Wednesday, May 2, 2012

UPDATED: Obama's campaign trip to Afghanistan

Obama's Midnight Ramble to Kabul  "Perhaps the most notable aspect of President Obama's sneak visit to Afghanistan was its transparency. Every aspect of the trip indicates it was a campaign function, building the Obama brand.
"The timing was blatant.  The anniversary of Osama kill for starters. But the entire Kabul visit was held at crazy hours of the early morning. Transparently, it was timed for a prime time speech to the nation with a suitably patriotic military backdrop and setting. Cheers from the assembled troops. No spontaneous interaction with the troops, of course. Too risky."
Political Cartoons by Chuck Asay
UK Mail: Obama's midnight dash to Kabul shows that he dare not visit the place in daylight  "Mr Obama tried to make a virtue out of absurdity, referring to a “new light” breaking on the horizon for Afghanistan, even as he gestured to the “pre-dawn darkness” in which he was speaking, but even Mr Obama oratorical skills couldn’t disguise the  tail-between-the-legs ‘optics’ of the event. It was terrible."

Narcissist-In-Chief Gives A Shout-Out To Himself During Speech To Troops In Afghanistan… Nobody loves Barack Obama more than Barack Obama."


Boortz: Prezbo campaigns in Afghanistan  "Our only hope is that American voters are smart enough to see through this charade.  But I have a sinking feeling that they may not.  After all, they did put this guy into office in the first place.  The signs were all there that he was a Marxist; you just had to work to put together the pieces.  Clearly this is where the ObamaMedia failed.  They failed to vet Obama the first time around and now they will clamor to defend him because his failure also reflects on them."

Obama hedges bets with 'crass' speech at Bagram Air Base  " “In 2008, he campaigned on Afghanistan being the war we should focus on,” Inhofe said. “However, under his leadership, support for the war in Afghanistan is at an all time low because he has refused to articulate the value and importance of the work our troops are doing there.  Unfortunately, this President has allowed Washington and campaign politics to dictate his strategy in Afghanistan rather than the conditions on the ground.  We saw this when he failed to provide the troops the commanders needed during the surge, and again when he brought troops home during the height of fighting season.” " Blackfive has more.

Lillpop: Obama Spikes “bin Laden” Football AGAIN! Navy Seals Not Amused!
"Let the record show that the brave American heroes who did the heavy lifting in the OBL killing HAVE explained it all."
"The SEALS' message: Knock it off, Mr. President!"

(Emphasis in the original).


Mother Jones defends Obama  "This actually is a telling expose of just how far in the tank O's apologista corps in the media branch of his campaign are. Not only is dissent from the articulated message of martial glory and battlefield accomplishment verboten, but it is classified as a lie by these self-appointed commissars in the the Ministry of Truth."

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