COWH can't send reps to funeral for General, but can send them to Michael Brown's funeral

Floridatexan wrote:
Secretary of Defense Hagel was at the funeral.

Floridatexan wrote:
Secretary of Defense Hagel was at the funeral.

Joanimaroni wrote:It is shameful golf is more important to Obama.

ZVUGKTUBM wrote:

Joanimaroni wrote:It is shameful golf is more important to Obama.

Would attending the funeral have garnered the President less criticism from his political opponents? Be honest.....

ZVUGKTUBM wrote:

Floridatexan wrote:
Secretary of Defense Hagel was at the funeral.

You already pointed this out last week. If the President HAD attended, the wingnuts would be spinning it to say he only did it for political purposes. They would have complained that it was proper protocol for the SECDEF to attend this general's funeral, so why did the President see fit to attend (I mean, didn't he have more pressing issues running the country?).

ZVUGKTUBM wrote:

Joanimaroni wrote:It is shameful golf is more important to Obama.

Would attending the funeral have garnered the President less criticism from his political opponents? Be honest.....

ZVUGKTUBM wrote:....So yes there would be less criticism.


Highly doubtful........

ZVUGKTUBM wrote:....So yes there would be less criticism.


Highly doubtful........

2seaoat wrote:Thankfully, this President does not answer to the Markles of this world....... !!


Heck, I doubt Mr. Markle has ever been an employer, but at least it makes him feel good when he can dictate how the President should spend his vacation time.

ZVUGKTUBM wrote:But, he was only a two-star general. I visited the Pentagon a couple of times when I was stationed at Quantico, and an officer told me that unless you had at least three stars, you were a nobody in that building.

The Marines would not have made a big-deal of General Greene's death. They would have ordered flags flown at half-mast at bases, something they always did when a general officer passed away.

Having the SECDEF attend the funeral and speak to the family was more than enough, and likely followed protocol. He was only a two star, but he was the highest ranking officer killed in the line of duty during the GWOT. Likely, someone from the President's staff made sure Secretary Hagel was available to represent the administration.

ZVUGKTUBM wrote:Thankfully, this President does not answer to the Markles of this world....... !!

Damaged Eagle wrote:

ZVUGKTUBM wrote:But, he was only a two-star general. I visited the Pentagon a couple of times when I was stationed at Quantico, and an officer told me that unless you had at least three stars, you were a nobody in that building.

The Marines would not have made a big-deal of General Greene's death. They would have ordered flags flown at half-mast at bases, something they always did when a general officer passed away.

Having the SECDEF attend the funeral and speak to the family was more than enough, and likely followed protocol. He was only a two star, but he was the highest ranking officer killed in the line of duty during the GWOT. Likely, someone from the President's staff made sure Secretary Hagel was available to represent the administration.

He was still a high ranking officer killed in the line of duty and not sitting on his dairy in the Pentagon.

How often does that happen? Not very...

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ZVUGKTUBM wrote: But, he was only a two-star general. I visited the Pentagon a couple of times when I was stationed at Quantico, and an officer told me that unless you had at least three stars, you were a nobody in that building.

The Marines would not have made a big-deal of General Greene's death. They would have ordered flags flown at half-mast at bases, something they always did when a general officer passed away.

Having the SECDEF attend the funeral and speak to the family was more than enough, and likely followed protocol. He was only a two star, but he was the highest ranking officer killed in the line of duty during the GWOT. Likely, someone from the President's staff made sure Secretary Hagel was available to represent the administration.

2seaoat wrote:As for your remarks about race...you are the only one singing that song. It is not about race, it's about the Commander in Chief 's failure to attend the funeral of Major General Greene.


Nothing to do with race at all......just like when he went to Abe Lincoln national cemetery and was raked over the coals for not attending Arlington's ceremonies at the monument for the unknown soldier.....my recollection it was the same folks who are criticizing him now......until it was shown how many times he had gone to Arlington during his presidency and how other Presidents NEVER went.   Race has nothing to do with it and the usual suspects are always cheering the shooter of a black kid.....nothing at all to do with it.  I play poker....actually pretty well, and my skills at tells are nearing the remarkable...... but a donkey could pick up the tells around here.

2seaoat wrote:As for your remarks about race...you are the only one singing that song. It is not about race, it's about the Commander in Chief 's failure to attend the funeral of Major General Greene.


Nothing to do with race at all......just like when he went to Abe Lincoln national cemetery and was raked over the coals for not attending Arlington's ceremonies at the monument for the unknown soldier.....my recollection it was the same folks who are criticizing him now......until it was shown how many times he had gone to Arlington during his presidency and how other Presidents NEVER went.   Race has nothing to do with it and the usual suspects are always cheering the shooter of a black kid.....nothing at all to do with it.  I play poker....actually pretty well, and my skills at tells are nearing the remarkable...... but a donkey could pick up the tells around here.