Ah, but John McCain, he thinks it's funny when he lies

"The Fundamentals of MY Campaign are Sound!" and fury, signifying nothing.

Hero? I'm not convinced you know the meaning of the word. McCain was awarded his medals without the required eyewitnesses:

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So what was it that he actually did that was above and beyond the call of duty?

Here is what Rear Admiral James Stockdale did:

"Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while senior naval officer in the Prisoner of War camps of North Vietnam. Recognized by his captors as the leader in the Prisoners' of War resistance to interrogation and in their refusal to participate in propaganda exploitation, Rear Adm. Stockdale was singled out for interrogation and attendant torture after he was detected in a covert communications attempt. Sensing the start of another purge, and aware that his earlier efforts at self-disfiguration to dissuade his captors from exploiting him for propaganda purposes had resulted in cruel and agonizing punishment, Rear Adm. Stockdale resolved to make himself a symbol of resistance regardless of personal sacrifice. He deliberately inflicted a near-mortal wound to his person in order to convince his captors of his willingness to give up his life rather than capitulate. He was subsequently discovered and revived by the North Vietnamese who, convinced of his indomitable spirit, abated in their employment of excessive harassment and torture toward all of the Prisoners of War. By his heroic action, at great peril to himself, he earned the everlasting gratitude of his fellow prisoners and of his country. Rear Adm. Stockdale's valiant leadership and extraordinary courage in a hostile environment sustain and enhance the finest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service."

Exactly what part of his war record is heroic? He lost his part of the war by getting shot down. As for the enhanced interrogation, to here you Repubic-scum describe it, it's somewhere between swimming under water and frat party. Just Google, you'll find the relevant references.

Do you consider John Kerry a hero? Did you publicly rail against the Swift Boaters for Lies? I thought not.

Bill C, I assume you are addressing me when you say

Hard to me to fathom how big an idiot you would havew to be to call a War Hero like McCain a coward.

In this campaign I have indeed called McCain a coward, will probably do so again, and have also called him worse (and will probably do so again). Go back and read my posts if it entertains you.

As for his POW time (did you even know he was a POW?), I have not much to say other than I think he made as great a sacrifice for his nation as any living being can make, and I respect him for that.

As to whether his POW time qualifies him to be president, please see Phillip Butler's video comments here (shortened tpm link)
http://tinyurl.com/5whega

Have a good day!

The Vietnam military misadventure was not fighting for the freedom of any American. It was fighting a civil war on behalf of one side. More than 50,000 Americans lost their lives fighting for Vietnamese Unification. What were Americans supposed to get in return? What freedom of yours or any other American was threatened or compromised? I find it hard to believe that, with so many history books available, any confusion still exists about our misadventure in Vietnam--where no congress ever declared war.

I consider every American who fights AGAINST the loss of our freedoms heroic. That would be those who OPPOSED Vietnam and who OPPOSED the Iraqi War. Our freedoms where never threatened by Vietnam or Iraq. None of the so-called free world was threatened by Vietnam or Iraq.

Serving an unjust cause is not heroic, it is cowardly.

I consider every American who has fought for our Freedom a War Hero.

Thank you.

Whatever our political sympathies -- and it indeed gets ugly at times -- I do feel that political differences are overrated. I do not personalize it; if McCain wins, I will shrug my shoulders and drive on.

These boards fill a deep need in many of us, to share and to be heard, and you won't hear me complain when the site crashes or when someone doesn't return my emails. The world will not end if McCain wins the election as many will have you believe. Though I do feel that Obama (or Hillary) is the better candidate for the troops; McCain is just too war hungry, and we have a military that is much different than his Vietnam military. Not so much the handsome studs you saw in the movie Platoon, not anymore -- it is now a military of mothers, minorities, and many many women. The deployments are taking their toll - not that they can't handle it, but the full scale repeated deployments that McCain wants will wear us out in the end. Obama is better for the troops.