AP (Naturally) Ignores Widely Noted ‘Tepid’ and ‘Icy’ Obama Reception at West Point

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Following President Barack Obama’s speech today at West Point, the UK Daily Mail reported “tepid applause and a short standing ovation from less than one-quarter of the audience upon his introduction.” In a CNN video clip found at Mediaite, Jim Clancy noted that Obama did not sound like a “commander-in-chief speaking to his troops.” He further observed: “You heard the reception; it was icy.”

The video posted at the White House’s web site doesn’t include the reception Obama received when he was introduced. There’s a reason for that. The first 14 seconds of a Reuters video clip (HT Nice Deb) shows, especially for those of us who recall the enthusiastic receptions George W. Bush routinely received, that describing it as “tepid” may be an overstatement:

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Naturally, Michael Hill’s report at the Associated Press, aka the Administration’s Press, ignored the decided lack of enthusiasm, and of course highlighted one of the minority in the crowd who was openly enthusiastic:

WEST POINT GRADS READY FOR POST-AFGHANISTAN FUTURE

With combat in Afghanistan winding down, members of the U.S. Military Academy’s Class of 2014 insist they’re equally prepared for the alliance-building future outlined by President Barack Obama at their graduation ceremony Wednesday.

But some of their mothers are breathing easier.

“We are relieved, but because they serve in the military I think there’s always a cloud of ‘What if?’ and ‘What’s next?'” said Lynn Sheree Lesmeister of Anoka, Minnesota, flanked by two of her sons, Michael and Jeffrey, minutes after they graduated from West Point. “But at this point it’s nice to think that some things are not an option.”

Obama told the 1,064 graduating cadets that they were the first West Point class since the 9/11 attacks that might not be sent into combat in Iraq or Afghanistan. While stressing that the world was still a dangerous place, the president used the speech at the storied Hudson River academy to call for a higher “threshold for military action.” He called for partnering with countries where terrorist networks seek a foothold.

… The new officers have graduated at a time the Army is downsizing from 570,000 during the peak war years to 450,000 by 2017, and possibly fewer if automatic budget cuts resume. The reduction to 490,000 by October 2015 will include forcing out about 3,000 officers, cutting careers short well before they would become eligible for retirement benefits.

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As usual, obama didn’t have much emotion in his voice. He hardly ever does, unless he is fundraising.

If you were getting ready to do possible battle with an enemy under obama, how enthusiastic would you be, knowing that if you get injured, you could wait for months to see a doctor, and that you won’t be able to fire at an enemy unless they fire at you first, and that obama wanted your insurance company to pay for your medical care, and that he always has money for new welfare recipients, but wants to cut the military budget, etc., etc., etc. My son is in the Air Force, and I am glad he works in an office.

The military recruits are likely aware of how this administration is treating military members and veterans. As this administration has decided that all returning military and our nation’s veterans are to be considered possible terrorists, basic logical extension would classify West Point as a professional terrorist training ground.

Ditto
HI,
that must be, because too many refuse to say yes to the question,
would you obey the order, to fight the citizens?
who would know that some day, a president would test the troups THAT WAY,
BYE

@Ditto: #2

As this administration has decided that all returning military and our nation’s veterans are to be considered possible terrorists, basic logical extension would classify West Point as a professional terrorist training ground.

That is a great point. Maybe when they return they will continue their terrorist training in one of the many other terrorist training camps we let them set up around the country.

I guess with the terrorist training camps right here in the USA, it will cost less, and take less time to deploy our troops to a war zone. It will be kinda like keeping it in the family.

Smorgasbord
hi,
HE SAID IN HIS SPEECH he will send them to do different jobs around the world,
I SURE HOPE HE DON”T USE THEM TO CLEAN OTHER COUNTRY TOILET SHIT,
HE HAS DONE IT AND THEY SHOULD NOT BE HAVING TO LOWER THEMSELVES,
ON THOSE JOBS, THEY ARE THE CLASSY MILITARY AND NO PRESIDENT SHOULD LOWER THEIR STANDING IN FRONT OF THE WORLD,
THEY DID NOT GET THEIR SUPER TRAINING TO GO IN AFRICA CLEAN UP THE SHIT OF ANYONE,
WOULD OBAMA DO IT HIMSELF IF HE WANT TO, NO HE WOULD NOT WANT TO LOWER HIMSELF,
SO ARE THE MILITARY NOT TRAIN FOR THOSE JOBS, HE SHOULD SEND THE ONE LOOKING FOR A JOB INSTEAD,
when he did get them to clean up in AFRICA, IT DIDN’T LOOK RIGHT,
DID HE WANT TO LOWER THE PROUD MILITARY, PUNISH THEM,
MAYBE,
HE BETTER NOT MAKE AN HABIT OF IT,
IF THERE IS NO WAR, THEY BELONG IN AMERICA THEIR HOME,
THEY ARE NOT BABYSITTER OR PLUMBER OR ANY OF THOSE JOBS, THEY ARE THE WARRIORS OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA THE TREASURES OF AMERICA,

MEXICO WHAT A BUNCH OF STUPID SHIT HEADS, TORTURER TO TREAT OUR MARINE,
AS A WAR PRISONER, YOU ARE A BUNCH OF COWARDS AND YOU WILL GET THE SAME MESSAGE AND TREATMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES FROM NOW ON,
AND WE WILL SUE YOU FOR THAT TRICKY ROAD YOU MADE IT TO CONFUSE IN PURPOSE
BECAUSE YOU ARE CORRUPT,ALL OF YOU, YOUR MILITARY INCLUDED,
YOU HAVE LOWER YOURSELF AND YOUR COUNTRY IN THE SEWAGE BY WHAT YOU HAVE DONE TO OUR MARINE,
WE WON’T FORGET, YOU ARE MISERABLE COUNTRY BEGGAR OF AMERICA,
YOU HAVE NO PRIDE, AND NOW WE KNOW,

MEXICO you better not hurt the our marine anymore,
because you will get the same from us here,
I HOPE THE MARINES GO TO GET OUR MARINE and grill your asses by the same token,
ARMY GUYS YOU ARE STUPID AND RETARD, BECAUSE YOU KEEP AN INNOCENT IN JAIL, and you cannot pick the drug smugler,
NO WONDER THE CARTEL IS STRONGER THAN YOU, BECAUSE YOU ARE ALL MORONS,

@ilovebeeswarzone: #5
The military isn’t cleaning the toilets, they were ordered to build them for a girl’s school. We are giving Kenya a lot of money for its size. The men of Kenya can now marry as many women as they want.

Obama gives military latrine duty new meaning

@ilovebeeswarzone: #6
Nothing is going to happen, even if the republicans gain the senate. They control the house, but are ANY of them doing ANYTHING? It wouldn’t surprise me if the Mexican drug lords have bought off most of the members of congress.