Posted on 07/18/2015 5:11:12 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) -
Just hours after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump made a controversial comment about 2008 presidential candidate John McCain's military record, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham came out swinging in defense of McCain. Additional Links Trump on John McCain: 'I like people who weren't captured' The Latest: Rick Santorum favors curbs on legal immigration
Trump, in a campaign visit in Iowa, told a crowd of supporters he was not a fan of McCain.
“He was a war hero because he was captured,” Trump said. “I like people who weren’t captured.”
In a series of tweets posted to his Twitter account, Graham said McCain "went through hell" during his service in Vietnam when he was captured by the Viet Cong and didn't deserve that type of commentary.
"If there was ever any doubt that @realDonaldTrump should not be our commander in chief, this stupid statement should end all doubt," Graham said. "If there was ever any doubt that he should not be the #GOP standard bearer, his growing mountain of stupid statements should end all doubt."
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Graham, South Carolina's senior senator, is also running for president. The senator was one of McCain's staunchest supporters during the 2008 presidential campaign.
Trump announced his candidacy for president several weeks ago and has been surging in the polls recently.
But the wet paper bag withstood the attack.
McGrahamnesty never met a GOP-e amnesty pimping RINO he didn’t love.
Did he hit him with his purse?
you can’t use linda graham and coming out swinging in same sentence I just spit cheerios all over my keyboard.
What a wuss he is...
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Standing up for her man, gotta admire that LOL!
Linda has her panties in a wad again. The pictures of her mean face is a riot. Her boyfriend, Jonhny came out hacking at Trump right before Ms. Lindsay tripped out.
Ms. Lindsay would be a truly dangerous president. He’s nuts but doesn’t know it. At least Trump knows he is a nut.
Linda is upset over comments made against “daddy”.
Proving once again who is the top and who is the bottom in the relationship.
Speaks for itself, this does.
“Donth you messth with muh b’frien’ Donaldth!”
What should we call McCain for doing this to POWs?
The War Secrets Sen. John McCain Hides
Former POW Fights Public Access to POW/MIA Files - Sydney SchanbergHurdles and limitations
Finally, in addition to these hurdles and limitations, the McCain act does not specifically order the declassification of the information. Further, it provides the Defense Department with other justifications for withholding documents. One such clause says that if the information “may compromise the safety of any United States personnel … who remain not accounted for but who may still be alive in captivity, then the Secretary [of Defense] may withhold that record or other information from the disclosure otherwise required by this section.”
Boiled down, the preceding paragraph means that the Defense Department is not obligated to tell the public about prisoners believed alive in captivity and what efforts are being made to rescue them. It only has to notify the White House and the intelligence committees in the Senate and House. The committees are forbidden under law from releasing such information.
McCain goes further to hurt future POWs...
Another bill gutted in 1996And then there is the Missing Service Personnel Act, which McCain succeeded in gutting in 1996. A year before, the act had been strengthened, with bipartisan support, to compel the Pentagon to deploy more resources with greater speed to locate and rescue missing men. The measure imposed strict reporting requirements.
McCain amended the heart out of the statute. For example, the 1995 version required a unit commander to report to his theater commander within two days that a person was missing and describe what rescue and recovery efforts were underway. The McCain amendments allowed 10 days to pass before a report had to be made.
Vietnam Veterans Against McCain YouTube video 7:45
This loser will do anything to get in the spotlight. I like the other day when one of the talking heads reminded him he only has 1% of the vote so far.
He only got his position because of some family Admirals, he was a lousy pilot that lost 2 fighters by poor skills.
Linda Jenner... STFU.
Linda and Juan should answer for the weapons that found their way to ISIS with their assistance.
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