- Joe: As to your outrage over McCain ( "low blow
after what he went through") . Because of his father's status (Commander
of Pacific fleet) was afforded 'medical care' that other POW didn't (therefore
died). There are not many (like none) veterans who have a memorial erected
to them in HANOI.
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you do some research of just how McCain was treated in Vietnam - (his
own testimony) - and his bizarre actions towards families (I was there
- were you?) of POWS in the '91 hearings. He stunned everyone when
he rushed to the witness table and HUGGED North Vietnamese, Col. Bui Tin
(responsible for POW deaths and torture). He has had his own records
sealed and those of other (legislation) POWS. He HUGS a killer/torturer
of our men and called the families of those LEFT BEHIND - 'charlatans,
whiners, vultures, lunatic fringe'
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by the Justice Dept. John had visitors as a POW (nobody else did).
He certainly wasn't living in a bamboo cage (like others). He was afforded
(after he told them who his father was) the best of medical attentions.
Some people, are FOREVER, unhuggable under any circumstances. Besides
the atrocities against OUR MEN - the North Vietnamese were responsible
for hundreds of thousands of deaths against innocent civilians. Who
the hell would HUG a KILLER and mock American families? What a 'low
blow'.
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BUSH in S.C. (2000) and his buddy Karl Rove. Did you write to the White
House? He was identified in fliers handed out at churches as "The
Fag Candidate". It was circulated amongst the 'gullible' church going
Southerners; that his adopted daughter from Bangladeshi was black - and
that his wife was a drug addict. Rove suggested that McCain committed
TREASON while a POW and on and on the smear went. Apparently all this was
forgiven (?) with McCain hugging Bush in 20004. Gosh, accused of TREASON?
I'd want to set that record straight! He didn't. Then we have Bush delivering
McCain a birthday cake in the middle (2005) of Katrina?
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nation's CAPITAL - or in shanties they've built in the woods. I worked
for YEARS with homeless veterans. John wasn't there pleading their
cause. I found (WWII) Joe in a car with maggots eating out his foot.
James (Korea) was living under a bridge with rats. Denis lived in
a plastic tent in the park (near yacht club). He was beaten to death for
his 'canning' money. Mr. Christanson was beaten to death in his car (where
he lived) for his disability money. Mr.Elliott (WWII Naval photographer)
was beaten to death in his wheelchair by an illegal immigrant (dishwasher)
in an alley behind an upscale restaurant. This boutique town wanted to
charge him $5.00 a night for their 12 person (token) shelter. Bob, Vietnam,
burned to death in an abandoned house. On and on and on ( I could
tell you dozens of stories). Don't tell me what JOHN'S been through.
A couple thousand were left behind (read the McCain POW hearing transcripts
for an eye opener) to ROT in jungle cages. Let's not even address
KOREA and those missing. Those who came home have been kicked to the curb
- and made to BEG for benefits.
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- Luis - age 21 doesn't even get a PURPLE HEART. He was
permanently paralyzed when a statue of Saddam he was ordered to tear down
fell on him~
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I imagine that you've read the investigative stories in the Washington
Post on the deplorable treatment of vets at Walter Reed ( a few miles from
the Capital). Low blows? These men and women were sent into battle
in Humvees with NO armor. They had to put sandbags on the floor of their
vehicles to try and survive! Ty (the burned Marine above ) had to fight
a (like all the vets) bureaucratic maze to get disability (also a missing
arm). John (blind) lives in a trailer in West Virginia. Most don't realize
that services have now been OUTSOURCED to profit making companies. If these
men and women had been traveling in a Presidential motorcade through the
streets o f Tuscon they would have had ARMOR.
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- Visit our nation's CAPITAL and meet the veterans in the
pocket park on K Street ( Lobbyist's Mecca). A mile away the Legislatures
are building themselves a $500,000 to one billion dollar bunker/visitor's
center. This so that citizens who visit can be scanned, x-rayed,
and searched, before entering the Capitol building. Visit the weeping
WALL - Darn, McNamara (Defense Secretary) wrote in his book that Vietnam
was 'a mistake'..........That's a "low blow" for the 58,000
+ names doncha think?
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- As Marine General ( 34 years) Smedly Butler said "War
is a Racket". The young die...shredded for fat rich men who rake
in the profits. Halliburton (now moved to tax free Dubai) has made BILLIONS
while a kid in battle is paid the wages of a McDonald's manager. No
automatic cost of living increases in their checks like Legislators pensions.
Oil profits are at unheard of multi-billions in profits. Who,
pray tell, will care for the youngster above (now here's life long suffering
- no heiress for him) missing three limbs? Rumsfeld said 'you go to war
with what you have.' But then, he couldn't even protect the Pentagon
on 911...former CEO of Searle Pharmaceuticals that he was. Wars
have long echoes. -JM. Read the below...
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- http://www.ojc.org/powforum/capital/mccain/
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- http://www.usvetdsp.com/manchuan.htm
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- http://www.newswithviews.com/Devvy/kidd59.htm
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