Video: Bush salutes Army captain on “Deal or No Deal”
posted at 7:57 pm on April 21, 2008 by Allahpundit
Not that anyone would expect him to be booed under the circumstances but it’s still a bit of a shock to hear what a warm reception he gets. When was the last time he was greeted this enthusiastically? The 2004 convention?
Kobes just re-enlisted for a three-year term, by the way — after having already served three tours in Iraq. Exit question: Are there any major politicians who won’t be on prime time television tonight? Click the image to watch.
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haha, awesome.
GoodBoy on April 21, 2008 at 8:01 PM
I guess the demographics of the “Deal Or No Deal” audience must be a lot different than say, “The View”. I always assume game shows are taped in New York or L.A. unless otherwise noted. Was this like being filmed in Utah or did they have an all military theme or military family audience?
D0WNT0WN on April 21, 2008 at 8:02 PM
The story actually explains that Capt. Joseph Kobes had told the show’s producers that the President is a hero of his.
amerpundit on April 21, 2008 at 8:03 PM
It’d take a real special kind of ass to boo the president there.
lorien1973 on April 21, 2008 at 8:03 PM
His “ratings” joke was pretty funny.
Dr. Manhattan on April 21, 2008 at 8:06 PM
When he went to Azerbaijan?
IIRC he was greeted like Beetles and they mobbed him and everybody wanted to touch him.
EJDolbow on April 21, 2008 at 8:06 PM
I love that President.
Hening on April 21, 2008 at 8:08 PM
They just wanted his watch :P
lorien1973 on April 21, 2008 at 8:10 PM
EJDolbow on April 21, 2008 at 8:06 PM
You stole my thunder. That’s where it was alleged for a time that someone had stolen his watch.
Tuning Spork on April 21, 2008 at 8:10 PM
I am watching the show right now. I hope Kobes wins big!
terryannonline on April 21, 2008 at 8:10 PM
That explains it really…that the “warm reception” isn’t so much for the President, but for Kobes…
JetBoy on April 21, 2008 at 8:11 PM
lorien1973 on April 21, 2008 at 8:10 PM
Wow. We’re all thinking the same thing tonight. :o
Tuning Spork on April 21, 2008 at 8:12 PM
OT
Just saw the Newt/Nancy “climate change” commercial. I think I will go throw up now.
WisCon on April 21, 2008 at 8:12 PM
Me too.
I’ve complained at times like the rest of us. I’ve questioned things.
But on a personal level, I just love the guy. And this is what he does best. He’s completely comfortable with this kind of thing … in a way that not one of the current candidates can even come close to.
I miss him already. I hope McCain is a fine President, but I’ll always miss Dubya.
Professor Blather on April 21, 2008 at 8:14 PM
HUA
bnelson44 on April 21, 2008 at 8:14 PM
Conservatives like myself have often complained about Dubya. But compared to McCain, Hillary, or Obama; George W. Bush looks like George Washington.
bigbeas on April 21, 2008 at 8:20 PM
Probably when he went to Liberia.
jimmy the notable on April 21, 2008 at 8:20 PM
awww, I’m a sucker. I can’t help but love George W. For all of his flaws (and like everyone, he has many), he’s a good person.
It’s almost as great as him telling the Pope, “Awesome speech, Your Holiness.” I love that guy.
mjk on April 21, 2008 at 8:21 PM
Did I just hear in a commercial that Laura Bush is hosting the Today Show?
terryannonline on April 21, 2008 at 8:21 PM
The President is a real class act.
exhelodrvr on April 21, 2008 at 8:21 PM
Wasn’t that Albania? Yes, it was.
malan89 on April 21, 2008 at 8:29 PM
That was awesome. He’s a good man and doesn’t deserve the sheer hatred from the Left that gets.
p0s3r on April 21, 2008 at 8:31 PM
Cool. How much did the guy get?
Don Carne on April 21, 2008 at 8:33 PM
He’s not done yet. He still has the 750,000 and they are tripling the amount he wins.
terryannonline on April 21, 2008 at 8:34 PM
It’s on now? What network?
Don Carne on April 21, 2008 at 8:37 PM
Howie said “You are the ultimate American.” That was cool enough, but to have the President come on and talk to him … wow, that’s awesome … and well deserved.
Thank you for your service, Capt., it’s because of people like you that the rest of us free to watch tv game shows and post comments on the Internet.
Tony737 on April 21, 2008 at 8:39 PM
NBC.
terryannonline on April 21, 2008 at 8:39 PM
Off to watch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liyiT_DGREA
Don Carne on April 21, 2008 at 8:40 PM
We’re gonna miss that man when he’s gone. And we may not see his like again for a long, long time.
Godspeed, Mr. President.
sulla on April 21, 2008 at 8:44 PM
IMO as time goes by, dubya will be remembered as one of the great POTUS. I did not have to hold my nose to vote for him in either election.
dragondrop on April 21, 2008 at 8:44 PM
When President Bush came on,that was so cool,and I smiled!
What the MSM Liberal media has done to Bush over the two
terms has in my mind one thing only!
And that is some kind of twisted payback of Bill Clintons
debauchery of his Presidentcy!
No matter what,no matter who the Republican President was
they(the Liberals) were going to get even!
The Liberal Party made damn sure that their Revengeful Bitterness would fill up and consume all of President
Bush’s Two Terms,and of Story!
canopfor on April 21, 2008 at 8:45 PM
Answer:
Last time George W. Bush was greeted enthusiastically was when he was flown over the “Mission Accomplished” banner.
And when he gave a medal of honor to his former CIA chief who helped hanging up the banner.
After that, he is still whipping the eggs from his face.
I love them scrambled, by the way.
Exit Question:
How much Dick Cheney made this year after taxes?
Answer:
I don’t care. It’s as important to me as the Pope’s wife.
In other news, president H.B.O. (Hussein Baraka O’Bamba) announced today that If Israel attack Finland, he will send the Pacific Fleet to Alaska to fight Islamic Terrorism.
Indy Conservative on April 21, 2008 at 8:46 PM
Dude…….. give it a rest.
Seven Percent Solution on April 21, 2008 at 8:50 PM
Awesome. Reminds me when he went to Iraq for Thanksgiving.
hadsil on April 21, 2008 at 8:55 PM
Me too. No one is perfect, but he has a good heart and courage. As for McCain, I’m not sure about the good heart part.
Zorro on April 21, 2008 at 8:55 PM
I don’t care.
Indy Conservative on April 21,2008 at 8:46PM.
Indy Conservative: Indy,now thats not the American Spirit,
And besides my Dad was Finnish,Hey were
have you been,lately!
canopfor on April 21, 2008 at 8:58 PM
I also love President Bush. He is so down to earth.
StephC on April 21, 2008 at 9:02 PM
Don’t you mean, Dick Cheney (who’s daughter is a lesbian)?
fossten on April 21, 2008 at 9:04 PM
I can’t. I just got up.
Besides, do you know how long it took for the CIA to give the OK to Bush to attack and invade Iraq?
Do you know how long it took Dick Cheney to shoot his friend while hunting?
It’s the same answer for both question.
If you know what I mean.
Indy Conservative on April 21, 2008 at 9:07 PM
What’s your freaking point?
terryannonline on April 21, 2008 at 9:11 PM
Good question. We’re discussing Cheney shooting his friend in a post about the president greeting an American hero on a game show.
amerpundit on April 21, 2008 at 9:13 PM
I feel sorry for your dad. Does he have measles too?
What “American Spirit?”
I don’t mince words. I say it as it. That’s the American Spirit. I’m not partisan. I’m an Independent Conservative.
And I love Britney Spears’ panties.
Now THAT’S the American Spirit.
Lately, I was hunting snails up North in my home state, Michigan.
Indy Conservative on April 21, 2008 at 9:14 PM
How much did he win?
BrianBoru on April 21, 2008 at 9:16 PM
Look, I think Bush means well and is doing what he thinks is best for the country. But please don’t feed me this B.S. about “greatest President ever”. We sound like some sort of D.U caricature of conservatives. He holds an ideology that revolves around trying to please everybody. He has let Congress push him around on a TON of legislation. He spends $$$ like Paris Hilton on a Beverly Hills shopping spree. Oh, but you bring up national security. Well, if Bush had gone into Iraq with a few more (try a couple hundred grand) troops, the Iraqi army would probably be defeating the last remnants of the Mahdi Army and hanging Al-Sadr by his toes. I can go on, but I won’t. The point is…..while he has been a better President than either Gore or Kerry or any other liberal and I don’t regret voting for him, we could do a hell of a lot better.
malan89 on April 21, 2008 at 9:17 PM
No, I mean Dick Cheney who disappeared two months ago while secretly visiting Afghanistan and was kidnapped by the Taliban and was released next day after nobody cared.
Indy Conservative on April 21, 2008 at 9:17 PM
Charming.
aengus on April 21, 2008 at 9:18 PM
I love President Bush too. This campaign from day 1 has missed the presence of a candidate in either party that I actually care about. For the first time in 12 years, I am voting for the lesser of the evils and not because I wholeheartedly embrace the candidate. GWB, I will miss you.
HawaiiLwyr on April 21, 2008 at 9:18 PM
I’m sorry, I hate throwing this label around but your posts on this thread have made no sense. Combine this with your crazy behavior on last week’s MKH/O’Reilly thread and I think “Troll?”.
malan89 on April 21, 2008 at 9:19 PM
I love pudding and monkeys in hats!!!
Seriously, HTF did we get here? Cheney kidnapped?
amerpundit on April 21, 2008 at 9:20 PM
Speaking of the View, I’m grateful that Allah has spared us from that crap recently!
Pax americana on April 21, 2008 at 9:22 PM
My freaking point is:
Does George W. Bush deserve any greeting? For anything? And how much?
With the exception of appointing Judges on the Supreme Court, in my opinion, Bush didn’t do anything any true Liberal wouldn’t have done.
In fact, a true Liberal president wouldn’t have invaded Iraq, the biggest blunder in American History. Whether you’re hiding from it or not. Facts are facts.
But that’s not important now. Let our grand-grand-grand-grand kids solve the Iraqi mess.
And more CIA chiefs will get more medals of honor.
Indy Conservative on April 21, 2008 at 9:26 PM
Yup. I was right. PaulNut troll.
malan89 on April 21, 2008 at 9:28 PM
Do you normally write history books before wars are even over?
terryannonline on April 21, 2008 at 9:32 PM
As evidence by the fact he’s the president of the United States and this guy’s hero, he deserves a round of applause when he appears.
Nevermind his response to 9/11.
What was the name of those tax cuts liberals oppose? The Clinton tax cuts? Oh, the Bush tax cuts. And the SCHIP expansion veto.
That’s your opinion — not a fact. It’s not proven that the war in Iraq is the biggest blunder in American history.
amerpundit on April 21, 2008 at 9:35 PM
If this guy is writing our history books…we’re in trouble.
malan89 on April 21, 2008 at 9:35 PM
I love squirrel stew.
I eat banana peel.
I was looking for my remote control the other day. I turned the trailer upside down.
I looked under the dead cat that was laying on the rusty transmission in the living room.
And you won’t believe where I found it.
Turned out The TV was switching channels every time I farted.
Indy Conservative on April 21, 2008 at 9:39 PM
Congratulations!
You’re speaking in Tongues!
Indy Conservative on April 21, 2008 at 9:40 PM
Yeah, but “Opinions are opinions” doesn’t really have that Zing-Factor, now does it?
Yeah, I gotta say, that must have taken a lot of…will the ladies reading the thread please look away from the screen….balls. He knew they were gonna pull that whole “Bush hates kids” card but he stood on principle and did it anyway. If only he’d do the same thing with some spending bills.
malan89 on April 21, 2008 at 9:40 PM
Makes about as much sense as your other comments.
amerpundit on April 21, 2008 at 9:40 PM
What are you drinking tonight Indy?
conservnut on April 21, 2008 at 9:41 PM
No, but I write what I see now. And I’ll leave the rest for the Historians of the 25th century, after the Iraq mess is over.
Indy Conservative on April 21, 2008 at 9:42 PM
Lately,I was hunting snails up North in my home state,
Michigan.
Indy Conservative on April 21,2008 at 9:14PM.
Indy Conservative:Michigan is next door neighbor to Ontario
Canada,across the border.
Indy,you didn’t eat the Blue streak Snail
by any chance,it containes traces of BDS,
I’m just sayin!
canopfor on April 21, 2008 at 9:42 PM
I think it’s some Red Whine from BDS vineyards.
POW! Please excuse the puns.
malan89 on April 21, 2008 at 9:42 PM
+1, Mr. President.
Scribbler on April 21, 2008 at 9:44 PM
The video is not playing for me. The commercials are, but not the video. Anyways, the reason The Left (including the press) don’t like Bush because he comes off as very genuine and very real.
SouthernGent on April 21, 2008 at 9:44 PM
Wow. 25th Century? And here I was thinking that Anbar, just last year considered a lost cause, is to be handed over in June. Here I was thinking violence has fallen by staggering numbers, and that the remaining provinces are scheduled to be handed over by Jan of next year.
amerpundit on April 21, 2008 at 9:45 PM
I agree.
By the way, it was my idea for Mike Gravel to stare at the camera for five minutes without saying a word.
Indy Conservative on April 21, 2008 at 9:45 PM
……. and from now until the end of time, that is how you will be remembered.
Seven Percent Solution on April 21, 2008 at 9:46 PM
uhm:
Kobes just re-enlisted for a three-year term, by the way
Since when do officers enlist for three-year terms?
crosspatch on April 21, 2008 at 9:47 PM
Bitter lemon with a dash of bitters?
Buy Danish on April 21, 2008 at 9:48 PM
I don’t love this presidency.
But it’s hard not to love that guy.
MadisonConservative on April 21, 2008 at 9:48 PM
I thought Basra was OK after the Brits quit.
Al Qaeda will never quit, whether you like it or not.
Hand provinces to the Iraqis. America will never leave Iraq.
In fact, the more America hands power to the Iraqis, the more Al Qaeda will be embolden.
Guess why?
Indy Conservative on April 21, 2008 at 9:49 PM
I’m thinking you may have too much blood in your lithium stream :) I am kidding, of course.
mikeyboss on April 21, 2008 at 9:49 PM
That is awesome — God bless this amazing soldier, and God bless President Bush.
Howie Mandel and Co., and the audience deserve kudos too — great job :)
Richard Romano on April 21, 2008 at 9:51 PM
I had the same problem, Gent. It worked the third time.
mikeyboss on April 21, 2008 at 9:51 PM
I hope someone will post the whole ep/clip/whatever to YT after it airs :D
salmonczar on April 21, 2008 at 9:52 PM
So we should?????
Horse hockey!!!!!!!!
Sounds like Dirty Harry Reid.
conservnut on April 21, 2008 at 9:52 PM
The Brits used an entirely different insurgency strategy, Basra went up in flames, and the Iraq military put it down.
Murder will never be eradicated. Why fight it?
We never left several countries, but we’re not at war there and they’re not disasters.
amerpundit on April 21, 2008 at 9:52 PM
+1
Buy Danish on April 21, 2008 at 9:53 PM
Indy conservative: I’m kidding big time too,
I like reading you on Hot Air,make some coffee
and relax have fun,your concerned Canadian neighbour!haha
canopfor on April 21, 2008 at 9:56 PM
Well, I had goat milk for breakfast with cereal and a sandwich of scrambled turtle eggs with mushrooms.
I didn’t have lunch. I just drank the left over of my 50 liter concentrated camel urine that I ordered from Saudi Arabia earlier this year.
And now I’m just playing with my toes while picking my nose and eating a donut that I just picked up from the floor.
Want some?
Indy Conservative on April 21, 2008 at 9:59 PM
$78,000 not too shabby.
Don Carne on April 21, 2008 at 9:59 PM
I love the EverReady bunny.
You won’t believe where I found my TV remote control batteries which I lost two weeks ago.
Yup. You guessed it. Last night while doing number two.
Indy Conservative on April 21, 2008 at 10:05 PM
Thanks Don. Now I can leave this thread and quit wasting brain cycles trying to figure out what’s wrong with Indy!
jdog on April 21, 2008 at 10:06 PM
I love Canada.
It’s the “Final Frontier.”
Indy Conservative on April 21, 2008 at 10:06 PM
You said it best. I want to have a beer with the guy, I just don’t want him controlling fiscal policy.
TMI, my friend, TMI.
malan89 on April 21, 2008 at 10:07 PM
Pass, thanks
conservnut on April 21, 2008 at 10:07 PM
Indy Conservative is Spurwing Plover’s doppleganger.
The Apologist on April 21, 2008 at 10:07 PM
That is pretty cool! I hope he wins bunches of money!
azcop on April 21, 2008 at 10:10 PM
That was great… Good to see that stuff every once and a while. This man has B_lls of steel.
BTW, the man is a Capt. (Officer) and they don’t “enlist” or “re-enlisted”. They serve at the will of the president until they resign their commission or are asked to resign. :-)
Claypigeon on April 21, 2008 at 10:11 PM
Back to the side topic.
I think George W. Bush was a disappointment.
That’s all.
Don’t get mad, get “Glad.”
Indy Conservative on April 21, 2008 at 10:15 PM
Thank you. That was starting to get on my nerves too.
malan89 on April 21, 2008 at 10:16 PM
From the Terms of Use:
malan89 on April 21, 2008 at 10:21 PM
Sorry, I know I am just being anal however I wanted to give him the respect he has earned.
Claypigeon on April 21, 2008 at 10:21 PM
I’m a baptized Catholic. I was born, lived and will die Catholic.
Please, stop offending my Pope.
Indy Conservative on April 21, 2008 at 10:21 PM
Don’t apologize. I wasn’t being sarcastic. It actually WAS getting on my nerves. I’m with you. The guy is an officer and technically doesn’t “enlist”.
malan89 on April 21, 2008 at 10:23 PM
It’s called Free Speech. Now leave me alone, Liberal.
Indy Conservative on April 21, 2008 at 10:24 PM
It’s called “It’s not your website, so MM gets to dictate what can and can’t be said on her comment threads. That’s why she wrote the ToU”.
I’m not going to dignify that with an actual response. I just want to know why you capitalize “liberal”. This isn’t Canada and liberal is an ideology, not a party.
malan89 on April 21, 2008 at 10:30 PM
I uploaded the video onto youtube and posted it on my site.
http://willamos.myblogsite.com/entry150.html#track
Give it time to finish uploading on the tuve (which is slow so give it 5 to 10 minutes)
William Amos on April 21, 2008 at 10:39 PM
I like to capitalize everything, Liberal.
Now, leave me alone, let me enjoy my stinking donut.
God, I didn’t know donuts can survive 12 days on the floor.
It must be “Made in China.”
Indy Conservative on April 21, 2008 at 10:50 PM
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