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CNN to Clark: How come Kerry's “physical courage” qualified him but McCain's doesn’t?
Hot Air ^ | 2:53 pm on July 2, 2008 | Allahpundit

Posted on 07/02/2008 5:12:27 PM PDT by rocksblues

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To: rocksblues
I am no fan of McCain the politician, although I am most certainly deeply respectful of his service, and what he suffered.

I was on the fence about voting for him..the border fence, that is, which I note is a reason why so many here intend not to vote for him. I will not attempt to persuade you otherwise.

The chances that I will actually vote for McCain just went from infinitesimal to maybe, all thanks to Wes Clark. Way to go, Wes.

I wonder. How many others have reacted as I have? Which of the douche bag secondteamer amateurs on Obama’s team thought up this gambit?

Good job. You may have just handed the election to John McCain. I salute you.

21 posted on 07/02/2008 6:00:58 PM PDT by A Balrog of Morgoth (QMC(SW) USN........ CG21 DD988 FFG34 PC6 ARS53)
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To: Locomotive Breath
He never should have been in command of PT-109 in the first place. He’d already damaged an earlier boat by hot-dogging and ramming the pier which, under normal circumstances, gets you sent to the bilges.

He had connections.

22 posted on 07/02/2008 6:09:54 PM PDT by jtal
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To: A Balrog of Morgoth
How many others have reacted as I have?

Ditto.

There are many, many things I don't like about McCain, but I deeply respect and appreciate his military service. I also respect the character he has shown in not trying to get elected based on his past military service or the current military service by his sons.

23 posted on 07/02/2008 6:15:16 PM PDT by Bubba_Leroy ("What's up with Whitey?" - Michelle Obama)
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To: Bubba_Leroy

Agreed! How could you not respect him for his military service? His Perfumed Prince is a fraud, a servile supplicant of the Dalai Bama. General Grant hated these pretentious martinets. In fact, had Weazly Clark been with Grant, Grant would have demoted him to buck private. Clark is a political hack, plain and simple.


24 posted on 07/02/2008 6:27:40 PM PDT by donaldo
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To: rocksblues

I agree with Wesley Clark. Military service does not automatically qualify someone to hold the office of President.

And Wesley Clark is all the proof one needs of that.


25 posted on 07/02/2008 6:35:06 PM PDT by newheart (The Truth? You can't handle the Truth. But He can handle you.)
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To: Locomotive Breath
Maybe I’m not understanding your post, but someone thought Kennedy was a hero ‘cause they gave him a MOH for losing his boat. Kinda’ like they gave one to McArthur for getting his butt kicked in the Philippines even WITH advance warning the Japanese were going to attack.

MacArthur was awarded a MOH. JFK was not.

26 posted on 07/02/2008 6:50:12 PM PDT by SnuffaBolshevik
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To: rocksblues

How dare we question the Obama family’s six-year long chosen sacrifice of lesser income when all the McCain family did was spend five and a half years apart wondering if they’d ever see each other again, while Mr. McCain was merely lying around with broken bones in a POW camp./sarc

Wait a minute, wasn’t Mrs. Obama an associate in a law firm and assistant to the Mayor of Chicago, etc.? Perhaps they weren’t reduced to food stamps after all.


27 posted on 07/02/2008 7:05:28 PM PDT by skr (I serve a risen Savior!)
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To: rocksblues

The ultimate in appeasement. Offering up a Muzzie to placate the goat lovers.


28 posted on 07/02/2008 7:06:40 PM PDT by freema (MarineNiece,Daughter,Wife,Friend,Sister,Friend,Aunt,Friend,Mother,Friend,Cousin, FRiend)
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To: Bobarian

Not a hero for the losing his boat certainly, but perhaps for having an injured back and swimming in likely shark-inhabited water looking for help (also, for towing another injured man during two of the swims).


29 posted on 07/02/2008 7:21:58 PM PDT by skr (I serve a risen Savior!)
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To: rocksblues

As a Colonel, after his release from an enemy prison camp, John McCain rose to the rank of Colonel and had a command at that level. It was not a wartime command.

Actually, Clark didn’t command a combat command as a Colonel, either. He command a brigade at Ft Carson in about 1986.

His “combat” command was in Europe during the Bosnia or Kosovo years. As I recall, those weren’t combat commands either for an Army General. The Air Force did a lot of bombing and then the Army sent in a division to peacekeep. There was no ground campaign at all.

So Clark, if he really means what he said, just disqualified himself from consideration for political office.

Incidentally, Gen Clark....McCain went from Colonel to Senator. You went from Col to Gen. McCain OUTRANKS you and got HIGHER than you.


30 posted on 07/02/2008 7:24:08 PM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain -- Those denying the War was Necessary Do NOT Support the Troops!)
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To: freema

If I were a Democrat and had to think about supporting Hussein, the unqualified empty-suit, the witch on a broom, Tom Daschle, the Mighty Louse, Dingy Harry Reid, Nancy Belagosi, and all the other clowns, idiots assembled into the Democrat party, I would seriously consider changing parties or countries...


31 posted on 07/02/2008 7:37:25 PM PDT by Stayfree (***************************************IF IT IS LEFT, IT CAN'T BE RIGHT!!)
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To: Polybius
Get caught with your pants down, and become president. Slick Willie learned at the knee of the master.


32 posted on 07/02/2008 7:54:54 PM PDT by Viking2002 (Barak Obama is as inept as a bear cub with his dink.)
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To: rocksblues
Wesley Kanne is just trying to make it a multicultural ticket... a muslim and a Methodist/Jewish/Catholic....... neat.

Let's see, I'm a Catholic... so I guess I'll listen to Mr Wesley spout off about mean old McCain.

Oh, wait a minute. I hate Obama, despise the perfumed prince and would rather slit my throat than vote for a member of the traitorous democrat party...

I guess I'll just hold my nose and vote for McCain. Maybe we can get some conservatives in the house and senate to block his bills.

33 posted on 07/02/2008 9:35:18 PM PDT by Dick Vomer (liberals suck....... but it depends on what your definition of the word "suck" is.,)
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To: Locomotive Breath
Maybe I’m not understanding your post, but someone thought Kennedy was a hero ‘cause they gave him a MOH for losing his boat. Kinda’ like they gave one to McArthur for getting his butt kicked in the Philippines even WITH advance warning the Japanese were going to attack.

JFK never received the MOH.

John F. Kennedy received the "Navy and Marine Corps Medal" for the rescue of three of his crew after PT 109 sank but that was a totally separate matter from losing his boat.

The loss of his PT boat under conditions that might be attributed to negligence may have gotten Lt.(j.g.) John F. Smith court-martialed but not Lt.(j.g.) John F. Kennedy, the son of Joe Kennedy, court-martialed.

34 posted on 07/02/2008 10:09:50 PM PDT by Polybius
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To: xzins
McCain went from Colonel to Senator.

That would be "Captain", Padre.

We don't have "Colonels" in the Navy. ;-)


35 posted on 07/02/2008 10:23:24 PM PDT by Polybius
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Was he attacked by Uncle Ho or Uncle Ben?

No Ho would have him. He had to settle for sum yung guy!

36 posted on 07/02/2008 10:29:14 PM PDT by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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To: Locomotive Breath

Kennedy was NOT a Medal of Honor man!


37 posted on 07/02/2008 10:30:07 PM PDT by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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To: Grizzled Bear
No Ho would have him. He had to settle for sum yung guy!

BWAHAA!!!

38 posted on 07/02/2008 10:31:27 PM PDT by Clemenza (You Shoot Me in a Dream, You Better Wake Up and Apologize)
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To: rocksblues

Looks like Generally Weaseley is forgetting The First Rule of Holes.


39 posted on 07/02/2008 10:37:17 PM PDT by REDWOOD99
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To: Polybius; Grizzled Bear

http://www.medalofhonor.com/JohnFKennedy.htm

????


40 posted on 07/03/2008 3:19:24 AM PDT by Locomotive Breath
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