It's bad enough that Barack Obama's trip to the Middle East is getting an insane amount of MSM coverage (the three big network news anchors? Whoa!); now, NBC News believes it apt to compare Obama's sojourn to ... an actual military tour of duty. Yes indeed. Check out at right how anchor Lester Holt introduces last evening's Nightly News.
HOLT: "Tour of Duty" as Obama visits the war zone: The fight over where to send combat troops next.
I never served in the military and I find it quite grating that a major news organization would refer to a presidential candidate's foreign trip to a combat zone -- a candidate who never served, incidentally -- as a "tour of duty." Does anyone else recall former President Bill Clinton's claims that he was on "active duty" as Commander-in-Chief, and therefore immune from any prosecution during the Paula Jones matter? After protests by some veterans' groups, Clinton withdrew his claim (although it's unclear if it was due to these protests or because it was a lousy legal argument).
I wonder if NBC will similarly withdraw its specious headline.
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They are not fit to call their tour a "tour of duty"
July 21, 2008 - 09:42 ET by expatriotThese people are not fit to wash the jock straps and dirty feet of the soldiers who are serving their tours of duty. As one who has served I have to laugh at the "hardships" that these worhtless beetles will claim to have suffered. Tour of duty? Good one!
expat...you're not getting
July 21, 2008 - 11:07 ET by motherbeltexpat...you're not getting the "nuance" of it....
It means he is on a guided "tour" of Iraq and Afghanistan as a matter of his "duty" as a Presidential Candidate and the Presumed Democratic Nominee.
I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows. -Bart Simpson
MB, you are right
July 21, 2008 - 11:30 ET by SouthJersey1953I'm not sure why I didn't see that before....thanks for clarifying!
(BTW - love you tag line...I am not a Simpson fan, but Bart has it all figured out!)
Ssssshhhh! Don't call
July 21, 2008 - 09:45 ET by KillgraveSsssshhhh! Don't call attention to it. Maybe he'll slap on a helmet and ride along in a tank, with a stupid-ass grin on his face.
Senate "wars"
July 21, 2008 - 09:59 ET by iveseenitallMr. Obama is an experienced veteran of the U.S. Senate "wars"(143 days). He has fought these kinds of "wars" all his life, from Harvard "round tables", to NAACP committee meetings, to community "action" on the streets of Chicago. He has shown his mettle by not giving the Rev. Wright a standing O, even though he was itching to do so. Just as John F. Kerry, he should salute at the Dem convention and say "reporting for duty". Only this time he should raise his right hand with a black glove on it. What a patriot! Chris Matthews' knees are shaking.
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"
P.S. Holt and the entire MSM insult all who have served. Revolting!
When Generalissimo Obama
July 21, 2008 - 11:00 ET by Jack BauerWhen Generalissimo Obama returns from his Tour of Duty in the quagmire of Iraqnam....
I'm begging conservatives not to spit upon this returning warrior, but to honor his service.
Barack has been talking quietly about awarding himself the Purple Cross, thanks to catching his mutantly large ears in overhead storage.
Well deserved, in my humble opinion.
I think Lester's comment
July 21, 2008 - 09:59 ET by Hunter12I think Lester's comment got truncated. What he was saying was Obama's Tour of Duty... ..Free Shops. He has a whole list: a dashiki for Jerry, a Hezbollah grenade for Bill, Michelle wants an AK-47, an absorbent towel for Chris, the list goes on.
"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." - Sir Winston Churchill
LOL!!
July 21, 2008 - 10:07 ET by D. S. HubeThanks for that, Hunter! That "Tour of Duty ... Free Shops" made me spit out my coffee in laughter! Made my day! ;-)
Hunter, well done!
July 21, 2008 - 12:52 ET by mom_roxlol - Hilarious!
A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
- George Bernard Shaw, 1944
Award
July 21, 2008 - 09:59 ET by cvgbuckeyeiveseenitall:
You get my vote for "Newsbuster Brown of the Day". Great post.
Only us old farts know who Buster Brown was.
Right on!
July 21, 2008 - 10:18 ET by iveseenitallWith a dog who lives in his shoe! God bless you!
NEVER.NEVER trust a "liberal"
3 hour tour
July 21, 2008 - 10:16 ET by ScrapironHussein O's three hour tour will result in Maliki and Karzi being buried (along with millions of Iraqi's and Afghan's)in unmarked graves on Gilligan's island. Both should know better than to kiss the a** of an Islamist who denies Islam (Apostate).
Old, Retired and glad of it.
Should we caution them...
July 21, 2008 - 10:18 ET by ThalpyShould we caution them to keep their heads down? Just a thought.
Traitors to the troops.
July 21, 2008 - 10:26 ET by ScrapironThe 'tour of duty' remark was not a mistake. It was and is another snide insult by the Nothing But Crap (NBC) loons to the American troops who have and are serving their country. Hussein O and his weasels can harp about the war, but the fact is they never served, even in peace time. Hussein O is just stupid enough to have been made a shave tail Lt and ordered a charge on a machine gun and screaming charge (as he hid in a bunker) and got his troops killed.
Old, Retired and glad of it.
I agree, it's a smack in the
July 21, 2008 - 12:04 ET by jwm45I agree, it's a smack in the face of anyone who has done a real tour of duty. Nothing but crap indeed
"Tour of Duty", my fanny.
July 21, 2008 - 10:53 ET by Chris Norman"Tour of Duty", my fanny. More like a Tour of Doody...
McNotObama '08
Yeah, he's not Howdy Doody,
July 21, 2008 - 11:43 ET by ConservativeRexYeah, he's not Howdy Doody, but he is Howdy Doodat!
"Howdy Doodat!"
July 21, 2008 - 12:17 ET by Indiana JoeI love it!!!
LMAO
(but watch it, that's probably racist...)
I was thinking either "Howdy
July 21, 2008 - 13:57 ET by Chris NormanI was thinking either "Howdy Doody" or the "doody" one can step in...
McNotObama '08
I'm The Messiah, and I'm Reporting For Duty
July 21, 2008 - 10:53 ET by SickofLibsIf he trips over a camcorder cable, is he eligible for a Purple Heart?
Did Lord moo-saih Obambi
July 21, 2008 - 11:01 ET by 10ksnookerHold any community organizing meetings? Might as well play to his experience base -- Teach them the advantages of Marxism.
Oh wait, the Afghanis tried that didn't they, when the Soviets took over Afghanistan? I guess they didn't like Marxism. And Saddam, he was such a benevolent dictator.
I wonder how many times the moo-saih mentioned freedom to the the people or the troops? Want to guess?
Midnight Basketball
July 21, 2008 - 12:03 ET by Eileen Rightin Chicago probably qualifies as "Combat Duty" in his eyes.
ACTUALLY
July 21, 2008 - 11:39 ET by paulnashtnIt IS a duty for him to know what he is talking about, something that has not been the case before
VOTE REPUBLICAN
So, Obami's on a tour of
July 21, 2008 - 11:42 ET by ConservativeRexSo, Obami's on a tour of duty? Good, let him take a tour of Sadr City, at night, alone. My son did his time in Sadr City on his first tour in '04. And Obami isn't fit to carry his boots.
It's a laugh a minute with these knuckleheads. Who says they don't provide anything to laugh about? You just ain't looking.
This is outrageous! Obama
July 21, 2008 - 11:58 ET by bassndudeThis is outrageous! Obama nor Holt either one would know a tour of duty if it jumped up and bit them on the..a$$. Neither one of them know or understand the meaning of the term. Neither one ever served in the armed forces, and in my view, neither one would be worthy to serve. With Obamas past drug use, he is not qualified to join the armed forces. Let alone command them. Holt, I assume would fall into the same category. The very idea of comparing this drug using, arrogant coward to military personel is offensive.
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
I just hope Obama gets a
July 21, 2008 - 14:00 ET by TruthMongerI just hope Obama gets a "Mission Accomplished" banner when he gets back:)!
Did Obama P?
July 21, 2008 - 14:09 ET by bassndudeI wonder how many times Obama had to change those wet pants before he got off the plane. Those depends work wonder, dont you think?
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
i think this "tour of duty"
July 21, 2008 - 14:24 ET by TruthMongeri think this "tour of duty" pic will make another great t-shirt:)
Mich zu.
July 21, 2008 - 14:37 ET by bassndudeI also wonder if he learned any languages while there:-)
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
Heck
July 21, 2008 - 15:01 ET by Copperhead RidgeI'd be happy if he figured out that people speak Pashtun in Afghanistan and not Arabic.
What a dolt!
Dream on Copper! He was
July 21, 2008 - 15:04 ET by bassndudeDream on Copper! He was lucky to figure out they speak english in England.
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
This specticle is becoming..
July 21, 2008 - 12:09 ET by BEGRUNTNAUSEATING to watch. These MSM types should be ashamed to call themselves "objective". They are the extended Obama campaign staff.
"If a man does his best, what else is there"?
General George S. Patton Jr.
Reality
July 21, 2008 - 12:55 ET by JDWObama's six day middle east/European play school to earn a degree in foreign policy.
JDW
SAPPY NEWS
DAILY WAVE
A Possible "Open Topic" Question
July 21, 2008 - 13:26 ET by DoktorFrankenWhy is the MSM serving as Obama's propaganda machine?
Obama- The Middle East Trip
July 21, 2008 - 13:38 ET by NKurucI firmly believe that the MSM is trying to shove this guy down our throats. At the same time I also believe that it will reach a point of total oversaturation.....near election time....and that the voters will decide that he is not the right person for the job....and it will be all but a bad memory. Of course if that happens we now have four to eight years of McCain bashing. The good news, if you call it good news, in this instance is that it gives additional life to networks like MSNBC that might otherwise continue their total irrelevence.
OFF
July 21, 2008 - 15:04 ET by Copperhead Ridge"At the same time I also believe that it will reach a point of total
oversaturation.....near election time....and that the voters will
decide that he is not the right person for the job."
OFF: Obama Fatigue Factor.
We know the Irish Fawn (O'Bambi) has never worn fatigues unless he was slinking around for Willian Ayres
I believe...
July 22, 2008 - 00:21 ET by cest moiI believe this media-produced infomercial called Obama is droning on and on to not only dumb down the lazy, but to de-sensitize the ignorant and complacent partisans. Like the Global Warmists, people will swallow anything that tickles their ear.
Along with 4 to 8 years of
July 22, 2008 - 01:29 ET by Seabeach4348Along with 4 to 8 years of McCain-bashing, if BO loses the election, there will be 4 to 8 years of whining over voter fraud by the republicans and conservatives: how they "cheated" BO out of votes, how the usual minorities were victimized, intimidated, and disenfranchised out of voting, and how the election was "stolen" from B Hussein O by the right, just like it was with Algore!
I wonder it there will any recounts?
How many celebrities will leave the country?
How many people will be treated for the mental disorder PETS?
How many liberals and journalists will apologize to the "world community" for rejecting the one and only person who could have solved the world's problems and finally put the evil and greedy USA in it's rightful place?
After his "tour of duty" he
July 21, 2008 - 13:43 ET by cocodrieAfter his "tour of duty" he should stop off in Hawaii to get a new forged birth certificate. The one has was exposed as a fake. I wonder how many languages he spoke in those foriegn countries.
Yeah, how many languages
July 22, 2008 - 01:35 ET by Seabeach4348Yeah, how many languages did the little self-important piss-ant speak when he was "over there"?
Good point, Cocodrie.
LOL
July 22, 2008 - 01:39 ET by bigtimerLOL Seabeach....
Hey...hey...hey...now don't go going giving piss-ants a bad name...even self-important ones...
Not PC of ya...and all tht jazz doncha' know...
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Many languages
July 22, 2008 - 01:50 ET by Cool ArrowHis interpreter was AmericanDreams from the Human Faith thread over in Forums
LYDSEXICS UNTIE
Does anyone else recall
July 21, 2008 - 13:54 ET by JerDoes anyone else recall former President Bill Clinton's claims that he was on "active duty" as Commander-in-Chief, and therefore immune from any prosecution during the Paula Jones matter?
Sure. It was a silly defense to an even sillier lawsuit, appropriately referenced by culling a grain of truth from Buzz Patterson's garden of fables.
Jer
After his "tour of duty" he
July 21, 2008 - 14:04 ET by cocodrieAfter his "tour of duty" he should stop over in Hawaii for a new forged birth certificate. the one he has was exposed as a fake. He has proven himself to be a true liberal, he can't resist insulting our brave men and women in the military. We owe everything we have in this country to them because they sacrifice their lives for us.
Before this Magical Media
July 21, 2008 - 18:48 ET by chessplayerBefore this Magical Media Tour is over, Obama will have single-handedly fought off an attack by a hundred Taliban.
An E-Mail I recieved
July 21, 2008 - 21:54 ET by I.am.DILLIGAFwhich I believe says it all. At least to me LOL
An email from Ireland to all of the brethren in the United States........
A point to ponder despite your political affiliation:
We, in Ireland, can't figure out why you people are even bothering to hold an election this Fall in the United States.
On one side, you had a pants wearing female lawyer, married to another lawyer who can't seem to keep his pants on, who just lost a long and heated primary against a lawyer, who goes to the wrong church, who is married to yet another lawyer, who doesn't even like the country her husband wants to run!
Now........On the other side, you have a nice old war hero whose name starts with the appropriate "Mc" terminology, married to a good looking younger woman who owns a beer distributorship!
What in God's name are ya lads thinkin over in the colonies ?!!
Guns and Violence are not the answer but they are one solution to the problem== SARG
Barry Ho's Tour of Doody
July 22, 2008 - 00:14 ET by cest moiWhat a slap at our military to give this little pisher's doings the dignity that's reserved for those who earn it. But then, that's what Affirmative Action's all about, no?