Comments on: McCain, Obama fight over soldiers’ bracelets

By: MAMichael

MAMichael — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:05:15 +0000

The mother, Tracy Jopek, told AP yesterday she was “ecstatic” that Obama had mentioned her son. “I don’t understand how people can take that and turn it into some garbage on the internet,” she said.

By: Nichole

Nichole — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:10:05 +0000

Marie- Jim was the moderator you tool!

By: S R Norman

S R Norman — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:31:26 +0000

the simplicity with which others decide the motivations of the candidates is incredulous. this was meaningful; that wasn’t. what a mourning mom feels and doesn’t as if it is known or identical in every case. demeaning the bracelets or their wearers. It scares me that some people that have posted actually vote.

By: Mark Edmonds

Mark Edmonds — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:20:28 +0000

Please refer to the first blogger, Christopher Chopin, who says:

“I’d like to see a poll on this. But if I had to guess, I’d probably believe more mothers who have lost children in Iraq would prefer that no one else dies for a war that began with a lie and will not end.”

Let’s not forget that Sadam Hussein lied to the world, proudly proclaiming his hatred for America and his desire to attack us. He even lied to his own generals about his possessing these weapons. Furthermore, it is completely naive to claim that the war will not end, simply because it hasn’t ended by now. Suck it up and get a clue.

Remember, more people thought it was a good idea to go along with Hitler, until it became painfully obvious that they were wrong, or dead. Why do liberals hate to admit that our involvement in Iraq has contributed to our safety for these last 7 years? Perhaps some of the guilt of success that liberals carry around with them would be relieved if we were attacked again and the “chickens came home to roost.” Would that make you losers happier?

The United States isn’t perfect, but it’s the best there is. Liberals need to stop throwing out the baby with the bath water in every argument. It’s making you look stupid.

By: Hope

Hope — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:39:06 +0000

Mike and Judy,
How do you like the way McCain has actually voted on bills having to do with Veterans? Don’t you even care about your own self-interest?
My husband is a veteran of the VietNam war and he realized, as did Senator Kerry, that some wars can not be “won”. I was gung-ho for the VietNam war when it began because of government propaganda but came to realize we had been sold a bill of goods just as we have over the Iraq invasion. McCain is stuck in a dangerous time warp in his own mind and thinks he is still fighting the war in VietNam. Many people think he has PSTD. Let’s see his medical records…which consist of thousands of pages and he only let a couple of selected reporters view them for an hour or two. He’s had cancer 4 times (that we know of).
Sorry, but that it is simplistic thinking that we can “win” the occupation of Iraq. The Iraqis want us out; Obama will accomplish this in a responsible way. We can’t keep spending billions of dollars a month there, do you think??? For a hundred years, do you think?
McCain doesn’t even know how to use a COMPUTER. He’s never sent an email. He’s a wealthy out-of-touch admiral’s son who almost flunked out of the Naval Academy who married a wealthy woman whose father had ties to the Mafia, was an ex-con and a felon. Google it!

By: Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:06:56 +0000

Hey, don’t be so hard on Obamuh: it wasn’t really a bracelet, it was his ultraportable teleprompter.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:40:51 +0000

How skillfully Pelofsky writes his headline: “McCain, Obama fight over soldiers’ bracelets.” It wasn’t a “fight” for McCain–it was very meaningful. How deceptively this reporter evades the irony of this particular interchange between the two candidates. Barack Obama popped up like kindergartner: “I have a bracelet, too. From, uh, uh…” (what was that guy’s name? Oh, yeah…) Obama is not real.

By: Deborah

Deborah — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:30:47 +0000

How skillfully Pelofsky writes his headline to make this a “fight” over a bracelet, implying that McCain started a fight. How deceptively he evades the obvious fake sentiment behind Obama’s response: “I have a bracelet, too, uh, uh…” (let’s see, what was that guy’s name? uh?)

By: Indie

Indie — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:07:15 +0000

We all knew the bracelet story was coming. Anyone who has followed McCains camp has heard him trot it out more than once. Wearing a bracelet means nothing to me for supporting the troops.

McCain needs to be questioned on why he’s failed to support the troops and has voted against supporting them over 27 times.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 04:01:24 +0000

The problem that I have is that Sen. Obama could not recall the soldier’s name on his bracelet. It fits an existing pattern…whenever it comes to communicating with active duty troops/veterans and with working class folk, the wheels come off. Sen. Obama does much better in reaching out to highly educated voters and committed progressives.