"Well I like soldiers who were captured, tortured, and lived to tell about it"

[KS Toronado]

Stopped in the VFW last night wearing my "USS John S. McCain, Big Bad John" T-shirt. One guy asked what
was on my T-shirt, so I stood up and straightened it out so everyone could read it.

That's when the magaloon said something negative about our late Senator (who I've always admired even though
he was a republican) and I shot back with "Well I like soldiers who were captured, tortured, and lived to tell about it
and then made something out of his life". Oh boy did it get real quiet real fast.

https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/5207350-uss-john-mccain-big-bad-john

[Aristus]

1. I'm a veteran of a foreign war, but I would never go near one of those places.

For just such a reason. I don't want to be sharing breathing oxygen with people whose brains aren't making optimal use of it.

[KS Toronado]

2. Thought the image of the T-shirt would have shown up

not the link, still learning how to post.

[BlueIdaho]

3. Shameful.

I didn’t like his politics but no one should ever question his patriotism. He served with honor and courage.

[SoonerPride]

4. When trump attacked McCain that should have ended his career right there

that it didn't was the portent of doom for our country.

[KS Toronado]

5. That's why it got real quiet real fast

They were embarrassed their hero ever said that. Plus I never had to mention his name.

[Achilleaze]

8. Yup. And when the Republican called our soldiers "suckers" and "losers"

which is true - he really did -- that should of ended his career.

But the Republicans supported him. Not a one of them emitted as much as a peep. They must have agreed with him. Not a frikken peep to defend our troops.

The Republicans let their undisputed "moral leader" and the "role model for children" call our soldiers "suckers" and "losers." And the Republicans kept his gourmet golfing ass as their unfit "commander in chief."

shame. shame. shame on the Republicans and their draft-dodging leader who insults our troops, and kisses Putin's butt. Shame.

HERE'S A LINK TO THE AP STORY CONFIRMING THIS OUTRAGE:

https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-ap-top-news-politics-b823f2c285641a4a09a96a0b195636ed

Sep. 04, 2020
DELRAY BEACH, FLa. (AP) — A new report details multiple instances of President Donald Trump making disparaging remarks about members of the U.S. military who have been captured or killed, including referring to the American war dead at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in France in 2018 as “losers” and “suckers.”...

[KS Toronado]

10. Thanks for that link.

Wish there was a tactful way to tie all Rs to being unappreciative of our service members because
of their support for IQ4.5

[Achilleaze]

11. You're welcome. Repubs like to pretend their leader never said that shit

But he did. It's a fact. And the Repubs were all fine with with that heinous put down of our US Armed Forces. But I am not ok with it, especially coming from a frigging five-time Republican draft dodger.

[Ferrets are Cool]

6. Nor would I

[demigoddess]

7. people at VFW should not judge McCain. They should support each other.

BTW, my father fought in WWII and Korea, my dad in Korea, my uncle in WWII, and several other uncles were in Vietnam. Brother served in Vietnam era.

[KS Toronado]

9. They do support veterans and each other

But in this day & age of trumpism, idiots are everywhere. Especially in red States.