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MFM008

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33. My dad was USAF 23 years
Mon Aug 27, 2018, 05:34 AM
Aug 2018

We lived the military life.
I respect that service.
I respect his Vietnam ordeal.
An honest love of country and duty.
Not his politics or his votes.
One of the last old school types.

He's OUR Hero Now [View all] NanceGreggs Aug 2018 OP
Beautifully written.....my sentiments exactly. CatMor Aug 2018 #1
Statements of fact and the recording of history is not bashing McCain but there is a onit2day Aug 2018 #74
Thank you, NanceGregg for your post Haggis for Breakfast Aug 2018 #142
K&R 2naSalit Aug 2018 #2
No, he certainly is not oberliner Aug 2018 #3
He's not? tavernier Aug 2018 #8
Were you a member of DU in 2008? oberliner Aug 2018 #10
All Veterans Are Our Heroes PaulX2 Aug 2018 #25
Even the ones who served at and/or ran Abu Ghraib? nt Rob H. Aug 2018 #30
Nope oberliner Aug 2018 #44
Hence, your use of "we" and "us" rather than "me" and "I" LanternWaste Aug 2018 #60
Pronouns can be tricky oberliner Aug 2018 #61
How sad it must be to be you. Haggis for Breakfast Aug 2018 #138
I don't understand what you mean by that oberliner Aug 2018 #143
Is your's a world bereft of nuance ? Haggis for Breakfast Aug 2018 #146
Thanks for clarifying oberliner Aug 2018 #150
I just can't see through your lenses. Haggis for Breakfast Aug 2018 #148
Understood oberliner Aug 2018 #151
I don't buy that line of thinking unless we extend it to anyone who ever had a job doing anything.nt Gore1FL Aug 2018 #84
Veneration of the military is part of fascist ideology. Voltaire2 Aug 2018 #103
I've been a member since 2004 tavernier Aug 2018 #40
Fair enough oberliner Aug 2018 #46
He may not be your hero but many of us consider him to be our hero. Kaleva Aug 2018 #41
The OP used the word "Our" oberliner Aug 2018 #43
:) Fwiw, I also don't change my mind about politicians Hortensis Aug 2018 #55
hero defined Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2018 #90
Well, their are quite a few, maybe a majority, of us who think of him as a hero. Kaleva Aug 2018 #63
Do you think its a majority of DU? oberliner Aug 2018 #64
I'm just guessing based on OPs and posts. Kaleva Aug 2018 #65
Oberliner... N_E_1 for Tennis Aug 2018 #70
As another Viet Vet, I'll answer for him: NOPE and mainly because he just doesn't get it. I am ... marble falls Aug 2018 #80
Thank you, Brother... N_E_1 for Tennis Aug 2018 #91
Some of his politics really made me scratch my head, but I am truly sorry to see this good man pass. marble falls Aug 2018 #99
Excellent. Very well put. maddiemom Aug 2018 #100
Thanks for sharing your perspective oberliner Aug 2018 #110
Oberliner... N_E_1 for Tennis Aug 2018 #120
Thanks for your response oberliner Aug 2018 #130
Then you understand about honor and country... N_E_1 for Tennis Aug 2018 #133
Yes, I do oberliner Aug 2018 #135
.... N_E_1 for Tennis Aug 2018 #136
Hey come on we're playing in the lounge. N_E_1 for Tennis Aug 2018 #134
I respect Mccain n/t blue cat Aug 2018 #115
I was. In the heat of battle, there are enemies, but an enemy can stlll be an honorable foe. nt Honeycombe8 Aug 2018 #117
"Honorable foe" is exactly how I would describe John McCain oberliner Aug 2018 #131
Foe in politics. Hero in his military career. Which makes him an American hero. I'm American.nt Honeycombe8 Aug 2018 #144
How about George H W Bush? oberliner Aug 2018 #147
I'm not aware that he was captured and refused to be released to go home... Honeycombe8 Aug 2018 #149
He wasn't oberliner Aug 2018 #152
I agree with you. Rebl2 Aug 2018 #72
Sorry melman Aug 2018 #4
Well put oberliner Aug 2018 #6
I get that, but we can run against someone treestar Aug 2018 #49
Agreed oberliner Aug 2018 #51
Yes I get you there treestar Aug 2018 #58
Oh, you mean the ones that attacked Hillary and any who supported her? Old Terp Aug 2018 #85
This is like DU's version of Godwin's Law tkmorris Aug 2018 #96
1. It approaches one. Voltaire2 Aug 2018 #107
Ha! progressoid Aug 2018 #111
No, the ones about McCain oberliner Aug 2018 #108
Agreed, what the hell is with all this love for this neocon warmonger now? ansible Aug 2018 #9
FINALLY, some truth! He gleefully messaged with this that he would happily... BamaRefugee Aug 2018 #14
And then there's this Rob H. Aug 2018 #31
Also this melman Aug 2018 #98
Yep. geardaddy Aug 2018 #69
We're living in upside down world SkyDancer Aug 2018 #38
The GOP's refusal ... NanceGreggs Aug 2018 #11
Amen. nolabear Aug 2018 #12
Thank you, Nance. I am with you on this leftofcool Aug 2018 #13
Yeah well melman Aug 2018 #17
I still think that characterization goes too far. There is a decency that I am wiling to extend to JCanete Aug 2018 #18
Amen! pazzyanne Aug 2018 #21
+1000 N_E_1 for Tennis Aug 2018 #92
But you didn't merely "acknowledge McCain's devotion to country" tkmorris Aug 2018 #97
+1 melman Aug 2018 #155
Thanks, Nance. The GOP reaction has been nothing less than bizarre, toadying to a treasonous potus. Hekate Aug 2018 #153
Hear hear! defacto7 Aug 2018 #154
THIS times a million. What's so pathetic is the so-called "Independent" R B Garr Aug 2018 #161
This message was self-deleted by its author SharonClark Aug 2018 #28
I can respect that he gave a lifetime of support to his party and his family Autumn Aug 2018 #47
This is one of the most bizarre threads that I have seen on DU. n/t demmiblue Aug 2018 #89
It's insane melman Aug 2018 #95
I'm leaving this silly discussion with one thought. Scruffy1 Aug 2018 #106
Well written. CentralMass Aug 2018 #5
I'm not sure I'd go as far as "our hero," but I agree that he can be a powerful symbol The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #7
+1 geardaddy Aug 2018 #71
All because of the evil monster in the WH, installed Cha Aug 2018 #15
+1 ffr Aug 2018 #23
i don't really see him as "ours" in a partisan sense. i see him as an Patriot in a non partisan JI7 Aug 2018 #16
Thanks, Nance Hekate Aug 2018 #19
He was the first and only republican I donated money to elmac Aug 2018 #20
Decency, among other things, is what they lack. ffr Aug 2018 #22
Deplorables disowned him because Putin declared him an enemy of Russia dalton99a Aug 2018 #24
I sometimes agreed with him. Most times he made me furious. rusty quoin Aug 2018 #26
Lindsey Graham True Blue American Aug 2018 #27
Lindsay Graham is going to be on FoxNews tonight. Here are some of his tweets. Honeycombe8 Aug 2018 #119
Lindsey and Graham were True Blue American Aug 2018 #122
I agree he has no character. But I don't think they "broke up." They were very close... Honeycombe8 Aug 2018 #124
Yes, that was my point True Blue American Aug 2018 #125
Do what? Honeycombe8 Aug 2018 #128
Thank you True Blue American Aug 2018 #159
Bravo! Jane Austin Aug 2018 #29
I respect John McCain for his service, for the GWC58 Aug 2018 #32
My dad was USAF 23 years MFM008 Aug 2018 #33
Beautiful! pandr32 Aug 2018 #34
And the transformation is complete. The GOP is now the Party of Trump. argyl Aug 2018 #35
Excellent post. I noticed few tributes from the GOP, too. It's shameful. Vinca Aug 2018 #36
This to me a hero SkyDancer Aug 2018 #37
YES. And McCain spent at least the first decade in the Senate... BamaRefugee Aug 2018 #79
Yup.... SkyDancer Aug 2018 #93
When anyone acts by listening to their inner voice that squares with the world outside Le Gaucher Aug 2018 #39
McCain is not and never was my hero proglib217 Aug 2018 #42
Hmmmm. n/t rzemanfl Aug 2018 #45
Another great post Nance Gothmog Aug 2018 #48
+10000000 ailsagirl Aug 2018 #78
K&R! Omaha Steve Aug 2018 #50
Very nice Soxfan58 Aug 2018 #52
Yes. He was very far from perfect. He often was our adversary. He could be mean spirited, Tom Rinaldo Aug 2018 #53
Great post. On a link posted by DUer, white wingers were calling him a liberal GOPer or RINO. Hoyt Aug 2018 #54
I agree workinclasszero Aug 2018 #56
Amen, Brother. Haggis for Breakfast Aug 2018 #139
I'll side w/John Kerry, Joe Biden and NanceGreggs on this issue. nt oasis Aug 2018 #57
Biden and McCain were friends. True Blue American Aug 2018 #123
Beautifully-Written, Fine Sentiment, And I Agree Vogon_Glory Aug 2018 #59
He did serve honorably...bUT harumph Aug 2018 #62
He's most certainly not my hero and I don't understand this rush towards glorification of McCain Devil Child Aug 2018 #66
It's more the Democratic instinct to stand up for those treated unfairly... moriah Aug 2018 #73
Very good post, Nance. I can't understand all the push back here about the sentiments... George II Aug 2018 #67
Here, I'll help: Act_of_Reparation Aug 2018 #82
That's funny. McCain will never be a hero to me. Bonheur Aug 2018 #68
Agreed Major Nikon Aug 2018 #76
That's cute! Bonheur Aug 2018 #81
"John McCain is OUR hero now"? Act_of_Reparation Aug 2018 #75
It will be a cold day in hell before my "hero" votes with the GOP party line 87% Major Nikon Aug 2018 #77
I can't remember DUs hero McCain voting for and protecting Obamacare Autumn Aug 2018 #118
He only voted against the repeal Rob H. Aug 2018 #162
Yep, he was fine with it being repealed. Had it been his way he would Autumn Aug 2018 #163
I honestly don't get it Rob H. Aug 2018 #164
It puzzles the hell out of me too. Autumn Aug 2018 #167
He called his wife a cunt, but he's our hero now? WoonTars Aug 2018 #83
I also wonder how minoritiy DU members Rob H. Aug 2018 #114
No, just no. demmiblue Aug 2018 #86
The man that foisted Sarah Palin on the country Liberalagogo Aug 2018 #87
By naming Palin, he practically guaranteed a blowout win by Obama scheming daemons Aug 2018 #88
Good point! workinclasszero Aug 2018 #94
Except I'm not going to Liberalagogo Aug 2018 #121
Obama would have won anyways but i agree it was greater because of Palin JI7 Aug 2018 #132
Let's get something straight Haggis for Breakfast Aug 2018 #141
Another apologist Liberalagogo Aug 2018 #158
I'm not apologizing. Haggis for Breakfast Aug 2018 #166
So you're saying he let Ralph Reed choose his running mate melman Aug 2018 #168
No, I'm saying the RNC gave him no choice. Haggis for Breakfast Aug 2018 #170
Thanks wiley Aug 2018 #101
Not my hero. Voltaire2 Aug 2018 #102
If he only supported Obama when he was alive guyfromla Aug 2018 #104
Republicans Require Someone to Hate. It's a Pathology. dlk Aug 2018 #105
After readinf this True Blue American Aug 2018 #160
Post removed Post removed Aug 2018 #109
Christ, this is a garbage take. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2018 #112
he's a hero because deplorables said deplorable things about him? Kurt V. Aug 2018 #113
So true! I totally agree. He's an American hero, which means he's OUR hero, now. Honeycombe8 Aug 2018 #116
Same here. True Blue American Aug 2018 #126
I respect John McCain for his service and what he went through in Hanoi. He is not my Hero. Va Lefty Aug 2018 #127
A lot of those nasty posts are written by Russian trolls FakeNoose Aug 2018 #129
Democrats certainly seem encouraging people to hate him tymorial Aug 2018 #137
Perfectly put. JDC Aug 2018 #140
Hero, Anti-Hero or Villian? Marcuse Aug 2018 #145
I went to a party this weekend radical noodle Aug 2018 #156
I do agree True Blue American Aug 2018 #157
K&R Scurrilous Aug 2018 #165
Not really, no. alarimer Aug 2018 #169
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