Originally Posted by RFK1968

Turns out it was Buchenwald, not Auschwitz. And it was his grand uncle.

It's barely even a slip-up.

Originally Posted by Frank

It is a huge slip up since Buchenwald was essentially a labour camp while Auschwitz was the primary "extermination" camp that saw the highest number of casualties.

Originally Posted by Imperator

well, I have been leaving it be, but after his flip flop on speaking to Ahmadinejad and Castro, and this, I smell some Goreite material here.....invented internet, look for th union label, Hills being named after Sir Edmund, I cannot for the life of me, understand this, in today’s world to boot.

According to Obama it was his grandfather who marched with Patton, not his uncle, and they liberated Ohrdruf Concentration Camp, (his unit did) and it was his grand uncle..and it was a work camp not a death camp......

Anyon who has a handy knowledge of ww2 knows that auschwitz is in Poland, and the red army liberated that camp.


Obama also spoke about his uncle, who was part of the American brigade that helped to liberate Auschwitz. He said the family legend is that, upon returning from war, his uncle spent six months in an attic. “Now obviously, something had really affected him deeply, but at that time there just weren’t the kinds of facilities to help somebody work through that kind of pain,” Obama said. “That’s why this idea of making sure that every single veteran, when they are discharged, are screened for post-traumatic stress disorder and given the mental health services that they need – that’s why it’s so important.”

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Originally Posted by jviehe

Im willing to accept that this is a stupid mistake instead of an intentional embellishment.

Originally Posted by iamwhatiseem

Well at least he didn't say he was dodging mortar fire and runninfg for safety while in a foriegn country....

Originally Posted by Imperator

yea well, I also have issues with every member of the armed forces being classified as a "hero” too, but I am going to leave it alone, as I don’t think we'd have much of a logical or emotion free discussion here on that topic.

Originally Posted by AjaxPress

I'm a hero in the war on drugs and I would appreciate it if people would refer to me as such.

Originally Posted by Andrewl

Looks like this election is shaping up to be another personality contest... oh well.... not surprised.

Andrew

Originally Posted by Imperator

well heres the thing- Auschwitz/Ohrdruf, uncle vs. grandfather ( actually its great uncle) those words are even phonetically alike. I find it difficult to accept he was confused. I think he was trying the old Political game, was embellishing freely, that’s my gut reaction.

Was his point laudable? Sure, but where these guys go wrong is, they attempt to be empathetic absent any real grounds from which to do so, if so, he would not have needed to embellish. They cannot just make the point, they have to feel your pain, and I despise that self gratuitous hamhanded silly speak.

I don’t have a big hash with this, it’s a gaffe, my point and only point whenever I comment in these or create posts like thi, is to point out he is no better than any of the rest. He’s not jesus come down from the mount and he’s not perfect.

Originally Posted by Imperator

its has always been so...ala kennedy and nixon, clinton and dole etc...