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Obama visits troops; room was absent of the regular fanfare of cheering and clapping

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  1. bigtexxx

    bigtexxx Contributing Member

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    This is pretty consistent with what I would have expected. A guy I know in the army says that they are adjusting to the facts that they will have less funding, less respect, and less opportunity under a liberal/socialist leadership


    http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/12/obama-visits-ma.html

    Obama Visits Marine Corps Base for Christmas
    December 26, 2008 8:34 AM

    FROM ABC NEWS' SUNLEN MILLER IN HAWAII:

    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.

    Obama, dressed casually in a blue polo shirt and dark khaki trousers, worked his way around the room -- table by table -- and took pictures with the service members. He slapped them on the back at times, shook hands, and signed some autographs.

    “Hey guys, Merry Christmas,” The president-elect said as he walked from table to table.

    The servicemen and -women were already seated at their holiday dinner when the president-elect made his impromptu visit. They were dining on salad, candied sweet potato with marshmallow topping, cream of mushroom soup, mashed potatoes, beef, ham, turkey, broccoli and corn.

    The president-elect spent about an hour with the troops. Obama transition aides say that Obama did not eat with the uniformed men and women -- he ate at his beach home with his family and friends Christmas night.

    - Sunlen Miller
     
    #1 bigtexxx, Dec 28, 2008
  2. B-Bob

    B-Bob "94-year-old self-described dreamer"

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    I think you need longer, more detailed thread titles. This one is too snappy and eloquent.

    LOL "liberal/socialist." Hey, McCain called: he is no longer campaigning, so the fake liberal/socialist chant can be mothballed for about 3.5 years. M'kay?
     
    #2 B-Bob, Dec 28, 2008
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    Were any shoes thrown ?
     
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    DonnyMost be kind. be brave.

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  5. rimrocker

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    Wait, where was the traditional fake turkey carried around for a photo op? Well, I guess that's another part of the Bush legacy that won't survive Socialism.
     
    #5 rimrocker, Dec 28, 2008
  6. rimrocker

    rimrocker Contributing Member

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    Another account...
     
    #6 rimrocker, Dec 28, 2008
  7. JayZ750

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    Please go away. Your threads suck.
     
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  8. CometsWin

    CometsWin Breaker Breaker One Nine

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    This incident calls for a special prosecutor.
     
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  9. bigtexxx

    bigtexxx Contributing Member

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    Let's keep the D&D civil, brah

    I think it's an important point of discussion to talk about the military's opinion of Obama, since Obama will be the CINC
     
    #9 bigtexxx, Dec 28, 2008
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    It would've been a point of discussion if you brought it up in another way. "Absent cheering". Is this some kind of a joke?
     
    #10 Northside Storm, Dec 28, 2008
  11. BMoney

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    The Cal Ripken of stupid threads keeps the streak alive! Stay golden!
     
    #11 BMoney, Dec 28, 2008
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    Sounds to me like they were just being professional. I'm in Iraq right now and we have had some big celebrities come out to greet us as well as the Secretary of the Navy. We pretty much acted the same way.

    As for my opinion of President elect Obama, I'll hold until he's in office.
     
    #12 deekay209, Dec 28, 2008
  13. fadeaway

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    OH NO!!!!!!!!!!!!

    NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
    #13 fadeaway, Dec 28, 2008
  14. conquistador#11

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    And here I thought that obama was going to create an elite force with those militant youths.
     
    #14 conquistador#11, Dec 28, 2008
  15. mtbrays

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    Goodness broseph, do you, basso, and T_J just call each other and say "I'm taking the next two weeks off, you make 26 threads with misleading titles and then we'll laugh as the rest of the BBS makes sarcastic replies?" Really, the extent to which you've been getting owned since the election is second-to-none, save for the primary when you were aching for Hillary.
     
    #15 mtbrays, Dec 28, 2008
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    Thank you for your service. Good luck and stay safe.
     
    #16 Oski2005, Dec 28, 2008
  17. Refman

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    Maybe so...

    HOWEVER...your post to start this thread mentions lack of funding, etc etc etc...then posts an article that mentions NONE of that.

    The logical conclusion...you are either guessing, or making it up entirely. Tell me which it is.
     
    #17 Refman, Dec 28, 2008
  18. Codman

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    Another thread of garbage. Thanks.
     
    #18 Codman, Dec 28, 2008
  19. Major

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    It's all he has at this point.
     
    #19 Major, Dec 28, 2008
  20. Astro101

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    Why can't people just ignore threads like these and not post?

    D'oh, I fail!
     
    #20 Astro101, Dec 28, 2008
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