“You Guys Make a Pretty Good Photo Op,” President Obama Jokes to Troops at Osan Air Base

What a disgusting, narcissistic thing to say. Obama has no class.

I am waiting for ABC news to do an
investigative report on the waste and
fraud related to the taxpayers money that
has gone down the toilet with the
great stimulus plan. Come on ABC, even
if you thought it was a good idea, you
have to be mad that there is nothing to
show for it. Get on the side of the
American public. I long for the days
when we could count on the press to show
us things we could not have access to.
This stimulus package make Bernie
Madoff look like a boy scout. Please
expose the corruption in this no matter
who gets caught in the process. We
deserve to know. I would hope others
would join in and ask that there be
an investigation and NOT one done by
the people who are tied up in it.

“I like him. He infuriates people I despise.”
Like the military in particular, or everybody who despises Obama’s march toward a social-democratic America that would be indistinguishable from European cradle-to-grave welfare states?

I am waiting for ABC news to do an
investigative report on the waste and
fraud related to the taxpayers money that
has gone down the toilet with the
great stimulus plan.
wis134 | Nov 20, 2009 8:05:16 AM
Why haven’t Republicans come out and publicized all this mythical “waste and fraud”? You know every member of the caucus has been scouring the country for an instance of fraud, kickbacks or a bridge to nowhere. Why do you think they’ve failed to find anything?
The stimulus money is going to exactly what it was intended to. The only failure so far has been a buggy public disclosure website (which still offers the most transparency of any major spending program in history) and a significant lag in spending (due to all the reporting required to prevent fraud).
I’m sure there is fraud and waste in the stimulus program, but at this point the government looks to be doing as well or better than any major private corporation in avoiding it. (Unless you’re a Republican and thought that the quarter trillion in tax breaks and half trillion in infrastructure, research, and unemployment aid money was a waste to start with.)

What a jerk. He is mocking the controversy from his photo op at Dover viewing the arrival of troops killed in combat. He should just shut the hell up and not make light of the military.

jhw359 says: “Why haven’t Republicans come out and publicized all this mythical “waste and fraud”?”
Try checking out conservative blogs and watching Fox news. There are a whole lot of examples and a whole lot of attention being paid to the waste and incompetence of the federal government. The recovery.gov website is a joke, but it has served to highlight how few jobs have been created with a large amount of money.

I am not defending the Republicans or
big business. Do an investigation and
let the chips fall where they may.

Before a crowd of troops holding cameras and cell phones, the president joked, “you guys make a pretty good photo op.”
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This pretty much sums up Barak 0′Carter’s opinion about the military. Think he would go to visit any troops without the media tagging along for the “photo op”?

Did the President ever visit a vet in the hospital before he started running for President. Or even thank a vet for their service? I’d be curious to know.
Did Michelle?
At least Dr. Jill Biden has some integrity.

Beware of people who fear investigations
because they may learn the truth.

Too bad he was too busy to go to the major military hospital in Europe during his campaign swing through Germany last year.I would still like a real reason how Barack Obama could write an extensive description of meeting his brother in Kenya in 1988 in “Dreams…” and then admit this week that he met him “only a couple of years ago”.May be the first meeting was a photo-op.

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows that 27% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty-one percent (41%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -14.
Today’s results match the lowest Approval Index rating yet recorded for this President and it’s the third straight day at -14. Prior to these three days, Obama’s ratings had fallen to -14 on only one day since taking office.

Thanks again @Octavia. She’s obviously a courageous woman. I’m glad to see Obama did visit the troops at that time. That would make it about 2004.
Posted by: Visualize Whirled Peas | Nov 20, 2009 9:55:07 AM
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Hmm, based on your previous comments, I thought you were just one of those wingnuts. I’m glad I never called you one. You know, I could care less whether you like or dislike the President. But it appears you care about people doing good things for their country. I can certainly appreciate that.
It’s okay if we disagree who does or does not do good to the country. I respect how you restrained yourself on the last comment. I’d ask you to please use the same common sense to understand that the President wouldn’t mention the photo op quote if he was serious. Imagine for one moment without the partisan mask if a President who was elected by the people would call visiting the troops a photo op in front of cameras.

But it appears you care about people doing good things for their country. I can certainly appreciate that.
understand that the President wouldn’t mention the photo op quote if he was serious.
Posted by: David | Nov 20, 2009 10:49:40 AM
Although they say there is truth in humor, his comment was most likely off the cuff. But it reminded me that everything is scripted in all WH administrations. We have had such a strong presence in S. Korea, I see no way he could have NOT have visited the troops. If it was not to their advantage, it would take a strong character to insist on it anyway. I think the jury is still out on that one. It’s the “chameleon” in him (my perception) that makes me suspicious.
However, he could just be growing an appreciation for the military. It is certainly my story. I did not serve but have grown to appreciate all service men and women and veterans. A couple of years ago I helped my dad write his memoirs of WWII so we could print them up for the family. (I highly recommend doing that.) My wife smiles whenever I see a vet because she knows that’s where I’m headed next – to thank them for their service.
As long as we’re plugging our favorites “groups,” I would like to say that many Christians have also served bravely in all our wars and, IMO, the majority of Christians are not “zealots” as they are many times portrayed. Millions of men and women throughout our history have bravely served their God and their country. It pains me to see them all painted with the same broad brush.

Hmm, based on your previous comments, I thought you were just one of those wingnuts.
Posted by: David | Nov 20, 2009 10:49:40 AM
I’m not surprised. I do go off sometimes! But those loopy liberals get me sooooooooooooo mad! Argh! (Just kidding. Sort of. No really, I’m kidding…)
Most of the time I find the whole thing great entertainment. It’s like watching a football game on tv. You can watch for a while, switch over to a movie, and then go back to the game. Surprise! They’re still out there fighting! I can leave this blog for a while, come back, and surprise! the battle is still raging! The “nutjobs” (a Seinfeld reference) are still going at it!

I don’t care if it was a”joke” or not. It was insensitive and unnecessary and plays into all of the fears people have about him and his thought process involving the military.
When I initially heard about this I honestly thought someone was making it up.

“When you have an opportunity, would you please ask Gibbs: “Is it, or is it not, the administration’s policy that those accused war criminals who attack civilians on US soil are to be tried in federal court, while those who attack military targets abroad are to be tried by military commissions?”"
You already know the answer to that, so why bother asking?
It’s the administrations policy to try people in civilian court when it suits their political agenda.

RCP Obama average approval among voters:
47.0%.

Ed said….”simply pitiful. Politicians are now, basically, reality show contestants or movie stars. We even had a real movie star as President! This is a big problem. None of them on the premier stage recently seem to really care about the country, the troops, or anything except re-election, lining the pockets of their cronys, and in the accolades&power. By no means is Obama is the only one. It started a while ago. I guess Kennedy really started it. But Obama has maximized it to the final degree: weird propaganda-like symbology, empty rhetoric (who can be against “hope” and anytime there is an election there is “change”), global jet-setting, parties at the WhiteHouse, more golf games than Bush even. Amazing, and sad”
Let me guess…you were in a coma the last eight years?? The preceding president was a walking punchline….a joke…

Posted by: Visualize Whirled Peas | Nov 20, 2009 11:31:26 AM
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Your entire comment gives me hope that this country will not go down. I am sometimes afraid at what I’m seeing. I don’t mind political debate, but the outright radicalizing of partisanship is seemingly dangerous lately. God bless you for your patriotism and God Bless America!

Let me guess…you were in a coma the last eight years?? The preceding president was a walking punchline….a joke…
Posted by: Obama in 2012 | Nov 20, 2009 12:22:53 PM
The doctor will see you now. I’m afraid you have a chronic case of Bush Derangement Syndrome. The fever has caused you to black out during the reading of this part of Ed’s comment (if you even got that far):
“By no means is Obama is the only one. It started a while ago. I guess Kennedy really started it.”
Although he lists two Democrats, I see no reason to think he was not speaking of all Presidents starting with Kennedy. Now had he mentioned Carter and Clinton, we would not be having this discussion and you would be chasing unicorns in a park somewhere.
I suggest you invest in a subscription to Heritage dot org and call me in the morning. Your fever should have subsided by then.
Please pay the receptionist on the way out. Thank you and have a great day!

you miss the whole point “Obama2012″. Although that is unsurprising considering your moniker. Cult victims, like the mentally ill, cannot always recognize their plight. The point is that the Presidency under Bush was a joke also but Obama is taking it to even higher levels. Cult-like adherents, chanting/singing songs to “dear leader” (including children), weird symbology, he himself proclaiming himself “the one” and that a “light” will shine down upon you and tell you to vote for him?! And, obiviously, the photo ops, parties, golf, and spending of Obama that is far eclipsing Bush so far. Wake up and understand that because Bush was bad it does not follow that Barry S is good!

When in trouble get a photo-op with the troops. They have to be nice to you.

We should be all serious:
The jobless rate increased in 29 states and the District of Columbia in October. Thirteen states now have unemployment rates above the national average of 10.2 percent

I am sometimes afraid at what I’m seeing. I don’t mind political debate, but the outright radicalizing of partisanship is seemingly dangerous lately.
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The Anti-Defamation League has felt strongly enough about this issue to publish a major report on the problem in which they lay the blame squarely at the feet of the extremist right in America.
In this context, Glenn Beck is the Fearmonger-in-Chief.
During frustrating economic times, the more weak-minded amongst us are vulnerable to this kind of fear and hate mongering.
In its report “Rage Grows in America: Anti-Government Conspiracies” the Anti-Defamation League examines the groups and individuals behind this upsurge in anti-government anxiety, from the “birthers” who claim the president is not an actual citizen of the U.S., to militia groups fearful that the government plans to forcibly disarm American citizens, to those who suggest that the health-care reform movement is akin to the Nazi policies that led to the Holocaust.

During frustrating economic times, the more weak-minded amongst us are vulnerable to this kind of fear and hate mongering.
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This is just patronizing, nonsense.
If you want to dispute what Glenn Beck says go ahead and do so, he has repeatedly told the administration to call and correct anything he says.
I have never seen anything as hateful as the left’s war with Sarah Palin, her family and G. W. Bush. This commentary is beyond disingenuous. As I recall the left loved to portray Bush as a Nazi.
People have every right to be fearful when we see our government making such absolutely boneheaded decisions. Who on earth do you think is going to end up paying for economically irresponsible policy.

“To all the airmen and soldiers BEHIND ME, you guys make a pretty good photo op.”
Why not try reporting the ENTIRE sentence, instead of taking it out of context? If you watch, he said: “To all the airmen and soldiers behind me, you guys make a pretty good photo op.”
He SPECIFICALLY and SOLELY was commenting on those behind him on the stage, set up in prop like fashion. If you watch the video, he even turned around to look at them and pointed to them specifically.
So, I know you just like thinking you’re Mr – i’m so Fair – Tapper, but try including the ENTIRE SENTENCE next time instead of quoting out of context.
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Tip of the hat to the previous poster.

Disingenuous at best, tierra. The ADL is not motive free. If you want to at least take a rational stance then take a few steps back and look down the spectrum towards the left. Olbermann is Beck’s polar opposite. Did the ADL denounce him when he was going after Bush? Um, nope. The partisan pendulum swings in both directions. People to the right of you aren’t the only ones it swings towards. It also comes back towards you and your viewpoints as well.

“Beck reminds me of a slightly hyperactive teddy bear”
The sounds he made on his radio show definitely weren’t human as he screamed at a caller and referred to her as a little pinhead. If you haven’t heard it, search “Glenn Beck loses his mind.”

“Yes, I have heard that bit before, and in context.”
In context? The complete clip (including post-call banter) runs 6 minutes. Are you saying that if we listen to more of that show, Beck’s animalistic screams will somehow sound more human? LOL!

“You Guys Make a Pretty Good Photo Op,” Which is really all that is important to this President. Photo ops and traveling.

“Bush was a joke also but Obama is taking it to even higher levels. Cult-like adherents, chanting/singing songs to ‘dear leader’ (including children), weird symbology, he himself proclaiming himself ‘the one’”
It was Oprah and a John McCain ad that called him “The One.” I don’t remember Obama calling himself that name.
When it comes to symbology, Bush was known to throw the thumb and pinky “devil horns” hand symbols on occasion.
And don’t forget about the “Congress, Bush and FEMA” song, sung by a hundred Katrina children at the White House in 2006. Mmm mmm good.

Serious circular logic going on here!
I think Obama is very insensitive to make such an insulting comment to our military. He must have been very tired or forgot his teleprompter.

Another skeezy joke by a sly fox. Bickering aside, the man is one sadistic kit. He’s increasing pay so that he can rally more of the poor to send to war, now to an ever-dubious front in Afghanistan, then re-route them to Iran once he starts that debacle. Look at military movement people, our naval and base presence is only growing in a time that we are supposedly making a withdrawl of forces from the middle east. Instead of stabilizing the region we are once more throwing it into the jowls of uncertainty and inevitably pouring more American lives down the drain to clean it up. There exists foresight America, WAKE UP!