Originally posted by: piasabird
How is McCain a War hero?
Did he save a lot of men from dying?
Did he win a major battle?
NO.
He got shot down and thrown in prison. He is just like other pilots or soldiers. No better and no worse. This does not make you special, this just means he got shot down because he was a lousy Pilot. Maybe he was and maybe he was not. I dont know and I dont care. War does funny things to people.
He is part of the problem in Washington, and he is the kind of person voting on spending and wasting our money.
Last thing I want in office is another war monger who is soft on immigration. May as well just keep Bush in office.
He got shot down because he is a bad pilot? From what experience do you have the ability to judge him as a pilot.
He isn't a hero because he didn't win a major battle, or save a lot of men from dying? Are you that ignorant to make that proclamation. Do you know any single man who has won a major battle on his own? This is real life, not some Hollywood flic.
Once again, before you spew off uninformed nonsense, educate yourself on some of the facts of Vietnam. Such as the one below.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanoi_Hilton
Maybe you would have liked to have joined Jane Fonda on her vacation there?
Here's the top definition of hero, from dictionary.com:
he-ro:
1. a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities.
All POWs are heroes. McCain has tremendous personal courage. He was beaten nearly to death, and nursed back to health by two other POWs. He was tortured for nearly five years. He underwent horrors that you and I can hardly imagine. The reason he cannot lift his arms over his head is not because he is old, it's because the Vietnamese tortured him so badly he had permanent damage done to his shoulders.
He, and the other POWs, underwent brutal conditions but resisted every step of the way to the maximum of their ability.
Those men and women have undergone absolutely terrible things for this country, and you dare to spit on or slander them with words? Get a clue.
That doesn't mean every action he undergoes, or decision he makes, or things he says, is heroic. He volunteered to join the Navy, he underwent rigourous training, and he, like hundreds of Americans during Vietnam, was shot down. He was captured and nearly killed. He came back and instead of being a victim, he became a U.S. Senator. He is obviously a man of tremendous personal courage. He is a hero.
We all have to make real-life decisions. If McCain wants to actually have a shot at president, he is going to have to do things he doesn't agree with. Every single candidate does that, so get over yourself Kage.
I'm sorry, but perhaps you've been delusioned by the comic books to much to recognize a real hero when you see one.
I don't agree with him on 95% of political issues, but knock off the Swift-boating bullshit that you've been spoon fed and gobble up like a mindless turkey.
Seriously, the two of you make me sick. This is why military service should be mandatory, so you guys would have a damn clue.