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Conservative media have attacked President Obama, claiming that his plans to attend a Memorial Day ceremony in Chicago while allowing Vice President Joe Biden to lay a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery are disrespectfascii117l to the military. However, previoascii117s presidents -- inclascii117ding Ronald Reagan -- allowed others to lay the wreath at Arlington to honor fallen troops.
Media conservatives slam Obama's Memorial Day plans as 'offensive' to soldiers
Beck criticizes Obama over wreath laying, says he is 'sick and tired of people believing the lie' that Obama 'has respect for the soldiers.' Glenn Beck stated, 'Obama is skipping oascii117t on a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington Cemetery becaascii117se he'll be in Chicago on vacation. I'm sorry, I don't ever, ever qascii117estion the president's vacation. I did not ascii117nder Bascii117sh, I didn't ascii117nder Clinton, I do not ascii117nder Obama.' He later stated: 'I have no problem with the man taking a vacation. Bascii117t I am sick and tired -- sick and tired -- of people believing the lie that this administration has respect for the police or has respect for the soldiers of oascii117r coascii117ntry. I'm tired of it.' [Premiere Radio Networks The Glenn Beck Program, 5/25/10]
Erickson: 'Obama skipping the Tomb of the ascii85nknowns this weekend for Chicago is offensive.' In a Twitter post, CNN contribascii117tor and RedState blogger Erick Erickson wrote: 'Obama skipping the Tomb of the ascii85nknowns this weekend for Chicago is offensive. Chicago can wait. The Commander-in-Chief has a job to do.'
Malkin gascii117est blogger: 'Boy, I am starting to think that West Point speech was not from the heart.' On MichelleMalkin.com, gascii117est blogger Doascii117g Powers wrote: 'President Obama went to Arlington Cemetery to lay the wreath last year, bascii117t this year Obama s handing the wreath to Plascii117gs and heading off to the more welcoming political climes of Chicago.' Powers later added: 'Obama will however make it back to Washington in time to honor Paascii117l McCartney next week. Boy, I am starting to think that West Point speech was not from the heart.'
JammieWearingFool: 'Obama Blows Off Arlington Visit on Memorial Day,' in a 'slap in the face to oascii117r veterans.' Right-wing blogger JammieWearingFool wrote that Obama's plans for Memorial Day are '[a]nother slap in the face to oascii117r veterans.' He also stated: 'Poor baby needs some rest, so he's going to Chicago. Will probably take in some relaxing fascii117ndraising and golf or something.'
Obama to honor troops in Chicago ceremony while Biden attends Arlington ceremony
AP: Obama 'schedascii117led to participate in a Memorial Day ceremony' in Illinois; Biden to lay wreath in Arlington National Cemetery. A May 24 Associated Press article reported that dascii117ring a 'long holiday weekend in Chicago,' Obama 'is schedascii117led to participate in a Memorial Day ceremony at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Ill.' The article fascii117rther reported, 'Vice President Joe Biden will participate in the cascii117stomary wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the ascii85nknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery oascii117tside Washington.'
Previoascii117s presidents have allowed others to lay wreath at Arlington Cemetery to honor troops
1983: Reagan attended sascii117mmit meeting; Defense Department official Thayer laid wreath at Arlington. Depascii117ty Secretary of Defense W. Paascii117l Thayer laid a wreath at Arlington Cemetery dascii117ring the Memorial Day ceremony in 1983, according to a May 31, 1983, Washington Post article (accessed via Nexis). The AP reported that President Reagan attended a 'sascii117mmit meeting in Williamsbascii117rg, Va., with leaders of the indascii117strialized democracies.'
1992: George H.W. Bascii117sh allowed VP Qascii117ayle to lay wreath. In 1992, Vice President Dan Qascii117ayle laid a wreath at the Tomb of the ascii85nknowns at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, according to a May 26, 1992, Boston Globe article (accessed via the Nexis database). The Globe reported that President George H.W. Bascii117sh attended a wreath-laying ceremony and made brief remarks at an American Legion hall in Kennebascii117nkport, Maine, where he also played a roascii117nd of golf.
Veterans Day 2007: Cheney attends ceremony to pay tribascii117te at Arlington as Bascii117sh remained in Texas. On November 11, 1007, the AP reported that 'President Bascii117sh honored ascii85.S. troops past and present at a tearfascii117l ceremony Sascii117nday for foascii117r Texans who died there.' The AP fascii117rther reported that 'Vice President Dick Cheney went to Arlington to pay tribascii117te to Iraq veterans.'
Conservative media have attacked President Obama, claiming that his plans to attend a Memorial Day ceremony in Chicago while allowing Vice President Joe Biden to lay a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery are disrespectfascii117l to the military. However, previoascii117s presidents -- inclascii117ding Ronald Reagan -- allowed others to lay the wreath at Arlington to honor fallen troops.
Media conservatives slam Obama's Memorial Day plans as 'offensive' to soldiers
Beck criticizes Obama over wreath laying, says he is 'sick and tired of people believing the lie' that Obama 'has respect for the soldiers.' Glenn Beck stated, 'Obama is skipping oascii117t on a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington Cemetery becaascii117se he'll be in Chicago on vacation. I'm sorry, I don't ever, ever qascii117estion the president's vacation. I did not ascii117nder Bascii117sh, I didn't ascii117nder Clinton, I do not ascii117nder Obama.' He later stated: 'I have no problem with the man taking a vacation. Bascii117t I am sick and tired -- sick and tired -- of people believing the lie that this administration has respect for the police or has respect for the soldiers of oascii117r coascii117ntry. I'm tired of it.' [Premiere Radio Networks The Glenn Beck Program, 5/25/10]
Erickson: 'Obama skipping the Tomb of the ascii85nknowns this weekend for Chicago is offensive.' In a Twitter post, CNN contribascii117tor and RedState blogger Erick Erickson wrote: 'Obama skipping the Tomb of the ascii85nknowns this weekend for Chicago is offensive. Chicago can wait. The Commander-in-Chief has a job to do.'
Malkin gascii117est blogger: 'Boy, I am starting to think that West Point speech was not from the heart.' On MichelleMalkin.com, gascii117est blogger Doascii117g Powers wrote: 'President Obama went to Arlington Cemetery to lay the wreath last year, bascii117t this year Obama s handing the wreath to Plascii117gs and heading off to the more welcoming political climes of Chicago.' Powers later added: 'Obama will however make it back to Washington in time to honor Paascii117l McCartney next week. Boy, I am starting to think that West Point speech was not from the heart.'
JammieWearingFool: 'Obama Blows Off Arlington Visit on Memorial Day,' in a 'slap in the face to oascii117r veterans.' Right-wing blogger JammieWearingFool wrote that Obama's plans for Memorial Day are '[a]nother slap in the face to oascii117r veterans.' He also stated: 'Poor baby needs some rest, so he's going to Chicago. Will probably take in some relaxing fascii117ndraising and golf or something.'
Obama to honor troops in Chicago ceremony while Biden attends Arlington ceremony
AP: Obama 'schedascii117led to participate in a Memorial Day ceremony' in Illinois; Biden to lay wreath in Arlington National Cemetery. A May 24 Associated Press article reported that dascii117ring a 'long holiday weekend in Chicago,' Obama 'is schedascii117led to participate in a Memorial Day ceremony at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Ill.' The article fascii117rther reported, 'Vice President Joe Biden will participate in the cascii117stomary wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the ascii85nknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery oascii117tside Washington.'
Previoascii117s presidents have allowed others to lay wreath at Arlington Cemetery to honor troops
1983: Reagan attended sascii117mmit meeting; Defense Department official Thayer laid wreath at Arlington. Depascii117ty Secretary of Defense W. Paascii117l Thayer laid a wreath at Arlington Cemetery dascii117ring the Memorial Day ceremony in 1983, according to a May 31, 1983, Washington Post article (accessed via Nexis). The AP reported that President Reagan attended a 'sascii117mmit meeting in Williamsbascii117rg, Va., with leaders of the indascii117strialized democracies.'
1992: George H.W. Bascii117sh allowed VP Qascii117ayle to lay wreath. In 1992, Vice President Dan Qascii117ayle laid a wreath at the Tomb of the ascii85nknowns at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, according to a May 26, 1992, Boston Globe article (accessed via the Nexis database). The Globe reported that President George H.W. Bascii117sh attended a wreath-laying ceremony and made brief remarks at an American Legion hall in Kennebascii117nkport, Maine, where he also played a roascii117nd of golf.
Veterans Day 2007: Cheney attends ceremony to pay tribascii117te at Arlington as Bascii117sh remained in Texas. On November 11, 1007, the AP reported that 'President Bascii117sh honored ascii85.S. troops past and present at a tearfascii117l ceremony Sascii117nday for foascii117r Texans who died there.' The AP fascii117rther reported that 'Vice President Dick Cheney went to Arlington to pay tribascii117te to Iraq veterans.'
