McCain in '08

gatt wrote:

"Owen Hiller" wrote in message
...

I'm pretty sure that gatt was reacting to the opponent's trashing of
McCain's
POW experience rather than any opponent disagreeing with any political
position.

Who was attacking McCain's PoW experience?

Ted Guy was attacking McCain's POW experience. Dan Luke referred to it in
this very thread. See

Ted Guy has been dead for over seven years. He was a PoW in Vietnam, and did
not use his experience to boost his own political career. Are you saying that
the late Ted Guy, is a liar?

"Owen Hiller" wrote in message
...

Ted Guy was attacking McCain's POW experience. Dan Luke referred to it
in
this very thread. See

Ted Guy has been dead for over seven years. He was a PoW in Vietnam, and
did
not use his experience to boost his own political career. Are you saying
that
the late Ted Guy, is a liar?

I'm not qualified to say one way or the other. That's my point.

Ted Guy may have been a POW, and so his observations on the matter -IF
TRUTHFUL- have value. But everybody who used them for political purposes
(whether challenging directly or just 'letting people read for themselves')
is of questionable political integrity as far as I'm concerned.

Also, I'm not sure how "his own political career" has anything to do with
it. Conceivably he could have been working for somebody else. Not all
veterans are saints.

-c

gatt wrote:

"Owen Hiller" wrote in message
...

Ted Guy was attacking McCain's POW experience. Dan Luke referred to it
in
this very thread. See

Ted Guy has been dead for over seven years. He was a PoW in Vietnam, and
did
not use his experience to boost his own political career. Are you saying
that
the late Ted Guy, is a liar?

I'm not qualified to say one way or the other. That's my point.

Ted Guy may have been a POW, and so his observations on the matter -IF
TRUTHFUL- have value. But everybody who used them for political purposes
(whether challenging directly or just 'letting people read for themselves')
is of questionable political integrity as far as I'm concerned.

Also, I'm not sure how "his own political career" has anything to do with
it. Conceivably he could have been working for somebody else. Not all
veterans are saints.

That's my point. Being a veteran is extremely honorable, but not all veterans
are honorable, and it certainly doesn't necessarily make you a better
politician, or meat cutter, etc.

"Owen Hiller" wrote in message
...

That's my point. Being a veteran is extremely honorable, but not all
veterans
are honorable, and it certainly doesn't necessarily make you a better
politician, or meat cutter, etc.

That doesn't give people license to falsify, distort or question that
person's demonstrated military career. Ever.

-c

gatt wrote:

"Owen Hiller" wrote in message
...

That's my point. Being a veteran is extremely honorable, but not all
veterans
are honorable, and it certainly doesn't necessarily make you a better
politician, or meat cutter, etc.

That doesn't give people license to falsify, distort or question that
person's demonstrated military career. Ever.

Who was falsifying? Please explain.