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Obama grotesquely had himself awarded a Defense Dept. medal yesterday
2017-01-06
[American Thinker] President Obama has another ironic award for his trophy shelf, to accompany his Nobel Peace Prize and all those participation trophies he got at Punahou for his basketball skills. His appointee and subordinate Ash Carter yesterday pinned a military medal ‐ the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service ‐ on his boss, as Warner Todd Huston reported for Breitbart.

The ceremony took place at Joint Base Myers-Henderson, before a crowd that had an awful lot of empty seats, almost as if the military service members who attended were there on orders.
Posted by:Besoeker

#12  By night 17, by day scrounge of the IRS.
Posted by: Shipman    2017-01-06 17:20  

#11  ...and all those participation trophies he got at Punahou for his basketball skills.

I haven't picked up a ball in fifteen years. I would kick his ass and make him leave the court crying.
Posted by: Raj   2017-01-06 13:05  

#10  ... Glenmore speaks wisdom, this is a "Thanks for Showing Up" award given to various pols. Having said that, he sure as hell didn't deserve it.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2017-01-06 10:55  

#9  Pretty sure several Presidents have received that award, and it's always given by the military, of which the POTUS is boss, hence he 'awards himself.' Posted by Glenmore

Alright, but only if accompanied by a 14 day Hawaii vacation which starts at noon today.
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-01-06 10:14  

#8  Pretty sure several Presidents have received that award, and it's always given by the military, of which the POTUS is boss, hence he 'awards himself.'
Posted by: Glenmore   2017-01-06 10:10  

#7  effort, work, progress

Yes, has to irk him that after 8 years of servicing Soros, he never got to have anybody put up against a wall just because.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2017-01-06 10:03  

#6  Sprocket? Entirely inappropriate. Sprockets are associated with effort, work, progress.
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-01-06 09:54  

#5  I think that he should have been given a beautiful shiny participation medal instead.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2017-01-06 09:52  

#4  Well, what else is he supposed to do? Nobody else would give him a sprocket.
Posted by: gorb   2017-01-06 09:50  

#3  Gaddafi had a slew of (self awarded) medals on his coat too.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2017-01-06 09:40  

#2  Judging by the photo, they didn't exactly have the first-string out there for the ceremony.

Far cry from the good old days...
Posted by: Pappy   2017-01-06 09:15  

#1  Petulant wanna-bee. Drone zapping is not on the ticket. He'll never make the list.

Top 20 Most Brutal and Ruthless Dictators in Africa
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-01-06 09:05  

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