Obama addressing Naval Academy graduates 2nd time

May 24, 2013 @ 5:54 am


President Barack Obama reacts to CODEPINK founder Medea Benjamin as she shouts at him from the back of the auditorium during his speech about national security, Thursday, May 23, 2013, at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) | Zoom

WASHINGTON (AP) - A day after laying out his counterterrorism vision, President Barack Obama is addressing future military leaders who could help carry it out in a speech to U.S. Naval Academy graduates.

It's a tradition for presidents to speak at the commissioning ceremony in Annapolis, Md., about 30 miles from the White House. The academy says 16 presidents have addressed graduates and Obama is the sixth to do so twice. He addressed 2009 graduates.

Another highlight of the Naval Academy graduation is off this year. The Navy's Blue Angles aerobatic team won't perform because of budget cuts due to a fight between Obama and congressional Republicans.

On Thursday at the National Defense University, Obama defended his controversial drone strikes program and renewed his push to close the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention facility.


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  • longwayhome wrote...
    It's fun!
    March 15, 2013 6:56 pm
    Reading some of the stupid posts you republicans were making pre-election. You idiots were so sure that Obama was going to lose, didn't work out that way, did it? Now you morons are facing a big change in 2014 when boner and mcconell get their pink slips, that will be a happy day in the U.S.A. A lot of good things to look forward to!
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  • Ron_Spins wrote...
    If President Obama wants the public to buy a clean car buy a Prius
    March 16, 2013 3:15 am
    A Prius does not pollute... Weaning cars off of oil is a pipe dream and shows just how far out of touch with reality the liberals are. Global Warming...Hhahahahhaahhahahahhahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahhahahahahahahahhahahahahhahahahahhahahahhahaaa
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  • murr wrote...
    Out of his mouth
    March 29, 2013 3:14 am
    Investing = taxing. Words do mean things. Just like your health care cost's wont go up if this passes.
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  • SickofSeattleite wrote...
    spend and blame
    March 29, 2013 5:32 am
    Obama's legacy
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  • HLC wrote...
    A prius doesn't pollute?
    March 29, 2013 10:15 am
    As built a prius is a dirtier car then a conventional car is. As a side note I wonder what Social Security number Obozo is using this year? He seems to have several. The media ofcourse will not report it. E-Verify makes it real clear. The fools a fraud.
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  • HPD 5-0 wrote...
    Owebama....pitches public works spending
    March 29, 2013 11:34 am
    Can someone pleaze bitchslap Owebama up side his head? Maybe it will bring him back from the delusional state he is always in. WE ARE BROKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And Barry's "solution"? SPEND MORE?!
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  • CH wrote...
    It's me! Ha ha!
    March 29, 2013 4:33 pm
    as in President Romney money? Over "sees"!
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  • It's me! Ha ha! wrote...
    Right!
    March 30, 2013 1:29 pm
    This from a man and his comrades who rejected God THREE TIMES in one night!
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  • Hayduke wrote...
    Let's see, Boo Who: Obama celebrates Easter by calling upon us to love their neighbors.
    March 30, 2013 9:01 pm
    And how does the GOP honor Easter? By demanding we allow a FOREIGN oil company be given free reign to trample the property rights of American landowners, all so the oil can be exported to the highest bidder while proving a fraction of the jobs the GOP claims and not doing a thing to lower prices in the U.S.

    I guess we now know who both parties worship, huh.

    Happy Easter!

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  • HPD 5-0 wrote...
    Easter
    March 31, 2013 9:41 am
    Again. The Owebamas are frauds and liars. ANY GOOD LIBERAL DIMORAT DESPISES RELIGION.
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  • longwayhome wrote...
    Once again!
    March 31, 2013 3:57 pm
    We get to rehash some of the posts from pre-election days when you republican posters were SO sure of winning. Made my day all over again.
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