Different Presidents, A Different Corps

http://therealrevo.com/blog/ Update, 3/12/09

This video has received a lot of attention. As of right now, it is showing well over a half a million hits since it was posted on March 1. It is also controversial. Many Obama supporters have claimed to debunk the video by pointing out that the events were not comparable. They argue that the event in Anbar province that President Bush attended in September 2007 was informal. The Camp Lejune event that President Obama attended, on the other hand, was more formal. They point out that it is not fair to compare two events in which the Marines are subject to different rules of behavior.

In fairness, they are correct. The events were different in many ways and the Marines present were subject to different behavioral expectations. There is, however, more to this video than that. If the content of this video were that easily debunked it would not still be drawing tens of thousands of hits per day. The different degrees of formality aside, this video is quite revealing.

In the video, the Marines exhibit obvious love and respect for President Bush. His visit was not an event that followed closely on the heels of 9/11. This video was taken after the worst days of the war and after the surge created major progress in the region. The president is visiting the troops in Anbar Province, the home of the infamous Falluja and Ar Ramadi killing grounds. This visit took place after the province had been pacified. In other words, the Marines showed their love of Mr. Bush even after the darkest days of the war.

The Lejune video, on the other hand, shows Obama entering with all the pomp and circumstance of a royal visit to the peasants. Hail to the Chief plays in the background; something that President Bush didnt allow during his military visits. Obama knows that keeping the Marines locked at the position of attention means that no comparison can ever be made to the loving reception President Bush regularly received from the troops. Obama knows how the Marines feel and will always treat them exactly like the rabble he sees.

This is the real truth of the video and why it is so popular. It warms the heart of Bush supporters to see President Bush receive the love, gratitude and respect of these warriors. It angers Obama supporters because they also see the love President Bush receives and they know their man will never see anything similar from the troops. They know that these warriors loved the last president and will never give similar respect to this one.

A good YouTube video stirs the emotions and this one does that. It elicits different emotions in different people but the underlying truth that is the catalyst for the emotional response is the same for everyone. The Marines loved President Bush in a way they will never love President Obama.

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[Sam Sparacino]

I was never a fan of the Bush spending sprees, but Goddamnit, he actually admired and supported our Military. Obama, on the the other hand, is a total Marxist dog whose policies stand in complete contradiction to our constitution and way of life. God Bless our Military. Thanks to all who have served and are serving.

[Roscoe Bonifitucci]

Typical Liberal Marxist Ridicule. Obama is the enemy.

Put down your BONG and pick up a history book.

[Chuck Danas]

Look at all the angry dummys on this blog. If you hate him so much,please leave. What will you do when a WOMAN becomes president you ass backward, lying UN Americans. Or the next BLACK president. When will you realize that your lily white middle American town is NO MORE. The country built on freedom for the oppressed is finally becoming a FULLY MIXED country and all you people do is CRY and WHINE about it. Why don't you DO something about it and LEAVE! Sweden is a lovely country.

[Chuck Danas]

OVERDUBBED AUDIO>>>>FUCKING BULLSHIT!!!!

[hankthebrowndog1]

You know what rhyms with Barack obama?.....my cock in yo mama...

[hankthebrowndog1]

Obama gave the marines hoorahs ?......fucking idiot.

Good on ya......

[Ali Adeeb]

The description addresses this and simply says that if the video were that easily debunked, it would not have so many views. I call bullshit. I watched another video and the marines were more lax and they were going crazy. Obama even gave em a few hoorah's. I'm probably as far away from that guy as possible on the political spectrum, but this video is just plain misleading.

[quasimoto270]

whoo, you could just FEEL the excitement when obama walks in!

[squirrelflyingsolo]

This video is racist propaganda. Who are the real slaves? Those who believe what they are spoon fed. To all of you who have bought into believing this bullsh!t, YOU ARE THE NEW SLAVE. How's it feel?

[squirrelflyingsolo]

I'm a Marine. Presidential visits in a combat zone are way more lax. The Obama videos are in America and are way more formal. Additionally, Marines don't make decisions, like when to clap and when to stand at attention, on their own. Those Marines have been instructed on how to behave when the President enters the room. PERIOD.