Posted on 11/06/2009 8:51:45 PM PST by Abakumov
Hours after the Fort Hood massacre, a grieving nation looked to the president for consolation and leadership. Instead, it got light banter and a "shout-out" before President Obama read a perfunctory statement. The president has always had a reputation for coolness, but in this case, he was utterly detached. He can't blame the scriptwriter for his astonishing lack of empathy.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
-Obama has a ‘Pet Goat’ Moment-
Makes you wonder what his “Mission Accomplished” moment will look like.I shudder to think!
Obama didn't have that kind of moment. He was being his usual robotic self, doing the thing that was most important to him, kissing a voting bloc's ass, when he should have been doing his friggin job.
I watched the Obozo’s “statement” on Fox and was horrified. He had two or three minutes of shuck and jive with his “shout out” to a (not) Congressional Medal recipient (whom he called a medal “winner” - does one “win” such an award?), and then read a meaningless statement about the killings. He is completely tone deaf to others’ needs, and has all the leadership ability of a slug.
By Mike Bates (Bio | Archive) November 6, 2009 - 01:18 ET
The Washington Post this afternoon reported "President Obama delivers remarks on Ft. Hood shooting at end of tribal leaders conference." The transcript begins:
SPEAKER: PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
[*] OBAMA: Please, everybody, have a seat. Let me first of all just thank Ken and the entire Department of the Interior staff for organizing just an extraordinary conference.
I want to thank my Cabinet members and senior administration officials who participated today. I hear that Dr. Joe Medicine Crow (ph) was around, and so I want to give a shout out to that Congressional Medal of Honor winner. It's good to see you.
Ah, the dangers of giving shout outs without a teleprompter. Crow is not a Medal of Honor recipient. As noted by the Congressional Medal of Honor Society:
The Medal of Honor is the highest award for valor in action against an enemy force which can be bestowed upon an individual serving in the Armed Services of the United States. Generally presented to its recipient by the President of the United States of America in the name of Congress, it is often called the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Crow's name is not included on the Society's Medal of Honor recipient list. He was, however, awarded the Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, in August.
Obama, often described as "cerebral" by the mainstream media, 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 his blunder to receive wide coverage. It's not something he can blame George Bush for.
As a right of passage, most muslims have a “pet goat” moment. That is how most males in Islam lose their virginity.
Already accomplished when he bowed to the Saudi King...
A closet muslim and a “pet” goat. This just CAN’T end well.
“Obama didn’t have that kind of moment. He was being his usual robotic self, doing the thing that was most important to him....”
...preening himself before the cameras, as usual!
This article seems to attack the serious part of his speech, as wel as the shout out.
"Please tell us in advance!"
White House Teleprompters Make Appeal
TOTUS ask bad guys to give them a heads up. Need 24 hours to prepare speech.
He wasn’t cool or detached if you just realize who he was pulling for in the fight between the Muslim terrorist and the American military. He was sad that his guy lost.
The prince of darkness has no soul....no surprise really
Never heard of a pet goat moment before.
I think he’s made it very clear where he stands. He stands besides ayers, wright, and the commie czars. He does not stand beside us. He’s acting like he got a flat tire on the way to one of his special dates. This is a “flat tire” moment, an annoyance that he will hope gets fixed fast so he can move along. And to quote his psuedo pastor, “america, home of the greed and slaves”. He does not care.. Any thing he does now will be a little too late.
Terrible movie!!!
Pet Goat Ping
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