It looks like Obama has had this hero's name in his speeches many times over the last few months and I am shocked that he couldn't remember his name!!
"Oliver Wendell Holmes once remarked that "To fight out a war, you must believe something and want something with all your might." The Americans we honor today believed. Sergeant Ryan Jopek believed. Ryan was just weeks away from coming home when he volunteered for a mission to Mosul from which he would never return. His friends remember his easy smile; I remember Ryan because of the bracelet his mother gave me that I wear every day. Next to his name, it reads: "All gave some - he gave all." It is a living reminder of our obligation as Americans to serve Ryan as well as he served us; as well as the wounded warriors I've had the honor of meeting at Walter Reed have served us; as well as the soldiers at Fort Bliss and the troops in Iraq, Afghanistan, and around the world are serving us. That means giving the same priority to building a 21st century VA as to building a 21st century military. It means having zero tolerance for veterans sleeping on our streets. It means bringing home our POWs and MIAs. And it means treating the graves of veterans like the hallowed ground it is and banning protests near funerals.
Why would you be shocked considering there wasn't a teleprompter available for last nights debate?
So, this leaves two possibilities as I see it...
1.) He forgot his name and had to look. I guess seeing as he’s repeated Sgt. Jopek’s name in so many speeches that might not hold up too well.
2.) McCain was REALLY throwing him off his game, and was catching him off-guard so badly that when Obama was attempting to come up with his rebuttal in his head he needed extra time to complete the thought before continuing to speak... Kind of strange considering that he HAS spoken about this SO many times in speeches before... (Perhaps right after he said “I have a bracelet too” he realized how childish and stupid it made him sound?)
You know... Even IF Obama didn’t forget this hero’s name, I think the majority of people watching it either live, or watching the video later will ASSUME he did simply based on his demeanor, and actions as he spoke... Big goof on Obama’s part.
Looks like Senator Obama has Messiah moments.