 pm

Hey, wait a minute. Spc. Patricks, who claims to be in Iraq seems to be on here all day monitoring all the comments and answering them all. I seriously doubt the Army would let someone downrange stay that idle, let alone be on a computer all friggin day. Stolen valor, anyone? that is a crime now you know. The government can now order breitbart to handover your IP location, and if it turns out you really are a soldier revealing your units location, you will be in a world of hurt.

mark   November 20th, 2009 - 8:50 pm

NOT funny.

FearofaBlackPlanet   November 20th, 2009 - 8:52 pm

Obama’s 90 Accomplishments / Email List
By John ⋅ November 14, 2009 ⋅ Email ⋅ Print ⋅ Trackback ⋅ Comment

Telling Thoughts

I received this information via email from from a genuine Obama supporter today. I have no reason to doubt the the claims made or the authenticity of the original source. I have added a link to the author’s (Dr Robert Watson) Lynn University Boca Raton website. As you will see he has very impressive credentials. This information is definitely worth circulating.

PS. You may even care to send him an email.

Forwarding source quote:-” The author of this information is Professor Robert Watson of Lynn University

“Hi friends,

I am always being asked to grade Obama’s presidency. In place of offering him a grade, I put together a list of his accomplishments thus far. I think you would agree that it is very impressive. His first six months have been even more active than FDRs or LBJs the two standards for such assessments. Yet, there is little media attention given to much of what he has done.

Of late, the media is focusing almost exclusively on Obama’s critics, without holding them responsible for the uncivil, unconstructive tone of their disagreements or without holding the previous administration responsible for getting us in such a deep hole. The misinformation and venom that now passes for political reporting and civic debate is beyond description.

As such, there is a need to set the record straight. What most impresses me is the fact that Obama has accomplished so much not from a heavy-handed or top-down approach but from a style that has institutionalized efforts to reach across the aisle, encourage vigorous debate, and utilize town halls and panels of experts in the policy-making process.

Beyond the accomplishments, the process is good for democracy and our democratic processes have been battered and bruised in recent years.

Let me know if I missed anything in the list (surely I did).

Robert

1. Ordered all federal agencies to undertake a study and make recommendations for ways to cut spending

2. Ordered a review of all federal operations to identify and cut wasteful spending and practices

3. Instituted enforcement for equal pay for women

4. Beginning the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq

5. Families of fallen soldiers have expenses covered to be on hand when the body arrives at Dover AFB

6. Ended media blackout on war casualties; reporting full information

7. Ended media blackout on covering the return of fallen soldiers to Dover AFB; the media is now permitted to do so pending adherence to respectful rules and approval of fallen soldier’s family

8. The White House and federal government are respecting the Freedom of Information Act

9. Instructed all federal agencies to promote openness and transparency as much as possible

10. Limits on lobbyist’s access to the White House

11. Limits on White House aides working for lobbyists after their tenure in the administration

12. Ended the previous stop-loss policy that kept soldiers in Iraq/Afghanistan longer than their enlistment date

13. Phasing out the expensive F-22 war plane and other outdated weapons systems, which weren’t even used or needed in Iraq/Afghanistan

14. Removed restrictions on embryonic stem-cell research

15. Federal support for stem-cell and new biomedical research

16. New federal funding for science and research labs

17. States are permitted to enact federal fuel efficiency standards above federal standards

18. Increased infrastructure spending (roads, bridges, power plants) after years of neglect

19. Funds for high-speed, broadband Internet access to K-12 schools

20. New funds for school construction

21. The prison at Guantanamo Bay is being phased out

22. US Auto industry rescue plan

23. Housing rescue plan

24. $789 billion economic stimulus plan

25. The public can meet with federal housing insurers to refinance (the new plan can be completed in one day) a mortgage if they are having trouble paying

26. US financial and banking rescue plan

27. The secret detention facilities in Eastern Europe and elsewhere are being closed

28. Ended the previous policy; the US now has a no torture policy and is in compliance with the Geneva Convention standards

29. Better body armor is now being provided to our troops

30. The missile defense program is being cut by $1.4 billion in 2010

31. Restarted the nuclear nonproliferation talks and building back up the nuclear inspection infrastructure/protocols

32. Reengaged in the treaties/agreements to protect the Antarctic

33. Reengaged in the agreements/talks on global warming and greenhouse gas emissions

34. Visited more countries and met with more world leaders than any president in his first six months in office

35. Successful release of US captain held by Somali pirates; authorized the SEALS to do their job

36. US Navy increasing patrols off Somali coast

37. Attractive tax write-offs for those who buy hybrid automobiles

38. Cash for clunkers program offers vouchers to trade in fuel inefficient, polluting old cars for new cars; stimulated auto sales

39. Announced plans to purchase fuel efficient American-made fleet for the federal government

40. Expanded the SCHIP program to cover health care for 4 million more children

41. Signed national service legislation; expanded national youth service program

42. Instituted a new policy on Cuba, allowing Cuban families to return home to visit loved ones

43. Ended the previous policy of not regulating and labeling carbon dioxide emissions

44. Expanding vaccination programs

45. Immediate and efficient response to the floods in North Dakota and other natural disasters

46. Closed offshore tax safe havens

47. Negotiated deal with Swiss banks to permit US government to gain access to records of tax evaders and criminals

48. Ended the previous policy of offering tax benefits to corporations who outsource American jobs; the new policy is to promote in-sourcing to bring jobs back

49. Ended the previous practice of protecting credit card companies; in place of it are new consumer protections from credit card industry’s predatory practices

50. Energy producing plants must begin preparing to produce 15% of their energy from renewable sources

51. Lower drug costs for seniors

52. Ended the previous practice of forbidding Medicare from negotiating with drug manufacturers for cheaper drugs; the federal government is now realizing hundreds of millions in savings

53. Increasing pay and benefits for military personnel

54. Improved housing for military personnel

55. Initiating a new policy to promote federal hiring of military spouses

56. Improved conditions at Walter Reed Military Hospital and other military hospitals

57. Increasing student loans

58. Increasing opportunities in AmeriCorps program

59. Sent envoys to Middle East and other parts of the world that had been neglected for years; reengaging in multilateral and bilateral talks and diplomacy

60. Established a new cyber security office

61. Beginning the process of reforming and restructuring the military 20 years after the Cold War to a more modern fighting force; this includes new procurement policies, increasing size of military, new technology and cyber units and operations, etc.

62. Ended previous policy of awarding no-bid defense contracts

63. Ordered a review of hurricane and natural disaster preparedness

64. Established a National Performance Officer charged with saving the federal government money and making federal operations more efficient

65. Students struggling to make college loan payments can have their loans refinanced

66. Improving benefits for veterans

67. Many more press conferences and town halls and much more media access than previous administration

68. Instituted a new focus on mortgage fraud

69. The FDA is now regulating tobacco

70. Ended previous policy of cutting the FDA and circumventing FDA rules

71. Ended previous practice of having White House aides rewrite scientific and environmental rules, regulations, and reports

72. Authorized discussions with North Korea and private mission by Pres. Bill Clinton to secure the release of two Americans held in prisons

73. Authorized discussions with Myanmar and mission by Sen. Jim Web to secure the release of an American held captive

74. Making more loans available to small businesses

75. Established independent commission to make recommendations on slowing the costs of Medicare

76. Appointment of first Latina to the Supreme Court

77. Authorized construction/opening of additional health centers to care for veterans

78. Limited salaries of senior White House aides; cut to $100,000

79. Renewed loan guarantees for Israel

80. Changed the failing/status quo military command in Afghanistan

81. Deployed additional troops to Afghanistan

82. New Afghan War policy that limits aerial bombing and prioritizes aid, development of infrastructure, diplomacy, and good government practices by Afghans

83. Announced the long-term development of a national energy grid with renewable sources and cleaner, efficient energy production

84. Returned money authorized for refurbishment of White House offices and private living quarters

85. Paid for redecoration of White House living quarters out of his own pocket

86. Held first Seder in White House

87. Attempting to reform the nation’s healthcare system which is the most expensive in the world yet leaves almost 50 million without health insurance and millions more under insured

88. Has put the ball in play for comprehensive immigration reform

89. Has announced his intention to push for energy reform

90. Has announced his intention to push for education reform

Oh, and he built a swing set for the girls outside the Oval Office!

By / Robert P. Watson, Ph.D.Coordinator of American Studies
Lynn University

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2009/nov/19/list-accomplishments/

FearofaBlackPlanet   November 20th, 2009 - 9:14 pm

Melee:

The Pentagon’s phone number is: (703)-545-6700

Have fun! Now, could you plz. provide a map and show us precisely where spc. patrick’s unit is?

This is very important.

Your nation calls upon you!

Hoooyah!

duncan   November 20th, 2009 - 9:48 pm

Melee,
I witnessed that myself in Mosul some office poges had nothin else to do

Melee   November 20th, 2009 - 10:06 pm

Yeah, now we all know you are a fake “Spc. Patrick” or whoever you are. the Hoooyah was on your other posts. You are just as sorry as the president himself. Now get out or you moms basement, take a shower and get a real job and stop leaching off of people. Like I said, “STOLEN VALOR” your posts can betray you, IP addresses are the neatest little bread crumbs.

Melee   November 20th, 2009 - 10:25 pm

an email has been sent over to DoD and they are now aware that someone is impersonating a soldier on this website. It is now only a matter of time…

DEF   November 20th, 2009 - 10:38 pm

I watched the clip several times and I didn’t see any American troops that looked quite like Obama, he seemed to be the outsider in the crowd!!!!

Doug Ramsey   November 20th, 2009 - 10:51 pm

I don’t think the war is over, but I think it should be abandoned until the next person is in power. It’s not going to be one with glowing speeches or a years full of waiting time.

So, basically the military should bring everyone home until the happens no matter what the chief says at this moment. Obviously, no one is in charge.

cowboypicayune   November 21st, 2009 - 12:04 am

Hey Melee,

Question, si’l vous plait (that’s French)? How could you “witness” what “office pages do” on any regular basis to form a lucid judgment unless you were…DAH, TAH, a paper pusher admin. FOBIT too?

Isn’t it just like the most warmongering of ex-vets to be “that guy” who NEVER sweated a minute OUTSIDE the wire!

You must be one of those small dik right-winger, no shoots, no low-crawl pussies who go back home after their tours and BS sheeple about how much “action” you saw.

Plz., plz. plz. Give the DoD my IP address, so I can get yours and out you for falsely accusing an infantryman of “stolen valor”.

You don’t have the guts, you sorry, sorry, pitiful chicken hawk.

Spc. Patricks

(Anytime, bud.)

Boooyah!

BlueEyz   November 21st, 2009 - 12:17 am

Obama would use deaths in his family for photo ops. He thinks the military likes him, but they hate him. If he ever has the nerve to set foot on Gitmo, they will lock him up with the terrorists. And hopefully one of them would take him down to hell where he belongs.

GenPat   November 21st, 2009 - 12:50 am

Blueballs, eh, BlueEyz,

The military does not hate PRESIDENT Obama.

You might hate PRESIDENT Obama, but that is not the same thing.

When you say, “the military,” are you so delusional in your irrational rage as to think that your pathetic little ass speaks for over 1 million people?

My advice: find a woman, or a man, and if they’re desperate enough, go for it.

Otherwise, dream on.

Pogi   November 21st, 2009 - 6:33 am

funny.

Taxpayer   November 21st, 2009 - 8:42 am

He acted stupidly. Nothing compared to giving a “shout out” to Medicine Joe before going into the Muslim murders at Fort Hood. Obama claimed Medicine Joe had a Congressional Medal of Honor. Which he didn’t. He had a Presidential Medal of Freedom , why does it matter? Obama gave him the medal of freedom. Mistake? Or, is he saying his award handed out from Obama trumps any accolades especially something military? Or at least on the same level? Interestingly, the media have squashed the “Shout Out” story as well as the beer summit for his Harvard buddy. His recent bowing to emperor of Japan, the decline of the dollar, China dictating to the US how to manage their debt, China devaluing the dollar calling the US a credit risk, lost of manufacturing, the pirates of Somalia, Chinese military buildup, ACORN, the cover-up of the Democrats stopping any reform of Freddie and Fannie, printing of money, and lets not start with the Orwellian Healthcare. Also, what is the deal with the military putting a black women and a Latino in back of Obama? What the hell does that mean? The service is 80% white, recruits from the suburbs. Is that the way of the country? Your Black, yo no longa in da back. Free healthcare, education, licenses, and jobs for illegal aliens during a time of 10% unemployment? Raising taxes never has spurned growth in economy or population, it always ahs the opposite effect.

Taxpayer   November 21st, 2009 - 9:07 am

All you military people here, you da suka. If they instituted the draft, you would see an end to these ridiculous wars in a month. Ask yourself, would you let your son or daughter be drafted into the service to fight for Barry Hussein Obama? To protect oil interests? To give big government contracts to insider companies like Parsons? No F*&^ing Way. Your poor saps volunteered, signed your life away, became government issue. Sucks. Think about it, you or your buddy dies from an AED, or a sniper in 2004 or 2010, what’s the difference? Your dead. For what? Protect my freedoms? We have less freedoms than the colonists had, who revolted against the tyrannical King. Route out the Al Qaeda operatives? Every dozen you kill, 36 get recruited. Oil? OK, where is it? Routing out WMD’s? Where are they? No idea why you are there. Building a road or a school for a few hundred Muslim children, when, in your own country every town, city and state are cutting their programs in half. Get the hell out of there.

Kristi   November 21st, 2009 - 10:38 am

This guy is a complete moron,,, using the Military as his photo op. HE is on TV every single solitary day! Always using , whatever background he has as a photo op. He is the ONLY Pres. Who has ever been on TV speaking every single day.

Yet he cant stand up like a man and tend to OUR MILITARY!he drags his feet when it comes to sending more troops or keeping our troops safe.. BUT hey, at least he has his Photo for his collection.

Fearofablackplanet   November 21st, 2009 - 12:12 pm

Kristi:

your naivete on military affairs is glaring. maybe you should do some independent research and read the comments of active duty personnel who have commented above before you buy into the phony “meme” that the president is dragging his feet. there simply are not enough soldiers to send at this point, ergo there can be no “foot dragging”.

Bo   November 21st, 2009 - 12:25 pm

Wake up folks, do you really think O is in charge.

For the sake of humanity, get your head out of your “arse”.

http://worldreports.org

AvrilS   November 21st, 2009 - 2:23 pm

I don’t care for Obama’s politics either, but in all fairness–HE WAS JOKING!!

Melee   November 21st, 2009 - 4:25 pm

Fearofblackplanet = cowboypicayune = so called spc. patrick.
You aren’t fooling anyone, and yes you are stealing valor you worthless piece of gutter trash. The DoD has been notified, so I hope for your sake you aren’t a soldier downrange… you know what the Army does to loudmouths like you? of course not because you aren’t a soldier.

cowboypicayune   November 21st, 2009 - 4:29 pm

haha, yer right… I am not a soldier. Just a loser pretending to be one because I’ll never serve in the pissant army!

Spc. Patricks

Hoooyah.

Balad AB, Iraq

Melee   November 21st, 2009 - 4:31 pm

Anyone get the feeling there is a Sybil in here? one person with multiple personalities? Kookoo Obamabots!

MurphyA   November 21st, 2009 - 7:28 pm

Mellee,

Bring it on! Notice you did not rebut any of the counter-charges in your bizarre, un-American attempts to impose censorship while slandering, and possibly libeling, an active duty soldier.

Do you really think the DOD will crack down on someone defending the C-i-C? (Alas, you’re so blinded by your rage and bias you forget Pres. Obama is the C-i-C).

Once again, your hot-headed irrationalism only serves to prove how dubious are your much self-professed military credentials.

SoManyDittoHeads   December 2nd, 2009 - 2:13 pm

At least the former President would never be guilty of such photo ops with our military! (Did someone say “Mission Accomplished”? Nah, no photo op there since we all know the mission really was accomplished! *cough*)

People, Obama’s remark was a JOKE. Even the soldiers were not offended! The majority here must not be too bright since you obviously didn’t get the joke! Have you never joked with a friend? Or did you just not care about your friend when you joked? Why MUST Obama’s joke mean that he doesn’t care about the troops? You might try actually thinking some time before you post. Here’s what you did think: “Ooh, an Obama insult. I’ll jump on that bandwagon!” Amazing! **shakes head**

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