Today is not *only* Memorial Day, but the Feast of the Visitation. Maybe Jesus was sending a very special message (to our leader) on both counts?
Posted on 05/31/2010 10:14:30 AM PDT by Chi-townChief
UPDATE: President Barack Obama's Memorial Day address at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood was just getting started when lightning and heavy, gusting rains stopped the proceedings. The president, umbrella in hand, encouraged spectators to get to a safe place to ride out the storm and said he would hold off the ceremony because he didn't want anyone to get hurt.
"Excuse me, everybody listen up," Obama told the crowd. "We are a little bit concerned about lightning. This may not be safe. I know that all of you are here to commemorate the fallen. ... What we'd like to do is if possible have people move back to their cars and if this passes in the next 15-20 minutes I'll stick around."
He said he hoped the ceremony could resume later. "But we don't want to endanger anyone, particularly the children, in the audience. A little bit of rain doesn't hurt anybody but we don't want anybody struck by lightning."
Another Failure from the traitor in chief.
Pray for Our Troops
Just out of curiosity, does anybody know what kinds of crowds this guy is drawing these days? I wouldn’t walk across the street to see him.
Another poster who lives in the area--I don't remember who but it must be on the live thread said the storm came up out of the blue.
Today is not *only* Memorial Day, but the Feast of the Visitation. Maybe Jesus was sending a very special message (to our leader) on both counts?
“Shawking......simply shawking” S. Connery ;-)
I’m in Chicago by Midway, about 50 miles northeast of Elwood, and it did pop up pretty quick - had to run outside and roll up the car windows.
I wonder what the SFC (Sargent First Class) was thinking helping out Plugs, lol
Even God agrees...President Skippy is not allowed to flake out on Memorial Day at Arlington.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMk8i-K8Vcc
So it rains on Obama’s parade. Good.
Good question. Question 2: How many are being bussed in??
Rove, you magnificent bastard.
Perhaps it was deemed inappropriate to have a wreath placed on the Tomb of The Unknown Soldier by the Unknown President
As for BO,
"The president. who had started his day with a workout, is scheduled to address the crowd after a wreath laying ceremony at 12:15 p.m. He arrived at the cemetery about 11:20 a.m., shortly before some thunderstorms hit the region."
Mmmm, what's with the sudden "." after the first two words? Typo or sarcasm? Oh, he starts his day with a "workout" please note. My my.
Yeah - obviously, Barry didn’t get in before the Zot.
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