Soooo... he looked down and shuffled through his notes to remember the name of the soldier who represented that bracelet. That is the "there you go again" moment of this foreign policy debate. I really did feel bad for the guy. Clearly he has no clue what those bracelets mean.
Gee, I wonder if this means PapaG won't be voting for Obama. Because he hasn't made that abundantly clear. Like DrexlersDad said, most people are going to focus on their reasons for wearing the bracelet, not whether or not they had the name written on their script. Obama clearly wasn't planning on using a dead soldier as a prop to pimp his campaign, and McCain was. I liked the response from Obama, like "John, you aren't the only one who cares about our troops and their families." Big deal if he had to look at the bracelet to remember the name. I'm quite sure Obama's met more people and shook more hands in the past 20 months than most of us will in a lifetime. McCain had it written into his prepared comments. We get it. You're not voting for Obama. Try not to look so desperate to grasp for straws. -Pop
[video=youtube;Gdmywc39XD0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gdmywc39XD0[/video] Obama's "Truth Squad" will probably take this vid down.
Wow, they're Bracelet Buddies! [video=youtube;WDRLQkODrfs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDRLQkODrfs"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDRLQkODrfs[/video]
That was bad IMO. Not a big deal, but it came across to me as a "keep up with the Jones'" Moment that he blundered bit by having to actually read the bracelet to remember the Soldiers name. He obviously had not planned on mentioning it though.
I don't want to create a whole new thread for it, so I'll just mention it here. When McCain said Ahmadinejad's name the first time, it was a complete train wreck. He had to stop midway and then go back and take another pass at it.
Yeah that was as bad. Also not a big deal to me, That's a heck of a name to not only remember but to pronounce.
It seemed a bit low class. "Hey look, a dead soldier's family gave me one too". pandering of the lowest form.
The thread was about what you viewed as a gaffe, kid. Don't try to paint your "lol obama is teh stupid!!!11!" thread as a somber thread about fallen American heroes.
Yes, it was pandering. I thought it was kinda funny. I also felt a little sorry for him. He didn't know what else to do.
A reactionary and ridiculous comment from a "mod". I am no "kid", and let me prove that to you. Ban me!!!
Probably midway through, he probably thought, "shit, they didn't want me to mention his name". by then it was too late.
There was nothing "reactionary" or ridiculous about it. You tried a very weak and transparent emotional appeal ("This is about the soldiers, how dare you!") and I pointed out that "Ouch, I almost feel bad for Obama" has nothing to do with soldiers and everything to do with you mocking Obama. How does that prove whether you are or aren't a kid? I'd never ban you. Apart from the fact that I'd never ban anyone except spammers (and prefer to err on the side of less editing than more editing), I love you. I hope that isn't awkward or uncomfortable.
