Barack's “My uncle saved the Jews at Auschwitz” or Hillary's “I was dodging sniper fire”?
Honestly, it's probably too early to tell. I assume we'll hear some sort of explanation from Obama, it depends what his excuse is (and if it's even remotely close to true).
To me—unless something unforeseen pops up-I have to say I still think Hillary's is worse. The main difference? The event she lied about actually happened to her. It's at least plausible that Obama remembered hearing stories of his uncle doing something heroic at another concentration camp, or another battlefield, or at least saving a kitten near a gun shop.
Obama is remembering something about his uncle in battle 60 years ago, I can give him a little break if he messes that up-assuming his uncle was actually was in the military, did fight in WW2, and wasn't fighting for the other side—all of which have to be true. Obama couldn't be that dumb.
That doesn't mean it doesn't deserve approximately the same amount of media that Hillary's comment received-which was a lot. It will be interesting to see if the media gives Obama yet another free pass.
But as far as Hillary goes-she knew she hadn't walked through an active war zone. She knew she didn't dodge sniper fire. She knew she had a welcoming ceremony with a bunch of cute kiddies on the tarmac. She just manufactured a memory because she thought she'd get away with it—mainly because the media has been letting her get away with these sorts of things for a long time.
She has to realize that the media has chosen Obama to be the chosen one.
Until she drops out, she has to live like a conservative. Remember the rules: when you criticize, you are mean spirited. When you question, you are fear mongering. When you're white, you're racist. Now go on out there and win yourself a campaign!
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UPDATE: Obama's campaign says it was his great uncle, not his uncle.
UPDATE: Obama's campaign says it was not Auschwitz (in Poland), but Ohrfruf (in Germany).
Their initial explanation appears to work with my suspicions that he just messed up the details. Again, assuming this story checks out, I don't have that big of an issue with it.
Any guy who helps liberate a Nazi concentration camp, whether it be in Germany or in Poland, is a hero/mega-hero. Obama should be getting his details right, sure, but I don't see the benefit of an intentional lie here. I know Auschwitz is the “brand name” of concentration camps, but still.
If the guy was a hero at any concentration camp, he's certainly done more than I'll ever do. I'll take one of the 4.7 million other reasons not to vote for Obama, and leave this one alone. (Need I say it again—assuming this new story checks out, which it appears it does.)
