There is not a single true statement in that entire paragraph.
Stars and Stripes is printing absolute bald-faced lies.
Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.
Posted on 12/18/2010 2:04:57 PM PST by tricksy
Just hours after being found guilty at his court-martial, Army Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin said he was ashamed and remorseful over his decision to refuse deployment to Afghanistan earlier this year, but he hedged on questions about President Barack Obama's citizenship.
"I don't want [my career] to end this way," a tearful Lakin said to military jurors during the sentencing phase of his trial Wednesday afternoon. "I want to continue to serve ... It crushed me not to be on deployment. I can be on a plane tomorrow. I'd truly do that."
Lakin, a 17-year Army physician, was sentenced to six months in prison and dismissal from the service on Thursday after being found guilty of disobeying orders and ignoring his deployment orders. In April, Lakin posted an online video declaring he would not return to Afghanistan with his unit until questions regarding Obama's birth certificate were answered to his satisfaction. The move made him an instant hero to the birther movement, which helped him raise money for his legal defense.
Obama was born in Hawaii, but questions about his parents and overseas upbringing were raised during his 2008 presidential campaign. Hawaiian officials that year verified the existence of his birth certificate, addressing those issues for all but a fringe group that insists that the president is not legally qualified to serve in the White House...
The 45-year-old physician appeared somber and exhausted from two days in court, and was battered by his own civilian defense lawyer during his sentencing statement.
"Are you done disobeying orders, Col. Lakin?" attorney Neal Puckett angrily asked his client. "You invited this court-martial. You invited this sentence. And for the rest of your life, you get to live with a federal felony conviction."
Lakin sheepishly nodded along....
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I doubt it as it isn't Lakin’s responsibility nor the military to determine eligibility of the President. That responsibility lies in other venues. JMO....
So you are saying he did this for money?
And there is something not right about HIM?
LoL!
Obama could have showed his real birth certificate to the court and prevented this.
Is that you? Lucianne?
You got banned.
What is up?
Am I correct?
The phoniness of it. Lakin made his decision, he should be prepared to live with it. He had is chance to obey his orders, but did not. He had his chance to deploy, but did not. He had his chance to do his duty, but chose not to. There are no do-overs.
Hi, non-squirter.
Any input or opinion on this thread?:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2644629/posts
I'm sure Lakin's misgivings about Obama are sincere, and he's no different than a lot of us in that area. But I'm not convinced that was his only motivation for doing what he did.
Disgraceful.
You should identify LTC Lakin as Political Prisoner #1...
Not really, no. We are all here at Jim Robinson's pleasure. I support his authority to set the rules and ban anyone who breaks them.
What did you expect me to say?
When and if( a big one as things stand now) it is established that Obama is not a valid ‘natural born citizen’( which I believe) the dynamics of Lakin’s case and any similar situation will be reexamined. What is there that would prevent a president of a different mindset than Obama from giving Lakin a restoration of rights?
There is not a single true statement in that entire paragraph.
Stars and Stripes is printing absolute bald-faced lies.
When and if( a big one as things stand now) it is established that Obama is not a valid ‘natural born citizen’( which I believe) the dynamics of Lakin’s case and any similar situation will be reexamined. What is there that would prevent a president of a different mindset than Obama from giving Lakin a restoration of rights?
Some things are not worth hanging your ass out for I would have been nuts denying an assignment with 17 years in.
You are a reprehensible assassin of character who is unworthy to scoop Lakin's cat's litter box.
Now that his career is over, does he wish he had plead not guilty so that he could appeal?
Were you planning on calling him names for saying Lakin got what he deserved as well? Just curious.
Exactly! How much money has he spent covering these records? A million? Who pays for that? The tax payer? The math makes no sense; a million for a job that pays 400k a year.
Then, Mr. Transparency signs and executive order to seal all his records. Absolute horse crap.
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