Offended Beck claims Obama "used the troops coming home in coffins as a photo-op"
October 29, 2009 12:00 pm ET
From the October 29 edition of Premiere Radio Networks' The Glenn Beck Program:
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again, you are proud of a man like this??????
Wow . . . do you EVER listen to or read ANYTHING objective or do you just watch Fox and listen to hate talk radio? If you simply did a little research, you'd find that NONE of what you posted is true. It's called talking points.
BTW, you do understand that Presidents set policy, it is up to Congress to legislate it. Presidents don't WRITE law, Congress does. It doesn't matter if he reads the health care bill at this point or not. Try reading the Constitution.
Well pez, what did it tell YOU when his predecessor refused to supply proper body armor for the troops in that all-important war in Iraq -- or when he sat on the decision to surge troops there for four months??
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/16/bush-lied-about-giving-up_n_102138.html
Absolutely.
As long as it's not Heinz (2004 Kerry-bashing reference)
Question: If I choose Dijon or I choose "French's", do I still hate America? Is Catsup the only honorable alternative?
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Here are the facts. There are no troops available for an immediate deployment to Afghanistan. President Bush chose to invade Iraq, and that extensive deployment really depleted the mission-ready troops we are going to have for years to come.
We won't have any substantial troops until about 9 months from now. So, the decision doesn't have to be made immediately. If Obama waited until next Spring, then yeah, logistically, that much of a delay might push back any potential deployment a little while, since we can't just send tens of thousands of troops with a moment's notice. However, waiting from September to November will have no effect whatsoever on those troops shipping out next summer. None.
Now, on the other hand, having a plan that is decided upon after careful consideration IS a good thing that all Americans should applaud.
If the families were made aware of the facts above, if FoxNews lost its credibility as they should, or if they stopped pushing false talking points, or if they simply went out of business, if we didn't have to deal with this nonsense, America would be a better place.
Those people who continue to push for FoxNews, et al right to push these false talking points are unpatriotic. They don't want the best for America. They don't want a fair debate of the topics under discussion. They can't win a fair debate, and so they use this nonsense!
You really should research the crap you're hearing on Fox and hate talk radio. They're lying to you . . . they have an agenda to push and ratings to achieve, they don't have time to tell you the truth. [I know that The Weekly Standard's Stephen Hayes has denied this is true, but then Stephen Hayes is a charter member of the PNAC [and therefore NOT a true conservatives] . . . his "truth" is suspect.]
SpongeBob SquarePants has higher ratings than Fox but nobody looks to him for foreign policy..:)
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Since the dawn of warfare, generals have always wanted more troops. It justifies their existence. Make a note of it.
The difference is Mr. Bush didn't feel the need to make a media event out of what he was doing...i.e. it wasn't all about him
And yes, he did make a media event out of the search.
Every president should be required to confront the results of his decisions. This one did just that early this morning in Delaware.
Bush is directly responsible for the unnecessary deaths of over 4000 of our best and brightest and untold thousands of innocent Iraqi citizens. [Don't give me the "well, Congress" excuse, either. Congress outlined two specific criteria in the AUMF and Bush LIED in his letter confirming that those criteria were met. Both are available for viewing online.] Don't paint him out to be a compassionate leader. He is not and was not.
How about MISSION ACCOMPLISHED . .
Yeah, Dumbya knew so much -- attributable to his extensive war experience in Vietnam.
Oh, wait . . .
Yeah -- sure it wasn't:
If President Obama wanted a moment of solemn reflection, or new perspective he could have done the trip to Dover without a cameraman. In fact, I think he's stupid for having his picture taken there. He'd have been smarter to do it without the photoshoot and then leak to the press that he was present as the coffin's of fallen solders arrived. I think that would have been more dignified and Presidential. He didnt though, everything is about him and he does everything for image...i.e. doctors in white robes in the Rose Garden
Well, we do know about Dubya mocking the woman who was going to be executed and petitioned for a reprieve.
The only thing he cared about was getting revenge on Saddam for trying to kill his daddy. That's it.
Bush, wouldn't want to make a media event out of it, he was hiding in shame.
Did you even think for one second about our soldiers in Afghanistan prior to last November's elections?
I. Don't. Think. So.
Also, Gitmo hasn't closed yet, the stimulus had to be "rammed" because we were on the brink of a depression, and health care has been an issue since the 1950's.
You're welcome.
Otherwise, you're just another squawking chickenhawk who is anxious to celebrate his own manhood by watching OTHERS fight and die for your 'ideals'.
With that understanding you have to feel sorry for the guy. He has to feel sick to his stomach everyday he has to make these kind of disgusting comments to keep his job.
I actually feel a sadness for all of these guys, Rush Limbaugh especially because he has been doing this for 20 years. You know that has to do something to his mental state. I truly believe these are sad, sad, sad people.
Mission Accomplished with the codpiece on the aircraft carrier was a photo op. This wasn't.
Apologies to honest prostitutes, for whom I do feel sad.
Agreed. I have no sympathy for a self-admitted "rodeo clown" who foments sedition against the lawfully elected US government [Beck], or a fat, drug-addicted pedophile shock jock who's on record as hoping the President fails [Limpballs] . . .
Rush and Beck are sad examples of people because they do what they do knowing that it is wrong, but for political or financial ends and fame that is craven and cynical and immoral. They sleep and digest meals just fine. They are rich and famous by providing a service, or a cause if you will, for the sad,sad,sad,people who want to feel part of something important, like the kids who dress up in super-hero garb to fight crime in their bedrooms. Beck and Limbaugh fabricate all of the evil and enemies that these sad people require to wage their comic book battle for truth justice and the American way.
They exhort these people to support a conservative agenda that exploits the weak for endless power and wealth. And that is why the wealthy and powerful love Rush and Beck.
The next time you see the video of Rush's rapturous reception at the CPAC convention last year, look closely at his face. It is flush with an orgasmic excitement that is positively child-like...with recognition of his own glorious greatness....but a face devoid of human humility. He IS one of those kids in his super hero suit that has graduated from a comic book crusade in his bedroom, to a real- world adulation. It makes you wonder who would not sell their very soul to experience that same rock star celebrity. Glenn Beck? Michelle Malkin? They all sleep at night, just fine.
And why not. They have wealth, fame, and influence ...and health insurance. What a country, huh?
Seriously Barry.....would you believe that I wish I were more like you....if I could only pity the Becks and Limbaughs rather than detest them.
Is the WAR over, Becky?
BUBBLE: "NOW WATCH THIS SWING"
Just like your show offends the intelligent, because we all know it is a money-op.
It took Pres Bush 2 years and 9 months to play the same amount of golf (24 hours) that Pres Obama has played in the first 10 months of his Presidency. And you know what, that FACT doesnt matter to me as much as your lie matters to you.
Did this Bush lie (one more among myriad lies) about playing golf while American soldiers died outrage you also?
If not, then YOU HAVE NO POINT!