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Originally Posted by hambirg  As far as Obama on the draft: Obama made clear that he was a strong supporter of the draft at the ServiceNation Presidential Forum at Columbia University on Sept. 11, 2008 and I don’t know why the MSM or the McCain campaign let that one slip right by. Obama on the draft speaking at Columbia:
"But it’s also important that a president speaks to military service as an obligation not just of some, but of many. You know, I traveled, obviously, a lot over the last 19 months. And if you go to small towns, throughout the Midwest or the Southwest or the South, every town has tons of young people who are serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. That’s not always the case in other parts of the country, in more urban centers. And I think it’s important for the president to say, this is an important obligation. If we are going into war, then all of us go, not just some."
Clips & Comment Is A Military Draft In Obama’s Future Plans? And he supports making women register with Selective Services:
Mr. Obama has said repeatedly that he will draw down the U.S. military presence in Iraq if he becomes president, but he has also said he would increase the number of troops in Afghanistan, where Taliban forces have seen a resurgence in recent years.
During a CNN/YouTube debate for Democratic presidential candidates last year, he said he doesn't "agree" with the draft.
But he did say women should be expected to register with the Selective Service, comparing the role of women to black soldiers and airmen who served during World War II, when the armed forces were still segregated. |
Only by the use of typical Republican fantasies can Obama's statements be construed as supporting the draft. Fortunately for you, you seem to have plenty of imagination that way.
Back to Ms. Palin's clothes -- what exactly was wrong with the clothing she wore as governor of Alaska? 150,000 dollars on clothing is obscene, especially on someone else's dime. I bet most women don't spend that much on clothes in a lifetime (Cindy McCain, Paris Hilton and the like being the exception). She wears clothes very well and could have easily been dressed in far less expensive or extravagant clothing. It's just hypocritical to spend that kind of money on clothing -- and make-up! -- and claim to be a regular Jane Six Pack. Just like with her charging her kids' vacations to the Alaskan taxpayers, she's a pig at the trough.