Abusing Our Wounded Warriors With Dirty Politics

[babylonsister]

http://www.military.com/opinion/0,15202,172812,00.html

Abusing Our Wounded Warriors With Dirty Politics
Frank Schaeffer | July 31, 2008


Like John McCain's son my son served in the Marines and fought in George Bush's wars. As a military parent I am sad and angry that McCain has been using Senator Obama's canceled visit to wounded American soldiers in Germany for blatant political ends. McCain is doing exactly what Senator Obama would not do: use our soldiers' injuries to bolster his political career.

McCain and the Republicans are running a commercial trying to paint senator Obama as somehow neglectful of our troops. This claim and the commercial are a barefaced lies. The headline in a recent edition of The Washington Post about this story says it all: McCain's Charge Against Obama Lacks Evidence.

Senator Obama has visited our wounded service members. He has done so without media fanfare and quietly with dignity. That is because he cares enough about our troops to not misuse them as a chip in his election bid, the very reason he canceled his visit to those wounded soldiers overseas. Unlike McCain Senator Obama also supported the new GI bill to give our troops the help they deserve with college costs.

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McCain, in a deeply cynical ploy to misinform, is lying about Obama. Any lie is bad enough. But to impugn Senator Obama in way that also abuses our troops is not only wrong but political slime. This is an act of unpatriotic desperation.

Today I am ashamed of Senator McCain. I'm sorry his name is on the jacket of one of my books. He is dishonoring his military record and our men and women in uniform. Shame on you Senator McCain.

[yourout]

1. A big K&R.

[Cha]

2. Thank you for your opinion, Frank Schaeffer!

We need more honest military parents and Soldiers speaking out against what the mainstream media is letting mccain get away with.

Rec'd~

[FrenchieCat]

3. Ooh Shit!

"I'm sorry his name is on the jacket of one of my books."

[CTyankee]

4. I have printed this out, ready to take it to my auto mechanic who is a veteran.

He swallowed the Swift Boat lies. I won't let the pubs get away with it this time.

[KittyWampus]

5. Hello Obama's TEEE-EEEM! Anybody Home? IS THIS THING ON!

[babylonsister]

6. I thought of you when I found this.

I hear you, cryingshame.

[KittyWampus]

7. at least you don't think I'm a panic-stricken, lily-livered concern troll

;)

[babylonsister]

8. No, not this time.

:rofl: :hi:

[KittyWampus]

9. why I oughta.....