Wingers Criticizing Obama for being away on Veterans' Day

[AnnieBW]

Oh, here we go. I just saw a post on FB that criticized Obama for being out of the country during Veterans' Day, and saying that he paid more attention to Indonesia than our American troops.

I responded that 1) Veterans' Day is celebrated by many countries, not just the US; 2) He's off doing the country's business at the G20 and 3) Neither Reagan nor Bush were in town during all 8 Veterans' Days. I ended my comment by saying that the black guy won, so get over it.

[eleny]

1. Wasn't he with U.S. troops in South Korea today?

If they were happy that he took the opportunity to visit with them and honored their service then that's all that counts.

[jenmito]

2. Yes, he was. Video here:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2010/11/11/veterans-day-south-korea

[Clio the Leo]

3. Just as I said they would.....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=433&topic_id=517775&mesg_id=517802

They're getting WAY too predictable. To prove this, I predict that, tomorrow, they STILL wont have anything to say about the deficit commission report.

[ProSense]

4. How hard is it to go the

WH web site?

The President was joined at Yongsan Army Garrison in Seoul, South Korea by an estimated 1,400 base personnel and families and several hundred Korean vets. It was a unique and meaningful way to spend Veterans Day, as the President made clear:

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[jenmito]

5. Lawrence O'Donnell is going to cover this soon. n/t

[StarsInHerHair]

6. Obama should very politely bury them

they can be polite, they were to W, so he should respond in such a way as to show the world what the Right's true face looks like-hypocritical bigots. The GOP puts themselves before country & certainly puts corporations before the USA. So, Obama-do it, stand up for yourself & the country-when they knock the President they are-THEY TOLD US ALL DURING W'S 8 LONG NIGHTMARE YEARS-they knock the USA. Remember?