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Servicewoman told DUI cost her a Christmas call from Obama
Tampa Bay Times (via Charlotte Observer) ^ | 8 Jan 2012 | Jodie Tillman

Posted on 01/08/2012 8:46:19 AM PST by Hoodat

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Only 10 military service members get personal Christmas Day phone calls from President Barack Obama. Last month, Coast Guard Petty Officer Golda Payne learned she would be one of them.

Payne, a 25-year-old Tampa native stationed in Kuwait, couldn't wait. She researched the Obama family. She planned to keep things "light," maybe ask about the family dog and tell him about her bulldog puppy. She gave an interview to the Coast Guard newspaper.

But Christmas came, and Obama never called. Two days later, Payne said her officers told her this was why: The White House had run a criminal background check on her, saw a 2006 drunken driving conviction and didn't want to risk negative publicity.

Payne said she was hurt and disappointed. The drunken driving arrest is her only criminal charge, according to state records, and was a turning point that led her to join the military.

"The Coast Guard has been hands down the best thing that has ever happened to me," Payne said in an email. "It provided me structure and discipline when I needed it most." . . .

(Excerpt) Read more at charlotteobserver.com ...


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KEYWORDS: goldapayne; grinch; military; narcissist; obama
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To: mass55th

All of that stuff is handled a lot farther down the food chain, I believe. Obama probably didn’t even know who he was talking to until they handed him the phone and he looked up at the teleprompter.

That being said, I’m surprised the military took someone with a DUI. I’m pretty sure if you get one while you’re in, you’re out.


21 posted on 01/08/2012 10:16:22 AM PST by PLMerite (Shut the Beyotch Down! Burn, baby, burn!)
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To: humblegunner

I’d be heartbroken, I’m sure....(not)


22 posted on 01/08/2012 10:17:49 AM PST by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: Larry Lucido

And I would have taken Grant’s call.


23 posted on 01/08/2012 10:18:03 AM PST by Larry Lucido
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To: Hoodat

So by this token, if a DUI 7 years ago discounts a soldier, then all muzzies in the military should be quarantined because of the hate spew they suckle from the koran.


24 posted on 01/08/2012 10:18:58 AM PST by King Moonracer (Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.....)
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To: leapfrog0202


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25 posted on 01/08/2012 10:19:48 AM PST by leapfrog0202 ("the American presidency is not supposed to be a journey of personal discovery" Sarah Palin)
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To: Hoodat

Calls only are made to faggots, dykes, blacks, Hispanics, women, etc.; anyone who is a FOOL THAT WOULD VOTE FOR THE MESSIAH.


26 posted on 01/08/2012 10:22:19 AM PST by traditional1 (Free speech for me.....not for thee)
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To: Hoodat
Payne, a 25-year-old Tampa native stationed in Kuwait, couldn't wait. She researched the Obama family. She planned to keep things "light," maybe ask about the family dog and tell him about her bulldog puppy.

So she went from booze to Kool-aid?

Big whoop.

27 posted on 01/08/2012 10:23:51 AM PST by PalmettoMason ("The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.")
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To: PLMerite

Whether or not a DUI matters depends on how bad they want you, and how bad they want to keep you. You can get an enlistment waiver for pretty much anything short of an unpardoned felony, if your qualifications make it worth the trouble. For people already in, it’s the commander’s decision whether they go rehab track or discharge track. A PFC rifleman is automatically toast. A field grade destined for bigger and better things can probably get a pass, unless they need to make an example of someone.


28 posted on 01/08/2012 10:24:24 AM PST by Mountain Troll (My investment plan - Canned food and shotguns)
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To: King Moonracer
"So by this token, if a DUI 7 years ago discounts a soldier, then all muzzies in the military should be quarantined because of the hate spew they suckle from the koran."

Nope, but if you have a Confederate battle flag tatoo, you are not allowed to serve in the Usurper's marine corps.

29 posted on 01/08/2012 10:26:18 AM PST by Godebert (NO PERSON EXCEPT A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN!)
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To: humblegunner

Amen. I don’t see the missed call as a cost, but a benefit. Whether she knows it or not, she avoided being used as his foil and purely for political purposes.


30 posted on 01/08/2012 10:30:29 AM PST by DPMD
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To: Barak; obama
it's all about Obama

I'd hang up on the marxist dirtbag.

31 posted on 01/08/2012 10:30:56 AM PST by ROCKLOBSTER ( Celebrate Republicans Freed the Slaves Month.)
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To: Hoodat

Bush would have called, they would have swapped stories, and they would have prayed together.


32 posted on 01/08/2012 10:32:55 AM PST by Excellence (9/11 was an act of faith.)
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To: ROCKLOBSTER
it's all about Obama
I'd hang up on the marxist dirtbag.


I'd answer the phone and say "dat you Barry?" and then:

"PFFFFFFFFFTTTTTTT!!!!!!!"
33 posted on 01/08/2012 10:50:10 AM PST by mkjessup (Jimmy Carter is the Skidmark in the panties of American history, 0bama is the yellow stain in front.)
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To: Larry Lucido
LOL! Sam would have had a whiskey with his breakfast before he made the call.

And if he called me, I'd take the call (and be polite, mostly).

/johnny

34 posted on 01/08/2012 11:00:43 AM PST by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: ROCKLOBSTER
I'd hang up on the marxist dirtbag.

You'd probably get multiple chances, too.

"Mr Lobster, this is the presi...*click* Hmm, we must have gotten disconnected. There's no way anyone would want to hang up on me." *redial*
35 posted on 01/08/2012 11:02:50 AM PST by Renderofveils (My loathings are simple: stupidity, oppression, crime, cruelty, soft music. - Nabokov)
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To: Michael.SF.

bump!


36 posted on 01/08/2012 11:03:29 AM PST by EBH (God Humbles Nations, Leaders, and Peoples before He uses them for His Purpose)
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To: liberalh8ter

Sounds to me like a complete misuse of the criminal records system. By what authority where they searching these records? It had nothing to do with being arrested, applying for a security clearance or even a job which requires a release by the way.

I think we have someone in violation of disclosure laws here.


37 posted on 01/08/2012 11:05:13 AM PST by Mouton (Voting is an opiate of the electorate. Nothing changes no matter who wins..)
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To: humblegunner

AMEN!


38 posted on 01/08/2012 11:07:13 AM PST by a real Sheila (Taylor/Fife 2012)
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To: mkjessup
You gotta work on your insults.

Say the president did call you. Instead of sounding like grandpa after beans, you could say something like: "Thank you for your call, Mr. President. I would like for you to know that I think your mother inter-racially fornicated and got punished with you. Your father left bastards all over the world, and I appreciate his international efforts, except for you. You, Mr. President, are a total waste of protoplasm. My sole exception for abortion is you."

And then you could go on to get ugly.

/johnny

39 posted on 01/08/2012 11:08:10 AM PST by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: Renderofveils
LOL!

/johnny

40 posted on 01/08/2012 11:10:27 AM PST by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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