Veterans didn't used to use their service for political gain.

BayouBengal07

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Thu Sep-04-08 09:59 PM
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Veterans didn't used to use their service for political gain.

Edited on Thu Sep-04-08 09:59 PM by BayouBengal07

My grandfather never talked about his service, not even his Bronze Star. Now we have a veteran who is running on his record of torture at the hands of the enemy. A WWII veteran would never do this.

I'm not a veteran, but it makes me angry to watch this. You'd think vets would try to work to prevent war, and prevent the horrors they experienced, not propagate it.

I can't take it anymore- I'm gonna watch the Vandy-South Carolina game.

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soleft

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Thu Sep-04-08 10:00 PM
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1. Did Bob Dole or George HW do anything like this?

Okay, they weren't POW's, but they were injured.

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mitchum

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Thu Sep-04-08 10:06 PM
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6. Well, George HW did bail out and send his crew to their deaths...

but he didn't try to score sympathy points with the story

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opihimoimoi

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Thu Sep-04-08 10:00 PM
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2. The dude is a prisoner of his sick mind....blind AMBITION DOES STRANGE THINGS

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cliffordu

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Thu Sep-04-08 10:01 PM
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3. I am a fucking veteran and I'd like to slap the living shit out of him for this.

Fuck his crippled lying ass.

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Hepburn

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Thu Sep-04-08 10:02 PM
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4. Absolutely true!

Most of this has to be made up shit...guys that went through this, IMO, do not talk about it.

My dad was an MP in Germany and saw some ugly shit in the concentration camps ~~ no way in hell he would ever bring that subject up for any reason.

McCain is a liar, IMO: Real heroes don't talk about it.

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mitchum

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Thu Sep-04-08 10:04 PM
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5. Scumbags like Joseph "Tailgunner Joe" McCarthy did...

that should tell you something about McCain

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Miss Chybil

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Thu Sep-04-08 10:09 PM
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7. I'm tired of seeing our fallen exploited for political gain.

Thanks for the thread from a vet, the wife of a vet, the granddaughter of a vet and the mother of a vet.

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