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Obama's Frightening Insensitivity.
The Obama File ^ | 11/7/09 | The Obama File

Posted on 11/07/2009 11:26:27 AM PST by American Dream 246

Robert George says Obama didn't wait long after Tuesday's devastating elections to give critics another reason to question his leadership, but this time the subject matter was more grim than a pair of governorships.

After news broke out of the shooting at the Fort Hood Army post in Texas, the nation watched in horror as the toll of dead and injured climbed. The White House was notified immediately and by late afternoon, word went out that Obama would speak about the incident prior to a previously scheduled appearance. At about 5 p.m., cable stations went to Obama. The situation called for not only his trademark eloquence, but also grace and perspective.

But instead of a somber chief executive offering reassuring words and expressions of sympathy and compassion, viewers saw a wildly disconnected and inappropriately light Obama making introductory remarks. At the event, a Tribal Nations Conference hosted by the Department of Interior's Bureau of Indian affairs, he thanked various staffers and offered a "shout-out" to "Dr. Joe Medicine Crow -- that Congressional Medal of Honor winner." Three minutes in, Obama spoke about the shooting, in measured and appropriate terms. Who is advising him?

Anyone at home aware of the major news story of the previous hours had to have been stunned. An incident like this requires a scrapping of the early light banter. Obama should apologize for the tone of his remarks, explain what has happened, express sympathy for those slain and appeal for calm and patience until all the facts are in. That's the least that should occur.

Indeed, an argument could be made that Obama should have canceled the Indian event, out of respect for people having been murdered at an Army post a few hours before. That would have prevented any sort of jarring emotional switch at the event.

Did Obama's team not realize what sort of image they were presenting to the country at this moment? The disconnect between what Americans at home knew had been going on -- and the initial words coming out of his mouth was jolting, if not disturbing.

It must have been disappointing for many politically aware Democrats, still reeling from the election two days before. The New Jersey gubernatorial vote had already demonstrated that Obama and his political team couldn't produce a winning outcome in a state very friendly to Democrats (and where he won by 15 points one year ago). And now this? Congressional Democrats must wonder if a White House that has burdened them with a too-heavy policy agenda over the last year has a strong enough political operation to help push that agenda through.

If Obama's communications apparatus can't inform -- and protect -- their boss during tense moments when the country needs to see a focused and compassionate leader, it has disastrous consequences for his party and supporters.

All of Obama's men (and women) fell down on the job Thursday. And Democrats across the country have real reason to panic.

Obama's TV appearance was actually worse than the above description.

He was cold, and read his statement as though he were describing how the White House budget is prepared -- it was a shocking display of detachment -- but as a person that loathes all things military, not surprising.

By the way, Joe Medicine Crow is not a recipient of the Medal of Honor. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom -- and from Obama.

Obama is so clueless he doesn't know the difference between the nation's highest award that recognizes "gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his [or her] life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States," and an award made for "an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors."

Smarty-pants Obama should know the difference between the Medal of Honor and the Medal of Freedom -- especially since he personally awarded the latter to Crow.

Don't expect this blunder to receive wide coverage. It's not something he can blame George Bush for.


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To: American Dream 246
By the way, Joe Medicine Crow is not a recipient of the Medal of Honor. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom -- and from Obama.

WOW, that is amazing! Obama is unbelievable that he could get those two medals wrong, especially when he handed the medal to Joe himself! What a dope!!

21 posted on 11/07/2009 11:57:25 AM PST by missnry (The truth will set you free ... and drive liberals Crazy!)
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To: RetiredArmy
I must once again thank Amerika for giving us this puke. A special thanks too all those blacks out there who voted for the brother over freedom and liberty, but rather for the brother for free hand outs. Way too go. You really rose too the occasion didn't you. You must all be so proud that the brother is in office. If THIS is the best blacks have too offer as president, kindly keep all the rest. We can do without them. I'd rather give the Hispanic, Asian or guy from Mars a chance before another like this.

The Black vote had nothing to do with his getting elected. They were going to vote Democratic no matter what. The fault lies in the GOP giving us McCain as a candidate. I had to force myself to vote for McCain and that was only because I voted for Sarah. If REPUBLICANS could barely stomach voting McCain, can you blame Blacks, who are died in the wool democrats, for being even less inspired to vote for him. If we run a RINO like McCain again, we deserve 4 more years of Obambi!
22 posted on 11/07/2009 12:03:11 PM PST by Bad Jack Bauer (Fat and Bald? I was BORN fat and bald, thank you very much!)
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To: freedumb2003
He should also know the difference between a “base” and a “post.”

Obama had trouble distinguishing windows from a door in his early days at the White House.

Can you imagine the never ending hilarity if Bush mistook windows for a door, yet curiously the MSM press was very uninterested.

23 posted on 11/07/2009 12:05:56 PM PST by RJL
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To: freedumb2003

“He should also know the difference between a “base” and a “post.”

Especially since he has been hoisted from the base of a post to the top of a post by someone...America’s first Post Turtle president, we still know nothing of his life but what he has told us...like the Post Turtle, we know he didn’t get there on his own...the only difference between them being, post turtles don’t hate America...


24 posted on 11/07/2009 12:10:50 PM PST by jessduntno (TOTUS fails and POtuS becomes a phuttering stuck.)
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To: American Dream 246
Obama is, "Oh s***, now I'm suppose to go down there. Rahm, would you handle that and make some kinda' statement?"

Time is on our side. Obama's response speech was a disgrace. The more Americans SEE how Obama acts, the more they SEE him in action, (not giving a TOTUS speech), the more they SEE what he is. He can't hide the arrogance, the disdain, the hate he has for America any more. It's almost like he can't help himself. The Socialist Administration is beginning to unravel. .

25 posted on 11/07/2009 12:57:30 PM PST by Art in Idaho
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To: Bad Jack Bauer
Right. Sure it didn't. Not a thing. 98% of them voted for him. Didn't have a thang to do with it did it. Nope. Sure didn't. (In the event you missed it, there is tons of sarcasm there pal.)

And I don't just blame blacks. I blame anyone who voted for the puke. But blacks as an entire race voted for him SIMPLY BECAUSE HE WAS BLACK! No ifs, ands and buts about it. That simple pal. That simple.

26 posted on 11/07/2009 1:32:54 PM PST by RetiredArmy (It's simple. The Second Coming is near. READ the Bible and what IT says about these times!)
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To: RetiredArmy

Dude, I know as close to first hand the hold Obama had on the Blacks. I share my bed with one of those who fell under his spell. It has been a year and I still don’t get it. My wife voted for Obama last year, though she had voted for Bush twice. I can’t say I really blame her. She had a choice between voting for the first member of her race that had a legitmate shot, or McCain. Come on, even I had to hold my nose to vote for McCain and even then, I only did it for Sarah. I will say one thing, she is not voting for Obama again in 2012. Unless the GOP runs someone like McCain again and if that was the case, I would join her out of spite. If we can do no better than put up RINOs, we deserve Obamas several times over.


27 posted on 11/07/2009 1:48:12 PM PST by Bad Jack Bauer (Fat and Bald? I was BORN fat and bald, thank you very much!)
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To: Bad Jack Bauer
The Black vote had nothing to do with his getting elected. They were going to vote Democratic no matter what.

That is not even remotely true. Usually 60% of blacks vote Democrat. This time 98% did.

28 posted on 11/07/2009 2:50:51 PM PST by TigersEye (0bama is our first Port of Entry President - I hope he goes home.)
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To: TigersEye

You more or less prove me right. The Democrats gave the Black vote a Black candidate to vote for, we gave them...McCain? Can you blame them for stampeding over to that side? I had to drive a stake through my foot to keep from joining them. Come on...McCain? You serious? McCain practically wanted to usher Mexicans across the border himself and how much of the Hispanic vote did he get? The Black vote can’t elect anybody on a national level. If every single black vote and every single hispanic and every single asian vote goes for Obama they still can’t win without a large amount of white votes. More white people voted for Obama than black folks. That’s why he won.


29 posted on 11/07/2009 3:00:38 PM PST by Bad Jack Bauer (Fat and Bald? I was BORN fat and bald, thank you very much!)
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To: Bad Jack Bauer
No one campaigned harder against McCain's nomination than I did. There was no way I was going to vote for him but, like many others, I changed my mind when he chose Sarah Palin for VP. But I would have never voted for 0ba-Mao under any circumstances.

The Black vote can’t elect anybody on a national level.

That wasn't the part of your statement I was taking issue with.

30 posted on 11/07/2009 3:06:27 PM PST by TigersEye (0bama is our first Port of Entry President - I hope he goes home.)
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To: TigersEye

The fact that Obama beat Hillary to be the Democratic nominee changed everything. I jnew he was going to get a bigger portion of the Black vote. I felt he was going to get a bigger portion of the Hispanic and youth vote. My wife would get really miffed that I called it, “The Novelty Vote.” I would have called it the “Token” vote, but she is Black and her legs would have been crossed to this day. That is what it was, a “novelty” vote that had only McCain to counter it. It likely won’t be repeated.


31 posted on 11/07/2009 3:14:52 PM PST by Bad Jack Bauer (Fat and Bald? I was BORN fat and bald, thank you very much!)
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To: Bad Jack Bauer

I think we all know the motivation underlying the “Novelty vote” or the “Token vote.” With all due respect it would be just as descriptive and just as accurate to call it the “OJ vote” or the “Rodney King vote.” It is hardly confined to that election or to black people but it was a matter of putting self above country. That could really be said of virtually everyone who voted for 0ba-Mao.


32 posted on 11/07/2009 3:23:09 PM PST by TigersEye (0bama is our first Port of Entry President - I hope he goes home.)
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To: Bad Jack Bauer
Voting for one evil over another does not give you good. McCain was an idiot, yes, no question. I agree. HOWEVER, Obama is much worse. He is pure evil. If you think voting for evil over stupidity is better, then you have your own problems to deal with. I voted for McCain simply because there was no way on God's green earth I was going to vote for an pure evil, street thug, criminal, probably NON-American, lying, socialist, communist, puke. I would vote for any black, Hispanic, Asian, whatever race, doesn't matter too me, that supports this nation as founded, Under God, as by the founders. Not someone hell bent on destroying it.
33 posted on 11/07/2009 3:41:15 PM PST by RetiredArmy (It's simple. The Second Coming is near. READ the Bible and what IT says about these times!)
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To: RetiredArmy

Ditto.


34 posted on 11/07/2009 3:46:03 PM PST by TigersEye (0bama is our first Port of Entry President - I hope he goes home.)
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To: RetiredArmy

Voting for the lesser of two evils has no upside. The choice between Obama and McCain was like jumping out a highrise window and choosing whether to splatter all over the pavement or impale myself on a wrought iron gate upon landing. No upside and a mess either way. I am not voting RINO again, ever. If a Democrat wins I lose and if a RINO wins, I lose. The difference is, with a RINO, I lose but to add insult to injury, I lose but gave him my vote. Not going to do that again.


35 posted on 11/07/2009 4:02:04 PM PST by Bad Jack Bauer (Fat and Bald? I was BORN fat and bald, thank you very much!)
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To: Bad Jack Bauer

Ditto that too.


36 posted on 11/07/2009 4:11:56 PM PST by TigersEye (0bama is our first Port of Entry President - I hope he goes home.)
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To: TigersEye
A vote is a precious thing. The colonies went to war for it. My father fought endless human wave attacks in Korea to protect it. I had sand in places on my body I did not know existed in Desert Storm for it. I realize now that a vote is much to precious to waste on someone who does not deserve it. I have a lot of respect for John McCain and his history, but he really did not deserve my vote. Voting for a candidate should not leave you feeling like you need a shower and voting for McCain did just that. In the end, I felt like a whore. Used for nothing once it was over. Not going to do that again. If the Democrats nominate Satan in 2012 and the best we can do is someone like McCain, the Democrats can have it and we would deserve whatever we got for nominating a RINO again.

No more votes for someone who would "reach across the aisle, my friends." It seems that every issue a Republican wants to reach across the aisle for is something I in no way want! Climate Change? Amnesty? Healthcare? I vote for candidates specifically because I do not want that crap! No thanks. From now on, I will hold on to my vote, not my nose on election day.
37 posted on 11/07/2009 4:28:37 PM PST by Bad Jack Bauer (Fat and Bald? I was BORN fat and bald, thank you very much!)
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To: Bad Jack Bauer
I am with you 100%. I felt like an idiot for changing my mind just because of Palin. I blame myself entirely for ignoring all of my best instincts and succumbing to the nonsense of "hope." She is great but the truth is "hope" is all she added to McCain's ticket because he held the top spot. That is really all the a presidential ticket is about.

My best to you and yours and may politics never divide you.

38 posted on 11/07/2009 4:44:17 PM PST by TigersEye (0bama is our first Port of Entry President - I hope he goes home.)
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To: TigersEye
Truth be told, my wife and I were on the verge of seperating no too long ago and the strangest of consequences brought us back together. One of my daughters gave me the complete series of Battlestar Galactica. I had watched a couple of episodes in January and had loved it but I wanted to see the whole thing. My wife does not like Sci Fi at all but she indulged me one evening and we started watching the series from the beginning. We watch an episode or two every Saturday. Somehow, doing this and enjoying this truly spectacular show together has healed what was going wrong between us. We look forward to each episode. We discuss what happened during the week.

I cannot believe I never wanted to watch this show when it was being aired. It is truly the best Television I have ever seen. The fact that it saved my marriage, not withstanding.
39 posted on 11/07/2009 4:56:51 PM PST by Bad Jack Bauer (Fat and Bald? I was BORN fat and bald, thank you very much!)
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