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July 13, 2008
B.Hussein Obama Won’t Commit to Event at Military Base
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Obama Refusing to Meet McCain for Foreign Policy Town Hall Meeting Before Military Audience
Obama is refusing to meet John McCain for a debate on Foreign Policy before a Town Hall Meeting audience composed of veterans, military service members, and military families from the Fort Hood, Texas military base.
A coalition of military groups is planning a nationally televised town-hall-style meeting with the presidential candidates near Fort Hood, Tex., the largest active-duty military installation in the country. But so far, only Senator John McCain of Arizona, the presumptive Republican nominee, has agreed to attend.
CBS has agreed to broadcast the meeting live from 9 to 11 p.m. Eastern time on Monday, Aug. 11. The candidates would face questions directly from an audience of 6,000 people, made up of veterans, service members and military families from the base.
Senator Barack Obama of Illinois, the presumptive Democratic nominee, has not agreed to participate.
“Senator Obama strongly supports America’s veterans and military families and has worked hard on their behalf in the Senate,” said Phillip Carter, director of Mr. Obama’s veterans effort and an Iraq war veteran. “While we unfortunately had a previously scheduled commitment on the date proposed, Senator Obama looks forward to continuing the dialogue he’s been having throughout the country with veterans on how we can better serve our men and women in uniform as they serve us.”
Carissa Picard, managing director of the Fort Hood Presidential Town Hall Consortium, said she had suggested Aug. 11 and asked the campaign to suggest other dates if that was not convenient, but after several conversations she had not been able to work anything out.
“I’m having extreme difficulty getting the Obama campaign to commit to this event, and we do not understand why,” said Ms. Picard, whose husband is deployed in Iraq. “We made it very clear to them that if they would commit to the event, we would work with them on dates.”
“This was a decision that was made with tremendous difficulty, to publicize it,” Ms. Picard said. “We were at a point where we had no other option. We got the impression that they could talk us to November.”
The meeting would be at the Expo Center in Belton, Tex., about 25 miles from Fort Hood.
McCain and Obama are asking to be the next commander in chief,” Ms. Picard said. “What’s a more compelling audience than this, the people that you have asked to maintain our security? It would be tremendous for the morale of this community.”
Organizers include American Veterans, Disabled American Veterans, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Veterans for Common Sense and Military Spouse Corporate Career Network.
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Wild Thing's comment........
If Obama wants to be Commander-in-Chief, he ought to be willing to stand before the men and women he wants to lead and answer their questions and hear their views.
Obama and his campaign won't even suggest a date that is not in conflict with their schedule, according to organizers.
This is the same Barack Obama who arrogantly said he would meet John McCain "anytime, anywhere" to debate Foreign Policy.
B.Hussein Obama is a walking, talking national defense and foreign affairs disaster, not to mention numerous other disasters.
I don't care who the person is, but NO ONE SNUBS our awesome military and gets a free pass from me. No way!
If Obama was a REAL man he would not do something like this.
Posted by Wild Thing at July 13, 2008 04:55 AM
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In 2000 the Obama Party of democratic socialists threw our 2000 US Military Absentee Ballots in the trash in FLORIDUH, eh Sorelosermen?
BUSH -271
Gore - 266
Posted by: darthcrUSAderworldtour07 at July 13, 2008 05:39 AM
Well, I can safely say he's lost the military vote and that constitutes a lot of voters. He'd probably put us under control of the UN again anyway, like Carter and Clinton did--the one place we don't belong. He's got no military service, so how would he know how to sucessfully run the military? He's a big old jerk!
Posted by: Lynn at July 13, 2008 05:51 AM
I am ssssoooo glad Obama is screwing up big time! He is afraid of debating McCain and he is afraid of getting in front of the Military!! Seems pretty obvious -even the media will catch on to this one LOL!! The media will wake up and Obama is going to go down !
Posted by: Cheryl Zee at July 13, 2008 08:24 AM
Of course Obama won't attend...you can't script it.
If they don't hand pick the GI's in attendance and give them the questions to ask, it will be an interesting Town Hall Meeting.
Posted by: BobF at July 13, 2008 08:27 AM
Obama said "Anytime, Anyplace" as long as he picks the time, place and audience. Obama defines the word phony.
This event should be a big plus for McCain. Of course, the MSM may just ignore it.
Posted by: TomR at July 13, 2008 09:52 AM
It would show obama for the big phoney he really is. No experience, the audience would be an automatic intimidation factor and no teleprompter.
He will not be talking to a bunch of pre-programmed college students, who are already pre-ordained to liberalism, and manic responses.
His audience will be a real and geniune and actual veterans who have had more experience in world policy than he could even think of acquiring in a lifetime.
The Obama handlers will accuse McCain of rigging the game and taking an unfair advantage of Monsour Obama. As if other world leaders wouldn't do that on the real stage of life. They will also accuse McCain of inviting obama in front of a hostie audience.
He is a phoney from the 'get-go'
Posted by: Mark at July 13, 2008 12:04 PM
One day he's Urkel, the next he's Shaft. Then he's Huggy Bear. Today he's Gary Coleman.
Posted by: Rhod at July 13, 2008 12:59 PM
The issue of Barack Obama not committing to appear before a Town Hall Meeting audience composed of veterans, military service members, and military families should become the priority criticism of him by John McCain, all Republicans, and those opposed to an Obama presidency.
We all know the answer, but the question has to be repeatedly asked, "Why is Barack Obama afraid to appear and answer questions from veterans, military service members, and military families?" Is he a political coward who can't defend his positions in front of people he wants to respect him as Commander-in-Chief?
As I mentioned once before, John McCain should offer to join Barack Obama when he visits Iraq and Afghanistan and challenge him to town hall meetings in front of the troops. Again, will Obama take the political cowards way out and come up with scheduling excuses for dissing the troops?
Posted by: Les at July 13, 2008 01:23 PM
Chrissie and TomR already know that I work with the wounded OEF/OIF vets returning home to us.
For the rest of you, I work with Ft.Hood TX troops a lot. I have had dinner with the Base Commanding General (soon to be Gen. Petraeus' replacement) and know many of his Officers and Spouse Groups there at the base.
Be assurd that if Obama ever showed his face at Ft. Hood the DEMs would never see him again. Nor, any of us. McCain is welcome at Ft.Hood; Obama IS NOT.
Posted by: Steve, USMC at July 13, 2008 03:44 PM
OOOOOOOOO GOODY!!!!! LETS SEND THAT BASTARD TO FT HOOD!!! MAKE MY DAY- I HOPE HE NEVER COMES BACK FROM HIS 08 TOUR OF AFGHANISTAN- IRAN AND EUROPE!!!!
Posted by: Cheryl Zee at July 13, 2008 05:04 PM
Darth, I will never ever forgive them for what they did. They are pure evil for doing something like that to anyone but especially to our military.
Posted by: Wild Thing at July 13, 2008 07:26 PM
Lynn, I agree, he will be vile when it comes to our military.
Posted by: Wild Thing at July 13, 2008 07:28 PM
Cheryl, I think your right, he IS afraid. Why else would he be so horrible like this and how he snubbed the Gen. when he spoke to all of them too.
Now he wants to go all the way to Iraq to speak to those in charge that is a bunch of BS, it is only because McCain pressured him.
Posted by: Wild Thing at July 13, 2008 07:30 PM
BobF, yes he can't speak at all without everything written down ahead of time. Sheesh
What an honor it would be to be able to do a debate at Ft. Hood or anywhere our troops could be there for it.
Posted by: Wild Thing at July 13, 2008 07:33 PM
Tom, Yes I bet they don't advertise it much at all. OH how I wish this would come to be and we can see the phony mess up big time right in front of our military and veterans like we know he would.
Posted by: Wild Thing at July 13, 2008 07:36 PM
Mark, ....."His audience will be a real and geniune and actual veterans who have had more experience in world policy than he could even think of acquiring in a lifetime.".........
Boy howdy that is sooooo true.
Posted by: Wild Thing at July 13, 2008 07:39 PM
Rhod, hahahahhaa yes, I was trying to make him look like one of those in the La Cage Follies of the female impersonators. hehheh
He is a coward and a wimp and a phony. I can't stand him.
Posted by: Wild Thing at July 13, 2008 07:41 PM
Les, I agree, this is such a great chance for McCain to really blast Obama about this.
I wish McCain would start to play hardball with this twit it would be sooooo easy there are so many opportunities and this one is a beauty of a chance.
Posted by: Wild Thing at July 13, 2008 07:44 PM
Steve, USMC, that gave me goosebumps in how you said that about Obama not being welcome. Thank you soooo much for the input SSgt Steve.
I cried when I first read about this that I posted then I got furious, so outraged at Obama for snubbing our military and Veterans.
Posted by: Wild Thing at July 13, 2008 07:46 PM
Cheryl, hahahaha that is a wish of mine, he could go live with the insurgents or......or...... heh heh
Posted by: Wild Thing at July 13, 2008 07:49 PM
Obama is a liar.
Yes, most politicians are. But Obama is a particularly egregious liar.
He's afraid of McCain and a military audience.
Posted by: Always On Watch at July 13, 2008 09:23 PM
Always On Watch, yes he has really shown what a coward he is in many ways. His complaining about being picked on was a clue and this with Ft. Hood proves it even more.
Posted by: Wild Thing at July 13, 2008 11:14 PM
MISS our C-5 Galaxy crew rest days in El Paso Senor Steve! The SUN BOWL football games too, eh?
WE despised Clinton during our White House Marine One and USSS / prez limo airlift missions, but adored Bush #41 and Reagan! Obama will LOSE in three and a half months, but it will be close! WT, don't let the libtards make you cry...They're not worth it!
Posted by: The Ethics Cleanser 08 at July 14, 2008 12:20 AM
