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JNelson6563

(28,151 posts)
Tue May 1, 2012, 08:41 PM May 2012

President with the troops ***Pics***








President Obama is greeted by Marine Gen. John Allen, the top US commander in Afghanistan, as he arrives on stage to address troops during a visit to Bagram Air Field on May 1




The President clearly ill at ease among the troops.







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President with the troops ***Pics*** (Original Post) JNelson6563 May 2012 OP
Staged and/or Photoshopped!!! NYC_SKP May 2012 #1
Look at pic 4 - they are laughing at him jberryhill May 2012 #3
Well, Mr. President Carla in Sequim May 2012 #2
Republicans will say he is exploiting the troops for political purposes. DCBob May 2012 #4
I don't know but pic #5 tinymontgomery May 2012 #5
illusion. looks like his pointer finger. his middle one is clearly bent. pansypoo53219 May 2012 #7
Okay tinymontgomery May 2012 #11
No, that's his index finger alcibiades_mystery May 2012 #13
No fake turkeys? CrispyQ May 2012 #6
No big production aircraft carrier landings either! JNelson6563 May 2012 #8
Thanks Julie. I love picture threads. Tarheel_Dem May 2012 #9
Awesome pics!!! Rex May 2012 #10
They hate him, don't they. :-) Raven May 2012 #12
 

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)
1. Staged and/or Photoshopped!!!
Tue May 1, 2012, 08:47 PM
May 2012

And, clearly, the Troops HATE HIM!!!!


[font size="6"][font style=Tahoma]How Ya Like Them Apples, FREEPERS???!!!


 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
3. Look at pic 4 - they are laughing at him
Tue May 1, 2012, 09:24 PM
May 2012

Clearly, they don't take him seriously, and we need a president the troops won't laugh at.

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Carla in Sequim

(228 posts)
2. Well, Mr. President
Tue May 1, 2012, 08:47 PM
May 2012

I see you are having a much better day than the person who can get back to his car elevators in November. And no hecklers.

Romney's day was brutal. I assume he is still sobbing in his wife's lap at this very moment. Suspend the campaign now. Go home(s) and leave this country to the man that owns it.

Go. Now.

DCBob

(24,689 posts)
4. Republicans will say he is exploiting the troops for political purposes.
Tue May 1, 2012, 09:54 PM
May 2012

I suspect the troops wont agree with that.

tinymontgomery

(2,584 posts)
5. I don't know but pic #5
Tue May 1, 2012, 09:58 PM
May 2012

I don't know but pic #5 looks like the soldier is giving the finger. Anybody else notice that or is it just the camera angle or just me?

tinymontgomery

(2,584 posts)
11. Okay
Wed May 2, 2012, 05:39 AM
May 2012

Thanks, I was just wondering if I was seeing it from the right angle or not. I guess I wasn't, need to update my glass prescription.

 

alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)
13. No, that's his index finger
Wed May 2, 2012, 07:29 AM
May 2012

I suspect this image came from the near beginning of the speech, when Obama read off a list of the units present in the hanger. The list left some units off, including the 82nd Airborne. Needless to say, the members of the 82nd were happy to yell out that they'd been left out, to which Obama replied that whoever made the list was gonna be in trouble. If you look at the image, the soldier is pointing toward his 82nd Airborne insignia, probably his response to "Did I leave anybody out?" The others are laughing because several dozen people all yelled out "82nd!" fairly loudly.

JNelson6563

(28,151 posts)
8. No big production aircraft carrier landings either!
Tue May 1, 2012, 10:29 PM
May 2012

We're gonna have to talk to the President about how much flair he's choosing to display...

Julie

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
10. Awesome pics!!!
Tue May 1, 2012, 11:59 PM
May 2012

I said his smile was contagous, I think that is what Repukes hate the most about the POTUS.

WHO THE FUCK puts a mission accomplished banner on a AC?

Okay besides THIS LOSER below?

OKAY not really a banner but a FUCK THE WORLD I GOT AN AIR CRAFT FUCKING CARRIER MAMMA!!!

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