[don-o]

Not sure if a video might exist. No linkage posted to the Democracy Now page. It's an anti American hate site. imo

[Gaffer]

Yeah....I seem to remember in Kindergarten getting some of these for not pooping my pants.

[Buckeye McFrog]

must’ve been eating a bowl of Lucky Charms at the time

[JamesP81]

If the press gets to lambast Marco Rubio for taking a sip of water, I think we should get to lambast the President for calling it a Purple Star instead of a Purple Heart.

[sten]

when you’re making stuff up on the fly, the particulars don’t matter

fake it until you make it, baby!

/eye-rolling-disgusted-sarcasm

[Lazamataz]

Obama says Hagel won two Purple Stars

That's NOTHIN'. I won two Green Clovers and three Yellow Moons!

[Howie66]

Does al Quaeda award Purple Stars?

[niteowl77]

Straight from Obama's two purple lips.

(metaphorically)

[USMCPOP]

The purple one with the star is quite different. It's given to the next-of-kin.

[alexander_busek]

Actually, I think that Obama does remarkably well in "acting American" and referencing "Americana" when mentioning, e.g., the number of States in the Union (57 aint so far off) or the names of our military medals, considering that he spent so many formative years in a primitive, third-world country like Indonesia. Just think how difficult it must be for him to keep this (for him) exotic information straight in his mind.

After all, most natural-born Americans probably couldn't correctly state how many provinces there are in Indonesia, and would probably stumble when called upon to name a single Kenyan military decoration ("Order of the Burning Spear," anyone?).

Regards,

[Octar]

Well, Obama has two purple lips. Stars, hearts, who cares.

[muir_redwoods]

He got purple stars on spelling tests in 2nd grade maybe.

[cotton1706]

Was he eating Lucky Charms at the time??

[Cold Case Posse Supporter]

I found this NBC article from January 7 when Hagel was tapped for the job by Obama. It says:

http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/07/16396436-obama-taps-american-patriot-hagel-for-pentagon-job?lite

Hagel would be the first former enlisted soldier to become the secretary of defense. His views of international conflict are heavily influenced by his own service in the Vietnam War; he ‘won’ two Purple Hearts for his service and still has pieces of shrapnel embedded in his chest.

[jongaltsr]

It is easy to have a slip of the tongue if you first of all have no idea what you are talking about or no concept of the subject at hand.

[G Larry]

As one General remarked:

So did my mule!

That doesn't speak to his intellect!

[Art in Idaho]

Just more evidence that Obama did not grow up in America. What kid hasn't heard 'Purple Heart'?

[rashley]

Please produce the evidence!

[RetiredArmy]

As a holder of the Purple Heart, you don’t WIN the danged thing. No soldier set out to WIN a Purple Heart. You don’t get into a firefight and say, man, I hope I can WIN a Purple Heart today! Idiots. It is an award for wounds received in action by enemy fire. Not awarded for falling down and cutting your pinky finger as our wonderful Sec of State did.

[JoeProBono]

[liberalh8ter]

It’s not necessary for the Commander in Chief of the armed forces to know the name of the medal awarded to soldiers injured or killed defending the Country.../s