We have never been a fan of McCain for several reasons but we are not in favor of calling names. However, it was the former Republican candidate who went first, so we find the the RNC denouncement of the leading Republican candidate, a bit hypocritical. Wonder who is pushing the strings?
McCain was not a steller student at Annapolis, nearly destroyed a carrier after accidentally setting off a missile, and stories abound concerning his "cooperation" with his captors. So to say that he was not a hero, might be a bit over the top, however, is not totally inaccurate. One must remember that the "crazies" comment was by McCain, so maybe he deserves a rebuttal.
We believe in Reagan's 11th Commandment, that Republicans should not criticize other Republicans as there is plenty of criticism for the Democrats. We wish the RNC would have said something like that rather than condemning Trump.
Trump has ruffled a few Republican feathers so this is the way of getting him "back on the reservation." We think that is wrong.
Conservative Tom
McCain was not a steller student at Annapolis, nearly destroyed a carrier after accidentally setting off a missile, and stories abound concerning his "cooperation" with his captors. So to say that he was not a hero, might be a bit over the top, however, is not totally inaccurate. One must remember that the "crazies" comment was by McCain, so maybe he deserves a rebuttal.
We believe in Reagan's 11th Commandment, that Republicans should not criticize other Republicans as there is plenty of criticism for the Democrats. We wish the RNC would have said something like that rather than condemning Trump.
Trump has ruffled a few Republican feathers so this is the way of getting him "back on the reservation." We think that is wrong.
Conservative Tom
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Donald Trump went where nobody could have expected even Donald Trump to go.
The real estate mogul and Republican presidential candidate, who's leading the field in several recent polls, lit into Senator John McCain of Arizona on Saturday when speaking to a conservative conference, even going after his legendary military service—and drawing instant condemnation from fellow candidates.
"He's not a war hero," Trump said in a question-and-answer session with pollster Frank Luntz. Then he altered his comment: "He's a war hero because he was captured. I like people that weren't captured, okay?"
The crowd responded with an awkward mix of shocked "oohs"
and scattered applause. "Because he was captured, okay? Perhaps
he's a war hero. But right now he's said some very bad things
about a lot of people."
McCain spent more than five years in captivity as a prisoner
of war in Vietnam, a brutal period during which he was tortured
and faced solitary confinement, after his plane was shot down.
His feud with Trump escalated last week after Trump rallied
conservatives in Phoenix against illegal immigration, which
McCain, who is running for reelection to the Senate in 2016,
told New Yorker "fired up the crazies."
Trump retorted: "I know what a crazy is. I know all about crazies.
These weren't crazy."
And that wasn't all Trump had to say about McCain. He
attacked him for having "graduated last in his class" at the
U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis (McCain actually graduated
Asked why he didn't serve in the Vietnam War, Trump responded
that he had a bone spur, although he couldn't remember in
which foot. "It's a long time ago. I had student deferments
and ultimately had a medical deferment because of my
feet," he said.
Badgered by reporters at a news conference shortly after,
Trump repeatedly refused to back down or apologize for his
attack on McCain, and even launched new missives. "I think
John McCain has done very little for the veterans. I'm very
disappointed in John McCain."
"If someone's a prisoner I would consider that person a war
hero. And we have a lot of war heroes that weren't prisoners
also. And we should give them credit, too," he said.
Trump's fellow Republican candidates at the Ames, Iowa, forum,
Trump's fellow Republican candidates at the Ames, Iowa, forum,
including Bobby Jindal, Lindsey Graham, and Rick Perry,
quickly condemned the comments.
"John McCain is an American hero. I have nothing but respect
"John McCain is an American hero. I have nothing but respect
for his service to our country," Louisiana Governor Jindal said
on Twitter. "After Donald Trump spends six years in a POW
camp, he can weigh in on John McCain's service."
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, who was not at the
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, who was not at the
conference, also tweeted. "Enough with the slanderous attacks."
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