tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509576463606701643.post344836010416315980..comments2024-02-12T05:16:19.968-05:00Comments on Have I Got News For You!: Obama and the bracelet .. watch for yourself what he said in our interviewEric Mansfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04712971532952999645noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509576463606701643.post-8253586877814136392008-10-02T19:13:00.000-04:002008-10-02T19:13:00.000-04:00anonymous...right, Obama wearing a bracelet is a p...anonymous...right, Obama wearing a bracelet is a ploy. That kind of accusation is absurd. If the mom of a deceased veteran asked you to wear a bracelet, would you say "no, because it will be construed as a ploy?" Are you kidding? How insensitive is that? If that's the case, it can go both ways. McCain raised the issue first in the debate with the bracelet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509576463606701643.post-11021125994084801792008-10-02T00:33:00.000-04:002008-10-02T00:33:00.000-04:00I find it interesting that in this blog and the ar...I find it interesting that in this blog and the article nobody brings up the issue that he didn't know the name of the saoldier,and he fumbled around to look at the bracelet in order to read it, this leads me to believe that his wearing of the bracelet in just a ploy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509576463606701643.post-54236473867801809032008-10-01T22:23:00.000-04:002008-10-01T22:23:00.000-04:00Don't stop asking. I love what I saw, the lights ...Don't stop asking. I love what I saw, the lights were off, the conversation real. No, pre planned script or 1/2 and 1/2 answers. No chance to conjour a pre-rehursed answer. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for giving us this glimps of reality in the world of sequin flash.JoGothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18337545310223586555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509576463606701643.post-37761023863818701962008-10-01T19:57:00.000-04:002008-10-01T19:57:00.000-04:00Eric...nice job. Leaving out the whole bracelet i...Eric...nice job. Leaving out the whole bracelet issue, I think it was just classy for Obama to care to ask about your service. It seemed sincere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509576463606701643.post-8623722528113133352008-10-01T14:26:00.000-04:002008-10-01T14:26:00.000-04:00Lots of ways to interpet the wearing of a bracelet...Lots of ways to interpet the wearing of a bracelet by a political candidate. Lots of ways to interpret McCain's wearing and mention of his bracelet too.<BR/><BR/>For the record, if/when I get a chance to interview McCain or Palin, I'll ask them the same question about our Guard and Reserve forces that I've asked Obama and Biden.<BR/><BR/>And, if the tables had been turned and I'd noticed McCain wearing a wrist band last month, I'd have asked him about it too. I'm just curious by nature.Eric Mansfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04712971532952999645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509576463606701643.post-62148024103624556752008-10-01T14:08:00.000-04:002008-10-01T14:08:00.000-04:00The video was interesting, thanks.Overall, I was i...The video was interesting, thanks.<BR/><BR/>Overall, I was intrigued that the Associated Press confirmed the story I'd written.<BR/><BR/>The whole point I was trying to make is that Tracy Jopek had, reportedly, asked him not to USE the bracelet on as part of his campaign speech. This was, from the evidence, because she was not comfortable with how he used it the first time he spoke about it.<BR/><BR/>She wanted the Iraq war to end "successfully". And obviously, her son supported the mission, and so did his father.<BR/><BR/>It is possible to support a candidate in general, and disagree with certain positions; it is true with me, certainly.<BR/><BR/>Mrs. Jopek did confirm, in the AP stories, that she had written to him and asked him not use use the bracelet "in speeches and debates".<BR/><BR/>As you said, the words of this Gold Star mother should count. And she confirmed what her former husband said.<BR/><BR/>Notice that during last week's debate, Senator Obama took a very different tone from what had been his practice. He stated that "no soldier dies in vain" if he's acting under orders.<BR/><BR/>Mrs. Jopek appreciated this comment, and apparently has forgiven Senator Obama for using it at the debate.<BR/><BR/>But I suspect that had she heard his prior tone, his "don't let any more die in vain" speech, she'd have been less happy.<BR/><BR/>Clearly Tracy Jopek is an Obama supporter, and that's fine. But it is fortunate for the Obama campaign, I think, that he changed his position on this issue, or this bracelet would be a larger problem for him.<BR/><BR/>===|==============/ Level HeadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509576463606701643.post-77366675461033153792008-10-01T12:23:00.000-04:002008-10-01T12:23:00.000-04:00We are very lucky to have you reporting the news o...We are very lucky to have you reporting the news on military stories. We know we're going to get a real story rather than sensationalism crap I can see on another channel. <BR/>I wear my husbands bracelet when he was serving in Iraq as a reminder of what it was like while he was gone and that he could deploy again. In other words I don't take his being home for granted. The bracelet also is a reminder that we still have many soldiers waiting to come home. <BR/>Thanks for the great job you do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509576463606701643.post-91541115400989797802008-10-01T11:11:00.000-04:002008-10-01T11:11:00.000-04:00There is no doubt that some --even here in the res...There is no doubt that some --even here in the response section of your blog-- will twist this story into something hateful or disrespectful about Obama . . . or about their perception of a bias on your part, Eric. I think this is a nice story that deserves the light of day like you have given it here. It is what I like best about your blog, that is gives a peak or two at parts of a story we wouldn't see otherwise. Keep up the good work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com