The National Boy Scout Jamboree ended, Wednesday, and President Obama broke a quasi-tradition by declining to address the Scouts.
The quadrennial event has been held at Fort A.P. Hill near Washington D.C. since 1981. This year’s event celebrated the 100th Anniversary of the organization.
In lieu of an appearance at the 10-day-long Jamboree, Obama appeared on the View, attended several Democrat fundraisers and visited Detroit.
He did send a short videotaped message which reportedly was shown in a mix of several other presentations. When the president appeared he was roundly booed by the 35,000 Scouts, one man who was there said. Some Scouts attempt to shush their comrades out of respect for the office, but were ignored. The adults did not participate in the booing but many, however, turned their backs on the screen.
Further, the shotgun range which had been deemed The Presidential Range at past jamborees was not done so this year in an apparent snub at Obama.
This does not appear to be partisan. President Clinton was greeted warmly by the Scouts.
Yes, there was booing. It was not everyone, I was in the staff section and some staff booed also. The booing was short and once he started talking the scouts listened, but he did disappoint a lot of people by not showing up for the 100th anniversary and worse yet deciding that the View was more important
Yes, Obama got booed.
Check the responses to this article that was posted here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2565906/posts
And here is a youtube link to the booing:
Wish I had been there. I would have been hooting even louder than the Scouts.
This type of comment from adults shows why young people do not respect their elders — including the President of the United States. That office deserves to be treated respectfully, even if you don’t agree with whether or not he should have attended. I think he should have, but I would NEVER, EVER boo a POTUS.
Gee, who would have guessed, one of the most florid proponent of unabashed paganism, communism, corruption, and godlessness would be dissed by the boy scouts. Huh?