Obama Skips D-Day, Celebrates Ford's Theater Instead

[L.K.Eder]

Fauxoutrage

–noun
1.
an accusation often used by progressives to deflect attention away from valid criticism and objective observations regarding their party leaders.

People all over the country remain worried about the economic turmoil, so the blame-the-oil-spill-on-Obama is an opportunity to unfairly pile more on. I'm thoroughly disgusted with the lack of ability these days by people like you who can't seem to separate truth from fiction, the oil spill being the latest endeavor in what you *hope* will be the demise of Obama's presidency by expecting yet another miracle from him, this time to plug the hole and immediately order God to make everything rosy again. Here's why THINKING PEOPLE are outraged over the criticism, explained well by one of those THINKING PEOPLE with a wider audience than mine.

Morning Joe

And you know what? We have an abundance of threads about the economy, the oil spill, the financial reform bill, obamacare, unemployment etc. - and in virtually everyone, those of us who are critical of Obama's policies are called racists, haters, and other such derogatory terms.

The Truth Is, Obama is an incompetent who is not qualified to be president.

the truth is also that you cannot separate opinion from truth.

 

[boedicca]

You're projecting again, dearie.

 

[Modbert]

Considering how many battles were vital to the Revolution War, Civil War, World War I and II, Obama would spend his entire presidency just having ceremonies for each major battle. While I understand some would like for Obama to have done something, I'm sure he would of if it were a special year on the anniversary of D-Day.

 

[boedicca]

As has been pointed out earlier, his bad performance on Memorial Day made D-Day a good opportunity for a "save" regarding honoring the military. It's a chance he missed, and indicative of his poor leadership (not that we don't have an abundance of such evidence already).

 

[L.K.Eder]

As has been pointed out earlier, his bad performance on Memorial Day made D-Day a good opportunity for a "save" regarding honoring the military. It's a chance he missed, and indicative of his poor leadership (not that we don't have an abundance of such evidence already).

that is still just your lame opinion. o p i n i o n . what's next, a haircut on the tarmac?

 

[Modbert]

As has been pointed out earlier, his bad performance on Memorial Day made D-Day a good opportunity for a "save" regarding honoring the military. It's a chance he missed, and indicative of his poor leadership (not that we don't have an abundance of such evidence already).

What bad performance? Oh, you mean the right wing generated lies about what Obama did that day.

 

[L.K.Eder]

As has been pointed out earlier, his bad performance on Memorial Day made D-Day a good opportunity for a "save" regarding honoring the military. It's a chance he missed, and indicative of his poor leadership (not that we don't have an abundance of such evidence already).

What bad performance? Oh, you mean the right wing generated lies about what Obama did that day.

i tell you, boedicker and co will soon demonstrate obama's evilness by shooting watermelons.

 

[Tech_Esq]

Fauxoutrage

–noun
1.
an accusation often used by progressives to deflect attention away from valid criticism and objective observations regarding their party leaders.

People all over the country remain worried about the economic turmoil, so the blame-the-oil-spill-on-Obama is an opportunity to unfairly pile more on. I'm thoroughly disgusted with the lack of ability these days by people like you who can't seem to separate truth from fiction, the oil spill being the latest endeavor in what you *hope* will be the demise of Obama's presidency by expecting yet another miracle from him, this time to plug the hole and immediately order God to make everything rosy again. Here's why THINKING PEOPLE are outraged over the criticism, explained well by one of those THINKING PEOPLE with a wider audience than mine.

Morning Joe

Meh, Bushbots felt the same way over their guy when he was getting unfairly criticized for Katrina. Perception is reality.

Anyway, I think the better analysis, I think also heard on Joe, was this IS NOT Obama's Katrina, it's his Iranian hostage crisis. The media even report it that way. (Maybe you're too young to remember) But, today was Day 50 of the oil spill crisis in the Gulf. Just like it was "America Held Hostage: Day 50" on Nightline. It was how Ted Koppel got started. he hounded that story into the ground. Led with it every night.

The Iranian revolution was not Carter's fault (arguably). It was certainly not his fault that the Iranian student (including AchIneedajob), took the Americans hostage. But his powerlessness to do anything to fix the situation in 444 days became a metaphor for his impedance as president. He couldn't fix anything. Obama is starting to get that stink on him. Once it's fully on him, there will not be any shaking it. He better hope that oil stops some damned way for the sake of his presidency.

 

[Tech_Esq]

Fauxoutrage

–noun
1.
an accusation often used by progressives to deflect attention away from valid criticism and objective observations regarding their party leaders.

Fauxoutrage
-noun
1. a condition increasingly commonly seen in partisan wingnuts who spend way too much time on internet messageboards. Identifying characteristics include visual impairment from concentrating on inconsequential minutia, aural hallucinations whereby they are unable to hear criticism on their own side, and cognitive disfunction characterized by unpredictable paroxisms of red-faced incoherence and massive amounts of spittle on the monitor and jammed keys from furious keyboard pounding.

:yawn:

 

[Tech_Esq]

It IS faux outrage when you set a different standard of performance for this president than for his predecessors.

I searched the messageboards for suitable expressions of outrage on June 6, 2008 but alas, the boards were silent following the President's failure to mention or commemorate D-Day.

So you are saying that except for this one occasion, Obama has performed this part of his job just as well as Bush did?

Yup.

If you are, you're wrong. Bush didn't do a lot of his job right, but that was one part he did pretty damned consistently well. When you do it right all the time, you can miss the fairly minor stuff once in a while. Like I said earlier, Obama didn't need to do a full on dog and pony show for this. It's an off year remembrance. He needed to say at least a paragraph about how we should pause on this day and remember the sacrifice. 2 minutes tops.

You ought to check the facts first.

Bushes first two June 6th's in office:

June 6, 2001
President Bush Speaks at Dedication of National D-Day Memorial
Memorandum for the Secretary of Transportation
President Bush Announces Two People to Serve in His Administration
Statement by the President
Press Briefing by National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice on President's Travel to Europe
Executive Order: Amendment to Executive Order 13125
President George W. Bush addresses the nation from the White House on his intention to create a cabinet level position for Office of Homeland Security on Thursday June 6,

June 6, 2002
Remarks by the President in Address to the Nation
Fact sheet In Focus: Homeland Security
President to Propose Department of Homeland Security
President Bush Discusses India-Pakistan with President Putin
Executive Order Amendment to Executive Order 13180, Air Traffic Performance-Based Organization
Nominations

Note: no mention of D-Day, no commemeration - no 2 minutes tops.


Now, care to compare that with Obama's first (and so far only) two June 6th's in office?

You may find some similarities.

That would have been enough, but nothing is just too little. It really is indefensible that he doesn't do this part of his job better. But, I think it may turn out to be part and parcel of what we are seeing in other areas of his administration. He lacks leadership ability. He's not comfortable being "the guy." But, like I said before, it's early, this could change.

If it's indefensible then, is it asking to much to spread the "outrage" a tad more evenly?

Look anyone who has been here for a while will tell you, I'm no Bush defender. Nor was I a guy who would just throw Bush under the bus because of partisanship. But if you are comparing your guy to Bush for cover, you are really trying to sneak in under the lowest bar aren't you? Just think of all the things you said about Bush for the last 8 years, and your defense of Obama's action is, "Well Bush did it too!"

Juvenile. Seriously. Is that the low standard this administration seeks to put forward. "We're no worse than Bush?" Congrats. That's a new low.

 

[Tech_Esq]

As has been pointed out earlier, his bad performance on Memorial Day made D-Day a good opportunity for a "save" regarding honoring the military. It's a chance he missed, and indicative of his poor leadership (not that we don't have an abundance of such evidence already).

that is still just your lame opinion. o p i n i o n . what's next, a haircut on the tarmac?

It's my lame o p i n i o n too.

As more and more lame opinions gather, they have a name for that -- "popular opinion"

Right now, your boy is on the short end of the stick in popular opinion. Problem is he just points fingers and stands on the sidelines. He's not a leader. He hasn't put his ass on the line for a damned thing yet. Even health care, he never put himself out on the line for it. He let all those dumb Congress people go over the top and get machinegunned as they are sure to do in November, but he didn't lead them over the top, he pushed them from the rear.

 

[boedicca]

Even a growing portion of the left is getting concerned about his incompetency.

Obama is a Uniter, just not in the way he Hoped.

 

[L.K.Eder]

As has been pointed out earlier, his bad performance on Memorial Day made D-Day a good opportunity for a "save" regarding honoring the military. It's a chance he missed, and indicative of his poor leadership (not that we don't have an abundance of such evidence already).

that is still just your lame opinion. o p i n i o n . what's next, a haircut on the tarmac?

It's my lame o p i n i o n too.

As more and more lame opinions gather, they have a name for that -- "popular opinion"

Right now, your boy is on the short end of the stick in popular opinion. Problem is he just points fingers and stands on the sidelines. He's not a leader. He hasn't put his ass on the line for a damned thing yet. Even health care, he never put himself out on the line for it. He let all those dumb Congress people go over the top and get machinegunned as they are sure to do in November, but he didn't lead them over the top, he pushed them from the rear.

and that is why he gets hammered from BOTH sides.

we will see what happens in the midterms. it will be interesting.

my prediction.

conservative

losses for the dems, but not enough to change majority in either house.

now what?

ACORN!!!! you can see the preemptive wailing now, if the midterm landslide does not happen, it is because of black panthers, seiu, acorn, gaia, elf, terral or all of the above.

if the popular opinion can carry BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH to get elected to a second term, then it is no problem for Obama to get elected to a second term. you alway forget who started the mess, how convenient.

we will see, i am looking forward to it.

 

[boedicca]

The economy was in recovery mode in 2004 with better employment figures.

2012 is going to be ugly. With the unprecedented debt levels and the expiration of the Bush tax cuts combined with ObamaCare tax increases, private sector job creation is going to continue to be anemic. Add to the mix the oft predicted double dip recession in 2011, and the Fed's ability to stimulate the economy will be nil. They've driven debt to such levels that more government spending will go to propping up bloated state and local government jobs and other temp nonsense. It won't end up in the private sector - we've seen their priorities. If unemployment remains near double digits, Obama is going to have tough time getting re-elected. He could face the Any Body But syndrome in reverse.

 

[JScott]

The economy was in recovery mode in 2004 with better employment figures.

2012 is going to be ugly. With the unprecedented debt levels and the expiration of the Bush tax cuts combined with ObamaCare tax increases, private sector job creation is going to continue to be anemic. Add to the mix the oft predicted double dip recession in 2011, and the Fed's ability to stimulate the economy will be nil. They've driven debt to such levels that more government spending will go to propping up bloated state and local government jobs and other temp nonsense. It won't end up in the private sector - we've seen their priorities. If unemployment remains near double digits, Obama is going to have tough time getting re-elected. He could face the Any Body But syndrome in reverse.

Poll: Economists more upbeat despite deficit woes

CHICAGO — Economists forecast the pace of U.S. growth to pick up in the year ahead as consumers and businesses alike accelerate spending, according to a new survey.

The assessment by leading forecasters is set to be released Monday by The National Association for Business Economics. It finds them more bullish than when the survey was last surveyed in February, with a majority expecting the economy's performance to exceed the long-term norm in 2010 and 2011.

The outlook amounts to an encouraging report card on the economy at nearly the one-year mark of the recovery, which the experts date to June 2009 when the recession hit bottom.
The Associated Press: Poll: Economists more upbeat despite deficit woes

 

[Stormy Daniels]

I would have said that this was unbelievable, but sadly, it is the expected MO from this Unpresidential President.

What an interesting perspective.

 

[kwc57]

I would have said that this was unbelievable, but sadly, it is the expected MO from this Unpresidential President.

What an interesting perspective.

Cruising 8 year old threads?

 

[Syriusly]

I would have said that this was unbelievable, but sadly, it is the expected MO from this Unpresidential President.

What an interesting perspective.

It is fascinating when you look at the OP- how 'unpresidential it was for Obama to skip the D-Day celebrations while there were 3 wars going on....

Flash forward to June 8 2018- when has Don the Con attended any D-Day celebration?

When has boedicca attacked Don the Con for acting exactly like President Obama?

The answer to both questions is- never.

 

[Stormy Daniels]

I would have said that this was unbelievable, but sadly, it is the expected MO from this Unpresidential President.

What an interesting perspective.

Cruising 8 year old threads?

It's fascinating what you find when you do a forum search for "unpresidential."

 

[regent]

Presidents should be allowed to make speeches only on days that
Republican presidents have made speeches. And of course they should make the same speech year after year.