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ORIGINAL: pahunkboy

He is a dreadful commander and chief.

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ORIGINAL: pahunkboy

Or Bush's failure to commemorate in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006. 2007 or 2008?/snip

Do you have a link for this?

I thought Bush did commemorate D day.  If not I will admit I am wrong.

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ORIGINAL: rulemylife

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ORIGINAL: pahunkboy

He is a dreadful commander and chief.

Ok, I'm listening.

Why?

And please don't recycle any nonsense like in this thread.

Give me clear reasons based on policy issues.

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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

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ORIGINAL: pahunkboy

Or Bush's failure to commemorate in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006. 2007 or 2008?/snip

Do you have a link for this?

I thought Bush did commemorate D day.  If not I will admit I am wrong.

Obama commemorations similar to Bush's
Obama delivered speech at Normandy for D-Day 65th anniversary in 2009. President Obama traveled to Normandy for a June 6, 2009 ceremony honoring the 65th anniversary of D-Day. He delivered a speech honoring the troops, saying in part, that victory "came down to the men who landed here - those who now rest in this place for eternity, and those who are with us today. Perhaps more than any other reason, you, the veterans of that landing, are why we still remember what happened on D-Day. You are why we come back."

Bush administration commemorated D-Day in 2001 and 2004, but spent others in meetings and at least one concert. White House archives of June 6 for each year President Bush was in office only show Bush commemorating D-Day in 2001 and 2004. In 2001, Bush dedicated a D-Day memorial in Virginia, and in 2004, he went to Normandy to mark the 60th anniversary of D-Day. There are no "news" references to D-Day in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, or 2008.

On 2005 D-Day anniversary, Bush hosted a concert celebrating Black Music Month and did not recognize the holiday. While Hoft and Fox criticized Obama for attending a "party" instead of recognizing the anniversary of D-Day, on June 6, 2005, Bush held a concert at the White House celebrating Black Music Month. According to the White House archives, Bush also did not commemorate the D-Day anniversary.

http://mediamatters.org/research/201006070009

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ORIGINAL: Musicmystery

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I bet they care a lot more about his fixing the shameful underfunding of the VA while Bush dumped money and lives into Iraq and Afghanistan.

Veterans Salute President Obama on Funding for VA

You are right. As a vet this is what I care about. I have VA healthcare benefits based on an injury I recieved on duty.  I used to have to drive almost 3 hours(and take a day off work) to get to the nearest VA hospital. Additional VA funding allowed for a new VA clinic to open in my own community. I could give a rats ass whether or not he gives speech or PR announcement about D-day veterans day or any other day. Show me the money and I will know how much you care about veterans.

(in reply to Musicmystery)

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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

Pahunk and subroy

both of you have made accusations against Obama. These accusations were true, except that you attempted to attribute them only to Obama.

I have posted proof that other Presidents have no military experience. Even Lincoln served only 30 days, with no sign of action.


The reason he only served for such a short period was because he was court marshaled and chucked out.



Yet he led this country through a bitter Civil War.

I would like you both to address these links that contradict what you were trying to claim.

Pahunk, you stated you would admit you were wrong if proof was given about Bush not commerating D-Day. Did you mean if he did at all or if he missed 75% of those he could have?

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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

Pahunk and subroy

both of you have made accusations against Obama. These accusations were true, except that you attempted to attribute them only to Obama.

I have posted proof that other Presidents have no military experience. Even Lincoln served only 30 days, with no sign of action. Yet he led this country through a bitter Civil War.

I would like you both to address these links that contradict what you were trying to claim.

Pahunk, you stated you would admit you were wrong if proof was given about Bush not commerating D-Day. Did you mean if he did at all or if he missed 75% of those he could have?

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Bush showed more respect for ceremonies re the troops.

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ORIGINAL: hlen5

I'm curious as to how many people are worried about Obama dissing the vets, are actually veterans? And before you ask, yes I am a vet.

As an aside, there is something I'm going to investigate about a statement attributed to Obama. If true, I will agree he's ungrateful to vets.

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ORIGINAL: pahunkboy

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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

Pahunk and subroy

both of you have made accusations against Obama. These accusations were true, except that you attempted to attribute them only to Obama.

I have posted proof that other Presidents have no military experience. Even Lincoln served only 30 days, with no sign of action. Yet he led this country through a bitter Civil War.

I would like you both to address these links that contradict what you were trying to claim.

Pahunk, you stated you would admit you were wrong if proof was given about Bush not commerating D-Day. Did you mean if he did at all or if he missed 75% of those he could have?

We are at war.   this is no time for our commander to go gallivanting around horse play.

Bush showed more respect for ceremonies re the troops.

You mean the asshole who was awol for most of his so called military experience?

history and tradition show that we revere our war heros.

Horse shit....history shows us that we chuck them aside as soon as the need for cannon fodder is over.


But today we do not.  no one gives a crap about honor.

Is that why tillman was murdered...honor

we care about wall street corporations and the 1% ruling elite. we care about campaign contributions.

No arguement there.

I dont understand why you would stand up for the prez or congress.  They sold us out.   I also abhore the fake left right pardyme.

No arguement here either

Our presidents keep getting worse and worse.  No wonder why PA/VT/TX/AK wants to secede.

It took alomst a million body bags to agree that that is not an option.

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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

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Bush showed more respect for ceremonies re the troops.

He did? Two out of Eight years he did not commemorate D-Day, which is your basis for your objection, at this point, to Obama. Obama is One out of Two. Yet Bush has shown more respect? Please, explain to me how.

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ORIGINAL: thompsonx

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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

Pahunk and subroy

both of you have made accusations against Obama. These accusations were true, except that you attempted to attribute them only to Obama.

I have posted proof that other Presidents have no military experience. Even Lincoln served only 30 days, with no sign of action.


The reason he only served for such a short period was because he was court marshaled and chucked out.



Yet he led this country through a bitter Civil War.

I would like you both to address these links that contradict what you were trying to claim.

Pahunk, you stated you would admit you were wrong if proof was given about Bush not commerating D-Day. Did you mean if he did at all or if he missed 75% of those he could have?