[Rhodes22-list] But, It Makes for a Good Story, Right? (Political)

[Brad Haslett]

Herb,

Actually he did register, I'll attach the evidence.  A lot of the
rumors floating around now about Obama are left over whispering
campaigns from the Hillary camp. In fairness to Obama, the paperwork
part of this story is false.  However, comma, he failed to mention his
interest in joining the armed forces in either of his memoirs, and
developing an interest so soon after being mentored by Frank Marshal
Davis is suspect.  The article mentions his service as a "community
organizer" and efforts to remove asbestos from public housing, etc.
That's where the real story is, by all means Barry, tell us about your
success with those projects. The damage from that interview won't be
the "my Muslim faith" slip or the embellishment of "wanting to join
the service" but more evidence that the man can't respond clearly and
concisely to anything without a canned answer and a teleprompter.

As we saw with the visous rumors circulated about Palin in the first
five days and then run  by the MSM who chose to "float" them rather
than do any homework, there's much floating around about "The One"
that can and should be shot down.  There's plenty of damning truth
about his two decades of community organizing to work with if the MSM
gets off their collective asses.

Slim is now going off on a tangent about Palin's religious extremism -
 more hyperbole and far left rant being "floated" by the MSM.  She has
not advocated teaching creationism or eliminating abortion as a public
official.  She is on record as saying that she believes in
creationism, and as a daughter of a science teacher, thinks kids
should be exposed to both theories and let them decide for themselves
since neither is incompatible with her faith or intellect. She does
not believe in abortion but has not taken steps to make it illegal and
isn't on record as saying she would do so.

Brad

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    According to the Selective Service System, under the authority of
the Military Selective Service Act (Act of June 24, 1948, c. 625, 62
Stat. 604, as amended; 50 U.S.C. App. 451 et seq.):

        A man must be registered to be eligible for jobs in the
executive branch of the federal government and the U.S. Postal
Service. Proof of registration is required only for men born after
December 31, 1959.

        The registration requirement was suspended in April 1975. It
was resumed again in 1980 by President Carter in response to the
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Registration continues today as a
hedge against underestimating the number of servicemen needed in a
future crisis.

        1-103. Persons born in calendar year 1961 shall present
themselves for registration on any of the six days beginning Monday,
July 28, 1980. (Source).

        The obligation of a man to register is imposed by the Military
Selective Service Act. The Act establishes and governs the operations
of the Selective Service System.

    Barack Obama, who states he was born in Aug. 1961, was required to
register for the Selective Service in 1980. Did he?

It is a rumor that the Obama campaign has chosen to ignore despite
numerous requests, and it is a rumor that even Snopes couldn't seem to
confirm or deny definitively.

After contacting the Selective Service System for an answer several
times since late June, Pajamas Media obtained official confirmation
from the Selective Service System via email that Barack Obama did
indeed register for the Selective Service as required by law, and is
eligible to run for the presidency.

    Mr. Owens,

    Barack Hussein Obama registered at a post office in Hawaii. The
effective registration date was September 4, 1980.

    His registration number is 61-1125539-1.

    Daniel Amon
    Public Affairs Specialist

On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 11:15 PM, Herb Parsons <hparsons at parsonsys.com> wrote:
> Senator Obama said in an interview with George Stephanopoulos that he
> considered joining the military when he graduated from high school.
> There's an interesting detail to the story:
>
>  From the article:
> =====
> Mr Obama was asked by George Stephanopoulos of ABC's "This Week"
> programme whether he'd ever thought about military service and replied:
> "You know, I actually did. I had to sign up for Selective Service [a
> means of conscription in case of war] when I graduated from high school.
> =====
>
> While Senator Obama my think that "considering" serving is noteworthy,
> there's one small hole in his story:
>
> There was no requirement to sign up for Selective Service in 1979!
>
> President Gerald Ford suspended the requirement in 1975, and it was
> reinstated in the summer of 1980 by President Jimmy Carter. So, maybe
> Senator Obama REALLY meant that he considered dropping out of college to
> enlist, but I suspect that's not the real answer. I suspect he had to
> have at least SOMETHING to appeal to those that are pro-military, and he
> felt that his "newly-disclosed military ambition" would help without
> disenfranchising the anti-military folks (after all, he DID decide not to).
>
> Read the story  here:
>
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/barackobama/2700555/Barack-Obama-wanted-to-join-the-US-military.html
>
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