Obama; I Need To Earn Troops’ Trust
Mar 4, 2009 Military, Political
Back during the campaign Obama was interviewed and he said that he would have to earn the troops’ trust. I wrote at that time that this would be hard for him to do. He has never supported the war, he has never supported the troops surge and to this day he refuses to admit it was a failure. In fact, when one listens to him speak, as he did at Camp Lejuene, one can’t help thinking he is taking credit for all the good stuff.
Obama said he had to earn the troops’ trust but he first might want to work on gaining their respect. Obama received a lukewarm, if that, response when he visited Lejuene. There were golf claps but the speech, as one commenter at BlackFive noted, had pauses in it where it looked like Obama stopped for applause but the troops did not respond to, what appeared to be applause, lines. People on the stage clapped and then the light applause trickled back through the place. It was not sustained. George Bush never received that kind of welcome. Here is a short video that compares the kind of reception Bush received with that The Evil One got.
John Kerry might think the troops are stupid and uneducated and that is why they are in Iraq but they know a poser when they see one. They were respectful enough of the office to lightly clap but that is all they did. For Bush the reception was warm and loud. God Bless these Marines. They are tough, wise, ready to fight and they love America. They are all the things Obama is not.
There were all these stories about troops giving more money to Obama and they believed in him. No one can really know who gave what because Obama accepted money from all over the world and there was no real accountability. He cooked the books in the campaign like he is cooking them now.
I doubt the troops gave him more money but one thing is certain, they did not give him much of a reception. They obviously don’t care for him and they don’t respect him. They respect the office and they acted professionally but it was not what anyone would call a rousing endorsement.
I wonder if he will wait a while before he invades another military post. That rebuke had to sting.
The troops want a Commander in Chief and instead got a Community Organizer in Chief.
Big Dog Salute to BlackFive. There are a couple of other good videos there as well.
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Tags: commander, community organizer, Marines, Obama, poser, respect, troops, trust
The Gratitude Campaign, Say Thanks to the Troops
Dec 12, 2007 Military
I travel quite a bit for work and when I am in the airports I see a lot of men and women in uniform. I go up to them, shake their hands, and thank them for their service to our country. They always say “your welcome” or “no problem” but I can see in some of their faces that they are a bit embarrassed by it. I also know people who want to say thanks but are timid about approaching the troops.
There is a new campaign underway called the Gratitude Campaign and it uses the sign language sign for saying thank you as a way to communicate thanks to the troops. I think this is a great idea and and though I will continue to shake hands and give a verbal thanks, for those times I cannot do so I will use this sign as a way of communicating my gratitude to our brave men and women.
May God bless them and this country.
For more information please visit The Gratitude Campaign.
Tags: gratitude campaign, thank you, troops