White House Promised There Would Be No Photos From Dover… They Lied
Posted by Jim Hoft on Wednesday, August 10, 2011, 7:27 PM
He just couldn’t help it.
Barack Obama went to Dover Air Force Base on Tuesday for the return of the remains of 30 American troops killed in a weekend helicopter crash in Afghanistan.
Before his visit the Obama Administration promised there would be no lasting images from his visit.
They lied. It was their Photo of the Day.
The liberal media respected the rule. The White House didn’t. They posted an image on the White House website. It was their photo of the day.
Not everyone was impressed.
The AP reported:
A White House photographer was allowed to take and widely distribute a photo from the ceremony Tuesday for the return of the remains of 30 American troops killed in a weekend helicopter crash in Afghanistan despite the Pentagon’s claim that any public depiction of the scene would violate the wishes of bereaved families.
News media coverage of the ceremony had been banned by the Pentagon over the objections of several news organizations.
Pentagon officials had said that because 19 of 30 of the American families of the dead had objected to media coverage of the remains coming off a plane at Dover Air Force Base, no images could be taken. In addition, the Pentagon rejected media requests to take photos that showed officials at the ceremony but did not depict caskets.
President Barack Obama attended the ceremony, called a “dignified transfer,” for those killed in the worst single loss of the nearly 10-year war. An official White House photo of a saluting Obama was distributed to news media and published widely. It also was posted on the White House website as the “Photo of the Day.” It showed Obama and other officials in silhouette and did not depict caskets.
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davidt commented:
Winston Smith, please call your office.
patman commented:
DICK!
God bless those men and their families. And god help us all.
Midwestengr commented:
My CC in boot camp would have smacked me upside the head if I saluted like that!
The Underground Conservative commented:
President Pantywaist salutes like, well, a pantywaist.
Hobbitually conservative commented:
Okay Mr. President raise your hand slowly in a hand salute while I snap this picture….no sir, your right hand…..no sir the other head…up by your eye brow.
Gman commented:
Gotta get the publicity photo that makes him look all presidential though.
OT
Obama invites Vikings safety for Ramadan dinner at White House.
Remember when he invited the Jewish player for Passover or the Christian player for Easter dinner? Oh that’s right….it never happened.
Dave-O commented:
So Obama disrespected the expressed wishes of the majority of the families of the fallen soldiers in order to get a photo op.
“Photo of the Day” they called it?
Pathetic. P.O.S. I want to vomit.
gee! commented:
using the bodies of our dead soldiers for another photo-opt this is about as low as president can get.
Area51 commented:
Obama couldn’t miss another photo op, no matter what the families of these fine American Heroes wanted. He is “The One”, after all…………
Wheatenlover commented:
Photo op of the day. Would make a great post card. Real artsy fartsy. He’s right on it. Ha, ha, ha, ha. My silent prayers go out to the families and friends of these brave men.
AnnoyALiberal commented:
It’s all for publicity. Plain and simple.
AuntieMadder commented:
Of course, they lied. Being photogenic is Barky’s greatest asset. Take that away and there’s not much left.
coolidgerules commented:
Yes, he really does think that we are dumb. All for the photo-op showing his “respect” for the military. Meanwhile, he does everything in his power to neuter it.
If the USA falls for this and the other bullsh*t coming down the road, we are so f*cked.
Vote this loser out in 2012.
Dan commented:
So many of the families objected, but Obama did a photo op anyway!? This guy is a complete POS.
DaveinPhoenix commented:
What a disgrace to the poor families of the fallen troops – to have this president there. Prayers for them all.
SandyfromChesterfield commented:
Why does everyone else have their hand over their heart and he is saluting?
jerrylud commented:
lets not foget this clown and the wh are helping to make the movie of the seals taking out bin L and release right befor the election gee cant wait
Dr_Proboscis commented:
For decades, this Nation will be scrubbing itself down with Lysol;
trying to remove the stench and filth this President leaves everywhere he goes.
Betsy Ross commented:
How convenient of FLOTUS to be absent on her “secret” vay-cay to Oregon.
INC commented:
You know why I think he did? He had to make sure his profile was clearly seen. Hand close to the hear would have obscured it.
This was staged. A total photo-op. It’s one of the most deplorable things he’s done.
INC commented:
hear s/b head
Major Kong commented:
And just in time to aid the Bolshevik in next year’s Presidential election
http://blog.usnavyseals.com/2011/08/navy-seal-movie-on-bin-laden-death-due-on-october-2012.html
Militant Conservative commented:
Obama/Satan mocks America, in your face
Defiance. God’s gonna have the last laugh.
I think the dem’s will help impeach Obama,
To save what little credibility they have left.
Prophet Daniel said Satan would rule 3.5 years.
Faith in God, not men.
Powder is dry
Barb commented:
That isn’t a salute, the elbow should be above the shoulder and a strong hand above the eyebrow. He is just waving. God bless our troops and their families.
ar05075 commented:
Oh,…..the Odrama..
Sasja commented:
Disgusting display. I am surprised there was no halo around his ugly head. I really think that stupid propaganda film will be bust overall. People are already sick of him. Of course, Hollyweird will fawn and probably nominate it for best picture.
The Underground Conservative commented:
“Okay Mr. President raise your hand slowly in a hand salute while I snap this picture….no sir, your right hand…..no sir the other head…up by your eye brow.”
Reminded me of the scene in Blazing Saddles where the desperadoes were pledging allegiance to Hedy — “That’s Hedley!” — Lamarr and they all put up their left hand when he asked them to put up their right hand.
MrGoodWench commented:
Hey remember when the kneepads media fought for the right of people to see all those pictures of flag-draped coffins, arriving home ? What changed now ? Why the ban Pantygone ?
MrGoodWench commented:
Barb commented:
That isn’t a salute,
++++++++
Thank God he didn’t raise a clenched fist
Tired Okie commented:
TURD
myohmy commented:
Getting ready for a cache of nice pictures for re-election campaign? Too bad. Obama is only one term president.
MrGoodWench commented:
SandyfromChesterfield commented:
Why does everyone else have their hand over their heart and he is saluting?
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because everyone else is following their instincts,
Obama is following the teleprompter
therese commented:
He was probably wishing he could have just Bowed. Now he would have NAILED that.
No Man commented:
The kenyan kleptocrat again accomplished the impossible!
I did not think it possible to disrespect this effing POS any more than I did.
grrrr
bg commented:
++
nope, not a one /s/
btw, bet the Bush’s were there..
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No Man commented:
PS: A veteran is allowed to salute.
That failure POS ain’t even an American.
Opaobie commented:
He isn’t saluting. If you look closely, he’s about to take a drag off his cigarette…or whatever he smokes.
jainphx commented:
But of course that was a salute, it’s just that the wind was blowing, making his ears flutter, keeping him from getting his hand to his eyebrow. When you have ears that size the wind can actually lift you off the ground, especially when you weigh 28lbs.
Militant Conservative commented:
Prepare for war, the entitlement crowd is coming.
Wholesale looting and pillaging.
Hide and watch, I’m not wrong, part of the plan.
So you’ll ask for the dictator for help.
Be self sufficient. It’s the American way.
Lisa G in NZ commented:
maybe those are just cardboard cutouts…. (O out playing golf that day…. forgot about going to Dover… had a play date with Reggie Love and meeee-chelle is off on shopping spree eating big macs… sorry, what?….)
he ain’t no CIC
NO WAY no how…. can’t spin the lies any more
succotash commented:
What a poor excuse of a salute and CIC. Does anyone believe he went because he cares? Why wasnt FLOTUS there? Military families is one of her pet projects supposedly. As usual its all about them.not our brave heroes and their families.You just cant fake real sincerity.
Militant Conservative commented:
Obama the anti Reagan.
Nuff said right there.
Puss in dark skin, reading a
TelePrompTer. Notice the lack
Of liberal attackers lately? Even
They know Obama is a false god.
Just man child mistake, affirmative
Action hire gone horribly wrong.
Powder is dry
wtd commented:
Color me skeptical. . . I’ve read
and
&
Now if this event took place on Saturday and the msm noted it took four days to gather the wreckage and remains, how is it these remains were prepared, loaded and flown across half the planet . . . from Afghanistan and managed to arrive for this photo op by mid day Wednesday, four days after the attack? Stretching credibility a bit?
Why are the afghan remains shipped stateside at taxpayer expense?
CommieJuice commented:
Why does any of this surprise us? The sooner you accept these people never do the right thing, never have done the right thing and never will do the right thing, the better you will be. They are vile, pathetic, evil, Godless humans that have no principles and stand opposite of God and the people’s will. Stories like this are needed to open our eyes to the many ways of their evil, where we can spot it in the future and recognize the propaganda the so-called media presents as fact and news, but there is no surprise on how low zer0bama and his regime can go.
Just remember that they call US, we (the peaceful protesters) terrorist and they call the Taliban misunderstood and the Muslim Brotherhood largely secular.
We stand for family and marriage under God. They stand for abortion and letting the wicked escape justice when they want to murder us and kill our babies. A murderer has a right to live in their eyes, but an unborn baby doesn’t.
They call lower taxes a cost to the government as if they own everything and the money that they can’t steal is lost revenue to them.
We stand for states’ rights. They stand for the EPA and destroying an entire community over a minnow.
We stand for breathing air. They stand for taxing air.
We believe in the seasons. They believe in global warming.
We stand for earning our position. They stand for appointing it.
We believe in the truth, knowing the facts and deciding for ourselves with God’s guidance. They believe in talking points, lying, spinning the truth and spreading propaganda.
They call us radicals because we stand for God, freedom, liberty, property, Capitalism, Independence, The Republic and The Constitution. They stand for Godlessness, tyranny, Big Government, Socialism and Communism, public sector unions, bureaucrats, unnecessary imminent domain, unfunded pensions and entitlements.
We are right. The endgame has been written for us long ago. God is on our side and we win in the end.
sablegsd commented:
Every day, I hate him more.
pink tie Republican commented:
The salute is for his Taleeebaan homies.
Sandy commented:
The producers of The Hurt Locker who are also big fans of Obama are producing a movie about Obama killing Bin Laden. The movie will be released in October 2012.
Sandy commented:
So forget the economy this new movie will make Obama look like a hero once again. That’s all he thinks is necessary to get back in — gag time.
Hugh commented:
Gag a maggot. A complete phony. What a loser.
Hugh commented:
I mean “user”.
Susan commented:
It doesn’t matter if they release the picture in October, 2012; nobody will have the money to buy a movie ticket. Our country is circling the drain because of this POS. I was brought up a Christian and was taught not to hate. But, forgive me Lord, I hate this man with a purple passion. I have to mute the TV when he comes on. I can’t even stand to look at him.
Leatherhelmet commented:
Whoever is the republican candidate in 2012 needs to learn from McCain’s mistakes and go after this administration.
Island Girl commented:
An important question about why the “Afghan ‘ were also there.
Are not Muslims suposed to be buried by sundown-not traversed across the globe .
Note OBL ….
I suspect an Aghan suicide bomber onboard. Remember the one that shot 9 Americans at the airbase?
IMO they are doing the forensics on the Afghans remains .
Nana commented:
Everybody knows this POS uses the military at his convenience and we knew also that he dislikes the military with passion.
Al the Fish commented:
The photo was taken 1 second too soon, he was about to thumb his nose.
lol commented:
the administration ignored the american public when they wanted to see osama after his “respectful” disposition in the shark infested ocean. they didn’t want to incite the muslims. how dare they go against the wishes of the seals family and release this photo. this is disgusting, and shameful.
gus commented:
He’s a fvcking narcissist. He’s been pat on the head his entire life. He was such a nice half black boy. So clean. So articulate.
donh commented:
I kind of like it. Given that Obama has repeated Jimmy Carter’s Operation Eagle Claw…The dark silhouette from behind reminds me of this famous picture…. http://scaredmonkeys.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/obama_mirror-sees-jimmy-carter.jpg
sanberdoo commented:
JFK Jr. ?
bg commented:
++
oops re: #35
direct link to another pic here..
filed via The Washington Post under: Portraits of lives lost
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Got Billy Ayers on Speed Dial commented:
spiking the football
Redwine commented:
This entire episode – the take-down of Bin-Laden, the attack on the Chinook with the SEALs and the elimination of a lone Taliban terrorist thought to have carried out the attack on the Chinook – seems very, very suspicious to me.
The disgusting and disgraceful opportunist picture glorifying Dear Leader is another piece of this concocted episode.
gus commented:
Did you notice how “nicely creased” his pants were?
Justpassingthrough commented:
Some countries have dictators, were stuck with a douchetater.
sablegsd commented:
#12 August 10, 2011 at 7:37 pm
AuntieMadder commented:
“Of course, they lied. Being photogenic is Barky’s greatest asset. Take that away and there’s not much left.”
He’s a scrawny, jug eared, purple lipped, limp wristed mentally ill dick.
He has never been photogenic. Just like he has never been a great orator. Or the smartest guy in the room.
jennifer commented:
He’s a P O S who defiles even the most sacred of moments. what else is there to say?
USMC Thomas commented:
Stolen valor, you slimy poser POS.
RS commented:
It pains me that it has come to this… that the best words to describe the president have the initials POS.
This president is outclassed by the K9 who died in the crash.
gus commented:
Did the W.Bush Whitehouse have a PROPAGANDA PHOTO of the DAY????
bg commented:
++
btw,
HAS THE CIC SPOKEN TO WE THE PEOPLE IN
RE TO THE LOSS OF OUR BELOVED TROOPS??
or did i miss it??
gah!!
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coolidgerules commented:
Militant Conservative commented:
Prepare for war, the entitlement crowd is coming.
Wholesale looting and pillaging.
Hide and watch, I’m not wrong, part of the plan.
So you’ll ask for the dictator for help.
Be self sufficient. It’s the American way.
I’m assuming that the powder is still dry. Great post, as always.
Matt commented:
It is a terrible policy anyways. Wars have costs and the government should not hide those costs from the people.
Taqiyyotomist commented:
#5 Hobbitually conservative
Excellent nic. Cheers!
Ella commented:
#41 Succotash – FLOTUS is on vacay. In Oregon. With the kids and Mom and probably some other hanger-oners. Visiting her brother. Took the aeroplane and a dozen vehicles and a bunch of personnel.
I’m wondering what the heck happened to poor little Bo (the dog, the only cutie in the entire White House). Haven’t seen much of that poor animal lately.
Taqiyyotomist commented:
#44 CommieJuice
We have a threadwinner!
big L commented:
this proves that he is not an American…No real American would do THIS.
G-Rope commented:
Don’t you know, he needs the picture for his movie about killing Bin laden.
Carbon Pootprint commented:
aaahhhhhhhh did our little man child pResident make another boo boo aaahhhhhhhhh but he’s trying so hard. To do what? well……………..
kato commented:
Probably a staged tableau, with the photo heavily photoshopped, just to make our subprime grifter appear presidential.
gus commented:
Ella, I’m not certain, but Bitchelle seems to be well fed.
DomesticGoddess commented:
Despicable bastard. He can do anything and the libs still lap it up. We see this picture and rage; they see the picture and get a tingle up the leg.
MrGoodWench commented:
Ella commented:
I’m wondering what the heck happened to poor little Bo (the dog, the only cutie in the entire White House). Haven’t seen much of that poor animal lately.
++++
Sssshhhhhh……
its ramadan…no mention of the unclean animal plz
Joanne commented:
Obama is in salute mode, but what are the other men doing? Is their right hand over their heart?
Terry Gain commented:
Obama salutes bodies of warriors he sent to die in a “war” that can’t be won.
Redpillpatriot commented:
I would love to salute Barry, if only there could be a dignified transfer for him!
Valerie commented:
This report, which exposes the White House hypocrisy, is from the AP.
Chew on that one, for a while.
We can win the next election.
Blacque Jacques Shellacque commented:
Well, it seems the expiration date on this promise came and went pretty damned quick….
lynched1 commented:
I don’t see any caskets, move on. There are so many more improtant issues available that grabbing at this low hanging fruit is not productive.
lynched1 commented:
Damn my typing errors.
Tabbysmom commented:
No words…………Yes,three words: God Bless America!!!
StrangernFiction commented:
I just can’t see this waste of oxygen walking out of the White House without assistance.
Taqiyyotomist commented:
#93 SnF
I was imagining “frog-march”, actually.
For about 20 different, life-imprisonment-requiring reasons.
I have a great sense of imagination, I admit — because this is fantasy.
Dead people. Blown-up oil rigs and destroyed industries. Theft and distribution of stolen money by the Trillions. Forgery.
None of this matters to the powers-that-be.
el polacko commented:
the helicopter didn’t “crash”, it was downed by enemy fire…BIG difference.
gus commented:
Do ANY of YOU. And this includes DELUDED LIBTARDS. Do ANY of YOU…. really believe, truly believe, that this …..COMPLETE WASTE of SPACE…….Barack Ofvcktard, gives a sh!t about our BELOVED MILITARY, and those WHO SERVE this great Nation???
LIBTARDS KNOW. Obama is a piece of sh!t. LIBTARDS KNOW. Libtards are now FULL COMMIE.
And MY ENEMY.
Bob Z commented:
Obama lied. The country died.
Viv commented:
What a vile and disgusting man to use these brave men for a publicity shot. How low will this man go?
Brendon Carr commented:
Naval service personnel in uniform render the hand salute to the flag and to senior commissioned officers, provided they are covered (i.e., wearing a service hat); uniformed Army and Air Force military members also may render the hand salute regardless of whether they are covered. By tradition, Army and Air Force may render salutes when not in uniform. The tradition of the Naval service is otherwise. Naval personnel not in uniform stand at attention.
Civilians are traditionally not to salute; it is a military honor. Sen. Jim Inhofe introduced a bill passed in June 2007 to amend the U.S. Flag Code to authorize veterans and military personnel not in uniform to render the hand salute to the flag. It’s been a while since I got out of the Navy, so I don’t know whether the Navy and Marine Corps have issued instructions to Naval service personnel to salute while out of uniform. Personally, I hope not. Tradition counts for something.
It has been traditional for attendants at Air Force One and Marine One to salute the President as he embarks and debarks. You see it all the time. President Ronald Reagan, an Army Air Corps veteran during World War II, established a new tradition for the civilian President to return the hand salute — he thought it was disrespectful to leave those usually enlisted members hanging. Presidents Dwight Eisenhower (US Army), John F. Kennedy (US Navy), Lyndon Johnson (US Naval Reserve), Richard Nixon (US Naval Reserve), Gerald Ford (US Naval Reserve), and even Jiminy Peanut (US Navy) all saw it otherwise and did not salute.
All these men were veterans and entitled to (and respectful of) military courtesies. Of our postwar Presidents, only Bill Clinton and Barack Obama have not served in uniform. Bill Clinton started off not saluting (a decision which makes some sense if you understand military tradition), but pretty quickly started serving up a sloppy, soup-sandwich hand salute after his advisors told him it looked wrong not to do so.
Seeing Obama do it, and so incorrectly, kind of rankles. He hasn’t earned the right. I know there have been some silly attempts by the White House Office of Legal Counsel to argue that as Commander-in-Chief the President serves in a military capacity, but it’s just insulting.
I’m pretty sure the military won’t be sorry to see Obama go.
Brendon Carr commented:
Plus, Obama just serves up some really, really crappy salutes. If you’re going to half-ass it, don’t do it.
KR commented:
#102,
Barry is just rubbing his temple, he has a menstrual headache.
squeaky commented:
“Why are the afghan remains shipped stateside at taxpayer expense?” i read that they were burnt making it difficult to identify. probably to make sure another tragedy doesn’t happen – having the wrong remains delivered to the families.
Militant Conservative commented:
#72 thx
ahem commented:
Dirty SOB. Since when is he interested in saluting anything? F Obama.
Militant Conservative commented:
Then it came to me.
Obama is no better than the Westboro baptist
Church. Both show up where they are not wanted
And bring shame hatred when they do show up.
Defend THAT liberal scum!
Powder is dry
Ben Thompson commented:
Is Obama thumbing his nose???
decentAmerican commented:
Hard to put into words…..our brave soldiers murdered by the Taliban, then this savage using it as a photo op, after the families said NO, and the same day having a breakfast in celebration if ramadan at the whitehouse. where were the celebrations of Christian and Jewish holidays? And his salute isn’t even correct. And this is the same man who bows to leaders of foreign nations, when our brave men and women have fought for more than 200 years so that American would never have to bow to another leader again?
What a savage animal. I realize it may be offensive to some to make that comparison, so I apologize to all the animals I may have offended.
LibertyAtStake commented:
Looks more like he’s preparing to suck his thumb than a proper salute.
d(^_^)b
http://libertyatstake.blogspot.com/
“Because the Only Good Progressive is a Failed Progressive”
don abernathy commented:
3 words… WHAT A DYCK
Roflmao
MWTexas commented:
“Jim Carney said. “In this case, the White House released the photo, in the interests of transparency, so that the American people could have as much insight as possible into this historic and sobering event.”
. . . in the interests of transparency” Carney said (during an eye-rolling bout of stomach-bsuting laughter).
Gag reflex kicking in. God Bless our Soldiers, God D_ _ _ our POS leader.
2centsworth commented:
No decency at all with this President. How can military families respect him when he doesn’t respect them? All is on the table when it comes to the expense of others as he tries on every issue to get reelected. Never in my life have I seen such blatant self-absorbtion, such sickening self-promotion, such childish me-first mentality. Our military and their families deserve so much better than this man.
Bunni commented:
What’s he doing? Getting ready to stick his thumb up his nose to clean out all the coke? What a POS, lying creep. He’ll rot in hell and will be haunted by the souls of our Brave War Deceased.
Obummer, go F yourself.
Sam Stone commented:
“They Lied”
Understatement of the day so far.
proudredneck commented:
After that photo-op jugears rushes off to attend a dinner for muslims.
dwd commented:
Obama can do what he wants. No rules or laws apply to him. He knows better about everything than anyone.
Or so he thinks.
Trouble commented:
This guy is a disgrace. As a civilian he has not earned the right to salute anyone. Can’t wait to vote his ignorant ass out of office.