McCain Confuses National Guard with Army

[ultraist]

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McCain confuses the National Guard with the Army during a Townhall meeting.

The large contingent that deployed from Alaska to Iraq on September 11, 2008 that McCain refers to, was not of the Alaska National Guard but was in fact the Army's 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.

McCain also noted that Sarah Palin's son was a member of the National Guard which is also incorrect. Palin's son, Track, is a member of the Army.

McCain stated:

"In fact, you may know that on Sept. 11 a large contingent of the Alaska Guard deployed to Iraq and her son happened to be one of them. "

McCain-Palin: Unfit & Unable!

[newmac]

1. Which is it; is he senile or lying?

Well?

[ultraist]

4. I think he was confused again

When one considers how frequently McCain gets confused, it is impossible not to question his mental fitness. This is yet another reason why he should release ALL of his medical records.

[Bette Noir]

13. Medical records would not reveal dementia

unless a relative asked the doctor to evaluate him for dementia. How likely do you thing that is?

It makes me sick that the MSM covers up for his obvious mental deficiencies.

[livelongandprosper]

2. That's nothing. McCain confuses McCain with McCain.

Now that's problematic.

[pasto76]

3. Does anyone know the MOS of Palin's son?

not to split hairs, but there are support roles in a brigade combat team.

When the guys in my platoon, soldiers in a reserve engineer battalion, were thrust into combat operations, without additional training, they got "blanket awards". That means the wording of their awards is the exact same as those POGE BASTARDS (same battalion) their entire deployment, and somehow have just as many "war stories" as my guys.

No, we cant do it alone, and every role is important. Yes, there is a difference in the duty and experiences soldiers have. My guys should have been recognized, not homogenized.

Be cool
SGT PASTO

[Shardik]

5. This guy is sliding into alzheimer's.

Sad to see for anyone. Sadder that he was nominated by a base of idiots.

[whistle]

6. McCain can be excused because he was strictly navy...what a dork-head!

[no1dolo]

7. Enough!

When will the Republican party realize that they need to ask McCain to just stop talking until the election is over. I just gets embarrassing.

[marias23]

8. GIVE THE POW A BREAK

She has nothing to do with foreign deployment of the guard. When will the Repubs get tired of the lying?

[Jack Rabbit]

9. Why

To quote my drill sergeant in basic training at Fort Dix, New Jersey, May 1976:

There are three ways to tell time: the civilian way, the Army way and the way they do in the National Guard. When it's a quarter to three in the afternoon civilian time, it's 1445 Army time. In the National Guard, it's when the big hand is on the nine and the little hand is almost to the three.

[zeek 463]

16. I had boot camp in dix in 79

but the reg's wouldn't be anything with out support unites like the guard and Reserve the only thing they would be is short handed I seen some of the guard and reserve as good or better at what they do then the reg's why? because most do it as civilians like construction and medical and other roll's. I was a reg and I'll never look down on them they put there ass on the line like any othere grunt in B.D.U's

[HopeHoops]

10. 9/11 9/11 9/11 9/11 - Doesn't the GOP have anything else to use?

[zeek 463]

11. who ever dug up this vid know's nothing of army service

The National Guard is army and is under state control till activated then it's attached to the regular army command witch then has control of there battalion....so mcshame is right sorry to tell you. How do I know ...ummmm 12 years of service that's how. some of you people need to find out fact's befor you leap.

[beac]

12. Ummm..... her son is not in the National Guard. He's in the Army.

Enjoy your pizza!

[zeek 463]

14. her son is not in the National Guard. He's in the Army.

what part of what I posted don't you understand?

[beac]

15. What part of 'enjoy your pizza' did you not understand?

Ciao!

[muriel_volestrangler]

17. You posted about the National Guard - which is irrelevant, because Track Palin isn't in it

He's in the regular Army - see eg http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gklG-DS9dhwcGUIY_Tk6O-myVSOgD930SR0G0 or http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/us_elections/article4669290.ece or http://www.adn.com/iraq/story/220586.html .

McCain, however, wrongly claimed that Track Palin is in the National Guard. Either because he's a confused man who isn't fit to lead a country, or because he lied on purpose to try to make a false connection between Track and his mother's nominal command of the Alaskan National Guard. Track Palin joined the regular US Army (to get away from his Alaskan secessionist father?)

[zeek 463]

18. regular US Army (to get away from his Alaskan secessionist father?)

and track told this to who? irrelevant? and Palin her self told the public he was in the National Guard and it's not irrelevant some in here have no idea how the army work's so it's info. funny how the dem's in here see them self's as the good side of government thank god im an independent. how is it the dem's let a crime boss stay in power? ok that mite get me booted from here it was a question. befor you jump just think you need us in Ohio.

[lumpy]

19. I think McCain is trying to make that false connection as you

described. I feel The kid was faced with jail or joining up because he was involved in the school bus/booze bruhaha. And of course Palin/McCain is using the patriotic soldier boy as political hay just as they have used the whole Palin family for poltical purposes. McCain and Palin are among the worst political scumbags I have ever observed in my many years of political watch.