No dignitaries greet the President as he lands at Dobbins Air Force

[mfcorey1]

Last edited Thu Feb 14, 2013, 03:06 PM - Edit history (1)

Base in Georgia. Why?

UPDATE: Pics from the visit
http://www.ajc.com/gallery/news/local/president-obama-arriving-atlanta/g7yQ/#3113468

[kelliekat44]

1. Probably because of some security threats we don't know about. nt

[leveymg]

2. Confederate Air Force Base?

[Hoyt]

10. LMAO Good one. He landed in an area not far from confederate/bigot compounds for sure.

[onehandle]

3. There are few persons of dignity elected to office in Georgia.

The rest were probably masturbating to Ayn Rand.

[RedstDem]

4. Foutainhead

lol

[Tommy_Carcetti]

7. I could think of a few just off the top of my head:

Of course, not all of them are currently serving....

[Hoyt]

12. I like Carter a bunch, but he was not that into "diversity" when governor and a legislator.

The other three, and Atlanta's current mayor are true dignitaries.

[RebelOne]

15. Atlanta's mayor is a Democrat. n/t

[LibertyLover]

5. The President may have requested

that his visit be treated quietly and that no dignitaries be inconvenienced by having to come out to greet this plane. It may be the result of a courteous gesture on the part of the President and no slight intended by the personnel of the base.

[Xithras]

6. It's not that unusual

The President doesn't get a band and cadre of dignitaries every time his plane lands. The President is on a schedule, and it's not that uncommon for him to just get off the plane, get in the limo, and head off to wherever the destination may be.

[Journeyman]

8. I didn't vote for a monarch. Or an insecure simpleton like the last guy. . .

who had to have continual adulation to lend false credibility to a gravitas that was never there.

I'd just as soon the President go about the business we need him to do and avoid the sycophants and suck-ups who do nothing more than waste the day. Too many people too caught up in false formalities and the senseless trappings of office we as citizens of a democracy should shun rather than honor. The President is a citizen first, just like the rest of us, and though the office should command some measure of respect it should not require that we be obsequious.

[Puzzledtraveller]

11. hear, hear!

[mfcorey1]

14. Ummm! Now I know why your invitation is still circulating in the mail.

[Journeyman]

16. That's alright. I had a few of my employees attend in my place . . .

And personally, I'd prefer a return to the original format, where the Sergeant at Arms read the President's message and the content was the focus, not the applause sign.

[Nye Bevan]

9. Was there a red carpet, at least? (nt)

[tblue37]

13. If there's a red carpet, you have to have Joan Rivers screeching, "WHO ARE YOU WEARING?"" nt

[malaise]

30. Getting up off the floor

[KharmaTrain]

18. A Day Trip...

...the House and Senate are in session and Thursday is usually "voting" day (not that there's much worth voting on). This looks like a meet and greet...yep, a photo-op...more interested in the media coverage his speech will generate. I reckon the President will be back at the White House in time for dinner...just another day at the office.

[kentauros]

19. Where's my tomato-splat smilie when I need it?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1240220540

(That is, for the OP, not the President, for those unable to figure it out )

[mfcorey1]

21. You are free to move elsewhere on the board.

[kentauros]

24. I do,

and then I came back here. Although a pie-throwing smilie would work just as well. I'll have to make sure it's made with Georgia peaches

[mfcorey1]

25. I guarantee you will be rewarded with something similar!!!!

[kentauros]

26. FOOD FIGHT!!!

[mfcorey1]

27. You lose!!!

[kentauros]

28. Actually, everyone loses in a food fight.

Yet, they also win (free food thrown their way)

[mfcorey1]

29. Watching you implode!!!! lol

[kentauros]

31. Moi?

I'm just having fun at your expense

[mfcorey1]

32. No, your five minutes!

[kentauros]

33. It'll take longer than that for me to implode.

Do you have a few trillion years handy? You know, black holes consuming the universe and all that

[mfcorey1]

35. Are you implying that you have staying power under the guise of stamina?

[kentauros]

38. Yep!

Endurance, too!

[In_The_Wind]

34. food fight

[mfcorey1]

36. Join us!

[In_The_Wind]

37. free food

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[spanone]

20. cause there are no dignitaries in georgia.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

22. See Post 7. nt

[Capt. Obvious]

23. The King of Zmunda was busy