[Politics/Religion] The Real McCain

[1puttpar]

This should be required reading before anyone votes:

http://www.rollingstone.c...rick_the_real_john_mccain

[birdymaker]

the party of morals, family values and religion priceless

"I enjoyed the off-duty life of a Navy flier more than I enjoyed the actual flying," McCain writes. "I drove a Corvette, dated a lot, spent all my free hours at bars and beach parties." McCain chased a lot of tail. He hit the dog track. Developed a taste for poker and dice. He picked up models when he could, screwed a stripper when he couldn't.

[Spanky]

So he is an average Joe?

All right, so no one is perfect. Everyone has flaws. Question is what will either one do once in office?

[dystopia]

Thx! Long read, but worth it.  I hadn't heard of many of the things listed.

[gleek]

Thx! Long read, but worth it.  I hadn't heard of many of the things listed.

Here's a site dedicated to exposing the truth about John McCain. This page has some interesting information about his record as a fighter pilot:

For 23 combat missions (an estimated 20 hours over enemy territory), the U.S. Navy awarded McCain a Silver Star, a Legion of Merit for Valor, a Distinguished Flying Cross, three Bronze Stars, two Commendation medals plus two Purple Hearts and a dozen service medals.

"McCain had roughly 20 hours in combat," explains Bill Bell, a veteran of Vietnam and former chief of the U.S. Office for POW/MIA Affairs -- the first official U.S. representative in Vietnam since the 1973 fall of Saigon. "Since McCain got 28 medals," Bell continues, "that equals out to about a medal-and-a-half for each hour he spent in combat. There were infantry guys -- grunts on the ground -- who had more than 7,000 hours in combat and I can tell you that there were times and situations where I'm sure a prison cell would have looked pretty good to them by comparison. The question really is how many guys got that number of medals for not being shot down."