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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Get Ready the snipper story is next!
“I once considered joining a convent”
...would be more believeable!
Barack Obama: The Pomposity of Mope
Do Muslims go to Hell for lying?
Quite the contrary. They get loads of extra points for lying to further the cause of Islam.
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.
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.
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