Posted on 12/27/2008 5:37:21 AM PST by chessplayer
President-elect Obama stopped by the Marine Corps base in Hawaii Kaneche Bay where servicemen and -women were eating Christmas dinner in Kailua Thursday evening.
"Just wanted to say hi, hey guys," Obama said as he walked into the Anderson dining hall which was decked out in Christmas decorations.
The diners represented seven military units—Marine and Navy—some of whom were joined by their families for Christmas dinner.
As Obama entered the room, it was absent of the regular fanfare of cheering and clapping. The diners were polite, staying seated at their respective tables and waited for the president-elect to come to them to stand up.
Respect must be earned. As of now, they don’t respect him would be my guess.
Maybe a little less rapid and blind support of that liberal presently in office might have helped a Conservative win this year...but the "moderates" gave the country to the liberals whether anybody likes it or not.
Thank God there is also not a prohibition in effect...at least we can drink!
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