Hussein Again Forced To Defend Decision To Cancel Visit To Wounded Vets
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What’s most interesting about this Politico piece, is that they don’t quote the Pentagon on the issue whatsoever, not even the statement they released. They only give us the five different I’ve always said that this hot new poltical website is really just more of the same Lefty media juggernaut.
Barack Obama told Fox News on Saturday that it was not a mistake to cancel a planned visit to injured U.S. troops in Germany, even though Republicans are threatening to run commercials criticizing him for it.
“It was scheduled, we intended to go and we got wind that there was some concern that this might be perceived as political; because we were using campaign resources,” Obama said before leaving London to return to Chicago. “I didn’t want it to be a distraction.”
Fox’s Bill Hemmer asked Obama if it is a mistake to forgo the visit.
“Well no, not at all,” Obama said.
Also in London on Saturday, Obama told reporters that he scrapped the visit because he didn’t want the troops to be sorting through “whether this is political or not, or getting caught in the crossfire of the campaigns.”
Well, so much for that. Republicans say the episode may show up in advertising this fall, and are poking fun at the Obama’s campaign’s explanations for the decision.
The Republican National Committee gleefully e-mailed “Updated reasons why Obama nixed troop visit,” followed by, “Obama’s Ever-Evolving Excuses For Not Visiting The Troops.”
Here’s the explanation Obama gave on Saturday: “You know, the staff was working on this, so I don’t know everything. Here’s what I understand: We had [been] scheduled to visit. We had no problem at all leaving press — we always leave press and staff out, that’s why we left it off the schedule. We were treating it in the same way that we would have treated a visit to Walter Reed, which I was able to do quietly a few weeks ago, without any fanfare whatsoever.
“I was going to be accompanied by one of my advisers, a former military officer, and we got notice that he would be treated as a campaign person and it was therefore seen as political because he has endorsed my candidacy but he wasn’t on the Senate side. That triggered then a concern that maybe our visit was going to be perceived as political, and the last thing that I want to do is have injured soldiers and the staff at these wonderful institutions having to sort through whether this is political or not, or getting caught in the crossfire of the campaigns.
“So rather than go forward and get potentially caught up in what might have been seen as a political controversy of some sort … we decided was that we would not make a visit and instead I would call some of the troops. So that was really the extent of the story.”
Obama did, indeed, later telephone some of the soldiers.
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Bullshit … If he actually wanted to visit the troops he could have taken one assistant and made the trip. The military would have taken photos and his campaign wouldn’t even have to ‘officially’ use them. Most of America would have seen the photos without them being on the nightly new. Or maybe that was the problem … it wouldn’t be HIS cameras filming his visit. This empty suit has been wagging the dog throughout his whole campaign. Making the public see images that are as phoney as any Hollywood movie. That’s it, he is and will always be a bullshit artist and an illusionist.
July 26th, 2008 at 7:44 pmOh Politico, I only go there to see the comments from all their conservative readers, which is most of the comments. Seems like they just show more and more how liberal they are day by day.
July 26th, 2008 at 8:14 pmThis ASSHOLE had time to see 200,000 Germans. But had no time to see are Hero’s!! FUCK HIM
July 26th, 2008 at 8:16 pmIt was scheduled, we intended to go and we got wind that there was some concern that this might be perceived as political; because we were using campaign resources,” Obama said before leaving London to return to Chicago. “I didn’t want it to be a distraction.”
THE WHOLE FUCKING TRIP WAS POLITICAL!!!
He just didn’t want it to be a distraction from his speaches.
July 26th, 2008 at 8:51 pmHe had a hot blonde waiting for him at the gym who was just dying to meet him.
July 26th, 2008 at 9:09 pmHe had a hot blonde waiting for him at the gym who was just dying to meet him.
yeah, she probably fit his fitness skills too, too bad for the left beer bellies
July 26th, 2008 at 10:41 pmim to the point where im just sick of hearing about this guy. if McCain didnt need every single one of us to win i would just say wake me up in January. he is nothing short of a scumbag and the fact that he went on this whirlwind photo op but couldnt stop by and see our wounded men and women just kills me. he says he didnt want to come off as political, well guess what pal, when the rest of our politicians go and visit them its paid for by the American people. you could have gone as a Senator of the United States. POS!
July 26th, 2008 at 10:48 pmHussein is a snake no matter how he tries to spin his reasons for not going. And for him to justify his reasons is just to hard for me to bear. Everything out of his mouth is either lies he knows of, or is his puppet masters words.
He disdains our troops and there is no other words left to justify him. His actions speak extremely loud. No one should ever have to endure him as Commander in Chief. That alone would be a dagger right through our constitution and all of our men and women serving, who have ever served and who will serve in the future.
We the people need to speak up loud and clear now…No to a traitorous man. But we should be saying yes to impeachment of him, prosecution and full conviction!
July 26th, 2008 at 10:55 pmfranchie , you might want to back off a bit on criticizing American Beer bellys on the Left, Right or Center until you’ve tasted an ice cold “Samuel Adam’s Boston Lager”…that lager tasted so damn good it should be illegal!
Yes, really.
To paraphrese; “I don’t often drink Beer, but when I do, I prefer Samuel Adam’s Boston Lager”.
July 26th, 2008 at 11:01 pmhello Mike,
I used to like beer , the white beer from Munich,
though, not anymore, cause Im looking after my fitness either
July 26th, 2008 at 11:08 pmIt was scheduled, we intended to go and we got wind that there was some concern that this might be perceived as political; because we were using campaign resources,”
That is pure BS.
We got wind?
Anytime your freakin’ dumb-ass makes money or votes off the death’s of America’s best and brightest, or their selfless service, you compromise any virtue you may have had.
It was scheduled,
If it was scheduled ass-hat why was it not attended? You never answer the question at hand just more errs and ahhs.
It might be percieved?
Perception of your kind is obvious. You pander to your base and ignore the deeds that these young Men and Women do for our Country.
because we were using campaign resources,”
Let’s cut to the chase.
The Best and Brighest of our youth have gone forth and Emancipated 28 million people.
This endeavor has come at a cost. That cost should be saluted, nee, it should be embraced. WE the American people, through our glorious armed forces have introduced Democracy to the Moslem world.
They have embraced the freedom and all is forward.
These men and women, they are the hero’s.
These Men and Women have forged a world that is habitable.
July 26th, 2008 at 11:29 pmIf it was al about perception, just visit them ALONE without media present
July 27th, 2008 at 2:28 amObama is living proof that a woman can get pregnant from anal sex.
July 27th, 2008 at 3:58 amSierra;
Original? It’s new to me, anyhow!
Crude, but effective.
Pat — where and what are the missing words?
July 27th, 2008 at 4:06 am“They only give us the five different ////// I’ve always said that this hot new poltical [political] website is really just more of the same Lefty media juggernaut.”
According to Carl Rove, President Bush goes to see the wounded GIs AFTER doing all of the PR things, so he will have more time and no interruptions when talking to our wounded guys. Obama is no George Bush.
July 27th, 2008 at 5:55 amYou guys are looking at this all wrong. If I was up in a hospital bed wounded from combat, do you think I would want to see the one bag of douche that wants to surrender to the same fucksticks that blew me up?
Answer: No. Hell, I bet the guys at the hospital are happy they didn’t have to pretend to like him.
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July 27th, 2008 at 11:13 amI read something at Black Five to the effect that 94% of the troops have absoltely no interest in seeing NoBama. By not going to see them, he did them a favor; since it is obvious…at least to me…that he cares nothing for them.
Also without a tele-prompter and a script, the Obama-mesiah is just another toady of the left. He ain’t shit.
July 27th, 2008 at 12:00 pmI beg to differ Dan, he is shit. Shit for brains, shit for guts and shit for integrity.
July 27th, 2008 at 3:09 pmHussein is a snake no matter how he tries to spin his reasons for not going.
I DON’T MEAN TO BE CRITICAL HERE. I’VE HAD A PET SNAKE (BLING) FOR OVER SIX YEARS NOW, AND BY NO STRETCH OF ANYONES IMAGINATION DOES OBOM..UH..UH.. EVEN COME CLOSE TO
July 27th, 2008 at 6:05 pmBEING PLACED IN THE CLASS OF A SNAKE. AT LEAST WITH SNAKES YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR GETTIN. THEIR NOT OUT TO BULLSHIT ANYONE, WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET. BUT OBOM..UH..? I’D BETTER KEEP THIS QUIET I DON’T WANT BLINGS FEELINGS TO GET HURT.
Double talk baffoonery
July 27th, 2008 at 7:48 pmtimeline till Hussein Obonno visits the wounded vets stateside
July 28th, 2008 at 8:57 amHe disgusts me.
July 28th, 2008 at 12:42 pmI’ve heard Obama doesn’t like hospitals, needles, and will swoon at the sight of blood.
July 29th, 2008 at 1:33 amWhat a poseur.
Keep those ketchup packets handy.