A wounded veteran responds to Meghan McCain's Quote

[ProSense]

A wounded veteran responds to Meghan McCain's Quote.(Updated)

by Broken Skull
Tue Sep 09, 2008 at 04:02:28 PM PDT

I respect everyone's military service, and I think that most of us feel the same way. We respect our brothers and sisters in arms, whether or not we agree with them. We all respect the service of the families left behind when a service member deploys. Although this is a different type of service, it is service none the less and should be respected. Even though I disagree with Sen. McCain's policies, I respect his service. He stood up and took the oath and went to combat, he spent 5 and a half miserable years as a prisoner of war. It is important as vets and supporter of vets to respect each other's service.

Thats not the message we are getting today from the McCain family.

This morning Meghan McCain sat down for an interview as a McCain surrogate on the today show. While making her way through an answer about her father she stated: "No one knows what war is like other than my family. Period."

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There are 4155 families that lost a loved one in Iraq, 584 that have lost a loved one in Afghanistan. There are tens of thousands of injured soldiers like myself, who not only deal with their injuries but have families that deal with the injuries too. Does Meghan McCain think that those 4,739 families that are grieving the loss of their loved ones don't know about war. Does she think that the tens of thousands of us wounded soldiers don't know about war. Yes, she does.

This is not a simple mistake or a gaffe, this is a freudian slip and it gives us an insight into how Sen. McCain feels about the service of those of are not him. Sen. McCain has shown us by his voting record that we don't matter.

Sen. McCain was publicly against the bi-patisan Webb/Hagel GI Bill. He tried to introduce his own watered down version because the Webb/Hagel bill was "too generous". If you did 3 tours in Iraq and want to get out and go to school...Sen. McCain thinks you don't matter.

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[az chela]

1. She is as stupid as her mom and dad

[SaveAmerica]

2. If you did 3 tours in Iraq and want to get out and go to school, Sen McCain thinks you don't matter

Words to remember.

[Cha]

3. Rec'd~ This beats pigate all to

shit.

[Unsane]

4. FWIW I think she meant to say "no one knows war better than my family"

instead of "no one knows except my family."

[quiet.american]

7. Forgive me, but how is that better? nt

[Unsane]

12. It's slightly better I guess

she's a bit dumb, for sure

[quiet.american]

13. Pure arrogance, in my book. Spoken like someone completely insulated from "discomfort." nt

[glitch]

10. Still arrogant, which goes with their territory

the inability to see shared human experience in others is very republican.

[madmax]

5. What a little

scrunt. The bimbo doesn't fall far from the tree. Alaska + Russia = Foreign Policy Experience. :puke:

[quiet.american]

6. I can't even get my mind around the ARROGANCE of her answer!

Especially since she's never worn the uniform!

(FWIW, I'M former USAF).

[tuvor]

8. Now, now, let's keep the kids out of this.

[Imagevision]

9. Meghan McCain's problem is she speaks before thinking...

[glitch]

11. Meghan's problem is she says what she thinks. nt

[TooRaLoo]

14. Her problem is she doesn't think. nt

[JBoy]

15. This family who knows so much about war includes:

1. Her mother, Cindy (the second wife), the one who had the affair while John was still married to the woman who was his wife while he was off at war.

2. Herself, born in 1984 to the beer heiress and US Congressman (at the time). Attended a Prep School.

[Tigress DEM]

16. That's because McCain is the only one who knows anything about Vietnam.

That is why he knew that even if someone has a picture of a living POW taken days ago, it's just not possible. McCain knows ALL the POWS are out of there. After all he is here and who else really mattered?

McCain is a ZERO not a HERO.

He doesn't respect others and I don't respect him.

He wussed out and made those tapes for his captors. THAT I could have forgiven him for, but leaving POWs behind ON PURPOSE to hide his own shame. UNFORGIVEABLE.

[druidity33]

17. yeah, but...

we're not supposed to pick on the children....

no matter how stupid and arrogant they are.

:sarcasm:

was she a cheerleader by any chance?