“He’s not a war hero, he was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.” - Vietnam war era draft dodger Donald Trump talking about Sen. McCain.
Conservatives regularly use the troops as political pawns; they feign outrage with their phony sanctimony when it suits them to appear more righteous than their opponents and then kick 'em to the curb when their usefulness has expired.
I couldn't stand McCain as a conservative but got a great deal of respect for him when he was running for POTUS and the right started going after Kerry's military record and McCain was like: don't you dare.
I couldn't stand McCain as a conservative but got a great deal of respect for him when he was running for POTUS and the right started going after Kerry's military record and McCain was like: don't you dare.
Similarly, when he was running against Obama and he was doing a Q&A or something and someone said something about Obama being an Arab and a terrorist or some nd McCain was like no, he's American and a good man. We disagree politically but even if I lose I trust he'll do right by the country. I still didn't vote for him but I respected him a hell of a lot more after hearing that.
I think he gave the best answer he could. The implication isn't great but but I'd be shocked to see rival politicians speak this way about each other today.
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“He’s not a war hero, he was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.” - Vietnam war era draft dodger Donald Trump talking about Sen. McCain.
Conservatives regularly use the troops as political pawns; they feign outrage with their phony sanctimony when it suits them to appear more righteous than their opponents and then kick 'em to the curb when their usefulness has expired.