[careyb]

Obama is still trying to avoid the appearance of extreme-leftism, I see.

Scary thing is: It might work.

The Hope For America

[Jeff Gordon]

If this event turns out like the Obama rallies held by the military when Obama was in Iraq, the majority of the attendees of this ball will be black.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Considering the chilly reception he received from troops in Honolulu last week, my guess is that the only invitees will be those rare Democrat servicemen who will be flown in from throughout the world just to boost the numbers.

[cripplecreek]

So will William Ayers be attending?

[lodi90]

I will believe this is really for the troops if there are no cameras. This is all just PR camouflage for zero’s troop of America hating pinkos. They still need some votes in flyover country until the revolution is complete.

[rlmorel]

Military personnel know that Barack Obama is best friends with people like this:

A lot of military people (and other Americans) feel the same way I do. They fight under this flag. Many of them have friends who were buried under this flag. My father served the majority of his life under this flag, and was buried under it.

This douchebag Obama is best of friends with this anti-American SCUMBAG Ayers, who should have been put to DEATH by hanging for what he and his associates did, of which he gleefully says "Guilty as hell, Free as a bird...". He STANDS on the American flag and grinds it into the dirt. The same flag I saw a color guard fold reverently and hand to my mother, he stands on it with his filthy shoes.

I hope he and all his kind rot in Hell.

[nominal]

I hope nobody shows up. BOGUSPOTUS

[livius]

He’s trying to buy love. He’s a little afraid of the military because, while our military has no history of involvement in domestic politics, he knows he’s extremely unpopular with military folkls and he wants to win them over so that he doesn’t have to worry about them when he starts doing things that might provoke resistance.

Buying allegiance - the Chicago way. Sadly, it will probably work, too.

[whatshotandwhatsnot]

Won’t buy the military. Senior officers will, for the most part, be required to be there. It will ‘behoove’ others to attend (one must have been in the military to understand what ‘behoove’ actually means). It’s a dog & pony show staged for grip & grins, nothing more.

[LibLieSlayer]

I pray he holds a ball that only colostomy bowell and weasley clark show up for.

LLS

[GatorGirl]

It was President Bush's idea to first hold this ball for his second inauguration. The media acts like it is the Obamessaiah's idea.

[yankeedame]

President-elect Barack Obama will have a Commander in Chief's Ball during his inauguration with military personnel, their spouses and those wounded fighting in the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as guests....

One question: Is Obama even going to be there? After all it's going to be on inauguration night. Lots of stuff going on that night...

Seems to me that giving a military-only ball and yet being too busy to show up would kill two birds with one stone:One one hand you calm leftist 'fears', and on the other you throw a sop to the military and get great PR. I mean, who can blame you if you couldn't show up (or stay more than a few minutes)? It's the night of you inauguration, for Pete's sake.

[traditional1]

If it’s “optional” for attendance, he can probably accommodate the “crowds” in a phone booth......

[ardara]

Be ready for four years of unmitigated propaganda!

[freekitty]

Our poor military having to be subjected to this.

[DYngbld]

Wouldn't go if invited. I want nothing from this clown. I, (name), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against ALL enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. (So help me God.)
The dilemma here is when the left becomes the domestic enemy.
How anybody in the military can support the one, (and I know several that do) is beyond me.

[markomalley]

Back when I was stationed at Andrews (before I retired), they used to regularly call for “volunteers” to report, with their families, to the flightline to greet Pres. Clinton when he arrived back in town. (Naturally, the “volunteers” would be wearing civilian clothes)

Each unit had its quota to meet.

Back when I was stationed in Aviano (Italy), I remember when Hillary came through, she had a question and answer session in a hangar on the flightline. Again, they had to call for volunteers (and, yes, the questions were tightly screened). Same as above.

I remember when Clinton had his little departure party for the military before taking his “last” trip on SAM 28000. Same deal: people were even given the afternoon off so they could attend. Never saw so many individuals motivated to work hard in my life!!!

The point is that if you see apparent adoration by the military...including by some new voices in the blogosphere, I wouldn’t necessarily believe what I saw. Including this “military ball.”

[popdonnelly]

The problem with Obama’s military stance is that we cannot risk a technologically or logistically deficient military. No one is going to defend us but us.

[Don Corleone]

Where is the BARF alert?

[Beckwith]

A call for volunteers will be issued - - and if you value what’s left of your career - - you will volunteer.

[COBOL2Java]

Will he do "the finger" while addressing the troops?