Thursday, May 29, 2014

Video: Obama Earns Icy Reception At West Point



Video: Obama Earns Icy Reception At West Point
by Debra Heine 28 May 2014, 6:28 PM PDT
The president was given what has been described as an "icy reception" before, during and after his speech in front of cadets at their graduation ceremony at the US Military Academy at West Point, Wednesday, causing some to question the wisdom of giving a defensive, self-serving, partisan speech at a military venue.

On Fox News' Special Report, Charles Krauthammer said, “I think the speech was literally pointless — it didn’t have a point, it was a defensive speech,” he said. “It was an answer to the chorus of criticism, even from his side of the aisle, that it has been a weak, leaderless, rudderless foreign policy, which it has been.”

And he went on to note, “there was no response from any of the cadets — it was quiet as a mouse.”

But their icy reaction appeared to be about more than just the content of Obama's vapid, deceptive, delusional speech.
Upon his introduction, he received only a light smattering of applause with an aborted attempt at standing O by a small handful in the audience. In the video below, no cadets can be seen coming to their feet.
That is what the military thinks of  a president who abandons a Marine held in a Mexican prison for taking a wrong turn, neglects the VA, shuts out veterans from national memorials during shut-down theater, forces suicidal RoE, lies about Benghazi, takes full credit for killing Osama Bin Laden after preparing to blame the military if anything went wrong, and then leaks information that leads to Navy Seal deaths, and then sends their parents form-letter condolence notes signed with an auto-pen.
In contrast, look how West Point Cadets greeted President Bush during his final visit to the academy in December of 2008 - arguably at the lowest ebb of his presidency.
Veterans
Chuck Hagel was the deputy administrator for the U.S. Veterans Administration, a sergeant in the U.S. Army, the chairman for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), and is the secretary at the U.S. Department of Defense for the Barack Obama administration.

Note: Togo D. West Jr. was the secretary at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the general counsel for the U.S. Department of Defense, the general counsel for the Department of the Navy, the secretary for the U.S. Army, and is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
Eric K. Shinseki is the secretary at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for the Barack Obama administration, was a U.S. Army general, and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), and the Center for American Progress.
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, and a supporter for the Center for American Progress.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Center for American Progress, and the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Patrick J. Murphy is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, a board of visitor’s member for the U.S. Military Academy (West Point), and was a U.S. Army paratrooper.
Daniel W. Christman was a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), a lieutenant general for the U.S. Army, and the superintendent for the U.S. Military Academy (West Point).
Andrew Goodpaster was the chairman for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), and the superintendent for the U.S. Military Academy (West Point).
Barry R. McCaffrey was a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), a U.S. Army general, and a professor at the U.S. Military Academy (West Point).
George A. Joulwan is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), was a U.S. Army general, a director at the General Dynamics Corporation, and a professor at the U.S. Military Academy (West Point).
James S. Crown is a director at the General Dynamics Corporation, a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP
Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
Newton N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Commercial Club of Chicago, Members Directory A-Z (Past Research)
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Lester Crown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, was a director at the General Dynamics Corporation, and a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Frederic V. Malek is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and was a board of visitor’s member for the U.S. Military Academy (West Point).










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