Video: Obama takes swipe at Iraq war — at Naval Academy commencement
posted at 1:53 pm on May 22, 2009 by Allahpundit
A parting shot at Cheney about “necessary” wars from a guy who reminded us just yesterday about how important it is to look forward, not backward, unless he’s in a political jam and needs to blame Bush for something. For all the leftist hyperventilating about Cheney’s supposed sleaziness — and as usual, Olbermann takes the cake — Lowry has The One dead to rights about his own casual caricaturing of the opposition:
For all his championing of nuance, Obama comes back to one source for every dilemma: Bush, as though without his predecessor every question about how a nation of laws protects itself from a lawless enemy would be easy. Under Bush, according to Obama, we set our “principles aside as luxuries we could no longer afford.” Even now, there are those — are you listening, Mr. Former V.P.? — “who think that America’s safety and success require us to walk away from the sacred principles enshrined in this building.” What a shoddy smear…
Excoriating Bush is good politics for Obama, which is what makes his repeated exhortations to look ahead so disingenuous. In his speech, he rued that “we have a return of the politicization of these issues.” In other words: Dick Cheney, please shut up. But when did the politicization of these issues end? Has the Left ever stopped braying about Bush’s war crimes?
What makes this nod to politics at Annapolis’s commencement especially cheap is that John McCain, whose son graduated today, was in the audience. That’s the same John McCain who gave Obama cover last night on Fox News by reiterating his belief that waterboarding is torture, the same John McCain whom The One is counting on for further cover in closing Guantanamo, and the same John McCain who concluded, in all apparent good faith, that the Iraq war was necessary after all. And still, Obama couldn’t help himself. Click the image to watch.
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No respect.
Y-not on May 22, 2009 at 2:33 PM
Bullseye.
maverick muse on May 22,2009 at 2:25PM.
maverick muse: I shamelessly ripped Rush’s ditty during
the Clinton years!!:)
canopfor on May 22, 2009 at 2:33 PM
Upstater85 on May 22, 2009 at 2:29 PM
Good to have some solid patriotism making a stand against Obama‘s Bog of Eternal Stench.
maverick muse on May 22, 2009 at 2:35 PM
This video and all his other ravings about Iraq will haunt him en masse when he tells America that we’re at war w Iran because it has WMD and ties to terrorists. 7months, 2wks
scottm on May 22, 2009 at 2:36 PM
“Necessary” for what? I don’t doubt McCain’s good faith, but this is one of the reasons people saw him as senile in the campaign.
The Dean on May 22, 2009 at 2:36 PM
I have to think that if I’d spent 4 years at USNA, studying my butt off and being steeped in the traditions of one of the finest navies the world has ever seen, I’d feel so disappointed and let down that my graduation and commissioning were ruined by this unpatriotic military hater.
Trafalgar on May 22, 2009 at 2:37 PM
Hear hear… respect the office. In this, we MUST NOT be like the libs.
Skywise on May 22, 2009 at 2:37 PM
For a guy who never loses his temper, he says a lot of intemperate things. Odd, that.
Mr. D on May 22, 2009 at 2:38 PM
canopfor
It is good to give thanks in chorus…cheers to Rush!
/Never waste a good crisis; in YOUR face, Obama.
maverick muse on May 22, 2009 at 2:38 PM
I agree with your analysis of Bush ending with a tougher and safe America, and Obama now cycling us back to a pre-9/11 status.
Given world conditions, we need a leader who is very strong on defense. Yet, Obama is only strong in defending and advancing himself.
We have no idea where the next target will be inside our country, or when or how an attack will be attempted. However, one small nuclear bomb going off in a major US city would have a devastating impact. And I believe our enemies would lust for the opportunity to pull that off. And I honestly fear such an attack will happen before a new president replaces Obama’s personal narcissism with the national strength needed to stop it.
Loxodonta on May 22, 2009 at 2:39 PM
Skywise on May 22, 2009 at 2:37 PM
That, yes.
But never sh!t where you eat.
maverick muse on May 22, 2009 at 2:40 PM
Workingforpigs, don’t fear the revolt that is coming – hope and pray for it. We need to settle this once and for all. We’ve been saying that liberalism is our version of socialism for years – populated by people who have zero reverence for our founding documents and principles. In order for this to happen, sufficient numbers need to see and be deeply affected by the naked anti-Americanism of those allied with Obama.
turfmann on May 22, 2009 at 2:41 PM
Surprise! This POS called his own grandmother who raised him a racist in his Great
RaceThrow Grandma Under the BusI Love Rev. Wright Speech.chunderroad on May 22, 2009 at 2:42 PM
Loxodonta on May 22, 2009 at 2:39 PM
Ports of call, and border cities hosting military facilities; easiest access and greatest impact.
maverick muse on May 22, 2009 at 2:42 PM
Steve Z at 2:32
Military officers take an oath to the Constitution, to protect and defend it from enemies external and internal.
There is a lawsuit where a bunch of active and retired military officers are asking Obama to prove that he’s any more eligible to be president than, say, Hugo Chavez (my paraphrase). If he’s not, then their obeying his orders would be just as criminal as obeying Chavez’ orders. They could be court-martialed for doing so.
They would give their lives in the keeping of their oath. Obama? He flips them the bird just like he did to Hillary Clinton. He has spent huge amounts of money to be able to hide the real COLB which would show why he posted a fake instead (whose “seal” didn’t bend when the page it was supposedly on bent).
I have a military friend who says the military would stop Obama from being able to know or do anything if they thought he was a bad guy. How far into communism and the Chicago way do we have to go before some bigwig military person decides Obama is bad enough? I’d say posting a forgery of your birth certificate – when a genuine one is the only thing that could show you’re NOT a Manchurian candidate – is pretty bad…
justincase on May 22, 2009 at 2:44 PM
Whatever they’re drinking, more Republicans need a shot of it.
Another round, please!
Loxodonta on May 22, 2009 at 2:45 PM
Heck, I had that figured out over a year ago when Wonder Boy Barry was sliding into home base for the donk nomination. What took you so long?
ladyingray on May 22, 2009 at 2:45 PM
I didn’t think it was possible to get a CIC worse than Jimmy Carter, but at least Carter was a vet.
Erich66 on May 22, 2009 at 2:26 PM
A former ambassador to the U.S. said Carter was a nut but an honorable man. They still get together once in a while. He also said Clinton was a dog and Bush was honest.
I would love to hear what he thinks of this P.O.S.
faol on May 22, 2009 at 2:45 PM
Inappropriate, wise guy statement by the POTUS.
Phil Byler on May 22, 2009 at 2:47 PM
I wouldn’t trust him to send me to the food court at my local mall.
ronsfi on May 22, 2009 at 2:49 PM
OT: Joe Biden the gift that keeps giving.
portlandon on May 22, 2009 at 2:49 PM
Dean, I am so sick of your fracking one trick pony comments about Bush and the Iraq war. You’re a damn coward and you hide behind your keyboard throwing out your ill-informed pearls of wisdom. Here’s a hint Jack-a$$. You don’t have a clue. All you know is what you read on your stupid Ron Paul conspiracy theory sites.
Just go to KOS, DU or Huffington Post. You’ll fit in there better.
About Obama and his comments. He doesn’t have any class and he’s certainly not acting like a commander in chief. The build-up in Afghanistan is being executed worse than anything I’ve ever seen before. We came here to fast and tonights news will bear that out. As a leader, this man is a complete failure. I’ll be surprised if any of us survive.
hawkdriver on May 22, 2009 at 2:50 PM
This gets worse by the day.
Viper1 on May 22, 2009 at 2:51 PM
turfmann
Thank goodness the Cheneys have come out to speak with such powerful truth and authority for conservative America.
Utilizing VOTES to maintain our Constitutional Government is the ideal.
Holding politicians accountable is the necessity.
Conservatives need not revolt, as we’ve been the backbone of America; WE ARE AMERICA. We stand on the US Constitution, the highest law of the land. There truly is no higher law in the US until some Amendment changes the Constitution’s format.
It is the Left that is revolting, in every sense. It is the Left that attacks people personally with horrible vendettas.
Never advocate violence. Be aware. Be wise. Be prepared.
maverick muse on May 22, 2009 at 2:51 PM
I can’t imagine Obama maintaining his approval rating. To me, he seems like a nice guy that would make a good girl scout leader or community organizer.
But as Commander and Chief of the United Stated security, he strikes me as being too pompus and self absorbed.
The only actions he has taken that I approve of are the security decisions where he stayed with the Bush policies. Stimulous, Tarp, the budget, global warming, health care policy, tax policy, welfare policy, immigration policy, etc. all seem to be anti-American.
The only way I see that he takes those positions is if he truly believes that all America is just like South Chicago. If you are familiar with South Chicago, you know that it has achieved very little success by any reasonable standard.
saiga on May 22, 2009 at 2:52 PM
Notice the lack of applause? My guess it was reporters in the room who did the only clapping and when is this idiot going to realize that bashing the troop, their missions and commanders is NOT what he is suppose to be doing as President and Commander in Chief.
JeffinSac on May 22, 2009 at 2:52 PM
Time for truthsay, O Sublime.
I’ll be your Bene Gesserit Witch.
1. Waterboarding is torture.
2. We spent 700 billion dollars and 4000 lives from the finest military on the planet to make another Islamic state. The Iraqis wrote sharia law into their constitution. And Iraq was a war of choice.
3. GW was elected on a nanowafer thin margin of 5 electoral college votes on culture war issues. He was simply not up to task for 9/11 and the aftermath. And that is what is going into the history books.
strangelet on May 22, 2009 at 2:52 PM
hawkdriver on May 22, 2009 at 2:50 PM
Please keep as safe as you can, buddy. Please share with everybody that y’all are in our prayers this Memorial Day Weekend.
kingsjester on May 22, 2009 at 2:53 PM
Than why are you talking?
portlandon on May 22, 2009 at 2:55 PM
Stay safe, and yes, share with everyone that you are in our prayers this special weekend, and our flags are flying!
ladyingray on May 22, 2009 at 2:55 PM
Nancy Pelosi’s insistance that she knew nothing was:
You choose the answer in our poll. Two hours left. Upper right.
http://sarah-palin-2012.blogspot.com/2009/05/speaker-is-in-house.html
http://sarah-palin-2012.blogspot.com/2009/05/liar-liar-pants-suit-on-fire.html
History Chaser on May 22, 2009 at 2:55 PM
Whatever dries the tears, darlin.
ladyingray on May 22, 2009 at 2:56 PM
Remember all those speeches Bush gave about “Hey, I won’t let an intern suck my dick”? Me neither.
Jim Treacher on May 22, 2009 at 2:56 PM
strangelet on May 22, 2009 at 2:52 PM
In English, not ebonics, you stupid bint.
PimFortuynsGhost on May 22, 2009 at 2:57 PM
Behold teh future!
strangelet on May 22, 2009 at 2:58 PM
Such starry-eyed idealism. He talks like we get to pick and choose every battle we get into. Didn’t he study about WWII, Korea and 9/11? When you have to go to war you have to go with what you got; that is why a strong, smart military with a high morale is so important.
DL13 on May 22, 2009 at 2:58 PM
Is HATEBUSH HATEBUSH HATEBUSH HATEBUSH HATEBUSH HATEBUSH HATEBUSH HATEBUSH HATEBUSH HATEBUSH HATEBUSH HATEBUSH HATEBUSH HATEBUSH HATEBUSH HATEBUSH HATEBUSH HATEBUSH HATEBUSH HATEBUSH HATEBUSH HATEBUSH HATEBUSH HATEBUSH HATEBUSH HATEBUSH HATEBUSH HATEBUSH HATEBUSH HATEBUSH really a “truth”?
Cicero43 on May 22, 2009 at 2:59 PM
Tell us again why you approved of Saddam Hussein torturing his own citizens, then we’ll talk.
Until then, keep your getalife shut. The adults are trying to have a discussion.
Del Dolemonte on May 22, 2009 at 3:00 PM
Do tell! I was not aware of this. Do they have any sort of a website so we can cheer them on?
Del Dolemonte on May 22, 2009 at 3:01 PM
They could not to express disapprval other than not applauding.
katiejane on May 22, 2009 at 3:01 PM
maverick muse at 2:51
I want to agree with you. But toppling Saddam Hussein wasn’t violence. It was war. War against someone who was already at war with us. If, as I believe, America has reached a point where the Constitution is dead and there is no honest law enforcement, where the government steals from private citizens to give their money to unions and any other political corruption that gets TOTUS elected… what do we do?
Somebody gave a gutsy comment inviting Obama to just try to go after her financial assets like he did to the Chrysler debt holders. I asked but never received a reply to this question: If he takes your assets and a judge somewhere says you don’t have standing to sue (as has since happened in Indiana), what will you do?
That’s where we’re at, folks. We are in many ways Saddam’s Iraq. Or Axelrod’s Chicago, if you prefer. Or the druglord’s Mexico. It can happen here; it already has. So what are we going to do about it? I don’t like violence, but “violence” is what created this nation. If we had to do it again, would we?
justincase on May 22, 2009 at 3:02 PM
“Intern in Chief.”
bluelightbrigade on May 22, 2009 at 3:03 PM
Well… repetition works for the Mentats…
Skywise on May 22, 2009 at 3:03 PM
I think Obama may have reached his tipping point this week. When the heavey hitters like Cheney lay into him, he can’t hang. He’s a greenhorn, and his coming out party is over.
The higher you go, the thinner the air, and the sharper the knives. Obama is a product of academia, which is a far cry from the hard nosed political knife fight of reality.
saiga on May 22, 2009 at 3:04 PM
Sure seems like someone got under Obama’s skin…
Ampersand on May 22, 2009 at 3:06 PM
+1
bluelightbrigade on May 22, 2009 at 3:06 PM
Well, hell. If Japan hadn’t bomb Pearl Harbor, would our brainless leader have fought the Nazis/Japan?
I know we were helping UK under the table, but the spread of Nazis and the slaughter of Jews, would nobama consider that a necessary war since they were not directly attacking the United States? Hmmmm. Inquiring minds want to know.
HornetSting on May 22, 2009 at 3:06 PM
I wish it was a stinging bug.
HornetSting on May 22, 2009 at 3:07 PM
Or…as he said in his book….he will stand with his muslim brothers!
capejasmine on May 22, 2009 at 3:07 PM
Obama has a great education, but no street smarts. He will be a Jimmy Carter redux. He has been exposed this week like never before. The blue dogs will start running, then the legislators in shakey districts will too. He will likely take Pelosy and Reid with him.
The dems are really screwing things up at breakneck speed, and they will pay.
He is not ready for the fork yet, but he will be within a year.
Wait and see.
saiga on May 22, 2009 at 3:10 PM
Thing is peeps, you can’t distance your bigselves electorally from GW’s incredible unpopularity unless you acknowledge how badly he screwed everyone….and yes, he was an equal opportunity screwer. Look where he left your most cherished issue….pro-life. After 8 years, Roe v Wade is still in place and supported by 68% of the electorate. The stem cell veto he pushed vanished in a blink, and you are right back where you were 8 years ago.
He screwed you on immigration by pandering to hispanics, he screwed our military by sacrificing troops to the Grand Misadventure of the Manifest Destiny of Judeoxian Democracy in a war of choice, he deserves zero consideration or respect.
He’s not the CinC now, and he was a frackin’ horrible one.
And that is how he’s goin’ down in history.
strangelet on May 22, 2009 at 3:11 PM
As a retired naval officer who participated in Iraqi Freedom from invasion to stabilization in 2003, I can say this speech doesn’t resonate with me at all. Sailors didn’t think Iraq was an unnecessary war. We are proud of our service in that war, as in all the wars the Navy has fought in.
I also recall clearly the wind of change that blew through the whole military when Bush declared war on terrorism, and was willing to actually fight it, on a wartime basis, and give us effective and robust rules of engagement. The sense that this president would stay in the lead, let us do our job, and not leave us hanging out to dry was a palpable change from the Clinton years.
I understand that the creeping paralysis of the Clinton years (or what old-timers remember from the 1970s) is starting to come back, for those in service today. I can tell Obama, a service academy audience is not inspired to hear things like “We will not ask you to carry all the weight on your shoulders.” The reaction is less likely to be relief or gratitude than “WTF?”
Military service is, by definition, the carrying of a lot of weight. Our volunteer servicemembers don’t sign up for it because they are anxious to be relieved of it. You don’t inspire them by assuring them you won’t ask them to carry too much. You inspire them by promising that the load they carry will matter to the republic — to liberty — to America.
When you do that, you impress no one by referring with derogatory allusions to your predecessor or his policies — and certainly not by dismissing the weight the military inevitably has to carry as having been unnecessary, in one particular instance or another. You may have that opinion, but as commander-in-chief, focusing on it is not your job.
Giving vent to your partisan and discouraging opinions, when you are speaking to those you lead in wartime, is what we in the military call being “weak and undisciplined.”
J.E. Dyer on May 22, 2009 at 3:11 PM
“I, I, I, Me, Me, Me.” This is the Obama song that never ends.
el rey on May 22, 2009 at 3:12 PM
I almost fell over when I viewed Anderson Cooper’s first question to Cheney’s daughter, asking “isn’t it unfair for Cheney to mock a sitting president.”
Um, Anderson? Is it appropriate for a sitting president to mock his predecessor? What’s good for the goose is good for the gander, ass-hat. Deal with it. Instead of whining about the fact that Cheney is speaking up, why not address his CONTENT? Obama mocked bush during his damned Inauguration with Bush sitting a few feet away. Since WHEN does any Democrat have the right to whine about mocking? Give me a friggin’ break.
cannonball on May 22, 2009 at 3:13 PM
Yup, that’s right strangelet – GWB elected on a razor thin electoral margin. Just think what would have happened if Tennessee had voted for its native son. Makes you think, huh?
Hacking off Daniel Pearl’s head while he screamed in horror and pain is torture – pouring a bucket of water over someone’s head makes them wet. Hand them a towel.
Iraq will prove to be a huge success when assessed by historians – not the least of which the efforts of Petraeus et al – and not the morass that liberals, who were all for the war when it was sexy and easy and against it when it they found out that war was actually an ugly endeavor, try to tell us it is.
Spare me your ‘truth’. I’ll have none of it.
turfmann on May 22, 2009 at 3:14 PM
Did you say something? No? My bad.
ladyingray on May 22, 2009 at 3:14 PM
strangelet on May 22, 2009 at 3:11 PM
Del Dolemonte on May 22, 2009 at 3:15 PM
Oh…we went to war cuz Saddam was a torturer? But we torture, right?
And sure I don’t approve of tyrants torturing their citizens.
BUT I deplore EVEN MORE American soldiers dying in a war of choice.
Especially 4000 of them.
/spit
strangelet on May 22, 2009 at 3:15 PM
Are you a speechwriter? You should be.
ladyingray on May 22, 2009 at 3:15 PM
“I want that to be the facts” but it’s not. Your guy is a royal putz, and the only way to prop him up is to knock down his predicessor. Typical lib low life crap.
Have fun while you can, because the falling elivator will hit the basement soon.
saiga on May 22, 2009 at 3:16 PM
So, according to Obama, everything Bush did was wrong. (Unless he’s forced to reverse himself and do what Bush did, but let’s keep quiet about that. Okay MSM?)
And according to Biden, they have no idea what they’re getting into.
Newsweek: Biden on Gitmo: “It’s Like Opening Pandora’s Box”
Oh, yes. That makes me feel so much safer.
Loxodonta on May 22, 2009 at 3:16 PM
Mr. Obama is ticked! Really ticked! Did he really think the whole country would come to worship at the altar eventually? Looks like he did and is turning bitter over it. His personal approval still high though, so he is only being slightly nicked here and there—yet!
jeanie on May 22, 2009 at 3:18 PM
Thank you for your service.
BTW, O’bama’s Secretary of State thought Iraq was a necessary war.
Del Dolemonte on May 22, 2009 at 3:18 PM
Hey, some of my very best friends died in this Iraq war, and I wish they hadn’t died in vain because it was a farce, but that is exactly what happened.
I said right after the election here that for the GOP to come back, they are going to have to own up to their mistakes and distance themselves from the Bush administration. Instead, they have lionized Dear Leader and are digging in on the failed policies of the past. The GOP has become every bit as arrogant as the Democrats. As a real conservative, that does make me sad.
The Dean on May 22, 2009 at 3:24 PM
No kidding, what is even worse is that they are dead and little, internet nerds typing words like “cuz” and “teh” are still breathing.
It is cute how you pretend to care about military lives. Your phony patriotism makes me giggle. America’s enemies thank you for you continued support.
Make a payment on your credit card yet?
ClassicCon on May 22, 2009 at 3:24 PM
You darn well better come back safe and whole.
Loxodonta on May 22, 2009 at 3:25 PM
What a lying sack of dog do
bill30097 on May 22, 2009 at 3:25 PM
del Dolelmonte at 3:01pm
The case is Easterling et al v Obama et al. Orly Taitz is representing these folks. Her site is http://www.orlytaitzesq.com She’s had so much crap thrown at her from the obots it’s unreal. And there is SO much corruption that she’s uncovered it’s almost too much to try to get a handle on. She’s got a very brief overview of what she’s been dealing with there now.
Regarding Easterling v Obama, information is at http://www.orlytaitzesq.com/blog1/?cat=13
justincase on May 22, 2009 at 3:26 PM
Ah the ol’ “when the One look bad blame Bush” move… Going back to that well doesn’t make you look desperate or anything…… especially when you have to rehash the 200 election……
Ampersand on May 22, 2009 at 3:26 PM
200=2000
Ampersand on May 22, 2009 at 3:27 PM
Anybody remember this? (after Obama said we should leave Iraq but return if Al-Qaeda establishes a base)
McCain: “I’ve got some news for John McCain. He took us into a war, along with George Bush that should have never been authorized, never been waged.”
Obama: “I’ve got some news for John McCain. He took us into a war, along with George Bush that should have never been authorized, never been waged.”
There’s plenty of precedent for Obama bringing up completely irrelevant things from the past in order to take a swipe at his opponents. I still can’t believe such a juvenile prick became our president.
OneGyT on May 22, 2009 at 3:27 PM
What bright bulb at the Naval Academy even invited TOTUS to give the commencement speech?
evergreen on May 22, 2009 at 3:27 PM
During your hero Bill Clinton’s pResidency, well over 4000 American soldiers died in non-combat related incidents. Are you going to spit on Bubba as well?
As for us going into Iraq because Saddam tortured his own people, thanks for showing your utter ignorance. The 2002 Iraq Resolution lists that as reason #7 out of over 20 reasons. Read the resolution yourself.
http://www.c-span.org/resources/pdf/hjres114.pdf
Here’s the money quote. Remember, O’bama’s Secretary of State voted yes on this.
Del Dolemonte on May 22, 2009 at 3:27 PM
What free-market capitalist pissed in your cheerios? You seem to be solely motivated by rage.
daesleeper on May 22, 2009 at 3:28 PM
just reminds me of” hey, some of my best friends are black.”
Ampersand on May 22, 2009 at 3:29 PM
Thanks for the link-wonder if any of the Swifties are also involved?
Del Dolemonte on May 22, 2009 at 3:29 PM
U.S. defense chief lauds soldier in pink boxers
It’s a funny image, but it made me proud.
Loxodonta on May 22, 2009 at 3:30 PM
My son is in the Air Force in South Korea. That’s not as dangerous as the Middle East, but there is an insane man in control in North Korea.
My son’s best friend is in the Army on left yesterday to go to Afghanistan.
Shut up, coward, hiding behind your keyboard.
ladyingray on May 22, 2009 at 3:30 PM
Our friends on the Left refuse to admit that their guy really lost that 2000 election because he lost his own home state. Had he won Tennessee, he would never have needed to win Florida.
Del Dolemonte on May 22, 2009 at 3:30 PM
In case someone hasn’t mentioned it already, John S. McCain IV was in this graduating class.
baldilocks on May 22, 2009 at 3:32 PM
LOL So you admit he WON! The election was NOT stolen. Ha!
maverick muse on May 22, 2009 at 3:32 PM
So NONE of these newly graduating cadets are deploying overseas??? Many of them probably already have their deployment orders, or at least know where they’re going. So yes, this A$$hat *is* sending them into “harm’s way” which I guess means he now considers these wars “absolutely necessary”. He is so arrogant, he makes my skin crawl. How dare he be so condescending to people he’s not even worthy to polish their boots. My 22 yr old son over in Afghanistan has more leadership experience than this moron.
Boudica on May 22, 2009 at 3:32 PM
When the revised Webster’s Dictionary is released, the new definition for “arm-chair quarterback” will be…..
Barak Obama
pjean on May 22, 2009 at 3:32 PM
Do you mean like when Palin and Joe the Plumber try to convince us that some of their friends were gay?
No. I’m serious. That’s what got me into the anti-war movement in the first place after initially supporting the Bush adventures until 2003.
The Dean on May 22, 2009 at 3:33 PM
You know what they call a person who wins a presidential election only by a “nanowafer thin margin?”
Ampersand on May 22, 2009 at 3:34 PM
Oops, didn’t see it in the first pass of the post.
baldilocks on May 22, 2009 at 3:35 PM
brilliant point!!!
Ampersand on May 22, 2009 at 3:36 PM
yes. it come’s off just as stupid in those cases too.
But some of my best friends are left wing hot air posters… so do I have cover to now bash you and does it somehow give me cover for calling your posts meaningless?
Ampersand on May 22, 2009 at 3:38 PM
Great thread- Obama really hit bottom in terms of class with this shameful political speech.
I hope the GOP realizes what Rush, Cheney and Newt ( plus most of us) know- that this person is not going let up on the grand plans he has. Any coincidence that he had 2 speeches scheduled today at 9 and 12:00 (Rush and Hannity)- this is calculated Orwellian stuff.
There will be no “getting along” with this man.At this point, there is nothing left to do but fight without quarter.
jjshaka on May 22, 2009 at 3:43 PM
This is supposed to convince us, right? Really? LMAO!!! Really?
Darlin, Renditions are torture, and your beloved god is all for that. ;)
capejasmine on May 22, 2009 at 3:43 PM
My 22 yr old son over in Afghanistan has more leadership experience than this moron.
Boudica
The night manager at Sonic has more leadership experience than the big-eared POS.
Prayers for your son’s safety and thanks for his sacrifice.
SKYFOX on May 22, 2009 at 3:43 PM
So much win.
daesleeper on May 22, 2009 at 3:44 PM
I don’t know if the Swiftboat guys have anything to do with it.
I tell you what, though. After what happened with the “Haditha Marines” and Murtha via the NCIS, I don’t trust the top military people to do right by their own guys. If I understand it correctly, Easterling’s request has to go up the chain of command. If Murtha is holding the purse strings, what military higher-up is going to seriously address this issue?
I personally called my FBI office in Lincoln, NE. The guy I talked to angrily told me THREE times that the FBI doesn’t investigate document forgery and he couldn’t tell me anybody who does. I went online to find out who investigates and eventually filed a report – that is supposed to go to….. the FBI.
Why does a field officer of the FBI in Lincoln, NE have to lie to me about something I can so easily find out myself?
I called Nebraska’s US Attorney’s office. They said they can’t take reports from we, the people. It has to come from an agency tasked with investigating such things. She suggested I talk to the FBI. Sigh.
A US Senator made a request for the FBI to investigate this issue. The US Attorney’s office was contacted about it and they said they couldn’t act on it because they hadn’t had the issue referred by the FBI.
I called both my senators and my representative and looked over the document at http://www.factcheck.org/birth_certificate_5.jpg with them. I pointed out that the circle cut in half by the top fold is distorted. It bends with the fold. The “seal” dissected by the bottom fold doesn’t. It’s perfectly round. They all agreed with my observation. They all said they would inform their boss. All three of those guys know Obama committed document fraud. If any one of them had requested the FBI to investigate, the FBI would have to investigate. But they’re not.
There’s way too much that I could say. But suffice it to say that everybody in law enforcement knows a blatant crime has been committeed – a crime that calls into question the eligibility of the “president” who is turning this nation communist. Not ONE of them will do their job. One cop down in Texas tried but now he’s the one being investigated for “politicizing” his work – investigating document fraud involving a black politician, you know…
Sigh.
justincase on May 22, 2009 at 3:45 PM
First , I’d like to thank you, for your service. My gratitude, is unending. We owe you more, than can ever be paid. THANK YOU!!!!
And your comments are wonderful, and well said. Bravo!!!
capejasmine on May 22, 2009 at 3:45 PM
I hoped one of these graduating officers would realize that the enemy to the constitution and nation they’ve sworn to defend is the one giving the speech and do their duty. They just embody more honor in a single moment than Obama has his entire life.
chicagojedi on May 22, 2009 at 3:45 PM
Obama vows not to send people to war without cause
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press Writer
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obama_naval_academy
WOW! My God! Stop the PRESSES!!! Obama vows not to send people to war without cause. Oh My God! He’s the first in history to do that, isn’t he? Jesus….. what will Presidents do from now on?
I cannot believe this headline….Obama vows not to send people to war without cause….. what will other countries say? What will our children say? Obama will not…. I repeat NOT send people into war without cause…… UNBELIEVEABLE! How Christian of him. How splendid and magnanimous of him! I mean…. who would have believed it?
This will set America back fifty years!! We will NEVER recover!
I am at a loss for words.
afotia on May 22, 2009 at 3:45 PM
+100.
HornetSting on May 22, 2009 at 3:45 PM
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