Posted on 07/09/2008 1:16:13 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
In his first sit-down interview with KDKA Political Editor Jon Delano, U.S. Sen. John McCain recounted how he would recite the Pittsburgh Steelers defensive line-up to his North Vietnamese captors.
..."When I was first interrogated and really had to give some information because of the physical pressures that were on me, I named the starting lineup -- defensive line -- of the Pittsburgh Steelers as my squadron-mates!"
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Mean Joe Greene, L.C. Greenwood, Dwight White, and Ernie Holmes!
Steel Curtain PING!
Can you imagine the reaction of his captors when they found out?
To further throw the VC off, McCain should have thrown in Myron Cope.
The story I heard was that it was the Green Bay Packers DL.
Wouldn’t that be the ‘68 line when McCain was first interogated?
Dick Arndt, Chuck Hinton, Ken Kortas, Ben McGee, Frank Parker , Ernie Rupee and Lloyd Voss are a coming to kick your a$$ Ho Chi Minh.
Yeah, I guess you’re right.
i was gonna say- Mean Joe Green was a rookie in 1969- two years after McCain had already been a POW....I hope he clarifies this as the rat-wingers will have a field day...
if you look at the story he does not mention the Steel curtain at all.....
That can’t be right. The Steeler’s line in ‘68 wasn’t noteworthy to a nonSteelers fan, and I don’t see how McCain would be a Steeler’s fan. I also assume that he wasn’t watching any football during his imprisonment.
Probably not pleasant. I remember during the Pueblo incident the NK’s took a group photo for PR purposes. One of the sailors was flipping off photographer. It was initially explained to the NK’s as an American greeting or something like that. When they found out what it really meant the crew members were used as punching/kicking bags
I’m reading a biography of Bud Day right now... the key was to lie, but to lie in such a way that you remember what you said so you could repeat it the next time you were interrogated.
Day would say his squadron mates were Charles Lindberg, Wiley Post, and Glenn Curtis.
bttt
I just called the McCain campaign headquarters to hear them off on this....the guy who answered the phone sounded like he could care less...
Aw c’mon! Wouldn’t watching the Stillers on a wide-screen plasma over a few beers with the NVA guards at the Hanoi Hilton have been “seared” into your memory?
Sounds like McCain has a case of the Hillaries (or the Kerries).
Ping
As I recall the Pueblo sailors described ‘The Bird’ as the “Hawaiian Good Luck Sign”.
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Ol' Jack wasn't on the team in '68?
You tell him.
Nah ... nothing wrong with him being a Steelers fan, and if he paid any attention to their games it wouldn't be tough to remember the names of the DL.
Is it possible that John McLaim would LIE.. Lie right to your face and perform weaslly activites behind your back?.. The friend of Ted Kennedy and Joe Lieberman wouldn't LIE.. The bi-partisan weaslly inventor of the gang of 14 wouldn't lie.. Would he?..
They got away with it until Time Magazine spilled the beans then the crew got the crap kicked out of them.
At the same time “BHO” was reciting the names of the drug dealers on Pershing Road in Chicago.
“McCain was captured in October 1967. The Steelers were 4-9 in 1967 and 2-11 in 1968. Their defensive stats were average. I don’t think that the Hanoi Hilton got NFL Sunday Package. If McCain could recite their defensive line, he must have been some sort of NFL savant. “
The Steelers were in the running with the Eagles and Buffalo for the OJ draft pick. The PA teams were too stupid to win, and the Eagles had Norm Snead who’s idea of third and long was to throw a deep interception and sit down.
I don’t buy this for a second.
Me too. And the Packers has been what is printed in the papers for more than a decade, not the Steelers.
Senility?
Bash that piece of crap McCain, and I agree, but look at the alternative. It sucks, but that is life.
I contribute every month to this site and I am sick of the people like you that can't see the big picture. You think that drawing the line in the sand will change things in the future; you are so wrong, this country has never looked at the long term on anything.
Yea, I got my flame suit on and fire frick’n away!! I'm just a common guy that has busted his ass to get where I'm at and through that process I had to find middle ground to be successful. That is life.
You must be a newbie in voting "republican".. -OR- dumb as the Asswip 2000 broom that Hillary rides.. (w/vibrator)..
The bromide... "vote republican or a monster will get in office" has lost it strengh.. some people(YOU) never learn.. I'm dumb also.. I voted for Bush Jr. Bush Sr. and his brother multiple times.. so I ain't too smart "EITHER"... But jeese are you oblivious?..
Obama will veer a bit to the center and McLAim "would" veer WAY to the left (as usual) when in office.. HAve you been paying attention for the past 25 years?.. OH! I forgot you are a newbie..
If your not a newbie .... is your name GUMP?... Jeese you buy them books and they eat the pages.. I'm telling you republicans are dumber than posts.. maybe the devilcrats are correct..
Willie Davis, Henry Jordan, Ron Kostelnik/Dave Hanner and Lionel Aldridge.
Yea I’m a newbie that’s 51 years old and have lived a life that doesn’t have a silver spoon in it. I don’t give a crap when I joined, you guys think that your “born date” is some sort of merit badge. Get a life.
You are nothing but a selfish, I’ve been spit on as a kid and now I’m a bully guy. Think about someone else than yourself.
Dick Arndt, John Baker, Chuck Hinton, Ken Kortas, Ben McGee, Lloyd Voss.
The 1967 Green Bay defensive line roster has a bunch of Hall of Famers.
Hey Hose...your slip is showing, President George W. Bush is not a ‘Jr.’ as his name is not the same as President George H. W. Bush. The “Jr.” line is right out of the DU playbook.
You’ve been here since ‘98 and should know the difference.
So, you’ll be voting for Osamabama??
Nope, it was the Green Bay Packer's Offensive Line .
From Faith of My Fathers (Random House, August 1999):
Eventually, I gave them my ship's name and squadron number, and confirmed that my target had been the power plant. Pressed for more useful information, I gave the names of the Green Bay Packers' offensive line, and said they were members of my squadron. When asked to identify future targets, I simply recited the names of a number of North Vietnamese cities that had already been bombed. [Page 194*]
The son of "read my lips no new taxes" is regularly called junior as an epithet.. DU and Bushbots have a lot in common.. They are both globalists.. as is George Bush.. both of them.. Junior and Senior are BIG government republicans.. a.k.a. RINOs.. As is McLaim.. I have a feeling the Bushes and Obama are controlled by the same people.. Obama won't be as bad as is expected HERE... and Mclaim will not be a good as expected HERE..
Call me for the civil war.. ONLY a very bloody civil war can CHANGE THINGS.. Voting for the arch weasle McLAim WILL NOT.. And voting for Obama will be a popcorn fart.. With both will be more taxes more socialism and less republic..
Wow. He was a serious fan. I don’t think I could name any team’s OL ever.
No.. Kingfish and Ferret face will unite in bi-partisanship.. as they factor in the Hildebeast.. in the coming Mystic Knights of the Sea, White House.. Whichever one wins will unite with the other(s) masking unity..
You are truly a nut! I am sure when Obama is elected you will no longer post here. You won’t have any skin in the deal!
I despise McCain but I’ll take him any day over Obama and this election is very crucial. Not a time for voters like me to ego trip on hating McCain. Anything but Obama!
Gee, and you like it here in America...I’m pretty extreme, I don’t care much for McCain, but he’s all we got between us and really bad people.
Have a nice one, I hope your head doesn’t explode, I know reality really sux right now.
Seriously, WHO will you be voting for? Barr or Paul?
The thing is, if the Viets bought it, Hugh Hewitt is going to have to replace “Steeler Fan” with “NVA Interrogator” as his official standard of stupidity. Because, of course, Steeler Fan would at least recognize his own D-line. He may be stupid, but not THAT stupid.
I think the story here, in between all the hosepipe bashing, is mccain is so damned feeble minded he forgot what was written....in his own book. Steelers are not the Packers.
GRRRR, I am as well considerde extreme. But with any negotiations one has to find middle ground. I have had my share of shit sandwiches in my life but that is life. I look at this election in one simple term: Without national security the rest is for not. Similar to the second ammendment....PERIOD
This other clown puts this up for grabs, case closed.
You got that right..big time.
If we get attacked again, here, USA soil and Obamalama is in charge, he’ll be beggin’ and whinin’...about how sorry we are that we MADE the terrorists hit us again.
McCain has promised to kill terrorists. Pretty much all else pales if we have some sort of nuke go off in NY or CHI or St. Louie etc.
He might try to keep taxes down, he might appoint someone semi conservative to the Supremes and other courts...one can hope I guess.
I’m sick of illegal aliens, fed up with high taxes and despise the left wing hatriots and all the whiners who won’t be voting because they can’t have it all 100%...hey, let’s deal with reality...McCain is it, sadly.
Thought about Paul.. neither(BArr/Paul) has a ghost of a chance and would be merely a protest vote.. WHich I'm open to but after thinking about it.. Barr is too sleazy being an ex-ACLU lawyer and Paul is too conservative actually the ONLY conservative except for Hunter.. I believe America is finished.. one election too late.. "W" was our last chance I think.. And he turned out to be a ringer too..
I'm going to set this one out.. first time in 40 years.. Making the same mistake over and over is mental dysfunction.. Really Obama is no worse than Hillary or Bill Clinton by the way.. They all have the same mentors.. and are following Antonio Gramsci's plan to a tea..
America has been pretty much brain washed.. Republicans are in gross denial.. McLaim is a ringer too..
One of us is a nut true.... I was posting here when you were voting for some other ringer.. You must be a Unite'er not a Divide'er like George Bush.. You know that cliche was seriously lame even when he said it.. However he did unite with democrats(Rinos) for 7 years..(NO Vetos).. Back before he fractured the republican party ON PURPOSE..
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