Drudge Post Rains on McCain's Parade

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 1/31/8 | Carla Marinucci

[SmithL]

He’s not my candidate, and there are more than enough reasons to dislike him as a politician, including his attack on the First Amendment. But don’t go playing anti-military, Fred Phelps wannabe on a war hero. FReepers should know better.

[HereInTheHeartland]

McCain has the liberty to have said whatever he wanted about his former captors.

[editor-surveyor]

He was born into a family of Admirals.

During training, he ditched two planes, but was still allowed to pass. Normally one plane is enough to get dumped.

[presently no screen name]

...I don’t care what he did 35 years ago. He is NOW a dishonorable human being.

All the talk about THEN - keeps one from looking at the NOW and the last 7 years. But it's probably the intent.

[Keith in Iowa]

Again, sorry if facts offend you - he said what he said, and that fact can not be denied.

Another inconvenient truth for Juan McAmnesty: Juan Hernandez.

[RTO]

The pejorative term “Gooks” has but one connotation: NVC, North Viet Cong Commies... aka “Charlie”

[PhilipFreneau]

>>>McCain, as a politician, has been a huge disappointment, but he is a genuine war hero, and for that, I salute him.<<<

Benedict Arnold was a genuine war hero. He was also a traitor, as is McCain.

[Eva]

I was quoting Thomas Sowell, in an article that was posted here, tonight. Thomas Sowell doesn’t like McCain, either and he was the one who compared McCain to Benedict Arnold.

[presently no screen name]

Good analogy.

[the808bass]

The pejorative term “Gooks” has but one connotation: NVC, North Viet Cong Commies... aka “Charlie”

The term predates the Vietnam war by decades.

[Uri’el-2012]

Is John McCain a war hero ?

Served US Army 1958 - 1964 E5 SP-5

[winodog]

I was aware of those things. I was just curious what gallant action he undertook to get a DFC.

I once heard john Kerry got three purple hearts and never missed a days work. Not even one single day. I bet McCain cant top that unless he actually got the DFC for wrecking two jets.

[SmithL]

I think you said that pretty well.

[RTO]

That is news to me... Never heard it used in any other context except Vietnam... but then I’m only 47.

[lp boonie]

Juan McAmnesty was a POW like Kerry was in ‘Nam.
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To even compare the two—you have no clue. None.

[CaspersGh0sts]

McCain is hiding behind his uniform....and a whole lot of people are more than willing to let him get away with it.

I don’t care if he struck out against those who fought against him in Vietnam. At least he’s being honest about that....which would be a first for him, lately.

[CaspersGh0sts]

“The ‘Gooks’ are economic allies of the United States, and I would prefer to see us send manufactuing business to VietNam than to China.”

They are. And I have a feeling this will send rumbles through California, which has a pretty freaking massiave Asian population.

[RTO]

I think I’ve got McCain figured out... He is a “south paw” ... he writes left handed... That explains why he always leans to the left... It is his dominant side ;)

[the808bass]

Yeah, I just found that out a day or so ago when this same story was starting to resurface.

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gook2      /guk/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[gook] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation

–noun Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.

1.	a native of Southeast Asia or the South Pacific, esp. when a member of an enemy military force.

2.	any dark-skinned foreigner, esp. one from the Middle East.

3.	anyone who is offensive to others because of stupidity, coarseness, etc.

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[Origin: 1930–35; of uncert. orig; cf. earlier googoo, gugu, as opprobrious term for a Filipino, and perh. comparable relationship of kook to cuckoo]

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[denydenydeny]

Even if it’s true, he’s earned the right to say it. He gets a pass from me.