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Obama to Skip Memorial Day Ceremony at Arlington
« on: May 25, 2010, 11:00:21 AM »
Just heard on the top of the hour radio news:  The president will not participate in the traditional wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, as has been the tradition for most presidents in the past.

Instead, the White House reports that he and the first lady are scheduled to fly to Chicago for several events and parties that are being held there in his honor.

NOTE:  I have not seen any confirmation of this as yet anywhere........at this point I would cast it as credible heresay.  That said, I'm not surprised.

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Re: Obama to Skip Memorial Day Ceremony at Arlington
« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2010, 11:01:47 AM »
From AP. It's true.

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Re: Obama to Skip Memorial Day Ceremony at Arlington
« Reply #2 on: May 25, 2010, 11:03:16 AM »
They reported the same thing on Fox News this morning. Supposedly he'll visit some cemetery near Chicago.  More flaunting of traditions honoring the military.
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Re: Obama to Skip Memorial Day Ceremony at Arlington
« Reply #3 on: May 25, 2010, 11:05:22 AM »
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/05/obama-will-use-memorial-weeken.html 

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With the long Memorial Day weekend on the horizon, President Obama is finally addressing one of the great broken promises of his administration: his early pledge to return home to Chicago every six weeks or so.

In 16 months at the White House, the Obamas have been back home just once - in February of 2009. But they plan to make the trip over Memorial Day weekend, an official said. After arriving on Thursday night, they will visit with friends and participate in private events.

On Monday, Obama will make remarks at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, south of Chicago - missing the usual tradition of presidents speaking at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day.

Vice President Biden and his wife will appear in Obama's place, laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, as well as hol
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Re: Obama to Skip Memorial Day Ceremony at Arlington
« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2010, 11:12:37 AM »
How partiotic of him.
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Re: Obama to Skip Memorial Day Ceremony at Arlington
« Reply #5 on: May 25, 2010, 11:16:22 AM »
Quote from: TxRadioguy on May 25, 2010, 11:12:37 AM
How partiotic of him.

Well, he hasn't figured out how to make Memorial Day all about him yet.

So let's party, get drunk and figure out how.
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Re: Obama to Skip Memorial Day Ceremony at Arlington
« Reply #6 on: May 25, 2010, 11:20:28 AM »
Words fail me.  Anyone who still thinks this asshole is anything NEAR leadership quality needs to have their ****ing head examined.
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Re: Obama to Skip Memorial Day Ceremony at Arlington
« Reply #7 on: May 25, 2010, 11:23:32 AM »
i see this is posted in politics I am so new sorry  :thatsright:
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Re: Obama to Skip Memorial Day Ceremony at Arlington
« Reply #8 on: May 25, 2010, 11:27:55 AM »
Quote from: TVDOC on May 25, 2010, 11:25:31 AM
No problem....I've requested a merge......

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Re: Obama to Skip Memorial Day Ceremony at Arlington
« Reply #9 on: May 25, 2010, 11:40:38 AM »
He was probably scared of Rolling Thunder.  

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Re: Obama to Skip Memorial Day Ceremony at Arlington
« Reply #10 on: May 25, 2010, 11:41:26 AM »
They're sending Joe The Doofus instead who just pronounced Brussels should be the capital of the free world (yeah, nice timing, Joe).

http://hotair.com/archives/2010/05/24/biden-maybe-the-eu-capital-is-the-center-of-the-free-world/


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Re: Obama to Skip Memorial Day Ceremony at Arlington
« Reply #11 on: May 25, 2010, 11:44:41 AM »
Quote from: njpines on May 25, 2010, 11:41:26 AM
They're sending Joe The Doofus instead who just pronounced Brussels should be the capital of the free world (yeah, nice timing, Joe).

http://hotair.com/archives/2010/05/24/biden-maybe-the-eu-capital-is-the-center-of-the-free-world/




Joe the Gaffe doesn't realize that it's the US that Europe looks to for protection.
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Re: Obama to Skip Memorial Day Ceremony at Arlington
« Reply #12 on: May 25, 2010, 02:16:41 PM »
Quote from: thundley4 on May 25, 2010, 11:44:41 AM
Joe the Gaffe doesn't realize that it's the US that Europe looks to for protection.

Plugs is quoted as saying that DC doesn't deserve the title.
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Re: Obama to Skip Memorial Day Ceremony at Arlington
« Reply #13 on: May 25, 2010, 03:35:46 PM »
I am so f'n over this administration..... :censored:
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Re: Obama to Skip Memorial Day Ceremony at Arlington
« Reply #14 on: May 25, 2010, 04:23:12 PM »
Just breaking on Drudge, no story yet! :banghead:

Obama will skip Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington Nat'l Cemetery, but return for Paul McCartney concert...
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Re: Obama to Skip Memorial Day Ceremony at Arlington
« Reply #15 on: May 25, 2010, 04:25:56 PM »
Quote from: Ballygrl on May 25, 2010, 04:23:12 PM
Just breaking on Drudge, no story yet! :banghead:

Obama will skip Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington Nat'l Cemetery, but return for Paul McCartney concert...

Dupe. Sorry. It's not in breaking news though.
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Re: Obama to Skip Memorial Day Ceremony at Arlington
« Reply #16 on: May 25, 2010, 04:27:20 PM »
Quote from: thundley4 on May 25, 2010, 04:25:56 PM
Dupe. Sorry. It's not in breaking news though.

Oh sorry, still trying to find my way around the board.
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Re: Obama to Skip Memorial Day Ceremony at Arlington
« Reply #17 on: May 25, 2010, 08:31:50 PM »
Isn't it ironic that he attended the Ataturk annual memorial wreath ceremony in Turkey...he was given the honor of placing the wreath on Ataturk's tomb.
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Re: Obama to Skip Memorial Day Ceremony at Arlington
« Reply #18 on: May 27, 2010, 02:41:08 PM »
Lord Zero has Plans.

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Re: Obama to Skip Memorial Day Ceremony at Arlington
« Reply #19 on: May 27, 2010, 03:13:33 PM »
Some say he is in Chicago to give deposition in the Blago Resko trail? 
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Re: Obama to Skip Memorial Day Ceremony at Arlington
« Reply #20 on: May 27, 2010, 04:37:46 PM »
I think that this is fairly appropriate
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Re: Obama to Skip Memorial Day Ceremony at Arlington
« Reply #21 on: May 27, 2010, 05:08:19 PM »
Mr. Obama is a malignent narcissist. Read his story and you'll see it. Don't think that having a Muslim father and step father didn't have an effect. Remember, they both, and his mother too, blew him off. So, when Frank Marshall Davis took him under his wing in Hawaii, brought up with doting grandparents, committed leftists all, it created an arrested personality with an overinflated ego. Anyway, he's the least sane President since Nixon had, to my mind, a little breakdown. A special little person who's been moulded carefully by committed leftists into the narcissistic idealogue we suffer with to this very day. Someone who cannot seperate reality from his personal fantesy life, and we're poorer for it.
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Re: Obama to Skip Memorial Day Ceremony at Arlington
« Reply #22 on: May 27, 2010, 05:32:42 PM »
God, I hate this jelly spined anti-American turd.


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Re: Obama to Skip Memorial Day Ceremony at Arlington
« Reply #23 on: May 27, 2010, 09:53:02 PM »

Obama isn't the first President to "miss" Memorial day...
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Re: Obama to Skip Memorial Day Ceremony at Arlington
« Reply #24 on: May 28, 2010, 10:29:32 AM »
oh? why?  pre civil war does not count. :-)
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