Valerie Jarrett is Barack Obama’s Senior Advisor to the President and Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Relations and Public Engagement. You’d think as Barack Obama’s Senior Advisor for Public Engagement, she’d show some more class to our soldiers.
But not today.
Flying home to Washington, D.C. today after speaking to the left wing online activists gathering in Pittsburgh, Ms. Jarrett’s flight had an Army Private in uniform on the plane.
Ms. Jarrett, the President’s Senior Advisor for Public Engagement never even acknowledged the Army Private, though she clearly saw him.
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Sad.
jdaman (Diary) Saturday, August 15th at 3:24PM EST (link)Democrats seem to think that the men and women who go and fight for the innocent are monsters or thugs, they can’t seem to wrap there minds around the thought or the fact that these are brave and clever people, who have chosen to fight for freedom.
“Status quo,” as you know, is Latin for “the mess we’re in”.
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Obama Proposes New Law 'Prevention Detention' - For Future Crimes you might commit
katinahughes1973 Saturday, August 15th at 4:00PM EST (link)Obama Proposes New Law ‘Prevention Detention’ – For Future Crimes you might commit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVChNmN9y7E&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Efacebook%2Ecom%2Fhome%2Ephp%3Fref%3Dhome&feature=player_embedded
To be honest
Wing Zero (Diary) Saturday, August 15th at 3:30PM EST (link)The Private probably didn’t want to be talked to… especially if he knew who the lady was.
But service members usually do appreciate being thanked by the public.
I’m not surprised that anyone associated with this White House can’t “be bothered” to say hello to a Soldier, or Airman or any military member.
1-21-09 – We are so screwed… Wait… maybe not just yet.
Perhaps Jarrett was the Clinton staffer who said she didn't talk to the military...
smagar (Diary) Sunday, August 16th at 9:53AM EST (link)…remember that incident from the early days of the Clinton presidency? IIRC, LTG (at the time) Barry McCaffrey was entering the White House, and passed by a Clinton staffer who reportedly said that she “didn’t talk to the military.”
Hmmmm…just where WAS Valerie Jarrett in early 1993?
Just kidding…I doubt that was her. But the shoe does seem to fit snugly, doesn’t it?
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I am so sick of obamas' elitest SNOBS.
bobojake (Diary) Saturday, August 15th at 3:48PM EST (link)You darn right obama we don’t like your status quo and your boogy man stories they are nothing but LIES.
You are the only one obama that brags about your status quo obama of 3 million jobs lost, trillions of taxpayers money ripped off by incompetents and yes you are the lead SNOB all your adminstration.
Thank You Service men for the Job you do./
God Bless America not the one obama is trying to create like puff the majic dragon.
Obama Proposes New Law 'Prevention Detention' - For Future Crimes you might commit
katinahughes1973 Saturday, August 15th at 4:01PM EST (link)Obama Proposes New Law ‘Prevention Detention’ – For Future Crimes you might commit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVChNmN9y7E&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Efacebook%2Ecom%2Fhome%2Ephp%
Not too much meat here
lthurwitz (Diary) Saturday, August 15th at 4:01PM EST (link)I was expecting some kind of snub or disrespect, but didn’t see it in this story. Is there more to this than is written? I believe in showing respect for all in service, but sometimes that includes respectfully letting them live their lives while you live yours. Now if there were only 10 or so people on the plane it would be a different story. What am I missing?
I'm a bit of the same opinion about this
Jeff Weimer (Diary) Saturday, August 15th at 4:08PM EST (link)And I’m active duty Navy. I wouldn’t perceive it as a slight – the vast majority of people of all walks of life don’t say anything to those in uniform at an airport or in a plane.
It’s not like a Congressman thanking the Lord for a hurricane because it might possibly interrupt the political opposition’s convention, or anything.
I just don’t think this is that big of a deal.
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I go out of my way to say hello
SteveLA (Diary) Saturday, August 15th at 4:20PM EST (link)Jeff
I probably take the opposite track, I go out of my way just to say hello and talk to young men and women in uniform when traveling. It’s often times not a conversation about anything important or for that matter about their job, just hi how you doing, how’s it going, normal stuff that some of the young people going or coming from overseas have been missing out on and is part of adjusting to life back in “the world”.
I’ve met some of this country’s finest men and women who are keeping this country free, and you know what I get more out of talking to them than the probably get talking to me.
We have some amazing people in our armed forces.
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And thank you for your "thank yous"
Jeff Weimer (Diary) Saturday, August 15th at 4:29PM EST (link)We DO appreciate it – especially if we don’t expect it.
And there should be no expectation that people go out of their way for us, that’s a bit egotistical, IMHO.
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I demand more from our elected officials.
Moe Lane (Diary) Sunday, August 16th at 12:01AM EST (link)Particularly when they come from the political party that cannot be safely assumed as ‘getting it’ on military issues.
My only objection is that there was no record of the snub. Get a camera
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ColdWarrior (Diary) Sunday, August 16th at 12:40AM EST (link)Flying on a small regional jet from Atlanta to Chicago on the Sunday after the RedState gathering, about ten soldiers were boarding with me. After the plane was close to shutting the doors, I got up and went up into the first class section, where a colonel was seated, and quietly told a couple of the stewardesses that I wanted to buy each of the soldiers a drink, but they had to make sure I received no acknowledgement for it. I whipped out my credit card. Well, that particular regional carrier didn’t take credit cards in flight (like many now do). Okay, Plan B. I told them I had $55 in cash in my wallet and asked them to start offering free drinks to each soldier until it ran out. I tried handing it to one of them. They said to hold off.
I returned to my seat — I was seated next to a young Army specialist. Started talking to him. He worked for the Armed Forces Network as a photo journalist. Michigan State Spartan. About 22. And very, very liberal. So we had a spirited and friendly conversation about various political issues.
Well, the drink orders were being taken. The stewardess told me I was “off the hook.” Turns out things have changed in “this man’s Army” since my active duty and reserve duty days. The soldiers were on orders not to drink in uniform while traveling, and the specialist told me he would not risk violating that order unless he saw the senior officer or some other officer drinking. So I took a stroll through the cabin for him, and I couldn’t see any officers drinking. Darn.
So I thanked him for his service, of course, otherwise, and told him, near the end of the flight, that I was an academy grad and had served on active and reserve duty, too.
And that, undoubtedly, I’d be cancelling his vote in the next presidential election. <;^)
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Excellent point. They gave Dubya no slack. whatsoever. NT
smagar (Diary) Sunday, August 16th at 9:56AM EST (link)“Who will stand/On either hand/And guard this bridge with me?” (Macaulay)
Ooops....this was a reply to Neil's comment below. NT
smagar (Diary) Sunday, August 16th at 9:57AM EST (link)“Who will stand/On either hand/And guard this bridge with me?” (Macaulay)
Jeff, see Neil's comment below.
smagar (Diary) Sunday, August 16th at 9:59AM EST (link)I’m retired Army, so I see what you’re saying.
However, the left took every little Dubya misstep and magnified it into a crisis of character and a failure in leadership.
We are simply playing Valerie Jarrett’s and Rahm Emmanuel’s game.
It’s the Chicago—and now the White House—way.
“Who will stand/On either hand/And guard this bridge with me?” (Macaulay)
Jeff - Thank you for your service to our country.
muffin Saturday, August 15th at 6:36PM EST (link)Anytime I see a soldier from any branch of the service, I try to shake his/her hand and thank them. I’ve seen mothers and fathers with t-shirts or hats saying their offspring are serving and I try to at least speak to them. The smiles I receive in return are heartwarming. At least some of us can let our brave soldiers know they are appreciated.
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Erick, did the link drop off of your diary?
SoFiMil (Diary) Saturday, August 15th at 4:18PM EST (link)I ran some key words in Google and didn’t find the story there either.
www.suvstrategery.blogspot.com
Upon reflection,
SoFiMil (Diary) Sunday, August 16th at 10:46AM EST (link)Erick, were you the eye-witness to this? If so, there’s no need for a link.
www.suvstrategery.blogspot.com
Are we to be surprised by this?
swami7774 (Diary) Saturday, August 15th at 4:19PM EST (link)We know how the Obamists feel about the military.
Has The One said anything about our troops lately? In the past 2-3 months?
Today, there is a name for the political doctrine that rejoices in scarcity of everything except government. The name is environmentalism.
Liberals like Ms. Jarrett have so little contact with the military
WarEagle01 (Diary) Saturday, August 15th at 4:41PM EST (link)that she probably didn’t even realize he was a serviceman. She probably thought he was in the salvation army or perhaps a security guard.
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I'm not sure there's a lot of There there to this Story.
Section9 Saturday, August 15th at 11:18PM EST (link)Jarret doesn’t acknowledge an Army Private she doesn’t even know. So what?
Believe me, we can get this Administration on much more substantial things than this merde.
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That's not how it works
Neil Stevens (Diary) Saturday, August 15th at 11:52PM EST (link)You win by getting them on everything.
You win by throwing every slight up for all to see.
You win by establishing the pattern.
To borrow from Skanderbeg’s recent piece, you don’t win by one big strike at a showy target. You win with continual bombardment.
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Exactly!
Adjoran (Diary) Sunday, August 16th at 2:37AM EST (link)WE all know what a bunch of [expletive deleted]s the leftists are, but we can’t assume the general electorate is paying close enough attention to detail to have noticed all this stuff. After all, the majority elected this guy . . .
Give them precisely the same passes and the same benefits of the doubt they gave Dubya – which is to say, none at all!
If this story does get some legs in the blogosphere...
smagar (Diary) Sunday, August 16th at 10:17AM EST (link)could everyone help out by posting some examples of small missteps the Bush administration made, which were blown out of proportion? (Links, please, if you have them).
Then, when the MSM begins to wet its pants and whine, we can point to those examples and ask “Well, isn’t this the kind of change you folks in the newsroom and Columbia School of Journalism wanted? Aren’t we now making a big deal of small things, because of their SYMBOLIC value? Seems to me that a publicly-known White House official—who is a leader in the President’s—excuse me, Commander in Chief’s—Public Engagement effort, no less—-should understand the importance of conveying respect to our military, especially in time of war. Passing by a Soldier—-especially a private, someone who KNEW he was most likely going into a war zone by enlisting in the Army—after thanking a political operative is a powerful symbol.”
Yes, it’s powerful. For us.
“Who will stand/On either hand/And guard this bridge with me?” (Macaulay)
OOPS---correction. I thought Jarrett thanked a political operative ON THE PLANE. My bust. NT
smagar (Diary) Sunday, August 16th at 10:20AM EST (link)Please consider the words “after thanking a political operative” to be stricken from the comment above. Everything else stands.
“Who will stand/On either hand/And guard this bridge with me?” (Macaulay)
Missing the point
mrjiblet Monday, August 17th at 11:03AM EST (link)We’re missing the big issue here… Jarrett few commercial!