From
this article in the
Telegraph:
Barack Obama has said he considered joining the United States military when he left school but decided not to because the Vietnam war was over and "we weren't engaged in an active military conflict at that point".
[...]
Mr Obama was asked by George Stephanopoulos of ABC's "This Week" programme whether he'd ever thought about military service and replied: "You know, I actually did. I had to sign up for Selective Service [a means of conscription in case of war] when I graduated from high school.
"And I was growing up in Hawaii. And I have friends whose parents were in the military. There are a lot of Army, military bases there.
"And I actually always thought of the military as an ennobling and, you know, honourable option. But keep in mind that I graduated in 1979. The Vietnam War had come to an end. We weren't engaged in an active military conflict at that point. And so, it's not an option that I ever decided to pursue."...
There seems to be a little problem or two with Obama's claim.
According to blogger Big Dog,
...This little tidbit has NEVER been mentioned during the oh so long campaign and according to the news, Obama did not mention this in either of his books. One would think that might be a big deal. It is likely that Obama is lying about this in order to ingratiate himself with people who actually support the military. The second part of the lie comes in when he said he had to register for the Selective Service when he graduated from high school. There was no registration for the Selective Service when Obama graduated.
The draft and the Selective Service registration were ended by Republican presidents (Nixon and Ford respectively) and the new registration requirement was instituted by a Democrat, Jimmy Carter. Yes, Obama was required to register but he graduated in 1979 and the registration was reinstated in 1980. Therefore, Obama was not required to register when he graduated, as he claims in the interview. He was not required to register until a year later....
Deliberate deception on Obama's part or just another "mistake." You decide.
Does Obama think that signing a Selective Service Card was a noble act? He really isn't portraying himself correctly, he hasn't yet, he's always been trying to 'fit in' instead of being who he is.
ReplyDeleteIf he's a Harvard trained lawyer, he must not have been trained on how to present his cases very well.
I can see how this will end badly if Obama loses in November, the left will cry racism is still alive and just get even more whacko.
McCain is taking the high road, trying to be across the board with his reform ideas, bringing everybody to the table. That is ok, if they are recruited to supporting Conservative ideas, meeting someone half way means that both of you are going to get any job done.
Bob Owens at Pajamas Media reports official Selective Confirmation that the Obamessiah registered for the draft on September 4, 1980. Here's the link:
ReplyDeletehttp://pajamasmedia.com/blog/
obama-did-obama-actually-register-for-selective-service/2/
His statement about 1979 will be attributed to a faulty memory.
So just remember that he didn't mention his desire to embark on a military career in either of his two best-selling autobiographies.
I am 4 1/2 months older than Obama, and I can confirm that when I graduated high school in 1979 there was no Selective Service registration. That had to wait until the Russkies invaded Afghanistan on 12/25/79, and Jimmy Carter called for registration a few weeks later - which I remember distinctly, because virtually all of us 18- and 19-year-old guys on my Freshman floor went out and got drunk that night, figuring that we'd be in boot camp 6 months later and fighting the Russians within a year.
ReplyDeleteObama is LYING - it isn't faulty memory, he KNOWS exactly what he's saying. That the idiot media will swallow it, or excuse it, is another matter. That he never mentioned this at any time, or in any book or article he published, proves the lie.