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Donald Trump Uses Old Al Franken POW Joke About John McCain
Reason ^ | Jul. 18, 2015 2:18 pm | Jesse Walker

Posted on 07/19/2015 8:24:22 AM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines

Franken 15 years ago: "I don't buy the war hero thing. Anybody can be captured."

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TOPICS: Editorial; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona; US: Minnesota; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2016election; alfranken; arizona; chrisrock; election2016; franken; johnmccain; mccain; minnesota; newyork; rinos; senatorjohnmccain; senatormccain; snl; trump
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To: DallasBiff
Here is a transcript of the Trump interview you mentioned.
21 posted on 07/19/2015 8:58:14 AM PDT by jpsb (Believe nothing until it has been officially denied)
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To: Conscience of a Conservative
For the same reason Franken’s statement disqualified him - because a President should not be disparaging POWs. Under any circumstances.

lord McCain disparage himself and this nation. Reality really is not for the weak at heart.

22 posted on 07/19/2015 8:58:24 AM PDT by Just mythoughts (Jesus said Luke 17:32 Remember Lot's wife.)
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To: RKBA Democrat

“This is war. It isn’t the place for the easily offended or for vestal virgins.”

It’s also not the place for flip-flopping self-absorbed clowns like Trump.


23 posted on 07/19/2015 8:58:39 AM PDT by Conscience of a Conservative
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To: RKBA Democrat

“This is war. It isn’t the place for the easily offended or for vestal virgins.”

It’s also not the place for flip-flopping self-absorbed clowns like Trump.


24 posted on 07/19/2015 8:58:40 AM PDT by Conscience of a Conservative
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

So when does His Holy Brashness tell us about HIS military background? Oh, wait.. there is none.


25 posted on 07/19/2015 8:59:21 AM PDT by ScottinVA (Liberalism is the poison ivy that infests the garden of society.)
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To: Just mythoughts

Yup. McCain has done more damage to himself and this country than can be imagined. Attack him for his political “service”—he deserves everything that can be said about him on that front. And his military service does not insulate him from that criticism.

But criticizing him FOR his military service and POW experience? That’s just idiotic.


26 posted on 07/19/2015 9:01:10 AM PDT by Conscience of a Conservative
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To: svcw

Trump was not speaking only of John McCain. He is fair game. But Trump’s statement impuned ALL of those soldiers who were POWs. Having POWs taken is a part of war. It happens. A soldier is not to be honored just because he was a POW, but because he SERVED, something that, as far as I know, Mr. Trump has never done.


27 posted on 07/19/2015 9:01:34 AM PDT by NCLaw441
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To: smoothsailing

Good Gosh....crazy things happen to my laptop when I click on that DC link. Can you please tell me the Chris Rock joke? Thank you, dear ss ;-)


28 posted on 07/19/2015 9:01:45 AM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: Arm_Bears
McLame is not a war hero.

Any fool can be shot down and captured by the enemy.

Being a POW is not a permanent “Get out of jail free.” card, either.

McCain is not a war hero...True

Any fool can be shot down and captured

Not even close to being true and on a par with some of the stupidest remarks ever to appear on this board. A total disservice to the many 'non fools' who were shot down and captured while doing what has always been one of the most dangerous jobs during war time, action over enemy territory.

Being a "POW" is not a permanent 'Get out of jail free card'.

True. Life goes on and one is expected to perform to the best of their abilities. There are varying opinions about McCain.

29 posted on 07/19/2015 9:02:06 AM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: BlueNgold

So which is it ... Franken or Rock?


Why not both?


30 posted on 07/19/2015 9:03:24 AM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Nobody became a POW sitting comfortably at home pounding a typewriter.


31 posted on 07/19/2015 9:03:47 AM PDT by ex-snook (To conquer use Jesus, not bombs.)
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To: svcw
He's a war hero in the sense that today, as penance for America's treatment of Vietnam wars vets, anybody wearing a uniform has hero status. The fact that he actually spent time as a POW affirms it.

That's not my perspective. But that's how some feel.

32 posted on 07/19/2015 9:05:04 AM PDT by LouAvul (Venal and evil people are destroying the world you live in.)
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To: RKBA Democrat
It is okay for R. Perry to say Trump is "unqualified" and for McCain to call Trump's supporters "crazies" but Trump is not allowed to say McCain is no hero? Well, I also say that McCain is no hero.

It is okay for B. Obama do light up our WH in a rainbow flag but not even lower the flag for the five victims of the terrorist attack. This should be media's focus.

33 posted on 07/19/2015 9:06:02 AM PDT by apocalypto
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To: Conscience of a Conservative

He was talking about John McCain. You are using a classic PC tactic of isolating one remark and then generalizing it to include all POW’s. That is intellectually dishonest. Further more Trump said McCain is a war hero in the next sentence. This is a media/GOPe manufactured event.


34 posted on 07/19/2015 9:06:45 AM PDT by jpsb (Believe nothing until it has been officially denied)
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To: Conscience of a Conservative
Yup. McCain has done more damage to himself and this country than can be imagined. Attack him for his political “service”—he deserves everything that can be said about him on that front. And his military service does not insulate him from that criticism. But criticizing him FOR his military service and POW experience? That’s just idiotic.

lord McCain has ridiculed POWs/MIA himself. He deserves NO respect. I voted for this turkey, even when after hearing one of his numerous insane fits over 'torture' demanding a law against it. He is a punk and deserves all scorn a nation can bestow upon a traitor.

There are millions of Americans that have given service to their country that are more heroic than this pos. Those that need to point a finger at what our perfumed prince is doing to this nation forget the lord McCain of the Busy presidency. Let lord McCain explain himself on the other side.

35 posted on 07/19/2015 9:08:59 AM PDT by Just mythoughts (Jesus said Luke 17:32 Remember Lot's wife.)
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To: Cowboy Bob

agreed...


36 posted on 07/19/2015 9:13:15 AM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: svcw

John McCain is considered a war hero because he was awarded the Silver Star. The Silver Star Medal, is the third-highest military decoration for valor awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces. It is awarded for gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States.


37 posted on 07/19/2015 9:14:29 AM PDT by Nero Germanicus
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To: Conscience of a Conservative
"And his military service does not insulate him from that criticism."

You have not been paying attention, John McCain is a politically correct war hero and since he is he is above criticism.

Trump was criticizing McCain for calling 15,000 Trump supporter "crazies" when Luntz protested "But he is a war hero". Get it? You can not criticize a politically correct war hero in our PC world. Now a real war hero like the one documented by Clint Eastwood in American Sniper that is not PC, well they are fair game.

Michael Moore’s “I was taught that snipers are cowards”

I am sick of our PC culture.

38 posted on 07/19/2015 9:19:39 AM PDT by jpsb (Believe nothing until it has been officially denied)
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To: bluejean

McCain has said numerous times “I’m not a hero. All I did was get shot down.” Then he smiles. It’s not an exact quote but I’ve heard him allude to it many times.


39 posted on 07/19/2015 9:22:05 AM PDT by VerySadAmerican (I'll vote for a democrat before I'll vote for another rino.)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

I like the method used by O’Keffe and Breitbart.

Drip, Drip Drip, hook the progressive, then slam the trap


40 posted on 07/19/2015 9:22:24 AM PDT by Steven Tyler
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