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President Barack Obama has telephoned 10 U.S. service members stationed abroad to wish them a happy Thanksgiving and praise their military service.
Obama made the calls Thursday morning from the Oval Office to two members each from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines and Navy who are deployed in support of U.S. operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. Obama has made the Thanksgiving calls each year since becoming president.
In a radio address to the nation, the president also asked Americans to remember the men and women in the military who are spending the holiday serving their country overseas.
The first family later Thursday was sitting down for a holiday feast including turkey, ham, cornbread stuffing, oyster stuffing, greens, macaroni and cheese, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole and dinner rolls. Dessert selections included banana cream pie, pumpkin pie, sweet potato pie, huckleberry pie and cherry pie.
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How about a show of hands, does anyone really care? I can understand remembering service men and women, thank god for them. How about remembering how many people are out of jobs and their homes due to regulations implemented in the last three years. Also how about remembering how much has been wasted and lost due to failed policies.
Which Obama regulations cost jobs again nitwit?
Name your favorite half dozen.
Figured there would be one twit....how about EPA...do you really need a half dozen.
Which EPA reg again?
Odumbass calls servicemen abroad in a show of condescending magnanimity while a Russian newscaster gives him the raised middle finger salute on a live Russian newscast.
Every so often the Russians get something right.
Thinker,
Can you list any specific regulation that has been put in place by this administration that resulted in the loss of jobs or homes? Doubtful.
bfitz,
BREAKING NEWS; Russian newscaster Tatiana Limanova breaks silence, gives explanation
for "Finger" display gester during live broadcast.
""I would like to take time to bring clarity and offer a deep opology to U.S.President Obama and those affected by my acts. My display gester albiet inoppropriate and unproffessional, was a response to my TV producers question on my desk monitor and a cue card he held asking,
"How about a SEGWAY into the GOP Presisential Race, and what's your felling on them?
Response givin.
T.L"
both of you seem to have forgotten the meaning of this holiday and any respect for the office of the President of the United States.
come with valid comments or give it a rest for just one day.
No, of course they can't tell you one regulation that has cost jobs. All they can do is spout HF talking points and say he has put 1,500 regulations in place that tanked the economy.
FLUSH the GOP scum in 2012 and let's keep this nation moving forward.
Happy Thanksgiving Mr. President. Best wishes to you and your family.
Please enjoy dining off of Ronald and Nancy's fine White House china as this is what they would have wanted.
It was surely a Butterball turkey that was processed under muslim rules and regulations on sacrificing an animal to the greater glory of allah...(and I only had 2 kinds of pie..5 seems very hoggy and self centered...jmho...oh...sorry...I forgot moochelle was at the table!)...: p
Does "ATF" stand for "A TRUE FOOL"?
Glad to hear there was Ham at there meal and wine served. So no muslim's try again!
Nice dinner for the first family. All us serfs get to watch the King and Queen gorge themselves while we starve.
They need to top off the festivities with a nice cruise on Air Force One. Don't need to go anywhere, just go for a little spin. LOL