U.S. Troops In Iraq Go Bonkers For Obama

[The_Limit]

Obama made a surprise visit to Iraq today.

And boy, did the troops love him. The happiness in their faces says it all.

Here is the article, with some footage (on the right) of the enthusiastic troops greeting Obama.

I have to say, this has been such a successful global trip for the U.S. president and more notably for his wife Michelle, who has literally captured the hearts and minds of the world.

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BAGHDAD – On a trip shrouded in secrecy, President Barack Obama flew into Iraq today for a brief look at a war he opposed as a candidate and now vows to end.

Obama flew into the country hours after a car bomb exploded in a Shiite neighbourhood of the capital city, a deadly reminder of the violence that has claimed the lives at least 4,266 members of the U.S. military and thousands more Iraqis since March 2003.

The president flew into Baghdad, and was spending his day at Camp Victory, where he arranged to speak to some of the 140,000 U.S. troops stationed in the country. He was awarding medals to several troops.

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/614941

[SeniorChief]

Funny - everyone I know on active duty and/or retired thinks he's a bumbling fucking idiot.

[The Professor]

more notably---for his WIFE

LOLOLOL!!!

boy, some people can't spell p-o-l-i-t-i-c-s

eye can

the RELENTLESS LOL! CAMPAIGN continues

cliffy

[UABblazer]

Funny - everyone I know on active duty and/or retired thinks he's a bumbling fucking idiot.


Well, you obviously don't know anyone in that video.

[ROdger Right]

Alright if you say so, nice 15 sec intro

[Frankg]

1,500 Troops Invited to Greet Obama... 600 Show Up
Obama bashed the Iraq War from Great Britain to Turkey (http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/04/president-oba-8.html). He further insulted the troops by telling them that now was the time to start transferring sovereignty (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090407/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_iraq_analysis) to the Iraqis.

Lost on Obama and the mainstream media was the fact that 13 of 18 provinces (http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2008/me_iraq0672_11_02.asp)were already completely under Iraqi control and the other 5 are close behind.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_L6pDyjqqsvY/Sdzexf6eVBI/AAAAAAAAa_4/ph4c1sRGbbw/s400/iraq+provincial+control.JPG (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_L6pDyjqqsvY/Sdzexf6eVBI/AAAAAAAAa_4/ph4c1sRGbbw/s1600-h/iraq+provincial+control.JPG)
(Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Provincial_security_transition_assessment_sep tember_2008.png))
He's not alone. Most democrats were so busy trying to lose the war these past few years that they didn't notice the progress.

So, was it really a surprise that only 600 troops managed to make it to the dog and pony show yesterday?

The WSJ (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/24/AR2009032402818.html) reported:

Army officers had intended to have at least 1,500 troops from Camp Victory and nearby Camp Liberty, but the secret trip happened faster than expected, beating most of the troops by a couple of hours.Only 600 made it (http://www.wral.com/golo/blogpost/4906172/).This point has since been scrubbed (http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=Army+officers+had+intended+to+have+at+lea st+1%2C500+troops+from+Camp+Victory+and+nearby+Cam p+Liberty%2C+but+the+secret+trip+happened+faster+t han+expected%2C+beating+most+of+the+troops+by+a+co uple+of+hours.&fr=yfp-t-501&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8) from the WSJ article.
Don't expect the mainstream media to report this.

They got their photo-op. That's what's important.

UPDATE: Macsmind has more, via Chisum (http://www.haloscan.com/comments/gatewaypundit/323549632113045427/#113749):

Got this email from a sergeant who was there.

“We were pre-screened, asked by officials “Who voted for Obama?”, and then those who raised their hands were shuffled to the front of the receiving line.

They even handed out digital cameras and asked them to hold them up.”


Take a look at the picture at AP and notice all the cameras are the same models?

Coincidence?

I think not.



Unreal!



You definitely won't be reading that in the Obamedia reports.
http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2009/04/1500-troops-invited-to-greet-obama-600.html

[Frankg]

The Marines response to Barack Hussein Obama

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The Marines response to President George W Bush

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It's pretty obvious that the US Military still loves President George W Bush and hate commander cut-and-run ....and the feeling is mutual.

[The Professor]

1,500 Troops Invited to Greet Obama... 600 Show Up
Obama bashed the Iraq War from Great Britain to Turkey (http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/04/president-oba-8.html). He further insulted the troops by telling them that now was the time to start transferring sovereignty (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090407/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_iraq_analysis) to the Iraqis.

Lost on Obama and the mainstream media was the fact that 13 of 18 provinces (http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2008/me_iraq0672_11_02.asp)were already completely under Iraqi control and the other 5 are close behind.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_L6pDyjqqsvY/Sdzexf6eVBI/AAAAAAAAa_4/ph4c1sRGbbw/s400/iraq+provincial+control.JPG (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_L6pDyjqqsvY/Sdzexf6eVBI/AAAAAAAAa_4/ph4c1sRGbbw/s1600-h/iraq+provincial+control.JPG)
(Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Provincial_security_transition_assessment_sep tember_2008.png))
He's not alone. Most democrats were so busy trying to lose the war these past few years that they didn't notice the progress.

So, was it really a surprise that only 600 troops managed to make it to the dog and pony show yesterday?

The WSJ (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/24/AR2009032402818.html) reported:

Only 600 made it (http://www.wral.com/golo/blogpost/4906172/).This point has since been scrubbed (http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=Army+officers+had+intended+to+have+at+lea st+1%2C500+troops+from+Camp+Victory+and+nearby+Cam p+Liberty%2C+but+the+secret+trip+happened+faster+t han+expected%2C+beating+most+of+the+troops+by+a+co uple+of+hours.&fr=yfp-t-501&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8) from the WSJ article.
Don't expect the mainstream media to report this.

They got their photo-op. That's what's important.

UPDATE: Macsmind has more, via Chisum (http://www.haloscan.com/comments/gatewaypundit/323549632113045427/#113749):

Got this email from a sergeant who was there.

“We were pre-screened, asked by officials “Who voted for Obama?”, and then those who raised their hands were shuffled to the front of the receiving line.

They even handed out digital cameras and asked them to hold them up.”


Take a look at the picture at AP and notice all the cameras are the same models?

Coincidence?

I think not.



Unreal!



You definitely won't be reading that in the Obamedia reports.
http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2009/04/1500-troops-invited-to-greet-obama-600.html

well, i didn't know that!

you see what dcj is good for?

just fantastic, thanks so much for that

frankg, sir

more, please

very very interesting and informative

powerful, even

i feel more powerful for knowing what you tell

sincerely, cliff

[UABblazer]

. He further insulted the troops by telling them that now was the time to start transferring sovereignty (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090407/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_iraq_analysis) to the Iraqis.


Funny how you don't mention the roars of agreement that came from the crowd.

[The Professor]

what has been accomplished over there and is now under threat of being completely squandered (he asks them NOW to start turning over control---LOLOLOL!) is almost miraculous

never in my long life would i have expected anything so promising and positive ever to happen anywhere in the terminally troublous middle east

despair, no hope, no solution, for decades

all the best minds, all the finest efforts, futile

everything tried, cracking heads, letting up, offering bribes, moving in, pulling out, aid, sanctions, summits, exchanges...

no hope

what happened there, frankg knows, was the almost miraculous flip of sunni anbar, which came our way because sunni al qaeda in iraq had murdered too many mainstream moms, maidens and grammas

the sunni flip in anbar, when mainstream sunnis came our way, was coincidental with the surge which only john mccain supported

saddam was not sunni, he was secular Baathist, but he sided with the sunni minority, more accurately he promoted them

while they together put down and controlled the shiite majority

when saddam fell, the sunnis became the most disaffected

surely, the hundreds of thousands of emigrants moveon likes to talk about are mostly the sunni friends of saddam who woulda been killed had they stayed

when agitated anbar calmed down, came our way, the shiite prime minister, al maliki, next took on HIS OWN

muqtada al sadr

and when he did, the shiite PM maliki earned loud kudos from sunnis and kurds everywhere, who exclaimed---finally, it's about time he took on his own troublemakers

and when al sadr laid down his weapons, in the spring of 08, i believe

(i just googled it, it was august, 2008, you want the link? LOL!)

when al sadr laid down his arms, wow, quiet pretty much descended on the entire bloody nation

a miracle

the first glimmer of HOPE in the impossible middle east in my lifetime

a democratic example, bush's vision, which i never really believed in

but SUPPORTED every second, and still do

now, sadr city is a shiite suburb of baghdad, very poor and unhappy, 2 million people, extremely shiite

shia always looks to iran, the international beacon

ANYONE NOT EXTREMELY FAMILIAR WITH THE DIF'S BTWN SHIITES AND SUNNIS, if they're talking about the middle east, well, it'd be like a kid talking to einstein about math

like talking to al davis about the raiders

insteada listening

and, yeah, obama and ms clinton are certainly capable of squandering our great, expensive and miraculous gains over there

which, obama doesn't care about that

but the HEADLINE, man, the headlineS, should things start getting red and hot once more

obama buries his head like an ostrich, just hopes it all goes away

the middle east is very complicated

cliff

[Smurf-Herder]

BTW, someone commented to me at work, that the people standing behind Obama looked more like motorpool and quartermaster corp than combat troops. If that matters to anyone.

[UABblazer]

BTW, someone commented to me at work, that the people standing behind Obama looked more like motorpool and quartermaster corp than combat troops. If that matters to anyone.

Who gives a shit about what some burger flipper thinks?

[The Professor]

BTW, someone commented to me at work, that the people standing behind Obama looked more like motorpool and quartermaster corp than combat troops. If that matters to anyone.

matters to me, sir

thanks

i'll admit i'm a babe about things military

but NO ONE outside the forces and navies and corps loves em and appreciates em more than cliffy (except perhaps you, sir)

but i know POLITICALLY from sources that many vet military families were DEEPLY, GROSSLY offended when pres bigears announced his PEACE OUT date for iraq about a month ago

i posted it elsewhere, i should go get it

yes, DISGUSTED with bigears' announcement of pull down on august 1, 2010 (at noon local, presumably), with no regard for conditions over there

no respect for shiite/sunni relations, no awareness of the oil fields, no interest in iranian influence in the south, no concern for the free flow of oil thru the gulf---the carter doctrine---always considered the aorta of us national security

now, more like, the spinal column of international well being, ie, the chinese, indians, russians, japanese, malaysians even, have vital interests there---in the free flow of oil thru the gulf, the carter doctrine

pretty much everyone's concerned there but barak, who would just dismiss it, ignore it, close his eyes, bury his head

hope that nothing EXPLODES in his rushmore face

which could happen at ANY time

yes, military families i'm in touch with, many thru CHURCH connections---

yes, deeply offended are they cuz bigears spoke for 30 minutes about IRAQ, announced his PEACE OUT date---

and not once mentioned the words, democracy, victory, accomplishment or achievement

yes, many of our military loathe him, apparently quite a bit more even than most blue commanders in chief

no surprise, that

he's an arrogant, pretentious, inexperienced, know-nothing socialist

and he's prone to squander everything our kids have sacrificed for over there

half thru AGENDA

half thru OBLVIOUS INCOMPETENCE

obama the oblivious

no LOL, here, too serious

cliff

[UABblazer]

I mean, that is purely by the observation of one individual. But it wouldn't surprise me, Im pretty sure all the combat troops were either sleeping or out IN COMBAT

[Smurf-Herder]

Who gives a shit about what some burger flipper thinks?

It was our Federal Express Driver.

[Smurf-Herder]

I mean, that is purely by the observation of one individual. But it wouldn't surprise me, Im pretty sure all the combat troops were either sleeping or out IN COMBAT

WHaaaaa!

Mr. psychic excuse.

[The Professor]

anyone who can't speak knowledgably for at least a few minutes (it's that complicated) about the differences between sunni and shiite is NOT QUALIFIED to hold an opinion about iraq

in my sincere opinion

and many who COULD spout a couple paragraphs on the topic would still not reach standards

the middle east is very complicated

cliff

[UABblazer]

WHaaaaa!

Mr. psychic excuse.

Combat units are on a rotation, and there is hardly ever any time to stroll around the base taking in the sights. If they are not out on patrols and raids, they are sleeping, if they are not sleeping they are running IA drills, cleaning their weapons, sitting through hours of intel briefings, studying terrain models and squeezing in minutes to call home.

And even IF the grunts were able to go to see Obama, they would not have been the ones standing behind one. The guys in the back are most definitely HQ, the very ones who organized Obama's appearance.

[UABblazer]

It was our Federal Express Driver.

My apologies, at least he's smart enough to work for a company with benefits.

[MintJulep]

My apologies, at least he's smart enough to work for a company with benefits.What is that supposed to mean?

[Smurf-Herder]

Combat units are on a rotation, and there is hardly ever any time to stroll around the base taking in the sights. If they are not out on patrols and raids, they are sleeping, if they are not sleeping they are running IA drills, cleaning their weapons, sitting through hours of intel briefings, studying terrain models and squeezing in minutes to call home.

And even IF the grunts were able to go to see Obama, they would not have been the ones standing behind one. The guys in the back are most definitely HQ, the very ones who organized Obama's appearance.

So why wasn't all of that true for all the times Bush went to speak to the troops? We saw what definitely looked different then, than this visit - at a time when there are fewer combat operations too.

So you admit (indirectly), that this is a staged event, for propaganda.

[SeniorChief]

So you admit (indirectly), that this is a staged event, for propaganda.

Probably was.
The hate for Obama by our servicemen/women is overwhelming.
They probably assembled the "restricted" men and women for this obvious photo op.

[mwillman]

Probably was.
The hate for Obama by our servicemen/women is overwhelming.
They probably assembled the "restricted" men and women for this obvious photo op.


Please SC show us the proof for your grand statement about the servicemen and women of this nation.

Im waiting, I am sick of dinosaurs like you trying to claim you have some inside connection with all the service men and women of our armed forces. I mean what does swabbing a deck for 30 years make you an expert at except of course at swabbing a deck.

[SeniorChief]

Please SC show us the proof for your grand statement about the servicemen and women of this nation.



I am living proof, asshole. We hated Carter when I was in. We hated Clinton, when I was in.

Those I still know on active duty - hate the current asshole in the Oval Orifice.

Deal with it.

[SeniorChief]

http://podblanc.com/obama-traitor-us-soldiers-hate-him-vetsforfreedomorg

[mwillman]

You are one ignorant redneck that represents a dieing group of dinosaurs that are dieing off. You do not represent all the armed forces.

[SeniorChief]

You are one ignorant redneck that represents a dieing group of dinosaurs that are dieing off. You do not represent all the armed forces.

You do not represent anything "armed," you non-serving twit.

[MintJulep]

You are one ignorant redneck that represents a dieing group of dinosaurs that are dieing off. You do not represent all the armed forces.And you are a dumbass who can't spell basic words.

It is not DIEING it is DYING. Duuuuuhh.

[mwillman]

There you go again dipshit.

2nd of the fifth field artillery First Infantry Division Neu Ulm Germany.

Honorable discharge with a good conduct medal.

I can put 100 pound round in a trash can in a moving jeep from 14 miles aways you pathetic deck washer. I can put 3 rounds in a 6 in circle at 300 yards every time.

Just because I don't support ignorance doesn't mean I have not supported this nation and Im getting tired of you getting away with denying my service when I was banned for denying yours.

My real father was a Real navy man with 30 years as a Master chief on submarines and my step father was a Navy SEAL for 20 years when you were sucking your moms tits.

In fact someone in my family has been in the service every generation since before this was even a nation you pathetic little twit.

So shove your petty years as a deck washer up your ass.

[The Professor]

hey, he EDITED that!

and it SHOWS!

attaboy, mwilliam!

much, much better

you are obviously really concentrating

the military hate obama

cliff

[mwillman]

Well since my name is mwillman you must not be concentrating.

By the way its called a period, its means the sentence is ended.
Also have you ever heard of a paragraph. I don't know if you think your being poetic or you just don't know how to finish a statement but all in all its childish and not very interesting.

[The Professor]

ah, but you irresistably keep getting drawn in

and your spelling has improved tremendously

you should be grateful

you look much more educated

the military hate obama

cliff

[mwillman]

Hahaha

You suffer from the sin of arrogance. It is your weakness and what in the end will lead to your failure. It is also what blinds you to the feelings of others and its this lack of empathy that drives your selfish greedy mind set.

Its a shame you will never be able to see the world from another humans point of view. It must be lonely to live such a small life.

[The Professor]

"it's a shame," not "its"

its is possessive

it's is contraction for it is, ie, what you're looking for, here

hang in, you're improving

at the rate "you're" going, you WILL master "your" 4th grade curriculum

i have faith in you, mwilliam

cliff

[The Professor]

"its this lack of empathy..."

same thing

maybe i'm wrong about your advancement

LOLOLOL!!!

you REALLY do have trouble with 4th grade spelling, huh, mwilliam?

i'm sorry, i shouldn't LOL!

but when you attack me and my friends

from the vantage point of a THIRD grader

well, it IS kinda funny

you're all so short

and those little third grade fists just get so PUDGY

LOLOLOL!!!

cliff

[mwillman]

Well let me just end this with a simple "Fuck You"

The name is mwillman you ignorant fuck.

[The Professor]

ooh, mwilliam gets ANGRY

over his SPELLING

LOLOLOL!!!

obama doesn't know what he's doing

cap and trade

e-verify

deficits above 10% of gdp

home interest deduction

charitable contributions

taxing energy CONSUMPTION

promising no nukes at the exact instance the four foot tyrant launches his mini icbm---what a bigeared idiot, what a fool

floating sharia law

ignoring the drug cartels

ignoring islamo terror

FINING those without health insurance

taxing health benefits

charging wounded vets for their treatment

talking about making illegals citizens

letting ms pelosi write his stimulus

appointing more than 30 tax frauds

not saying no to chrysler, aig, merrill lynch, arnold schwarzenegger

grandfathering RETENTION BONUSES (LOLOLOL!) for corrupt and incompetent CEO's

(hey, at least they can SPELL)

blaming the bonuses on dodd who blamed em on geithner who blamed em back on dodd

attacking rush the politico

prosecuting cheney for war crimes (LOLOL!) committed early this century (LOLOLOLOL!!!)

bowing to the saudi

then saying he was just trying to reach down for the robed one's hand

hilarious

etc etc

and cliffy effortlessly spells every word perfectly

even the polysyllabic

every line a complete and cogent thought

dealing with substance

dealing with obama

not a drop of anger

no WOMANLY SHRILL from cliffy

spelling is so unemotional

like math

LOLOL!!!

cliff

[mwillman]

Hey prof tell me

Do you think anyone reads your ridiculous posts.

I think its ADD medication that keeps you from finishing a sentence or connecting thoughts together into ideas.

[The Professor]

most commonly misspelled words, 6th grade

link: www.time4learning.com/SpellingWords/6th-grade-spelling-words.shtml

Sixth Grade Spelling Program and Curriculum Standards: Spelling Words
- Words for Spelling Games, Spelling Tests, Home Spelling Help
abolish
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audible
autumn
awful
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barbecue
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basin
bauble
belittle
blanket
blonde
blouse
bonnet
button
buyer
cabinet
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calligraphy
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common
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directory
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division
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edible
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election
enormous
enterprise
escapade
establish
except
exchange
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instead
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there
they're
touch
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unnecessary
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vehicle
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verbal
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wit
women
zero

[MintJulep]

“Cam Sham”: Obama’s Photo Op with Cheering, Camera Wielding Troops 100% Staged (http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/2009/04/12/cam-sham-obamas-photo-op-with-cheering-camera-wielding-troops-100-staged/)

Posted by Jeff Emanuel (http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/) (Profile (http://www.redstate.com/users/jeff_emanuel/))
Sunday, April 12th at 5:06PM EDT
62 Comments

Isn’t it just a pain in the neck when there’s an alternative media that prevents strict message control by a staged-photo-op of an administration and its willing mouthpieces in the MSM?

http://jeffemanuel.net/files/obama-awkwardly-stands-in-front-of-us-troops.jpg

It’s painless for us, of course; rather, that pain is being felt in the necks of those who want to insist that a bow to a Saudi king isn’t a bow, that an omnibus spending bill with 9,000 earmarks is the beginning of earmark and fiscal reform, that indecisively waiting four days while an American ship’s Captain is held hostage on a rubber raft by four Somali pirates (before being bailed out by swift action by the hostage and a SEAL team) is bold, new leadership — and that a staged event with Obama voters only and a bunch of cameras handed out as props is a real sign of soldiers’ devotion to the new, inexperienced, non-military-friendly Commander in Chief of the United States Armed Forces.

That’s right: courtesy of our friend Dave Hinz at The Minority Report (http://digg.com/d1oYVK) comes the true story of a staged photo-op between a president who cares only about controlled and contrived appearances, and the component of a deployed military that was hand-selected to give him the contrived appearance he and his handlers desired.



Hinz writes:[T]hat wonderful cheering welcome that President Obama received with his unscheduled surprise visit to the troops in Iraq, was entirely a staged event.
The troops were interrogated beforehand, with those military members who had voted for President Obama given identical digital cameras and placed in front of the media cameras covering the event.



The photo is below.
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z36/AlecRawls/Obama/ObamaSupriseVisitToIraq2.jpg



According to Flopping Aces (http://www.floppingaces.net/2009/04/11/obamas-potemkin-military-receptionno-scandal-troops-plan-who-will-take-what-questions-from-bushhuge-scandal-reader-post/):A sergeant who was there explained the subterfuge. “We were pre-screened, asked by officials ‘Who voted for Obama?’, and then those who raised their hands were shuffled to the front of the receiving line. They even handed out digital cameras and asked them to hold them up.”



What a wonderfully awesome idea — if, that is, you’re so scared you won’t get a warm reception from a military whose efforts you have spent your entire political career dissing and diminishing.
From what we’ve seen so far of Obama, he’s nothing if not 100% controlled and contrived; from the marketing campaign that cast him as a blank canvas and got him elected, to the Binky (http://www.redstate.com/index.php?tag=binky) he has to take to every public appearance lest he look like an off-script fool, to this Iraq photo op, his track record bears this out entirely.



Hinz raises another good point about that staged photo op: the media coverage of the event:[P]olitical operatives from the Administration orchestrate a faux-cheering crowd of adoring military, right in front of the media covering the event, and that media reports?
From the AP: (http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/world/stories/DN-obamaassess_08int.ART0.State.Edition2.4a99604.html )



Quote:WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama went for the defining television shot by capping his first extended foreign tour with a surprise visit to Iraq.
He got it – pictures of hundreds of U.S. troops cheering wildly as he told them it was time for the Iraqis to take charge of their own future.
The war-zone photo opportunity produced a stunning show of appreciation for Obama from military men and women who have made great sacrifices, many serving repeated tours in a highly unpopular war.



So, the professional journalists [stop laughing -- I'm serious here] assigned to report the news of the President’s visit, saw cheering throngs of adoring troops, but failed to note the screening process that made the Kodak Moment possible.



How surprising is that? A mainstream media that gives Obama standing ovations (http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/52ad11a0-207b-11de-b930-00144feabdc0.html) after speeches simply assumed that this staged event was real, because it fit right in line with their own views of Obama and of the sentiment they believe he engenders. All they had to do was open their eyes — but they couldn’t even bring themselves to do that.
If this story does break into the MSM, look for it to be compared (favorably) to the shots of former POTUS George W. Bush holding up what lefty bloggers jumped all over as a “plastic turkey (http://blogsearch.google.com/blogsearch?hl=en&q=Bush%20Iraq%20%22plastic%20turkey%22&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wb)” — despite the fact that the soldier sentiment in those shots was real, and the story of the fake turkey a false one that engendered a retraction from the New York Times (http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/weblog/permalink/bush_and_the_turkey/), if not from the reality-is-what-we-say-it-is lefty blogs.

http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/2009/04/12/cam-sham-obamas-photo-op-with-cheering-camera-wielding-troops-100-staged/

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most commonly misspelled words, 6th grade

link: www.time4learning.com/SpellingWords/6th-grade-spelling-words.shtml

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Hay mon, hiw kan anybudy spehll "zero" wrang?

(getting a little weird here)