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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAccording to Faux, President Obama's not commemorating D-Day today because he hates 'Merica
In yet another example of the conservative media creating a double standard for President Obama, right wing media outlets attacked him for giving "absolutely no commemoration" of the D-Day anniversary. In fact, Obama's D-Day commemorations mirror the Bush administration's; both commemorated D-Day on significant anniversaries but not annually.
Obama delivered speech at Normandy for D-Day 65th anniversary in 2009. President Obama traveled to Normandy for a June 6, 2009 ceremony honoring the 65th anniversary of D-Day. He delivered a speech honoring the troops, saying in part, that victory "came down to the men who landed here - those who now rest in this place for eternity, and those who are with us today. Perhaps more than any other reason, you, the veterans of that landing, are why we still remember what happened on D-Day. You are why we come back."
Bush administration commemorated D-Day in 2001 and 2004, but spent others in meetings and at least one concert. White House archives of June 6 for each year President Bush was in office only show Bush commemorating D-Day in 2001 and 2004. In 2001, Bush dedicated a D-Day memorial in Virginia, and in 2004, he went to Normandy to mark the 60th anniversary of D-Day. There are no "news" references to D-Day in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, or 2008.
On 2005 D-Day anniversary, Bush hosted a concert celebrating Black Music Month and did not recognize the holiday. While Hoft and Fox criticized Obama for attending a "party" instead of recognizing the anniversary of D-Day, on June 6, 2005, Bush held a concert at the White House celebrating Black Music Month. According to the White House archives, Bush also did not commemorate the D-Day anniversary.
http://mediamatters.org/research/201006070009
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)alp227
(32,018 posts)HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)Remember the SS agents having to help him out of the stands at a sports event because he was too plastered to stand up? I don't buy the '86 thing. There are countless examples like that and he looked just as wasted at the recent portrait event.
alp227
(32,018 posts)Apparently to the Weiner Savage Nation, you are either a True American (TM) who makes a big deal out of EVERY D Day type day EVERY year or else you're a dirty commie pinko. Michael Savage actually commented during his show opening today that it was sickening for Obama to do fundraising in San Francisco with rock stars etc instead of meeting with war heroes.
Purveyor
(29,876 posts)President and his team are thinking.
BTW, I just posted a related thread in GD: Obama tweets 68th anniversary D-Day tribute
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002778471
Tweets? Must be Savage hasn't heard that yet because I'm sure it will be rw fodder tomorrow.
alp227
(32,018 posts)Rosa Luxemburg
(28,627 posts)Mr. Chickenhawk