Liz Cheney Speaks Out On Obama's Dover Photo-Op
Posted by Jim Hoft on Thursday, October 29, 2009, 7:16 PM
President Obama took the White House Press Pool with him today to Dover Air Force Base for a photo-op with slain troops as their plane arrived. Only one of the fifteen families allowed the president to use the occasion for his photo-op.
Liz Cheney discussed President Obama’s photo-op today at Dover Air Force Base with John Gibson.
Here’s the partial transcript:
There’s lying. There’s a pattern here… This White House needs to understand… every single day you ask them to serve without the resources they ask for without the reinforcements they need they are in more danger. I believe there is dithering going on and there is waffling…
(On the president’s photo-op at Dover) But I think that what President Bush used to do is do it without the cameras. And I don’t understand sort of showing up with the White House Press Pool with photographers and asking family members if you can take pictures. That’s really hard for me to get my head around. I think its an honorable and important thing for us to pay tribute. There’s no greater sacrifice people make to the nation. It was a surpsising way for the president to choose to do this. I’d like to add the most important way for the president to pay tribute to those who sacrifice is to back them up.
UPDATE: Kristinn has more on Cheney’s interview.
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Hypogean commented:
Another self-aggrandizing Obama decision blows up in his face. The reason we didn’t Bush saluting the coffins is because he refused to exploit the dead. I’m sure it never even occurred to Bush to have himself filmed saluting coffins.
Our president thinks we’re all idiots he can lead around by the nose. He also has no respect whatsoever for anybody.
ctrptrct commented:
Barack Hubris Obama
Solaratov commented:
Bush went to Dover plenty of times – without the press corps. But then, Bush understands dignity.
And, it’s my understanding that Bush wrote (or had written and then he edited) a letter of condolence to the family of every soldier killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. (And the signature on each letter was by Bush’s hand – not a machine.)
I haven’t heard what obama’s practice is.
ar05075 commented:
I wonder how long he practiced his salute.
Mike W commented:
ar05075
Obama had TOTUS there telling what to do every second.
Christi commented:
Obama has no soul.
He is a very dark individual, indeed.
Why on earth people still support this monster is beyond imagination.
USMC Thomas commented:
Only a scumbag would prostitute this country’s fallen warriors for aggrandizement.
Amy Proctor commented:
This is simply another example of Obama building his case for retreat in Afghanistan. There’s a reason why he never uses the word “victory”; because it was never one of his options in Afghanistan. He’s an anti-war President. He wants to be able to say that he stopped two wars.
Mark my words, he’s eyeing the exit in Afghanistan.
Prairie Boy commented:
No class at all. I wonder how it must feel to HAVE to salute this guy instead of giving him a smack.
Amy Proctor commented:
What is SCOTUS again? I know TOTUS but am having a brain cramp over SCOTUS. Anyone?
Ladue Pundit commented:
Mark my words, he’s eyeing the exit in Afghanistan.
Amy Proctor
October 29th, 2009 | 8:20 pm | #8
Agreed. But I think Obama will allow these wars to further deteriorate first.
Kind of like the healthcare system–bog it down with mandates, let the economy spiral downward, and then say, “Look, we had to step in and save this thing.” Exactly, that is why you hastened its demise.
And when the war is underfunded, the troops demoralized, and our enemies bolstered by King Hussein, he will proclaim, “Things would have been much worse if we had stayed.”
Screwing things up is the modus operandi of Hussein’s administration. It works to his advantage.
Weak people are easier to control.
Ladue Pundit commented:
Supreme Court of the United States
Just_Saying commented:
Amy, SCOTUS (supreme ct of us) no longer exists. It has given up its authority it had to sponsor Obummer.
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Ed Garland commented:
The anti-American in the Oval Office is unfit to shine the shoes of the newest military recruit.
How dare he use our fallen heroes for a photo-op.
Sy commented:
Supreme Court
They had a piece about this on MSNBC. O’Donnel kept pushing this was a “Lincoln Moment”. It never ceases to amaze me O’Donnel can at this stuff with a straight face.
Michigoose commented:
My son is A Soldier, State Side. He was told he was going to Afghanistan in February. 2010. I do not want my beloved son to be “Canon Fodder” for Obamas Army! Oba is Getting the Troops out of the Country, so he can do a Government Take-Over Shift to the Left. Obama is Dellusional, Opportunist, who uses People for his Own Political Gain! Obama is only interested in Obama. He’s an Ego Maniac, and doesn’t even see it!
Michigoose commented:
I am Related to Abraham Lincoln, not The President! 4Obama 2Compare himself to Our Sixteenth President is Absurd.
Winston commented:
Obama is not genuine about his support for the US troops. he is a liar.
JPL17 commented:
He’s a virus.
JR in FL commented:
As some one who served in the Navy many years ago, this was the most tasteless act of self centered crap I have ever seen. I am ready to blow a gasket and am holding myself back from saying what I feel about this aboration of self absorbed ignorance by this so called human because I am on a public blog. My heart goes out to all the family’s who have lost their loved ones trying to serve this great nation, I have seen many fall in battle. It’s unfortunate that they have given their lives so this so called POTUS and his liberal marxists can do what they are to this great nation. This self centered turd is the sorriest excuse that has ever come to be.
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