McCain bullshitting about Lindsey's military service on CNN

[Laura PourMeADrink]

McCain said he (Lindsey) "served on active duty in Iraq and Kabul" with no clarification which
implied he was in combat.


In reality

During the Gulf War, he was recalled to active duty, serving as a Judge Advocate at McEntire Air National Guard Station in Eastover, South Carolina, where he helped brief departing pilots on the laws of war.[18]

In 1998, according to the Congressional daily newspaper The Hill, Graham was describing himself on his website as an Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm veteran. In reality, he never left South Carolina. Graham responded: "I have not told anybody I'm a combatant. I'm not a war hero, and never said I was. I never intended to lie. If I have lied about my military record, I'm not fit to serve in Congress", further noting that he "never deployed."[19][20]

In 2004, Graham received a promotion to Colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserve at a White House ceremony officiated by President George W. Bush.

Graham served in Iraq as a reservist on active duty for short periods during April and two weeks in August 2007, where he worked on detainee and rule-of-law issues.[21] He also served in Afghanistan during the August 2009 Senate recess.[22] Since then, Graham has been assigned as a senior instructor for the U.S. Air Force JAG Corps.[16][23] He also serves as an Air Force Reserve appellate judge.[17]

[sharp_stick]

1. They love to use that "active duty" bullshit line

Every REMF that ever served seems to love that crap. Just look at Joni Ernst, working logistics and bragging about her combat tours.

I don't mean to malign everyone that's done those jobs, they are important, but the ones that like to brag about their service and pretend they were ever any where near combat just make me sick.

[Siwsan]

2. I think it's hilarious that McCain thinks anything he says has a shred of credibility

The man needs to retire to a shady veranda.

[Fred Sanders]

3. More hilarious is that the MSM considers him the peak of credibility...amazing. Guess credibility is

another thing the Christofascists consider quaint, like all the teachings of Jesus.

This shell of a "maverick" still thinks that Palin could be a good President......no way this man retains a shred of credibility if not so desperately propped up by the media as the "sane" face of the insane GOP.

That is why Lindsay and McCain appear every Sunday on the propaganda political talk shows, slim pickings of the corporate media heads to choose from, so their they are. Can you imagine Steve King appearing and being asked basic journalism questions?

"News" being used by any of the tradiditional media is itself a massive fraud.

America does NOT have a free press anymore, the traditional media has sold out to the Man.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

7. Yup - he praised Palin - but really, what could he do? If he admits she's

batshit crazy then he is admitting he was stupid to pick her.

What gets me about the press is that even if they think of asking a good gotcha question - they have no follow-up when the Republican blows it off. That is one thing Chris Mathews is good at - he keeps badgering.

[flamin lib]

5. That's why veterans of a certain age have two categories of service:

Vietnam Vet and Vietnam Era Vet. We know and recognize the difference.

[bahrbearian]

6. 2 pieces of low life scum