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Obama Talks of Family's Military Service (Family liberated Auschwitz...Yeahhhhh)
Cbs News ^ | May 26, 2008 | Maria Gavrilovic

Posted on 05/27/2008 11:48:44 AM PDT by PA Engineer

“My grandfather marched in Patton’s army, but I cannot know what it is to walk into battle like so many of you,” he told a small group of veterans here

Obama also spoke about his uncle, who was part of the American brigade that helped to liberate Auschwitz.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008electionbias; barackhusseinobama; dnctalkingpoints; fakebutaccurate; leftards; lendmeyourears; obama; obamagaffe; obamalies; obamatruthfile; obambi; phonysoldiers; revisionisthistory; seebs; sovietredarmy; unclejoestalin
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To: Philo-Junius

Yep. Probably another lie.


121 posted on 05/27/2008 2:01:33 PM PDT by ltc8k6
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To: PA Engineer

He’s not even a good liar.


122 posted on 05/27/2008 2:01:41 PM PDT by boycott
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To: PA Engineer
It wasn't Dachau.


123 posted on 05/27/2008 2:04:25 PM PDT by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the occupation media.)
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To: Enchante

“What we have here, in short, is an effort to rewrite history to suit contemporary political purposes.”


124 posted on 05/27/2008 2:05:48 PM PDT by Roccus (People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient....then repent.)
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To: PA Engineer
It wasn't Bergen-Belsen.

THE 11TH ARMOURED DIVISION (GREAT BRITAIN)
125 posted on 05/27/2008 2:11:47 PM PDT by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the occupation media.)
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To: CharlesWayneCT; SJackson

Also, see Obama’s quote from 2002 where it was his grandfather, not his uncle, ‘hearing’ about not witnessing, and the reference is to US troops liberating Auschwitz and Treblinka, but NOT any concentration camps that US troops actually liberated. He’s simply plugging in any name(s) of concentration camps that he can think of, not relating an actual specific, REAL story.

I think Obama is just improvising something from an article he read or a Hollywood film, etc. and mangling it. If his family really did have any family tales from a great-uncle (or his grandfather) Obama sure has not concerned himself with getting any of the facts right, that’s for sure.

The thing is, simply talking about his grandfather’s wartime service would have been good enough, and most honorable, but he had to go and try to embellish to score political points. ..... at least that’s how it’s looking to me right now.


126 posted on 05/27/2008 2:16:15 PM PDT by Enchante (Barack Chamberlain: My 1930s Appeasement Policy Goes Well With My 1960s Socialist Policies!)
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To: PA Engineer

Maybe Buchenwald. Sounds like Auschwitz and Treblinka - to uneducated Harvard ears, right?


127 posted on 05/27/2008 2:16:35 PM PDT by keepitreal
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To: PA Engineer

“Senator Obama’s family is proud of the service of his grandfather and uncles in World War II – especially the fact that his great uncle was a part of liberating one of the concentration camps at Buchenwald. Yesterday he mistakenly referred to Auschwitz instead of Buchenwald in telling of his personal experience of a soldier in his family who served heroically,” Burton says.


128 posted on 05/27/2008 2:16:38 PM PDT by TornadoAlley3 (Everytime McCain reaches out to conservatives, conservatives get poked in the eye.)
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To: PA Engineer
I got it. It must be Buchenwald. How symbolic of Obama's attitude that we all have to get out of our comfort zones. Hmmmmm.



I wonder where he got that idea from?
129 posted on 05/27/2008 2:17:38 PM PDT by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the occupation media.)
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To: TornadoAlley3

“Senator Obama’s family is proud of the service of his grandfather and uncles in World War II – especially the fact that his great uncle was a part of liberating one of the concentration camps at Buchenwald. Yesterday he mistakenly referred to Auschwitz instead of Buchenwald in telling of his personal experience of a soldier in his family who served heroically,” Burton says.

Mistakenly referred to Auschwitz and Treblinka in 2002.


130 posted on 05/27/2008 2:18:10 PM PDT by keepitreal
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To: PA Engineer

bkmark for later.


131 posted on 05/27/2008 2:18:10 PM PDT by happinesswithoutpeace (You are receiving this broadcast as a dream)
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To: PA Engineer
Our future with Obama.


132 posted on 05/27/2008 2:20:10 PM PDT by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the occupation media.)
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To: keepitreal

Obama is stuck on stupid.


133 posted on 05/27/2008 2:21:46 PM PDT by TornadoAlley3 (Everytime McCain reaches out to conservatives, conservatives get poked in the eye.)
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To: TornadoAlley3

In 2002 it was Auschwitz and Treblinka and it was his grandfather ‘hearing’ about it from fellow soldiers - I think he’s not out of the woods yet unless it is known that his great-uncle really was in on the liberation of Buchenwald and it’s simply his grand-nephew who can’t tell the tale accurately.


134 posted on 05/27/2008 2:22:50 PM PDT by Enchante (Barack Chamberlain: My 1930s Appeasement Policy Goes Well With My 1960s Socialist Policies!)
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To: keepitreal

Give me some time. I’m on a roll. ;-)


135 posted on 05/27/2008 2:22:51 PM PDT by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the occupation media.)
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To: Enchante

and he has his grandmother locked in the attic.


136 posted on 05/27/2008 2:26:54 PM PDT by TornadoAlley3 (Everytime McCain reaches out to conservatives, conservatives get poked in the eye.)
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To: devere

Dachau was liberated by the 42nd Infantry Division. It was called the Rainbow Division because it had men for many states as per McArthur. My father,a man who served in three wars, must be rolling in his grave. I only served in one war.

Obama sure finds folks from the wood pile.


137 posted on 05/27/2008 2:28:36 PM PDT by Lumper20
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To: The KG9 Kid

Post of the day!

You must a Gen-Xer like me; Obama was born in 1961 I think, and I was 1969. So weird how young he is. Or maybe I’m just old, LOL.


138 posted on 05/27/2008 2:30:51 PM PDT by olivia3boys
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To: kidd

# 4, Very Obviously


139 posted on 05/27/2008 2:32:44 PM PDT by GoldenPup
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To: PA Engineer

Oops sorry to interrupt the tour!!!


140 posted on 05/27/2008 2:33:09 PM PDT by keepitreal
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