why a military audience?

[dudeness]

having just watched a banal, uninspiring, seemingly endless diatribe of one liners and patriotic rhetoric presented by the worlds most powerful man. It led me to believe I have every right to be more concerned for the worlds future than I have previously been..this 5 step plan to the future of Iraq and indeed the whole M/E has left me and no doubt many others discrediting what looks like another quickly cobbled together policy to cover another quickly cobbled together failed policy..the initial illegal invasion..on the basis of this plan Bush must resign forthwith and hand this mess to the UN to attempt to sort out..also if he was a politician of any credibility, why a military audience?..such an important issue and speech should have been open to scrutiny and questioning by critics and supporters alike..

my two cents worth..

[Vickers]

1. Anybody boos, they get shipped to Ft. Leavenworth

Captive audience, baby!

[Eye and Monkey]

7. Direct orders.

[Cronus Protagonist]

24. Yeah, you could see their applause was forced

Their hands moved like they were in love with him and their faces looked like they were playing poker.

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[troublemaker]

2. By election day he will only be speaking at Bush family reunions

It's been at least two years since he has appeared in public in a venue an average American could get into.

[kaitykaity]

6. They work really hard to keep * away from

"offending" dissent, don't they? I wonder how much taxpayer
money has been spent keeping the pRez's vision "pure and
unoffended."

[Bozita]

15. They don't call him "Narcissist-in-Chief" for nothing

Dissent would confuse him.

[kaitykaity]

25. Yeah, the guy really thinks he's president.

They work really hard to keep him delusional.

[7th_Sephiroth]

3. because thier

brainwashed enough not to make any attempts on "the president's" life

[Jackpine Radical]

4. Why a militarty audience? Simple.

They can be pre-selected and ORDERED to applaud at all the right times.

On edit: I was gonna fix "militarty" & then decided I liked the double entendre.

[NMDemDist2]

17. militarded? eom

[saigon68]

5. Good analysis that's my Take also

A military audience easier to maintain security and minimize what happened at the Rumsfelt hearings with the audience suddenly going nuts.

Plus the military jock sniffers love the flags and patriotism bullshit part of it.

[Sparkly]

9. Yup -- I keep hoping a member of the *Majority* will get a chance

to "heckle" King George.

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. We had our chance in Hawaii

we did, you never heard of it

Bless Hawaii Cops and Reps, the USPA is not to be enforced

[dudeness]

13. with all that is happening re: abuse etc..

Bush certainly needs total military support as he may have to fry a few generals as the controversies grow..

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. They can't boo

against the UCMJ

This is mandatory fun time for those officers...

Hell anybody cought the one that fell asleep and was rudely woken
when the camera panned

[Don_G]

10. Dimbo Is Trying To Demonstrate Leadership

To the sheeple and it's safer than being out in the open with a sniper lurking nearby.

[pinto]

11. a military audience in.....Pennsylvania...what a surprise.

[elperromagico]

14. One thing you must realize:

For a military man or woman to boo the Commander-in-Chief* would be tantamount to booing a commanding officer. In fact, it might be worse. It's simply not something you do. And so, a military audience is ideal for Bush. It's the one audience that is legally required to be receptive.

[LittleApple81]

16. Did you notice that the women (assuming wives) were NOT applauding?

I wonder what they might do to them or their husbands. Did you also notice that he needs 5 Secret Srvice men to move across the stage in a military institution? HE IS PARANOIC and maybe with reason.

[leftofthedial]

18. when you seize power in a coup

it is essential to keep the support of the military

[nadinbrzezinski]

21. He no longer has that suport

anybody with any contact wiht the military knows this

[leftofthedial]

32. he's trying to

1. build what little support he still has

2. project the illusion of that support to the Murkan people

[kayell]

19. *s entire world is a vast Potemkin village

where everyone loves him and the only brown people are in adoring supportive roles. This takes a lot of $ and planning. Rove has to use military bases frequently to keep the expense and logistical complexity down.

[Octafish]

28. The reason? Smirko is the Potemkin Village Idiot.

Thanks for everything,
Fast Tony Scalia.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

20. Audience that won't boo. That's why shrub speeches are always

in front of military, American Enterprise Institute, Young Repubs and stuff like that.

[dudeness]

22. here in Australia

such an important speech would be given either in front of a full sitting of parliament or on TV without a cheering audience..i found it strange that handshaking and backslapping would take place afterwards..this wasn't an election victory speech...

[nadinbrzezinski]

23. This was a campaign speech

dressed as a national adress

Usually the issue would also be carried by the netoworks, they did not.

This is a full revolt

[Cyrano]

26. Have you ever seen the secret service standing in the aisles before??

A military audience, yet the secret service was more highly visible standing in the aisles than I've ever seen them before.

What were they protecting him from? Dissident wives? Non-applauders? They sure as hell couldn't protect him from the abuse of the English language.

Why were they standing in the aisles that visibly in front of a "friendly" audience?

[Don_G]

27. A Rouge Bicycle In The Area?

Or maybe a pretzel-starved pothole lying in wait.

[dudeness]

29. kick..

because this might relate to some other posts appearing..

[JSJ]

30. why a military audience?

Well, nowhere is there a group of people with the same goals and ideology as Bushco. From assuring the continued conflagrations in third world nations, to treasury-busting military budgets, to the false praise Bush publicly gives 'the troops, to the total- if feigned- allegiance the troops give to Bush- it's a classic back-scratching operation and nothing- not even the screwing Bush is giving vets- will ever keep fascists from coming together in their mutual love of job security (for the troops) and vast fortunes (for Bushco).

[newyawker99]

31. Hi JSJ!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[JSJ]

33. thanks, friend! (nt)

[imax2268]

34. What got me about the whole thing

was the the SS guys standing right out in the open...that seemed a bit odd...to me anyway...

[BeHereNow]

35. Cause he's hoping they will

Protect him in case Jesus shows up to kick his ass
for blaspheming him all the time?

Well I can dream, can't I?
BHN

[Dont Hurt Me]

36. maybe

it was a military audience because the speech was given at a military school. If you are asking why it was given at the school maybe he picked the place out of a hat.