ABC News reported soldiers' applause

[The Traveler]

was initiated by member of White House advance team. Typical.

[NMDemDist2]

1. beeeeaaauuutiful!

:rofl:

[XanaDUer]

2. Yup. Probably tasered their asses to make them clap.

...

[The Traveler]

6. I myself slept through much of it

and I wasn't even tired. What a weak speech! He might as well have been reading "My Pet Goat".

[XanaDUer]

10. I was balancing my checkbook but

some here said he cried. I guess it was such a beautiful speech that it touched him.

[The Traveler]

11. I imagine

he touches himself frequently. :evilgrin:

[XanaDUer]

13. Lol!

:rofl:

[Coexist]

3. Biden dissing him big time!

"Not a single General said we have enough troops"

[susu369]

4. I saw several soldiers who did NOT applause

as the camera was scanning the audience.

[lachattefolle]

8. Me too, and the ones who did applaud weren't looking thrilled.

[The Traveler]

12. They aren't happy campers.

My 25 year old step son got orders for Iraq. The buzz is these guys won't even get combat pay in a couple of months. No wonder they're pissed.

[lachattefolle]

14. I feel for him-I hope he stays safe. Tell him not to trust any of the

locals. That's the way my Dad got through 'Nam.

[The Traveler]

15. Thanks

And that would be sound advice in this situation. I will make sure to pass that one.
:hi:

[lachattefolle]

16. I know it doesn't help your stepson, but I cry every night over our guys

and gals out in Iraq and Afghanistan...and Chimpy *thinks* about Iraq "every single day". It's hard work, you know.

[Algorem]

5. you get a dried-blood-colored beret til you give Bush your own blood?

[The Traveler]

9. Oh my gods

My 20 year old just IM'ed me the following description of Bush and his gang:

"right now I favor the term "shit eating ass-spelunkers"

[Larry in KC]

19. I've always been partial to "dickless piece of shit"

[TomInTib]

7. I knew it!!

I told my sweetheart that there was just no way that a hall full of military would interrupt just one time unless it was coordinated.

[tishaLA]

17. FOX said so too!

But they said, of course, that the troops really WANTED to applaud and that they were "riveted" the the words of the "Commander in Chief."

[Not_Giving_Up]

18. You could tell it was prompted

Silent for most of the speech, then he delivers a line about we're there to win, and he pauses, then applause.

[FourStarDemocrat]

20. NBC just reported the same thing about 10 minutes ago.

I think that's a good sign. Two years ago i don't think the networks would have mentioned all of the little propaganda bits.