Mr. President, we have a problem..Obama recalls Apollo 11 splashdown in Hawaii – while he lived in Indonesia (Barack Hussein Obama, myth)
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"I remember my grandfather used to work in the coal mines, and then come out after a 12 hour shift and play football.......No wait a minute that wasn't me, that was Neil Kinnock and HIS grandfather" -- Joe Biden, another victim of DIMS (Democratic Imagined Memory Syndrome).
"I have vivid memories of the KKK burning churches in Arkansas as I was growing up. We must never allow that to......uh whaddaya mean there were no church burnings in Arkansas during that time?" Bill Clinton another victim of DIMS (Democratic Imagined Memory Syndrome).
"I remember landing (in Bosnia) under sniper fire. There was supposed to be some kind of a greeting ceremony at the airport, but instead we just ran with our heads down to get into the vehicles to get to our base.......oh the video shows me greeting a little girl and chatting for 30 minutes?" Hillary Clinton another victim of DIMS (Democratic Imagined Memory Syndrome).
Remember friends don't let friends become Democrats.
I am not an Obama fan but according to the OP he states "capsules". Maybe he is not referring specifically to the Apollo 11 but others ones that come down in that area.
That was my first reaction as well. Get a life "Logic" (using the term quite loosely).
"I remember my grandfather used to work in the coal mines, and then come out after a 12 hour shift and play football.......No wait a minute that wasn't me, that was Neil Kinnock and HIS grandfather" -- Joe Biden, another victim of DIMS (Democratic Imagined Memory Syndrome).
"I have vivid memories of the KKK burning churches in Arkansas as I was growing up. We must never allow that to......uh whaddaya mean there were no church burnings in Arkansas during that time?" Bill Clinton another victim of DIMS (Democratic Imagined Memory Syndrome).
"I remember landing (in Bosnia) under sniper fire. There was supposed to be some kind of a greeting ceremony at the airport, but instead we just ran with our heads down to get into the vehicles to get to our base.......oh the video shows me greeting a little girl and chatting for 30 minutes?" Hillary Clinton another victim of DIMS (Democratic Imagined Memory Syndrome).
Remember friends don't let friends become Democrats.
As I am sure you are aware, the actual statement Obama made was not false in any way.
Joe White - I am not a liberal, but please avoid falling prey to the rampant propaganda machine that is conservative media. It is very powerful, very convincing, but very false. You're better than that.
As I am sure you are aware, the actual statement Obama made was not false in any way.
Joe White - I am not a liberal, but please avoid falling prey to the rampant propaganda machine that is conservative media. It is very powerful, very convincing, but very false. You're better than that.
With all due respect Bluefly, we have to be careful of all media on both sides of the political spectrum.
We should know by now that the media all have an agenda.....ratings. So they will twist stories to get those ratings, albeit favorable to the liberals or to the conservatives.
Remember Dan Rather's embarrasing moment when he was at CBS?
" 2009 WorldNetDaily "On this week's 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, President Obama praised the pioneering American astronauts and recalled his own childhood memories in Hawaii of NASA capsules splashing down in the Pacific. But Houston, we have a problem. The president actually lived in Indonesia in 1969. Obama met with Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin in the Oval Office July 20 to commemorate the historic landing. He praised the men for their "heroism, calm under pressure" and "grace." "I think that all of us recall the moment in which mankind finally was untethered from this planet and was able to explore the stars; the moment in which we had one of our own step on the moon and leave that imprint that is there to this day," the president said. (Story continues below) During his speech with the Apollo 11 crew, Obama told the astronauts: The country continues to draw inspiration from what you've done. I should note, just personally, I grew up in Hawaii, as many of you know, and I still recall sitting on my grandfather's shoulders when those capsules would land in the middle of the Pacific and they'd get brought back and we'd go out and we'd pretend like they could see us as we were waving at folks coming home. And I remember waving American flags and my grandfather telling me that the Apollo mission was an example of how Americans can do anything they put their minds to. The following is a White House video of his speech: However, Obama lived in Indonesia as a child, from 1967 to 1971, with his mother and stepfather – and not with his grandfather and grandmother, Stanley and Madelyn Dunham, in Hawaii. Despite several statements made by the president about his childhood years in Jakarta, Obama's own White House biography begins with his alleged birth in Hawaii Aug. 4, 1961, and makes no mention of Indonesia. It was not until Obama turned 10 that he moved to Honolulu to live with his grandparents. The White House declined to respond to WND's request for clarification concerning Obama's account of being in Hawaii during the event. The Apollo 11 splashdown took place 1,440 nautical miles east of Wake Island and 210 nautical miles south of Johnston Atoll on July 24, 1969 – just before Obama's eighth birthday."
I should never take my kids to visit old relatives in Germany or else some one may not think they are citizens because of it.
Talk about beating a dead horse, by now even the bones have turned to dust. Isn't the sign of insanity doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results? The birther movement is dead, get over it. Let's move to issues.
"And parents NEVER take their children out of school for a family vacation to visit relatives ... noooooooo! That would mean that he would miss all that Madrassa training wouldn't it!!!!!
please get lives."
Why all the anger?
What anger?
Why the concern over a non-issue???
Did you know we're fighting a war in Iraq? The economy is crumbling?
To quote Obama's EXACT words - "I grew up in Hawaii, as many of you know, and I still recall sitting on my grandfather’s shoulders when those capsules would land in the middle of the Pacific".
Obama DID NOT say that he was in Hawaii when the first moon landing happened in 1969. He was saying that he was in Hawaii when OTHER Apollo capsules landed in the Pacific.
Apollo lunar missions 16 and 17 splashed down in the Pacific in the year 1972. Obama would have lived in Hawaii with his grandparents in 1972.
Please be careful not to echo and spread so called "facts" aka urban myths that you read on right wing Obama hate sites such as WND and FreeRepublic. At least try to verify the claims and do a tiny bit of research.
The video has been uploaded by many others and still available on YouTube should you wish to go back and listen carefully to Obama's words. Just search for Obama Apollo 11. You may also use Google to do a quick search for Apollo Pacific splashdowns.
Thank you for this. Kinda what I was figuring.... It only took me about 5-10 seconds of critical thinking to come up with this likely conclusion.
It's a shame that some on here appear to do no thinking for themselves whatsoever...
Obama DID NOT say that he was in Hawaii when the first moon landing happened in 1969. He was saying that he was in Hawaii when OTHER Apollo capsules landed in the Pacific.
Apollo lunar missions 16 and 17 splashed down in the Pacific in the year 1972. Obama would have lived in Hawaii with his grandparents in 1972.
.........You may also use Google to do a quick search for Apollo Pacific splashdowns.
The Apollo 16 astronauts arrived in Hawaii at 3 in the morning.
I doubt Obama was on hand to 'see' them and wave at them like they could see him.
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