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Narcissist in Chief Selfishly Shortens Soldiers’ Holiday
The Commander in Chief got a decidedly cool reception from the troops on a whistle stop at Fort Bliss in El Paso Friday. While this president already is not widely popular with our military, the attitude demonstrated by the shanghaied soldiers in that cavernous hangar was demonstrably cooler than at such past events. The conservative media interpreted that indifferent reception to dissatisfaction with Obama’s politics and his repeated failures as CinC, but the event is far more consequential as yet another example of how little the Obama Administration understands the military it commands.
I’m an old non-com who, as a bachelor lived in the barracks, and as such I’m well aware of the excitement that permeates any military barracks in the days leading up to a four-day, holiday weekend like Labor Day. Virtually every soldier has made big plans to escape his military existence for four precious days and spend that time with family or friends. Many will have to use the first and fourth days for travel to and from distant destinations, which means only two, crucial days of holiday pleasure for them, sandwiched between two less pleasant days of travel, especially if they must fly commercially. Take away just one of those days and many of those soldiers’ plans will either have to be scrapped entirely or the time at home or whatever destination, be reduced to a single day. Plans made long in advance have to be rescheduled, a sometimes quite difficult task when it regards holiday weekend travel: flight changes may be impossible and hotels are booked solid; neither may allow changes in reservations without severe financial penalties.
sTevo
September 3rd, 2012
I hope there where a lot of empty seats at the meeting location.
Foso de liberales venenosos
September 3rd, 2012
“Hey, I hear you,” he said amid silence.”
What he heard was “Fuk U” in unison.
” a new confidence in our leadership”
“around the world there’s a new attitude toward America, a new confidence in our leadership”
Who does he think he can fool with that crap? Unless he’s talking about prior or future leadership.
cfm990
September 3rd, 2012
AWW, Give Barry a break. It had to be rough giving a speech to all those Romney voters.
Gina
September 3rd, 2012
It’s a shame he never did the same to his wife.
serfer62
September 3rd, 2012
There is no other Barry then Berry, may piss be upon him
Gina
September 3rd, 2012
Or the hairy munchkins
jwm
September 3rd, 2012
No doubt the Narcissist in charge figured those poor dumb soldiers would be so overjoyed to see the Preezy hisself live in person that they’d gladly give up holiday time for the privilege.
JWM
CrustyB
September 3rd, 2012
Didn’t Barry do something like this during his “office of the president elect” phase? He stopped by a military base on Thanksgiving when the troops were trying to get some quality time with their families and Obama wanted to interrupt them to get photo ops for himself?
Tony R
September 3rd, 2012
Barry’s not concerned about the military vote; he knows their votes won’t get counted (again).
old_oaks
September 4th, 2012
Of course he did. No way to fill all those empty chairs on, of all things, Labor Day.
Anonymous
September 4th, 2012
Hey, infidel, get used to praising your Imam.
Lisl
September 4th, 2012
Wow, I would have loved to see a video of this.
Frosteetoes
September 4th, 2012
I agree with Tony R. Wouldn’t the ballots be getting out to them by now, 2 months before the election?
Obama is such a jerk off for doing this.
Even George W. get’s respect when he still visits the troops. That’s because he truly respected them.
Moe Tom
September 4th, 2012
Where was the Sec, of the Army on this call? Another “yes” man? Dangerous situation. A narcissist surrounded by asswipe advisors.
Maudie N Mandeville
September 4th, 2012
‘There was no reaction when he promised stepped-up recruitment of soldiers for police jobs.’
Police? Probably 90% of them are thinking, “I don’t want to be a policeman. I want to be an electrical engineer, a pilot, a cpa, or own my own restaurant.”
Obama thinks, ‘Military=guns=police’. Case closed.
Joe
September 4th, 2012
Frosteetoes, please keep posting.
Billy Fuster
September 4th, 2012
Obama’s plan is the bring the military home and turn them into his personal police force.
Billy Fuster
September 4th, 2012
spell-check: TO bring…