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Brummie User ID: 732646 United Kingdom 07/23/2009 09:00 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 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. |
Frightning White (OP) User ID: 716251 United States 07/23/2009 09:08 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | OK, I stand corrected, thank you for pointing that out... I still thought it was interesting though... I'm not a big fan of those sites anyway, I just thought it was interesting as I'm no fan of the Usurper either. But I'm a big enough guy to admit that it's possible that it was taken out of contest... |