Posted on 09/07/2008 9:14:17 AM PDT by Bill Dupray
Good enough for me. He can be Commander in Chief. From CNN.
Sen. Barack Obama — locked in a tight presidential race against Sen. John McCain, widely considered a war hero — said in an interview broadcast Sunday that he once considered joining the military himself.Speaking to ABC's "This Week," Obama said, "You know, I had to sign up for Selective Service when I graduated from high school. And I was growing up in Hawaii, and I have friends whose parents were in the military. There are a lot of Army, military bases there. And I actually always thought of the military as an enobling and, you know, honorable option.
"But keep in mind — I graduated in 1979. The Vietnam War had come to an end. We weren't engaged in an active military conflict at that point. And so, it's not an option that I ever decided to pursue."
Yup, the reason he didn't join was because the war was over. Just the bad luck of being born too late. He is implying that, had he graduated a few years earlier, he would have joined out of dedication and service to the country. A frustrated patriot - that's Barry.
It is probably more accurate to say that he's lucky he's not a few years older, because guys like him, radical left-wingers, were burning the flag, running to Canada, and trying to blow up the Capitol and the Pentagon. And that usually disqualifies you from being President.
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ROFL!
nobama would have peed his pants the first moment he saw this Drill after he gets off the bus!
LOLROFLOLOLROFLMAOLAMO ROF
LOVE IT!
I thought all Muslims belong to a terrorist group..military if you like..
I once considered being a Liberal. Then I joined the Navy and saw the real world, not the fantasy of liberals.
is there anywhere that we can verify that he actually registered for the selective service? Or if he did register at the assigned time.
I doubt he can spell “military.”
I have more respect, Barry, for the people who do more than consider joining. My respect goes to those who actually join up and serve.
The image of him actually trying a case is as laughable as him wearing the uniform .
He was probably inspired by the story of Hillary Rodham, who almost joined the Marines.
So he ALWAYS thought it was an option but not an option he wanted to pursue. That just does not make any sense.
Naw... I think it's a prerequisite for a good Muslim to lie to all infidels... if it promotes the cause of Allah. Enter BO...
Stalin was a student at a Georgian Orthodox seminary for a time.
“But keep in mind — I graduated in 1979. The Vietnam War had come to an end. We weren’t engaged in an active military conflict at that point. And so, it’s not an option that I ever decided to pursue.”
‘79 was the rise to power of the islamic problem still threatening us today. Forsight then, and hindsight now, show Obama does not comprehend military prepardness. Community organizers were busy running their “peace camps” and harrassing military personnel 79-80.
“is there anywhere that we can verify that he actually registered for the selective service? Or if he did register at the assigned time.”
I believe it’s been verified that he did register, but he was a bit late.
Didn't keep my older brother from joining the Navy in '79.
Oh, it was completely credible. I mean, the fact that she was willing to leave a comfortable home and live in a barracks at her age, on the eve of Bill's all-but-guaranteed election as Arkansas' Attorney General, that assured me she was telling the absolute truth. [/sarc]
What’s the difference between Hillery! Clinton and
Baarak Obama in the military?
The Marines would have taken Hillery! and turned her into a real man.
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