I just got this email from a friend. I'm not sure what to make of it.

[napi21]

It's supposed to be from a Marine who was in Afghanistan when Obama visited this past week. His name, & email address were included, but I deleted them for this public post.

Hello everyone,
As you know I am not a very political person. I just wanted to pass along
that Senator Obama came to Bagram Afghanistan for about an hour on his
visit to 'The War Zone'. I wanted to share with you what happened.
He got off the plane and got into a bullet proof vehicle, got to the area
to meet with the Major General (2 Star) who is the commander here at Bagram.

As the Soldiers where lined up to shake his hand he blew them off and
didn't say a word as he went into the conference room to meet the General. As he
finished, the vehicles took him to the ClamShell (pretty much a big top
tent that military personnel can play basketball or work out in with weights)
so he could take his publicity pictures playing basketball. He again shunned the
opportunity to talk to Soldiers to thank them for their service.

So really he was just here to make a showing for the American's back home
that he is their candidate for President. I think that if you are going to
make an effort to come all the way over here you would thank those that are
providing the freedom that they are providing for you.

I swear we got more thanks from the NBA Basketball Players or the Dallas
Cowboy Cheer leaders than from one of the Senators, who wants to be the
President of the United States. I just don't understand how anyone would
want him to be our Commander-and-Chief. It was almost that he was scared to be around
those that provide the freedom for him and our great country.

If this is blunt and to the point I am sorry but I wanted you all to know
what kind of caliber of person he really is. What you see in the news is
all fake.

In service,
CPT Xxxxxx x. Xxxxxxxxx
Battle Captain
TF Wasatch
American Soldier

Xxx Xxxxxx
[e-mail]

American by birth
MARINE
by the grace of God

Semper Fi

What do you think?

[Midlodemocrat]

1. Already debunked by snopes.

[Lasher]

2. I am so glad you asked that question

Here, enjoy:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6540428

[Vickers]

3. Snoped

http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/afghanistan.asp

[napi21]

16. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH! I did check Snopes before I posted

the question, but I guess I used the wrong parameters because I didn't find it!

I "replied to all" on that email, and there were 15 people she had sent it to! At least my response went to the same 15!

[hobbit709]

4. Snopes is your friend-more RW BS

[fasttense]

5. It's been debunked and is on the front page.

Here's a link
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6540428

[warrior1]

6. send him this and tell him he's lying.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/afghanistan.asp

[CJCRANE]

7. There's extended footage of him talking to the troops

and mixing with them.

Don't believe this email for a second.

[uppityperson]

8. Bogus BS. Snopes has it, was on DU yesterday

http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/afghanistan.asp
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=3679101&mesg_id=3679101

[frogmarch]

9. I think your friend

is a republican. S/he is spreading crap around about Obama, trying to turn people against him.

I've dropped all my republican friends who have sent me crap like that.

[ixion]

10. a war criminal crying crocodile tears

this person is now suddenly concerned about someone's character, despite the fact that the current CiC is the sick bastard who created the situation in the first place.

Oh, and the whole "provide the freedom for him and our great country" is a whopping crock of BS that should immediately raise a red flag as to the true intent of this war pig.

[billyoc]

11. make of it? Print it out, roll it up into a tight tube and stick it in your friend's eye.

[tbyg52]

15. Or you could make make a hat or a brooch or a pterodactyl... ;->

http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0080339/quotes

[billyoc]

18. Oh, yeah!

:rofl:

[helderheid]

12. That was posted word for word on my diet forum. I would send this:

A picture is worth 1,000 words:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8IB2ZzzBiU

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=319_1216506596

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEtZlR3zp4c

[treestar]

13. So clearly made up that it is laughable.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Whoever made this up is very immature. And has never been in the military.

[elehhhhna]

14. yeah -- "I'm an army guy, for real! Obama spit on me & called me a babykiller! For rea!"

[napi21]

19. I needed the link to the Snopes article. The lady who sent that to me

was a military wife for YEARS! She & her husband are now retired in Fl. For me to just respond as you did wouldn't convince her of anything except that I'm just one of those ignorant Obama supporters. As I said above, I did check Snopes first, but I used the subj. line in the email I received and found no results. I "replied to all" and I'm feeling pretty smug now because my response PROVING that it's FALSE went back to all 16 people who got the first email.

Thanks AGAIN to my fellow DUers for the help.

[treestar]

20. Good! Snopes is really on top of things!

:yourock:

[DJ13]

17. Its been my experience that anyone who uses "Semper Fi" in correspondence is a Freeper

Your mileage may vary.