That my friends is the headline from some winger site called “Gateway Pundit” (not gonna link). I saw this early this am and wondered how long before the meme hit the mainstream. See above, that would be from the first hour of Beck’s radio show. Then I wondered how long until Media Matters debunked it? Within an hour of Beck’s bs. Unlike most other winger sites, Media Matters actually has links and evidence to prove what it says. I know. Another one to add to the Without Precedent — Except For All The Other Times list.

Obama commemorations similar to Bush’s

Obama delivered speech at Normandy for D-Day 65^th anniversary in 2009. President Obama traveled to Normandy for a June 6, 2009 ceremony honoring the 65^th anniversary of D-Day. He delivered a speech honoring the troops, saying in part, that victory “came down to the men who landed here – those who now rest in this place for eternity, and those who are with us today. Perhaps more than any other reason, you, the veterans of that landing, are why we still remember what happened on D-Day. You are why we come back.”

Bush administration commemorated D-Day in 2001 and 2004, but spent others in meetings and at least one concert. White House archives of June 6 for each year President Bush was in office only show Bush commemorating D-Day in 2001 and 2004. In 2001, Bush dedicated a D-Day memorial in Virginia, and in 2004, he went to Normandy to mark the 60^th anniversary of D-Day. There are no “news” references to D-Day in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, or 2008.

On 2005 D-Day anniversary, Bush hosted a concert celebrating Black Music Month and did not recognize the holiday. While Hoft and Fox criticized Obama for attending a “party” instead of recognizing the anniversary of D-Day, on June 6, 2005, Bush held a concert at the White House celebrating Black Music Month. According to the White House archives, Bush also did not commemorate the D-Day anniversary.