Obama Wears Iraqi Soldier's Bracelet

[Drunken Irishman]

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hdsm_ntfH32sDoi1u_H9HYCDeaHAD8URMENG0

Barack Obama is wearing a wristband in memory of a soldier killed in Iraq, given to him by a mother who said she wants the Democratic presidential candidate to keep others from dying.

...

"She gave me this wristband, which I'm very grateful for," Obama told the Green Bay audience, halting and lowering his voice from his normally upbeat presentation. "I meet mothers and family members all over the country who are still mourning their children but are also thinking about the young men and women who are still over there and wondering when it will end."

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She said she's a Democrat who will vote for Obama in Wisconsin's primary Tuesday. Like Obama, she said she was against the war from the start and had a hard time watching her son go to war.

"My son loved this country very much, I love this country, but I don't feel that staying in Iraq will vindicate my son's death," she said. "And it's not over for us until this war is over. I just don't want any more soldiers to die in vain for something that we can't solve."

[berni_mccoy]

1. K&R.

[BeyondGeography]

2. Man, that has me tearin' up

And here's why she did it:

==Mrs. Jopek said she's a "political junkie" who was once watching a press conference on television and noticed likely GOP nominee John McCain wearing a similar bracelet. McCain's was given to him in August by the mother of Cpl. Matthew Stanley, also killed in Iraq, and the Arizona senator's been wearing it regularly ever since. He takes a different message from the memento...==

Now we have the anti-war candidate carrying a memento of one of the fallen as well. Beautifully done, Mrs. Jopek.

[thevoiceofreason]

6. Mrs. Jopek for Sec. of Defense!

Jeez, what a heart!

[Cha]

31. Right..I was thinking of "that different message"

when I was reading the OP. The one that the mothers of fallen soldiers for bush were giving him.."kill everybody so my son or daughter will not have died in vain".

[Evergreen Emerald]

34. "anti-war" candidate who did nothing to bring the people home when he had the power to

but he sure talks of being anti-war.

[Pirate Smile]

3. more

Mrs. Jopek said she and her daughter briefly met the Illinois senator at the rally and showed him a picture of a smiling Ryan dressed for battle. She said the senator hugged her and her daughter, asked a couple questions about Ryan and told her how much he appreciated the bracelet.

"I wanted him to know my son's name for one thing, for when he's commander in chief," Mrs. Jopek said during a telephone interview in which she frequently grew emotional. She said she was somewhat uncomfortable getting so publicly involved in the war debate, but felt the issue was too important for her to remain silent during this campaign.

Mrs. Jopek said she's a "political junkie" who was once watching a press conference on television and noticed likely GOP nominee John McCain wearing a similar bracelet. McCain's was given to him in August by the mother of Cpl. Matthew Stanley, also killed in Iraq, and the Arizona senator's been wearing it regularly ever since. He takes a different message from the memento.

[Cha]

32. Sweet...What a strong woman who

is doing something positive from all the horror that is Iraq.

[Skwmom]

4. K&R

[Ichingcarpenter]

5. Well, your mother wears combat boots

Old joke, Nice story.

[K Gardner]

7. I heard that speech... made me very proud :-)

[MethuenProgressive]

8. Good God. He'll do anything, say anything...

"halting and lowering his voice from his normally upbeat presentation"
Did he tear up a little, too?

[Drunken Irishman]

9. No, tearing up is Hillary's job.

[riverwalker]

17. No, Hillary's job

is sending people to die in a war without bothering to read the NIE so she would appear presidentially "tough".

[tammywammy]

10. Did you complain when Hillary teared up

talking about how hard it is?

[knowledgeispwr]

11. LOL

You don't happen to be a Sen. Clinton supporter, do you?

If so, those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

[Name removed]

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[sniffa]

15. Cut Ignored some slack

I don't see him saying anything like that.

[blogslut]

19. I know. I am a masochist.

My ignore list is empty and has been since before the primaries. What the hell is wrong with me?

[Cha]

33. Fed UP minds

think alike.. :beer:(brown koolaid, btw)

[sniffa]

36. I'm drinking the somewhat cloudy Kool-Aid

A dirty martini. :toast:

[Cha]

37. I'm actually drinking the

Kombucha Koolaid..it's very healthy in case you haven't heard of it. Mine is Gingerade Kombucha Koolaid ..warning: due to the fementation it has trace amounts of alcohol(less than 0.5%) but, my theory is if I drink enough of them I might get a buzz. :P :toast:

[sniffa]

38. If it's laced with change, then all the better

:toast:

[Cha]

39. Change is what it's all about,

baby! :toast: That and that freakin' hope from the bottom of the well.

[Blue-Jay]

16. What the fuck is wrong with you?

[sniffa]

22. Damn, do I need to log out to read this?

x(

[Danger Mouse]

24. Don't bother. I wouldn't want you to get sick to your stomach.

:puke:

[sniffa]

26. Is it alert worthy?

I do enjoy seeing Ignored become Deleted Message.

[Danger Mouse]

27. Dunno, what do you think?

8. Good God. He'll do anything, say anything...

"halting and lowering his voice from his normally upbeat presentation"
Did he tear up a little, too?

[Cha]

35. I'm not even curious..

it's so old it's rotting on the page.

[Unsane]

21. You're a fucking monster.

SHAME

[Danger Mouse]

23. What a slimy post.

Two thumbs up. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[JTFrog]

28. Constantly outsliming yourself. That's quite a feat. n/t

[Diane R]

12. Obama 'gets it'.

[blogslut]

13. Thank you for the perspective

Dammit.

3960 as of today

http://icasualties.org/oif/

[Straight Shooter]

18. Pakistan. n/t

[psychopomp]

20. Iran

[Danger Mouse]

25. Man...that made me tear up a little.

I hope Obama takes the meaning behind that bracelet seriously if he becomes president.

[H2O Man]

29. Powerful.

Nominated.

[Cha]

30. Tracy Jopek of Merrill, Wisconsin is much

more composed than I would be if I lost my son to bush's War On Iraq that so many of us were "clairvoyant", according the chelsea clinton, in knowing it was wrong from the beginning.

She is the type of person who is for the greater good and not thinking of just herself when she doesn't wants others to die for the misbegotten War ON Iraq.

[glowing]

40. Maybe the campaign trail will enlighten him as to how we really feel out here..

so he will stop funding the madness...