Iconic: The Pres asked this 90yo Veteran not to get up. He said, no sir; you are the President.

[kpete]

Iconic: The Pres asked this 90yo Veteran not to get up.
He said, no sir; you are the President.

pic.twitter.com/cB4MOKU7uY
https://twitter.com/jmcaninch68/status/399917895276187648

[snacker]

1. Oh my

this made me cry!

[pangaia]

28. Me too.

[madokie]

44. Yup me too

[proverbialwisdom]

75. Yeah, K&R.

[ailsagirl]

46. ditto me

eyes filled up

[freshwest]

49. The second time for me.

[rustydog]

72. No politics, no one-upmanship...simple respect for the office of the President

Republicans should take note....

[hibbing]

74. Grrr...dang it me too! n/t

[arely staircase]

2. take that teabagger loonies. nt

[giftedgirl77]

3. DU REC to infinity

[irisblue]

21. ^^what she said^^

[LeftofObama]

4. !

[Laf.La.Dem.]

5. WOW

Thank you for posting

[AZ Mike]

6. Breaking on any right wing website:

"WWII Veteran Defiantly Refuses to Remain Seated at the President's Demands."

[NightWatcher]

9. Obama yanks 90 yo Vet out of chair

[AZ Mike]

11. Tyrant Maobama Forces Meek, Invalid Veteran to His Feet Against His Pleas for Mercy

This is fun. I could do this all day!!!

[a la izquierda]

15. Crazy Kenyan accosts WWII Veteran in Wheelchair.

[Moostache]

29. Now you know whats it like to work at Fox News...(n/t)

[pangaia]

31. priceless.

And so are the replies....

[ZombieHorde]

34. This subthread is awesome. nt

[Beartracks]

59. Obviously, he was a plant.

FOX will begin swift-boating him now. Hope he doesn't cherish his military legacy.

I started typing this in jest, but with FOX you never know.

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[calimary]

60. Welcome to DU, AZ Mike!

Glad you're here! I can actually imagine that, considering who we're all dealing with these days. Maybe they'll have Lara Logan cover it!

[Whisp]

66. old man struggles out of his chair to whisper in Obama's ear

that he's a Muslin.

[DocMac]

67. Isn't that what you call

the fabric under the chairs and couches in this world.

I'm just saying this because my first degree was in upholstery.

I still tinker with it...but diamond back tufting might take a few glasses of wine.

[Agschmid]

7. Kick!

[nolabear]

8. Two patriots, doing what patriots do. Bless them.

[freshwest]

50. +1,000

[Nine]

10. Why is there no crying emoticon?

Reminds me a little of my Dad before he went, though he was younger.

[liberalla]

12. there is one................................... :cry:

very touching photo.

[csziggy]

13. Here it is

[Nine]

14. Thanks, both of you. (nt)

[liberalla]

16. Sickening that some some nutbag is hijacking the twitter feed...

I'm not on twitter... I guess you can't do anything about that? Can you block people from commenting on your twitter post?

[giftedgirl77]

23. Yes, the person that wants to block them

just clicks on that person's picture then there is a settings button, all you do is click block. I have blocked some nutbags but prefer to keep most of my stalkers so that I can ensure they get all of my fun & exciting liberal news.

[90-percent]

17. Barack's maternal grandfather

also served in WW2, if my memory still serves?

-90% Jimmy

[whathehell]

20. Stanley Dunham..Yes, he did. n/t

[Stuart G]

18. K and R thanks for posting nt

[allan01]

19. re: Iconic: The Pres asked this 90yo Veteran not to get up. He said, no sir; you are the President.

[highprincipleswork]

22. No Matter Who You Are...

No matter who you are, that's got to be a beautiful moment.

Thanks for sharing.

[last1standing]

24. It's about respecting the office.

One can, and often should, disagree vociferously with the decisions that come out of the White House but the Office of the Presidency should always be afforded the respect of a free people.

The two concepts are not in conflict; each compliments the other.

[pangaia]

30. That is a very good point. I can not argue with it.

And yet, to tell the truth I would never have shown any respect for Bush because he disrespected the office.
Or Reagan.
Piss on them.

[last1standing]

36. I don't think this veteran was necessarily respecting Obama.

I'm not saying he wasn't respecting him as a person; I wasn't there and I don't know what the man was thinking. However, he didn't say "No sir, you're a great man," he said "No sir, you are the president." At least his words connote a respect for the office that isn't bound by the person inhabiting it.

I'm with you in disrespecting reagan and bush. I despise them and the suffering they have inflicted on millions, if not billions, of human beings. I despise them for shredding the rights and responsibilities of the Constitution that were hard won by the People in debate, wars and courts. I despise them for reframing the argument away from what we can do as a society for the betterment of us all to what each of us can grasp for ourselves.

Yet with all that said, I hope that old man would have stood for both of them in respect for the office and for what that office is supposed to represent. I can only hope that I would have done the same.

[pangaia]

41. Very well said.

I can only add, you are a better man/woman than I.

[bigbrother05]

88. Have an award that was given by Nixon

Still have it, it is mine from the President, even though the name attached to it make me ill. The office is much greater than any man who inhabits it, but wish we were always blessed with ones to equal the current one.

[cynatnite]

47. I will never respect bush, but I would stand out of respect to the office no matter who inhabits it.

I don't think we lose anything with that. In fact, it keeps the integrity of the office strong, IMO. That above all is what's important.

[mountain grammy]

70. When Nixon visited the troops in Vietnam in 1971, my husband stood at attention as the president

passed, though he never liked or respected Nixon. Like he said: "You're not saluting the person, you're saluting the rank."

[ZombieHorde]

35. Why do you believe the Office of the Presidency should always be

afforded the respect of a free people?

[last1standing]

37. Because if it doesn't then the nation it represents is doomed.

If this country has so obviously failed its people that the highest office is no longer worthy of respect, then it is time to "refresh the tree of liberty... with the blood of patriots and tyrants."

I know things are bad, but I don't believe we have quite reached that point.

[pangaia]

48. I respect your sentiment.

I am 'caught between a rock and a hard place.'

[INdemo]

55. Totally agree .....But how about the DISRESPECT

President Obama received during his State of the Union Speeches the last two years. First by some no name Republican Congressman and then by a Supreme Court Justice Alito And Republicans APPLAUDED their actions.. It was more too of showing their bigotry...With very little news coverage on that very dark moment in our history.

[noiretextatique]

85. i can't think of one thing bush did to earn my respect

as dogcatcher, let alone president. he is a vile, unlikeable buffoon and a liar. some call him a malignant sociopath. scotus disrespected the office, the law, and the american people by installing him in the white house. he never deserved or earned respect...probably not a single day is his entire miserable life. that he was allowed to occupy the white house was the harbinger of just how doomed we were going to be during his reign. don't even get me started about ronald reagan. we will be doomed if we allow another judicial coup to stand as an election.

[last1standing]

90. He stopped the telemarketers from calling at dinnertime.

That's seriously the extent of his good acts during his time in office, so no, he never earned our respect. In fact, he earned our disgust. The office of the presidency is a different matter.

[noiretextatique]

91. sorry...no respect for him, or his title

as i mentioned, scotus disrespected the office and the american public. the "office" doesn't inherently "deserve" anything.

[last1standing]

92. That's fair.

I agree that bush, and SCOTUS, have disrespected their offices. And while I still respect the offices themselves, I respect your right to express your lack of respect even moreso.

If we didn't have the ability to disagree on this subject, the offices in question surely not be worthy of respect.

[mfcorey1]

87. Tell me why you think it shouldn't.

[ZombieHorde]

89. Respect is for living things, in my opinion.

Jobs are not living things, so I have no respect for them, though I may respect someone who has a job.

[JI7]

39. i think he really likes the PResident, he could respect the office by sitting and shaking his hand

if he comes by .

but the man seems to really respect the man who is President right now.

[last1standing]

53. You could be right but neither of us knows for sure.

n/t

[Marie Marie]

25. Wow - just wow.

What happens when two gentle souls meet.

[Brigid]

27. Attention EarlG:

An upcoming Pic of the Moment right here.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

32. wow...so powerful

Think of what that veteran was doing--fighting WWII....very very deep.

[awoke_in_2003]

33. This photo makes me think of...

Richard Overton, the oldest WWII vet, who happens to be African American. Both of these vets have lived through so many changes in their lives. I mean 50 years ago who could have imagined an AA president? They both handled the situation gracefully.

[riqster]

38. Retweeted and facebooked too!

[wendylaroux]

40. So touching! Wonderful man!

Reminds me of my dad. .

[Lifelong Protester]

42. Thanks for posting!

Made me and also

This is patriotism, in my opinion, not that ginned up crap that they spew on Fox.

At a 'town hall' meeting at our school, I heard Senator Feingold gently rebuke someone who was making a critical remark about President Bush (I am sorry I don't recall the criticism, but it must have been delivered in such a way that Russ did not like it). Senator Feingold said, "we always show respect for the office, even if we don't agree with the person in it".

Damn, I miss Russ.

[PumpkinAle]

43. Called in hubby

but couldn't talk just pointed because this made me smiley cry.

[bluestate10]

56. Welcome to the DU. nt

[PumpkinAle]

64. Thank you :) nt

[calimary]

61. Welcome to DU, PumpkinAle!

Good to have you with us! It's a beautiful photo, isn't it. And an even more beautiful sentiment.

[PumpkinAle]

63. Totally agree

and thank you.

[spanone]

45. k&r...

[slingsam]

51. and you know the loonies are going to say.....

there he goes.....bowing again.....

[JimboBillyBubbaBob]

52. Real class,

flowing both ways!

[SunSeeker]

54. K & R

[Beartracks]

57. Hey, "real" Americans: THIS is patriotism. And respect, and honor, and love of country.

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[bigwillq]

58. K and R

[SleeplessinSoCal]

62. Deja vu? This was covered in past. Hasn't stopped the nasty remarks on the twitter feed.

I'm not going to waste my time, but if somebody wants to jump in and straighten out a couple of TP's, have at it.

[Whisp]

65. I love that man. And the other one too. n/t

[Grateful for Hope]

68. This brought a tear to my eye.

K&R

[amb123]

69. SHOVE IT UP YOUR ASS TEA PARTY F*CKS!

A picture of REAL PATRIOTS!

[mountain grammy]

71. K & R for RESPECT!

Nice picture.

[ReRe]

73. That jesture by the old Veteran...

... reminds me of America a long time ago. Thanks, kpete.

K&R

[mopinko]

76. damn, the comments

i don't tweet. can you block people on twitter?
i couldn't take it.

[PearliePoo2]

77. I've looked at this incredibly moving photo..oh...maybe about 50 times...

and I still keep coming back to look at it again. Yup, and each time I get choked up all over again.
Makes me think of my WWII Vet Dad, who I just know would have done whatever it took for him to stand too.
Why am I doing this to myself?

[oswaldactedalone]

78. Awesome

Props to that gentleman!

[grahamhgreen]

79. Meanwhile: "US Honors Veterans with Stirring Speeches and Painful Austerity"

http://billmoyers.com/2013/11/11/us-honors-veterans-with-some-painful-austerity/

[HelenWheels]

80. This is so beautiful.

I got choked up.

[sarisataka]

81. Some things...

transcend politics

[Cheap_Trick]

82. Breitbart headline:

"Secret Muslim president forces wheelchair bound veteran to stand for photo op"

[Half-Century Man]

83. How do you remind the President of his duty in office?

Rise up out of a wheelchair to show respect for the office.


Put in the same situation, that would be the most terrifying moment of my presidency.

[ailsagirl]

86. I hope it helps take the sting out of the crackpots who are so hateful

It helps to know there are hundreds of thousands of people who care for and respect PBO immensely. This is an excellent example. (The tears wouldn't stop welling up!)

[WCGreen]

84. Perhaps the most poignant picture of this presidency.