8.25.2008

Shameless

Posted by Soccer Mom at 8:33:00 AM

Do you remember during the 2004 elections when John Kerry, the decorated war hero who fought in Vietnam, was completely slimmed and “swift-boated” by republicans? They accused him of being un-patriotic and they wore purple Band-Aids at their convention to mock his war record. 

Do you remember Max Cleveland, the Democratic Senator from Georgia, who lost both of his legs and one arm in Vietnam? The republicans questioned his patriotism.  How in an ad they morphed his face with that of Bin Laden and Saddam and accused him of serving al-Qaeda? Republicans destroyed these honorable men by trivializing their service to this country, calling them unpatriotic, and making them out to be pansies.

Let’s fast forward to today. We have another war hero running for president, but this time it’s a republican. Democrats are bending over backwards and pussyfoot around him - making sure to “honor” his service at every turn.  But what about what McCain is doing myself?  Isn't the fact that McCain keeps referring to his own POW status trivializes it? It is his excuse for everything.  It's his golden parachute.  It's his get out of jail free card:   
  • He has sucky taste in music and loves ABBA because he was a POW. 
  • He admits to cheating on his first wife and leaving her for a bubbly, blond, heiress half his age, but you have absolutely no right to question the character of a POW.
  • His "healthcare" plan sucks and you may die waiting for a doctor, but screw you...he was a POW .
  • He skirted the rules of the faith-based forum at Saddleback Church...and what are you going to do about it...question the integrity of a POW?  How dare you!
  • He can't remember how many houses he owned, but why should he have to..he was a POW.
  • And what about the Keating Five/Savings and Loan Scandal that he was involved in that cost the American tax payers $160 Billion?  What nerve you have to bring that up!  It reminds him of the time he was a POW and why would you torture him by bringing back those memories!
Somebody should tell McCain that a Purple Heart and a Silver Star does not entitle you to the Presidency.  Nothing entitles you to the Presidency.  And being a POW is not a cloak of  invincibility.  A cheater is still a cheater - even if that cheater was a POW.  And we, as citizens of this country, have every right to question his character...especially after the eight years of torture we have just endured.

 

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1 Comment:

  1. The Jelly said...
    August 28, 2008 4:54 PM  
    Did you see him on Jay Leno when he answered "Seriously" about his lack of knowledge of how many houses he had? He said, "When I was a POW I didn't have a house or a table ...."

    Are you kidding me!?!?! That's his response? I wanted to punch the t.v.

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