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JammieWearingFool: President Obama Shows Some Class
Firedoglake: Disgraceful: In 8 Years, George W. Bush Never Greeted Fallen Troops
The Moderate Voice: Pres. Obama Stands Witness at Dover Air Force Base
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News|Obama honours Afghanistan killed http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8331468.stm 10/29/2009 |
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@glennbeck http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8331468.stm military morale/support 4obama all time low he pulls photo op? Disgraceful! 10/29/2009 |
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Losing military support so he pulls a photo op at fallen's expense http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8331468.stm #glennbeck #BBC #military 10/29/2009 |
President Obama Shows Some Class
JammieWearingFool —
... In what may be the first example, I am going to give President Obama credit for doing something classy. I am not going to question his motives. You may even notice that for probably the first time I also included the name of the office which he holds. Late last night Mr Obama went to Dover Air Base and rendered honors to some of our fallen service members who were arriving home for the last time. Mr Obama, who was wearing a dark coat, was taken to the base, 100 miles (161km) from the White House, by the Marine One helicopter to greet the C-17 aircraft that had brought back ...
Disgraceful: In 8 Years, George W. Bush Never Greeted Fallen Troops
Firedoglake —
This is what a president does.
US President Barack Obama has paid his respects to 18 Americans killed in Afghanistan, the first time he has honoured the fallen in this way.
NPR notes that, ...
Pres. Obama Stands Witness at Dover Air Force Base
The Moderate Voice —
... administration’s policy of banning the press from photographing and/or reporting the arrival of the flag-draped coffins — without regard to what the family wanted — was rather controversial — suggesting as it did that the White House preferred to avoid reminding Americans of the actual physical cost of Bush’s wars. When Obama became president, a decision was made to allow the families to make that call, which is how it should be.
The BBC video, I think, speaks more powerfully than words.
Obama At Dover Air Force Base: Photo-Op or Tribute
Nice Deb —
... gesture. They are busy hating on George W because he failed to go to Dover and get photo-opped like our current Commander in Chief. Now first of all I will give Obama credit for gong to Dover, but as soon as it became a photo op it was cheapened as Matt noted. Anyone smell the stench of Axelrod and Emanuel? Well the brain-addled, land apes at FireDogLake are calling out the former CinC for not being so blatant. Admire their bile.
This is what a president does. ...
