Flag at half staff.

[Fasglas]

Neil Armstrong, IMO, is certainly worthy of this honor.
Executive order puts it in place.
WTF?

Yes, this IS the correct forum. Save the whining.

[...Whitepower...]

Yes, this IS the correct forum. Save the whining.

Nuh uhh..

[VITE1]

I've been wondering about that myself.

Then there's this. :leaving:

To Honor Neil Armstrong, Obama Posts Photo of Himself (http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/08/26/to-honor-neil-armstrong-obama-posts-a-picture-of-himself)

Disgusting

[Yerf Dog]

http://www.susannataliefreeman.com/ColumbiaEditorial/HalfStaffOnMoonWithEarth.jpg

[Sea Six]

Hey Obama!

You didn't do that!







http://cdn.breitbart.com/mediaserver/Breitbart/Big-Government/2012/Obamas/obama-space.jpg

[jaxgator]

I've been wondering about that myself.

Then there's this. :leaving:

To Honor Neil Armstrong, Obama Posts Photo of Himself (http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/08/26/to-honor-neil-armstrong-obama-posts-a-picture-of-himself)

Disgusting

:iagree: http://www.thevettebarn.com/forums/avatars/vite1.gif?dateline=1330216082

[Fasglas]

I've been wondering about that myself.

Then there's this. :leaving:

To Honor Neil Armstrong, Obama Posts Photo of Himself (http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/08/26/to-honor-neil-armstrong-obama-posts-a-picture-of-himself)

I took a look. Uncropped pic. (2nd one)
Crescent moon and star. Hmmm...
See "Soopermexican's" comment at that site.

[NEVRL8T]

now THAT is awesome. :flag: :angel:

Not a bad shot from a Hollywood movie stage, huh? :D :leaving:

[VatorMan]

http://www.susannataliefreeman.com/ColumbiaEditorial/HalfStaffOnMoonWithEarth.jpg

:seasix:

[NeedSpeed]

Well he's no Whitney. :leaving:

[VITE1]

Obama Remembers Neil Armstrong with a Big Picture of… Himself | SOOPERMEXICAN (http://www.soopermexican.com/2012/08/26/obama-remembers-neil-armstrong-with-a-big-picture-of-himself/)

:cert:

And the Pic was taken in April

P042412PS-1469 | Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/7161176956)


President Barack Obama stops to view the moon and Venus before boarding Marine One in Boulder, Colo., April 24, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

This official White House photograph is being made available only for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photograph. The photograph may not be manipulated in any way and may not be used in commercial or political materials, advertisements, emails, products, promotions that in any way suggests approval or endorsement of the President, the First Family, or the White House.

[Thud]

Hey Obama!

You didn't do that!







http://cdn.breitbart.com/mediaserver/Breitbart/Big-Government/2012/Obamas/obama-space.jpg


That picture would ALMOST be acceptable if the moon were featured more prominently. But instead, the moon is just an out-of-focus background object.

In fact, the only thing actually in focus is Obama's silhouette. :slap:

[RedLS1GTO]

Wow.

[VITE1]

The order was issued today.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/private-memorial-service-planned-for-friday-in-ohio-for-neil-armstrong-1st-man-on-the-moon/2012/08/27/ca3553c2-f052-11e1-b74c-84ed55e0300b_story.html

[Joecooool]

Obama Remembers Neil Armstrong with a Big Picture of… Himself | SOOPERMEXICAN (http://www.soopermexican.com/2012/08/26/obama-remembers-neil-armstrong-with-a-big-picture-of-himself/)

:cert:

What idiot on this planet thinks that Obama actually posted that picture himself?

[...Whitepower...]

In fact, the only thing actually in focus is Obama's silhouette. :slap:

Are you pissed of at rotor blades too?

[...Whitepower...]

What idiot on this planet thinks that Obama actually posted that picture himself?

Suprised to see you posting..I wss thinking of you and another friend out in the keys yesterday. How did you fair with the storm?

[RedLS1GTO]

The order was issued today.

Private service Friday in Ohio for Neil Armstrong; President Obama orders flags at half-staff - The Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/private-memorial-service-planned-for-friday-in-ohio-for-neil-armstrong-1st-man-on-the-moon/2012/08/27/ca3553c2-f052-11e1-b74c-84ed55e0300b_story.html)

...as it should be. :yesnod:

[VITE1]

What idiot on this planet thinks that Obama actually posted that picture himself?



[screen capped from the offical Obama 2012 Tumblr website]

I wonder if he had some pimply-faced staffer in his twenties write this for him. Did he go out and take a special picture, or just use a stock photo? Maybe that’s not even him and they photoshopped some dumbo ears onto a picture of some other guy…

Maybe he should fire the tool that did it. But it was done by HIS Website people.

[Joecooool]

Suprised to see you posting..I wss thinking of you and another friend out in the keys yesterday. How did you fair with the storm?
Never even lost power. Had a couple of branches fall in the yard. Neighbor had one hell of a hurricane party. :cert:

[erickpl]

The order was issued today.

Private service Friday in Ohio for Neil Armstrong; President Obama orders flags at half-staff - The Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/private-memorial-service-planned-for-friday-in-ohio-for-neil-armstrong-1st-man-on-the-moon/2012/08/27/ca3553c2-f052-11e1-b74c-84ed55e0300b_story.html)

That order should have been given on Saturday afternoon, after word passed. Even Charlie Bolden got word out to NASA employees on Saturday about it.

America has had few things to be proud of recently, but the space program, especially the Apollo missions, are definitely one of them.

While I may have a slightly different perspective on Neil Armstrong based on events over the last few years, he is still an American and world hero and deserving of the respect and courtesy of flags flying at half staff immediately upon hearing of his passing.

[Yerf Dog]

What idiot on this planet thinks that Obama actually posted that picture himself?

Did he say these words that accompanied the pic?

Neil’s spirit of discovery lives on in all the men and women who have devoted their lives to exploring the unknown—including those who are ensuring that we reach higher and go further in space. That legacy will endure—sparked by a man who taught us the enormous power of one small step.

—President Obama on the passing of Neil Armstrong

[Bill]

Never even lost power. Had a couple of branches fall in the yard. Neighbor had one hell of a hurricane party. :cert:

In case no one mentioned it, the VB is glad you are OK. I hope our La peeps fare equally well.
)

[kingpin]

So you approve of the picture as a tribute to Neil Armstrong from the Office of the President of the United States?

What's wrong with the picture?
Just because you don't like the guy it brings out the negatives in your mind.

For the record I have stated in the past I think he's a douche but the picture is all about symbolism. It's plain and simple about that.

The guy is looking up at the moon where the dead guy once stood.
Also any time you are looking up(as in they are higher) to someone or something it is perceived as giving up power, or not being on the same level as the higher up.

IMHO!

[kingpin]

:bs: it's about obama's ego.

Here's an idea, why not put up a photo of NEIL ARMSTRONG after he made the first steps on the moon!

Nah, then Mr. arrogance couldn't show off his mug and beat his chest.

And I would be saying the same thing no matter who was in the oval office if they did something that stupid and arrogant. :yesnod:

Funny how Joe has, yet again, avoided a direct question. :rolleyes:

You need to understand, that people don't have to answer your questions. :slap:

[Doug28450]

Neil Armstrong: The first man to walk on the moon in the heady days of American exceptionalism has passed away, preceded in death by the U.S. space program with his heirs now hitching rides on Russian spacecraft.

We all mourn the passing of Neil Armstrong at age 82, the first man to walk on the moon as commander of Apollo 11 on July 20, 1969.

A graduate of Purdue with a degree in aeronautical engineering, his academic career was interrupted when he was called to duty with the U.S. Navy in 1949 and flew 78 combat missions in Korea. He was an exceptional man and an exceptional American.

President Obama seemingly recognized the greatness of the man and his achievement, posting on his official White House Tumblr account these words:

"Neil's spirit of discovery lives on in all the men and women who have devoted their lives to exploring the unknown — including those who are ensuring that we reach higher and go further in space. That legacy will endure — sparked by a man who taught us the enormous power of one small step."

Appropriate words, except for two small things. One is that Armstrong had publicly opposed the gutting of the U.S. space program by the Obama administration, which has left us no current way of sending men into space except for paying the Russians for a ride while NASA conducts "missions" like a Muslim outreach program and observing earth for signs of climate change.

The other is that if you are going to honor the passing of the first man on the moon, an American, you do not post your words under a picture of yourself in silhouette gazing into the dawn sky.

As Doug Rodd on his Web journal notes, the picture is actually a stock photo from the Obama Flickr account showing the president looking at the moon and Venus on April 24, 2012, before boarding Marine One.

In one of his last public appearances, Armstrong testified before a congressional committee against the Obama administration's plan to redirect NASA's efforts away from human exploration of space and toward more basic long-term science research, a plan he called "devastating."

Armstrong and Apollo 17 commander Eugene Cernan, the first and last men to walk on the moon, wrote an open letter to Obama, also signed by Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell. It blasted the president's decision to cancel NASA's back-to-the-moon program, Constellation, to focus on activities such as monitoring earth's climate.

Neil Armstrong Was Ardent Opponent Of President Obama's Space Budget Cuts - Investors.com (http://news.investors.com/article/623714/201208271910/neil-armstrong-opposed-obama-space-cuts.htm)

[Doug28450]

Nah that couldn't have ANYTHING to do with it. The PotUS isn't vindictive at all. :leaving:

The guy guts the NASA budget, then has the guts to say this....

"Neil's spirit of discovery lives on in all the men and women who have devoted their lives to exploring the unknown — including those who are ensuring that we reach higher and go further in space. That legacy will endure — sparked by a man who taught us the enormous power of one small step."

[Doug28450]

Hopefully in Nov. the voting public takes one giant step and boots him outta the oval office. :seasix:

That will be one prayer answered.

[Sea Six]

You need to understand, that people don't have to answer your questions. :slap:

Yes, he does. Joecooool has to answer ALL questions he is asked.

Otherwise, he's an asshole. The same goes for anyone who doesn't answer questions asked of him.



At least, it does according to the logic of the original poster in this (http://www.thevettebarn.com/forums/off-topic/33517-neil-armstrongs-vette-up-sale.html) thread.

[Joecooool]

So you approve of the picture as a tribute to Neil Armstrong from the Office of the President of the United States?

I couldn't possibly care less.

[Sea Six]

I couldn't possibly care less.

I thought I was on your ignore list.




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