Comments on: Obama snubs vets: Skips Memorial Day at Arlington Cemetery

By: wtf

wtf — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 22:58:30 +0000

are you seriously thinking that the real issue is that the vets in lincoln cemetary dont deserve a presidential visit? You couldnt have over shot the runway any further! All of our vets are heros no matter where they are burried. Since the president is only one man and there are so many fallen heros burried everywhere it seems logical to have a traditional place to honor all of are vets. What makes people angry is that obama couldnt make it to arlington(traditional place) and the untimely vacation that just happens to be the same place hes visiting the cemetary seems like he feels like he has to do it and not something he should be proud of and looking forward to doing. He should have done arlington and lincoln since lincoln was on the way to his game anyways. It would have showed the right that they are wrong about him. however yet again he gives the right more ammo with his carless so called leadership. I dont want him to fail because he works for the people, and we are the people. The last thing this country needs is another failure.

By: Mightymo

Mightymo — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:59:16 +0000

This discussion is absolutely childish and completely without merit. Fact is that there are Federal Cemeteries with military veterans buried in them throughout the Nation. All those Veterans, no matter where they rest are deserving of a Presidential visit.
To say that any President who does not chose to go to Arlington Cemetery, but chooses instead to go to another to show his respect is in fact disrespectful is absolute nonsense! To me, that attitude says that the person who believes it respects the sacrifices of Veterans less if the vet is not buried at Arlington, which of course is also nonsense.
In the end, I applaud Obama for providing family and friends of Veterans who are buried outside of Arlington, an opportunity to have their loved ones recognized with a Presidential visit.

By: NP

NP — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:35:55 +0000

I got up early to vote for Obummer. I won’t make that mistake again. His decision to stay in Chicago is a rude and disrespectful gesture to everyone who has (or currently) serves in the Armed Forces.

Total A-HOLE move and clearly shows where his head and heart are when it comes to being patriotic. Shame on the President!!!

By: sherry

sherry — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:51:58 +0000

I visited the local cemetary, where loved ones were buried and veterans from my home town are buried. I honored them.
And of course we had the family gathering. It’s what we do.

By: wtf

wtf — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:31:53 +0000

its a shame you want to see it as nitpicking. I feel sorry for you. I also feel sorry for the republicans that are making the same mistake and not looking at the real picture. Obama has the resources to have gone anywhere and of all days and places to take a vacation. It just shows ignorence. He should have gone over seas for our unkown fallen soldiers. his back up should have been arlington but no he feels he can just stop off on the way to a basket ball game like hes on a working vacation. How sad is that?

By: wtf

wtf — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:16:37 +0000

youre right jerry, your guy did so well enjoying that basketball game instead of i dunno doing his job! He doesnt have to go to arlignton he should have done better and gone to bastohne to where so many of our fallen soldiers gave thier final breath and were unable to come home. Its very obvious hes not intouch with our country and doesnt qualify to lead us just in his actions and yes actions speak louder than his lies. Its a shame that our citizens arent more intouch either. There are many who are but there are pleanty that need to earn thier freedom because giving it to them is shown to be unappreciative and some even disrespectful. I wish they would bring back the draft and make ppl go and earn it. I am not out of 1st drafting age and would proudly go if called upon. I appreciate what our fallen has given everything for. I will not argue with those who disrespect our fallen by thier inactions and selfish thoughts. I can only lead by example and say may god bless our troops. We love you, miss you and we thank you. You are our heros.

By: wtf

wtf — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:44:55 +0000

i see where you are coming from… and you are right in a way. He doesnt have to go there to show respect for our fallen, he should have done much better and gone to germany or france to honer our unkown fallen that never made it home. We are a country with out a leader and the whole world knows it… thats the scary part!

By: wtf

wtf — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:38:22 +0000

He could have missed arlington and have gone to afganistan and showed some real leadership. He could have gone to germany, and gave a speech remembering our unknown fallen soldiers. He could have been is several places and showed leadership. However stopping off at a near-by cemetary on his way to a basketball game is an insult no matter how you look at it! He is a leader of our military and of all days to take a vacation and watch a game this im sorry was not the day. It just shows how little this country means to him. Our military is the best in the world because they have support from thier fellow brothers(troops), leaders and the people who they are fighting for…. where is Mr Obama at? oh wait hes at a basketball game… what a loser and the people that defend him are no better than he is.

By: wtf

wtf — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:25:08 +0000

Yes they did!!! they are also dooche bags for missing it. Just because republican presidents made mistakes doesnt give Obama the ok to keep making them! He said he was gonna be different than Bush. All i see is a president who wishes he were only as bad as Bush. Obama is worse than Bush in almost every way. Bush put us 1.3 trillion in the hole in 8 years. Obama put us an additional 13 trillion in the hole in a lil over a year in his term. Cause he tried to spend his way out!!!! What a loser we put in office! Atleast Bush did his job(he was bad at it, but he did his job as a leader). Obama is no leader and thats not just a let down to all americans but a huge let down to my fellow african-americans and fellow minoritys. He had a chance to go into office and lead us proudly and he failed us! I only wish we could have had a black president that truly cared and wanted to lead us into a brighter future. Instead we are stuck with someone who doesnt want to work.

By: Doug Thompson

Doug Thompson — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 09:01:31 +0000

I went to the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, VA, to remember those who died then visited the cemeteries of three childhood friends who died in Vietnam and laid wreathes at their graves.

What cemeteries did you visit?