A look back at last year’s Bracelet [...]
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The general that she referred to in this evening’s debate should have been McKiernan, not “McClellan”. Nevertheless, Joe Biden characterized the general as saying: The most intriguing part was Senator Biden’s insistence that he ONLY supported the Iraq resolution to threaten, not to actually attack. BIDEN: With regard to Iraq, I indicated it would be a mistake to — I gave the president the power. I voted for the power because he said he needed it not to go to [...] According to this fresh AP report, Tracy Jopek DID ask Barack Obama not to use “in speeches and debates” the bracelet I wrote about here and here. However, she’s still an Obama supporter and is satisfied with what he said Friday about no soldiers dying in vain. She is apparently unaware that Senator Obama HAS [...] I have tremendous respect for Staff Sgt. Brian Jopek, who is the father of Ryan David Jopek, the soldier killed in Iraq whose bracelet Barack Obama wore during the debate. When I discovered the March interview in which the father related the mother’s desire for Senator Obama not to wear it, I was struck by how [...] I happened across the information about Senator Obama’s bracelet by looking for information about the soldier’s parents; I discovered the WPR interview with his father that way. I have tremendous respect for Ryan Jopek and his father Brian. Some time back, during the Abu Ghraib business, I wrote this to honor our soldiers that had [...] UPDATE: For the full recap, use the “Bracelet tag and see the whole sequence. The story has been confirmed. Barack Obama’s bracelet is apparently not being worn with permission from the parents, and what he’s saying about it seems not to be true. The mother is no Cindy Sheehan. This, in a fair world, [...] |
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