Comments for Obama at Omaha - D-Day @65

Obama at Omaha - D-Day @65

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 09:42:13 -0600

Remarks of President Barack Obama65th Anniversary of D-DaySaturday, June 6th, 2009Omaha Beach, Normandy, FranceGood afternoon. Thank you President Sarkozy, Prime Minister Brown, Prime Minister Harper, and Prince Charles for being here today. Thank you to our Secretary of Veterans Affairs, General Eric Shinseki for making the trip out here to join us. Thanks also to Susan Eisenhower, whose grandfather began this mission sixty-five years ago with a simple charge: “Ok, let’s go.” And to a World War II veteran who returned home from this war to serve a proud and distinguished career as a United States Senator and national leader:...

Comment from Cricket on 2009-06-08

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:55:37 -0600

I agree with you about 'Risky Business' and 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' is right up there with it.
Brat packs. I don't normally recommend films just because of personal opinion and what it is, but this one was decent. The editing could have been better, but overall, not a bad version. We stayed up 'til 3:30 am watching 'Saving Private Ryan.' Eldest CLU was very sober...had tears in his eyes and made just one comment: 'They were kids, Pop. Just kids not much older than me.'

Comment from Rapor Chief on 2009-06-07

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:06:56 -0600

Jimmie Monteith jr's dad has a gret story if you've never read it... I know it by heart after living in the dormitory of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets that is named after him. Thank you to all of those who came before us and stood to defend our freedom.

Comment from Boquisucio on 2009-06-07

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 11:46:30 -0600

I really haven't liked Tom Cruise since Risky Business. He's just so full of himself, that it comes through everything he does. For that reason, I haven't seen Valkyre yet.

Though I have to tell you, I was surprised about his spoofed interpretation in Tropic Thunder [WARNING: NSFW - Strong Language]

Comment from Cricket on 2009-06-07

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 09:29:01 -0600

In addition to the Longest Day, we also watched Valkyrie. While I wouldn't add it to the collection, the film deserves mention for several reasons: 1, Tom Cruise actually did a good job and didn't over romanticize Col. Stauffenberg. 2, This was just my personal opinion, since the attempt happened after D-Day, that Hitler's depression was worsening and his suicide several months later was confirmation of that and 3, it was 'pretty accurate' historically. The acting was decent.

We are going to watch 'Saving Private Ryan' later on tonight. We will allow the eldest CLU to stay up with us to watch it, as R-rated movies are usually not on the 'must see' list at Chez Engineer, and he needs to get a perspective that we think the film portrays quite well.

Also...in "Longest Day" there was a decent bit of dialogue that didn't make it to the subtitles, and in one scene, when the weather was described as bad, I think the actual word used was slang...bwahahaha.

Comment from Heartless Libertarian on 2009-06-07

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 05:38:01 -0600

The President's knowledge of military history is a bit thin. (Of course, most people's is). He, and the rest, seem to forget the desparate fighting and horrific sacrifice made several hundreds of miles east of Normandy.

If D-Day had failed, in all likelihood, Hitler's Reich would still have fallen. It's just that the Red Army wouldn't have stopped at the Elbe. The Iron Curtain would have stood at the Rhein, or possibly even on the Channel Coast. How different would the second half of the 20th Century been then?

Comment from Argent on 2009-06-06

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 14:28:37 -0600

Quite a Gaffe. I'd have been mortified and he almost wavered when he discovered his slip in the next telling. But it was a gaffe and we all make them.

I would rather the memory of the men of D-Day than that of a gaffe. On that level the President's speech is good.

Comment from Cricket on 2009-06-06

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:14:09 -0600

Boq, I believe you...and as I listened to the PM's speech, he realized his gaffe and gave a nice recovery. Since he had just said 'President Obama' just prior to saying 'Obam-Omaha beach,' I would give him a pass as a true slip of the tongue instead of Kerry's idiocy of being 'sent to Iraq' if you're dumb, and countless others.

We are going to be watching 'The Longest Day' later on, and remembering, even though we were born later, we were born in a nation that still stands vigilant.

Even though this is not Veteran's Day, I do thank the WWII generation for what they did...

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2009-06-06

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:12:04 -0600

Yanno, I was just gonna let that slide, unremarked, into obscurity, much as Mr. Brown may well soon.

Comment from Boquisucio on 2009-06-06

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:38:31 -0600

I swear to GOD, I didn't know of The PM's remarks earlier this morning, when I posted my first remarks.

Comment from Boquisucio on 2009-06-06

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:32:44 -0600

Are they gonna re-christen those sands: Obama Beach?