Posted on 07/25/2008 9:47:54 AM PDT by kristinn
Barack Obama's presidential campaign has been rocked over the bad publicity Obama is getting over his perceived snub of wounded troops at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany.
ABC News reports Obama staffers staged three separate briefings in just forty-five minutes on O-Force One as they flew from Berlin to Paris today.
Yesterday, the Obama campaign put out two conflicting reasons for canceling the visit. One blamed the Pentagon, the other said Obama chose not to visit over concerns the stop would be seen as political.
The Pentagon has responded to reporters queries saying that Obama was welcome to visit as a senator and would be able to bring a senate staffer with him, but no campaign staff (or media).
While Obama spokemen Robert Gibbs and retired Air Force Maj. General Scott Gration are spinning on the record, NBC News' Andrea Mitchell was reporting that Democrats are spreading rumors that John McCain's staff colluded with the Pentagon to scuttle the visit.
Obama's campaign has long recognized that his weakness is the perception of Obama as soft on the military and weak on patriotism. His week-long trip foreign trip was designed to showcase Obama's stature and ability to operate as commander-in-chief.
His snub of the wounded and his campaign's confused and malicious response shows that they believe his image in the minds of the voters back home has been gravely wounded.
I think I should read through the whole thread before posting . . .
I’ve not trusted the anti-Obama email because I can’t see troops saying anything, good or bad, about this kind of event. And if any one did send a message about Obama’s visit, then I can’t see a family member forwarding it all over the internet.
That's a pretty hefty smack across the chops, if you ask me.
The Obama Lovers are desperately trying to label this as an urban legend. BUT I see it differently. The Capt’s statement said it was meant to be only to his family. So why would he lie to his family??? No reason to. That statement makes his statements seem even more truthful. That CAPT is trying to keep his job right now and has probably been ordered to deny. More of this will come out. Our brothers, sisters, and cousins in Iraq will tell us the truth when they get away from Army censors.....
What about his telling the French they needed to take a more active role in NATO to help fight the WOT?
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