President Obama is leading the country in two wars – three if you count the global war on terror – so you’d think he would be pretty focused on military matters. But not enough, apparently, to remember one of the bloodiest and most heroic days in U.S. military history.
Yesterday of course was the 66th anniversary of D-Day, when U.S. and British troops trudged gallantly onto beaches of Normandy under remorseless German fire – perhaps even more intense than that incurred by Secretary of State Clinton from Serb snipers in Bosnia.
But there was not a mention of the day by Obama; not even a press release or an eek on the White House blog.
Instead of commemorating June 6, the president PRETENDED it was July 4, heading over to Ford’s Theater to witness a performance, titled “America Celebrates July 4th at Ford’s Theatre.” The event was taped for broadcast to air, oddly, on July 2 on ABC.
“After all, it was exactly 234 years ago that a group of patriots — farmers and merchants, lawyers, physicians — pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor to an improbable experiment called America,” Obama said.
Perhaps Obama had Special Military Day fatigue, having had his Memorial Day speech washed out in Illinois. He was then forced to deliver the remarks that night to a hastily assembled group of sleepy soldiers in the “tactical fitness center” at Andrews Air Force Base.
Now, we’d be more forgiving if the president was averse to commemorating military anniversaries. But he’s clearly not. On March 14, Obama marked the 162nd anniversary of the 1848 Hungarian Revolution. He even got a day ahead of it.
“I send my warmest wishes to all those that will celebrate the anniversary of the 1848 Hungarian Revolution tomorrow,” he said.
To be fair, this may not be perfect evidence that he likes to mark hallowed days in military history. It’s possible his enthusiasm for heroic Magyars may have stemmed from the fact that the state with the most ethnic Hungarians is, BY FAR, Ohio – presidential battleground state supreme?
Isn't it great when Conservatives try to "out Patriot" the president because he failed to celebrate a particular day? If President Obama failed to celebrate National Pickle Day, they would claim Obama hated pickles!
The typical Right Wing propaganda follows the same tired track... BUT, they fail to mention that on 2005 D-Day anniversary, G W Bush hosted a concert celebrating Black Music Month and did not recognize D-Day at all... but of course, the Right fails to post that fact, instead going for the "anti military" Obama attack.
So does Obama Ignore D-Day? President Obama traveled to Normandy for a June 6, 2009 ceremony honoring the 65th anniversary of D-Day. He delivered a speech honoring the troops, saying in part, that victory “came down to the men who landed here – those who now rest in this place for eternity, and those who are with us today. Perhaps more than any other reason, you, the veterans of that landing, are why we still remember what happened on D-Day. You are why we come back.”
Of course Keith Koffler, who wrote the Anti Obama Piece, knew about Obama's 2009 speech at Normandy... but some how failed to include that fact in his attack on Obama's patriotism.
How gullible are Right Wingers that they keep reading & keep believing these lies?
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
Obama went to Normandy to celebrate D-Day 2009. Just as I posted... AND GWB didn't celebrate D-Day in 2005, just as I posted... So does that incriminate GWB as well as Obama... or does your one sided propaganda only apply to Democrats and never to Republicans.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
Obama went to Normandy to celebrate D-Day 2009. Just as I posted... AND GWB didn't celebrate D-Day in 2005, just as I posted... So does that incriminate GWB as well as Obama... or does your one sided propaganda only apply to Democrats and never to Republicans.
The post had nothing to do with me "incriminating" anyone - it's news today. If you want to bring up the past, fine - start your own thread - this was a news story I wanted to share, that's all. I don't believe this forum was in existence 5 years ago - if it was, I don't recall anyone bringing up that fact, but I'm sure the likes of you and your friends would have.
That something that sometimes doesn't happen, "didn't happen"?
~"you’d think he would be pretty focused on military matters. But not enough, apparently, to remember one of the bloodiest" blah blah blah... Propaganda, not news.
~"perhaps even more intense than that incurred by Secretary of State Clinton from Serb snipers"... News??? Hardly! Fox News possibly, but not "Real News."
~"Perhaps Obama had Special Military Day fatigue"??? This is the News Part??? or just more Rightie Propaganda?
~Then a reference to an election battle ground state...
There is NO NEWS in this piece... Just Politics.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
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