The Truth About John Mccain - "America's War Hero"

During the presidential debate, I began to seewas finally shot down.
something very disturbing. John Mccain refused toMcCain claims that he was tortured while in custody.
acknowledge the presence of Barack Obama. HeThere were no other American witnesses to this
stood on the same stage for 90minutes and nevertorture and some former POWs doubt that it
gave Obama as much as a glance. At times hehappened at all. In fact, McCain himself admitted in a
grimaced, frowned and sneered. Is this the behaviour1973 interview with the magazine US News and
of someone who should be allowed to lead thisWorld Report that he volunteered to give military
country?information in return for medical treatment, even
Much has been made of America not knowing muchbefore being subjected to any torture.here are two
about Senator Obama, yet how much down weways to look at the torture claims. Either McCain is
really know about John Mccain. I took the time tolying about it - in which case he's unfit to be
look up some additional facts about the Republicanpresident; or he's telling the truth - in which case he's
Party's so called war hero.unfit to be president. Why? Because torture is one
For years McCain has been known for his powderof those experiences, like being abused as a child,
keg temper. Many people, including even his ownwhich inflicts permanent psychological damage.
Republican colleagues, have seen the dark side of theThere is every reason to suspect that McCain
man, which tends to manifest itself in the form of ansuffered deep-seated psychological trauma while a
almost hysterical anger, as he shouts and curses atprisoner of war. He himself says that he was
those he disagrees with. Sometimes, McCain returns"reduced to an animal" and "broken". He signed
afterward to apologize for his outbursts, showingconfessions - "I am a black criminal and have
that he had lost control of himself.performed the deeds of an air pirate" - and made
McCain's reputation as a war hero rests on the sumbroadcasts denouncing his own country and its
total of 20 hours in combat. That's right. McCainactions in the war. In fact, so great was his
spent only 20 hours in combat in the entire war. Hepropensity to tell his captors what they wanted to
flew 23 missions. He got 28 medals. In other words,hear, that, in the camp, McCain acquired the name of
he got more medals than he had missions. Not bad. It"Songbird".
should be noted that none of McCain's medals relatedBear in mind that McCain's medals were awarded for
to anything he did in combat. They were given forresisting torture. Yet where was the resistance?
the supposed bravery he displayed after he hadPerhaps it is this gulf between the perception and the
been shot down and captured.reality of John McCain that explains why so many
It's appropriate to ask whether McCain's shoot-downVietnam veterans' groups openly despise him.
was caused by bad luck or simple incompetence onAmerica has true heroes, soldiers serving in Iraq and
his part. Of course, there is no way to answerAfghanistan. Police and Fireman who risk their lives to
definitively. But we can form an assessment basedsave and protect us every day. The Parents who
on the rest of McCain's military record. At the Navalovercome daily obstacles to care for their families.
Academy, McCain graduated almost bottom of hisJohn Mccain s no hero.
class. He was 790th out of 795. McCain lost manyIt's hard to say whats in another mans heart, does
aircraft over the course of his military career - five inJohn Mccain Hate Barack Obama? Is John Mccain a
total. Most pilots who lost aircraft at the rate McCainbigot who resents being challened by a Black Man?
did would have been kicked out of the service. ButWho can say only he knows that. What we do know
McCain had protection from up on high. His fatheris that this man has to be defeated on November
was an admiral. He was an untouchable. So McCain4th.
blundered his way through his military career until he