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Obama: "I Once Considered Joining the Military"
The Patriot Room ^ | September 6, 2008 | Bill Dupray

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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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: barackobama; military; obamabiden; taqiya; taqiyah; taqiyya
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To: MozarkDawg

Get Ready the snipper story is next!


81 posted on 09/07/2008 10:03:47 AM PDT by jocko12
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To: Bill Dupray

82 posted on 09/07/2008 10:05:59 AM PDT by unixfox (The 13th Amendment Abolished Slavery, The 16th Amendment Reinstated It !)
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To: Bill Dupray

“I once considered joining a convent”

...would be more believeable!


83 posted on 09/07/2008 10:08:05 AM PDT by VoiceOfBruck (One more peep out of you, wisenheimer, and I'll butter your necktie!)
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To: FormerACLUmember

Barack Obama: The Pomposity of Mope


84 posted on 09/07/2008 10:20:03 AM PDT by reg45
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To: ducdriver

Do Muslims go to Hell for lying?

Quite the contrary. They get loads of extra points for lying to further the cause of Islam.


85 posted on 09/07/2008 10:26:27 AM PDT by Seeing More Clearly Now
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To: clamper1797
This might be the uniform of the country he had in mind:


86 posted on 09/07/2008 10:31:29 AM PDT by mikrofon (McCain-Palin '08)
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To: Bill Dupray
I once considered carpeting Interstate Route 95.


87 posted on 09/07/2008 10:32:53 AM PDT by Lady Jag (Donate to FR anytime at https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate)
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To: Bill Dupray

I smell a fish. The law requiring mandatory registration for selective service was signed by Jimmy Carter in July of 1980 - a full year plus after the Obamunist graduated high school. Under the law he would have ben required to register since he was born after Jan 1 1960, however I call BS that he registered upon his 1979 graduation as he have us believe. I doubt he ever registered.


88 posted on 09/07/2008 10:36:33 AM PDT by Signolife
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"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."

Er uh er, so he's saying that serving in the military isn't ennobling or honorable during peace time? It uh er uh sounds like it.

89 posted on 09/07/2008 11:40:46 AM PDT by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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