Hello everyone, As you know I am not a very political person. I just wanted to pass along that Senator Obama came to Bagram Afghanistan for about an hour on his visit to 'The War Zone'. I wanted to share with you what happened. He got off the plane and got into a bullet proof vehicle, got to the area to meet with the Major General (2 Star) who is the commander here at Bagram. As the Soldiers where lined up to shake his hand he blew them off and didn't say a word as he went into the conference room to meet the General. As he finished, the vehicles took him to the ClamShell(pretty much a big top tent that military personnel can play basketball or work out in with weights) so he could take his publicity pictures playing basketball.He again shunned the opportunity to talk to Soldiers to thank them for their service. So really he was just here to make a showing for the American's back home that he is their candidate for President. I think that if you are going to make an effort to come all the way over here you would thank those that are providing the freedom that they are providing for you. I swear we got more thanks from the NBA Basketball Players or the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders than from one of the Senators, who wants to be the President of the United States. I just don't understand how anyone would want him to be our Commander-and-Chief. It was almost that he was scared to be around those that provide the freedom for him and our great country. If this is blunt and to the point I am sorry but I wanted you all to know what kind of caliber of person he really is. What you see in the news is all fake. In service,
CPT Jeffrey S. Porter
Battle Captain
TF Wasatch
American Soldier
FYI: I received this email today. This man is a local doing his job for our country. It opened my eyes, a lot. This in and of itself, while pathetic in his treatment of our soldiers, is not enough for a person to not vote for Obama, it just sends me scurrying to find out more intel on both candidates to make a well informed decision. He seems to tell a lot of mistruths. I am looking into both candidates now.
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reid, is the FYI your commentary? how legitimate is this message? did it come directly to you from Porter or was it forwarded many times? has it been verified as authentic or is it possible that it is another internet hoax at Obama's expense? I saw Obama shaking hands with regular GI's just last night on the news. he made a point to stop and chat with each and every one as he went down the line. I don't for a second believe that you are looking into both candidates. you would not have posted this, what I suspect is a bogus letter, otherwise.
anybody who starts off a message with "as you know, I'm not a political person" you know is a political person or they wouldn't feel it necessary to deny it as the first line of the message. that's why I don't believe it's real. it's a hoax by some low-level McCain operative appearing as an unsolicited letter from a military member while, coincidentally, Obama is visiting the military. you republicans are so transparent. do you really think anybody is fooled by this sort of amateur-hour contrivance?
Either the Captain is a bullshitter or he's a big crybaby. BSing about not being political, bs-ing about Obama's face time with troops (plenty of pics). Or crybaby because he didn't get his t-shirt signed. And he's worried about "thanks?" Horseshit. The US Gov "thanks" him on the 1st & 15th. I don't see someone like this making it to "Captain." Looks like a hoax.
My comment is at the bottom. I know this man and receive emails from him regularly. I find this interesting, as I stated I am looking into both candidates. This scares me.
Is it also a hoax that he didn't take time to visit wounded soldiers in Germany?
The soldier of this letter has asked that is be removed from the internet, do a google search, please respect his wishes, he made some errors.
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/07/military_blog_obama_072508w/
Officer: Part of anti-Obama e-mail was wrong
By Matthew Cox and Rick Maze - Staff writers
Posted : Sunday Jul 27, 2008 10:04:50 EDT
An Army officer’s negative e-mail account of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s visit with the troops in Afghanistan that set the blogosphere ablaze prompted Army officials to correct aspects of the e-mail and resulted in a statement from the message’s author that “some of the information that was put out in my e-mail was wrong.”
The e-mail, signed by Capt. Jeffrey S. Porter at Bagram Airbase, characterized Obama’s July 19 visit with soldiers there as contrary to the positive portrayals of the mainstream press.
“As the soldiers where (sic) lined up to shake his hand he blew them off and didn’t say a word as he went into the conference room to meet the general,” the e-mail said.
Porter wrote that Obama then went straight to the base’s “Clamshell” or recreation facility to pose for “publicity pictures playing basketball” and “shunned the opportunity to talk to soldiers to thank them for their service. I swear we got more thanks from the NBA Basketball Players or the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders than from one of the Senators, who wants to be the President of the United States. I just don’t understand how anyone would want him to be our Commander-in-Chief. It was almost that he was scared to be around those that provide the freedom for him and our great country.”
Army Times sent an e-mail to Porter, a Utah Army National Guard member assigned to the 142nd Military Intelligence Battalion, asking if he could verify that he wrote the controversial e-mail and requesting an interview.
Porter’s reply declined the interview request, but said:
“I am writing this to ask that you delete my e-mail and not forward it, after checking my sources some of the information that was put out in my e-mail was wrong. This e-mail was meant only for my family. Please respect my wishes and delete the e-mail and if there are any blogs you have my e-mail portrayed on I would ask if you would take it down too.”
When contacted, Tiffany Porter who identified herself as his wife, said: “There were discrepancies in the e-mail, but I am not at liberty to say more.”
The Army refuted the accuracy of the account of the Obama visit.
“These comments are inappropriate and factually incorrect,” Bagram spokesman Lt. Col. Rumi Nielson-Green told the New York Daily News.
Obama didn’t play basketball at Bagram or visit the Clamshell, she said.
“We were a bit delayed ... as he took time to shake hands, speak to troops and pose for photographs,” Nielson-Green said.
Opinion aside, Obama campaign officials cited factual errors in the e-mail. Porter said Obama had gone to play basketball; Obama aides said that during the trip he only played basketball in Kuwait, not during stops in Iraq or Afghanistan.
An Obama campaign Web site, called “Fight the Smears,” labels it a “lie” that Obama refused to meet with the troops. It includes links to news stories and videos showing Obama interacting with crowds of service members as evidence
I didn't buy it entirely in the first place.
I received a note yesterday and was told that the aforementioned correction was needed. Thanks to steffaroob4 for the post update. I hate that I erroneously expected this intel to be accurate.
No sweat Reid, I was gotten by the Ship High In Transport hoax. You just never know.
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