FOREWARNED: Time for Truth regarding a photo of Obama

It is being sent out in e-mails by right wingers with their own interpretation of it which, of course, is wrong and filled with hatred for Obama. It is a photo of Obama with military officers, standing on a stage. All the officers are saluting while Obama stands with his hands in front of him instead of in a salute. The right wingers say they are "outraged" because this photo was taken at the memorial services at Ft. Hood. I have received this twice now from people who seem to believe Obama is the anti-Christ or worse. They continue to send out false information contrived to rile up those who are foolish enough to believe them.

I just sent a reply to one of them who asked: How can we bear to see a U.S. president ignore the salute to our flag? The rest of the e-mail says OUTRAGE!!!! The POTUS at Ft. Hood, Nov. 11, 2009..."honoring" the 114 dead (an unborn child...not a fetus...was the 14th!) at the hands of a Muslim home grown terrorist!!! Any questions "still" about the allegiance of the Usurper and who he will stand with "should the political winds of change shift in an ugly direction?" (Barack Hussein Obama in his book, Audacity of Hope). As you can see, the author put in every kind of "outrage" bait that the dittoheads of Limbaugh and Beck will recognize because these lies are shouted out to them every day as "truth." Until the Ft. Hood tragedy, this photo was labeled by right wingers as being taken on Veteran's Day, another falsehood.

My answer to this latest correspondent who thought he was sending out truth follows:

In answer to the first question in your e-mail, How can we bear to see a U.S. president ignore the salute to our flag?, you don't have to bear such a thing. Just go to http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/photos/veteransday.asp and find out what is really taking place in this photo. The rabid right wing keeps stooping lower amd lower in its attacks on President Obama, which is why it is always wise to check these things out before sending them on in "outrage." The outrage in this case is misplaced. The photo was actually taken earlier this year when Obama laid a wreath on the grave of the Unknown Soldier. In the photo he had just ascended the stage while the band played Hail to the Chief. The others are saluting in deference to the President, and he is acting like every other president when Hail to the Chief is played. Later in the ceremonies, when the national anthem was played, he appropriately placed his hand over his heart.

I have received this from others who seem to hate our president and are looking for anything--ANYthing--with which to demean and destroy him. In the future, you might want to check something called Truth before sending on e-mails like this that are filled with misinformation of the worst kind -- and filled with hatred for Obama as well. You may want to check this out for yourself and then send a correction to those on your e-mail list to whom you sent this very incorrect e-mail. Whenever I have corrected others about items like this, they usually say, "Well, it sounds like something Obama would do...or say" and they justify the lie that way. When a mind is closed, no light can shine in. That is sad to me because, even when the truth is presented, some still reject it.