http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2009/05/president_obama_official_sched_58.html
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i'm sure renegade rick is excited that the prez feels the need to honor the fallen members of the "police state" at a LOCAL ceremony is outweighed by the chance at a photo-op with a bunch of roid pushers. ...but i find it pretty despicable and uncouth as hell.
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Oh, I'm sorry Mr. President, I didn't realize it was more important for a photo op with a baseball team than to actually show up to honor the country's fallen law enforcement officers
In case nobody told you, May 15th is National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Day
Would have been nice, but I guess getting a team jersey was a better photo op.
President Obama doesn't even have the luxury of pretending that he didn't know about it. HE signed the order making May 15th, Peace Officers Day and May 10 through 16 as Police Week, and he did this on May 11th.
bad PR team or intentional or both?In the 19 years that I have attended, this is only the third time that a president did not show up. Bill Clinton and George Bush were absent one time each, but sent a representative to apologize for their absence and gave a reason why. Obama did not even give a reason or send any message of condolence to the families.I guess baseball is more important that cops dying.
i'm sure renegade rick is excited that the prez feels the need to honor the fallen members of the "police state" at a LOCAL ceremony is outweighed by the chance at a photo-op with a bunch of roid pushers. ...but i find it pretty despicable and uncouth as hell.