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Obama Tells Vets No Lower Drinking Age

Submitted By Cynful 204 days ago

images.military.com - Army veteran Ernest Johnson, 23, of Connecticut, said one of the things that peeved him before he turned 21 was that he couldn't come home and drink a beer - even though he was old enough to serve in the armed services and die for his country. Obama told Johnson he sympathized, but that setting the legal drinking age at 21 had helped reduce drunken driving incidents and should remain.

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  • 2manyhaters's Avatar
    2manyhaters says... 200 days ago Score: 0 Grind this Comment Trash this Comment

    Easy for Obama to say, he has never served this country or fought in a WAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    illwaukeerepresent says... 200 days ago Score: 0 Grind this Comment Trash this Comment

    The reason the drinking age was changed to 21 was because of the astronomic levels of drunken driving (specifically by the 16-21 demographic). There were two options proposed: A.) Raise the drinking age or B.) Raise the driving age.

    The former was chosen because the later would have meant that a lot of people who needed to drive in order to get to work would not have been able to.

    I saw this special on MTV and, as always, I was surprised with how thoughtfully and confidently Obama handles issues that affect the people he hopes to represent.

    I am glad we finally have someone running for president who doesn't give the canned answers. Obama listened to the question, and gave an actual and reasonable response that wasn't the crowd pleaser or dodge you usually get. Actually, by giving a thoughtful honest response it appeared that he commanded the respect of everyone in the room.

    Obama once again proves that he is the leader most ready to lead this country into a new era.

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    YOUNG BEAM says... 203 days ago Score: 0 Grind this Comment Trash this Comment

    I BELIEVE IT'S A GOOD THING...HEY!!! IF YOU WANNA DRINK UNDER AGE YOU ARE GOING TO DO IT ANYWAY...I BELIEVE YOU SHOULDNT BE ABLE TO INLIST IN THE MILITARY UNTIL YOU ARE 21...S

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