Obama's decision to play golf on Memorial Day was disrespectful

[CueSi]

Snopes covered this last year when talk radio was whining about Obama on Memorial Day.

On several occasions in just the last thirty years, U.S. presidentshave been elsewhere on Memorial Day (either vacationing or attending to other presidential duties), while other administration officials represented them at the wreath-laying ceremony:
In 2002, President George W. Bush was in France on Memorial Day and participated in ceremonies at Normandy (site of the D-Day landings) honoring the U.S. soldiers who fought and died in WorldWar II. In his place, Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns.

President George H.W. Bush (himself a World War II veteran) attended no ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery during his four years in office. In 1989 he was in Rome on Memorial Day (where he led observances at an American military cemetery south of that city), and from 1990 through 1992 he spent the Memorial Day weekend vacationing in Kennebunkport, Maine, while Vice-President Dan Quayle laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns.

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(NOTE: President Bill Clinton has no entry in this list because he attended Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington each year throughout his eight years in office.)
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I'm not seeing taking off to play a round of golf anywhere in there, though. :p Bush gave up the game, and Clinton didn't play on Memorial Day. :p

~QC

[Zathras]

It was an affront to veterans everywhere.

Obumbles being President is an affront to veterans...and Americans....everywhere.

[Bailey]

Maybe he should get a cigarette boat, since that's what Pres. Bush I played with when he was at Kennebunkport. :)

So you can prove that he piloted that boat on Memorial Day?

[Arroyo_Doble]

So you can prove that he piloted that boat on Memorial Day?

[Rcd]

Obumbles being President is an affront to veterans...and Americans....everywhere.

Agreed, though some Americans are glad to see the decline in American exceptionalism, of which bojangles doesn't believe in anyway.

[Bailey]

So when you tried to say all past Presidents did activities on MD and then you had your ass handed to you, you decided to not give a fuck"? You are the epitome of a douche bag.

[Arroyo_Doble]

So when you tried to say all past Presidents did activities on MD and then you had your ass handed to you, you decided to not give a fuck"? You are the epitome of a douche bag.

I didn't say anything about what other presidents did on Memorial Day. I do find the dislike of Obama being on a golf course by some kinda weird but other than that, I don't really give a fuck.

[linda22003]

So you can prove that he piloted that boat on Memorial Day?

He wasn't at Arlington. Unlike you, I don't care what he did, or Obama does, in that regard.

[Zathras]

Agreed, though some Americans are glad to see the decline in American exceptionalism, of which bojangles doesn't believe in anyway.

Those people who are glad to see the decline in American exceptionalism are not true Americans in my opinions.

[Bailey]

He wasn't at Arlington. Unlike you, I don't care what he did, or Obama does, in that regard.

Then why chime in if you dont give a shit either way?