White House Refuses to Apologize For Taking Pictures at Dover Air Base Without Permission
Posted by Jim Hoft on Thursday, August 11, 2011, 3:59 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.
Today the White House refused to apologize for their Dover actions.
FOX News reported:
Under a Pentagon policy set in 2009, media coverage at the Dover base is allowed only when family members of the war dead approve. In the case of multiple sets of remains returning as a group, photographers take pictures of those approved caskets only and are ushered away before the remains of any troops whose families declined coverage are brought out of the plane.
The Pentagon said that in this case no family could give permission because any given case could contain the remains of troops whose families did not want coverage. The Pentagon said that during initial notification of next of kin, 19 of the 30 families said they did not want media coverage.
The AP and other media organizations argued that images could be taken of the tarmac, plane or dignitaries that would depict the occasion without showing a casket.
The base in Delaware serves as the entry point for all remains of U.S. troops killed overseas.
The Pentagon has said it expects to identify all 38 people who died, 30 U.S. troops and eight Afghans, and will return their remains to families for burial. The Pentagon planned to release the names of all Americans who died on Thursday, after an internal debate over whether doing so might endanger families of the SEAL Team 6 troops. Other members of that same elite special operations team killed Osama bin Laden in May.
Disgusting.
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wodun commented:
Never let a photo op go to waste.
Tim G commented:
Why would this administration apologize for this move…after all, they are the ruling elite, most certainly above the laws applied to commoners. In their minds, there is nothing wrong with what they did because the are exempt from all laws, rules or decency. They live under the rules of hypocrites. What is worse is that Obama’s salute was done for a photo op; not of respect for the brave servicemen. Pathetic.
sretire05 commented:
Multiple flag draped coffins came into Dover during the Bush administration. None of those coffins were allowed to be filmed by the media due to President Bush’s directive. But the media, wanting to use those coffins as fodder against Bush, had a snit fit.
There is no way to know who those coffins belong to when they are exiting the plane. There is no big sign with their names on them, resting on the coffins. They are indentified AFTER they are unloaded.
But this story gets worse: first, we are told that it was an accident that took those lives. Now we are being told it was a anti-aircraft missile. And lo and behold, we immiediate killed the Taliban responsible for that while some are STILL SAYING they don’t know how it happened.
What we do know is that the helo, and the service men it held, was blown to bits. Most of the soldiers bodies have NOT been identified as there were so many body parts they now have to put them together. So the remains in those coffins may be from a couple of soldiers.
Did that helo get blown out of the sky by an anti-aircraft rocket, or was it a suicide bombing by an Afghani who did it for Allah? We already know that the Afghanis cannot be trusted. They have contributed to the death of our soldiers before, and that is just the ones we are working with.
There is a rat here. I can smell it.
eaglewingz08 commented:
Hey, you have to have the presidential photo to go into the propaganda movie that’s to be released in late October, 2012 by his Hollywood flunkies. I mean get real.
Hobbitually conservative commented:
Tell the little people what they want to hear and do whatever he feels like.
They weren’t elected to dear leader, I was. We’ve taken the jobs, the money, and soon we’ll take the guns. “Let them eat peas.”
#1AMERICAN commented:
what a scum bag POS….he is a chronic liar….
Sequel commented:
Who taught that poser to salute?
No one?
It shows.
lol commented:
the “won” never respected the military. disrepectful in life, and disrespectful in death too. 2012 can not get here quick enough one and done for this administration.
Militant Conservative commented:
Military has a saying “easier to ask forgiveness
Than to ask permission” Obama was told NO.
He’s a ray bastard lying evil sum beeyotch.
Evil in the dictionary has his picture in the Description.
Powder is dry
Militant Conservative commented:
Damn i touch. Rat bastard.
jb books commented:
This suprises who?
Black Sabbath commented:
The worst part is that this photo op did nothing for anyone. It infuriated the SEAL families, it pissed off the Right, it did nothing for his Leftist base who hate the SEALs and military anyway, and the middle probably had no idea it even happened. So Obama will get no points for this. And that’s the only reason he did it.
succotash commented:
In that picture he looks like he is getting ready to suck his thumb.I call BS on this whole thing because they got the bad guys in record time I find that highly suspicious. I believe they needed a hollywood ending for Buh..rocks first film. “How I got BinLaden” . I don’t mean to make light of such a tragedy but these “folks” just make me sick with their lies.
Jay Tea commented:
Technically, Obama didn’t break the rule. They said “no press.” The White House photographer isn’t part of the press.
The guy’s a Harvard lawyer. Of course he’d find some scummy loophole.
J.
JackieOhNooo commented:
Why is anyone really surprised? He is “the one” we’ve all been waiting for, arrogant pr*ck that he is…I guess it was inevitable that he’s rallying his urban youth brownshirts at this point since the military most certainly is not going to take his side when it all hits the fan. It’s all falling into place now.
SoldiersMom commented:
When I initially heard that the WH was not allowing photos, for the 1st time in 2.5 years, I actually felt respect for Obama. I thought, maybe he’s finally maturing a bit. Then this. I’m kicking myself for being conned into believing this POS had even a sliver of decency.
mg4us commented:
Disgusting and despicable! Obama has no love or respect of the military. . it shows with a half-hearted salute!! It shows when he wanted to withhold their pay during budget caps and back in March/April. . .it shows with his leftist liberal voting record when he was in the Senate.
This was done for one reason and only one reason. . .he needs this scene for the upcoming movie they are filming. . this will be the closing scene of the movie. . mark my words. .
I hope the families sue Sony, the film maker and the White House itself.
Tea Party Freedom Fighter commented:
Too late to say you’re sorry.
Nancy commented:
I despise this evil man and I am embarrassed that he is the president of the US. Note: I didn’t call him *my* president. I want nothing to do with him.
MrGoodWench commented:
The WH did not allow any press to take pics of that event at Dover because Hussein wants “exclusive” footage, which Sony will use in the ” never before seen footage” and
” behind the scene look” epic hero-worship flick about the most bravest man on the planet.
I believe that this is not the only picture the WH has . I think the whole visit has been filmed by some Obama confidante , maybe even Sony , for their movie. I also believe that the propaganda movie will also release all those pictures of ” dead” Osama which were held back so as not to spike the football . That will how that movie will sell , it will have ” exclusive” content.
The myth of Obamessiah needs to live on.
bg commented:
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i don’t believe he mentioned our dearly departed
Seals et al during his Iftar dinner speech either..
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bg commented:
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oh yeah, another easy come easy go apology, then it’s on with
the he’ll do whatever the hell he wants to do 24/7/365 show..
sorry?? Obama?? don’t make me laugh..
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Stuffy commented:
Impeach. Fast and furious. Dropped credit rating. Disrespecting war heros. IMPEACH.
lizzy84 commented:
Horrible…complete oBama campaign bulls**t. My disgust for him has reached an all time high. And why are they divulging names?!? AQ and Taliban have already proven they can operate in our country. This whole thing stinks to high heaven.
{God’s Grace and condolences to the the grieving families and to those brave young warriors, the Peace of His Eternal Rest.}
bg commented:
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re: #22
alternate
link or two or three.. :*(
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Finncrisp commented:
This is one messed up White House. Arrogance and disrespect abound. Community organizing is a lot easier than this gig; Barry, the classless Marxist.
bg commented:
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like Richard Cohen of WaPo recently wrote…
Obama’s not cool, he’s cold..
imho he too nailed it..
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Carbon Pootprint commented:
They’ll probably use that picture to run the credits over at the end of his 2 hour 2012 ad. that’s our Pucking Funk pResident.
bg commented:
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re: #21
Obama’s Iftar guest list omits controversial attendees
[The public guest list did include ambassadors from Muslim-majority democratic countries, such as Iraq and Bangladesh, as well as the ambassador of Israel, roughly 20 percent of whose population is Muslim. Also included were numerous ambassadors from Islamic countries that do not accept democracy or welcome non-Islamic religions. These included Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and both Yemen and Bahrain, whose governments have violently suppressed public demonstrations this year.
Obama, Jasser complained, “has not been clear on what America stands for, on the freedom agenda in the Middle East, [so] he ends up at an Iftar dinner that panders to ambassadors” who oppose American’s vision of freedom, Jasser said.
The list also excluded a few controversial attendees, such as Tarin from MPAC and Mohamed Magid, who is the imam of the All Dulles Area Muslim Society mosque in Northern Virginia and the current president of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA).]
please read the whole thing..
Obama is akin to the snake in the garden of Eden..
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ahem commented:
Shameless, cynical bastard.
T commented:
They show no respect and have no honor!
bg commented:
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re: #29
Obama’s top national security advisor declared that the Muslim Brotherhood is a ‘secular’ organization, non-extremist, and dedicated to ‘peace.’ Obama himself, in an interview with Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly, refused to refer to the Brotherhood as an Islamic extremist organization, in spite of the fact that the group’s own charter, and recent statements made by its leadership, indicate exactly that.
“Muslims are being commanded…to strike out against the U.S, Israel,
and “corrupt” Muslim rulers and take up the cause of jihad as an
individual responsibility.”
pass the info on, our children’s future is worth more
than the debt Obama is placing on their heads..
alas, God knows i have tried my best to
inform for the past several years.. sigh
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bg commented:
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re: #29
[Whether intentional or not, the shorter list limited the risk of a political
embarrassment for the White House because it downplayed the
attendance of several ideological Islamist groups, including MPAC, said
Zuhdi Jasser, president of theAmerican Islamic Forum for Democracy, a
pro-Western Muslim group. But the White House also failed to invite
any of the 25 pro-liberty American Muslim groups and individuals in
Jasser’s American Islamic Leadership Coalition, he said.]
THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES IN & OF ITSELF!! pray, because between the
black & islamic vote, not to mention dhimmi Dems.. i have the feeling
Obama has the feeling he’s here to stay no matter how much it costs..
keep telling you, the ELITES DON’T CARE, and once they’ve conquered
cloning, we either live to serve them, or no problem, “we the people”
become disposable”..
“If the upper class is able to give it’s children, grandchildren more and more
genetic advantages, they will move away from the people who are naturally
born..” ~ Lee Silver
yes, pray they are not all as cold as Soros or Obama.. :*(
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bg commented:
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re: #33
become disposable” = become “we the disposable”..
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Old Fan commented:
Disgusting indeed.
The old Democratic Partisan swindle.
They will exploit anything and everything.
Simply pathetic.
rickl commented:
It looks like the other people in the photo have their hands over their hearts.
We already know that Obama doesn’t do that. From this angle it’s hard to tell whether he’s saluting or thumbing his nose.
L.E. Liesner commented:
G.W. Bush used to meet the planes bringing back bodies and he didn’t need photo’s to show what he did. That’s the difference between class and a community organizer.
D Roamer commented:
Unfeeling or deliberate , either way, disgusting. I feel sick in my gut. When will this end?
saveus commented:
the liar in chief only issues an apology for American achievemnt, preferably given in a foreign country when he bashes the USA
he get double points when he bashes the USA in a muslim country
big L commented:
“salaam Alikim” I heard that obama on the radio.
Where is the tape that the L.A.Times has whence Obama sings to Edward Said, songs in arabic and wears a dish-dash and they are in the midst of anti israel jokes.Real funny…
Oh yes the tape exists. The L.A.Times wrote a story about it and said that “it was a game-changer” and they were asked not to release it.
Release it, times…For the good of our country.and you might get some more subscriptions…
Star Spangled commented:
Good God ! Has he no respect for our war dead or their families ? Has he no shame for his show boating ?
I can’t wait til he slithers off into oblivion .
Radegunda commented:
The most vile creature ever to inhabit the White House.
Big Dawg commented:
I spent 3 years and 8 months serving my country as an Airborne Ranger
in the United States Army and had complete respect for my President,
my commander in Chief and my country….That has changed today and
speaking from a military and private citizen i can’t and will not except the
Man that has taken this stand for the purpose that only seems he did
for his own greed and disregard against our fallen heroes…..Shame
on you Mr. President and shame on your lack of devotion and respect
for the men willing to sacrifice life and family to serve the country they
loved and called America…My heart goes out to the families and my
undying respect to these wonderful sons who gave all that we can
sleep at night and know that tomorrow we will wake and still have our
freedom and our home they so fought and died for in service to their
country…… Thank you my brothers and may God hold you so ever close
and safe in his arms…….
Meg commented:
Obama thinks this will make him look patriotic for the next election. What a phony.
bg commented:
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big L #42 re:
Obama
sings
to
Edward
Said
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bg commented:
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Big Dawg #46
Thank You & Amen!!
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Questionman commented:
I don’t give if you served the military. You people are the most digusting piece of crap and a pathetic excuses for human being. You act like Obama posted the soldiers bodies all burned up, wtf, you people amaze me. Damn it Obama!!! How dare you honor our fallen soldiers!!