Bracelet Wars*

Is this the best Guliani and Rove could come up with while McCain is in a 90 degree nosedive?
I told my friends that as the inevitable approaches, we will all become witnesses to Republicans creating one of the most unbelievable circus acts on earth via the guise of politics. The Show has officially begun.
Obama/Biden – It’s a lock for sure.

Wow! McCain used a fallen soldier as a political gimmick?
How shameful.

What a non-issue. the point is that the mother wants the war to end in an honorable way, That is what Barrack has said he wants to do. McCain is just interested in repeating his same old silly stories to win the election. Barrack was just saying that he also has support of many in th emilitary and their families. Neither side should be politicizing this. Mccain brought it up and then tries to say Barrack is insensitive – what a lying hypocrite JSM is

Story:
mcCain supporter Bryan Jopek says… CONTRADICTING what his ex-wife Tracy Jopek, who “waited in the cold for 45 minutes to give Obama her son’s bracelet” said to newspapers.
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If Ms. Japek has changed her mind because of “negative feedback she’s gotten on the Internet, you know Internet blogs” then this a story of a second tragedy.

Clinton is on TV now. He is praising Mccain more than Obama.
Clinton I love you. He is a walking ad for McCain. I love Bill Clinton

The conservatives just want to complain. Who gaves a rat’s behind what they say anymore.

The conservatives just want to complain. Who gaves a rat’s behind what they say anymore.
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Obamabots lie. They fill the media with LIES.

The story is in repsac.

Per Karl Rove guidelines, McCain is NOT patriotic and does NOT love his country. He was not wearing a flag pin.

I am not a supporter of Obama but I think that Obama wearing that bracelet or McCain wearing the bracelet he got was in good faith. Anyone who make comments against it has no respect for the mother’s of those fallen soldier’s. And Obama mentioning it in his campaign was due to respect the same way McCain would do. What is wrong with the people today. In my time we wouldn’t care less who wore what. That’s why this country can never unite. The people of today are destroying it by their actions.

On ABC’s This Week, John McCain said he was a “Teddy Roosevelt Republican” apparently without knowing what Roosevelt stood for. Take the inheritance tax or Death Tax as it is now called. McCain – Palin are against it while McCain is a Teddy Roosevlt type. Why is this McCain imagery odd?
Theordore Roosevelt helped create the inheritance tax aka “death tax”.
When Theodore Roosevelt demanded that Congress pass a steeply graduated inheritance tax in 1906, he was proposing the one bill that members of his own patrician class feared most. In attacking what they cherished – not just their money but also their sense of entitlement and superiority – he was challenging the class system, not the capitalist system, turning the upper-class world upside down. As far as these plutocrats were concerned, T.R. had betrayed his own class to the point of no return.
As John McCain seeks no inheritance tax, he are betraying the legacy of his “mentor”. For what reason? He is stupid and wants to get elected.

This is already the most absurd election in many decades. So it shouldn’t surprise us when the candidates and their supporters come up with equally absurd things to argue about.
All we hear from Obama AND McCain is how BAD the “other guy” is.
In the debate, NEITHER one would answer Jim Lehrer’s question about how we’re going to pay for the economic “bail-out”.
They were too busy bashing each other.

Well, looks like the wingnuts are trying to manufacture a story. How much did they pay Mr. Jopek?

Wait a minute. The divorced dad of the dead soldier (a McCain supporter) says that he believes that his ex-wife doesn’t want Obama to wear the bracelet anymore because he thinks she has had some bad things said about her on the Internet?
Proof you can believe in brought to you by the John McCain campaign.

Paige. I beg to differ with you. Karl Rover made a statement like that. Are you smoking the wrong cigarette? Are you wearing a flag pin everyday? I don’t think so. Wearing a flag pin doesn’t make you patriotic. If it did how come every single American in this country is not wearing one. Obama is wearing one because he got reprimended as anti-american and he was in his younger days. Everyone knows that. Where have you been all this time.

Obama could care less about the troops.
He didn’t even vote for additional body armor and protection.
Didn’t even make time to visit injured troops in Germany–but found the time to make a rediculous self-serving speech.
He wants to turn America into another wimpy country like France.

Gus: Even though I am a supporter of McCain this topic is absolutely silly. And that soldier’s father should stay quiet since he is no longer married to that soldier’s mother. She asked him to wear it and if you ask someone to wear your son’s bracelet then let it be at that. Obama was wearing it in good faith just like McCain would. It should be no big deal. And there should be no big deal over a flag pin whether you wear one or not. It doesn’t mean your not patriotic. What is the matter with people today. What is important is the issues that need to be taken care of in this country because we are in a crisis and people should be thinking about that.

So McCain is trotting out divorced husbands to discredit citizens who don’t agree with him? So big of him.
If a husband can’t stay married to his wife then he has no right to speak on her behalf. Let Tracy speak out if there’s a problem. This Bryan guy has no credibility.

Mariann-You can “beg to differ” all you want but it does not change what Rove has said numerous times. You can take up your objections about flag pins and patriotism with him. Rove has said it repeatedly against Obama and now it does sound a bit silly against your candidate doesn’t it? That’s because it is silly.

Marianne supports Obama’s disrespect

Brenda: Where did you get that silly idea that Obama should always remember that soldier’s name. Obama is campaigning every day and doesn’t have the time for memories. I am not a supporter of him but your comment is silly. We all forget at times and you are no exception to the rule. Get a grip. And that soldier’s father because he is a supporter of McCain should stay quiet. He isn’t married to that soldier’s mother no more. Let’s get to the real issues of today not the trifles.

BraceletGate?! LOL!
How much more obvious can it be? McCain and his supporters have absolutely nothing positive to offer the American public.
President Barack Obama. You’ll learn to love it if you don’t already.

Mr. Tapper, if you haven’t verified the story FIRST, why are you reporting it now?? The McCain campaign has said that they were gonna do anything to keep this election off the issues, and by all accounts, they’re looking for something, anything, to take attention off the economy. Mostly though, I’m amazed that you’re reporting this without verifying it. That’s simply irresponsible.

I find it shocking that none of the Main Stream Media reported on the gaffe of the debate when Obama actually had to look down at his bracelet and read the soldiers name. If McCain had done that, every paper in the country would have been screaming that McCain forgot the name of the soldier he was supposed to be honoring. But when Obama does it, no one in the media bats an eye. It’s pathetic. And now to find that the family had actually asked him not to wear the bracelet, and Obama does it anyways?!! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don’t believe this…what are we in High School now…jesus H Christ the economy is in a tailspin and we are devoting space to the question of who knew what. These boys died for our country let them both rest in peace and not be part of a campaign ploy to exploit their deaths. Shame on you Jake, for even referencing this!!!!!!!!!!!!!

McCain was a POW so he’s the only one allowed to wear a bracelet, speak about veterans issues (even when he voted against us), insist Iraq had WMD and not be called out on it…blah, blah, blah. McCain is a joke and I say that as a veteran of the Iraq war and an Independent.

For a potential Commander in Chief, it is more of a problem that Obama said this:
**’Can you please make sure another mother is not going through what I’m going through?’ ***
He can’t make sure of that. Does he really think he can?

During the debate my take on the bracelets was that McCain wanted a reminder to honor those that sacrificed for the war and do the right thing by winning and finishing the job in Iraq.
Whereas Obama was wearing a bracelet to symbolize that no other mother will suffer in losing a son in war; i.e. Obama is anti-war. (He could just as well be wearing a bracelet with Cindy Sheehan’s son’s name on it.)
As a President one must send people off to war and some will die and be wounded. But if you are an anti-war President then no troops will be sent ever.
How does this anti-war, no mother’s suffer for the loss of a child, square away with Obama wanting to ratchet up the war in Afghanistan and Pakistan? More sons and daugthers will die there with the increase in troops Obama sends into combat.

Well it sounds like McCain and the Ex are using the son to political advantage to me.
Lets exploit the whole thing, by blaming Obama for exploiting it.
McCain is a sick man and need mental help. He is unstable, and unsavory, period

I’m sure Obama’s next response will be: “Those Jopeks are not the people that I knew.”

If the bracelet does not fit, you must acquit.

Obama needs to get out the msg that when he talks about rebuilding infrastructure, alternate energy, etc. he is talking about JOBS! Putting people to work so they CAN afford to pay their mortgages etc. He mentioned several things in debate, but did not make the strong connection to JOBS just talked about spending the money for these things. He has to keep hitting on JOBS! We can bail ourselves out if given the opportunity to work!

These internet rumors are silly.

Hmmm…on the one side there is this, on the other there is the issue of an incompetent lunatic running for Vice President of the United States…

Please!!! Have some compassion for the families of our fallen. They’ve suffered enough. Let this one go!!!

Personally,I think the media & both campaigns should let this go,no ads,no publicity at all.
No one knows the true story of why she asked Sen. Obama to wear it,or if she asked him to stop wearing it.
Only she & the Senator know for sure.
What we ALL do know for sure is that a very brave young man gave his life serving his country.
As a Father a Grandfather ,a former member of the military,and an American,I ask that we salute this hero,& not make a campaign issue out of this.
I love you Mom…my prayers are with you.
Justin

Okay, so the Jopeks are not married anymore and her husband, likely a republican, thinks he has the right to speak for her.
Certainly, she may have mixed feelings since anytime her son’s name comes up it will bring a new wave of grief for her. But I have to believe her husband is the one exploiting her now.
As a Vietnam Veteran, who worked closely with Gold Star Parents for Peace back in the 1970s, I am proud of Ms. Jopek for not swallowing the line that without “victory” soldiers will have died in vain. It is an unfortunate argument, akin to John McSame’s argument that we should not have a liveable GI Bill because it will discourage reenlistment.
Obama/Biden 08

Why didn’t you “make that phone call” to the Obama campaign before posting this article? If you had phoned and they had not responded, the situation would be different. But apparently, you didn’t try to get the other side of the story before “going to press.” What ever happened to real journalism and trying to verify a story before publishing?

UH James, You TOTALLY missed the freakin point! The mother of the soldier that McCain has on the bracelet, said if the MISSION failed that her son would have died in vain! Sometimes it seems like such a waste of time trying to straighten out you libtards!Did anyone notice that the Messiah couldn’t even remember the name on HIS bracelet? I’m surprised the thing didn’t melt on that losers wrist.If it was up to him all our military would have lost this war. Him and that idiot Harry Reid!

Uh, Jake? All of this is coming from her EX-HUSBAND WHO SUPPORTS McCAIN. Ever thought about doing the reporting first and THEN writing about stuff?

“Hmmm…on the one side there is this, on the other there is the issue of an incompetent lunatic running for Vice President of the United States…” –Fluff
Finally, someone with the guts to call Biden out. Good job.

This story reminds me a lot of the stories that came out about Sarah Palin over the past month or so. The media reported it because…well, because someone else reported it, so it became a story. It was shameful then, and in this case, it’s shameful now. I’m waiting for the facts before I condemn Obama for wearing the bracelet.
Besides, there are plenty of other things to bash Obama for.

I watched the debate and saw Obama fumbling around for the guy’s name. He could care less. . . a stage prop for him.

jact51 wrote:
“Okay, so the Jopeks are not married anymore and her husband, likely a republican, thinks he has the right to speak for her.”
First, how do you know he’s “likely a republican?”
Second, isn’t it his son too we’re speaking about?

Who brought a fallen soldiers name first. McShame!! and what was he trying to get at.
NO WONDER HE FORGOT TO WEAR A LAPEL!!
HYPOCRISY!!!!

I have a call into the Obama campaign and Tracy Jopek to find out more about this story, and will let you know what they say.
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Shame on you, Tapper! One of the first things I tell my students in basic reporting class is that you don’t publish a story like this without having the facts. If Jopek tells you this story is a load of bull, it won’t matter that you publish a retraction – the false talking point is already in circulation. What you did is sleazy, partisan, and unprofessional. Thanks for providing a first-rate example of how NOT to be a journalist; your readers and ABC News may not benefit from your lack of professionalism, but my students will.

Obama is as sick as they come! How dare he dishonor a fallen soldier and their family like this!

Jake are you getting ideas directly from Drudge now? why didn’t you check the facts of this “story” BEFORE you put it up?

The fact that Obama didn’t even know the soldier’s name was the BIG outrage here!

@Concerned in OH
@Concerned in OH
It was McCain who first used another woman’s son’s story in an attempt of self promotion. But I do think that neither candidate should be bandying about the names of persons who have passed on.
Obama does have a point. All military have served honourable and those who have died have don so in the service of America. Their deaths are not in vain. But the Iraq war was not a necessary war.

Sally look at the video again Obama doesnt look at the bracelet he pauses to try and remember the moms name and he cant so he says from the mother of Sergeant Ryan David Jopek.
The looked at it on CNN his eyes dont reach the bracelet.

“It was meant as a sign of respect, but now conservatives are saying Sen. Barack Obama’s invocation of his “hero bracelet” bearing the name of a fallen soldier is being done against the family’s wishes.”
How in God’s creation do you get off saying that? The writer presumes to know the heart of Barack Obama… in your “investigations” why don’t you try to answer that question to instead of answering for his intentions?
Wait… I know! Because you feel you do know the man’s heart. Because you will spin anything as a positive whether you have the full story or not.
Because, in your eyes, there are no negatives about Barack. Only opportunities to promote Barack so he will be kind to you and invite you to democrat parties should he win…
I pray you will be disappointed.
Gordon

This has to do with a grief stricken mother and a DIVORCE from a man who still wants to CONTROL what she does!
This man DOES NOT speak for HER. She DIVORCED his lousy butt! He is angry because he is supporting McCain. Period.
Barack would NEVER propagate this story. He has other bracelets given to him. I SAW him receive one from family members of ANOTHER soldier. He tried to refuse it, but accepted it because they insisted he take it! I have the video of this! He doesn’t need to use this as a ploy. And for those to suggest it – is just plain WRONG.

This is just your typical egotistical interpretation of another’s action. Just as the liberals egotistically assumed that Americans supported their left-winged policies when they were given control of congress during the last election, (when it was simply that we DIDN’T SUPPORT THE ACTIONS OF THE REPUBLICAN CONGRESS either), again, here comes another stupid liberal assuming that an action means much more than it does, and he publicly pats himself on the back with it. I swear if Obama’s head gets any bigger, it’s gonna EXPLODE! Give him some duct tape.

lol,
mccain used a soldier for political gain
this seems silly, i mean obama was just saying that a mother asked him to wear a bracelet for her son and to get us out of this stupid war
i dont see how he was trying ot get votes, if he was, then so was mccain
plain and simple

I think confirmation is needed on the question of whether the family still doesn’t want Obama using the son on the campaign trail.
what IS undeniable is that Obama couldn’t even remember the soldier’s name. It was shameful.

And I forgot to add to my earlier post that Obama acted like a 4-year-old, with his “me, too” moment. It was not gracefully done.

Beside cudos for picking up this “me too” thing. This is to the person who thinks John McCain said the soldiers were there in vain.
That is what the mother said to him, to continue, so her son’s death would not be in vain.

Here is a story line that I would like to see. Do the Iraqi people miss Saddam Hussein? Seems like he was a weapon of mass destruction himself. Mr. Tapper, can you find out the answer to this question?

If Obama thinks he can get the military vote by exploiting this, think twice. The military will never vote for someone like this.

As we all know, only lying Republican swine are permitted to talk about the war. Republicans not only have no shame, they also have no conscience.

What?!
Don’t you have an editor?
How is this news?
You’re going to get back to us? Please, next time post your story when it’s finished.
This is all just gossip.

Democrats are the party of hate and discontent. They thrive on deception and the bias of our liberal media. I weep for the country.

WHEN WILL MAINSTREAM MEDIA STOPPED BEING COWED BY RIGHT WING…
MCCAIN CAN SHOW OFF HIS BRACELET FOR POLITICS BUT THATS NOT EXPLOITATION OF A FALLEN SOLDIER…

Mr. Tapper should have waited until he actually talked with Mrs Jopek and found out her position. But Mr. Tapper was more interested in sensationalism than reality.As for the bracelets, wear them on your wrists, NOT on you arm or in your mouth!

Obama is no better than John Murtha who looks down on our soldiers and uses them to fuel their hatred for our Commander and Chief.
I also blame the constituents who keep Murtha in office to keep funding their pork projects that we can no longer afford. How pathetic and un-American.

Tapper, it’s really sleazy and unprofessional to put this headline out there without verification. Are you going to take this down and apologize if you can’t confirm it or the the mother denies it?

Well, I have 3 bracelets! Na na, na na na.

To Concerned in Ohio:
Opening quote is Abraham Lincoln, not Obama.
Pretty embarrassing he needed to look at bracelet to remember name and he has worn it for how long?

The difference is that McCain visits with the troops when he goes to Iraq – Obama looks down his nose at them.
Go McCain – you get it.

Tony,
Kerry was never up in the polls after Sept 5th. Ignorance is not bliss!

hey jake–i have an idea here. why don’t you confirm (i.e.., directly from the mother) that obama has been asked to no longer wear the bracelet before you run the story? seems to me that relying on the word of an ex-husband with different political leanings is more than a little suspect (and unprofessional).

“The Jopek family had previously asked Obama not to mention Sgt Ryan Jopek on the campaign stump”
What constitute a family? The mother and sister that gave out the bracelet are not family members.

So the father lacks the guts and stones to stay married to the mother, but wants to disavow the mother’s wishes? Typical Republican crap. This guy walks out on his family, but wants to stand up and refute Obama. Put a dress on this guy and send him to Iraq – gutless coward. We need more men in this country willing to stay married and less cowards wanting to take political shots at Godly men like Obama. Is this what the Republican party has become? The party of adulterers and divorcees? The party that can’t keep commitments and sends our citizens to die without any forethought or commitment?

Excuse me, those of us who saw the debate, watched in horror as Obama had to fumble around and actually read the soldier’s name from the bracelet, because Obama could not remember what it was.

Why does everyone bring up poll numbers? Do you really take them seriously? It’s just certain people who vote, they are not reliable. In 2000 Gore had monstrous leads over Bush in the polls and should have swept the election. That defintly was not the case.
Quit taking stock in polls and using them to an advantage, if you are going to use information to prove your point, use facts!

The truth of the matter about the Bracelets are neither would need a bracelet if not for Bush & Co. after 911 falesly led people into a Phony and fraudulent war in Iraq when Bin Ladin is in Afghanistan.

Obama is evil. We are doomed if he becomes President.

I don’t understand why you complain about Obama having a dead American soldier’s bracelet when McCAIN HAS ONE TOO.
Are only some American families’ sacrifices worth honoring?
How can that be?
On the other hand, OBAMA WEARS A FLAG PIN AND McCAIN DOESN’T.
OBAMA LOVES AMERICA.
McCAIN LOVES McCAIN.

I have 4 bracelets too! All from 4 brothers (relatives of mine) who were killed serving with Wisconsin Infantry units during the Civil War. I have an additional bracelet from an uncle (USMC) who didn’t survive WWII. My brother and I survived tours in Nam ( no bracelets unfortunately) for politicians to use for political gain. In the final analysis, it’s a dangerous world and always has been. For all you liberals out there–Do you really want to turn the keys over to a thirteen year old in a busy neighborhood?

watching-
You’re telling Jake to leave this family alone? Why don’t you tell Obama to stop exploiting this family’s loss?
I think your sentiment is aimed more at protecting Obama from criticism rather than any real concern for this family.
Shameful.

Let me add one thing…Shame on you Jake Tapper, for not checking your sources before posting something like this, only to add to that kind of attack.

Mr. Obama – AMERICA wants you to take off your flag lapel pin because when you wear it, it’s a disgrace after you and your wife’s bashing of this country.
Obama we are ashamed of you.

My condolences for the parents grief. But, I really don’t think what they think about Iraq matters. The question is, what did Ryan Jopek believe? Did he support the war and believe in his mission? Most soldiers in Iraq do, as is evidenced by the record retention rates.
This infantilization of our fighting men and women has got to stop. Is the death of some 4000 of our best young men and women been a tragedy? Of course. But, it is war, and people die. In the time that those roughly 4000 soldiers have died in Iraq, over 200,000 men, women and children have died on our nation’s highways, for nothing more than the convenience of being able to get from point A to point B rapidly. As a member of a family who had a young one die on those highways, I can tell you the grief is no less than that of the Jopek family. But, at least Ryan Jopek died for a purpose that, to all appearances, he believed in fighting for.

McCain is an idiot!! He can’t talk about the real issuses because he dosen’t have a clue!! He can exploit the war dead but heaven forbid his opponent have supporters who have lost loved ones as well

I can tell you from nearly a quarter of a century of military experience and 3 combat tours 90-91 2003 and 2004 that Barak Hussien Obama does not fair well amongst my military associates. His cut and run and increased taxes does nothing to assist or show support for the men and women who wear ther uniform of the military. Sure most blacks support him because he has a chance of being the first black president even though he is mostly Arabic, but most people in the military want to win in Iraq, McCain supports victory Obama supports defeat, just so he can win. That’s just wrong no matter what color your skin is.

“41″ glances at his watch while Clinton blathers on = MEDIA FIRESTORM. Obama looks at his prop bracelet to remember the fallen soldiers name = MEDIA YAWN.

Obama wearing or contending that he is a brother in arms, or a grand patriot, like McCain is -Is just a case of “Monkey see,Monkey do”

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Why am I suspicious that the story left out the fact that Zero had to look at his notes to recall the name of the soldier? One word for Zero boy: PHONY

Why all this brouhaha about a freaking bracelet?! Thousands of our soldiers dead, trillions of dollars wasted, and so much more lost all because of Bush and the neocons who wanted access to Iraq’s oil, er, weapons of mass destruction, er, freedom, er, whatever. This was a war that need not have happened. Bush and Cheney lied, and Osama Bin Laden still walks free. How about getting the real perpetrators of 9/11 instead of using the attacks to fight Halliburton-enriching wars? Bush and Cheney and McCain are the three stooges. . . .

If you saw the debate, it looked to me that Mr. O’Babble had forgotten the soldier’s name. Another stunt trying to equal McCain like his comment a while back that he had “thought about” joining the military after high school ??? Pretty comical to those of us who actually did join.

If you’re going to wear the bracelet it would help if you actually remembered the name on it, how hard is that?

Uh, ah….um, uh, ah…. um, uh, uh, um, ah, uh… uh, ah, uh, um…. uh, ah, ah, um….oh forget it!

Republicans should understand that they do not have exclusivity when it comes to the US military. Obama has out raised McCain amongst enlisted soldiers. And wasn’t it rather reaching when McCain inserted POW into the debate. Okay John, I am from a middle class military family, what exactly have you done for us lately?

I love how when a Democrat lies or does something wrong the media presents it as “Republicans charge…” or Republicans say…
but when it’s a Republican that the media is discussing it’s just presented as fact and not what the other party is charging them with.

Wow! I’m really amazed to read a post by media criticizing Obama for something after the first debate! Is it out of the fear that the whole America would block all these News channels after seeing how biased they are? I have been wondering how blinded our media representatives have been throughout this campaign. I am not an Obama or Mccain supporter but after watching media reactions, I was not sure if all these guys watched the same debate as I did on their own channels. No matter who wins this Election, one thing is sure, media is the biggest looser!! America, please listen to only candidates and use your own mind to make decisions!! Don’t be fooled by blind media!

Txnewswatcher
Right on!!

Obummer should not be allowed to speak about the war. He is such a hypocrite! He does not even admit the surge is working. I would be ashamedif Obummer was POTUS

I am a veteran and I am amazed at the words people post. Liberals do not care about veterans? please! more veterans are democrats than republicans. Mostly because republicans make sure their kids do not join the military.
My love of country, community and my fellow citizens is second to none.
My loyalty to doing the right thing is paramount to living in the greatest country on this earth. I am sorry the Republicans have put us in such a bad place. It is time to make a change, or get George Bush III in the office. maybe our country is in good shape. But I will vote Obama and I will honor all veterans as long as I live.
Many thanks to all the families who have buried their children, brothers, sisters, moms and dads to protect our country. It is too bad Georgey Bush has sold us out to the fat cats. Then to have him bail out his buddies. can anyone see what a bad and evil guy Bush is, or is everyone blinded by his brightness?
Mission Accomplished? !

Is there a liberal “Drudge” site? Or, is there no real story behind liberal media lies?

McCain started the bracelet nonsense.
He still has no plan to get out of Iraq.
The idea that we have to stay in Iraq for 100 yrs to honor fallen soldiers is ridiculous.

When McCain speaks of a fallen veteran, he means it. For Obama it is a gimmick he has to do. He didn’t even remember the soldier’s name. McCain is genuine; Obama is a fraud.

Wow! I’m really amazed to read a post by media criticizing Obama for something after the first debate! Is it out of the fear that the whole America would block all these News channels after seeing how biased they are? I have been wondering how blinded our media representatives have been throughout this campaign. I am not an Obama or Mccain supporter but after watching media reactions, I was not sure if all these guys watched the same debate as I did on their own channels. No matter who wins this Election, one thing is sure, media is the biggest looser!! America, please listen to only candidates and use your own mind to make decisions!! Don’t be fooled by blind media!

It is interesting how Obama supporters on this blog keep changing the topic from Obama disrespecting a grieving families wishes about a dead soldier’s bracelet to name calling and bashing.
According to reports the mother of Ryan Jopek did not want her son’s death used as a political gimmick and is quite upset that Obama politicized the bracelet at the debate.
Either Obama does not care about the feelings of a family struggling with the loss of their son, brother, grandson, nephew, friend or he is very forgetful and does not have the experience or judgment to be President.

Get ready all you McSame lovers – your loser Bush policies have brought America’s financial system to its knees. McSame brings more of the same incompetence. Obama will win in November – then we will have to hear all of your whining for the next 4 years. Boo hoo! Cry me a river!

Obama is just a puppet on the stage. So, he couldn’t remember the name on the bracelet. I guess his “handlers” forgot that one item in the rehearsal. It’s so obvious that Obama is just the puppet for the backstage puppet masters who are hell-bent on bringing down this country. How else could a 1-1/2 term Sen. who can barely form a sentence of his own suddenly decide he wanted to be President and the money comes rolling in. If people would just do some research, like in the Investors Business Daily, and see that he’s just a Marxist front. God help us!!

Failin Palin—
“Get ready all you McSame lovers – your loser Bush policies have brought America’s financial system to its knees. McSame brings more of the same incompetence. Obama will win in November – then we will have to hear all of your whining for the next 4 years. Boo hoo! Cry me a river!”
Do you mean like what we Bush supporters have heard for 8 years?

My favorite part of the presidential debate was when Obama did his “I have a bracelet too!” and couldn’t remember the name on it.
That reveals the poseur, the fake and his gimmicks – that silly Liberals are totally falling for.
What a bunch of suckers.
Yet the Liberal left think they are intelligentsia!
Hahaha!
I think referring to today’s so-called “intelligentsia” by calling them “intelligentsia” is a form of cruel sarcasm.

The McCain camp knows what most of us know, they have the more experienced and most qualified candidate. Obama’s supporters only know how to lie, cheat and call names. Look at the bloggers on this site. All Obama supporters can say is if you don’t vote for their chief bigot you’re a bigot. Well I’ve got news for you. The Polls are not talking to hard working Americans who see through the fake, phony, can’t speak without a teleprompter politics of Barak Hussein Obama.
Thanks Mike…well said….and I am too busy to answer the phone and be “polled”….but I will vote in November and you are CORRECT! A lot of us out here “clinging to our guns and religion” and working 40+ hours a week will not support a racist scumbag like Obama!

leave it to Obama to capitalize on ANYTHING for HIS OWN GAIN!!
puke retch…
this is why I unfortunately HAVE to vote MCcain. Character over issues!!

Someone wrote, “more veterans are democrats than republicans”
Please support that with ANY kind of evidence. That is simply not true by my own direct observations. I am a retired Navy veteran (21 years) and in retirement I interact with retired and active-duty military on a daily basis.
I would estimate that it is at least a 3:1, if not 4:1 or higher ratio, of Republicans to Democrats.

I would remind everyone that it was the Democratic National Committee that tried to disenfranchise the military voting absentee in Florida in the 2000 election when it looked like that would be the difference. Any organization with that history, can not possibly now claim they support the troops unless it is pure political expedience. Obama is the candidate of the left and a member of A.C.O.R.N., an organization already indited for nationwide voter fraud.

How could I possibly forget to mention–the supposed US “ecomonic disaster” portions of the debate…
Wall Street at times throughout its history never learned to play a bear market and is losing many people’s life’s savings while NY has the typical attorney general that investigates hicks with shovels…
Wall Street must be nothing much to the real economy as what numbers there actually add up. It is nice to have Wall Street, but even when it does not do well my favorite bookstores are still standing.

Rita: Obama has, according to you,”Jumped the shark ?” Huh ? Obama is jumped ahead 8 points in Gallup today. His numbers soared after the debate. He will be President. I know many Republicans who are voting for him because they don’t want Palin in there.
I can tell from your post that you are disappointed and rueful about the surge of Obama support, but tough, that’s life. And may the best man win. That would be Obama.

Easy solution:
LET THE TROOPS DECIDE WHO WILL BE THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
That’ll shut up Obama et. al.

I’m an iraq war vet and i’m voting Obama after campaigning for McCain twice.

To breezinsc:
I didn’t say I was a Democrat. Don’t assume that everybody who supports Obama is a Dem. I voted for Reagan both times.

What a non issue. Conservative witch hunt. The only issue is that an EX Husband got involved and is now gossiping hearsay. We know the mother was happy Obama acknowledged the Marine. This ex husband sounds like a loser.

McCain does not support veterans. If he did, he would have voted in favor of the new GI bill. He was against it and didn’t show up to vote on it instead choosing to go to California for a fundraiser.
And when it passed, Bush got on tv and gave him credit for its passage. Just awful.

I have heard what is going on in Pa. ohio and MO. And he did the same thing in chicago to wgn radio.They has some people on that were anti Obama and he had people call in and tell them to take it off the air. He is getting away this and I have started emailing everyone in the media. Every article has the person who wrote it and there email address. I also emailed every one here at fox. It seems every one is looking the other way.

Many soldiers will go AWOL they will never follow Oblahblah–he is a TRAITOR. Many more Americans (there’s nearly $20Trillion offshore) will go offshore, underground, and black market; they will NOT pay his taxes. HIDE YOUR GUNS AND AMMO NOW he will be taking them. Obama will replace every judge and commander; there will be no more justice. I am leaving the USA if he is elected and I will watch it implode from afar, The world will be a more awful place without a stable America.

I’ll be surprised if the story isn’t true. But, even if it’s not, Obama is still using the bracelet as a political ploy. He wears it when it suits him, and doesn’t wear it when it doesn’t.

Amazing how the media has turned into a Liberal Pravda when it comes to anything that could be perceived negative regarding Obama it is never investigated and in some cases the exact opposite is true the media covers up for the campaign it is grossly unAmerican. Obama is a student of Saul Alinsky radicals methods. They will not argue their point they will shut down the opposition points using force if necessary. Before we get so wrapped up in the Obama hype we better ask ourselves as a nation if this Socialist utopia is really where we want to go. All this Change may mean the end of America as we know it and to some it seems that is not a bad thing.

DID YOU KNOW OBAMA WOULD NOT PASS A LOW LEVEL FBI OR CIA OR MILITARY CLEARANCE? YET HE WOULD BE PRIVVY TO THE HIGHEST SECURITY SECRETS IN THE LAND?

Emmie
Obama is getting my vote and most of Americas this election…
mcCain is a stunt and palin is a joke !

Why is saying what we think considered racism. Pretty soon Obama will not let us blog because we are telling the truth about him.

I think having a flag pin on one’s lapel is more demonstrative of where’s one’s allegiance lies.

‘Francis’ said:”ABC should never have been permitted to publish this story. There is no value to this except to discredit our next president.”
Except when it’s a pro-Obama story – then it would have been just fine? And you wrote this comment with a straight face? Check your basement – there’s a pod in there.

badger,
Racism is racism, no matter how you disguise it. Republicans (a well known fact – don’t think about denying it) are racists that makes what they say racist. Maybe you shouldn’t be allowed to spew your racist lies. The 1st Amendment does not cover hate speech and when there are some Justices on the Supreme Court that can actually read, you will learn that. Why don’t you take an opportunity to shut up before you have to told to?

I got a bracelet, too, John. It’s in a box with my flag pin. I put them on when Axelrod tell me. “What’s the name of that sucker Axelrod?? – write it down for me.” Never mind, his parents don’t want their son used for political gain. I don’t even know his name. I am “The Messiah”!!!
McCain/ Integrity!!!

Funny how you don’t mention that Sen. Obama couldn’t remember the name and had to look down and READ the name of Sergeant Ryan David Jopek.
Why is that?

“I think having a flag pin on one’s lapel is more demonstrative of where’s one’s allegiance lies.”
Agree. Let us all remember that Obama pulled the American flag symbol off the tail of his Airfarce One plane and replaced it with his own little seal of approval. It’s amazing that he left GoodHousekeeping out of the decison making.

It’s funny how Barack Hussein Obama had to look down at his wrist during the debates to remember the soldiers name. That’s hope and change we can all believe in!

What about my daughter’s candy bracelet?

Republicans are always trying to use a very solemn thing as a weapon. The mother of that soldier gave the bracelet to wear and that is her privilege and an honor for Sen. Obama just as the bracelet that John McCain wears from the mother of another of our fallen soldiers. The fact that both of these men wear these bracelets are not a testament to them , but a testament to the soldiers that died. Our family has suffered the ultimate sacrifice in this war and my aunt is a Gold Star Mother and My uncle a Gold Star Father. I think that the exploitation of both of these soldiers comes not from the men who wear them , but the jackals like the press, the surrogates that John McCain employs, and some on this blog. You all should be ashamed of yourselves. Deaths of our soldiers bring different emotions from the families of the fallen as demonstrated by the different stories told by both of the candidates. However, like Senator Obama , I believe that no soldier dies in vain and the fact that he was able to put that into words and to lend a name to that belief is a wonderful thing. This another one of those issues that is not really an issue , but an attempt to distract from the real issues of this campaign. Shame on those that continue to use our soldiers as a bludgeon. They and their families deserve better.

Obama is the Manchurian candidate! He is a total fraud.

HE COULDN’T FIGURE OUT REV. WRIGHT WAS WRONG FOR 20 YEARS!
IF YOU WANT TO VOTE FOR AN EMPTY SUIT OBAMA PLEASE DO!!!!!!!

Wow. Finally the truth about Obama comes out in the press???? And all of his backers have to scream “racist” to deflect the light being shined in a unflattering way on their “hero” who can’t even remember the name of the soldier????? I was taken in by the press and their love affair with Obama…but no more. I am going with the choice of true leadership and willing to work with the parties….McCain Palin.
BTW….love how Biden talking in rural West Virginia saying he loves his barretta and Obama won’t mess with that. But a year ago in a debate, a video submitted by a msn listener had his guns with him, and asked if his “babies” would be protected….Biden questioned his mental health status, and said it was for the government to regulate that fire arms didn’t get into the hands of people who were crazy like this guy!!! Talk about guns and god when you are with the rural people…..and then something quite opposite when you are among the elite…..

Asked by a reporter to point out which military plane was his plane, LBJ once said, “All of them.”
Barack Obama has the arrogance of the worst Presidential aspirants without the credentials of the least of them.
The fallen sergeant’s name was a mere prop for any statement Obama wished to make; I am reasonably sure that Obama will build a huge fitness center for veterans’ dogs and call it the Ryan Jopek Center if it will speed the process. Obama thinks nothing of the fallen soldiers; heck, unless they are registered Democrats, they are no longer eligible to vote.
If the ticket were reversed and it were Biden/Obama, I wouldn’t vote for them; but it would be more balanced.

Imagine if Obama was white guy right now. I bet he would be way ahead in the polls. Hate to say it but if Obama loses I think it will be because of his race. This is not saying if you vote for Mccain you are racist. Just given the unpopularity of this current president you’d expect more people to want a different type of government than the polls now suggest.

So McCain mntions it and its fine and Obama mentions it and he’s wrong? Perhaps some Republican hypocrite can explain that to us? Not that it matters, if Palin is allowed to appear on Thursday (and I STILL think they are working on an excuse to prevent this), those who haven’t yet figured out that she has the intellect of a box of hammers, will be forced to watch what will certainly be a train wreck. And on Nov. 5th, ‘Gidget & The Geezer’ will finally become what they were destined to be: A farcical footnote in the Republican history of greed and criminal negligence.

Hey Obama o8 have you been talking to John Edward or something since I am sure Matt’s parents are not complaining why should you. How terrible you would make a statement about a fallen friend like that.

Clintonette -
I would suggest you don’t vote based on a chain letter you got. Read about the candidates positions and form your own original thought.
That letter is full of half truths. It talks about adversity but fails to mention that Mccain divorced his ex after her accident and married into $100 million.
While obama worked for his wealth and while he “benefited” from his race to get him in harvard law he excelled there and became editor of the harvard law review. While Mccain was 5th from the bottom of his class at Yale.

Obama is the final word in affirmative action candidates, No rules apply to him.Not even the norms of decency

If the family wishes are he does not use it, then he should not use it.
But, Obama never was much on honor or respect for others, why would he start now.
Obama uses anyone or anything to get what he wants. The man has no morals or scruples.
Obama’s Image and doing anything for a vote is the Obama way, Whether it is lying, using and abusing or manipulation. His entire campaign is riddles with vile, evil tactics. Which the media fails to highlight.
Shame on Obama

Rove isn’t working for the McCain campaign. I wish he were. McCain would be doing much better. Still, socialism is not the answer. I’d rather have a Clinton in the White House rather than the Obama-nation.

Jennifer, I think you should read again what I wrote.

Obama is a snake. He didn’t even remember the name of the soldier, he had to read it off the bracelet. Obama was trying to one up McCain and failed!
Then Obama declares war on Pakistan. Obama claims we were wrong on Iraq but he announces on national TV he would bomb Pakistan if they didn’t comply. Where are all the anti-war people now?

The mother says she asked him to wear it, and was touched and pleased he mentioned it in the debate. Her EX-husband tells a different story. I believe the person who actually did it, what she is actually saying, rather than a story from her EX husband claiming she was lying.

NOW, I AM GOING TO SWITCH MY VOTE TO SENATOR OBAMA. MCCAIN AND PALIN ARE THE BIGGEST PHONIES EVER. ESPECIALLY AFTER WATCHNG THE FRIDAY NIGHT DEBATE. MCCAIN IS AN VERY ANGRY LITTLE OLD MAN.
IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT IS BEING SAID ANYMORE.
MCCAIN IS AN ANGRY LITTLE MAN IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE.

I sincerely hope nobody believes anything MY ex has to say about me. This is a non-story.

Again Republicans wants to make distraction?
They are really pathetic to make anything an issue.
Only stupid people who already support Maccain will be persuaded.
But no intelligent people will buy this thing anymore.

I highly doubt that Sen. Obama would continue wearing the bracelet and mentioning the soldiers name if his family asked Obama not to. He has better judgment than that, unlike McCain who supported the Iraq war from the beginning and is so stubborn that he STILL supports an unjust war that the majority of Americans don’t. I do not want McCain representing me. OBAMA in ’08!!

Sorry Zen I am voting for McCain and guess what I am intelligent.

First Repubs complain that he was not patriotic because he didn’t wear a flag lapel pin now they complain because he wears a fallen soldier braclet. Nitpicking because they know McCain doesn’t stand a chance without throwing assinine accusations around.

Appalled: Please enlighten to the fact that Obamabots spam flame posts and imp other posters to get just the reaction you’re having and to discredit the facts pertaining to Obama and his police state tactics he used in Missouri and Pennsylvania to smack down and arrest people who spoke out against him.

During the Republican convention a few weeks ago, I remember McCain introducing a family who’d lost a son in Iraq. His sister was there too. I remember when she opened her mouth, her teeth were visibly rotting out of her head – obviously she isn’t covered by any sort of health care, like every other industrialized country on the planet. Her brother died for America and America won’t fix her sister’s teeth. Ugh.

It would have been nice at the debate if Obama didn’t have to look at the bracelet to remember the name of the fallen soldier. I felt like it was an awkard moment, it felt contrived and I am an Obama supporter.

WHERE IS THE DENIAL FROM OBAMA. THIS STORY WAS POSTED THIS MORNING. IF A CALL WAS PUT IN TO OBAMA, WHY HASN’T HE DENIED THE ALLEGATION? WHY? BECAUSE THEY ARE TRUE. THAT’S WHY. OBAMA SHOULD BE ASHAMED!!!! THIS IS A DISGRACE

The battle of the bracelets was shameless during the debate. I don’t think either candidate needs to do such things. That said, McCain’s comments seemed just part of the script, Obama’s comments seemed like a “me too” scramble to respond.
By the way, what is it with the idiotic comments on this site? Many of them are not even coherent.

Hey matt do you not follow your canidate.Before he fixes problems in the USA he is going to fix the teeth of the poor people of the world. Do you not really listen to his speeches. I do and that is why I am voting for McCain. By the way how much in taxes are you democrats willing to pay.

Lee do you think abortions would evaporate if they were made illegal? Making drugs illegal did not make them go away. Should we ban all car ride and drivers license to all teenagers? I am sure you would have had a fit if you couldn’t drive at 16. Wouldn’t the money that was spent on Iraq have been better spent on things needed in this country? Eg roads, bailout?, schools to teach sex ed in schools so abortions would be limited. But 4000 deaths is a small price to pay for GWB blunders, right?

The politician who was asked NOT to wear it for political purposes says,”I have a bracelet, too.” Then that politician has to read the bracelet to remember the name on it. Why does it not surprise me that the Senator Barry ahhhh Obama is that politician???

Wouldn’t it be something if we all decided that BOTH of these candidates were guilty of the same thing (using soldiers’ deaths as political chess pieces), and voted for someone else?
Imagine the possibilities.

During the debate, McCain seemed a little disoriented. I don’t think I am alone in wondering about his extreme age and mental sharpness.

hey guys, remember when gore was clearly ahead until election day in 2000 and kerry the same in 2004? what i can’t remember is what actually happened on those november days past… who won again? what did the voters and electoral college end up deciding?

Badger, you are flat-out wrong. Any American, mother of father, who has his or her name on a baby’s birth certificate, can immediately produce the birth certificate and receive a U.S. passport for the child. A baby doesn’t have to be born on a military base. That’s ridiculous. Like what, some pregnant lady goes on vacation to England, has the baby in a British hospital and therefore can’t receive a birth certificate? That’s ridiculous, and like I said, I am telling you from persoanl experience. Both my children were born abroad, my wife is not American, but my children have U.S. passports, OF COURSE. Go teach someone else your bad information.

Perhaps you should read the story again. The EX husband of the woman who gave Obama the bracelet (who,it is implied, is a McCain supporter) has made the accusation against Obama. All we have heard directly from the mother is she was honored by Obama remembering her. Perhaps we should reserve judgment until we hear from her.

Bracelet Debate

There is some debate currently about whether the family behind Barack Obama’s bracelet wanted him to mention it during his me, too moment in Friday’s debate. (See newsbusters and Jake Tapper).

The fact that Senator Obama could not remember the name of Ryan David Jopek, the fallen soldier his bracelet commemorates, without reading it off the actual bracelet showed me, as a proud Veteran of Enduring Freedom, that he cares not for his memory. Today, silence speaks loudly in the major media. If McCain had committed the same gaff, today’s headlines would most likely read “McCain Forgets the Fallen”.

Just another con that attacks the messenger when they don’t like the message. Go back to Faux news and get your supposably ‘fair and balanced ‘ news. If you believe that lie I got a pres candidate for you: McCain.
GWB = Hoover clone

Pathetic. I notice many of you see this as a non-issue. This is by itself, but Obama has a track record and this is just the latest in a long list of obamanations. Remove the Bracelet Barry and stop exploiting the fallen for political gain. Then again, this gives us something to talk about.

i love how people talk about fox news like it’s the only biased news source. these are the same people who claim to listen to npr on the way to work every morning

Barack Obama is a creep, a slime and a phony!!! He MUST NOT be elected President… If you think Obama’s “truth squads” out in Missouri and in Pennsylvania are bad NOW during the election—just wait til he gets FULL power!!! Should scare the HELL out of EVERYONE!!!

even with all the bickering here, at least we can all agree that mccain won the debate. no more comments necessary, this story is over.

Marcus–very interesting, not surprised though, considering Obama’s got his “stop the smears” campaign going in full force. He’s also has the Gestepo police out in full force in Missouri and Pennsylvania.

Obama is a marxist. A vote for him is a vote against the United States of America. Rome fell from within…

To me and my friend, who watched:
McCain won the debate.
Period.
Stephanopolous has lost his objectivity. Can ABC throw him out?

bill adkins is socialist scum. he kills puppies and rapes unwed teen mothers.

ReggieH – Don’t show everyone your ignorance. Senator McCain GRADUATED from the U.S. Naval Academy. Just getting accepted is no small academic feat. Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, never even graduated from college.
Also, now that you have raised the education ogre, do you think Senator Obama’s grandmother could afford sending him to Columbia and Harvard? I suggest you research who helped Senator Obama raise money for his Harvard Law School education.
Goodle “Obama & Khalid Al-Mansour” or “Obama & Ayers & Khalid Al-Mansour”
Maybe you should choose another criteria upon which to base your vote for President of the United States.

WASILLA, Alaska — Though Sarah Palin depicts herself as a pit bull fighting good-old-boy politics, in her years as mayor she and her friends received special benefits more typical of small-town politics as usual, an Associated Press investigation shows.
When Palin needed to sell her house during her last year as Wasilla mayor, she got the city to sign off on a special zoning exception _ and did so without keeping a promise to remove a potential fire hazard.
She gladly accepted gifts from merchants: A free “awesome facial” she raved about in a thank-you note to a spa. The “absolutely gorgeous flowers” she received from a welding supply store. Even fresh salmon to take home.
She also stepped in to help friends or neighbors with City Hall dealings. She asked the City Council to add a friend to the list of speakers at a 2002 meeting _ and then the friend got up and asked them to give his radio station advertising business.
That year, records show, she tried to help a neighbor and political contributor fighting City Hall over his small lakeside development. Palin wanted the city to refund some of the man’s fees, but the city attorney told the mayor she didn’t have the authority.
Palin claims she has more executive experience than her opponent and the two presidential candidates, but most of those years were spent running a city with a population of less than 7,000.

I for one am not worried about McCain’s old age and health when he gets elected. After all, Palin can take over with ease – she has the executive experience of running a household with 5 kids as well as the commander-in-chief of the metropolis of Wasilla. Plus, she looks good, too. Did you see the reaction she got from the prime minister of Pakistan? She will be a big hit in foreign relations!! With her sweet-talking the Pakistani PM, we can just waltz right into Waziristan and nab Bin Laden.

He couldn’t even remember the soldiers name and had to fumble are around and stutter while he turn the bracelet so he could read the name off it……..

No Worries said, “I for one am not worried about McCain’s old age and health when he gets elected. After all, Palin can take over with ease.”
THANKS FOR THE RINGING ENDORSEMENT! Pass this on to all your progressive friends, will ya. Oh never mind, you already did.
Thanks!!!

WHY IS IT OK FOR McCAIN AND NOT FOR OBAMA? BECAUSE McCAIN ACTUALLY HAS THE PARENTS PERMISSION TO WEAR THE BRACELET, OBAMA DOES NOT!!!!

I am currently serving in Iraq and I am so tired of the liberal media and the fact that they do not print the truth. Thomas Jefferson said that the only thing printed in the newspaper that you can believe are the ads. Whether this story is true of false, if you haven’t served in any of the services you have no clue what it is like… to include Senator Obama. Senator McCain “knows” what it is like to sacrifice and all of you should want him in office. If you don’t we will see war waged on our soil, in our own back yard. Have any of you considered that if you move us from Iraq in haste and we fight solely in Afghanistan it will embolden the terrorists once again, to the point that the war will be waged on our soil. The most important reason I continue to serve after 23 years is so we do not fight a war on our soil. I know what it is like and I do not want this to happen in our great country. We are doing good things over here and the Iraqi people are very appreciative of what we are doing. Someone needs to tell the truth instead of spinning it for political reasons.

Is this the same one as the charm bracelet? What about Obama’s monkey locket in his pocket? During the debate his, “I’ve got one too!,” did not sound good. It certainly didn’t sound presidential. It did sound childish and petty.

“In February 2008, Ryan’s mother Tracy and his sister Jessica traveled to Green Bay and waited in the cold for 45 minutes to give Obama her son’s bracelet. A campaign staffer arranged it so they could meet him.
“I didn’t get to say what I wanted to say. I just cried,” Tracy Jopek told the newspaper. “It wasn’t for anything but for him to know this is real, something he needed to know. . . I do believe (the war) needs to end, but I believe it needs to be done very carefully and very thoughtfully.”
She said she was honored by Obama mentioning her son in his speech.
“I couldn’t believe it. It was such an honor, such an honor,” she said. “To know that he does know his name. It means a lot.”"

Obama won the debate, because he was crisp, forceful and steady. He demonstrated class and knowledge of the issues. He’s a smart guy. McCain did fine too, but I don’t think answering by declaring you’re a “maverick” will cut it anymore. He used his stale lines that he’s been using in his stump speech, and they fell flat. If Obama used his same lines, you couldn’t tell. (Trying to be fair here…) McCain’s stories, which worked well at the Saddleback Forum didn’t work the same way here, because you’re supposed to engage with your opponent. Not to beat a dead horse, but he didn’t even look over at Obama. He seemed in a fog. To the guy who said Democrats don’t cheer USA, USA.. well, usually, it’s because people are protesting McCain when they break out in those chants. Haha. It’s not that we don’t love America. Are you that blind? I mean, come on people. This is sad. We all want the best for each other, we just don’t agree on the way to get there.

He didn’t fumble the name. He was about to say he got it from the soldier when he actually got it from the mother. He knew the soldier’s name the whole time.
But hey if you want to change facts to support your positions then more power to you. Perhaps you should join the McCain campaign. Their always looking for liars and spinsters given that their own choice for VP can’t even comment on the debate.
There’s a reason Obama is destroying McCain in every poll. He is the better candidate, Despite the fact that one of his friends was a bad person 35 years ago.
America needs character and intelligence. Not someone who has 13 cars and homes, was investigated for fraud with the Keating thing, and fnished 894/899 in the navy.

bho rarely mentions this bracelet. mccain needs it to bridge his POW story. since when does being a prisoner make you a leader. i think it scrambles your brain. evidenced by mccain

Does Jake Tapper have any non-innuendo material to invest into our county’s current situation?

I’m going to ask the question again. What happened to civil discourse? JOESIXPACK said at the end of his comment in favor of McCain——”filthy Democrat liars . . . scum of the earth . . . no redeeming qualities . . . cockroaches.” I guess I know where I stand in his eyes along with FDR, HST, and a few others the Republicans like to quote these days.

Roderick, that’s a presumptuous statement to make. We don’t know why they divorced, and should not speculate on that.
There are 2 parents here, and if his ex wife doesn’t agree with him on this, she can speak up…and hasn’t. That radio program was prior to this debate, and she hasn’t spoken up, that he is lying.
Mrs. Jopek should not have to speak out about this publically. This is an extremely persona issue for her, according to her ex husband, and for him as well. If she hasn’t spoken publically that her husband lied about her feelings on this, than we can assume it’s true, and she did contact Mr. Obama with that request…and he did not honor that request.
While I’m at it. Mr. Tapper….when are you, and ABC going to run the story about the law enforcement officials in Missouri, and the Governors public announcement about it? It’s on the Missouri Governments website..as to Governor Blunts comments on this issue, yet I haven’t seen word one about it in the news? Why is that?
Your career is steeped in our rights to free speech, and it’s obvious over the past several months, that Mr. Obama, and his campaign team are trying to strip us of this Constitutional right. I for one do not adhere to lies, but their tactics here, are atrocious, and for some reason, those in the Press, who use their freedom of speech rights every single day, turn a blind eye to so many of these tactics being used against American citizens. I just want to know………..why?

ex husband can be spin doctors as well as the media. Next.

You should check out how McCain has mentioned having a bracelet in two other speeches. They are almost word for word the same as the way he said it in the debate. He planned to mention it to make himself out to be this great guy who honors soldiers. I support our troops, and I don’t want to see any more of them die.

During next debate, will McCain tear off his shirt and show off old war scars and challenge Obama to top that? How low can it go?

Obama was clearly playing politics with that bracelet, and what is worse,,,,HE HAD TO LOOK DOWN AT THE BRACELET FOR THE NAME. OBAMA = LOOOOOOOZER

BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU SAY. THE OBAMA “TRUTH SQUAD” MAY COME FOR YOU!!!!

What a BS story. You make it sound from the get go like the family is against this and you don’t even know. You put this BS up and this crap ends up on the Drudge Report. Totally irresponsible. You ought to at least check before you run this BS. If she is so adamant against it, ask her at the very least. You are asking her ex-husband? come on!!! what a hack job if i ever read one.

If elected will Obama include the “Truth Squad” and the “Thought Police” in his Ministry of Vice and Virtue?

WATCH OUT FOR THE OBAMA TRUTH SQUAD.

Unhyphenated:
I DON’T HATE OBAMA. ANY GUY WITH “TRUTH SQUADS” IS SCARY.

hearsay…and pointless! Next!

Sounds to me thye Republicans are getting desperate after loosing the debate and with Palin’s debate coming up and with a debate on the economy coming up with Obama. Things do nor look so great for the GOP right now. So I guess I understand them reacing for any straw they can like Obamas bracelet.
McCain brought his up for political reasons and so Obama responded. So what.

I’m taking a journalism class right now in college and it seems to me that this is a incomplete story that has not been fully researched by you, if it had you wouldn’t need ot “get back to us” with the rest of it.
Could you please refraim from posting a story until you’ve done all the necessary research and background, i.e. getting a comment from the chief subjects (the mother of the fallen son or the Obama campaign) of the story?
Bad form.
Clinton Henry

Today, radio talk said Palin is a turtle on a post. Why? Because that turtle was put on the post by a heartless passer-bye and now the tutle doesn’t know how to get down; it can’t fly, can’t jump and can’t hollar for help. And that heartless passer-bye could care less about a turle on a post!

Why is it no big deal that McCain doesn’t wear a flag pin. He did not wear won when he gave his speech at the Republican National Convention or during the debate. Why does only Obama has to wear a flag pin to prove he loves his country?
I am black and have two nephews and a brother in Iraq. I wish after listening to some of this junk and reading some of these posts, more blacks would consider leaving the military because no matter what you do, many Americans won’t see you as a patriot. Let the “true” patriots fight this war. Why go over the kill people who show you more respect than the folks at home. Black mothers and fathers, DO NOT let your children join the military. They will send them to die and if they survive will treat them as second-class citizens at home.

the family gave it to him, therefore he could use as he pleased. Obviously it was out of respect. It was also a message to those who think that soldiers are in lock step with mccain. it’s not so. when he improves his voting record – then he can speak of his defense of vets, especially this one. I would rather be politicized than deceased for no good reason.

“…No U.S. soldier ever dies in vain because they’re carrying out the missions of their commander in chief…” What an arrogant, grandiose comment. Does this apply to ALL commanders-in-chief or just Obama? I have donated to this man’s campaign, because I believe his voice needed to be heard. But, this comment is typical “spit on the Commander, support the troops” rhetoric. Now, I have heard his voice and his words do not ring true. This is false macho, this is the anti military left trying to sound military tough. What a phony. Brave men with Ronald Reagan’s legacy standing in front of you, providing a human shield, but not brave enough to join or do what it takes to preserve and protect their battlefield edge.

Tim……
Thanks. I could not have said it better. Truth seekers will take what you wrote to heart. Ignorant fools will continue to be blinded by their folly.

“Look, I have one, too!” should be a tag line for the Obama campaign.

Sen. Barack Obama’s weakest and most childish moment during the debate was when, immediately after Sen. John McCain’s moving story about his memorial bracelet, Barack spewed, “Well, I have a bracelet too!”. It was surreal. To me, it sums up Barack’s lack of tact and maturity to be President. He is just TOO eager and its incredibly self-centered and off-putting. The guy would not know “humble” if he stumbled over it in the dark. McCain 2008/Hillary 2012

The pathetic thing in all of this is that if Bush and McCain had Obama’s stance there would be no bracelets.
McCain needs to stop abusing the soldiers. He uses them and doesn’t care for them. He ranks in the bottom tier as a senator that supports veterans according to veterans groups.
Moreover, US soldiers abroad donate 5 times more money to Obama than McCain.

Obama won’t know whether to surrender to al quida, russia or china.
Hard decisions await the O-man

Obama is not just tacky, he’s Democrat-Tacky, and that’s TACKY. McCain makes a legit statement, being a war-hero who suffered a lot himself, about his bracelet. Very genuine. But then we have Obama, never in a war, not even a uniform, who tries to “me-too” McCain like a little copy-cat kid with no class whatsoever. Sorry, Uhh-BumUhh you are so far out of your league with the military-bracelet thing, you are a tiny mouse next to a huge elephant. McCain stepped on you bigtime. Good. You do not support the troops (don’t say you support the troops, but not the war, BS on that, pal), never have, never will, and they all know it. McCain knows their pain, you are just a stain on American honor. Do go away soon, Uh-BumUHH.

This seems very silly to me.
Unless the mother who gave Obama the bracelet requests that he never mention the young man publicly, I will assume this is more ridiculous behavior on the part of conservatives and perhaps some disagreement between the two parents.
It’s pretty clear that not all military families support the war in Iraq or the ongoing rotations that have been so hard on these families.
McCain plays up his support for veteran, yet when the chips are down he has repeatedly voted against benefits for veterans. Those are the facts. Bracelet or no bracelet. Obama has been far more supportive of veterans issues in his time in the U.S. Senate.

David Vida……
Well done!! Spoken like a true socialist. Just think if everyone looked at the glass as “half empty” like you do. We would be in the minor leagues like most of the rest of the world.
It doesn’t take anything more than imagination, drive, and perserverance to succeed in this country. Obama is selling the false premise of if you can’t do it yourself, we will do it for you. And the blind sheep out there are falling for it. Little do they know that even if Obama gets elected, they will still have to struggle to make it just as hard to make it as they always have.
I speak from experience as someone who, with only a high school education, has managed to reach every goal I have set for myself. None of it was rocket science. I just had a dream, made a plan, and executed it. It wasn’t always smooth, but here I am, 20 years into a great career, working 50-70hrs a week, and digging it. One thing money can’t buy is “drive.” It was probably the most important thing my family has passed on to me.
If the socialist democrats would just stop trying to fool all of these poor people into believing in their BS, and pushing a hard work ethic instead, we would be alot better off. Mandatory military service would be a start.
In the mean time, when/if Obama wins, and raises taxes through the ceiling to pay for all of his pie in the sky BS programs, I’ll be comfortable knowing that “I got mine, and that he will never be able to take it from me, even though he might get several hundred bucks more out of my pocket a month.
What’s a couple hundred when your bringing home 12K anyway…..!!!
SUCKERS
MCCAIN ’08

Jake,
Is this story really relavant? Clearly it stokes the emotions of blog readers but is that the role ABC news wants to play?

Yeah Harold, Obama’s such an “embarassment” to our country that the entire time I’ve been living in Japan since he’ started his campaign I’ve had perfect strangers approaching me on the street and asking if I supported Obama. Funniest part? None of them can speak English but they can all say the word “change” and the phrase “Yay Obama!”
Get your facts straight, embarassment is not a fact, its a feeling that varies from person to person. I’m sure nobody knows McCain too well in that country or many others in a positive light.

Circle the country where a large percentage of the population wants the USA to surrender in Iraq and leave.
Egypt, Oman, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Afghanistan, Pakistan, UAE, USA.

Still the facts. Obama has and always had, shady friends…which all boils down to the distribution of wealth.
He has he thugs in Ohio, Pa, and St. Louis, threatening radio station, tv stations, all with support of Democratic governors…..I know we are on the demise, but I think we still have freedom of speech here!

I have disdain for the peripheral analysis of individuals who do not comprehend the impact of poverty and racism. Granted it is difficult to convey. At the very least understand that no man benefits. It’s not enough to land a nice job or even hit the lottery. It’s a mentality. A condition where people become more of a danger to themselves than others. It is more than anything a pervasive sense of doom and a sense that no matter how hard I try those who are empowered, or those who look just like me, will suppress my ambitions. I know tons of minorities with master’s degrees that make $30k a year. If has nothing to do with not being qualified and it has nothing to do with lack of ambition. I get tired of people focusing on the negative and not accentuating the positive advances of African Americans. You try applying for a job that is beyond your reach many times before you can answer a single question. If you think we have come as far as many would like to believe all you need to do is follow this election. If a Black Harvard graduate is a thug what do you think the average minority experiences? Some will push on anyway through the politically hidden obstacles, because it has to be done. Some people grow weary of the abuse, and as so many of you pointed seem to do themselves more harm than good. If you are seriously baffled by the condition of blacks in America,then I’ll give you some advice. Take it or leave it. Instead of driving through and observing from what you perceive to be a safe distance, stop and engage the reality. And it would help if all Americans would simply be honest with themselves. Again – poverty and prejudice impact all Americans.

Sorry, guys, but as late as May, the mother wanted the story to be told. According to Mr Tapper here, the father told his tale “a month after” February.
Check out the link:

Obviously anyone who claims Obama was wrong to mention his bracelet must also say that McCain was equally wrong. They exactly did the same thing to make different points. And, by the way, Obama’s point was far more supportive of the troops.

McCain knows the pain of torture. Obama knows the pain of being stuck with a pin at the tailor where he gets his empty GQ suit fitted to a perfect tee. McCain knows the demanding nature of hard-ball politics with America’s enemies. Obama knows the demanding nature of fielding puff-ball questions from sycophantic media bimbos. McCain can form whole sentences without a teleprompter. Obama can speak some words, not necessarily in any logical semantic order, that somewhat resemble English (check out the vid YT ub stuff on “Obama w/o a teleprompter”—YIKES, GWB is Shakespeare compared to this guy).

Okay, Peter Fisk. The ex-husband has another title: the soldier’s FATHER. Don’t you get that? I’ll bet that, had the complaint been about McCain, you would have been all over it. McCain does not use the name of the soldier whose bracelet he wears, as a political football. Only a cheap, low-down fake like Obama uses people like that.

Obama didn’t even remember his name. If you watch the moment in the debate, he had to check his notes.

This has already been debunked. If the father’s comments are accurate, why did Tracy Jopek not make any mention of her objections during a May 10 interview with the Capitol Times of Madison?
“”I believe he will lead us in the right direction, he will tell us the truth and be upfront and honest with us,” says Jopek.
She continues to choke up when Obama mentions her Ryan on the campaign trail, as the presumptive Democratic nominee frequently does.
“To know that he does know his name,” Jopek says of the senator and her son. “It means a lot.”"

If Obama wanted to show his love of Nation and respect for our fallen heroes-He would not have had to think twice about wearing an American Flag pin. It is our Nations battle flag.

Reality Check says is, “May God help America.” If I may add, “May God help America keep Obama from becoming President.”

I am so tired of these “human interest vignettes.”
Both parties use them, and they are becoming trite and cliche… “I remember meeting so-an-so, at such-and-such and he/she told me…. yadda, yadda, yadda.”
I listen to the talking heads from both parties… and I see them leading up to the vignette… and it makes me cringe.

Tim said “My case is made by the number of gramtical errors on these postings. Regardless of what the individual may be attempting to say, they are discounted as ignorant and uneducated.”
Tim, your post should be included in this category. Besides your misspelling of “grammatical”, “they” is plural, but references “individual” which is singular.
What school did you graduate from? Should we discount your comment as “ignorant and uneducated”?

Why is Sen. McCain exploiting his POW experience?
It must have been a painful time for him, but it has little to do with current economic conditions, healthcare, and global warming.
Sen. McCain doesn’t get it at all, and even the Bush administration disagrees with him now.

Frankly, the only thing that surprises me about this is that McCain isn’t claiming his bracelet was given to him by a VC prison guard while singing Christmas carols together.

Why is Sen. McCain exploiting his POW experience?
It must have been a painful time for him, but it has little to do with current economic conditions, healthcare, and global warming.
Sen. McCain doesn’t get it at all, and even the Bush administration disagrees with him now.

Obama’s inexperience and socialist big tax big government leanings are enough to cost him my vote during these uncertain economy but race should play no part in anyone’s decision . Any poster -for or against Obama- who references such issues in support or opposition to either candidate is stating that they think race-based actions are okay and is therefore a racist. Unfortunately reading these posts makes it clear that racism is alive and well among some decieved Democrats and Republicans, blacks and whites. I suppose all of us are selfish and race-based arguments and thoughts are just one ugly manifestation of that.

The son is dead and shouldn’t have been killed for the sake of faked intelligence and D.C. Egos.

The McCain camp is out of legs to stand on, they are on the wrong side of every major issue and some issues they have no plans. For the remaining 30 some odd days, the talks will be about bracelets, pigs, lipsticks, polar bears, the surge,etc. Nothing will be about a single issue we care about.
McCain is not a maverick, he is a bush sidekick and their time is about finished.

Hey moron flag pin freaks -
Where is your outrage that McCain didn’t wear a flag pin during the debates?

ThatsWhat …as I stated. Some people are in denial. I posted a “mirror” and you didn’t like what you saw. That’s a start.

That was embarrassing when Obama said “Me Too”, and then he couldn’t even remember the name without looking at the bracelet, the name of a solder he has supposedly been honoring by wearing his bracelet for months 24 hours 7 days a week, if that moment didn’t crystallize the insincerity of Obama’s words and cynical opportunistic nature I don’t know what will.

FOR “SOWHAT”
Let me guess, you are the dude with a master’s degree and makes 30K a year?
Every person on this planet has their own set of obstacles, regardless of their background. You can either:
A. Feel sorry for yourself, and give up
B. Pull out all of the stops and bulldoze through your obstacles.
If one wants to succeed, then one will. You set your own limitations. If your mind is poisoned to believe that you are not in control of your destiny, then you are doomed. You can either accept your lot in life, or work hard to change it.
Please read, and heed, the Optimist’s Creed:
Promise yourself…
To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet.
To make all of your friends feel that there is something in them.
To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.
To think only the best, and to work for only the best, and to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.
To forget the mistakes of the past, and press on to the greater acheivements of the future.
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile.
To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and to happy to permit the presecence of trouble.
TRY LIVING BY THESE WORDS. YOU MAY FIND IT IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO ACHEIVE ANYTHING AN D EVERYTHING YOU SET YOUR MIND TO.

My great uncle was a WWII veteran who died during the war. He has an American Legion Post named after him in deep South Louisiana. My brother-in-law just got back from his 2nd tour in Iraq and is preparing for his 3rd. God has blessed us to get him back each time and his name has been on our church prayer list each time he left for Iraq and his name will be when or if he has to leave on our prayer list again. I pray Obama gets elected and once elected that he start the reduction. Then hopefully, not only he but other men and women will not have to go back. My brother-in-law just like many of the other servicemen considers it an honor to fight on behalf of his country. But my heart hurts because he has two sons age 8 and 4 and a daughter age 2. The last time he left my nephew who was 6 at the time was heartbroken. But if he leaves next March, his brother and sister are older enough and they too will have their heartbroken. But too me, Obama’s statement to McCain was simply to say 1) people are dying 2) whether a Republican or a Democrat wears a bracelet doen’t matter – that person is gone 3) to wear a bracelet is an honor 4) Death does not care if you are a Republican or Democrat. What matters is that we do not place them in harms way unless it is for a cause that is just and righteous and not for greed or oil. The mom should be proud of her son and Obama should be proud to wear his bracelet but both should be angry that we are in this war because of lies, deceit and greed. Therefore, I pray we are as careful getting out as we were as careless getting in. A proud American who understands the value of a life.

So she gave Obama a bracelot. She said she was honored when he spoke of her son’s sacrifice. Her ex-husband goes on the radio saying that she no longer wants him to wear it. You post up a story without asking either the mother or Obama for their side of the story? Excellent journalism once again Tapper. Kudos for writing this hit piece based on something you probably read on the Drudge Report.
Sincerely,
A Vet for Obama

Obama did not refer to McCain as Senator McCain… he refered to him as John… very disrespecful… do I sence a bit of anger because he is white? Watch and learn people… this is only the begining. Obama will destroy this country.

THIS IS SUCH A NON-STORY. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE THAT ABC WOULD EVEN PUT THIS OUT! BUT THEN, THERE ARE SUCH TRASH “SWIFT BOATERS” IN OUR SOCIETY, WHO WOULD STOOP TO ANYTHING TO DESTROY SOMEONE. THEY REACH, AND REACH, EVEN USE GUILT BY ASSOCIATION, IN THEIR QUEST TO DESTROY. LET’S MOVE ON! AMERICA, RIGHT NOW NEEDS GOOD UPRIGHT, DECENT PEOPLE, NOT TRASH!

I get the feeling that McCain has a lot of disdain for the average military person. He says he will help veterans but has voted over and over to cut back no veterans support.
Oh person below who says Obama is not a Christian because he doesn’t accept your version of the creed (and lots of Christians don’t) please be aware that Palin’s pastor doesn’t think Catholics, Eastern Orthodox and most protestants are Christians either!

Incredible! Obama is a me-now politico and he should win the election as it is always said the people elect the politicians they deserve. It will be a sad time for America. Nonetheless, wearing a fallen soldier’s bracelet against the wishes of the family is pretty low-class.

Yet another non-story, Jake.

Anyone seen the video on McCain by some of the swiftboat people now on the Pat Buchanan site? Looks like a lot of what he claims on his POW experienced are bogus!

The same way that McCain has used his bracelet so did Obama. It was very fair in a debate. If it was shameful, it was shameful for McCain and Obama to use that.

Just out article:
“Soldier’s mother ecstatic about Obama’s bracelet”.
“Tracy Jopek of Merrill told The Associated Press on Sunday she was honored that he remembered Sgt. Ryan David Jopek, who was killed in 2006 by a roadside bomb.
She criticized Internet reports that suggested Obama exploited her son for political purposes.
She acknowledges e-mailing the campaign in February asking that Obama not mention her son in speeches or debates. But she says Obama’s mention on Friday was appropriate because he was responding after Senator John McCain said a soldier’s mother gave him a bracelet.
Jopek says Obama’s comment rightfully suggested there’s more than one viewpoint on the war.”

The comments by the father indicate that the mother is not unhappy with Obama using the bracelet or her son’s name, but instead that she is unhappy with the hateful response from the internet and the media. That would be McCain supporters victimizing this woman, not Obama.

Where is Mc Bush flag pin????
A lot of us have brtaclets and they mean a lot to us lets leave that out of this….

And to the pathetic Obama supporters trying to compare Obama’s cynical attempt to prove he understands what soldiers in uniform feel when he had to AHH, MMM and couldn’t even remember the dead solder’s name that he has been honoring my wearing his bracelet with John McCain who has worn the uniform for 22 years and has fought in battle and has given more to his country then a couple of empty gestures which even look emptier when ised without reference to any moral principle.

Just out article:
Soldier’s Mother Ecstatic About Obama’s Bracelet
Apparently the mother said that she felt that Obama’s comment during the debate was appropriate.
So I guess there is no there there.

I believe this is just a dispute between a divorced couple who didn’t agree on their son going to war in Iraq. Possibly, causing their divorce when their son was killed, because it’s a case of I told you so. Obama is an honorable man, and his only intention is to wear the braclet to honor the fallen soldier, for his mother’s request, and nothing more, or less.

Tim ,I coould not have said it better

“To know that he does know his name. It means a lot.”
How does she feel now that Obama did not know her son’s name in front of millions of viewers?

At least McCain remembered the name of the soldier who gave him the bracelet. Obama stumbled, paused and had to look down to see if he was wearing the bracelet AND if the name was written on it. Here is the part right here quoted in this article: “from Sergeant – from the mother of Sergeant Ryan David Jopek”.

I have enough of an income to expect a tax increase under Obama’s tax plan. Did you get that?
I am by any standard, except a blind one, a high achiever.
I attended the same prep schools as some of this nation’s Presidents.
I have three degrees – two from Ivy league schools.
I have served with honor and distinction in this nation’s military.
I am single and have three children that I raise on my own.
Nevertheless – it does not escape me that hard work is not the only necessity for achievement. That is naive and unrealistic. Just ask professional women. When I stop reading inquiries regarding the ethical makeup of an AA running for POTUS, when under no other circumstance it would not be part of any discussion, then I might surrender the way that I feel. Right now I feel reality. I would and do encourage all minorities to “press on” despite the obstacles, but I am a long way from embracing the sentiments of those who seem to feel that such conditions are a result of mass laziness or attempt for improvement. I’m not making excuses by any means just stating reality.

Another example of Obama proving that he’s a jerk who will exploit anything to advance his sorry life.

Sandra
Brian Jopek, in a radio interview, says his wife gave Obama the bracelet because “she just wanted Mr. Obama to know Ryan’s name.” Jopek went on to say that “she wasn’t looking to turn it into a big media event” and “just wanted it to be something between Barack Obama and herself.”

CW I have the most love and respect for the men and women in the military, but did you watch the debate where Obama said he was sending more troops to Afghanistan and maybe even Pakistan?
Obama said first he was going to bring the troops home, but now he is sending them to Afgh & Pak?

The story is basically that… “a tiny portion of extreme conservatives don’t think Obama should wear a bracelet honoring troops”. Who cares?! There are crazies on both sides of the aisle… but less than 40 days until the election is not the time to be talking about them. Its time to talk about substantive issues that will affect all Americans… come on Jake!

Why do we have such envious people now?
I am far from rich, none in my family are rich and yes we struggle to pay bills, but do I want other’s profits?
NO I do not. Of course these Wall street guys get paid too much, but so do those Hollywoodies, and sports players.
I guess I just do not understand why we have so many people that are so jealous of the rich.

Obama couldn’t even remember the soldiers name.
That is the real story here.
stop trying to change the subject.

* THIS POST WAS UPDATED WITH THE AP REPORT ON TRACY JOPEK.
– jpt
She said she was “ecstatic” that Obama mentioned her son’s hero bracelet during Friday’s debate. That’s because he was responding to McCain citing a different griveing mother’s hero bracelet as a way to back his political views of the war in Iraq and citing the bracelet she’d given Obama was a good and appropriate way to remind people there are different views on this issue.
– jpt

The MOTHER is GLAD Obama mentioned her son.
She is upset with people like YOU who are trying to twist it around to make her gift to Obama something ugly — YOU are the ones doing the creepy thing you are trying to accuse Obama of.
That’s a sin. Stop it.

Well time to find another blog topic, I think this one’s played out.
Obama/Biden 2008 — Restore our World Image

Bobc, it has nothing to do with being jealous of rich people. Far from it. The only thing people are concerned about is that when regular people like you and me are working and are paying much much more proportionally in taxes than someone making $5 Million a year, that’s not right. The economy is not an easy issue to understand… so don’t make the mistake of oversimplifying it. Also, you mentioned those hollywood people who are rich… well they’re taxes will go up too.

My good heavens,how can this man Obama, be so dispicable,uncaring, struts around like hood rooster, wearing a bracelet and using a fallen American precious blood as a political gimmick, I just do not have words to explain this terrible thing. I pray that all Vets do something to speak up and embarrase him…(PLEASE……

bkam, but the father isn’t… it takes two to make and raise a child don’t you think? Or does the father have no right?

Mother would be more ecstatic if Senator Obama remembered her son’s name. Father would be ecstatic if Senator Obama didn’t use his son’s name to sham the American people. Obama the hypocrite.

First, it does appear to be true because before the debate the issue stood with the mother’s request not to use his name and that is now confirmed. It is only after the fact that she said she was ecstatic (probably after some Dem staffers got to her first). To call it not true that this was against the family’s wishes is WRONG. If I ask you not to put all my money on black but you hit it, I would be ecstatic but it would still have been against my wishes.
Second, you don’t do justice to Obama’s performance. You missed his stumbles and most importantly the fact that he did not remember the kid’s name, but had to look down at his wrist to remember. You wouldn’t have omitted a juicy tidbit like that if it were the other way around.

If Obama had the HONESTY, INTEGRITY and the experience and knowledge to improve this country…great…but he doesn’t. I don’t care if he is blue, indigo, turquoise or amethyst etc. etc….he is not to be trusted with responsibility of being the president.
He lacks everything there needs to be to lead this country. Okay, he might mean well and yes, he does say all the things he is told to say like a good puppet even if he interrupts all the time, ums and uhs all the time and forgets the name of the fallen soldier’s name on the bracelet.

You guys saying Obama’s “me too” is childish – how about noticing that McCain is USING SOLDIERS in his speeches – saying he has a bracelet in the first place was a POLITICAL PLOY to get a sympathetic vote.
Mrs. Jopek was honoured Senator Obama mentioned her son’s name. She is divorced from her husband. The messages coming from the soldier’s “family” are not unified – get it? ex-Husband is for McCain. ex-Wife is for Obama.

Mom was estactic that Obama mentioned her son…END OF STORY.
The real story is that McCain says he supports the troops but constantly votes against bills that would improve life for them…
Why not investigate that one?

I noticed that john mccain knew the name of the soldier on his wrist band
Obama had to look at his and read the name
If you dont believe me watch the video

Obama wants to send more troops to Afghanistan and is again blaming the Bush administration, but he is the “Head of the Afghanistan Committee” and has not attended one meeting and has gone to Afghanistan only once!
I guess politics first for Obama!
You sure you want this guy for President?

What disturbs me more is the fact that people seem to forget that SHE GAVE IT TO HIM.
Once she did that, she gave her explicit consent for him to use it for the purpose of helping him. Those who defame her for that, are to be roundly condemned. Those who think that Obama is abusing this gift, should in turn condemn McCain equally.
Since I doubt that will happen, once again it is a case of Conservative double-standards. It is okay when McCain does it, wrong when anyone else does.

IF THE SOLDIER’S FATHER DOESN’T WANT OBAMA WEARING THE BRACELET AND THE MOTHER HAD ASK OBAMA NOT TO WEAR IT – OBAMA SHOULD HAVE STOPPED WEARING IT IMMEDIATELY>

Why slant the headline as if the conservatives are right? The fallen soldier’s mother said she was “ecstatic” Obama mentioned her son during the debate.

Awww another right wing talking point bites the dust. It was the MOTHER who gave him the bracelet. It was the MOTHER who asked him to remember her son. She has every freaking right to her opinion and feelings – no matter how much Rush and Hannity try to smear her.
I am sure the ditto-heads will harass her like they did before – they have NO SHAME.

WE ALL WATCHED OBAMA LOOK DOWN TO READ FROM HIS NOTES…..NOT REMEMBERING THE SOLDIERS NAME…….HOW DISCUSTING.

Hearsay from the “EX”husband? What a pathetic article.

You know who to vote for if:
You agree that we should pay higher taxes. (creating another depression).
You agree that more government control is needed over people and industry (socialism).
You understand the government needs to abolish certain constitutional rights (freedom
of speech, freedom of religion, the right to own and bear arms).
You can accept fighting terrorists in your own back yard without a gun for your own
protection.
You can adapt to living under government control similar to China or Russia.
You sympathize with the top executives of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and think
they should be allowed to keep all the money they embezzled from the American people.
You don’t mind if your religion is one of radical militants.
You want your children to enjoy these benefits as if intended by our forefathers

McCain did a great job on pointing out how niave and inexperienced that Obama truly is.
McCain was considerably more presidential than Obama maybe thats the reason he didn’t bring up the fact that while Obama was on his tour of Iraq that he attempted to get the Iraqi”s not to do anything about troop reductions until after the election
which if true is a violation of the Logan act
punishable as a treasonable offense

McCain knew the name of the soldier whose wristband he was wearing
If you watch the video Obama had to look at his and then read the name off it

Obama lovers, sweet dreams in blissful ignorance. Do your homework like good citizens and get an education to see what Obama really is.

Think about it.
“Braceletgate” says EVERYTHING you need to know about the person who is Obama.

CW’s fill-in – Soooo Obama would pull out of one war so that we would lose it just before winning (just like in Vietnam (or worse)) and then put all of our military into another war and then pull out of that one just before we won it. Ahhhhh I can see the logic now. Brilliant.
Posted by: Ralphie ————Nobody is talking about loosing the war in Iraq. In my opinion it has already been won. Now its time to let Iraq take care of themselves. They must be doing ok with the surplus they have. Im also not suggesting we pull every troop out tomarrow. But it is time to start cutting back and send some relief to Afg. I am also saying that we cant put a canidate in the white house that supported Bush on all the mistakes he made just to have more mistakes made. Didnt Pres Bush land in all his ego and glory, on a Carrier and proclaim victory? How many years ago was that.

Carmen, you want to talk about playing politics?
Last week, Obama called John McCain to try to show bipartisan unity
And what does John McCain do? Raise all this fuss about suspending his campaign, he called for canceling the debate – when both candidates had their first chance to really communicate with America – and he vowed to rush to DC and help facilitate the bailout bill.
And what happened?!?!
He got there and was practically LAUGHED out of town. He has no power, most GOP Senators don’t even respect him, and he doesn’t have any leadership position whatsoever. Yet, beating Obama and making a fool of himself was more important than talking to the American people, and showing them a calm hand in a time of crisis?
That is the biggest effort to politicize a non-political situation since Bush with the lovely “Mission Accomplished” garbage.
At least Obama said, “I’ll do whatever my nation asks of me, but I think it is important that if we can, we keep the debate so we can talk to the American people about what is going on, and how we’ll prevent it.”
What did McCain do? Oh, his camp vowed he’d stay in DC until the bill was passed. It’s Sunday now, and was the bill passed? Nope. And, was McCain in DC from Thursday onward? Nope.
He rushed down to MS to do the debate because “good progress” had been made. So, he couldn’t even close the deal with his own party, and had to run down to MS?
Is this really what America needs, a leader who is brash and cannot calmly handle a crisis? And, someone who played politics with getting credit for bipartisanship, and then infused the bailout-negotiations with 100% POLITICS by bringing the Presidential Press circus to town?
Get real and open your eyes. John McCain 2008 is a disgrace and he makes the GOP look like the most foolish grouping of mindless automatons since Jonestown.
I look forward to seeing what what other legislation “Chicken Little” McCain can rush to DC to help drive through …

In his own words…BUT DEFINITELY OUT OF CONTEXT. Next!

Over the past 8 years the Republican party has brought America to her knees. Only Obama can save her.

Chas- Ask yourself if you want to have 8 more years of the destruction we just went through. I see a man that has proven himself and his love for the American people regardless of their race or creed. I can’t say the same for the GOP. Their audience at the convention said a lot.

Why American is Doomed:
Because of our horrible education system, and an encouragable media… voters don’t have the ability or the resources to really decide who has the best plans for America. So they reason their vote based on things they do understand… like bracelets, and flag pins, and appearance. Its really sad to watch the country with the greatest gift on earth… our constitution, vote away piece by piece all the liberties which that constitution ensures.

The results for polls differ depending on the website. Don’t get overly excited Obama fans…
I know many a Democrat who are going to vote for McCain because they actually took their time to research and not just blindly vote for someone just because the candidate is in the Democratic party.

Actually according to McCain,,, we have won…we are winning…we will win. Which is it? Soldiers can stop dying when politicians come up with a saving face definition. There’s nothing to win. There never was. All we have done is replaced a secular run government with a Shiite dominated government. I think Iran is laughing right now.

In order to pay for Obama’s business tax increases, I will be laying off about 20 employees from my small business. I regret doing this to long-time employees, but I cannot allow my business to fail just because we have a new president. That will compensate for a 4-5% increase in business tax. Any further increase in business tax I will pass on directly to my customers. So save your middle class tax “breaks,” because you are going to need them many times over each year to pay for the price increases you will see on all goods and services (which are, after all, provided to you by “corporations”).
Your vote for Obama will have real consequences for real people. If you yourself are let go, feel free to blame former President Bush. But the real cause will be Obama’s tax increases.

More of the same “shuck and jive” from Hussein Obama. This is a man who never fought a war, never did a day in the service, and doesn’t fight for you here at home. He’s written three books and not a single piece of legislation worthwhile. Even his “I voted against Iraq” isn’t true…just as his grandstanding shuck and jive comments aren’t true.
No, once again Hussein Obama proves what we all know but won’t say…this is clearly the politics of “shuck and jive”…it has nothing to do with hope and all to do about his career.
Don’t be misled by “shuck and jive” speak…remember, only one man in this race fought for you and continues to fight for you…putting America First always.
Prosperity, Reform, Peace.
McCain – Palin – Leadership you can trust, change you can depend on.

If anyone is wondering how partisan gridlock could prevent our government from doing anything to help average Americans… look no further than the comments on this page.
I give up… might as well pick sides…Later everyone!

Philly Paul — That’s truely true.

“McCain came across as sincere whereas Obama came off as a slick package prepared for mass consumpution by the liberal media”
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHHAH!!! Yup, just like McCain was sincere when he said he would stay in Washington, DC, until the Bailout Bill was passed.
McCain is a fool easily duped by his own sense of self-importance. At least Obama didn’t try to cop out of a debate by running around like a chicken with its head cut off.
That ain’t leadership, that’s desperation …

Typical. America-hating republicans use dead soldiers as political props and it, rightly, blows up in your collective faces. Shame on you!
God Bless Tracy Jopek and her beloved fallen hero son, Ryan! President Barack Obama will make you and our nation proud.

Barack Obama…
A mile wide and an inch deep.

Smallbiz240: Do you offer Health Insurance? Because if you do you will have to pay taxes on it if McCain is elected. So under McCain, alot of small business will stop paying for Health Insurance for their employees because they cannot afford the taxes. I am a small business owner, Obama is better for small businesses than McCain.

For all you libs that are salivating at the polls one thing you should remember
all pollsters say that if obama isn’t up by 10-15 points before the election he is toast.
This is a guy that even with the help of the admitted biased media can’t get above 50 percent.
And with a veep pick that averages a gaffe a day it’s going to be an uphill battle for the Obama campaign

Hmmm, if Obama cares so much about succeeding in Afghanistan then why did he only hold 1 committee meeting on it? Obama said during the debate he quit doing earmarks yet the emergency Wall Street Bailout bill had 20% of income going to ACORN…kinda stinks. Obama is nothing but an uber phony, can any of his supporters show one thing that he’s done for the country and not for himself?

McCain is an angery bitter old man that expects to be prsident and Palin is just plain clueless. Thank you republicans for the gift that keeps on giving.
Obama/Biden hope you spend your tax cut wisely.

THE MOTHER CONFIRMS THAT SHE ASKED OBAMA TO STOP USING HER SON’S NAME! EVEN IF SHE IS OK WITH OBAMA IGNORING THE FAMILY’S WISHES, IT’S STILL WRONG!!! THE FATHER’S WISHES ARE ALSO BEING TOTALLY DISRESPECTED. WHY IS IT OK FOR OBAMA TO WEAR THIS BRACELET AND USE THIS MAN’S SONS NAME WHEN THE FATHER DOESN’T WANT HIM TO?! OBAMA SHOULD HAVE THE DECENCY TO REPSECT THE FATHER’S WISHES. HE HAS LOST A SON!!

Bwahahahaha!
Look at the republican zombies dance. McCain is going to lose and there is nothing you can do about it.
Liberals forever!

“Proud American” says: Would that be the world standing we had when a bunch of terrorist attacked us and killed our citizens?
FYI, the 9/11 attacks on AMERICA occurred on 9/11/2001. BUSH was “in charge”. Incompetence in the wake of Katrina wiped out a unique and gorgegeous AMERICAN city. BUSH was “in charge”. The biggest financial meltdown in generations in AMERICA has put our economy on the brink of disaster. BUSH was “in charge.”
Your scare tactics are absurd. Your understanding is sadly limited. No one will change your mind, I know; mental dexterity is not what you are about. But YOUR track record in support of Bush/McCain should exclude you from bothering anyone with your opinion now.

Mccain is an idiot. Anybody can do better than come out 894 out of 899 students. He doesnt know where spain is. I believe him when he said he knows nothing of the economy.
He is a person whose emotions run ahead of his thinking. At a time when strategy and focus is needed, he is most certainly the wrong choice.

TO DEE:
You know who to vote for if:
You agree that we should pay higher taxes. (creating another depression).
You agree that more government control is needed over people and industry (socialism).
You understand the government needs to abolish certain constitutional rights (freedom
of speech, freedom of religion, the right to own and bear arms).
You can accept fighting terrorists in your own back yard without a gun for your own
protection.
You can adapt to living under government control similar to China or Russia.
You sympathize with the top executives of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and think
they should be allowed to keep all the money they embezzled from the American people.
You don’t mind if your religion is one of radical militants.
You want your children to enjoy these benefits as if intended by our forefathers

truthdetective …
Yeah, Obama had the spine to stick with the Democratic process and never once back-tracked on showing up for the first Presidential Debate, never once back-tracked on showing up to face tough questions in front of the American public.
How about McCain? Ah, yeah, he backed out because he wasn’t ready, he backed out for his own cheap political agenda, and because he thought his 26 years in DC surely meant he had some clout. Truth was not on person in DC cared what McCain thought, he couldn’t do jack, and then he had to run like a mutt to the debate …
And, sticking to the debate is just the LATEST example of Obama sticking up for American democracy, and seeing through his plans …
What has McCain done lately, other than earned the reputation of being untruthful to the American public from Karl Rove himself?
Or, how about the Republican ticket? We could ask Palin how many earmarks the anti-pork-crusader had requested in the last two years … but since the GOP is too frightened to put her in front of a camera because all she does is agree with Obama (on energy policy, on Arghanistan, etc), I doubt we’ll have the chance (Lord knows, she doesn’t take questions anyway) …

The MSM is in the GOP’s back pocket. Obama is actually up by at least 15 points but the meia needs this close so they get their ratings.
I can’t wait for the Obama landslide that happens on Nov 4th.

SO OBAMA IS CAUGHT IN A FLAT OUT LIE!!
Why isn’t this the most important part of the story. The mother said SHE NEVER SAID ANYTHING TO HIM and he made up the bull that she asked him to stop the war. CAUGHT IN A LIE…. WHERE IS THE MEDIA ON THIS ONE!!!

Mocking McCain: New Hampshire Newspaper “Suspends” Writing Editorials To Focus On Economy

Teppers’s allegation was that Obama was asked NOT TO WEAR THE BRACELET. That allegation HAS NOT BEEN CONFIRMED, only that she asked him not to bring it up in his stump speeches, which he doesn’t, and he wouldn’t have mentioned it in the debate either if McCain had decided to exploit his own bracelet first. Thefamily is “ECSTATIC” that Obama mentioned the bracelet.So there’s no story here. Tepper got it wrong, and tried to weasel his update to avoid admitting it.

Obama LIED HE LIED HE LIED HE LIED but of course you liberals (including the meida) will give him a pass on it…just like his pass on Rev Wright, Tony Revsko and Bill Ayers…you can judge a man by his associates!!

Democrats are the lowest of the low. Mean spirited name calling is the best they can do. I kind of hope Obama wins. It will mean Republican administrations for years to come. Obama is an empty suit who appeals to the empty heads that support him.

Let’s get one thing straight. We can assign a lot of blame for this crisis… there is certainly a lot to go around. Hubris and greed on Wall Street played a significant part…
But let’s not get so distracted that we forget the real irony here… namely that those who are now pretending to come to the rescue with solutions like knights on white horses — I’m talking about the men and women we elect to Congress — bear a large share of the blame! “They all lived off big campaign contributions and the swill of the lobbyists who strong armed them into permission to steal.”
Or to put it the words of Chuck Colson; “the people who are going to steer this plan through Congress are the very characters who brought us this crisis. And they are already looking for political and financial goodies they can hang on to the plan.” And, who is one of the main culprits? None other than Barack Hussein Obama!
“But there is another cause of this crisis that we cannot ignore: the near-incestuous relationship between politicians and big-time government-supported financial institutions.”
“… Fannie and Freddie spent more than $200 million lobbying Congress over the past decade. Among politicians, Barack Obama ranked number three in terms of campaign contributions received from the two agencies–more than $100,000. His chief advisor in the vice-presidential vetting process is a former CEO of Fannie Mae.”
As our political leaders wrangle and haggle and jockey to score political points, let’s send them our own message. Let them know that we are not fooled… that the American people are fully aware of the roll they played in this mess.

It’s time for change and that change is in the form of responsible government for the people, by the people.
Obama is an honorable man and america needs him at this time.
Obama 2008

John McCain, the Bush Administration, the republican presidential campaign and their supporters have blood on their hands from the illegal war they declared on Iraq! The guilt is obvious by McCain’s constant exploitation of dead soldiers and his sense of entitlement to use such in his presidential campaign and last Friday’s debate, which is why he could not look his opponent in the eye during the debate and now continues to fabricate lies to cover his dispicable actions!
During the debate, Obama demonstrated a brilliant vast knowledge of foreign policy and how it relates to our economy and overall national security!
Unfortunately, after over two decades of foreign policy experience, all McCain could do was rattle off the names of foreign leaders he has met, and imply that if he should be so lucky to be elected president that he will no doubt engage the US in numerous wars simultaneously because that is all he knows and it really excites and turns him on!!

As an independent, gratuitous anti-OBAMA rhetoric and language, as is being peddled here, have pushed me leaning toward voting for him in November. What has the guy done wrong? Is it too much to ask for to let the debate be on FACTS and FIGURES and not on mischaracterizations, untruths, and blatant lies????!!!
I’m sure Americans are not going to be dumb again this time to vote for the same! It’s time for a positive change that would bring back the prosperity of the Democratic eras.

Okay, all you right wing, read the last paragraph of the article. Then, you’ll understand that the mother was “ecstatic” to have Sen. Barack Obama mention her son’s hero bracelet in the debate as a rebuttal to Johnny Liar McSame’s mention of a similar item. What is it with you people. Are you just too stupid to comprehend what you read. Obama/Biden 2008!!!

Nothing suprises me from the countrys largest hate group the democRAT party. Any report that is done by AP is suspect, since they say that AP reporters are taking cash and gifts from democRATS, in exchange for positive stories. Obama attracts the lowest of the low.

Good grief – Obama forgot her son’s name. Especially embarrassing since she gave it to him so he’d remember his name.

The AP just reported…
She acknowledges e-mailing the campaign in February asking that Obama not mention her son in speeches or debates.
But she says Obama’s mention on Friday was appropriate because he was responding after Senator John McCain said a soldier’s mother gave him a bracelet.
Jopek says Obama’s comment rightfully suggested there’s more than one viewpoint on the war.

The vast left-wing conspiracy is doing it’s bit? Academia, media, Hollywood, unions….

Lets see, McCain uses the bracelet he carries in a foreign policy debate and Obama responds pointing out 1) no US military member who dies following the orders of the Commander-in-Chief dies in vain and 2) he also has a bracelet.
So, why are we talking about Obama, instead of McCain?
Or is it that when McCain does something it is OK, but when Obama does it, it is not?

Maybe you should have posted this, “But she said she was “ecstatic” that Obama mentioned her son’s hero bracelet during Friday’s debate. That’s because he was responding to McCain citing a different griveing mother’s hero bracelet as a way to back his political views of the war in Iraq and citing the bracelet she’d given Obama was a good and appropriate way to remind people there are different views on this issue.” BEFORE YOU WROTE THE ARTICLE! Do I smell Republican bias again in your blog Jake? And people wonder why no one trusts a journalist!

o Jake, I read your post. You confirmed that Dad, a probable McCain supporter, doesn’t want his son’s memory manipulated by the Obama campaign; moreoever, Mom, an Obama supporter, has misgivings about it. This is not mentioned until the end of the article. What about this contention by unspecified conservatives is not true? Given the fact that some of your other mmaterial has come into question with no respnse from you or ABC, how can you say “this does not appear to be true?”

The only thing that surprises me here is how stupid Mr. tapper is. We learn in school that you check your story before you report.

Publius …
“there is an extremely important bill being debated in Washington right now and McCain considered the economic state of the country a little bit more important than campaigning, unlike Obama.”
LOL!!!!!! ROFL!!!!!!!
McCain appeared on TV 5 minutes after Obama spoke with him … to suspend his campaign, to call on a suspension of the debate.
And why? Because the GOP-stalled bill to bail out the American economy took precedence. And McCain thought he could make a difference in that process … when he isn’t even a leader in the Senate?
Love this characterization: “After announcing earlier in the week he would suspend his campaign and return to the capital until there was an agreement, Republican McCain abruptly reversed course and departed for Friday night’s debate with Democratic rival Obama.”
LOL!!! “I’m going to stay in DC until the bill is passed.” Thanks McCain for a broken promise made directly to the American people …
Let’s go to the timeline, shall we …

Ben Dover–don’t forget the vouchers for gas

The real story here is that Obama, the fool, had to look down and read the bracelet during the debate because he couldn’t remember the soldier’s name. It seems that only the name “Obama” is important to Obama.

WOW Chas how many times have you seen Red Dawn anyway? Traitor? Why because we disagree? Maybe you should be the one moving to North Korea. It seems like you feel that everyone who doesn’t agree with you is some sort of lesser being worthy of condemnation. That’s not what this country is about.

Lee said: FYI, the 9/11 attacks on AMERICA occurred on 9/11/2001. BUSH was “in charge”. Incompetence in the wake of Katrina wiped out a unique and gorgegeous AMERICAN city. BUSH was “in charge”. The biggest financial meltdown in generations in AMERICA has put our economy on the brink of disaster. BUSH was “in charge.”
The attack was within the first 9 months of Bush’s Presidency. The fact that it happened then, is a moot point. The fact that there was viable knowledge it would happen, was under Clintons administration.
As for the name calling, it truly invalidates the arguments, or opinions. Belittling anyone that disagrees with you, only proves one thing to me. You condone Obama’s tactics , attacking, and trying to squash freedom of speech toward anyone that dares to disagree with you, and that my friends validates the arguments that people make against Obama.

this “controversy” is just another piece of proof that you can be Republican or you can be American. But you can’t be both.

All of you posting the stories that prove this article is bs, you are wasting your time. It’s like trying to debate fundamentalists, truth and rationalization never works. They just do not care about the facts at all. Sad really.

Tapper, I hope you’re at least a little ashamed. Really. This nasty little business of yours was of course picked up by Drudge, who has reverted to his sniveling ways as a sniveling right-wing shill.
It’s a crazy invasion of a family’s grief. Naturally, the right wing froot loops will think they can make hay with it. Of course, this is exactly why McCain is going down in flames – he and his flock focus endlessly on the small stuff, looking for some new distraction.
Thankfully, this crack at “lipstick 2.0″ will fail – there are too many huge things going on. We are at last beyond these stupid distractions.
As I said before, neither McCain nor Obama should refer to individual dead soldiers. They should stop it. It is McCain who leans on this ALL THE TIME, and his disgrace is greater.

Posted by: USA4OBAMA | Sep 28, 2008 8:41:04 PM
Not even close… I’m part of the laid off middle class whose company moved their business overseas! AND not sure I like either of the guys running, but do have the common sense to read between the lines and follow the facts!

BIRGETTE_J,
Good point on your part for raising the “Vets bill,” I don’t know why OBAMA could have forgotten that. It would have ended the debate right there!!!!

It’s Obama that will lead America back to greatness an I welcome a new direction for all citizens of this fine country. We shall see Obama transform into one of the greatest presidents in American history.

No, I admit I’m an intellegent “undecided” who is leaning towards voting facts against talk and have the brains to know the difference!

Clay_NC: I watched the video. To me it is a patchwork of material mostly taken out of context to create a propaganda piece designed to movtivate people to hate. It does not inspire patriotism. I believed from the beginning that Iraq was taking our eyes off the goal and anyone who plays basketball or any other sport knows well to keep the goal in mind. Al Qaeda was based in Afghanistan—Osama Ben Laden is there or near there—we blinked and went after Sadam Hussein—why? I am willing to trust Obama to get us out of there, build up the military, and refocus our sights on real enemy.

This story has already been discredited. . . .but Tapper, you seem to want to keep it going. How about actually talking with the mother of the soldier ???? Get the FACTS. . something Drudge nor the GOP are interested in these days !!!!!! And who cares anyway. . . the ‘bracelet’ is a non-issue. What’s more important is WHO will END THE OCCUPATION in Iraq, and get serious about our role in World affairs. This is a typical DISTRACTION tactic. . .while important policy issues are ignored. Tragic. . .because we can dumb-down the American public so much. . .that we won’t KNOW ANYTHING pretty soon. Reminds me of Germany in the 30′s. . .better pay attention people!!!

Diane in Dallas,
You can thank Congressional Democrats for any restriction on Constitutional rights. Also, you can thank Democrats, Obama among them, for our present state of the economy.

The media is doing everything within their power to elect Obama, including lie, cheat, and fabricate the truth and Obama’s history to benefit him. He can do no wrong — it will never be published, or the media will find a way to blame Bush and McCain.
I voted for Obama in the primary. He now makes me sick — his arrogance is nausiating.

Obama cares for NOTHING but himself. He is a NEOPHITE and a MEGALOMANIAC. How can he even be compared to McCain, who comes from a long line of american patriots. I guess next liberals will want to move the nation’s capital to a foreign country.

Jake Tapper. You keep habitually opening some mighty ugly cans of worms. Please clean up your act.

I am confused about the comments sent here qualifying Obama’s response as shameless. what is shameless is that a mother of a dead soldier is pressured to get her son’s story off the media, and off Obama’s speech lines. It is shameless to silence someone who has lost a son in a conflict and who has a different view. Is Mme Jopek pain lighter than Mme Stanley pain, just because her view does not agree with yours.

“George Washington wanted better for America.”
First, George Washington would blush at his own military career compared to John McCains. There aren’t to many men still alive that have given more for their country then John McCain. PERIOD!
Second, George Washington would cringe at the thought of a man like Obama, who associates with a terrorist that wants to bring down the very government that General Washington fought to create.
It’s quite easy to identify who the real patriot is here. All you have to do is look at the mens records. Words aren’t even necessary.

liberal Democrats are Destroying This Great nation….
You mean the last 8 years of BUSH has destroyed our economy!
Uh NO! WE MEAN THE LAST FEW YEARS OF A DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS DESTROYED OUR ECONOMY…and our ENERGY PROGRAM….and (almost….) the WAR ON TERROR in Iraq!
Btw, WHY couldn’t the Dems vote on the bailout package they had “agreed” on Thursday noon? WHY did they NEED MINORITY House REPUBLICANS?????

I asked my friend’s little girl what she wants to be when she
grows up.
She said she wanted to be President some day.
Both of her parents, liberal Democrats, were standing there, so
I asked her,
If you were President what would be the first thing you would do?
She replied, I’d give food and houses to all the homeless people.
Wow…what a worthy goal. I told her, you don’t have to wait until you’re President to do that. You can come over to my house and mow, pull weeds, and sweep my yard, and I’ll pay you $50. Then I’ll take you over to
the grocery store where the homeless guy hangs out, and you can give him the
$50 to use toward food and a new house.
She thought that over for a few seconds while her Mom glared at me, then she looked me straight in the eye and asked, Why doesn’t the
homeless guy come over and do the work, and you can just pay him the $50? I said, Welcome to the Republican Party.
Her folks still aren’t talking to me.
McCain/Palin – for real Americans!

I have notified my attorney and account to move all of my liquid assets to an over seas account and since I am a small buisness owener and is the evil by BHO’s definition, I am not going to make sure I draw less than what ever limit he place son me to raise my taxes. I am also in the process of givin a riff notice to 35 of my employees for the end of December. I will not be a part of the redistribution of wealth to lazy people.Every one of those people are now making over 110,000.00/year. I am going to ask all other small buisness owners to add to this blog with their future plans for their company.
The only way back to having conservatives running the country is for all of us to unite and lower the amount of revenue that these liberals plan on receiving.

BTW people,
Economy 101: If taxes are raised to a corporation or company;;;; guess what,, the price to us consumers is raised… thus this equals a tax raise on everyone.
This is just common sense people.
FYI: company’s are not in buisness to lose money.

Jack, my job was already sent over seas, by George W. Bush. Keep your BS to yourself. Obama will provide tax breaks for corporations who keep jobs hear in America, so we have jobs and don’t have to talk to an idiot from India when we call the phone company. This didn’t start until after 2000.

OK……someone just said this to me,,,and I quote..
“”"”"Looks like your vote in michigan is wasted. Idiot!”"”"”
I’m not sure where you are form, but you sound like you are form somewhere on the east cost. Well if so…that means you are a Nothing But Leftist Liberal PIG! Now lets discuss the Leftists.
The Leftists are trying to take over our Capitalistic Markets. They Will instead Control Them From Washington…… Those of us that here in FlyOver Country have had ENOUGH
We’ve had ENOUGH Of the Leftist environmental Wack Jobs Not letting our nation build more refineries to help our nation deal with the gasoline shortage. They Blame the Fat Cats. Republicans don’t want the oil companies to treat us like the do, but the people who put these Left Wing law Makers into our Congress should own up to what is all of their fault!
We’ve had ENOUGH Of left wing judges believing that they have the education to re-write our constitution from their bench. If we let you elitist Left Wingers win, You will have our constitution model what ever the ACLU says it should.
We’ve had ENOUGH Of you far Left Anti-War Pacifists’ and Your ilk of Bomb Makers. You and Bill Ayers Are on the Same……Aren’t You All So Proud Of Your Wako Leader, and his Buddy Barack Husain Obama.
We’ve had ENOUGH Of all the people who say “Not God Bless America” “God Damn America!”. Oh Yeah, I forgot, That was a Buddy Of Borack Husain Obama That Said That as Well!
We’ve had ENOUGH Of you Leftist and Your Drive By Media Treating Our Republican Babe Like you are all so much better than her. Give Me A break…. You are than saying that you are better than 51% of America!,,,, Not a good idea when you are trying to elect your Savior. Barack Husain Obama!
We’ve had ENOUGH!

Obama has said he would not wear a flag on his suit. Now he does. His reasons were
stuttering and halted as is his style. Now he wears a bracelet and his reasons are also stuttering and halted. An empty suit and the man who never was.

derrek michigan – I couldn’t have said it better myself. Do you think the Obama minions understand what you said?

No, Barack, you may NOT have my rights… I’m still using them, especially the Second Amendment. The Bill of Rights is NOT negotiable, not any part… not ever. Defend freedom, defeat Obama.

I’m an independent, but I’m leaning blue this year because I feel the red had their chance and screwed things up. After all we are going through right now after the past 8 years of GOP rule, give me ONE good reason to vote for McCain? Just one. Oh, and i’m not an obamabot or whatever new name you have now, but I clearly understood that statement, I just don’t understand why he made it.

This country is going to be destroyed if mccain is president

Beth,
The Congressional Democrats did not want to take sole responsibility for the garbage they had concocted. They wanted Republicans to share the blame because the original bill would compound problems. Republicans, with greater concern for the people, refused to sign off.
Read the following:
Let’s get one thing straight. We can assign a lot of blame for this crisis… there is certainly a lot to go around. Hubris and greed on Wall Street played a significant part…
But let’s not get so distracted that we forget the real irony here… namely that those who are now pretending to come to the rescue with solutions like knights on white horses — I’m talking about the men and women we elect to Congress — bear a large share of the blame! “They all lived off big campaign contributions and the swill of the lobbyists who strong armed them into permission to steal.”
Or to put it the words of Chuck Colson; “the people who are going to steer this plan through Congress are the very characters who brought us this crisis. And they are already looking for political and financial goodies they can hang on to the plan.” And, who is one of the main culprits? None other than “the savior” Barack Hussein Obama!
“But there is another cause of this crisis that we cannot ignore: the near-incestuous relationship between politicians and big-time government-supported financial institutions.”
“… Fannie and Freddie spent more than $200 million lobbying Congress over the past decade. Among politicians, Barack Obama ranked number three in terms of campaign contributions received from the two agencies–more than $100,000. His chief advisor in the vice-presidential vetting process is a former CEO of Fannie Mae.”
As our political leaders wrangle and haggle and jockey to score political points, let’s send them our own message. Let them know that we are not fooled… that the American people are fully aware of the roll they played in this mess.

By the way, McCain didn’t forget the soldiers name and have to look down to read it on his bracelet, Obama did.
That’s the difference.
The mother by the way wants Obama to win and is obviously making stuff up today. Ryan’s father was interviewed in March. That’s also a difference.

You think McCain gives a damn about veterans. Look up his voting record and then tell me you still believe it. But you won’t because you want to continue believing things that have already been proven false. So hide your head in the sand, listen to soundbites about Obama and take them for fact and vote McCain. You morons are the reason we’re in the mess we’re in. Voted twice for W and his cronies who have run this country in the ground. Now you’re ready for round two…!!!!

Responding to comments above about GOP and McCain vs voting democrat– consider that Congress under Pelosi has a 9% approval rating currently, even Bush is more than double that. The democrats have failed far worse than the GOP. Where are they with the bailout – only the republicans have stood up against Paulsen and the bloated plan. Obama like Pelosi and the democrat controlled congress are all talk and wht wrong action look at the last 2 years – thats reason to vote for McCain – don’t give them all the branches of government…imagine all 3 with 9% approval ratings.

Albert
Thanks…..Sorry for getting so upset. I have a hard time with Liberals…. You are right……I am very sure that there is no possible way that any liberal could have understood the 7 paragraphs I let lose on…… Libs have no clue about what it is to realy be an American. There are lost in their own ideology that will only lead them and this nation to doom!. There is know way to control them , because they are now in control of our schools and universities. There are going to be on control of our Courts and our Capitalist Markets. It is not difficult to feel Defeated, But We Must Not!!! We must stand up to this SOCIALIST AGENDA!!!!!!!!!! WE MUST STAND UP FOR OUR CONSERVATIVE VALUES!!!!!! Our Christian Beliefs.

John – How can you say that the Republicans had their chance, now you’re for Obama? Did you just move to the United States less than 2 years ago, or do you not remember how good it was until Nancy Pelosi and her democrats took over congress. in 2006 gas was $2.36, Pelosi is quoted saying (paraphrased), “Vote for the Democratic ticket, we have a plan to lower gas prices! We will tax the greedy oil companies and tax the rich.”
If you notice, John, gas is now over $4. Wow, what a plan! And you want to vote Obama into the Presidency, giving the Democrats complete control over the Executive branch AND the House of Representative and the Senate?
Are you nuts?

This is another example of the sharp differences between Obama and McCain.
Obama is a phony who is no more genuine than a South-side pimp.
McCain is the real deal in everything he says and does.

You guys/gals confirm that ABC is in the tank for Obama

Boy, that Drudge headline was misleading. But that’s typical of him.

So if the GOP/America was doing so good during those 6 years(Not 7 1/2), why did America choose to fire them from the House and Senate in 2006?

This mortgage crises wouldn’t be so pathetic if it wasn’t for the fact the ones who caused it are now the one’s who supposedly are going to fix it.Barney Frank,Dodd ,Schummer ,Pelosi are a disgrace . Obama stammering to remember the soldiers name then having to look at the bracelet to see the guys name was pathetic.

Lets not forget McCain’s campaign is run by the same lobbyists that caused this mess.

The current mess with Fannie and Freddie is primarily a democrat-created mess. In fact, Obama’s chief financial advisor is the former CEO of Fannie Mae. Even Bill Clinton admitted this recently when he said that “the republicans and I worked to put some restraints on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the 90′s but my own party resisted”. And all together children…which particular republican was leading the charge back then to reign in these two entities…think on it…real hard…yep…ding ding ding…John McCain.

The GOP seem to call everyone else liberals and socialists when they start losing. Again, i’m an independent, I voted for Bush in 2000(My bad). It seems during this election, the dems are giving me alot of facts that cannot be disputed, where the GOP debaters are giving me lies and opinions. I’m a logical person, so i’m making a logical choice this year. Obama/Biden 08! I’m done arguing with people who clearly can’t be accountable for the past 8 years, good night.

Well I know what would change my mind or make me vote for the other party…….
Telling me I am stupid and being really mean.
Nothing says, “Please examine these facts and don’t make a decision just yet,” Then telling me how bud I am and pointing out all my issues.
That goes for all sides here.
But the Republicans tend to be nicer.
Play nice kids!

McCain is becoming to be, more a traitor than a hero, by making Karl Rove, who trashed him in the 2000 primaries against George Bush,Chief Manager of his 2008 campaign, and chosing Palin, a total ZERO in Foreign Policies, only b/c this could help his campaign……..So Conservative values are to LIE as you’re doing in your obnoxious campaign, to STEAL elections as you did in 2000, to put an ZERO at a heartbeat of being Commander in Chief ?!!!!!
Country First ?!!! MY FOOT !!!!!!!…..Obama/Biden’08

If Obama had his way he would pull our troops out of Iraq too soon. Obama does not understand how the military works because he never was in the military.
HE DID NOT SERVE!!! It is that simple.

I don’t know how anyone can paint Obama as a liberal … let alone a socialist.
Have you checked his VOTING RECORD yet??…in both the Illinois and US Senates??

George Bush has been in office for 7 1/2 years.
The first six the economy was fine.
However, a little over one year ago:
1) Consumer confidence stood at a 2 1/2 year high;
2) Regular gasoline sold for $2.19/gallon;
3) the unemployment rate was 4.5%.
4) the DOW JONES hit a record high–14,000+
5) American”s were buying new cars, taking cruises, vacations overseas, living large!…
But American”s wanted ”CHANGE”! So, in 2006 they voted in a Democratic Congress & yes–we got ”CHANGE” all right!…..
1) Consumer confidence has plummeted ;
2) Gasoline is now over $4 a gallon & climbing!!;
3) Unemployment is up to 6% (a 20% increase);
4) Americans have seen their home equity drop by 12 TRILLION DOLLARS & prices still dropping;
5) 1% of American homes are in foreclosure.
6) as I write, THE DOW is probing another low~~11,300–$2.5 TRILLION DOLLARS HAS EVAPORATED FROM THEIR STOCKS, BONDS & MUTUAL FUNDS INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS!
*YES, IN 2006 AMERICA VOTED FOR CHANGE!…AND WE SURE GOT IT!!!….NOW the DEM”S CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT–AND THE POLLS SAY HE”S GONNA BE ”THE MAN”–CLAIMS HE”S GOING TO REALLY GIVE US CHANGE!!….JUST HOW MUCH MORE ”CHANGE” DO YOU THINK YOU CAN STAND???*

Once again the GOP show what slimeballs they are. The mother of the dead soldier was ecstatic Obama mentioned her son. The GOP using dead soldiers for political gain again. What else is new?

I don’t know how anyone can paint Obama as a liberal … let alone a socialist.
A leopard CANNOT change its SPOTS.
A NOBAMA WILL NOT change HIS POLITICS.

Picture a new police officer in the country’s largest city. Fresh out of the academy with exactly 143 days of on the job experience. No accomplishments to speak of on his record of service, never supervised other officers, never managed a budget, experience in only one department.
This officer, after just 143 days on the job, announces he is seeking the position of Police Commisioner of the largest city in the country.
Do you promote him?

Not surprised at this. This man screams OPPORTUNIST. Case in point is his comment that John McCain had nothing to do with the deal brokered in Washington. And this from the man who didn’t even want to return. Most definitely Obama over honor, principles, country every single time. Americans should be skeptical and afraid of this man who associates with people who profess hatred for this country. Just why does he want to be President if he doesn’t love it? And how does he expect us to accept his contradictory statements? He takes us for fools and if we vote for him, we are. He needs to write another book and simply call it THE AUDACITY.

From the AP article:
Tracy Jopek said she didn’t hear the interview but that her ex-husband, who is currently stationed in Cuba, mischaracterized her viewpoint.
“I think he knew my intention, he understands it was a gesture between me and Sen. Obama,” she said. “It was just a little piece of peace for us. I don’t understand how people can take that and turn it into some garbage on the Internet.”
…You heard the woman, stop using her and her loss as props for your hateful propaganda, or, as she calls it, “garbage”. She thought that Obama’s mention of her son in the debate was “appropriate”, and it was she who gave him the bracelet, so please honor her wishes and give it up.

Iraq Vet – Would you mention the fallen soldier’s name if his family had asked you not to? Of course you wouldn’t. You have more honor than that – as evidenced by you serving in Iraq.
Unfortunately, the Junior Senator from Illinois – who wants to be elected your next Commander-in-Chief – doesn’t have the same honor code.
Heck, Obama won’t even salute the United States flag.

Don’t you think it’s rather simplistic to blame the current economic meltdown on one man (Bush)? He’s really not that powerful.
The root of the economic meltdown is the mortgage housing crisis. I think a large part of the “blame” rests with the American people. So many home-buyers signed up for mortgages that they KNEW would increase in a few months…but they had to have the big house right then & there. All of a sudden when their monthly payment increased, they suddenly become “victims”? Read the fine print…and take a lesson from the older generation: start out smaller & live within your means.

Just another Case of “I can do anything you can do, but better…”
President McCain- Get used to it…
“Barry”- is not to be trusted..

ABC lies!
MILWAUKEE – The mother of a Wisconsin soldier who died in Iraq says she was “ecstatic” during Friday’s debate when Senator Barack Obama mentioned the bracelet she gave him in honor of her son.
Tracy Jopek of Merrill told The Associated Press on Sunday she was honored that he remembered Sgt. Ryan David Jopek, who was killed in 2006 by a roadside bomb.
She criticized Internet reports that suggested Obama exploited her son for political purposes.
She acknowledges e-mailing the campaign in February asking that Obama not mention her son in speeches or debates. But she says Obama’s mention on Friday was appropriate because he was responding after Senator John McCain said a soldier’s mother gave him a bracelet.
Jopek says Obama’s comment rightfully suggested there’s more than one viewpoint on the war.

Jeanette
May God bless you and our Fallen Solder, Your Son.
My nephew is on his second tour in CYOPS. Our Soldiers Deserve Our Prayers, Our Love and Our Tears Of Pride.

Obama has no honor. Kinda like an Prison Inmate. You can never trust him.
God bless our troops.
Semper Fi

This is really a very sick place to be. It is my first time and it is my las time to be here. McSame people, you should be ashamed. What a sick bunch of people. So many lies. Hell will not have room for ya all

I like Obama’s new sogan: I have one too!

The contortions the media goes through to apologize for and defend their Messiah never cease to amaze. What a convoluted pile of crap. Obama could care less about anyone in the Service or the mission they have laid their lives upon. This dude of the high elite respects only himself and other intellectual Marxist pretenders.

AZblogger must not be able to interpret or understand Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. How happy would he be if he never recieved an education? Or maybe he received admission into school because of who his parents were, kind of like Joh McCain. If so, hopefully he made better use of the opportunity than John did!

this is for the folks with family in the services, if you give a bracelet to any politician, you can expect for them to use it to make a point, both men had one…

I guess the wingnuts like Jonah Goldberg don’t think that anyone is watching, but lots of us notice that they are always trying to find some tacky little issue to score points on. First it was Obama’s “failure” to wear a flag pin at a debate (never mind that McCain didn’t wear one when he spoke at the RNC convention), and now they have their shorts in a twist over this ridiculous bracelet thing.
I guess that obsessing on petty issues is what you do when you can’t win on the merits. The economy, the War in Iraq, the Wall St. Mess….
All losing positions for the GOP, hence we’re dealing with flag pin and bracelet issues. Oy.

Best post of the night Rick, spot on :)

USA4OBAMA,
You seem to be the type who is going to be wasting your time looking at polls.
Instead of looking at polls, go look up EVERYTHING you need to know about each candidate and not be one of those people who blindly vote Democrat just because that is what you do no matter what.

You know, I wear one of these bracelets. It is personal to me, occassionally people will ask what it is and why I wear it. I then tell them the story of my friend who gave everything. I look at our governement as a whole and want to puke. The dems want to have hearings, go on vacation, and tell us how crappy the country is. The republicans…well where the hell are the real republicans anymore? Both parties suck, look at the mess our country is in and look at congressional approval. Lets do as the forefathers have asked and revolt against this corrupt government and start fresh with some people that are not career politicians and lawyers.

Barack Obama is a opportunist! Prior to the debate what I knew of Mr. Obama I felt he was not what our country needs at this time, after the debate, my hope is when he loses in Novemeber the defeat is so crushing to his enormous ego we never he from Barack Obama again!

right on Timmy
Obama/JOE

Actually Americans are tired of the GOP scam machine which is why we will hold all 3 branches of government.
Conservatism is dead!

Where’s the apology for writing such a bogus story in the first place using only all that wonderful red meat you gobbled up from the neocon pundits?
Have you no shame? Or is a paycheck worth more than the truth in your journalistic world?

It’s so evident that the republicans are scared. Too bad. Your candidate is on the decline!!!!!

Polls, dolls, tolls, knolls, yadda yadda yadda….
McCain rules !!

Obama is a fraud. We Need the VOTER BOMB – Which mean we need to throw EVERYONE out of congress – EVERYONE.

So much fuss about a bracelet, get a life. Curiously no one in the press talks about McCain being a traitor giving up US secret for a better treatment in Vietnam and now paraded US hero..? Guys , you are all a bunch of cretins …!

Smarter than dems: “how did he get into Harvard???? and why does he refuse any explination of this???”
He spent two years at Occidental College, a small liberal arts school in LA. Then earned a ride to Columbia. Then earned his way into Harvard.
And he wrote a book providing an “explination” about this (in addition to it be public record).
While I have respect for Senator McCain, many of his supporters appear to be profoundly ignorant (or blatant liars).

jhw539,
oh, so sorry “elite” liberal, it is getting quite late so excuse me while I correct myself…
“Obama sounded like a moron” during the debate.
There you have oh elite liberal who follows the MESSIAH …
(this is getting fun…)

Mavericks make Mistakes!
Obama/Biden 08

Carrie: “Obama sounded like a moron” during the debate.
There you have oh elite liberal who follows the MESSIAH …
(this is getting fun…)”
Yet another neocon who thinks this election is best treated like a Friday night football game. You are specifically why the Founding Father have the president elected by the electoral college rather than direct vote – they feared the rise of the idiot class to the ballot box.
Have “fun.”

Roosterzz, Your wingnuttery has exploded. Lets play “Which of these people are Republican or does John McCain take political contributions from?
David Koresh
James Jones
Charles Masion
Rev Moon
Jimmy Bakker
P.S. learn to use spell check. You make Republicans look stupid.

I am so dissapointed in the obama “followers” Please wake up !!! Obama is a phony He has never been at his job doing what he is supposed to do!!! What did he say about this bailout crisis??? he said “call me if you need me” Mcain went to try to help us out of the mess that congress got us into!! what about the 128.,0000 that Obama recieved from Fannie May what about all the dealings with Acorn, one of the most corrupt organizations Obama was in the thick of things with them Just google ‘OBAMA ACORN’ Obama should be our next Pres.???? Give me a break!!!!! Besides I hate the way he struts arond>>>>> concieted????? YES!!!

Well the “wing”nuts have spoken, and now despite the mother having no problem with Obama using her son’s name they still can be oblivious to the truth. Amazing.
As for those who want to believe that it was Obama exploiting our troops, dream on. McShameless uses that story every chance he gets. Never even considered that maybe Obama might be ready for it…duh its called debate prep.
The funny thing is this whole conversation with the “wing”nuts is pointless….Monday they’ll get up turn on FauxNew/Limbaugh/Hannity and they’ll be told that they were right all along and they’ll be sooooo smug in their ignorance.
You said we’d be welcomed as liberators…you were wrong
You said we knew where the weapons of mass destruction were….you were wrong
You said there wouldn’t be violence between shia and sunni….you were wrong
John you like to believe the war started in 2007
Obama by a KNOCKOUT

Obama: “Gosh I have one of those bracelets, too. ” Sargent Whats-his-name I think… Let me check.
Obama is an empty suit.

mccain’s depth and breadth of knowledge at the debate vs. barack’s repeating of his campaign slogans said it all. mccain is prepared to be president, barack is just a fairly bright teenager.

My opinion is this mother already said to Obama’s campaign not to mention the bracelet for public consumption and Obama didn’t honor that request. Since the mother is Obama supporter so she is being gracious by praising him about him mentioning the bracelet on last Friday debate in respons to McCain’s.
The matter still remains, Obama didn’t honor the request.

The fact is, it was an awkward moment for Obama. Having to fumble looking for the name. Frankly, neither side should be exploiting the dead – I would rather have McCain dealing with the subject since he’s lived it and Obama has learnt it from a book. I want to hear more about Acorn, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

If you have not lost a family member in a war then you really shouldn’t be commenting on this matter. You are playing political games with our war dead & their families. My brother died in Vietnam. My parents never wished for more people to die so his death would not be in vain. Why should more families endure the pain & suffering? War is not the answer.

Gizmo,
“Tacky little things”
There is so much substanitive stuff on why NOT to vote for Obama, but most Americans wouldn’t know because they get their news from the Obama fan club in the MSM. REAL journalists should uncover all the “tacky little things” that we don’t know about Obama.
Alinksy, Ayers, Reszko, Wright, Davis etc etc etc
PLEASE Lord, can’t somebody help the American public see what a disingenuous, manipulative, and dangerous man Barack Hussein Obama really is?
Good night, turn out the lights of America if Obama gets elected…..

Oh so nifty Obama. Well, guess what? *I* have a bracelet, too. And guess whose name is on it? My own father! Who, by the way, NEVER came back! Obama’s pitiful use of a KIA or MIA military personnel’s situation for his own selfish inexperienced political benefit is disgusting!
Obama doesn’t have the American history in his own experiences or of his family’s experiences to claim to be on the side of our American soldiers.
John McCain understands the American servicepeople. He has been there. He will keep our country safe.
Russia. Venezuela. Middle East terrorists. Obama will destroy this country.

The Jopek family lives in my town, minus the father. My son and Ryan were very close friends. I have it from the family that they are very satisfied with the way that Obama has handled both the bracelet and Ryan’s memory. There is no reason to think that Obama would even have brought the bracelet up if McCain hadn’t drawn attention to the bracelet he was wearing.

This bracelet thing is just a smokescreen for the real problem: Obama cannot give lower taxes for 95% of all taxpayers as he said, and he knows it.
If you didn’t watch him say that at the debate, or you believe it, then you are a total moron.
The truth is he will have to raise taxes on 95% of taxpayers because our tax base is almost gone. I thought it was the reps that always promise unrealistic tax cuts!
Now, besides the tax cut for everyone party, we’re now the more nuclear power and drill for oil everywhere party?! Obama, why did you sell out?
There is no logic left in the party anymore. It’s just all propaganda. Obama is a moron. I won’t vote unless Hillary Clinton replaces Obama.

This whole episode demonstrates the extent to which conservatives think they own patriotism. They’re so angry! Obama has received six times more campaign contributions from troops deployed overseas than McCain. People- you don’t own the flag anymore- you had your time.

Why would you give someone a bracelet if you didn’t want him to wear it? I don’t understand this at all. And the fact that conservatives are trying to make an issue of this is an insult to the soldier’s memory, IMHO. Imagine making the ultimate sacrifice for your country…and then having other people using that sacrifice to score political points. It’s sick.

LOL! Your updates invalidate your entire story. Nice reporting there, Scoop!
OBAMA ’08!!!!

So John McCain uses his bracelet first as a gimmick and somehow it is Obama’s fault that this all became politicized?
The only thing here that is shameful is the conservative double standard of “do as I say, not as I do”.
That is what is shameful.

Obama’s military comments sounded hugely scripted and rehearsed. particularly on Afghanistan; like Custer.inexperienced, implusive, reckless. Other interchange comments involving his “delegation” to others gave me (18 years in executive mgmt) the distinct feeling that he doesn’t know the meaning of “responsibility”. A very poor choice for commander in chief.

Who honors the troops? Obama entertains them by playing basketball instead of visiting them in the hospital.
Enough said. Barack H. Obama, jr. is a good motivational speaker, but he is not presidential.
His defense cuts will put our military at risk. When Bush took over Clinton had decimated, no, he had destroyed the DOD, especially R&D of new technologies–technologies that are now bearing fruit that Obama will cut.
Obama and Rev. Wright are wrong. God Bless America!

The difference between Obama and McCain on the economy… Obama wants to buy your vote while McCain wants to earn your vote.

McCain fought for his country, OB hasn’t. BTW, I give OB and A plus on his oral exam the other night. His campaign did a good job prepping him.

We have an Obama supporter working this site deleting any post that reports the truth!!! Please stop trying to get Obama elected and stop deleting my posts just because they are the truth!!!
I’m being totally serious here, and everyone knows what I’m about to say is a fact. Obama has accomplished nothing in his career except admit he was a heavy cocaine user. I’m sure this post will get deleted because it’s the truth; it’s in his book. His only other noteworthy accomplishment is that he was an admitted FAILED community organizer! Yep he’s definitely qualified to be president. I hope all you partisan liberals are happy. At least Hillary had a clue.

Minnesotaman,
I won’t deny that it was a Democratic President who was responsible for the Vietnam War. Notice how I don’t say “you right wing-nuts responsible for Iraq” or whatnot. I think the war wrong, no matter what party the president who started was from.
Winning in Iraq? It is naive to think so. Suppressing the violence is one thing- actually having a long-term, stable, democratic country is another. The surge in tandem with our bribing the insurgency not to attack us is the only reason why the violence has gone down. Simply put, once the money stops, so does the peace. We can’t keep paying the insurgents forever, can we?
A democracy is not a country with just free and fair elections. You have to have a culture and a people with a mindset to support it, otherwise it will be a weak democracy. Look at Iraq-they have been under a dictatorship for decades, and before that, colonial rule, and previously, a monarchy. Their mindsets cannot change over night, and such a sudden removal of the regime was especially disorientating. And then the sectarian violence flared up because all these years there had never been a culture of dialogue and open discussion. Look at the US. Americans themselves stood up to the colonial masters. I am not saying we should have left Saddam there, just that it was supremely naive of Bush to think that he could just transplant a stable democracy in Iraq by getting rid of Saddam.

McCain used the bracelet first? Show me where in this article that McCAin used the bracelet item first. Based on this article Obama was mentioning the bracelet he got way back in Feb. Doesn’t mention when McCain used it on the stump. So for any of you morons who think this is a “he hit me first” argument. GROW UP.

Jean,
I think a question you may need to ask is WHERE is MCCAIN going to get the money from, if he wants to give everyone health credits and continue the $10 billion per month Iraq war. Obama’s plan shows he is certainly getting money from someone to pay the bill-the upper income and corporations.
Do you know that right now, China is paying part of the Iraq bill- running into the trillions, and they’re also charging interest on it, because Bush mistakenly thought he could wage a “cheap” war despite history is saying otherwise-it’s not come yet, but the bill is adding up, and it’s the future generations who will have to pay for this trillion-dollar mess.

Gray Matter as much as you make some great points you fail to understand we are winning in Iraq. Not only is violence down, but political progress is being made. One of the biggest miscalculations of the war was a failure to understand how our previous actions impacted Iraqis. After the first gulf war there was hope we would take out Saddam and people in Iraq died because we did not. There was no trust of the population that we were there to get the job done. If one thinks we will be gone when it gets tough why stick your neck out and risk your life for something better? As I said, we are winning and there is political progress being made. It has not been easy but progress is being made and we need to be there to ensure all the progress that has been made is not undone by a lack of commitment on our part. The world is better off with Iraq a democracy and will remain better off with us standing along side Iraqis helping them to a better future. Freedom does not come without sacrifice which many American’s comfortable with their cable tv, their 24 hr supermarkets, and the freedom to wish death upon their President without reprisal seem to have forgotten.

Obama is a clown, lol
Obama is not patriot enought he is just a political charlatan.
He mentioned a soldier bracelet even against the mother wishes for political gain.
This clown is just too funny.

Minnesotaman,
The points you do make are indeed valid-yes, it’s true there’s been political progress, but none of us can really be sure how well or long it hold. Of course it would be great to give the Iraqis a shot at a better life, but the truth is while Saddam’s long shadow no longer falls on them, their living conditions have deteriorated- they’ve had more cholera cases then the entire continent of Asia and the Americas in a year. They have even less hours of electricity a day, it’s still pretty dangerous out in the streets. Maybe if we can start refocusing on reconstruction and stop the anarchy once and for all, things will improve.
Actually, if we’d backed down from starting the war or not ending it with victory, other countries might not neccessarily see us as being “weak”. Fact is, Iraq has taken a heavy toll on our military. Aside from soldiers being wounded or injured, Bush has drawn on the Reserves and the National draft and conscripted them to go to Iraq. These two units were supposed to be used only in emergencies. One reason why the hurricane Katrina response was so botched up was also because part of the National Guard that could have provided and manpower and relief was in Iraq.
I’m afraid McCain came off as possibly starting a war with Iran. Our military is no longer at 100%, and I think we need to rebuild our strength-which is what Obama says he intends to do-before we can even think of jumping into Iran, or if we still wish to possess our influence over the world.

Gray Matter America is about what we can do not what we can not do. This is the true American spirit and what has made us a great nation. The simple fact with Iraq progress is being made and those who understand the American spirit as how to we continue this progress and figure out a way to make it work instead of saying it can’t be done. This is why I will vote for McCain. McCain understood we were not succeeding in Iraq and instead of saying we must leave, he knew we had to figure out a way to succeed. We are doing that. Nothing worthwhile is easy. You speak of other countries not thinking we are week if we leave Iraq? You don’t seem to understand Osama Bin Laden does not lead a country. This battle against Islamo Fascism is greater then any one country. Yes, certain countries may be supporting these terrorists but these terrorists don’t hold allegiance to any one country. I don’t agree with you either on the reason the Katrina response was botched. The main reason it was botched was due to lack of leadership at the state and local level. The governor and the mayor failed to be proactive and use the tools they had, such as the busses that were left to drown. I’m not sure where you get the McCain starting a war with Iran? What we know is that Obama’s approach is ignorant. To say diplomacy has not been tried with Iran is an outright lie. You do the same thing over and over again without positive results is the definition of stupidity. All negotiation with Iran produces is more time for them to develop a nuke. Iran’s president is quite clear what he wishes to do to Israel so to talk about the desire to talk to a mad man shows ignorance on ones part.

I guess the Communism has already started with Obama. In Wisconsin he has the police to go after anyone putting out negative ADS about him. Sounds like Freedom Of Speech will be gone if he’s elected. I wrote a blog entry on this site earlier and stated nothing but some facts about Obama and they did not post it. I guess this site has been warned that it will be taken down if there are any negative comments about Obama and his Ugly hateful wife. He also wants everyone to learn Spanish because in 2 Speeches that i saw he was upset that people in this great Country are angry that the Immigrants and Illegal Aliens can’t speak English. but he wants us to quit worrying about that and to learn how to Speak Spanish. Kiss Off Traitor!! He also wants to make all of the Illegal Aliens legal Citizens so there won’t be anymore Republican party. About 98 % percent of Mexicans that do Vote will vote for a Democrat and if they get 12 Million more democrats there won’t be a Republican partya and that’s what He and the Democrats want. Be ready to get Tattoed on your Forehead or on your hand with OBAMA on it. This man thinks he God or let’s just say Muhammed!! I will move to Switzerland or some other Country if this Communinst radical racist gets in the White House. He has a good friend in the Black Panthers group who Speaks Russian just like Obama’s Father did. And the Black Panthers are a Terrorist group that hates Whites and the Government and Jews. A saudi prince from the Royal family paid for Obama’s Harvard Education so I wonder what he owes the royal Family back?? Maybe paying 200 dollars for a barrel of Oil. And cutting off support for Israel? Or maybe forcing everyone to covert to Islam/Muslim?? I hope you people wake up before it’s too late. And if your a Gun owner be prepared to have them taken away because he is against Guns period. That’s one of the Ads that being played in Wisconsin and he has the KGP Police going after them to take it off the air and arrest these people for Freedom of Speech and they are telling facts!! Communism is not to far away if you elect this hate monger Traitor!! Wake Up People!! VOTE MCCAIN /PALIN before it’s too late. If you don’t hear from me anymore then that means the Obama Police squad got me. But I won’t go down without a good fight for my Free Speech!! PETE

Minnesotaman,
McCain was like “bomb bomb bomb Iran” (Not at the debate, somewhere else, can’t remember)
It’s not clear specifically whether he will bomb Iran or what, but what didn’t sit right with me was the way he appeared to be sabre-rattling all the time, that the solution for everything was military force. And that scared me, since we are certainly not ready for another war since our army has been weakened because of Iraq.
On the Katrina thing, I agree, main reason was because Bush botched it up, but sending the National Guard to Iraq is certainly paying a price at home- when there are disasters at home, you have less people to respond, and that’s bad.
Back to Iran, Obama did mention that Ahmadinejad may not be the right person to talk to- he’s not the person who exerts the most influence on Iran. And it’s true. Ever since the Iranian Revolution in the 70s, the Ayatollah Khomeini, a religious cleric, had held great influence over Iran as a theocracy. Now it’s his descendents. I think Obama was right in saying that we might have to go at this from another direction-such as trying to get to the religious cleric, in tandem with trying to negotiate with Ahmadinejad.
There’s a lot of anger against the US after the CIA during Carter’s administration overthrew what could have been a democratically elected prime minister and restored the dictator, the Reza Shah (who had a bit of a resemblance to Saddam in what he did to his political opponents) so they could get their hands on Iran’s oil. I think that anger still lives on, and that they see the US as trying to push them around.
I think talking with the enemy is sometimes a better way to go about things. You at least now have some leverage and channel to them. If you don’t talk to them, they’ll continue spouting their vitriol about you until you nuke them or something-and that’s something I think is unjustified to do to the millions of civilians who can’t control their president. Not to mention the world reaction of our allies.

It was clearly a political stunt on Obama’s part—-had he been wearing the bracelet all these months, he certainly would have known the soldiers name..but since he didn’t it is obvious, Obama probably had heads up about McCain mentioning the bracelet he had and Obama only wore his bracelet to counter.

Im sorry Gray Matter you have bought into the liberal lie of Katrina. The only think Bush botched with Katrina is not looking like he was on top of things. After all, we know he was supposed to fly to New Orleans and take charge of everything right away.. NOT! The simple fact is outside of the perception issue Bush botched, FEMA is not first responders. It was the State and city governments that botched Katrina.
The problem Obamaites have with the whole talking to the enemy thing is they really do not understand diplomacy or what form of diplomacy is right. McCain is all for talking to the enemy… just not the President. He has no problem with lower level diplomats talking to the enemy but giving the enemy the credibility that a President would give by talking to them on the world stage is the wrong thing to do. You give credence to their craziness. McCain had it right in saying you don’t sit down with someone who says they want to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. After all how can you really have a serious talk with that person. Obamaites are truly ignorant aligned behind an ignorant candidate.

Like the moral and pure Edwards and Clinton?

To the person that wrote the below statement. What you don’t understand McCain would have given his life for what he believed was best for his country, He isn’t saying we shouldn’t lose because it wouldn’t look good to the returning countrymen but he thinks we need to win so we don’t let the terrorist think we are week!
McCain, had we decided to continue the Vietnam War, you might not have come home. Don’t you realise that?

Who said we would invade Iran or N. Korea? The Dems.
Who said he would invade Pakistan? Obama.
And America will become a socialist welfare state under Obama. Broadening govt., universal health care for anyone, redistribution of wealth to the poor, giving rebate checks with no purchase stipulations. Doubtful that Joe Schmoe will use a $1000 rebate check to actually pay for basic necessities like food and utilities. It’s more likely (and even shown in potential recipient interviews) that they’ll see it as free money and will buy the newest, shiniest set of rims, wide screen tvs, or on anything than what it’s meant for. So expansion of govt. to take care of us because we can’t take care of ourselves. And the sad thing is, Obama has been trained and brought up to believe those socialist ideals, so he doesn’t see it as evil, just as “change”. My God, why won’t the Dems open their eyes?

Timothy,
It is understandable that that’s how it seems at a glance. But the truth is, the more we stay in Iraq, when the situation was more violent, where the insurgency was in its prime, the terrorists were somewhere else laughing. They’d succeeded in distracting us, and we’d helped them by breeding a pool of resentful Iraqis and Middle-Easterns to join their extremist cause. Now, that the violence has gone down-it’s only because of the surge and the fact that we’re paying the insurgents to stop shooting us. We could have done this better by not jumping into Iraq the way we did, and we should not make this mistake again.
The terrorists know full well despite the strong show of force in Iraq that US Army is no longer at one hundred percent anymore. They know our recruitment standards have had to be dropped in order to meet the demand. They know the military is overburdened, our equipment and infrastructure is worn out and needs to be replaced. Our economy is in pieces, and they see that. They know that we are weaker.
And even if that were not the case, do you think people mad enough to think that blowing innocent civilians and even their own fellow Muslims into pieces is a good cause would be deterred by our military might?
And the world does not view America as a leader now. They view America as a bully. What they want is for America to LEAD, not SHOVE. They would rather the US tried to impose its will on countries like Sudan where there’s been a genocide going on. If you can win half your enemies over, you won’t need to have to resort to ballistic missiles all the time to make things fall in line-and you’ll have less bloodshed and a lot more friends too.

We can no more ‘win’ the occupation of Iraq than we could ‘win’ the occupation of Vietnam. We had no business being in Vietnam and we had no business being in Iraq. The was wasn’t just a strategic mistake, it was a moral catastrophe.

> Wow! 0bama insisted on using a fallen soldier as a political gimmick even after the family asked him to stop?
It might be shameful if it were true. In fact, Tracy Jopek, the mother of the fallen soldier who gave Obama the bracelet is quoted by the Associated Press to be “ecstatic” when Senator Obama mentioned the bracelet she gave him in honor of her son.
The Drudge Report quotes her ex-husband. He doesn’t speak for her, and he doesn’t speak for “the family”.

The UN need’s the US’s support because it has a power influence on the world, the only remaining superpower, a high GDP and so on.
But if we continue running the economy into the ditch and starting ill-conceived wars, that could change. Look at the rise of China and Russia. They’ll be glad to take our place.
This is not like the days of the old where empires conquered and used military force to solidify their power. Today, you’ve got to win on moral authority too. And for every person who thinks America still has moral authority, there are more now who don’t think so because of the Iraq fiasco.

Somebody fill Bob in on the entire story, the part where she tells the AP that she in fact did ask O to not wear it, not just the part where she said it was fine that he mentioned the son last night. She’s still for O, so the token “ecstatic” response will probably get her an invite to a Dem party.

Maybe it would, since Obama seems concerned about the Sudanese genocide. He’s written reports about it with his colleagues urging action and also wrote the foreword for a book on Darfur. I don’t see McCain concerned about Sudan.
Maybe it’s because China’s already got their hands on the oil there so it doesn’t make sense to uneccessarily tangle with the Janjaweed who are raping and massacring Darfuri civlians and children.

Take a good look at the reason for the financial bailout of $700 billion. Liberal socialism insisting on lowering lending standards finally broke the dam. And look at them all sweating begging for Republican backing to reward these institutions with more money, this way the lower class can keep buying $1800 plasma TV’s. The democrats show why Communism failed.

McCain brought up the bracelet during the Republican Convention. Obama’s advisors must have had this written in on his telepromter to be sure that he could show his too!!
I am still waiting for the “middle class tax break” Clinton PROMISED during his campaign just as Obama is promising. Maybe we will get it this time since my husband and I (both work) don’t come near that $250,000 level. Hope the rich folks in Hollywood, the CEO’s, etc. are aware that they are “the rich” Obama and the democratic party are referring to also, not just those rich Republicans.
And again, Congress (both parties) approved the war in Iraq because of the fear of WMD. On 2-8-98 at a Town Hall Meeting in Columbus, Ohio, Sandy Berger and Madeleine Albright mentioned their concerns and beliefs there were WMD as did Bill Clinton on 2-17-98 at the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Nancy Pelosi on 11-17-02 on Meet the Press, Joe Biden on 8-4-02 on Meet the Press, 9-15-02 on Meet the Press Hillary also mentioned her views, as did John Edward on 1-7-2003 at Buchanan & Press, etc., etc., We are winning in Iraq and McCain will bring us home in victory.

The Iraq war was a necessity. Yes it could have been managed better, but it needed to be to be fought. And Bush isn’t the Bad guy. He is only a man and he did what he thought was best for the country. Just like Clinton did when he didn’t kill Osama bin Laden when he had the chance. I guess all of you have always made sound choices and are living the good life because you are just so smart! Yeah right! You all don’t seem to understand that there were those who hated America long before Bush became president. Look at the incidents during the Clinton years. There will always be an adversary because there will always be those who hate our lifestyle, our freedoms and our prosperity. Just ask the French! Why? Because we live free!
Concerning the Iraq war, IF Sadam was still alive and kicking in Iraq, we wouldn’t be just facing a nuclear Iran, but a nuclear Iraq as well. Sadam would never allow Iran to have nuclear capabilities without having them himself. Then we would have 2 radical governments to deal with. No you say we should have just let them be even if they were nuclear, right? WRONG! What do you think they are going to do with those nuclear weapons? Sit on them? NO, they are going to sell some of them to any terrorist group who can come up with the money. You all complain about the US, about Bush, about your life, but none of that will matter if someone drops a dirty bomb in NYC or perhaps in a little one-horse town in Wyoming with a population of 5,000 that gets wiped out. Then you will be cursing Bush for not making a parking lot out of those countries where the terrorists come from! So spare me your whining about Iraq. Anyone who isn’t concerned about a nuclear Iran or even North Korea or Venezuela is an idiot! Thank God we aren’t worrying about a nuclear Iraq as well!

Don’t understand the commotion over the to bracelet or not to bracelet issue. Thinking of all the past war dead from the Civil War until today, no one mourns any of them as time passes and those that were family die themselves. Don’t get this obsession with death and memorials, bracelets and the like, just don’t. Sure, if it was a loved one I can understand the obsession with the memory and the circumstances of the death but why does it have to be an obsession forced on everyone else. Wearing a bracelet does not undo anything, does not make any family pain go away. Time heals all personal pain. Because a person is grieving does not mean I have to as well. Sure, I am respectful and say the standard, sorry for your loss. But, it is their pain and not mine. We all have our own grief, pain, regarding death of someone close. A bracelet worn or not does not make it all perfectly fine. Never has, never will. Death is death, grief is grief and both are personal to an individual or family of an individual. So let us all move on with business at hand because life is for the living, so let us focus on living and the living.

Figures Obama would do something this sleazy. After all, he stole the nomination from Hillary when he conspired to keep Edwards in the race, knowing full well he was a philanderer with a secret family. This stole votes, money and media from Hillary. I’m a hard-core Democrat who will be voting for McCain this time because Obama should not be rewarded with a vote for pulling the type of shenanigans the Supreme Court pulled when they gave Bush the crown over Gore. Hillary will come back in 2012 and I’d prefer she run against McCain. It’s only four years. Still better than five minutes of Obama.

It is sad we are even having to have a discussion about dead soldiers bracelets.

Obama was just trying to make a point that not everyone thought the same way.
End of story. He did not go around shamelessly flogging the story of the dead soldier saying “Ohhh, you know Ryan who have never wanted this! Shameless McCain is the one who caused this young man’s death!!!!”
McCain does not own patriotism. And oh, McCain, where was your flag pin? I saw Obama wearing one. Why’d you think it a big fuss that time Obama didn’t wear the pin? What about you?

It was McCain who forgot the name on his bracelet in past appearances. Whether it is because McCain has early memory loss or whether it is because he doesn’t care is up in the air.
Obama never did. What you see him doing is first mentioning the name “Sargent..” and then catching the fact that he is referring to the soldier’s mother, restarts his sentence “the mother of Sargent…”
It is McCain who has been the most obstructionist Senator when it comes to funds for injured soldiers and veteran’s affairs. That is why the veterans groups give McCain such a low rating

Obama the faker. No class. No experience. What fools to vote for this inept Chicago gangster. He may be flashy and well dressed but He Knows Nothing. A rock star propped up by Hollywood Elite, Lawyers, Union Bosses, and Corporate CEOs. Dont be fooled by this pack-a-day smoker who hides his weaknesses well.

Yes, McCain forgot the name on his bracelet twice in a Virgina stump speeches last month. Looks like he was practicing to get it right this time!

Gee,
Why does everyone think he forgot the name? He was just backing up because he said the soldier’s title first, then corrected himself to say “the mother of”, referring to the mother who gave him the bracelet.
McCain likes to play the whole patriotism thing. Like the whole fuss over the flag pin, says on Nov 4th, it’s either “Country First” or “Obama first”. McCain, you needn’t keep questioning Obama’s patriotism. The voters will judge him (as well as you) by themselves on that aspect.
Look who kept on voting against the veteran’s Bill. Certainly not Obama.
Your choice in your running mate told me everything I needed to know. It was painful watching Palin on Couric, Palin didn’t seem to know herself what she was talking about at all. Some people said Obama crammed from his debate, well no, he knows all this stuff. He didn’t have to “cram” only practise making his answers more to point. Look at Palin-now that’s cramming for an interview. If you cram for it, it’ll show, no doubt. You just can’t force lots of information you’ve never thought about into your brain in a few days and not appearing unnatural. You just can’t.

WHY IS IT THAT THE FATHER’S WISHES ARE NOT BEING ADDRESSED OR EVEN CONSIDERED? THE FATHER OF THE SOLDIER HAS MADE IT CLEAR THAT HE DOESN’T WANT OBAMA USING HIS SON’S NAME. EVEN IF THE MOTHER IS OK WITH OBAMA USING HER SONS NAME EVEN AFTER THE FAMILY ASKED HIM NOT TO, THAT DOESN’T MEAN IT’S OK FOR OBAMA TO DO IT. WHAT ABOUT HOW THE FATHER FEELS? THAT WAS HIS SON TOO.

This is sort of reminiscent of Bill Clinton desecrating the beach at Normandy and using a planted piece of driftwood to draw a cross in the sand.
Barry is a disingenuous liar to propose that he cares anything about our military.
He snubs them when cameras aren’t allowed and he is well on record as being against the war.
If elected he will leave us wide open to any foreign aggressor.
Obama you are despicable.

WHY DOES EVERYONE KEEP REFERRING TO BRIAN JOPEK AS THE “EX-HUSBAND”?!! HE IS RYAN JOPEK’S FATHER!!!!!!!HIS WISHES ABOUT HIS SONS NAME SHOULD BE HONORED. THIS IS DISGRACEFUL.

After 8 years, finally there is a ray of hope in America and we can thank Barack Obama.
God bless America and the democrats.

Concerned’
Wow! 0bama insisted on using a fallen soldier as a political gimmick even after the family asked him to stop?
How shameful.
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The sivorced wife gave Obama the bracelet and is ecstatic that he mentioned her fallen son.
Spinning lies is what is shameful,
but not unexpected.

To invoke the name of dead soldiers for political gain is very repugnant to those of us who have served.
The father of the soldier also served and has asked Barrak Hussein Obama not to use the soldiers name again. If Barrak Hussein Obama has a pittance of decency he would comply with the fathers wishes, as that father has served , something Barak Hussein Obama has chosen not to do.
Senator Mcain has a well known history and need not explain anything about his service to the great unwashed masses, he should know better than to invoke the fallen for gain.
I think that both should continue to wear the bracelets to aid them in remembering that the decisions they make are carried out by others, and sometimes result in the ultimate sacrifice.
At a minimum John Mcain has some understanding or service and sacrifice, Barak Hussein Obama has none. A wise advisor would suggest to him these are topics beyond his scope and he should limit himself to the Jesse Jackson like slogans like “The audacity of hope” He is on much sounder ground when he spouts polemics with no meaning.

Ifd ou are from IL you might remember that a few years ago many thought that they had a savior in another lib who was running for governor who now is going to end up in prison because he thought he was elected king of the people. BO was and is part of the same group this man (?) can from and if he should get elected look for king BO. He has already shown his superior attitude by going into MO and wanting people arrested who are speaking out against him. Look, both of these guys are just mere humans and if you allow them to be in charge of your life you don’t have one. Get life and these men will not be so important in your life. I’m sure that either one will come visiting after the election, ya right! This election doesn’t really show the men running for the office but that the lack of life for many who are so involved in the process. After the election you will be just as hungry for a leader in your life as you are today. Many years ago some men wanted a king to rule over them and in a short time they hated the king.

If it was John McCain the MEDIA would have made it their headline story. I could see the headline “McCain wearing fallen soldier braclet for political gain”. These media outlets should do their jobs and not think the American people are stupid or for that matter a bunch of puppets hanging on the medias every word.
McCain/Palin 08

Wow! McBush insisted on using a fallen soldier as a political gimmick.
How shameful

Posted by: Bobc | Sep 28, 2008 6:07:27 PM
This is a non-story. The big story is why did Paulson’s aides text Obama the Republican’s plans on the bailout, before he met at the White House?
Paulson is a Democrat, come to find out, some of his people have been texting Obama several things over time.
This is the story that needs more investigating and reported.
see blogs
Bobc = What blogs?

Hepatitis,
Obama is not worthy enough to even say Ryan Jopek’s name.
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Take that up with his mother.

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Obama would prop her son’s body up on stage if he thought it would get him more votes. This is a man who is a serial promoter of the killing of the unborn, (remember, little babies to him are an STD), so using a dead soldier’s name for his own promotion when he knew it was not what the family had in mind is so Obama.
What did Obama ever do to sacrifice for this country? ANSWER = NOTHING. So take that sainted soldier’s name off your wrist Obama, you have not earned the right.
*BERT

Hmmm…recheck your sources. It seems that the rest of the story is out and the family of the fallen soldier made the statements earlier this year because of hounding from the press. The mother and father NOW are happy that Obama mentioned their son and is wearing the bracelet. I look forward to you printing this pare of the story as well!

Like I been saying, Obama’s an empty suit. We shudda gone with Clinton. Now McCain’s gonna win. At least the vets love him

This “I’m a soldier….so what I think has some sort of clout” is BS. Just because you joined the army out of a sense of duty (or, in some cases, to find an identity), does not mean that you have any insight in to the big picture of politics. Soldiers are not more brave than many civilians. I would eagerly defend my country in the time of need- I’ve just stayed out of the service because I have yet to see a war where we were actually defending our nation. It is always some convoluted explanation covering up the more obvious reasons. Save your posturing for the bar.

Wow! McCain used a fallen soldier as a political gimmick?
How shameful.

ralph,
We throw pies here which perfectly mirrors the human condition.
Just pick a subject that you like and grab a custard.

Sounds like this woman is not really sure what she wants. I feel for her loss.
As for Obama, I have no good feelings about this man. He will do whatever it takes and use what ever forces he has at his disposal to take the power of the presidency. He is not doing this for the people but for himself and I dread the day that happens for America.

Bob from Illinois gently dismisses the
mothers opinion, how compassionate.
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Sounds like this woman is not really sure what she wants. I feel for her loss.
As for Obama, I have no good feelings about this man. He will do whatever it takes and use what ever forces he has at his disposal to take the power of the presidency. He is not doing this for the people but for himself and I dread the day that happens for America.

Leonard,
Exactly. I could care less about Hummers, bracelets, or honorable vets like McCain (I do respect his service), it is just the fact the our current emperor has no cloths! Can’t we see that Bush has refused to acknowledge our economic warning signs? That is what burns me as I circle DC 5 days a week. Don’t get me wrong, both sides say what they want just to get votes, but I’m all for kicking the bums out and starting fresh.

Honestly, I don’t see how Obama has been politicising the soldier’s death. It was McCain who has been waving his bracelet in everyone’s face at every campaign stop. Obama just quietly wore his, I hadn’t heard him make a big show about it.
It’s just that that night it served as a strong response to McCain’s comment: showing how not every soldier or their family shared the same opinion, not so much focussing or trying to politicise the soldier’s death.
He didn’t forget the name, he just backed up because he said the soldier’s name first instead of “the mother of…”
Look at their actions. McCain has voted against bills for veterans. Obama has voted for them.
(Oh, P.S, McCain was missing his flag pin while Obama wore one! Le Gasp!)

Grey Matter…OMG, what an eagle eye! LOL, where is the outrage, the rants, the marches on DC? He must have left it on the nightstand in his rush to Mississippi. Le Gasp! Too funny, must reuse that one…if you provide permission. ;-)

CrawDaddy_in_DC,
Lol, go ahead :) I don’t own the phrase, unlike certain people who think the phrase “lipstick” is copyrighted.
Normally I wouldn’t quantify anyone’s patriotism by seeing if they wore a flag pin, but seeing how McCain jumped all over Obama for it earlier this year, I thought it justified. I seriously cannot bear having another impulsive, hot-tempered president. Heck, McCain makes Bush look serene and unruffled in comparison.
I don’t remember even Bush pulling so many stunts and Hail Marys in his campaign! It was also PAINFUL to watch Palin’s interview with Katie Couric. Couric was pretty friendly and non-threatening that was enough for Palin to trip up. And I couldn’t help laughing at her hand gestures when she talked about Putin “rearing his head”.

Next Obama is going to pull the old, “I know you are, but what am I?” argument. Nothing stinks worse than BO!
McCain/Palin ’08

Craw-Daddy, have you read either of Barack’s books?
He taught as part of “political activism” all blacks’ problems were caused by white Americans.
He sponsored and supported legislation to let unwanted babies die after birth or to authorize their killing.
He bragged how he partied with a white friend while thinking to himself how much he wanted “to punch him out.”
He mentions several times how proud he is of hisd “Muslim Heritage.” (Of course his suppporters and handlers cued him to retract those statements. Even so, he said it to Stephanopolous just a week ago on TV.)
While you’re at the Daly Library, check out one of his books, but it’s pretty wqell known that his operatives are checking the books out to remove them from circulation.
He is no friend of our soldiers. That bracelet is a talisman he cann pull out and use as a political tool.

jdub297, no I have not read his books and will not. I have a right to my opinion just as you do. I will not be swayed by your pontifications and I do believe Obama is the right choice for America.

“jdub297, no I have not read his books and will not. I have a right to my opinion just as you do. I will not be swayed by your pontifications and I do believe Obama is the right choice for America. You smell of swiftboatness…right?” Posted by: CrawDaddy_in_DC
It amazes me that some people will blindly follow someone like this. What would it hurt you to read his book. He wrote it so it can’t be some swift boat ad. Are afraid of what you will find?
Here let me quopte some of it.
“I chose my friends carefully. The more politically active black students. The foreign students. The Chicanos. The Marxist professors and structural feminists and punk-rock performance poets.” Barrack Obama
“Junkie. Pothead. That’s where I’d been headed: the final, fatal role of the young would-be black man. Except the highs hadn’t been about that, me trying to prove what a down brother I was. Not by then, anyway. I got high for just the opposite effect, something that could push questions of who I was out of my mind, something that could flatten out the landscape of my heart, blur the edges of my memory. I had discovered that it didn’t make any difference whether you smoked reefer in the white classmate’s sparkling new van, or in the dorm room of some brother you’d met down at the gym, or on the beach with a couple of Hawaiian kids who had dropped out of school and now spent most of their time looking for an excuse to brawl. …You might just be bored, or alone. Everybody was welcome into the club of disaffection.” — Barack Obama
Come on people. It is your responsibility to research your candidates!

Come on people. It is your responsibility to research your candidates!
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You seem to think Obama’s forthright admissions of his thoughts and behaviors before he was 21 years old are important, maybe you should heed your own advice and do some research into McCains thoughts and behaviors. he was just as bizaare and wacked out as he is today. (along with his boozing and drug use)

All of you need to read S109, you’ll see that McCain in 2005 drafted a legislation to regulate the financial institutions and it got shot down by Mr. Franks. The Democrats are the party of thiefs… Mr. Obama is an amoral individual with the soul of lucifer.

“You seem to think Obama’s forthright admissions of his thoughts and behaviors before he was 21 years old are important, maybe you should heed your own advice and do some research into McCains thoughts and behaviors. he was just as bizaare and wacked out as he is today. (along with his boozing and drug use)” Posted by: Truth Matters
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Not just his admissions. Combine his books “admissions” with his voting record and what his former constituents have to say about him and you get a complete picture of Mr. Obama. Why is it you feel the need to make excuses? I think it’s because you have too much emotionally invested in him. Now, I know McCain has his issues too. I hated McCain-Fiengold, McCain-Leiberman, McCain-Kennedy and the countless other bipartisan crap he’s done. Oh, wait, McCain couldn’t possibly be bipartisan? I also understand his record during his early military years wars that of a trouble maker. Everytime I look at the two candidates I have to go back to life experience, McCain beats Obama every time, and the three thing all voters should check:
1. Check voting records.
2. Read anything written by the candidate.
3. What are his former consituents saying.
BO has failed every one of my litmus tests. Sorry I can’t vote for BO and will recommend to anyone willing to listen that they do some research.

Al,
Both candidates have their misgivings and really, neither are the best of either party. I would have voted in a heartbeat for McCain in 2000, however in this election he seems to have been hijacked by the evangelical right. Most likely because he was too moderate in 2000 and needed to appeal to the Repub. base if he wanted to win.
But I think someone who OK’s suspending the Constitution is dangerous. Someone with a known and noted temper shouldn’t be placed in a position of power. And someone who feels the need to constantly attack his opponent with not just malicious – but false – ads is dishonorable. The only pro-McCain ad McCain has put out is calling himself a maverick.

Republicans always think they own the troops – of course, they treat them like ammo and vote against their care. Obama was right to point out that many veterans mothers’ have approached him to ask him not let other peoples’ children die in a senseless war. McCain is a particular hypocrite on this, considering that he has the supremely low 20% voting rating from the Disabled Veterans’ of America. He supports the troops as ammo, but not as humans. Gross.

Mrs. Ramsey, yes I saw the S109 and think it interesting a little…no doubt Bush squashed it. I dunno.
As for lucifer, lucifer who? Bush?, Cheney? Rove? Please…lucifer was at the UN…didn’t you smell the sulpher? You are too funny bringing up lucifer…go back and read your good book…there you will find lucifer.

B. Hussein Obama couldn’t even remember the name on his prop… er, bracelet. Missing those teleprompters much, Barry?

I have a bracelet too! I bought it on eBay!
The Russians, who I can see from my backyard, are sending troops disguised as polar bears to take my bracelet!
God created the polar bears and dinosaurs just 6,000 years ago, and if he wanted them to live he would have given them bracelets to waive in your face as well!

Park, I actually enjoyed commenting with you. You are the only one on here that could state any valid arguments for your candidate, and I respect that. Haven’t changed my opinion of him, and I still feel McCain is the better candidate. I need to gat out of here. The Loons are coming out of the wood work and I have some tings to do.
Later.

GoUSA247 do you live in the past? Have you forgotten that you had 6 years of Republican rule? So if this was all Bill’s fault why have the Republicans not cleaned it up and just sat at the war drums, (Crap they even got that one wrong, can you say Afghanistan or Al Qaeda and Bin Laden?) Always good at pointing fingers, but not good at pointing out solutions. If you are at work (that is if your job has not been given to someone over seas or not hit under the growing unemployment rolls) and you see a problem do you just leave it? Or do you doing something proactive to correct the problem? This is GW Bush’s presidency,. and the deregulation was all done way back when, but Bush had to undo Clinton’s work. God forbid if the other guy was making a surplus for America and paying our national debit off so our children would not have to. Try living in the here now, and look at the future not the past. You need to watch the Lion king again, most kids under the age of 10 know you can not change the past, but you can change the future.

Two years ago, McCain never used to talk about his service believing it to be too sacred for political gain. But for most of this campaign, McCain has cheapened his own war sacrifice and those of others just get sympathy for his candidacy. Finally, Obama called him on it.

If McCain cared about soldiers killed in Iraq, why hasn’t he fought Bush’s policy of hiding the return of their coffins to America? Where has McCain been? He plays politics with a bracelet and stands silent as the cameras are barred from covering the dead.

“If McCain cared about soldiers killed in Iraq, why hasn’t he fought Bush’s policy of hiding the return of their coffins to America? Where has McCain been? He plays politics with a bracelet and stands silent as the cameras are barred from covering the dead.
Posted by: JTS | Sep”
Uh, this isn’t a “Bush” policy but one of the military and the UCMJ. the military respects their dead and doesn’t like to see them exploited. Early on in the war, a news photographer snuck a photo of some coffins being unloaded, against the express wishes and orders of the people responsible for them. THEY DON’T LIKE TO SEE THEIR SOLDIERS EXPLOITED, dead or alive. For you to ask to see every coffin departing every plane in order to make a point, well, you’re wishing to exploit them as well. This is also why the military prefers to not have embedded reporters, not because they have something to hide but because it is counter to a. their mission and b. respect for a dead soldier and his/her family.

So the father lacks the guts and stones to stay married to the mother, but wants to disavow the mother’s wishes? Typical Republican crap. This guy walks out on his family, but wants to stand up and refute Obama. Put a dress on this guy and send him to Iraq – gutless coward. We need more men in this country willing to stay married and less cowards wanting to take political shots at Godly men like Obama. Is this what the Republican party has become? The party of adulterers and divorcees? The party that can’t keep commitments and sends our citizens to die without any forethought or commitment?
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Boy, talk about judgemental! I am a woman and I was the one that ended my marriage and left. What right does anyone have to make such a statement? Blows my mind how evil and small minded some people are. The only comfort is… what goes around comes around! This guys wife (if he even has one) has every reason to walk out on him. He is purely hateful.

jdub297 – is this the best that right-wing extremists can do? Spread unsubstantianted lies? Stop spreading blog BS, nitwit

Someone asked how to find the bill McCain co-sponsored in 2005 – I googled it.
S. 190 [109th]: Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act of 2005

Concerned in OH, slow down and re-read the story. It seems that mom did ask Obama not to use it for his stumps, which he did. But then you have McSame using it during the debates, when Obama used his to counter McSame’s, the Mom was very proud, as this mom did not want other mothers to feel the pain she has at the loss of her child.

What is funny is McSame used that Bracelet as a back drop. He will use his Ammo to promote how he knows more about war, but when the Camera is off he votes no on all thing pertaining to our veterans.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 – Since everyone is at least a bit familiar with John McCain’s record when it comes to strolling through a market in Baghdad with hundreds of his closest guards, or how he wants to stay in Iraq for 100 years (except when he flip flops on that).
But not that many really, truly know just how horrific his voting record is when it comes to the troops. And it is pretty consistent – whether it is for armor and equipment, for veteran’s health care, for adequate troop rest or anything that actually, you know, supports our troops.
This is chock full of links to the roll call votes, and the roll call votes have links to the actual underlying bills and amendments. I present this so that there is support and things that can be rattled off when saying that McCain is not a friend of the military. Feel free to use it as you want, but this can be tied into the “Double Talk Express”. But here is a very quick statement – John McCain skipped close to a dozen votes on Iraq, and on at least another 10 occasions, he voted against arming and equipping the troops, providing adequate rest for the troops between deployments and for health care or other benefits for veterans.
In mid 2007, Senator Reid noted that McCain missed 10 of the past 14 votes on Iraq. However, here is a summary of a dozen votes (two that he missed and ten that he voted against) with respect to Iraq, funding for veterans or for troops, including equipment and armor. I have also included other snippets related to the time period when the vote occurred.
September 2007: McCain voted against the Webb amendment calling for adequate troop rest between deployments. At the time, nearly 65% of people polled in a CNN poll indicted that “things are going either moderately badly or very badly in Iraq.
July 2007: McCain voted against a plan to drawdown troop levels in Iraq. At the time, an ABC poll found that 63% thought the invasion was not worth it, and a CBS News poll found that 72% of respondents wanted troops out within 2 years.
March 2007: McCain was too busy to vote on a bill that would require the start of a drawdown in troop levels within 120 days with a goal of withdrawing nearly all combat troops within one year. Around this time, an NBC News poll found that 55% of respondents indicated that the US goal of achieving victory in Iraq is not possible. This number has not moved significantly since then.
February 2007: For such a strong supporter of the escalation, McCain didn’t even bother to show up and vote against a resolution condemning it. However, at the time a CNN poll found that only 16% of respondents wanted to send more troops to Iraq (that number has since declined to around 10%), while 60% said that some or all should be withdrawn. This number has since gone up to around 70%.
June 2006: McCain voted against a resolution that Bush start withdrawing troops but with no timeline to do so.
May 2006: McCain voted against an amendment that would provide $20 million to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for health care facilities.
April 2006: McCain was one of only 13 Senators to vote against $430,000,000 for the Department of Veteran Affairs for Medical Services for outpatient care and treatment for veterans.
March 2006: McCain voted against increasing Veterans medical services funding by $1.5 billion in FY 2007 to be paid for by closing corporate tax loopholes.
March 2004: McCain once again voted for abusive tax loopholes over veterans when he voted against creating a reserve fund to allow for an increase in Veterans’ medical care by $1.8 billion by eliminating abusive tax loopholes. Jeez, McCain really loves those tax loopholes for corporations, since he voted for them over our veterans’ needs.
October 2003: McCain voted to table an amendment by Senator Dodd that called for an additional $322,000,000 for safety equipment for United States forces in Iraq and to reduce the amount provided for reconstruction in Iraq by $322,000,000.
April 2003: McCain urged other Senate members to table a vote (which never passed) to provide more than $1 billion for National Guard and Reserve equipment in Iraq related to a shortage of helmets, tents, bullet-proof inserts, and tactical vests.
August 2001: McCain voted against increasing the amount available for medical care for veterans by $650,000,000. To his credit, he also voted against the 2001 Bush tax cuts, which he now supports making permanent, despite the dire financial condition this country is in, and despite the fact that he indicated in 2001 that these tax cuts unfairly benefited the very wealthy at the expense of the middle class.
So there it is. John McCain is yet another republican former military veteran who likes to talk a big game when it comes to having the support of the military. Yet, time and time again, he has gone out of his way to vote against the needs of those who are serving in our military. If he can’t even see his way to actually doing what the troops want, or what the veterans need, and he doesn’t have the support of veterans, then how can he be a credible commander in chief?

First off, I know the Jopek’s, and have many friends that still have and wear the bracelet with Ryan’s name on it. Tracy gave Obama the bracelet for a reason. She wanted him to wear it. She never asked him not to. Why would she have givin it to him just to later tell him not to wear it? She asked him not to use it in the campaign to make an issue out of it, and he hasn’t. He used it as a response, to show McCain that not every family that has lost somebody in the war supports it and wants them to stay there. She supported him in his response, and was happy that he did it in this way. It was not just because he remembered him that she was happy, it was the way he handled it. It was Brian, a McCain supporter, that did not want Obama to wear the bracelet so he is making it look like Obama disrespected her wishes, which he did not. Just because he doesn’t want Obama to wear it because he is a McCain supporter, is he not supposed to?
Greg, just because McCain faught in the war back in the 1600′s does not mean that he will make a good president. If this is the case then are you saying anybody that soldier could make it as President? I don’t think so. The war is just a small issue in this campaign. The biggest issue is the economy which McCain knows absolutely nothing about. And congress supported the war because the reason they were told they were going to war, which later turned out to be a lie. Bush wanted a war, and he got it. He invaded a country that had absolutely nothing to do with 9/11, and now the issue is how to get out of it.

I heard a lot of stuttering and stammering from Obama, and a whole lot of irritated facial switches. Why can’t he answer a question directly? He talks in circles. I never heard him say anything but he plans to raise taxes.

Of course he should wear it. Gotcha John, I too have a bracelet. So don’t use that “sentimental” gimmick again!
Mother is estatic. So, why the queation?

Are you still having your bracelets war? Can’t believe it, the country is going down with a big bang, and you are still in this? Well, I guess similar discussions were held on the Titanic…we’ll never know because these folks are dead….

to chattyway…
Sorry to disappoint you, but you need to re-read my comments. I am CONDEMNING as absurd the implication that this is an unjust war. Quite the contrary, it is equally as justified as any war the US has fought since its inception as a nation.
The real question is why didn’t we start “regime change” on this continent, ie Mexico. It has an equally horrid record with regards to human rights as did the former regime in Iraq, and has a much more significant impact on the US economy.
The world is a better place for having removed Saddam and his sadistic offspring from the gene pool, so please tell me why this war was “unjust” compared to any other in recent history. Was it more “just” to allow the genocide in Rwanda with no action? Is it more “just” to allow FARC rebels in Columbia to kidnap Americans at will?
I’m really just dying to hear what you call a just war vs. an unjust one. By all means, please enlighten me.

To be honest, I feel that there is information missing from this article that is not depicting a true picture of the whole event. Ex-husband, of course he is going to say she didn’t want this especially if they are two different sides of the fence. We as a country are now about information not who looks good. That was the old way, let’s continue on in the 20th Century.
Sandra

Concerned in Ohio….why don’t you read everything before you comment? The Mother of the soldier said she was estatic that Obama brought up the bracelet during the debate. And, there are two sides to every war, and Obama was pointing that out, after McCain played the “hero” card again.

So Obama was so touched by the fallen
soldier’s mother, he had to look down
to read the name of her son during a debate on foreign policy. Since everyone knows McCain wear a bracelet, the topic was bound to arise. His handlers should do a better job of preparing his props because that is exactly how it looked to the voters in the 57 states watching tv during the great depression…

To Intelligent Voter:
“Greg,
I’m tired of hearing about McCain’s service as a war hero. What kind of hero is he to our veterans now? He votes against any kind of bill which benefits vets, medical, education, you name it-McCain is against it.”
I agree he’s making too much of an issue of his service, although I still find it to be very important considering the situation we are in with regards to the ongoing war. To be honest as a Vet I have more benefits that I know what to do with, so I’m not sure what bills you are referring to. If you are indeed an intelligent voter (and judging by your previous posts, you seem to be just that), but you know as well as I do that as soon as a major bill comes along everyone in congress attachs nearly limitless add-ons and pork-barrel special appropriations to benefit a small group of their voters. It’s sad, but many major bills must be defeated not to stop the main bill, but all the attached pork. I fully admit I’m not well versed in every vote McCain has made, and if you can point me to a non-partisan appraisal of his voting record, I’d like to see it.
“There are just as many people out there who believe that the war in Iraq was unjust.”
I’m fully aware of that. America is fairly well divided over this issue. I respect your right to think it unjust, I just don’t see much evidence to support your opinion. I’m quite happy that a mass murderer on the scale of Stalin and Hitler is dead, his horrific regime is in ruins, and a formerly oppressed people now have a fighting chance at living a life instead of just surviving in the shadows of an evil regime. If you don’t think that’s worth fighting for, well then that is your opinion. I personally think it is worth the fight.
You talk about 4,000 casualties in 5 years of war, when we lost more men than that in a day on Tarawa, or in an hour at Shiloh. I don’t meant to reduce human lives to mere statistics, but the truth is more people have been murdered in Chicago in the past six months than have been killed in Baghdad.
“More frightening–McCain has anger issues, that may be a result of his war history. I think we should have the right to examine his medical records to see what pyschological affect the war had on McCain.”
We all have anger issues. It’s just a matter of degree. Not sure what you are referring to, but again if you have a credible source, please share the link.
In closing I’d like to say that none of this is personal, I think it’s important that we all talk about these issues and not bottle them up. So please do not take anything I have said as an insult, I just don’t agree with you.

Yes, Senator Obama is wearing a HeroBracelet in the name of SGT Jopek. The bracelet was presented to him by his mother.
I am with HeroBracelets and Senator McCain and President Bush have both been presented HeroBracelts by the mothers of fallen soldiers. Recently, other members of the Jopek family have ordered HeroBracelets to “read exactly like the bracelet Senator Obama is wearing.”
So, from my direct experience, this is a non-issue. In addition, this is from an AP news story:
“Tracy Jopek of Merrill told The Associated Press on Sunday she was honored that Obama remembered Sgt. Ryan David Jopek, who was killed in 2006 by a roadside bomb. Jopek criticized Internet reports suggesting Obama, D-Ill., exploited her son for political purposes.
“I don’t understand how people can take that and turn it into some garbage on the Internet,” she said.
Jopek acknowledged e-mailing the Obama campaign in February asking that the presidential candidate not mention her son in speeches or debates. But she said Obama’s mention on Friday was appropriate because he was responding after Sen. John McCain, the Republican nominee, said a soldier’s mother gave him a bracelet.”
Thousands are wearing HeroBracelets to honor the memories of soldiers and Marines they have never met and they do so out of respect.
HeroBracelets is a non-political organization that raises money through the bracelet sales for both the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund and the Military Order of The Purple Heart.

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McSame, if he is honorable, should shoulder the burden of responsibility especially.it is an unjustified war, not just for the families here in the US