Obama: I considered joining the military
posted at 8:01 pm on September 7, 2008 by Allahpundit
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Tom Maguire’s skeptical given that he’s conspicuously failed to mention it until now, but I’ll take Barry at his word simply because there’s no way to prove he’s lying — a point which didn’t give a moment’s pause to our nutroots betters in their hot pursuit of the shocking truth behind McCain’s cross-in-the-dirt story a few weeks ago. (The shocking truth: Two other POWs remember Maverick talking about it in the early 70s.) I trust Sullivan will be taking a breather from his 24-hour Palin baby watch to track down the facts behind this dubious, politically self-aggrandizing personal anecdote. As for the e-mails I’m getting pointing out that he couldn’t have registered for the selective service in 1979 because it wasn’t reinstated until 1980, yes, that’s true — he simply spaced on the date. His registration went through in September of the following year.
That’s the first clip. Below that you’ll find The One floating the argument that there is indeed a candidate trying to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in Iraq — and it ain’t him. Which, in fairness, earns him an extra smidgen of respect from me just for having the sheer balls to attempt it. Even Ace, who can pop out a 5,000-thousand-word rant effortlessly, is left well-nigh speechless at the thought of Captain Withdrawal accusing someone else of fumbling the ball out of bounds on the way to the end zone. A golden moment.
Update: “Vote for Barack Obama — It is only due to bad timing he didn’t get to kill livestock, cut off ears, ravage villages, blow up bodies, and behave in a fashion reminiscent of Jenjhis Khan.”
Update (Ed): I’m not terribly skeptical of this, for the simple reason that I did much the same thing as Obama. I looked into enrolling in the Air Force ROTC in 1980, after graduating from high school and being unsure of what I wanted to do in college. In fact, I had an offer for a non-scholarship position that I just needed to have my parents co-sign (I was 17), but in the end I decided against it. The AFROTC was only being offered at a college 50 miles away from the one I attended, and the commute between the two discouraged me from going. I regret that decision to this day; I think it would have been very beneficial to me in many ways.
I’m pretty sure that many people thought about doing the same thing at about the same time, and deciding against it. I’m not going to judge Obama for not enlisting or pursuing the ROTC path.
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BOTH?? You mean they’re actually listening to viewers for once? This is going to get u.g.l.y. There’s all manner of things going down Chris Matthews legs.
hoosiermama on September 7, 2008 at 9:42 PM
*signals to barkeep* Get this man a Sam Adams too. Sheesh…at this rate I’m gonna be broke.
ManlyRash on September 7, 2008 at 9:43 PM
The Big O’s problem is not that he may be “bending the community organizer’s staff”, sure take him at his word, it’s that he brings it up now?
What’s bad is that he’s showing how quickly he folds under pressure.
186k on September 7, 2008 at 9:43 PM
This is a good day. But it’s the beginning. Keep taking the fight to these people. We’ve STARTED to have and impact, but this is the beginning and, like Iraq, can be squandered if we withdraw of become complacent.
We meet at dawn. We’ve got work to do!
Damiano on September 7, 2008 at 9:44 PM
And we are a month away from the debates. Heh…couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.
ManlyRash on September 7, 2008 at 9:45 PM
I picture his demise like the last scene of Dodgeball.
Obese version of Keith Olbergoof sitting on a couch eating a big bucket chicken watching the inaugural speech.
“F***ING John McCain”
hawkdriver on September 7, 2008 at 9:45 PM
So we get David Gregory now? Barf.
Bishop on September 7, 2008 at 9:45 PM
Onward and upward!
ManlyRash on September 7, 2008 at 9:45 PM
Time for a GOP Contract With America to improve the economy and reform Washington.
There will be lots of new union jobs and opportunities for accountants, engineers and managers when we drill here, drill now, and pay less for energy. Nuclear plants also increase employment. Service jobs and housing prices increase when these folks spend some of their improved income.
Point out the many failures of the “most ethical congress ever” led by Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid. List their other failed promises.
Keep asking for ANY evidence that Obama is 1) bipartisan, 2) qualified for an executive position, 3) not hiding associations with hard-left radical/terrorists and criminal friends.
It is time to destroy the Democrats in congress, by nationalizing congressional elections. Let Palin say things like “The Democrats in congress are corrupt or vote for corrupt leaders in congress, and it’s time to throw the bums out!”
Right_of_Attila on September 7, 2008 at 9:46 PM
OT: Drudge changes its wording on the NYT baby-Trig expose.
Bishop on September 7, 2008 at 9:46 PM
Ferarro ends each day knowing that she’s true to herself. She was right about Obama before, and she’s right about Palin now. McCain has mentioned asking the best people to serve in his cabinet. Being a Maaaavvveerriiiccckkkkk isn’t just his campaign gimmick, it’s actually him. So Lieberman might be considered for some area that he’s qualified for. I hope that if Ferarro wants, that she is considered for something that she would be able to contribute.
We need to reward people who have demonstrated their integrity and of course their personal policy that is not in conflict with an administration – to positions of power where appropriate.
wise_man on September 7, 2008 at 9:46 PM
Capt. Ed, no one is taking issue with the fact that he didn’t serve, they are taking issue with his statement that he seriously considered serving but never said anything about it until today. The man who wrote two autobiographies about how angry he was in his youth towards this country and society but NEVER mentioned his burning urge to put on the uniform was going to serve in its military? Well, he WAS going to serve but conveniently there were no wars going on at the time. That must have been a bummer for a blood and guts and veins in the teeth kind of patriot like him. The absurdity of it all stuns me. They must be more shell shocked than I thought
jnelchef on September 7, 2008 at 9:47 PM
McCain by 10 in Gallup? Holy Crap! I’ve gotta see what the nutroots are thinking…panic amoung the left is so fun to watch.
DrW on September 7, 2008 at 9:47 PM
I think MSNBC just raised the white flag to the blogosphere…..
Ed I wonder if their getting caught by NARN was one of the final nails?
They had to have been afraid you guys might dig and try to find identities of the screener…
In essence this action can only have happened for one of several reasons or a combination thereof.
1) the advertisers said “what the hell?’
2) the ratings tanked past their point of “what the hell” in the office
3) the polls are saying McCain’s got her and they looked at the crowds the GOP’s getting and decided to cut oosses to maintain access(Queeg is a vengeful bastard in their minds remember?)
4) The dynamic duo’s pissing match caused management to nuke both
5) the Bambi camp said “look the cheerleading ain’t helping newsies”
6) they are trying to minimize their exposure on Keef openly reading KOS on air…..
I dunno man this is huge…
the network had kept digging in behind keef….wow
sven10077 on September 7, 2008 at 9:47 PM
That cracks me up; “I didn’t serve -but I thought about it!”
Hey Barry, answer this: When you thought about serving, did you ever think about what it would feel like if you did and then some scumbag senator, with aspirations for the highest office in the land, consistantly voted for measures that would guarentee your defeat on the field of battle and, on top of that, put your life in mortal danger?
Ever think about how it would feel if you were wounded while serving and some scumbag senator couldn’t be bothered to visit you while you were in the hospital because he couldn’t squeeze a photo-op out of it?
Last but not least, ever wonder what it might feel like to see that same senator, who cast his vote against you time and again, couldn’t be bothered to visit you or your wounded brothers and sisters in arms, counts amongst his supporters a number of like minded scumbag pols who levy unfounded charges of war crimes against your fellow servicemen pick one of those scumbag pols as his vice-presidential runningmate?
Screw you Barry.
Here’s one ex-GI who doesn’t give a crap what you thought about doing back in the day and will never forget the impression you give through your words, actions, and associations in the present.
SuperCool on September 7, 2008 at 9:48 PM
Yeah, it’s so stupid yet brazen it nearly shocks one into silence.
aikidoka on September 7, 2008 at 9:49 PM
I wonder how that tingle going down Matthews’ feels now?
HornetSting on September 7, 2008 at 9:49 PM
There is no other way Obama can combat Palin than by admitting that he once considered getting a sex change.
Bishop on September 7, 2008 at 9:49 PM
Obama = Bush!
Democrat Barack Obama says he would delay rescinding President Bush’s tax cuts on wealthy Americans if he becomes the next president and the economy is in a recession, suggesting such an increase would further hurt the economy.
This isn’t the Obama I thought I knew.
Tell me. Why are people supporting Obama at all?
Iraq – flopped.
FISA – flopped
Surge – flopped.
Taxes – flopped.
lorien1973 on September 7, 2008 at 9:49 PM
At least Barry didn’t do what I did–dodge the draft by enlisting.
irongrampa on September 7, 2008 at 9:50 PM
I thought about enlisting after college. And you know…I did. Two weeks after graduation I started Basic and AIT at Ft. Benning (1986). Hoorah, Georgia in the ssummertime! He says he thought about it; I sincerely doubt it.
Hey Hawkdriver, we are neighbors! I live here in Fayetteville. We should get together sometime.
bookman on September 7, 2008 at 9:50 PM
Olby and Chris,finally the Moonbats are set free,
Hey,this might be a godsend to Olby and Chris,they
can now join Team Obama,and ful-fill their dreams
at re-directing Obama’s campaign!!
And whatever else Chris has on his mind,or a hem,up
his leg,so to speak!haha
canopfor on September 7, 2008 at 9:51 PM
one of our moles should post that at the Daily KOOK just to get a rise out of them….
“man I dunno I thought he was change but all he does is change”…
sven10077 on September 7, 2008 at 9:51 PM
sven10077 on September 7, 2008 at 9:47 PM
I was out of the loop last two days, what did NARN discover?
Bishop on September 7, 2008 at 9:53 PM
There you go again, Barry. Thinking instead of acting.
jaleach on September 7, 2008 at 9:53 PM
General Electric owns NBC and NBC interest in MSNBC so you gotta figure it’s like a spoiled kid finally getting a swat on the butt after misbehaving in a restuarant for the last two hours.
I guess Olbermann Watch can stand down now.
hawkdriver on September 7, 2008 at 9:54 PM
I considered becoming a community organizer when I was a young man. I couldn’t handle it, so I joined the Army instead.
fluffy on September 7, 2008 at 9:55 PM
“Hey,this might be a godsend to Olby and Chris,they
can now join Team Obama,and ful-fill their dreams
at re-directing Obama’s campaign!!”
More like the editorial staff, one each at DU and KOS!
hawkdriver on September 7, 2008 at 9:55 PM
Say it from the mountaintops!
Wooohoooo!
Damiano on September 7, 2008 at 9:56 PM
Allahpundit, He could have tried to enlist but you cannot admit to using a controlled substance, and be accepted into the U.S. Armed Services. Not even with a waiver. Obama stated I smoked weed, I did a little Blow- that is Cocaine. You have to take a drug test, when you are being processed and there are random drug test, once you are inside the military. SO Obama could have TRIED to enlist but he wouldn’t have been accepted. Go to any of the Service sites online, Army, Navy, Marine, Air Force. They won’t take someone who admits to using Cocaine. Weed that is another story and requires a waiver. I am pretty sure on this. The Reason they won’t take someone who has admitted to using a controlled substance. WEAPONS, the Military won’t take a GAMBLE on a person, no matter what your MOS is in the Military, your are a solider, a troop, a marine first. That means training with a WEAPON with LIVE ammo. So what if Obama, thought about enlisting, he obviously didn’t look into the requirements, to get into the U.S. Military. Now if your argument is he could have lied about his drug use, he didn’t, he wrote about it in his memoir. My husband was a recruiter for the last 3 years of his time in the Army over 27 years. He stated emphatically to me. Obama could never have joined the Army. He was ineligible because of admitted hard substance use. There are REGULATIONS.
Dr Evil on September 7, 2008 at 9:58 PM
I really don’t know if a guy like this would consider military service, but reject the idea because there isn’t a war going on. Does Obama really impress you as someone who wants to see that sort of action?
Didn’t say a word about it in the two memoirs he authored, either, right?
I don’t know. I think this is a “See!? I’m patriotic too!!! Well I am!!!” Do they do internal polling at this point? I’d love to see what that looked like after the country got a look at Palin and McCain.
capitalist piglet on September 7, 2008 at 9:58 PM
I am.
Obama said he really didn’t have an interest because we weren’t at war with someone at the time. And are we to think he would have signed up if American blood was being spilled on foreign soil? Hell no.
He’s a liar of epic proportions.
fogw on September 7, 2008 at 9:59 PM
Now that I think about it, I too was a community organizer. I organized bombs and missiles to be attached to aircraft which were then dropped on communities of the Republican Guard.
You people should vote for me.
Bishop on September 7, 2008 at 10:03 PM
“I really don’t know if a guy like this would consider military service, but reject the idea because there isn’t a war going on. Does Obama really impress you as someone who wants to see that sort of action?”
I’m active duty still and it has honestly never bothered me that other folks decided the military wasn’t for them. It really isn’t for everyone. It isn’t big enough for everyone to serve. Some just can’t.
What really chaps my ass though are folks you know who look down on the military and condecend to us and then say some stupid crap like he (Obama) did. That, and to label anyone else who hasn’t or couldn’t serve for whatever reason a Chickenhawk becasue they did support us and the wat.
hawkdriver on September 7, 2008 at 10:04 PM
“war” sp
hawkdriver on September 7, 2008 at 10:05 PM
Sure he would have. He loves the idea of bombing villages and giving Russia a bad example.
aikidoka on September 7, 2008 at 10:05 PM
That bit at Drudge only sounds like Olberman and Mathews won’t be anchoring the coverage for debate nights or election. All that means is that they’ll be “analysts” and be freed up to be even more obnoxious.
RW_theoriginal on September 7, 2008 at 10:06 PM
Two autobiographies and this is the first time he’s mentioned thinking about joining the military. Hmmmm?
dugan on September 7, 2008 at 10:06 PM
Obama in the military, Hillary on space…
Ropera on September 7, 2008 at 10:07 PM
“All that means is that they’ll be “analysts” and be freed up to be even more obnoxious.”
Olby wouldn’t second-fiddle anyone else show I don’t think.
He could still get a gig with Al-Jazerra.
hawkdriver on September 7, 2008 at 10:08 PM
I served in the US Army. And I said I didn’t know where you were going with your comment. I did not recognize it as an attempt at humor; it sounded more like mocking to me.
I guess after 20 years, one does not find much humor in Murphy’s Rules of Combat.
Jim M. on September 7, 2008 at 10:09 PM
Obama’s twisting McCain’s view into trying to avoid Victory is – hell I can’t think of words to use it’s so bad.
aikidoka on September 7, 2008 at 10:11 PM
Saved me some typing. Concur 100%.
There is nothing wrong with choosing not to serve, the military is not for everyone. But like in the military, wearing an award that you didn’t actually earn will cost one respect that they would probably never get back. Same goes for people who claim for obvious personal gain that they considered joining but there was nothing going on in the world in 1979 but wants to surrender in Iraq now on the cusp of total victory in every sense of the word.
I considered going to college, but I didn’t. Does that mean I can go to San Fran and talk down about the salt of the earth folks too?
Hog Wild on September 7, 2008 at 10:14 PM
Jim M, After 32 years I still find Murphy’s Laws ironically accurate.
In aviation we have a couple like,
You only have too much fuel if you’re on fire.
Cheers though, if you’re retired or soon to be like me, it means you survived Murphy.
(Also a very talented cartoonist who used to be active duty paratrooper here at Bragg that still does a strip called Pvt. Murphy)
hawkdriver on September 7, 2008 at 10:16 PM
Yeah, and I considered paying extra on my taxes once.
Zoltan on September 7, 2008 at 10:17 PM
Enjoy.
http://pvtmurphy.com/
hawkdriver on September 7, 2008 at 10:18 PM
Olby’s already playing a bit part on Sunday Night Football coverage and is convinced he’s the star. Never underestimate his delusional ability to pretend the shackles of anchoring have come off and now he’s freed to do hard news reporting.
RW_theoriginal on September 7, 2008 at 10:19 PM
That’s my point – they’re not really funny, they’re true!
Jim M. on September 7, 2008 at 10:19 PM
each one at DU and KOS.
hawkdriver on Sept 7,2008 at 9:55PM.
hawkdriver:Huffington Post might take the Democrat
Dynamic Duo?haha.
canopfor on September 7, 2008 at 10:20 PM
He “considered joining”…. but the main point is HE DIDN’T! The road to hell is paved with good intentions….
CynicalOptimist on September 7, 2008 at 10:23 PM
How very magnanimous of you, Allah. To suspend all logic and ignore all evidence in favor of making some weird gesture is … uh … weird.
Obama is anti-U.S. military. Not a pacifist; not anti-military – he is among the freak leftists who think our government and our military are “the bad guys”.
I’m not skeptical of his idiotic declaration, I know it’s a bald-face lie.
Jaibones on September 7, 2008 at 10:24 PM
“hawkdriver:Huffington Post might take the Democrat
Dynamic Duo?haha.”
Maybe
I don’t think they’re real anyway. I’ve never seen them from behind their desks. I think they’re hand-puppets.
hawkdriver on September 7, 2008 at 10:24 PM
How very magnanimous of you,
AllahEd.Jaibones on September 7, 2008 at 10:26 PM
Then you have been defeated.
MB4 on September 7, 2008 at 10:30 PM
Only two kinds of people would say that they believe him: legaly-definable idiots, and morally reprehensable liers.
I suppose some of the more mealy-mouthed, lawyer-types on the right or in the center may want to cut him some slack since it cannot be disproven, but but at this point giving him the benefit of the doubt is calling the rest of us idiots.
Spartacus on September 7, 2008 at 10:30 PM
Hmmm. Obama said he didn’t join the military because there wasn’t a war on? So he’s saying he would only join if he could fight in Vietnam, but his chance had passed? Does this pass the smell test for anyone? Anyone? Anyone?
And, Obama, who is queasy about wearing a flag pin has no qualms about wearing the country’s uniform, the one with those US insignia on the lapels?
Count me as skeptical.
Tantor on September 7, 2008 at 10:31 PM
Spartacus on September 7, 2008 at 10:30 PM
Ditto for me.
Dr Evil on September 7, 2008 at 10:31 PM
Theres a link now at Drudge. Olby and Chris will be analysts.
Or analists. I can’t remember.
hawkdriver on September 7, 2008 at 10:31 PM
I just watched the Fox special on Governor Palin with a registered Independent, who knew nothing of her before. He was VERY IMPRESSED and asked me many followup questions. He sees it as a choice between the same, old Democratic policies and something potentially different. Either was a change from Bush, he says, and since he’s not aligned with regular, old Democratic policies, it’s a no-brainer. Besides he says Sarah Palin has great legs. (whatever works, right?)
Moxie on September 7, 2008 at 10:33 PM
Executives at the channel’s parent company, NBC Universal, had high hopes for MSNBC’s coverage of the political conventions. Instead, the coverage frequently descended into on-air squabbles between the anchors, embarrassing some workers at NBC’s news division, and quite possibly alienating viewers. Although MSNBC nearly doubled its total audience compared with the 2004 conventions, its competitive position did not improve, as it remained in last place among the broadcast and cable news networks. In prime time, the channel averaged 2.2 million viewers during the Democratic convention and 1.7 million viewers during the Republican convention.”
Think Joe Scarborough is having the last laugh?
hawkdriver on September 7, 2008 at 10:34 PM
It was humor, not “an attempt at humor”. And trust me on this, If I am in a mocking mode it won’t just “sound more like mocking”.
MB4 on September 7, 2008 at 10:34 PM
I’m I the only one, or does it bother anyone else that he always talks with his head tilted to the side? Like he’s a deep thinker…
pullingmyhairout on September 7, 2008 at 8:09 PM
He’s going for the Gore-Kerry vision of likeability – an almost palpable effort to be as nauseatingly arrogant as one can be. My favorite part is the little affectation where he interrupts whomever is asking a question before it’s finished, and starts his answer with either “Look…” or “Listen…”.
This attempt to control every sentence is a sign of weakness. He’s afraid to let anyone speak in clear air, I guess because he has so many weak points that he can’t let them be exposed.
Jaibones on September 7, 2008 at 10:37 PM
I’m thinking about doing Marine ROTC here but my parents would kill me before any terrorists would.
Xolom on September 7, 2008 at 10:40 PM
MSNBC finding folks on the convention floor with the answers they wanted to hear, and then sending in Chrissy Matthews who would pretend like it was a random person.
Should be around Hotair somewhere.
ex-Democrat on September 7, 2008 at 10:40 PM
Here’s the question I would like a journalist to ask Bambi:
“when was the last time that you took any mind-altering substance besides alcohol?”
Then I’ll correlate it to this military thing.
ex-Democrat on September 7, 2008 at 10:41 PM
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/08/business/media/08msnbc.html?_r=2&hp=&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin
Wow, they got flamed.
hawkdriver on September 7, 2008 at 10:42 PM
pssst….Barack you got it all wrong man the Black Panthers are a paramilitary organization that does not qualify as ‘The Military’
sonnyspats1 on September 7, 2008 at 10:43 PM
“I’m thinking about doing Marine ROTC here but my parents would kill me before any terrorists would.”
I meet all kinds of people when I’m in uniform. A meet a lot who say they wish they would have stayed in or folks that say they would have liked to have tried it for at least one enlistment.
Talk to your parents about it. But respect what they say about it too.
hawkdriver on September 7, 2008 at 10:46 PM
Fudge, he still not leaving though! Olby I mean.
hawkdriver on September 7, 2008 at 10:51 PM
I considered going to Harvard, but I wasn’t smart enough and didn’t qualify for Affirmative Action.
flyoverland on September 7, 2008 at 10:55 PM
Deservedly so. Did you happen to see this tidbit in the link you posted?
That certainly explains a lot, and raises some interesting questions to boot. I guess suspicions of a coordinated attack on Sarah Palin just might be legitimate.
Jim M. on September 7, 2008 at 10:57 PM
In the Artillery it is,
You have only been firing to many rounds too fast if you have a cook off [the tube gets so hot that rounds are ignited before the lanyard is pulled].
MB4 on September 7, 2008 at 10:58 PM
I love it.
BuckeyeSam on September 7, 2008 at 11:06 PM
My favorite Murphy Law in combat was always:
“If everything is going according to plan, you are headed into an ambush”.
Hog Wild on September 7, 2008 at 11:06 PM
OH my God!!…….—- ****AH, PLEASE!!!
grtflmark on September 7, 2008 at 11:11 PM
There was no selective service between March 1975 and July 1980 so just how did he register when he graduated in 1979? And, when it started back up you, had to wait until the week after July 28th. You had six days.
So Barry would have just finished his first year at Occidental College when Carter re-instated the selective service. So just where did he sign up?
He intimates he signed up in Hawaii but he was in Los Angeles. Or was he?
He hasn’t released those transcripts. Occidental does not list him as Notable Alumni although they list every celebrity who attended. Even those whom they note: Did not graduate. But then they list him in an article on their website, written September 2, 2008 as class of 1983 but only attended from fall ‘79 to spring ‘81. When he transferred to Columbia, where no one can remember him.
WTF
You would think the next Leader Of The Socialist World would classify as Notable Alumni! I remember every moment of signing up for the draft from the drive downtown to the fat slob who took my application and classified me 1-A.
Tony Soprano on September 7, 2008 at 11:24 PM
Don’t ya just love it when the media looses its grip on the Populist and looses control on the comments of the real people because of the internet the bonds of communication have been broken and the people have a pipe line that gets to the truth. The BS of politicians is like a high school rant. It really is funny how they think we are like the fifties. In order to be a good liar you need a long memory. Videos also help. I think we are on the way to clean up Congress. Think about it, it’s only about 485 souls that control us.
mixplix on September 7, 2008 at 11:24 PM
What does Obama want a cookie? How is his consideration of military service supposed to impress anyone?
Mike Honcho on September 7, 2008 at 11:40 PM
My favorite Murphy’s Law:
The battle always occurs at the edge of two adjoining maps! This happened to Me in Al Kut in 2003. *&@%#@! MAPS!
Happiness is a belt fed weapon! Semper Fi!
gator70 on September 7, 2008 at 11:52 PM
Obama was going to join the same airborne unit as Jimi Hendrix, but he lost the 8 track of Electric Ladyland, did some blow, got confused, and decided to become a community organizer instead.
profitsbeard on September 7, 2008 at 11:57 PM
He considered joining the military? Yeah, right. When I was young and got caught speeding, I always told the cop I wanted to be a cop. I’m sure he believed me, too.
mushroom on September 7, 2008 at 11:57 PM
I’m pretty sure I ran into the community organizer he switched with….an odd white guy with a preist’s collar who sounded like a really bad Vanilla Ice cover….
Chaplain Pfleger or something
sven10077 on September 8, 2008 at 12:10 AM
Never forget that your weapon is made by the lowest bidder.
- Murphy
MB4 on September 8, 2008 at 12:10 AM
Since NADA Obama refuses to release his transcripts, there is no record of him. Who is Obama really?
This NADA nobody is playing Frank Abagnale’s “Catch Me If You Can” game into the White House Oval Office!
maverick muse on September 8, 2008 at 12:12 AM
If the sergeant can see you, so can the enemy.
- Murphy
MB4 on September 8, 2008 at 12:12 AM
You call that bone-dry regurgitation of the known facts “a flaming”? Wow. What do you call what goes on here?
Jaibones on September 8, 2008 at 12:14 AM
Guess he didn’t want to get Stuk In Irak – Per John Kerry.
E L Frederick (Sniper One) on September 8, 2008 at 12:24 AM
Pffffffffffttttttttttttt………
Join or not join. The military life isn’t for everyone. SOS isn’t a call sign.
Limerick on September 8, 2008 at 12:51 AM
So he wanted to join the military but there was nothing to kill…. so he tried coke instead?
Chuck Schick on September 8, 2008 at 1:00 AM
Yeah and I stayed in a Holiday Inn Express last night. Maybe I that qualifies me to be president.
NTropy on September 8, 2008 at 1:07 AM
Another site (Althouse) has a poll: “Do you think Barack Obama seriously considered joining the military?”
“Hell no” is winning about 6:1 over “no”, and 30:1 over “yes”
(so no leads yes, roughly 97-to-3).
It’s kind of fun to see a candidate so unqualified as he is to just about self-implode before our eyes, day in and day out – there’s at least one meaningful gaffe a day now, it seems.
avwh on September 8, 2008 at 1:15 AM
Not sure if it’s Murphy but something a sergeant once told me that’s always stuck:
“In God We Trust. Everybody else keep your hands where I can see them.”
SuperCool on September 8, 2008 at 1:53 AM
To consider military service is one thing, but to “actually” consider military service is another thing entirely
as in, “I actually considered tryng stuffed limpets with entrails but decided it was too contraire“
entagor on September 8, 2008 at 2:30 AM
Wow, “community organizer” must be an MOS. Who knew?
electric-rascal on September 8, 2008 at 2:57 AM
Holy Crap was a pandering imbecile. Does he really think he can get away with this. What’s next. “I once thought about having a baby with Down’s Syndrome, but you know…”.
I bet the only mention of the world “miltary” in any of his Testiments (Old and New) also has the world “industrial complex” or “Junta” in the same sentence.
Wasn’t this guy admittedly heavily into cocaine and God knows what in his “late teenage years”? And we’re supposed to swallow that he was thinking about joining the military?
Waterboy on September 8, 2008 at 5:56 AM
In the Artillery it is,
You have only been firing to many rounds too fast if you have a cook off [the tube gets so hot that rounds are ignited before the lanyard is pulled].
MB4 on September 7, 2008 at 10:58 PM
I was trained as 71Q, used as 71B and finally reclassified as 71C, so I know squat about artillery. So how do you avoid a cook off? Is there an actual temp sensor to observe or do you just allow X amount of time between rounds? BTW, 10th ADA, 32nd ADDCOM, Darmstadt, FRG, 72 to 75. Anyone else out there?
SKYFOX on September 8, 2008 at 6:06 AM
That was supposed to be 32nd AADCOM. Damn my fat fingers!
SKYFOX on September 8, 2008 at 6:07 AM
Wow, a 5 milion word rant. He’s good.
peacenprosperity on September 8, 2008 at 6:18 AM
I didn’t watch the video, I know what he’s about and know he’s a lying sack. But did he specify who’s military?
peacenprosperity on September 8, 2008 at 6:19 AM
Two autobiographies and this is the first time he’s mentioned thinking about joining the military. Hmmmm?
dugan on September 7, 2008 at 10:06 PM
Marines for Mccain on September 8, 2008 at 6:40 AM
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