Posted on 07/24/2008 12:36:19 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
Blackfive posted this email yesterday and has another supporting account (added below in an update) from another member of the military who was also present during Obama's carefully scripted P.R. World Tour.
I think you should read it.
Hello everyone,
As you know I am not a very political person. I just wanted to pass along that Senator Obama came to Bagram Afghanistan for about an hour on his visit to "The War Zone". I wanted to share with you what happened. He got off the plan[sic] and got into a bullet proof vehicle, got to the area to meet with the Major General (2 Star) who is the commander here at Bagram. As the Soldiers where lined up to shake his hand he blew them off and didn't say a word as he went into the conference room to meet the General. As he finished, the vehicles took him to the ClamShell (pretty much a big top tent that military personnel can play basketball or work out in with weights) so he could take his publicity pictures playing basketball. He again shunned the opportunity to talk to Soldiers to thank them for their service. So really he was just here to make a showing for the American's back home that he is their candidate for President. I think that if you are going to make an effort to come all the way over here you would thank those that are providing the freedom that they are providing for you. I swear we got more thanks from the NBA Basketball Players or the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders than from one of the Senators, who wants to be the President of the United States. I just don't understand how anyone would want him to be our Commander-and-Chief.
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Well I’m sure Obamassein will clarify what he meant by not thanking any of the troops.
He always has to clarify Everything.
A real creep.
He did the same to troops in Germany. I guess he had enough photo ops for the day.
Keep the message simple, you know?
I really hate this guy with a burning passion!
The limp-wristed sissy wouldn’t know how to shake the hands of real men.
I’m suspicious.
This “e-mail” has been flying around the net landing in millions of inboxes.
Sure, the sentiments are true, and bloggers are citing sources, but....
I’m just saying.
The other post said this was from a soldier in Iraq.
BUMP, BUMP, BUMP
Screw the troops?....Great move, King Tut!
Maybe there is more than one soldier. Do you question this after Obama canceled troop visits in Germany?
Blackfive is a good site for troops.
Good catch. The both a ya’s. ;o)
I question a post upthread with the email of the exact same wording.
Check out this post;
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2050675/posts
A coworker recieved this email from a soldier he knows in Iraq today.
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Hello everyone,
As you know I am not a very political person. I just wanted to pass along that Senator Obama came to Bagram Afghanistan for about an hour on his visit to “The War Zone”. I wanted to share with you what happened.
He got off the plan and got into a bullet proof vehicle, got to the area to meet with the Major General (2 Star) who is the commander here at Bagram. As the Soldiers where lined up to shake his hand he blew them off and didn’t say a word as he went into the conference room to meet the General. As he finished, the vehicles took him to the ClamShell (pretty much a big top tent that military personnel can play basketball or work out in with weights) so he could take his publicity pictures playing basketball. He again shunned the opportunity to talk to Soldiers to thank them for their service.
So really he was just here to make a showing for the American’s back home that he is their candidate for President. I think that if you are going to make an effort to come all the way over here you would thank those that are providing the freedom that they are providing for you. I swear we got more thanks from the NBA Basketball Players or the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders than from one of the Senators, who wants to be the President of the United States.
I just don’t understand how anyone would want him to be our Commander-and-Chief. It was almost that he was scared to be around those that provide the freedom for him and our great country.
If this is blunt and to the point I am sorry but I wanted you all to know what kind of caliber of person he really is. What you see in the news is all fake.
XXXXXXXXXXXX
American Soldier
I don’t doubt a soldier wrote this, but if it starts to spread with fasehoods, it will be relegated to internet urban legend.
And of course, there was this post from yesterday: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050341/posts
I do not believe this email. It is a set up if I have ever seen one. Like the fake birth certificate.
Until someone actually names and shows some truth to this story, I do not believe it.
MSM will say that it is a vast right wing conspiracy and blow it off and give Barry a pass.
The way I read that is a coworker knows a soldier in Iraq who forwarded the email. The first sentence identifies the writer as being in Afghanistan:
As you know I am not a very political person. I just wanted to pass along that Senator Obama came to Bagram Afghanistan for about an hour on his visit to “The War Zone”.
But “Fake but Accurate” is a Dan Rather - CBS trick. Not to be used by conservatives.
I count 3 times this e-mail has been FReeped: http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/soldieremail/index
I'm possibly missing some. And I would bet $100 that other FReepers are and soon will be FReeping this e-mail again as they get it in their inboxes.
Finally: I will say this one thing in defense of the anonymous solder who wrote it. As we all know our soldiers must remain neutral in their opinions on things political. I would not expect a soldier would or could go public with this e-mail.
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