This was Obama’s first appearance in front of the group since the VA scandal broke in May 2014. The crowd came to life to honor fellow veterans, not Obama’s speech fell flat before the audience of thousands of military veterans who learned early on in their careers what the stench of political BS smells like. Some applause lines met with awkward silence while others earned only three seconds of feeble clapping from what a legionnaire reported was from “a small group of Obama’s admirers [who] sat near the front and tried to generate applause for him about 10 times.”
Weak Applause – Obama American Legion, Reno, NV – August 23, 2014
Sources:
- H/t Pistol Pete
- http://nation.foxnews.com/obama/2012/07/23/obama-vfw-vets-and-military-families-are-top-priority-first-time-ever
- http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2014/08/american-legion-gives-obama-tepid-clapping-that-lasts-only-a-few-seconds-video/
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2734919/Tepid-clapping-greets-unpopular-Obama-s-VA-speech-American-Legion-convention-small-group-loyalists-tried-generate-applause-him.html