Obama Screws Up Again

Obama is proving to a real embarrasment to everyone.

Obama Gives Shout Out to 'Congressional Medal of Honor Winner' Who
Isn't


The Washington Post this afternoon reported "President Obama delivers
remarks on Ft. Hood shooting at end of tribal leaders conference." The
transcript begins: SPEAKER: PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA [*] OBAMA: Please,
everybody, have a seat. Let me first of all just thank Ken and the
entire Department of the Interior staff for organizing just an
extraordinary conference.

I want to thank my Cabinet members and senior administration officials
who participated today. I hear that Dr. Joe Medicine Crow (ph) was
around, and so I want to give a shout out to that Congressional Medal
of Honor winner. It's good to see you.

Ah, the dangers of giving shout outs without a teleprompter. Crow is
not a Medal of Honor recipient. As noted by the Congressional Medal of
Honor Society: The Medal of Honor is the highest award for valor in
action against an enemy force which can be bestowed upon an individual
serving in the Armed Services of the United States. Generally
presented to its recipient by the President of the United States of
America in the name of Congress, it is often called the Congressional
Medal of Honor. Crow's name is not included on the Society's Medal of
Honor recipient list. He was, however, awarded the Medal of Freedom,
the nation's highest civilian honor, in August.

Obama, often described as "cerebral" by the mainstream media, should
know the difference between the Medal of Honor and the Medal of
Freedom, especially since he personally awarded the latter to Crow.
Don't expect his blunder to receive wide coverage. It's not something
he can blame George Bush for.
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