Competing optics: Cheering Germans or American military? Update: Snubbing wounded soldiers? Update: Touring Berlin instead? Update: It is/is not a campaign event?
posted at 10:50 am on July 24, 2008 by Ed Morrissey
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I guess this is a question of priorities. Barack Obama apparently ran short on time in his visit to Germany today, and travelers know how schedules can slip during long tours, even without all of the events Obama had planned. Those circumstances force people to prioritize their time, and eliminate less-useful stops.
So what did Obama cut today? Der Spiegel’s blog reports on Obama’s priorities:
++ Visit to US Military Bases Cancelled ++
1:42 p.m.: SPIEGEL ONLINE has learned that Obama has cancelled a planned short visit to the Rammstein and Landstuhl US military bases in the southwest German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The visits were planned for Friday. “Barack Obama will not be coming to us,” a spokesperson for the US military hospital in Landstuhl announced. “I don’t know why.” Shortly before the same spokeswoman had announced a planned visit by Obama.
On the other hand, the campaign apparently has no problem in keeping this event on its schedule:
The message here is that thousands of screaming German fans at the Tiergarten take precedence over visiting Americans serving their country at Ramstein and Landstuhl. Maybe one of the networks following Obama could interview a few of the soldiers about how they perceive that set of priorities from Obama.
Der Spiegel also notes that the French seem diffident about Obama’s visit to Paris, with none of the enthusiasm of the neighbors to the east:
++ Paris Left Cold by Obama Visit ++
3:30 p.m.: While Obama’s Berlin visit has caused a stir, hardly anyone is interested in his trip to Paris on Friday. There are hardly any French media reports on the eve of his visit. There is merely some grumbling about the extensive itinerary for his trip to Berlin. “A speech in Berlin, five little hours in Paris,” writes French daily Le Monde.
Heck, why didn’t Obama skip Paris? He could have still worked in a visit to the American bases in Germany. Apparently, even diffident French get priority over American military personnel.
Update: A number of Hot Air readers reminded me that Landstuhl’s mission includes treating the wounded from the war:
The Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) is an overseas military hospital operated by the U.S. Army and the Department of Defense. LRMC is the largest military hospital outside of the continental US. It is located near Landstuhl, Germany, and serves as the nearest treatment center for wounded soldiers coming from Iraq and Afghanistan. In addition, it serves military personnel stationed in Germany as well as their family members.
A large proportion of serious casualties from the Iraq and Afghanistan theaters are treated here, flown in via the Ramstein Air Base.
So Obama’s priorities look even more askew than first thought.
Update II: Well, this gets better. According to Jake Tapper, the problem wasn’t scheduling at all:
Obama noted that in a break from his whirlwind schedule, “we’ve got some down time tonight. What are you guys gonna do in Berlin? Huh? Huh? You guys got any big. plans? …I’ve never been to Berlin, so…I would love to tour around a little bit.”
Obama canceled a previously-planned stop to visit thousands of American service personnel, including troops wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan being treated at Landstuhl, so he could hold a political rally for Germans and go shopping in Berlin. Now that’s a nice set of priorities for a man who wants to become Commander in Chief.
Update III: The spin on this has gotten so bad that T. Boone Pickens might want Team Obama in his new wind farm. First, from Jake Tapper, the O-Team says a visit to Landstuhl would have been “inappropriate” for a campaign trip:
“During his trip as part of the CODEL to Afghanistan and Iraq, Senator Obama visited the combat support hospital in the Green Zone in Baghdad and had a number of other visits with the troops. For the second part of his trip, the senator wanted to visit the men and women at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center to express his gratitude for their service and sacrifice. The senator decided out of respect for these servicemen and women that it would be inappropriate to make a stop to visit troops at a U.S. military facility as part of a trip funded by the campaign.”
And CBS gets the opposite story:
“Tonight, I speak to you not as a candidate for President, but as a citizen – a proud citizen of the United States, and a fellow citizen of the world,” Obama said precluding the buzz that his speech today is a campaign rally.
So which is it? A campaign event or not a campaign event?
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Would have been a HUUUGE mistake for him to visit Ramstein. Plays right into McCain’s point that the U.S. still has a military presence in Germany 60 years after WWII, and so we will in Iraq as well. I’m actually slightly impressed that the usually stupid Obama campaign had enough sense not to do this.
rockmom on July 24, 2008 at 10:53 AM
It should not suprise anyone.
bloggless on July 24, 2008 at 10:55 AM
Well, President Obama can do what he wants!
becki51758 on July 24, 2008 at 10:55 AM
So F-our military people who are serving their nation! The Great and Glorious Leader prefers the swooning German crowds instead! This tells me everything I need to know…
sabbott on July 24, 2008 at 10:56 AM
Going to Germany and giving preference to visiting things American over visiting things German would be like going to Germany and ordering a Bic Mac and a Millers.
MB4 on July 24, 2008 at 11:00 AM
Not to take you too literally, but you needed to know this? I think that’s hyperbole, and you already knew it.
Jaibones on July 24, 2008 at 11:00 AM
The Obamessiah thinks the socialist Germans are more of his constituency rather than the US military who he insults everyday. This guy is a disgrace.
jencab on July 24, 2008 at 11:01 AM
heh
Branch Rickey on July 24, 2008 at 11:01 AM
I thought the French hated us and Obama was going to correct that.
He found a whole country more arrogant them him…they don’t have time for wasteful idiots.
right2bright on July 24, 2008 at 11:01 AM
I don’t think Obama cares or needs to care about military personnel. The kind of person that would vote for Obama only needs lip service about how he “supports the troops.” Anything more would alienate his base and be too much of an uncomfortable reminder that we’re at war to his supporters in the squishy middle. The America that will elect Obama considers the military equivalent to attack dogs on chains in the back yard: to be ignored until needed, then promptly ignored again.
spmat on July 24, 2008 at 11:02 AM
Not a bad take…however, I think once he gets back, and some analysis of how few moments he spent with the troops, this will come back to haunt him.
He may have met with the brass, but he spent little if any time with the troops…that will show he has no real interest or knowledge in being the Commander of Chief.
right2bright on July 24, 2008 at 11:05 AM
Maybe the French have figured out that Obama is an empty suit. Last year, they turned away a beautiful empty pantsuit named Segolene Royal in favor of conservative policy wonk Sarkozy, of short stature and keen mind, who has probably seen right through Obama.
“Merci beaucoup”, indeed. De rien, mon cher perdant. (it’s nothing, my dear loser!)
Steve Z on July 24, 2008 at 11:05 AM
The message here is that thousands of screaming German fans at the Tiergarten take precedence over visiting Americans serving their country at Rammstein and Landstuhl.
For some reason I seem to recall some connection between those two things…
Big S on July 24, 2008 at 11:06 AM
Obama will always have paris/sarc
William Amos on July 24, 2008 at 11:07 AM
That might be true if one were visiting Germany as a tourist. But Obama is not there as a tourist, is he?
AZCoyote on July 24, 2008 at 11:07 AM
Yeah, God forbid he should meet with actual AMERICAN VOTERS while he is running for President!
rockmom on July 24, 2008 at 11:09 AM
When does this speech start? I saw Major Garrett reporting there and it doesnt yet look crowded.
becki51758 on July 24, 2008 at 11:10 AM
Maybe you don’t know this; but German’s can’t vote, U.S. military men and women can vote. So a campaign rally for German’s over American’s is a little silly.
If (IF) you were in the military you would know that the “Commander of Chief” often visits his men that he commands, and that the men respect that.
right2bright on July 24, 2008 at 11:11 AM
Supposed to be 7pm Berlin time (1pm New York).
Limerick on July 24, 2008 at 11:12 AM
Barack is too embarrassed to stay too long in Paris; they might discover he’s a crass American who can only say, “Merci beaucoup.”
Special K on July 24, 2008 at 11:13 AM
I guess Obama plans on bringing Germany into the American imperial fold; who knew the guy had designs on world domination?
You aren’t President yet (and I pray you never will be) Obama, so right now you are simply accepting foreign praise as a U.S. senator. Regardless of your intent, you might as well prepare your lawyers to find ways to disallow ballots from our overseas military.
Bishop on July 24, 2008 at 11:13 AM
Barack is too embarrassed to stay too long in Paris; they might discover he’s a crass American who can only say, “Merci beaucoup.”
Special K on July 24, 2008 at 11:13 AM
Or the French might be horrified to discover a person who is more arrogant than their entire population combined.
Bishop on July 24, 2008 at 11:15 AM
Limerick on July 24, 2008 at 11:12 AM
Great….just after lunch. ugh
becki51758 on July 24, 2008 at 11:16 AM
LOL. I’ll take the shot with a couple of guesses.
There’s more commies in Germany than there are in France.
Or how about this? Obama has an affinity for 10,000 Hessians supporting tyranny than one Marquis supporting freedom.
No doubt the Obama campaign plan to win over the diffident French by having Barack do a few Jerry Lewis impersonations. Now that would be ‘all net’.
Dusty on July 24, 2008 at 11:16 AM
I’m hoping for Inspector Clouseau.
Limerick on July 24, 2008 at 11:18 AM
Isn’t Ramstein a place where wounded Americans go before heading home?
How could he ignore such heroes? Oh yeah. I forgot, he’s not campaigning in Germany, but he wants to address the German people ‘as a senator’ on his ‘fact-finding trip.’
scottm on July 24, 2008 at 11:20 AM
The Ramstein and landstuhl area is the largest concentration of American citizens outside the U.S. (or it was a few years back, I assume it still is) and Landstuhl has a large hospital for treating and staging wounded service men/women.
This is a significant faux pas and McCain would be well served if he pointed this out. “O’Bama would rather speak to Germans than wounded American voters” Or something like that.
E9RET on July 24, 2008 at 11:21 AM
I’ve just found a way to lose weight, Barrraach-bulimia
kirkill on July 24, 2008 at 11:22 AM
That’s interesting, because Jake Tapper reports Obama said he had free time today and was looking for things to do.
I guess meeting with the military isn’t as exciting as shopping.
MayBee on July 24, 2008 at 11:23 AM
I think he does not want to find himself in a Kerry-esque snub type of incident.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on July 24, 2008 at 11:25 AM
The problem with visiting the U.S. military is that the army isn’t made up of a bunch of swooning children who think Obama is the messiah who’s going to solve all their problems and make their stupid lives meaningful.
American soldiers aren’t a good crowd for Obama, who depends entirely on uncritical adulation.
Cicero43 on July 24, 2008 at 11:25 AM
Obambo had enough mixing with those low-class military types back in the war zone. Why, every last person he met was clingin’ to a gun!
Bishop on July 24, 2008 at 11:25 AM
Here is a German TV Station livestream link to the event. They are due to start coverage in about 30 mins.
Limerick on July 24, 2008 at 11:27 AM
Or the French might be horrified to discover a person who is more arrogant than their entire population combined.
Bishop on July 24, 2008 at 11:15 AM
But aren’t there a lot of Algerian Muslims in France? He actually might fit in really well there.
Oops, my bad, they aren’t Muslims, they’re “disenchanted youths who are angry because they can’t find a job.”
Special K on July 24, 2008 at 11:27 AM
How about the neighbors to the east are enjoying a flashback to the good old days?
a capella on July 24, 2008 at 11:28 AM
Maybe he’ll make a side trip to the east to visit Komrade Vlad?
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on July 24, 2008 at 11:30 AM
But aren’t there a lot of Algerian Muslims in France? He actually might fit in really well there.
Ssshhhhhhhh, you aren’t supposed to mention the word “muslim” around the Baracky campaign, they will force you to either take off your headscarf or get out of the camera’s view.
Bishop on July 24, 2008 at 11:32 AM
Move along, nothing to see here.
RobertInAustin on July 24, 2008 at 11:32 AM
Wouldn’t it be great if the MESSiah only drew a small crowd in front of that monument to Prussian agression? But of course that’s just wishful thinking. His advance people have probably already talked with some of the German rent-a-mobs, and already arranged to have an adoring, sign carrying crowd ready.
thekingtut on July 24, 2008 at 11:33 AM
My guess is the military bases refused to plaster the place with Obamahammed posters and replace the American flag on their uniforms with the O-stika.
Master Shake on July 24, 2008 at 11:34 AM
Goosestepping optional.
RBMN on July 24, 2008 at 11:35 AM
sadly shaking head….
is this guy for real? Are millions of Americans truly going to vote for him? Please someone tell me this is actually a sick joke.
dustoffmom on July 24, 2008 at 11:36 AM
Why isn’t Obama visiting Kosovo? His DFL comrade started that war, the least he could do is see how things are going TEN YEARS LATER.
Bishop on July 24, 2008 at 11:37 AM
Oh, it’s a sick joke alright. One that could kill us if he is elected.
thekingtut on July 24, 2008 at 11:37 AM
Makes perfect sense to me. Skip the U.S. Military who are bravely serving their country and can vote in favor of a Hitleresque rally of Germans who can’t vote. Obama’s pandering to foreign countries may well turn off voters at home who rightfully don’t care who other countries want to be President of the United States. Brilliant, no wonder the latest polls show Obama losing ground in some key states.
TooTall on July 24, 2008 at 11:37 AM
I bet there will be some interesting signs.
Big S on July 24, 2008 at 11:38 AM
[a capella on July 24, 2008 at 11:28 AM]
LMAO. Hope and change for the 21st Century: 1948-ish telephone networks. Dial 1 for Obama?
Dusty on July 24, 2008 at 11:38 AM
German Police are supposed to confiscate all signs and posters…..but….with a crowd that large I’m sure there will be plenty of crafty Germans who slip the search.
Limerick on July 24, 2008 at 11:39 AM
I would “assume” that you mean can’t vote in American elections. I seem to recall having heard that somewhere. Mexicans, now that’s another matter, but of course as Juan says, they are God’s children too.
If they are overseas, particularly Iraq or Afghanistan, they may be able to vote but their votes are often not counted.
Not when one is in Germany.
And it is kind of hard to view it as putting Germans “over” Americans.
Some of you people have gotten so damn silly and so pavlovian and so lacking in gravitas when it comes to Obama that I am embarrassed for you.
If (IF) you were ever in the military you would know that the troops would much rather be visited by some hot babes.
MB4 on July 24, 2008 at 11:40 AM
Which are, of course, both available in Germany. Your point is lame anyway, because he’s running for POTUS, not POTWorld. His priority should be to see about American interests abroad, what needs doing abroad to protect those interests etc.
But as an apologist for Hussein, you despise American things like he does. “Screw the troops, I need some photos with German stuff around me to show my foreign policy experience.”
Akzed on July 24, 2008 at 11:41 AM
But I read this morning that signs are prohibited at the speech….and that some groups were printing up tee shirts in lieu of signs to get a message across. Just wondering…..how do they propose to keep all signs out? Storm troopers maybe?
dustoffmom on July 24, 2008 at 11:41 AM
Makes perfect sense to me. Skip the U.S. Military who are bravely serving their country and can vote in favor of a Hitleresque rally of Germans who can’t vote.
TooTall on July 24, 2008 at 11:37 AM
Yeah, what’s up with that? First it was McCain in Latin America, now Obama in the Middle East and Europe. Don’t they realize those places don’t have electoral votes?
Special K on July 24, 2008 at 11:42 AM
Obama is a POS
abinitioadinfinitum on July 24, 2008 at 11:43 AM
Obama avoiding wounded soldiers?!
That should be the death of his run for the presidency. The complete arrogance and ineptitude and disrespect of the US soldier is evident. This guy is a jerk and a disgrace as a politician and as a man.
jencab on July 24, 2008 at 11:44 AM
McCain should be getting on a plane right now to visit the Rammstein and Landstuhl US military bases Obama is skipping.
glendower on July 24, 2008 at 11:44 AM
Yeah. Shhhhhhhhh……. They are bunch of unemployed, misguided “youths” that like to burn cars.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on July 24, 2008 at 11:45 AM
Which is utterly irrelevant to the point made. The gravitas is in the bottle next to the salt and pepper shakers. Try it.
Dusty on July 24, 2008 at 11:46 AM
I’ve spent the last few months working in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Those of you familiar with the area know that both Landstuhl and Ramstein are part of the larger Kaiserslautern Military Community, referred to by most simply as “K-Town”. Over 50,000 Americans call this community home, the vast majority of which are active duty military personnel. There are more than enough Americans in the area to populate a campaign rally… the odds that they’d support Obama (or support him openly)? Pretty slim.
He didn’t just snub those two installations, in effect, he snubbed… “Army facilities at Kleber, Panzer, and Daener Kaserne, Vogelweh, Landstuhl, Miesau, Pirmasens, Rhine Ordnance and Pulaski Barracks along with Air Force facilities located at Ramstein Air Base, Einsiedlerhof, Sembach and Kapaun Air Station.
Several U.S. Army Europe, or USAREUR, installations are scattered throughout the KMC. The Army installations stretch from the east side of Kaiserslautern, west to Miesau and south to Pirmasens. There are eight different Army installations comprising the KMC: Kleber Kaserne (Northeastern Kaiserslautern) Daener Kaserne (Northeastern Kaiserslautern) Panzer Kaserne (Northeastern Kaiserslautern) Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (Landstuhl) Rhine Ordnance Barracks (Western Kaiserslautern) Pulaski Barracks (Western Kaiserslautern) United States Materiel Command Center Europe/226th Med Bn (remote site at Pirmasens) Vogelweh (Western Kaiserslautern).”
Medicated on July 24, 2008 at 11:50 AM
Again, as I said in another post, this shows his contempt of the military. Could it be any more plain?
jewells45 on July 24, 2008 at 11:50 AM
Vero Pussy-mus
CurtZHP on July 24, 2008 at 11:52 AM
But we are stuck with the same old problem. How many Americans read Der Spiegel? How many news agencies here in America will report on this slight of our service members? The best you can hope for is that Brit will give it a mention in his Grapevine section and that is about all.
The majority of Americans will go on blissfully ignorant of this or any of the other numerous gaffes or protests like the ones in Israel.
If some conservative groups don’t make their own commercials and find the funding to broadcast them into the living rooms across this nation this will also go into the formerly referred to as blackhole of news coverage.
Just A Grunt on July 24, 2008 at 11:52 AM
Many many moons ago the place to be in K-town was Annabella’s. Nine stories of……um….distraction.
Limerick on July 24, 2008 at 11:53 AM
Wow. Bad idea Barry. Prepare to suffer the consequences of your hopelessly poor judgment.
His only hope to change this into something or other we can believe in?:
He will fire the “low-level staffer” who made this egregious scheduling error…
Buy Danish on July 24, 2008 at 11:54 AM
Is Obama made of paper mache?
Even our severely wounded in Landstuhl (every single one of them) is tougher than this guy.
Sir Napsalot on July 24, 2008 at 11:54 AM
Medicated on July 24, 2008 at 11:50 AM
He is also snubbing the military community around Ft Hood, TX., the largest military community in America. He has been invited to a townhall meeting there and turned it down. McCain will be there.
Just A Grunt on July 24, 2008 at 11:55 AM
Obama: “I don’t need no stinking wounded soldiers”.
ctmom on July 24, 2008 at 11:55 AM
LOL! I wonder if we could package that and sell it… Richard Simmons has Sweatin’ to the Oldies, Obama could have Barfin’ with Barack…
Gilda on July 24, 2008 at 11:56 AM
The only ‘military guy’ Obama is not afarid of
Wesley Clark
(John Murtha)-don’t know if Obama cringes when Murtha raises his voice
???
???
Sir Napsalot on July 24, 2008 at 11:57 AM
Maybe it’s just me, but this flotsum is looking a lot more like Mr. Hanky then a presidential candidate. Utterly disgraceful.
I can see the TLA sychophant media spin now, “Democratic Presidential hopeful Barrack Obama today spared injured soldiers the discomfort and scrutiny of the media”
In a selfless act Obama denied himself the opportunity to visit wounded US soldiers at hospitals throughout Germnay. When asked why he skipped the visit he gave one of his trademark grins and said simply “because I can”
PatriotPete on July 24, 2008 at 11:57 AM
LMAO
jewells45 on July 24, 2008 at 11:57 AM
Are you surprised?
This POS HATES the US Military; it oozes from every pore, just like All Democrats; as a Veteran of Iraq myself, from the first time around, it MAKES ME SICK TO MY STOMACH when I hear a “Democrat” or Barack HUSSEIN Obama (PBUH)(SWT)(SWT) even mention the “troops”; the lying PAB ass-clown!
Dale in Atlanta on July 24, 2008 at 11:59 AM
This guy makes me sick every day it is something else. I thought it was bad when HRC forbade the military to wear their uniforms at the White House in 1993 and WJC stopped pay raises. I am sure BO will treat our fine troops worse.
I just woke up (its 5:58 here in HI). Has the MSM referred to the campaign signs at the Wailing Wall at all???
HawaiiLwyr on July 24, 2008 at 12:00 PM
This morning, on Fox, I saw Germans who’d just gone through the security checks, running, sprinting to get a place near the front. Simply amazing, and it all seems so pointless. Why do the Germans love Obama so much??? and why does it matter? As others have said they can’t vote here in the U.S. Is it all just a nice photo op for this shallow polititian?
4shoes on July 24, 2008 at 12:01 PM
Here’s what Jake Tapper has Obama saying to him about his schedule:
So he traded his visit to troops for…..basically nothing.
MayBee on July 24, 2008 at 12:01 PM
Remember the story ABC reporter had to skip 54 soldiers voting for McCain to find the 6 that will vote Democrat (4 for Obama, 2 for Hillary)?
Maybe they don’t have time to prescreen the thousands in Rammstein and Landstuhl to find the singletary one who might vote Democrat?
Sir Napsalot on July 24, 2008 at 12:01 PM
Barack Gaff-A-Ramma Obama.
If (God forefend) he becomes POTUS, which looks decreasingly likely, his goofiness will count against the nation, but so long as it only counts against The Evil Party, it’s pretty funny.
Akzed on July 24, 2008 at 12:02 PM
He’s got 90+ % of the black vote because they like his policies, I guess. Reid likes him, Biden thinks he’s clean and articulate, Soros likes him. The Black Panthers and Weathermen like him, Whoopie likes him, Oprah likes him, J. C. Watts is conflicted, Conyers likes him, Rangel likes him Colin Powers is keeping quiet as is Condi Rice. Excitable Andy Sullivan, Chris Matthews, Olby,……
a capella on July 24, 2008 at 12:03 PM
And I meant to add, shame on Obama for skipping a U.S. military hospital where they treat our wounded troops, and sometimes lose them. That should have been the priority of this farcical trip.
4shoes on July 24, 2008 at 12:04 PM
Let’s not give them a heads up on big mistakes,please. Let him screw up and come back to the US and then ask him why he snubbed the soldiers.
peacenprosperity on July 24, 2008 at 12:04 PM
It’s just another distraction.
JimK on July 24, 2008 at 12:05 PM
capella on July 24, 2008 at 12:03 PM
Don’t forget, he’s been endorsed by:
Hamas
Al Qaeda
Fidel Castro
Hugo Chavez
the polity of Gaza
the German People, apparantly
Ahmadinejad & Iran
The Communist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America
Veterans Against the War
The Traitor John Kerry
The Traitor John Murtha
The Plagerizer Joe Biden
The slayer of Mary Jo Kopechne, Teddy Kennedy..
and…..??
Heck, with Endorsements like those, who couldn’t win?
Dale in Atlanta on July 24, 2008 at 12:07 PM
Germans have their Greg Packers and Hi Mom-ers, too.
Dusty on July 24, 2008 at 12:08 PM
Whatever the Germans can do to support Hussein they consider revenge against the 8th Air Force.
Akzed on July 24, 2008 at 12:08 PM
Obama was boohooing that everywhere he went the US Military had Fox news on the TV. He suggested that President Bush mandated the troops to watch that station.The troops tho say it is because Fox news is THE only station that shows their support of the troops.I haven’t seen anyone on Fox who has been unfair to Obama..even O’Reilly hasn’t said anything bad about him.
I cant wait to see what the troops think of Obama after this snub.
becki51758 on July 24, 2008 at 12:10 PM
Why do the Germans love Obama so much???
The Germans have a fascination for demagogues who promise the world, speak well and inevitably cause the death of millions.
Bishop on July 24, 2008 at 12:10 PM
Obama’s arrogance is simply breathtaking.
aero on July 24, 2008 at 12:12 PM
LIVE……wow
Limerick on July 24, 2008 at 12:13 PM
You folks are not being fair. How can you anyone expect Obama and his 300 advisors to know about LRMC? Support to our military and their mission is very low on their checklist. As a matter of fact, how many times has Obama ever been to a military hospital anywhere?
luckybogey on July 24, 2008 at 12:13 PM
rockmom on July 24, 2008 at 10:53 AM is right.
The good part is he cannot retract his retraction. The fear was showing on the little man inside the big suit.
The question: What Would GW Do?
(What would George Washington do?)
He would have visited the troops.
Sucking up to an anti American German crowd with rent-a-signs is not making a difference in my neighborhood. The hard core Obamies still want him. The others aren’t watching. BO should have waited for cold weather, but when the press is in a frenzy it feels so good.
That is the danger of traveling with a group of rabid MSM supporters. They start looking like voters, That can be misleading. Ask McGovern
Run, run, run little
rabbitweaselentagor on July 24, 2008 at 12:14 PM
Has any body checked to see if there is going to be some rock band appearing before or right after Obama’s speech? Didn’t he try that already when he claimed to draw record breaking crowds?
ctmom on July 24, 2008 at 12:15 PM
As a matter of fact, how many times has Obama ever been to a military hospital anywhere?
luckybogey on July 24, 2008 at 12:13 PM
He hasn’t, he even skipped the ones in Iraq.
Bishop on July 24, 2008 at 12:16 PM
He’d rather go shopping than see the wounded troops…I feel a meltdown coming on (mine). I sure hope I don’t run into any libs today because I’d feel the need to “go off”.
HawaiiLwyr on July 24, 2008 at 12:16 PM
Some men and women might also say that, of some Senator of the United States!
J_Gocht on July 24, 2008 at 12:17 PM
Yes. They just showed the band at the live link.
Limerick on July 24, 2008 at 12:18 PM
He has totally lost it. This whole trip has backfired for him and I cant wait to see the poll numbers after his speech.
What an Arrogant ba***rd!!
becki51758 on July 24, 2008 at 12:19 PM
Is that really true? Even in this day and age? I’m asking honestly. I thought they’d learned a very hard lessen after WWII.
4shoes on July 24, 2008 at 12:21 PM
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