Nice try, trolls. The kid's mom gave Obama the bracelet, and then the dad - divorced from her - said that wasn't what she meant to do.

FTA:

"But a month later, Ryan's father Brian -- who is no longer married to Tracy -- told Wisconsin Public Radio that his ex-wife had misgivings about Obama wearing the bracelet and mentioning their son on the campaign trail. It seems as though just as Tracy Jopek supports Obama and wants to end the war, Brian Jopek has a different take on what should happen in Iraq and may be more inclined to support McCain."

But, of course, facts don't matter to the McCain campaign. I have never seen such blatant bald-face lies so easily and shamelessly said in a Presidential campaign. More pathetic desperation from McCain and the lobbyists that control him.

Flail away!

He didn't really mean to say that.

I agree with him. I give jewelery to people all the time with the expectation that they won't wear it.

I'm not sure what the reality is behind this story -- I have a call into the Obama campaign and Tracy Jopek to find out more about this story, and will let you know what they say.

But you published it anyway. GG. Maybe finish the story first, hurr.

Ms.Maus: I'm not sure what the reality is behind this story -- I have a call into the Obama campaign and Tracy Jopek to find out more about this story, and will let you know what they say.

But you published it anyway. GG. Maybe finish the story first, hurr.

"Journalism under construction, please check back later."

Ms.Maus: I'm not sure what the reality is behind this story -- I have a call into the Obama campaign and Tracy Jopek to find out more about this story, and will let you know what they say.

But you published it anyway. GG. Maybe finish the story first, hurr.

Bloody William: "Journalism under construction, please check back later."

We've just seen the dawn of a new form press bias: Here's PART of the story, I'll get back to you later whith the whole story.

Yes.. Concerned ex-husband has concerns.

thamike: Republican Strategy Strategery

Bushified that for you

Wow, the economy is tanking, bombs are going off in Baghdad, McCain lost a debate, Sarah Palin now has negative favorability ratings, and ---

Oh, hey, look everyone! Shiny bracelets!

McCain should really suspend his campaign and fly into Green Bay to straighten this out.

Lionel Mandrake: Wow, the economy is tanking, bombs are going off in Baghdad, McCain lost a debate, Sarah Palin now has negative favorability ratings, and ---

Oh, hey, look everyone! Shiny bracelets!

McCain should really suspend his campaign and fly into Green Bay to straighten this out.

While he's here, maybe he can use his Original Maverick Superpowers to help out the Packers.

More Republican lies, and since there is not one gram of truth from the Repubs anymore, we've got to green more lies to keep the balance.

I am wondering where Obama said he wore the bracelet? He said he HAD the bracelet. Never said he wore it.

I never gave him permission to wear a flag pin either.

The worst part of this will be that piece of shiat Hannity tomorrow.

Ok, so the mother goes out of her way to give Obama the bracelet so he can wear it. Obama accepts it. This is done in public and is written up in the local news, so everyone knows what happened.

Then later on, the father, who is divorced from the mother, goes on the radio and says that the impression that he got, from email exchanges with his ex-wife, is that she didn't mean what she said when she gave Obama the bracelet.


ZOOOMG! Obama is exploiting a dead soldier for political gain!

msannomalley: Lionel Mandrake: Wow, the economy is tanking, bombs are going off in Baghdad, McCain lost a debate, Sarah Palin now has negative favorability ratings, and ---

Oh, hey, look everyone! Shiny bracelets!

McCain should really suspend his campaign and fly into Green Bay to straighten this out.

While he's here, maybe he can use his Original Maverick Superpowers to help out the Packers.

You know, for 5 1/2 years, McCain fooled his captors by naming the Packers' offensive line as the members of his squadron...

Unless he's in Pittsburgh, in which case it was the Steelers' offensive line.

Is this is important as bracelets and lipstick? I have trouble keeping up with the issues.

Bracelets are overrated.
What he needs is some hot groupies.

If it's his word vs. her word then it's a tie and Obama wins, right?

Billy McGoodGuy: I would think that someone as noble as Obama would respect the wishes of the mother of a dead child. Maybe that nobility is a ruse.

Reading the article... way to much effort when you can troll based on inaccurate headlines

I hadn't heard about this until the debate. I saw this more as Obama noting that McCain tried to completely sidestep Obama's "Bomb Bomb Iran" reference with something completely unrelated (McCain's pretty bracelet) and Obama's point was more of a "what the hell are you on about?" kind of thing.

Billy McGoodGuy: I would think that someone as noble as Obama would respect the wishes of the mother of a dead child. Maybe that nobility is a ruse.

When she speaks out against him wearing it I am sure he will.

Well! This is clearly an important issue that needs to be addressed with 24 hours of wall-to-wall news coverage! The hell with real issues and the economy and stuff, right?

... Right?

Zis iz incroyable!

Ze speed of stupid!

thamike: Republican StrategyTactic

i swear, you libs don't know the difference.

Darth_Lukecash: Here's PART of the story, I'll get back to you later whith the whole story.

I'll go find some facts and bring em to ya!

Ummm didn't McCain bring it up in the first place?

Caulfield: The worst part of this will be that piece of shiat Hannity tomorrow.

The worst part of this is the piece of shiat people who listen to him.

This just proves that McCain won the debate.

/sarc

Billy McGoodGuy: the wishes of the mother of a dead child

It's the soldier's mother who gave him the bracelet, and it's the self-important, estranged ex-husband who is making the trouble. That statement perfectly illustrates the thing I hate most about the co-called "conservatives", and the reason the so-called "conservatives" have got to be defeated this election, and thereafter. They are willing to say anything -- appropriate or not, true or not -- to promote the "cause" whether or not they understand what the "cause" might be. It's revolting, actually.

Billy McGoodGuy: I would think that someone as noble as Obama would respect the wishes of the mother of a dead child. Maybe that nobility is a ruse.

I think we understand your concern.

thamike: Republican Strategy

That picture fails to note the frantic arm flapping that, in cartoonish fashion, is briefly holding them aloft.

"There is another form of temptation, even more fraught with danger. This is the disease of curiosity. It is this which drives us to try and discover the secrets of nature, those secrets which are beyond your understanding, which can avail us nothing and which man should not wish to learn"

-Augustine McCain on the stump

I concur with ericbo84.

This is, really, this.

If you want to know how a woman feels about important personal issues, the obvious place to start is with her recently divorced, now ex-husband.

HighOnCraic: This just proves that McCain won the debate.

More bad news for Obama. What a terrible week he's having!

Billy McGoodGuy: I read it. It sounds to me like she would like to keep his name from being used as a political tool. Right?

Really?

Can you quote where she would like to keep his name from being a political tool?

Sooooo McCain brings up dead soldier for a reason to continue war = GOOD.

Obama reacts with his story of dead soldier for a good reason to start bringing troops home = OMGWTF??

Stay classy, Obama.

Did mother give bracelet to political candidate?

= Yes

Is that a political statement?

= Yes

So... what problem? Deadbeat Republican dad not like? DEADBEAT REPUBLICAN DAD SMASH!!!

/nuff said.

Billy McGoodGuy: I would think that someone as noble as Obama would respect the wishes of the mother of a dead child. Maybe that nobility is a ruse.

You don't know what the mother's wishes are.

This whole mess could've been prevented if Obama merely stood up to McCain's habit of whoring out solders' deaths in order to gain political sympathy AND pointed out that ending a war does not somehow "invalidate" said solder's death. But I guess responding to a bracelet pander with a bracelet pander is the safe play.

I'd love to meet the focus group that thinks exploiting death can gain sympathy.

soy_bomb: Stay classy, Obama.

You really should be advising McCain on class.

Well, not YOU...

SWOne: Sooooo McCain brings up dead soldier for a reason to continue war = GOOD.

Obama reacts with his story of dead soldier for a good reason to start bringing troops home = OMGWTF??

I gave up on this kind of thing because republicans are immune to logic and hypocrisy.

Maybe neither should exploit the dead?

Billy McGoodGuy: I read it. It sounds to me like she would like to keep his name from being used as a political tool. Right?

No, wrong. Her ex-husband claims that she sent him an e-mail telling him that she had asked Obama to stop wearing the bracelet. Nowhere in the article is there any evidence (other than hearsay provided by an ex-husband who seems to dislike Obama) that she actually asked Obama to stop wearing the bracelet. Nor is there any evidence that the father himself asked Obama to stop wearing the bracelet.

For what it's worth, Barack Obama did not bring up the fact that he had a braclet, and gave no indication that he was going to bring up his bracelet, until John McCain did his grandstanding "I'm more patriotic, because I have a bracelet". Obama then said "you ain't the only one". I'm not sure what level of planned it was, but it was cool.

Billy McGoodGuy: I read it. It sounds to me like she would like to keep his name from being used as a political tool. Right?

Wrong! Lets look at what she actually said.

"I couldn't believe it. It was such an honor, such an honor," she said. "To know that he does know his name. It means a lot."