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A picture is worth 1,000 words: The ego has landed

Aug. 27, 2012 12:25pm Meredith Jessup

What better way to commemorate the life of Neil Armstrong — one of America’s bravest and most accomplished astronauts — than with a picture of Barack Obama — the president who, in Armstrong’s words, made “devastating” cuts which effectively halt America’s independent space exploration?

That’s apparently the reasoning behind the Obama campaign. Upon Armstrong’s passing, the campaign posted this photo of the president:

A picture is worth 1,000 words: The ego has landed

Image: BarackObama.com

Houston, we have arrogance.

With the photo, Obama commented:

Neil’s spirit of discovery lives on in all the men and women who have devoted their lives to exploring the unknown—including those who are ensuring that we reach higher and go further in space. That legacy will endure—sparked by a man who taught us the enormous power of one small step.

There is power in one small step. There’s also power in a giant leap backward. In 2010, Armstrong joined other astronauts in warning President Obama that his space policy sets America and her achieved greatness on a path to “mediocrity”:

For The United States, the leading space faring nation for nearly half a century, to be without carriage to low Earth orbit and with no human exploration capability to go beyond Earth orbit for an indeterminate time into the future, destines our nation to become one of second or even third rate stature. While the President’s plan envisages humans traveling away from Earth and perhaps toward Mars at some time in the future, the lack of developed rockets and spacecraft will assure that ability will not be available for many years.

Without the skill and experience that actual spacecraft operation provides, the USA is far too likely to be on a long downhill slide to mediocrity. America must decide if it wishes to remain a leader in space. If it does, we should institute a program, which will give us the very best chance of achieving that goal.

Update:
SooperMexican did some digging and discovered that this image of The One was actually taken four months ago:

Wow, president mompants couldn’t even be bothered to take a fresh picture.Classy! What a way for the worst president in recent memory to egotistically dishonor the death of an indisputable American hero…

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Comments (12)

wampanoag
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 9:25pm
This is a photo of Obama gazing on Venus and the Mood in preparation for RAMADAN early this month when the two are aligned. Muslims all over the world realize that this is exactly what he is doing since they are doing it themselves, and is a message from Obama that he is one of them- a secret Muslim.

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wampanoag
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 9:21pm
Are you people so darn naive? No wonder Obama is taking over this country. This is a stock photo of Obama gazing at the sky in preparation for the beginning of RAMADAN when Venus and the moon are aligned. This is a photo that was taken in the beginning of Ramadan to show Muslims that Obama is one of them. All over the world Muslim were looking at the sky to look for Venus and the moon alignment. This photo has nothing to do with Neil Armstrong.
Americans are so naive.

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marcus_arealius
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 3:17pm
Another confirmation that BO has no brain, no heart, no decency, nothing. One total zero moron.

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Soopermexican
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 3:12pm
Hi Meredith.. I originally discovered the post and have some additional info on where they got the photo – it’s actually a stock picture from 4 months ago! Some honor they give Neil Armstrong, right? http://www.soopermexican.com/2012/08/26/obama-remembers-neil-armstrong-with-a-big-picture-of-himself/

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blackyb
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 2:59pm
Dear kind people of this blog. I have concluded this man in Office that is playing President is a plant by those wanting to overthrow this government. There is no other way he could have landed where he is for his policies have done nothing but drain this country, demoralize the troops, take up causes against Christ, broken laws of this land, supported criminals and crime, surrounded himself with people who are Communist/Maxists/Socialists and supported their causes. Obama and his cohorts are enemies of this country who are using fringe groups to divide this country. Am I mistaken as to what real Presidents do? The role he is playing as President of this country is obscene. He should be in jail for treason.

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blackyb
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 2:51pm
Why is Obama where he is? He surely does not deserve to be. What has he done to make him even think he is worthy of being a President? Being part black? My niece gets darker than Obama every summer from the sun. I love her dearly, but her being President? No, I don’t think so.

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- anothercomment
  Posted on August 27, 2012 at 4:24pm
  BlackyB
  Those have been my thoughts for over 3 ½ years. Since ob arrived, unannounced, bizarre, incomplete resume, and a 1000 watt photoshopped smile, with ties to everything from Bill Ayers, Marxism, Islam, to Chicago politics (and the peanut in Lolo’s pocket) we have been all have been treading in shark infested waters. He lies straight faced, without remorse, and his party members have the same talent. ob is the puppet and we do not know how many puppeteers there are. At the beginning of the campaigns I wanted a candidate that fought back: who took off the gloves and came out fighting; now I see the Romney/Ryan selection as the higher road. I truly feel these are Men of Faith and Honor, who carefully weigh each decision made, who (despite the rancor) will work to bring all representatives together. Yes, I may not agree with all their votes, but just the reassurance that they realize that the rights we have, all Americans, came from God. The next huge step is just as crucial: give the unproductive, career politicians their pink slip. We need to rebuild the destruction that has occurred in the last 3 ¾ years, and previous administrations. And as constituents we have the responsibility to keep up with the issues. Difficult to do, but one thing that helps: Go to Refdesk.com, they have links to newspapers from around the world. It’s interesting what US events are not covered here at home, but is front page in Australia, India, or UK.
  
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blackyb
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 2:46pm
Did you mean “ego” or *****?

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Seth Patriot
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 2:17pm
He’s probably wishing that we would all go away and he could be Emperor Obama.

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Oneirishman
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 1:56pm
One small step is always followed by a swift kick in the ****!

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- Oneirishman
  Posted on August 27, 2012 at 2:05pm
  Or a swift kick in the Barrack, same thing.
  
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AlladinSane
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 1:20pm
Hmmmmm, BHO is looking up at a crescent moon and a star? Isn’t that the emblem of islam? Rather interesting, isn’t it?

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