when all the libs were whining about giving him a chance, I said (expletive) no. I had made a promise to myself that I would treat this president exactly how he and his supporters and Congress treated the previous president.

No, I will not give him credit even when others think it is due. (Hear that O’Reilly?)

No, I will not give him a chance, because doing so gives him more of an opening to implement his stupidly marxist agenda.

No, I will not give him respect because he sullies the office in which he sits. He does not want to be president. He merely wants to play one on TV.

So, I’m with you on this. It was a photo op in lieu of real regard and sympathy for our troops.

There are primitive tribes who believe if your picture is taken, it can steal your soul. In a symbolic way, the actions of this man when it is all about him, show a “soul” already gone. If that sounds harsh, well I just don’t have another way to express my contempt for someone who cares only about themselves.

A genuine leader does not look for a photo-op.

what demons lay within a man-shell like this?

Tell your son Josh, Thanks.

The link below leads to a 2006 clip from the sometimes funny man A. Whitney Brown. I don’t think it is supposed to be sarcasm or hyperbole. I think this is how he honestly feels, and I think it is a window into the minds of the anti-military left. I think it is what Obama meant when he said he supported the troops before he was elected. It is not suitable for work (has the sh- word) and might make you want to hit something; therefore, I am not embedding.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww9Mz59QrVw

I’m sorry if this is a rerun to anyone who has paying attention for the past few years. I saw it for the first time last month.

There is nothing about Obama’s treatment of the troops that is honorable, simply because he sees the military as an extension of his will as President, and not as a band of brothers whose members give its all to keep America strong and free.

It was a political calculation. Newsbusters has the details here:

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tom-blumer/2009/10/31/nyts-zeleny-again-involved-obama-story-whitewash

Like you Mike, I truely despise the man. It always has and will be, about Obama.

I despise that man and in fact refuse to ever call him President. This is one of the primary reasons why.

There is a video of Clinton where he is looking solemn walking away from a funeral and then laughing then catching the camera and ducking his head solemnly again…..very NASTY stuff!

Obama and Carter and Clinton DO NOT respect the lives of the United States Military the last Democrat who did was Johnson and it ripped his guts out in such a way that he COULD NOT run a second term. The left in this country and all three of those tools are LEFTISTS (Clinton gave the appearance of being moderate due to Republicans in the House) and they have a distinct hatred for all things military. They work to downgrade and destroy it everytime they enter the WH and ALWAYS send our troops to die for a WAR they REFUSE to win!

Obama disgusts me to mbecker and I cannot think of too many on this site that he doesn’t disgust. I cannot fathom for a moment that this diary would get you banned nor should it because WE all are aware that this “man” REFUSES to WIN and in such our soldiers are dying for something less then VICTORY!

Whoever has his enemy at his mercy &
does not destroy him is his own enemy

There have been articles after articles showing that Obama prefers to play golf, or basketball, while our military members are being slaughtered in Afghanistan. That was the only reason Obama went to Dover, and took his cameras to prove that he really was there. To hold photo-ops with families of deceased military members deserves the words Becker can’t say, but, I totally agree with. This sorry ass excuse for a president couldn’t care less about all the military members, that are there only to lick his shoes clean.

I don’t know if anyone saw a dad of 2 currently deployed Marines on Fox early yesterday morning. It was heart renching. He very respectfully begged Obama to make a decision, so that the military members, and their families at least have an idea of what his goals are. He begged, please tell us if you want a Diplomatic course, or do you want a military course. He said that Obama talks about not wanting to put our military in harms way, while we have military members already in harms way. One of his sons is in one of the worst areas in Afghanistan right now. He asked that Obama please explain what a “victory” would look like, and, begged that victory was still his goal. He begged that Obama please give the military what they needed to execute the mission they were sent to do. Crap, they are using guns that don’t even work, and fail when they are needed most.

I am of the thought that if Obama is not all in, then get the hell all the way out. Obama was against the war in Iraq, because we were taking our eyes off the “right war.” The surge worked, better than many even hoped for. Is Obama afraid if he does the same surge in Afghanistan that George Bush or Gen. Petreaus will get the credit? Oh, I forgot, the Gubenetorial races this week, and Obamacare come first. Then he’ll flip a coin to see what he’ll decide to do about Afghanistan.

Billary Clinton is not working, she just pissed off the Pakistanis. She can’t understand why they haven’t been able to “get” Bin Laden. She must forget about the time our military had him in their line of fire scopes, but couldn’t be bothered to interrupt his golf game to make a decision.

Christmas is coming. Please don’t forget to get your packages out to the military members by Dec. 1. Soldiers Angeles is a great organization, you can get military addresses from them.

The heat is growing as this pitiful administration ignores our Troops in Afghanistan and what is their solution? The anointed one goes to pose and attempt to present the appearance that he cares about our Soldiers. That will fix it, the American people are too stupid to see through this shallow ploy, we’re actually lower than the gun-toting, bible-clinging nazi’s they called us in August. Drooling imbeciles I guess, only capable of standing in a line with our hand out waiting for whatever it is our betters have decided we need, cheese, a stimulus check, free healthcare…

Seeing that POS render a hand salute makes me want to vomit. A Salute is an exchange of greetings between warriors, a right GW Bush earned for the same reasons mbecker cites above.

I consider myself privileged every day that Retreat catches me driving back to the office from the daily update. Even though I’m a retiree, thanks to the VFW, American Legion and George W Bush, I am urged, as a veteran, to render a hand salute in any public situation that would require one were I still in uniform. I still enjoy stopping all the traffic behind me as I exit my vehicle and render honors to our Nation’s Flag and all that it represents. I can tell I’ll be holding back vomit for several weeks as that image of our president flashes through my mind. I’ll be damned if I’ll allow myself to be so ill-disciplined as to puke in the middle of Retreat. Once the music stops, stand back, all bets are off.

Of COURSE the WH Press Corps had to be there.

Hmm. “Jimmy Carter” and “statesman.” I don’t think I’ve seen those words so close together before.

Obama went to Dover for nothing more than a few photos he could wave around to show how serious he was/is about the Afghanistan issue. He did not go to show compassion for those who died or support for their families. This was yet another side-show Obama style for the media and the anti-war left.

Say what you will about Bush, but he was a president who respected the military and cared about their families.

Obama… now that’s a man whose only concern for those who died while he dithered was to use them as yet another chance to get photos on the news.

Man-child.

To say “The trouble with Obama is” suggests there is just one thing wrong with him, and that would be a lie. In THIS particular case, his problem not only centers around his hatred for the nation and its military, that hatred being sourced from his upbringing and education, but it is also enhanced by his lack of exposure to what it means to be “military,” Duty, honor, sacrifice, love of country, love of family, respect- these are the traits either driven into a soldier or pull out from within him by the demands of the military.

You cannot serve or know people who have served and not walk away impressed and humbled. I’ll bet money the closest he got to a soldier was shouting obscenities distance. He doesn’t understand nor will he ever be able to understand the great privilege it is to wear the uniform of your nation with honor.

You see, he’s above all that. He’s evolved from the knuckle dragging he-man that defends what is his with violence to a more sophisticated wine sniffing, San Fran party going civilized man of intelligence. Of course, we are now seeing that image is only a thin veneer covering a petulant, vengeful, bullying Man-child who is beginning to get the fact the world just isn’t all that darned impressed with him.

You think it is bad now, wait until he crashes completely. Without the benefit of experiencing the growth and maturity the service gives, he’ll have no way of coping with the failure. He’ll figuratively, and it this case quite possibly literally, take his basketball home and pout.

He’ll sit in his room and plot revenge. Unfortunately for us, his room is the White House and he happens to be the most powerful man in it (outside Rohm and Soros and that goofy guy from SEIU).

The lesson of “elections have consequences” will not be lost on what remains of our nation in four years. Hopefully, it will be a long time before we do this again.

I could not even bring myself to write a similar diary. The anger was just seething and overwhelming.

As my friends who are in-country started to see this image, you can only imagine their reaction. Here is one comment that encapsulates them all;

“This is how he supports the troops? Saluting our honorable dead in the middle of the night instead of deciding on policy and giving our commanders the proper audience? What an absolute disgrace.”