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maxrandb

(15,324 posts) Tue Jun 10, 2014, 02:47 PM Jun 2014

McCain; Swiftboating the Swiftboaters is "unacceptable"

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"Tuesday after a Senate intelligence briefing, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) responded to criticisms being leaked out about U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's platoon mates after having criticized him for being a "deserter."

"I have one other comment that doesn't have anything to do with the hearing and that is I understand attacking people who disagree with the president's decision," McCain said. "I do not agree with attacking the reputation of these young men who served in the same platoon with Sgt. Bergdahl. to accuse them of swift boating is unacceptable'"

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But I guess convicting a guy who spent 5 years in captivity of "treason", "desertion", "aiding and abetting" and "getting troops killed"...all with absolutely no facts is perfectly acceptable with good ole Johnny.

I'll make a deal with you Mc-Dumbass, we'll stop identifying the wingnutty idiocy, partisanship, hatred toward Presidnet Obama, Other-Than-Honorable discharges, blatant social media racism and downright "griftiness" of some of Bergdahl's platoon mates...as soon as you and the other asshatted wingnuts in your fucking deplorable political party stop convicting a POW in abstentia

Fuck you ---- you Piece of Shit----and Where's the fucking money you owe us for the 4 fucking planes you crashed???

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McCain; Swiftboating the Swiftboaters is "unacceptable" (Original Post) maxrandb Jun 2014 OP

he is a disgrace warrior1 Jun 2014 #1

Richard Carmona needs to run against Johnny. Dawson Leery Jun 2014 #2

Meghan McCain got that Cody Effin' Football guy on her show really quickly. TwilightGardener Jun 2014 #3

It's the same shit they pulled with John Kerry maxrandb Jun 2014 #5

What they did against Kerry was unconscionable, but this is likely worse karynnj Jun 2014 #7

I may be all wet, but I seem to recall... Frustratedlady Jun 2014 #4

Shameful, embarrassing and frustrating, nilesobek Jun 2014 #6

warrior1

(12,325 posts)

1. he is a disgrace

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Tue Jun 10, 2014, 02:51 PM

Jun 2014

he should just shut the fuck up

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)

2. Richard Carmona needs to run against Johnny.

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Tue Jun 10, 2014, 02:52 PM

Jun 2014

Richard lost by 2.8% in 2012 against Jeff Flake. Insane is at 33% approval.
It is time to retire this bastard.

TwilightGardener

(46,416 posts)

3. Meghan McCain got that Cody Effin' Football guy on her show really quickly.

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Tue Jun 10, 2014, 02:52 PM

Jun 2014

I mean, it's amazing how fast the networks and TV programs snapped these guys up, just plucked them out of obscurity--Richard Grenell is simply the fastest PR guy evah. And these guys are just SOOO MAD AT BOWE BERGDAHL!! All of them, just spontaneously angry. Uh huh.

maxrandb

(15,324 posts)

5. It's the same shit they pulled with John Kerry

Reply to TwilightGardener (Reply #3)

Tue Jun 10, 2014, 03:08 PM

Jun 2014

Have a bunch of guys make lurid allegations, and then if you call them on some of their peccadilloes, it's "you can't attack these brave veterans".

Up until this incident, what happened to Kerry was the most despicable thing I had ever seen in politics...

up until this incident

karynnj

(59,503 posts)

7. What they did against Kerry was unconscionable, but this is likely worse

Reply to maxrandb (Reply #5)

Tue Jun 10, 2014, 03:54 PM

Jun 2014

Kerry was and is an extremely strong person who had various platforms in 2004 and since, so all but the far right know that he was a hero in both the war and speaking against the war. He also was fortunate to have been born into a very close, loving family and extended family. Not to mention the number of extremely close friends - some dating back to college or before. The fact that the right continues to smear him is because he has a credibility they would still love to destroy.

From many accounts, Bergdahl was a person with some problems even before he was captured. I can't imagine being captive for even a day. This man was a captive - possibly tortured and mistreated. In a way, his story is closer to John McCain's than to Kerry's.

After all that, I can't imagine the impact on him of returning - not to his quiet former life, but to a cacophony of right wing smears and death threats against not just him, but against his parents. What is amazing to me is that it was the right who honored even LT Calley after he was convicted!

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)

4. I may be all wet, but I seem to recall...

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Tue Jun 10, 2014, 03:01 PM

Jun 2014

there were people who questioned McCain's POW experience and whether or not he was being treated better than the others. I believe the accusations were up to a certain point after which the treatment changed radically. Anyone ever read about his POW experiences?

nilesobek

(1,423 posts)

6. Shameful, embarrassing and frustrating,

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Tue Jun 10, 2014, 03:12 PM

Jun 2014

Sunday morning after Sunday morning watching the right wing fanatic media trot this dinosaur out.

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