BF2S Forums "Why I Will Not Vote For John McCain"

deeznutz1245 wrote:

jord wrote:

You should have an award for getting out uninjured. Don't you guys joke about Purple hearts (Going off talking to other Us marines)...

No, not at all. As a Marine I can tell you it takes tremendous fuckin sack to stand there and exchange fire with a linear target knowing that you can get waxed. And after getting a little metal in the meat you stand back up like a man and continue to get some. Now, we do have a problem with officers who write their own citations. I think you should  only get a PH if you are wounded by the enemy, or by friendly fire out of your control. If your dumbass shoots your own foot you should be punched, not awarded.

Braddock wrote:

If I were an American I'd prefer a candidate who could make it through a war without getting shot down, captured, tortured or injured... you know, an actual war hero.

Not some guy who couldn't get the job done and subsequently decided to embark on a political career off of the back of his military failures.

Ajax_the_Great1 wrote:

Braddock wrote:

If I were an American I'd prefer a candidate who could make it through a war without getting shot down, captured, tortured or injured... you know, an actual war hero.

Not some guy who couldn't get the job done and subsequently decided to embark on a political career off of the back of his military failures.

It's clear that you don't understand how war works.

Do you even know the details of how he was shot down?

usmarine wrote:

Braddock wrote:

I just know that being shot down and captured doesn't make you a hero in my book. Carrying out your objective and making it back safely does though.

that is stupid.

so if someone jumps a grenade to save their friends they are not a hero?

Last edited by Braddock (2008-09-16 13:54:15)

Last edited by God Save the Queen (2008-09-16 14:07:55)

God Save the Queen wrote:

I smashed my hand against a 240 on patrol one time, blood was everywhere.

God Save the Queen wrote:

brad, you know youre my boy but I gotta disagree.  My issue with mccain and his POWness is his constant yapping about it.  "How many houses do you own?"  "I didnt own any houses for 5 1/2 years of being a POW" Its fucking disrespectful to the guys that didnt come back.

Last edited by Spearhead (2008-09-16 14:16:34)

Earlier today, Veterans for John McCain held a press conference at the World War II memorial to announce the endorsement of Col. Leo Thorsness (USAF, retired).  Col. Thorsness is, I believe, Minnesota’s only living Medal of Honor recipient, having received it for tremendous heroism in an incident eleven days before he himself was shot down in Vietnam.  He spent six years in Hanoi POW camps, along with McCain.  His captors may have beaten and tortured him, but Thorsness still has a delicious sense of humor, as this clip shows:

Thorsness had quite a bit to say about McCain’s performance as a POW. In his friendly but firm way, he debunked the smears that certain people have tried spreading about his supposedly preferential treatment in Hanoi. Thorsness says that he and his colleagues can personally account for every day of McCain’s detention, and he testifies to McCain’s dedication to honor and service. He also explains what that says about the current choice in a typical Minnesota Nice fashion.The event had an impressive number of veterans in attendance, and I tried to get them all in the shot a few times. Their service came from World War II all the way to the present conflicts. The man holding the American flag in place, just to its left in the shot, is my friend Lt. Col. Joe Repya, who returned to service in his 50s to serve in Iraq in the 101st Airborne. Joe has his own new blog, Eagles Nest.

Afterwards, I got a brief moment alone with Col. Thorsness — who was very popular with the local press — and asked him to elaborate on the difference between McCain and Obama. For Thorsness, it comes down to character: