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Home Front: Culture Wars
White House proud of West Point cadets in black power pride photo
2016-05-11
[Wash Times] The White House refused Tuesday to criticize black female West Point cadets who posed for a photo giving a black-pride gesture, saying only that President Obama is proud of the class of 2016.

White House press secretary Josh Earnest acknowledged the photo "has generated some discussions about race relations in our country."

"But the real focus should be on the tremendous accomplishments of these cadets," Mr. Earnest said. "I'm not going to try to divine the message that those cadets were attempting to send."

The 16 women posed for a photo in front of historic Nininger Hall at the academy, with clenched fists raised. It caused a debate on campus about the potential breach of the taboo against advocacy by military personnel.

Mr. Earnest said the president "has an enormous amount of pride in the class of 2016," noting that he has given two commencement addresses at West Point. The president this spring will deliver the graduation speech at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.
Posted by:Besoeker

#4  When Obama leaves office he will go into overdrive in his black activism. He will encourage racial division anywhere and everywhere. Al Sharpton et al. better have their retirement plans in place.
Posted by: brujotejano   2016-05-11 10:30  

#3  Army Times: Cadet photo was inappropriate, but not political

Something akin to:

Selling baby body parts is not a criminal act.

Different physical fitness standards for Ranger is school does not constitute a lowering of standards.

The assassination of police officers is not really a hate crime.

The use of a 'homebrew' computer system to transfer highly classified gov't documents is not a criminal act.

Forcing members of the so-called 'transgender' community to use a biologically assigned bathroom is a new form of apartheid.

Looting and burning of business is not actually rioting per se, but rather a legitimate form of social protest.

Obamacare is not actually a tax.

Criminals who commit so-called 'victimless crimes' are not really criminals.
Posted by: Besoeker   2016-05-11 09:57  

#2  It's no wonder Obama is proud of the 16, they wouldn't be at West Point without his intervention and manipulation of enrollment standards.
These scumbags won't survive the military without Obama or Clinton in office.
Posted by: jvalentour   2016-05-11 07:59  

#1   "I'm not going to try to divine the message that those cadets were attempting to send."

No worries Josh, we're already quite familiar with the 'message.' I take it we can safely assume this ends the 'investigation ?'
Posted by: Besoeker   2016-05-11 06:49  

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