Swiftboat query: Did so-called war hero mc cain really deserve his purple heart?

[Philosoraptor]

And isn't he really just exploiting his military service for all it's political worth?

Does he even have a purple heart, or is it just a purple band-aid?

I thought heroes saved people.

[salin]

1. and just how did *he* win the war in Vietnam?

he claims that only he "knows how to win wars."

[Philosoraptor]

2. john 'I know how to win wars' mc nazi.

[salin]

5. maybe he was an advisor to Reagan on the victory

in Grenada? :shrug:

[hankthecrank]

3. When Bob Dole was asked about Kerry's medal he said he didn't see any blood on it

[SoCalDem]

4. and he even admitted that he "cracked" and made propaganda tapes for them

and how did he happen to have pictures of himself.. cameras had not been invented back then.. at least when kerry was having pictures made, they said it was impossssssible...

[rox63]

6. There's no doubt that McCain was wounded in the line of duty

And isn't that the criteria for a purple heart?

And yes, I do think he is exploiting his military service for political reasons.

[Philosoraptor]

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[Vickers]

8. I don't know about a Purple Heart, but he has the

"I Fucked Up A Plane!" ribbon with 4 oak leaf clusters.

[Philosoraptor]

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