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Photo-ops with the troops are shameful really cool!

I had to modify the post title when I realized the MSM had done an about-face on the issue of presidents having staged photo-ops with the soldiers.  If only I could figure out why the sudden MSM change of heart…

Treacher reminds us of how the left and the MSM (pardon the redundancy) reacted with Bush posing with legions of adoring soldiers.  They feigned outrage, appearing angrier than Barney Frank when he can’t find his pink fishnet stockings.  So how did the MSM cover the “fans only” photo-op?  Much like you’d expect them to:

Cheered wildly by U.S. troops, President Barack Obama flew unannounced into Iraq on Tuesday and promptly declared it was time for Iraqis to “take responsibility for their country” after America’s commitment of six years and thousands of lives.

Yeah…”unannounced”, huh?

…about that “surprise visit”.

It wasn’t. The visit was communicated a full 24 hours in advance and a small contingent of soldiers – not screaming hordes – were rustled into a meeting place at Camp Victory.

Got this email from a sergeant that was there.

We were pre-screened, asked by officials “Who voted for Obama?”, and then those who raised their hands were shuffled to the front of the receiving line. They even handed out digital cameras and asked them to hold them up.

Take a look at the picture at AP and notice all the cameras are the same models. Coincidence? I think not.

Shameful, no? But no, no liberal media bias or nothin’!

April 14, 2009 - Posted by crushliberalism | Obama, hypocrisy, media bias, shameful