Family Told Obama NOT To Wear Soldier Son's Bracelet... Where is Media?

[The Paperboy]

According to Newsbusters:

Barack Obama played the "me too" game during the Friday debates on September 26 after Senator John McCain mentioned that he was wearing a bracelet with the name of Cpl. Matthew Stanley, a resident of New Hampshire and a soldier that lost his life in Iraq in 2006. Obama said that he too had a bracelet. After fumbling and straining to remember the name, he revealed that his had the name of Sergeant Ryan David Jopek of Merrill, Wisconsin.

Shockingly, however, Madison resident Brian Jopek, the father of Ryan Jopek, the young soldier who tragically lost his life to a roadside bomb in 2006, recently said on a Wisconsin Public Radio show that his family had asked Barack Obama to stop wearing the bracelet with his son's name on it. Yet Obama continues to do so despite the wishes of the family.

Full story here

 

[Silence]

got a link to that radio interview? I'd be curious to hear why they asked him to stop wearing the bracelet.

 

[Shattered]

got a link to that radio interview? I'd be curious to hear why they asked him to stop wearing the bracelet.

Radio interview aside, until it's found.. You don't find it even a little bit tacky that Obama cut McCain off with a "Well, I have a bracelet, too", and then stuttered and stumbled trying to recall the name on it? Not exactly one of his brighter moments.

 

[WillowTree]

you could tell he had not had it long, he had to look down and twirl it on his wrist so he could read the name. tsk tsk tsk

 

[The Paperboy]

got a link to that radio interview? I'd be curious to hear why they asked him to stop wearing the bracelet.

You can download the radio interview at Newsbusters.

 

[HoleInTheVoid]

@#$%ing pandeing POS

The military is supposed to take orders from someone who uses them as a campaign prop?

 

[xsited1]

That's disgusting. The link to the radio interview was very enlightening. I agree with the following from the original link:

"This all makes Obama look pretty calculating and blood chillingly callous, doesn't it?"

 

[Silence]

Radio interview aside, until it's found.. You don't find it even a little bit tacky that Obama cut McCain off with a "Well, I have a bracelet, too", and then stuttered and stumbled trying to recall the name on it? Not exactly one of his brighter moments.

well that's why I'd want to hear the interview quite honestly. McCain and his surrogates have lied so many times that I don't believe it when they say water is wet until I touch it myself.

IF in fact they asked Obama to stop wearing the bracelet and he continued to do so, hell yes that's tacky. It's even more tacky that he'd bring it up in the debate....

I need to hear the father of this soldier say it before I believe it...

 

[Isolde]

Obama is not a leader.

 

[Silence]

so let me see if I understand this...

they didn't ask him to stop wearing it because they don't support Barrack Obama... they asked him to stop wearing it because other people were turning it into a campaign issue by saying both she and Obama were using her son's death to get him votes? Is that REALLY a case you want to make?

here is the transcript:

Brian Jopek: Because of some of the negative feedback she's gotten on the Internet, you know Internet blogs, you know people accusing her of... or accusing Obama of trying to get votes doing it... and that sort of thing.

Radio Host Moberg: Yeah

Jopek: She has turned down any subsequent interviews with the media because she just didn't want it to get turned into something that it wasn't. She had told me in an email that she had asked, actually asked Mr. Obama to not wear the bracelet any more at any of his public appearances. Which I don't think he's...

Moberg: It has been a while since he's brought it up.

Jopek: Right. But, the other night I was watching the news and he was on, uh, speaking somewhere and he was still wearing it on his right wrist. I could see it on his right wrist. So, that's his own choice. I mean that's something Barack Obama, that's a choice that he continues to wear it despite Tracy asking him not to... Because she is a Barack Obama supporter and she didn't want to do anything to sabotage his campaign, so, if he's still wearing the bracelet then, uh, that of course is entirely up to him.

so the probably cons tried to accuse this mother of exploiting her son's death by initially asking Obama to wear the bracelet and she got sick of the negative comments and asked Obama to stop wearing the bracelet at PUBLIC appearances to avoid further negativity....

I should've known that it was some kind of right wing bullshit smear.

The father himself says if Obama wants to continue wearing the bracelet that is HIS choice.... McCain tried to exploit the family of the soldier whose bracelet he wears and make it seem like Obama hadn't connected to any fallen soldier's families.... Obama, wrongly IMO, made the point that he had. He should've just left it alone IMO... but what's done is done...

I'd love to see the spin on this if the media picked it up when it came out that the reason she was forced to ask him to stop wearing this bracelet in honor of her dead son is because the right wing bloggers were hounding her and accusing her of exploiting her son's death in service of his country.

 

[Shattered]

so let me see if I understand this...

they didn't ask him to stop wearing it because they don't support Barrack Obama... they asked him to stop wearing it because other people were turning it into a campaign issue by saying both she and Obama were using her son's death to get him votes? Is that REALLY a case you want to make?

here is the transcript:



so the probably cons tried to accuse this mother of exploiting her son's death by initially asking Obama to wear the bracelet and she got sick of the negative comments and asked Obama to stop wearing the bracelet at PUBLIC appearances to avoid further negativity....

I should've known that it was some kind of right wing bullshit smear.

The father himself says if Obama wants to continue wearing the bracelet that is HIS choice.... McCain tried to exploit the family of the soldier whose bracelet he wears and make it seem like Obama hadn't connected to any fallen soldier's families.... Obama, wrongly IMO, made the point that he had. He should've just left it alone IMO... but what's done is done...

After ALL that, what it comes down to, simply, is this: He was ASKED to stop wearing it; he CHOSE not to; the father said that's HIS CHOICE. He still made himself look like an idiot, and made the soldier seem like "nothing" by his inability to even form a coherent sentence or even remember that he was wearing one until McCain brought his up. "Uh.. Uh.. I have a bracelet too!" Wow.

 

[Otter_Creek]

I should've known that it was some kind of right wing bullshit smear.

LMAO!! You win!

 

[Shattered]

Perhaps he didn't take the bracelet off because he simply forgot it was there.. He couldn't remember the soldiers name, after all..

 

[Silence]

After ALL that, what it comes down to, simply, is this: He was ASKED to stop wearing it; he CHOSE not to; the father said that's HIS CHOICE. He still made himself look like an idiot, and made the soldier seem like "nothing" by his inability to even form a coherent sentence or even remember that he was wearing one until McCain brought his up. "Uh.. Uh.. I have a bracelet too!" Wow.

the "I have a bracelet too" comment was stupid IMO... he should've let McCain ramble on about his bracelet... who gives a fuck...

the part I find most disgusting is that the mother felt forced to ask Obama to stop wearing the bracelet not because she didn't WANT him wearing it but because she was sick of being attacked for asking him to wear it.

Accusing a mother of exploiting her son's death for political gain is sick and just in line with how disturbed and troubled the REpublican party is. There is NO low you all won't sink to.... no hatefilled lie and comment you won't make if it gets you what you want.

was McCain also exploiting the death of a soldier when he brought up his bracelet or no? did he not do it as a political grandstand as well? why even bring it up if not to use it to score points?

Obama did that's for sure.. and so did McCain...

 

[The Paperboy]

The Major Media have covered Obama's behind on Wright.
The Major Media have covered Obama's behind on Rezgo.
The Major Media have covered Obama's behind on Ayers.
The Major Media have covered Obama's behind on Campaign Finance.
The Major Media have covered Obama's behind on FISA.
The Major Media have covered Obama's behind on preconditions.
The Major Media have covered Obama's behind on the Surge.
The Major Media have covered Obama's behind on Fannie Mae.
The Major Media have covered Obama's behind on NAFTA.
The Major Media have covered Obama's behind on "call me if you need me".

Will the Major Media cover Obama's behind on "Braceletgate"? Stay tuned. Let the spin begin.

 

[Silence]

The Major Media have covered Obama's behind on Wright.

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^^ two examples of the media covering Rev White problem for Obama.... I could find you more but you can do that yourself

The Major Media have covered Obama's behind on Rezgo.

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The Major Media have covered Obama's behind on Ayers.

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The Major Media have covered Obama's behind Campaign Finance.

what are they covering for him on this issue?

The Major Media have covered Obama's behind on FISA.

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I guess the argument that Barack only votes with his party are down the shitter on that one eh? He apparently voted for FISA and pissed a lot of people off

The Major Media have covered Obama's behind on preconditions.

I don't get this whole whiny bullshit rhetroic about preconditions. Obama doesn't want to limit his ability to negotiate...what is the problem there?

What exactly is the media covering him on? his philosophical differences with McCain's stance that we NEVER talk to the enemy?

The Major Media have covered Obama's behind on the Surge.

ummm I believe O'Reilly covered that quite well... he's on your Godlike Network FOX remember? and the surge wouldn't have been necessary if so many failures hadn't occured first.

The Major Media have covered Obama's behind on Fannie Mae.

again what is there to cover?

The Major Media have covered Obama's behind on NAFTA.

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The Major Media have covered Obama's behind on "call me if you need me".

ahhh yes... how dare he say to the world that he'll be there if they need his help... OMG the horror

Will the Major Media cover Obama's behind on "Braceletgate". Stay tuned. Let the spin begin.[/QUOTE]

this belongs in the conspiracy theory part of the board.

you see what you want to see and that's fine... most Americans are smarter than you thank God.

 

[Isolde]

the "I have a bracelet too" comment was stupid IMO... he should've let McCain ramble on about his bracelet... who gives a fuck...

the part I find most disgusting is that the mother felt forced to ask Obama to stop wearing the bracelet not because she didn't WANT him wearing it but because she was sick of being attacked for asking him to wear it.

Accusing a mother of exploiting her son's death for political gain is sick and just in line with how disturbed and troubled the REpublican party is. There is NO low you all won't sink to.... no hatefilled lie and comment you won't make if it gets you what you want.

was McCain also exploiting the death of a soldier when he brought up his bracelet or no? did he not do it as a political grandstand as well? why even bring it up if not to use it to score points?

Obama did that's for sure.. and so did McCain...

Let's not get all righteous about political attacks. You put yourself out there, you will be attacked. Isn't that what your side claims when defending the smears against Palin and her family? The blame lies with Obama, he continued to wear the bracelet after the family requested that he take it off. If he had any class he would have removed the bracelet and would never have spoken of it again. But he did not.

McCain understands the sacrifice and Obama does not. To the casual observer that is glaringly obvious.

 

[Shattered]

Let's not get all righteous about political attacks. You put yourself out there, you will be attacked. Isn't that what your side claims when defending the smears against Palin and her family? The blame lies with Obama, he continued to wear the bracelet after the family requested that he take it off. If he had any class he would have removed the bracelet and would never have spoken of it again. But he did not.

McCain understands the sacrifice and Obama does not. To the casual observer that is glaringly obvious.

He likely didn't even remember he had it on til McCain brought it up - thus the constant stuttering, and the surprised "Oh yeah!" look.

 

[The Paperboy]

this belongs in the conspiracy theory part of the board.

if by covered you mean dissected it to death then yes I agree they did cover it...

you see what you want to see and that's fine... most Americans are smarter than you thank God.

Like I said: "Let the spin begin".

 

[del]

so let me see if I understand this...

they didn't ask him to stop wearing it because they don't support Barrack Obama... they asked him to stop wearing it because other people were turning it into a campaign issue by saying both she and Obama were using her son's death to get him votes? Is that REALLY a case you want to make?

here is the transcript:



so the probably cons tried to accuse this mother of exploiting her son's death by initially asking Obama to wear the bracelet and she got sick of the negative comments and asked Obama to stop wearing the bracelet at PUBLIC appearances to avoid further negativity....

I should've known that it was some kind of right wing bullshit smear.

The father himself says if Obama wants to continue wearing the bracelet that is HIS choice.... McCain tried to exploit the family of the soldier whose bracelet he wears and make it seem like Obama hadn't connected to any fallen soldier's families.... Obama, wrongly IMO, made the point that he had. He should've just left it alone IMO... but what's done is done...

I'd love to see the spin on this if the media picked it up when it came out that the reason she was forced to ask him to stop wearing this bracelet in honor of her dead son is because the right wing bloggers were hounding her and accusing her of exploiting her son's death in service of his country.

you must be double jointed to contort this that much. the lady asked him not to wear it; he continues to wear it. end of story.