Bush has never been to a single military funeral??

[culero]

Yeah.

~S~

culero

[_Schadenfreude_]

Originally posted by Kieran
How many have you attended?

As honour guard for buddies - three, as paying my respects to veterans ( Moths's Memorable Order of Tin Hats) - twelve, and you?

[Kieran]

My intent is not to outdo you or strk, but to drive home a point; this is nothing more than a political jab. He's no more concerned about those servicemen than he perceives Bush to be.

[Nakhui]

Originally posted by Vulcan
IMHO having the President at a funeral would turn it into an impersonal circus. Isn't it better to stay away to allow families to grieve rather than have a small convoy of secret service agents, a couple of hundred tv crews etc invading an extremely personal moment?

Perhaps, for PR, he could attend, or maybe out of respect he stays away?

I would have to agree with this.

It also puts the family at danger because of all the liberal gay marriage loving commie Bush-HATERs who want to assassinate Mr. Bush.

It isn't that Bush doesn't want to attend... it's out of respect for the family and their loss.

[miko2d]

Kieran: My intent is not to outdo you or strk, but to drive home a point; this is nothing more than a political jab. He's no more concerned about those servicemen than he perceives Bush to be.

 If you asked him whether itw as a political jab, he would have admitted it - thus sparing you making a fool out of yourself by ad hominem attack.

 Why should we care whether strk gives a damn for those dead soldiers? He is not elected a president, so unlike Bush, caring is not in his job description.

 The fact that Bush have not visited a single funeral yet is a serious indication for people familiar with phsychology that he is possibly living in an imagined world of his - or his handlers - creation and may have propblems facing reality.
 Possibly having a mentally unbalanced C-in-C is quite a valid concern.

 miko

[Frogm4n]

they didnt have to die for a worthless cause.

[Kieran]

If you asked him whether itw as a political jab, he would have admitted it - thus sparing you making a fool out of yourself by ad hominem attack.

Miko, shouldn't you be writing yet another "the sky is falling!" post? (How's THAT for an ad hominem attack?)

He was making a political statement, as he has made very clear. Get over yourself.

[Furious]

Originally posted by miko2d
...The fact that Bush have not visited a single funeral yet is a serious indication for people familiar with phsychology that he is possibly living in an imagined world of his - or his handlers - creation and may have propblems facing reality.
 Possibly having a mentally unbalanced C-in-C is quite a valid concern...

Can you really infer these "possibilities" about the potus from his not attending a military funeral?

Heck, I don't even like the guy and I can find many good reasons for him not to have attended.

[miko2d]

Kieran: Miko, shouldn't you be writing yet another "the sky is falling!" post?

He was making a political statement, as he has made very clear. Get over yourself.

Yes he was. So instead of replying to it with your own political statement, you start a personal squabble accusing him of making a perfectly valid political statement.

 As for odering us around - what we should be doing and what kinds of statements we should be making, you are confusing yourself with God or Skuzzy or maybe mr. Bush.

 miko

[Frogm4n]

Yea, i agree with furious. It is just bad morale for bush to attend the funerals or meet with troops with legs missing.( not being sarcastic)

[kappa]

I think there was a very valid point in that the news organizations are not showing wounded and dead from the war.

Bush is concerned about all facts of military life except the reality of it. He poses for camera ops on the deck of a carrier in the pacific and even brings troops turkeys for thanksgiving.. So why not honor the dead that are fully his responsibility..

Its a for gone conclusion that he cannot attend all funerals.. But he should do something to recognize these deaths that have occured in his oil war... or whatever war you choose to call it.. A rightous person would take and show responsibility.... Especially since hostilities are over.. Hes still solely responsible...

I hope he does...

question:  Do troops deployed in Iraqi still receive hazzard pay??

[Frogm4n]

Alot of them still have to buy their own body armor.

[miko2d]

Furious: Can you really infer these "possibilities" about the potus from his not attending a military funeral?

 From just that single fact - no. From a combination of observations one can make amasingly good picture of someone's mental processes.
 I've closely observed some people living in their imagined worlds that have very little relation to reality. Those people employ all kinds of unconcious mental tricks to avoid seing something that would contradict their worldview.
 They usually exibit a lot of similar symptoms.


Heck, I don't even like the guy and I can find many good reasons for him not to have attended.

 I do not dislike him at all. I believe he is an earnest fellow leading us to hell by the road paved with good intentions. If not him, some similar guy would have been elected by the public.

 I am somewhat familiar with his schedule. He spends a lot of time on his ranch, meeting with all kinds of children, workers and other people of no importance - other for his re-election vote gathering.

 Dead soldiers are his past. He is concerned with pandering to new groups, not facing the concequences of his past decisions, whether right or wrong.

 miko

[LePaul]

And on the flip side of politics...how many Firefighter & Police funerals did Mrs Clinton attend?

[kappa]

Originally posted by LePaul
And on the flip side of politics...how many Firefighter & Police funerals did Mrs Clinton attend?

How many did he send to war??