Email: "This Unbelievable President!"

Fw: This Unbelievable President!

[note - all mistakes below are original to text of email]

From: XXXXXXX@yahoo.com
To: XXXXXXX@aol.com
Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2009 5:21 PM
Subject: FW: This Unbelievable President!

THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE MOST OUTRAGEOUS STATEMENT EVER MADE BY A PUBLIC OFFICIAL LET ALONE BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.  AND THIS GUY IS OUR "COMMANDER IN CHIEF".  HE IS A DISGRACE.

UNBELIEVABLE PRESIDENT???

HERE IS HIS RESPONSE WHEN HE BACKED OFF FROM HIS DECISION TO LET THE MILITARY PAY FOR THEIR WAR INJURIES.

WHAT AN EMPTY HEADED PERSON HE MUST BE....

Bad press, including major mockery of the plan by comedian Jon Stewart, led to President Obama abandoning his proposal to require veterans carry private health

insurance to cover the estimated $540 million annual cost to the federal government of treatment for injuries to military personnel received during their tours on active duty.  The President admitted that he was puzzled by the magnitude of the opposition to his proposal.

"Look, it's an all-volunteer force," Obama complained. "Nobody made these guys go to war.  They had to have known and accepted the risks.  Now they whine about bearing the costs of their choice? It doesn't compute." 

"I thought these were people who were proud to sacrifice for their country, "Obama continued.  "I wasn't asking for blood, just money. With the country facing the worst financial crisis in its history, I'd have thought that the patriotic thing to do would be to try to help reduce the nation's deficit. I guess I underestimated the selfishness of some of my fellow Americans."

Please pass this on to every one including every vet and their families whom you know.

How in the world did a person with this mindset become our leader? I didn't vote for him!!!

REMEMBER THIS STATEMENT... "Nobody made these guys go to war. They had to have known and accepted the risks. Now they whine about bearing the costs of their choice?

If this JERK thinks he will ever get another vote from an Active Duty, Reserve, National Guard service member or veteran of a military service he ought to think it over. If you or a family member is or has served their country please pass this to them. Please pass this to everyone.

I'm guessing that other than the 20-25 percent hardcore liberals in the US will agree that this is just another example why this is the worst president in American history.

Remind everyone over and over how this man thinks, while he bows to the Saudi Arabian king.

Response

Hey, thanks for sending that email my way.

I was shocked to read those words.  I couldn't believe the President of the United States would say that about our fighting men & women.  But I'm always skeptical of these angry emails, so I decided to see for myself if it was true.

Not surprisingly, it's not true.  President Obama NEVER said "Nobody made these guys go to war.  They had to have known and accepted the risks.  Now they whine about bearing the costs of their choice?" Nor has he ever said anything like it.

I found a great website called FactCheck.org that fact checks the statements of both Democrats and Republicans.  The website actually fact checked this exact email!  They wrote: "We searched news databases and turned up no news organization that has ever quoted Obama this way. We conclude that these quotes are simply made-up."

There you have it - that email was a total lie!

You can check it out yourself here http://www.factcheck.org/2009/05/would-obama-have-soldiers-pay-for-own-war-injuries/

During my research I also came across a few speeches Obama gave to veterans groups.  These quotes are actually authentic & they display the admiration he has for veterans. 

The President said "To all those who have served America -- our forces, your families, our veterans -- you have done your duty. You have fulfilled your responsibilities. And now a grateful nation must fulfill ours."

During the same speech, he said: "We will fulfill our responsibility to our wounded warriors. For those still in uniform, we're investing billions of dollars for more treatment centers, more case managers, and better medical care so our troops can recover and return where they want to be, with their units."

You can read his whole speech here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/17/AR2009081701657.html

So hopefully that helps put your mind at ease.

Have a good week.