I'm not surprised but I just had to throw this out.

[MichaelSoE]

I'm listening to C-Span (Washington Journal) this morning.

First segment: Is a candidate's military record important as far as how you will vote?

Republican callers: Off the wall rants, Gung-ho, YES YES YES etc.

But every one of them voted for and still support BONESPURS McCHICKENSHIT

[sop]

1. Ask John Kerry and Max Cleland about that.

[Martin Eden]

10. Exactly.

Cleland, who lost limbs in service to his country, was falsely smeared as a terrorist sympathizer.

Kerry volunteered for the most dangerous Navy duty in Vietnam and served with distinction. He was "swiftboated" by the right to boost dim son Bush, who used his daddy's connection to get a cushy spot in the Texas air national guard. He didn’t even bother to complete that service, and yet miliary service was a net negative for Kerry in the election.

Republicans are liars and hypocrites.

Added to that in the Trump era:
Treasonous fascists.

[llashram]

19. hear, hear!

right on the mark. Thank you. We must have reminders in these times the BIG LIE is still reigning supreme among the stupid and gullible in trump's base.

[Pacifist Patriot]

25. I met Max Cleland when he was the Secretary of State in GA.

I was on the student council in my high school in Marietta. He met with us in the school library one afternoon, and I was an instant fan girl. I was a politics junky at a young age. What can I say?

He was so engaging and encouraging. I would have loved to have had him as a mentor.

I lost my fucking mind when he was smeared.

[Martin Eden]

26. When Republicans thump their bibles about "morality"

It makes me want to

Max Cleland had more courage, patriotism, and morailty in the little finger of his remaing hand than the entire Republican caucus has in what remains of their poisoned hearts.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

27. 100% correct.

But what do we do about it. I don't know how to live in a world where facts don't matter to half the citizenry, including many of those in power.

[Martin Eden]

28. VOTE

And, if you are able, volunteer for your local Democratic Party to help get out the vote.

Try to persuade people you know, but do it with kindness.

If all our collective efforts aren’t enough, don't despair. Live your life the best you can and contribute what you can in the next election.

Life is long and things change, sometimes for the better.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

31. I voted already in PA. I had volunteered to help out my local Dem party,

but I ended up having to have back surgery two days ago. I'm supposed to be getting lots of rest between bouts of walking. That didn't work out too well yesterday. My mom was here to help my husband take care of me, but we ended up having to take care of her. I didn't sleep at all last night.

I shouldn't be on DU at all. I'm just so anxious about the elections!

[Evolve Dammit]

12. Yep

[uponit7771]

29. +1, MAGA types are usually full I'd crap

[doc03]

2. Don't watch C-Span anymore half the callers are Republicans and the ones that claim

to be independents are Republicans. I heard stuff on there crazier than you hear on Fox and the moderators let them
go on and on. It's the same thing with police, they back the Blue but support J6 when they beat the blue with flag polls.

[sop]

5. Listening to C-Span callers' comments can be downright frightening.

Don't know how the hosts can sit there expressionless, gravely nodding their heads while pretending these people aren't complete imbeciles.

[barbtries]

9. i agree

it's like the fringiest of the fringe go and babble on C-span and rarely if ever does the moderator even react let alone make an effort to pull them back into reality.

[katmondoo]

3. C-Span always had Republican callers. I haven't watched C-Span in many years.

The callers were always of the wall.

[no_hypocrisy]

4. I suppose they equate military school with being in combat, risking one's life

for your Company.

[70sEraVet]

6. "BONESPURS McCHICKENSHIT", and the McChickenshit nuggets, Don Jr and Eric!

[BumRushDaShow]

7. I would urge people TO watch CSPAN (1, 2, & 3) but ditch any of the call-in programs

The broadcasts of Congressional sessions, gavel to gavel, and their hearings, political panel discussions hosted by many different political organizations, proceedings from political conferences/conventions, historical politically-focused special programming and interviews, their "Road to the White House" series, their "Booknotes" program, and hell... even their broadcast of "Question time" (with the British PM) weekly, are more than worth it.

The "networks" (OTA and cable) do NOT show this programming (outside of some clips/soundbites).

[brewens]

8. The question I would have asked given the opportunity. "Mr. President sir, we all know you had

military training at your school as a young man but were not allowed to serve in Vietnam. If you had been allowed to serve, do you think you would have been good in combat?"

There is no way he could avoid bragging about how great he would have been. He does not understand stolen valor.

[Martin Eden]

11. USA, USA, by Jingo!

Their patriotism is as shallow and fake as their Christianity.

[czarjak]

13. Troop and Trump supporters want it both ways. Ask Toby Keith.

[keithbvadu2]

14. His personal VN

[keithbvadu2]

15. Trump was awarded a medal in his military school

[czarjak]

17. Irony defined.

[OMGWTF]

18. I assume that is a joke; Trump is a total slob.

He would throw his clothes on the floor and be pissed off if any WH staff would pick them up.

[kairos12]

16. During the Shrub Wars when I got into with the Nutters I always asked

them when they served?

I said my politics were to the Left of Marx, but I was also an Army Ranger.

They always claimed a football "knee injury" you know.

Their version of Bone Spurs.

I laughed in their faces.

[paleotn]

23. Same here. "But, but, but...I went to college"

Yea, so did I after giving Uncle Sam 4 years.

[Victor_c3]

30. I still do the same

If anything, my military service and combat experiences are the events that pushed me and my politics hard to the left.

Going on daily combat patrols and interacting with the actual people of Iraq did a lot to soften my outlook on life and people in general, but that’s a whole other conversation in itself.

[milestogo]

20. They voted for AWOL Lush Bush too.

[Bettie]

21. Grassley is running ads attacking Mike Franken's military service

apparently, being in the military makes him not from Iowa, but people who don't even live in states are cool to run for governor or senator...because, hypocrisy!

[paleotn]

22. What the idiots don't realize or care about....

is there are a ton of vets on the Dem side. Once again, logic is lost on the illogical.

[Skittles]

24. "BONESPURS McCHICKENSHIT"

omfg