Sarah Palin: Now She's a Racist?

re: Sarah Palin: Now She's a Racist?

tammy — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:25:24 GMT

Why is everyone saying that John McCain is a hero? Click on this Link www.youtube.com/watch & Read Below:

Nov. 9, 1967 (U.S. government documents) Hanoi press began quoting him giving specific military information.

One report dated read, "To a question of the correspondent, McCain answered: 'My assignment to the Oriskany, I told myself, was due to serious losses in pilots, which were sustained by this aircraft carrier (due to its raids on the North Vietnam territory - VNA) and which necessitated replacements. From 10 to 12 pilots were transferred like me from the Forrestal to the Oriskany. Before I was shot down, we had made several sorties. Altogether, I made about 23 flights over North Vietnam.'"

Guy and Larson were senior ranking officers (SRO's) in McCain's POW camp at a time he claims he was in solitary confinement and being tortured.

Larson told the New Times, "Between the two of us, it's our belief, and to the best of our knowledge, that no prisoner was beaten or harmed physically in that camp [known as 'The Plantation'].

"My only contention with the McCain deal is that while he was at The Plantation, to the best of my knowledge and Ted's knowledge, he was not physically abused in any way. No one was in that camp. It was the camp that people were released from."

Facts about the war "hero" McCain...... Just the facts

According to Fernando Barral, a Cuban psychologist who questioned McCain in January 1970, “McCain was "boastful" during their interview and "without remorse" for any civilian deaths that occurred "when he bombed Hanoi." McCain has a similar recollection, writing in his [autobiography] that he responded, "No, I do not" when Barral asked if he felt remorse.”

McCain told [Barral] that he had not been subjected to “physical or moral violence,” and “lamented in the interview that ‘if I hadn't been shot down, I would have become an admiral at a younger age than my father.’”

“Barral said McCain boasted that he was the best pilot in the Navy and that he wanted to be an astronaut.” The Cuban psychologist concluded that McCain was [a] ‘psychopath.’”

"He felt superior to the Vietnamese up there in his plane, with all his training," Barral recalled.

Facts are facts or are they an "inconvenient Truth" for the Conservatives who revel in their "patriotic" blankie.

McCain told his North Vietnamese captors, “highly classified information, the most important of which was the package routes, which were routes used to bomb North Vietnam. He gave in detail the altitude they were flying, the direction, if they made a turn… he gave them what primary targets the United States was interested in.” Hopper contends that the information McCain provided allowed the North Vietnamese to adjust their air-defenses. As result the US lost sixty percent more aircraft and in 1968, “called off the bombing of North Vietnam, because of the information McCain had given to them.”

"Demands for military information were accompanied by threats to terminate my medical treatment if I [McCain] did not cooperate. Eventually, I gave them my ship's name and squadron number, and confirmed that my target had been the power plant." Page 193-194, Faith of My Fathers by John McCain

The Vietnamese capturers soon realized their POW, John Sidney McCain III, came from a well-bred line of American military elites. McCain’s father, John Jr., and grandfather, John Sr., were both full Admirals. A destroyer, the USS John S. McCain, is named after both of them.

The Vietnamese soon took McCain to a hospital reserved for Vietnamese officers. Unlike his fellow POWs, he received care from a Soviet doctor. McCain divulged specific military information: he gave the name of the aircraft carrier on which he was based, the number of US pilots that had been lost, the number of aircraft in his flight formation, as well as information about the location of rescue ships.

None of McCains' awards, less the DFC, were for heroism over the battlefield where he spent no more than 20 hours. Two Naval officers described the awards as "boilerplate" and "part of an SOP medal package given to repatriated (Vietnamera) POWs."

In McCain's own words just four days after being captured, he admits he violated the U.S. Code of Conduct by telling his captors "O.K, I'll give you military information if you will take me to the hospital."

The facts are that he signed a confession and declared himself a "black criminal who performed deeds of an air pirate." This statement and other interviews he gave to the Communist press were used as propaganda to fan the flames of the antiwar movement.

During his relative short stint on flight status, McCain III lost five U.S. Navy aircraft, four in accidents and one in combat.

re: Sarah Palin: Now She's a Racist?

Lisa — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:21:23 GMT

Aaron -- you're a stitch. Bush/Palin ticket! ROFLMAO!!

re: Sarah Palin: Now She's a Racist?

stinkfinger willie — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:13:02 GMT

It’s funny… it’s so TYPICAL for racist whites start acting like Pee Wee Herman when called out on their racism, or issues dealing with race. You see, the same sort of “reverse racism”, “black racist” accusations made by these racist right-wing bigots are nothing but the same old “I know you are but what am I…” retort popularized by the Paul Reubens character and childrens TV show.

re: Sarah Palin: Now She's a Racist?

Aaron — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:57:46 GMT

I am very impressed with Gov. Palin, hope she makes it all the way! This is a hoax, liberalism needs stopped and Palin is the one to stop it! Gotta do better than some hear say there people! oh yea, i'd vote for bush again in a heart beat, and would have loved to see a Bush/Palin ticket!!

re: Sarah Palin: Now She's a Racist?

kimora — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:13:14 GMT

Speaking of media....This is a gossip blog, not the New York Times. Also, I don't actually want it to be true. The lady has a decent chance of being Vice President whether I vote for her or not. In view of that I'd hope it's not true. Of course conservatives NEVER do whisper campaigns filled with untruths about people all over the internet. They never swiftboat people, right, look a flying pig!

re: Sarah Palin: Now She's a Racist?

Richard — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:30:13 GMT

Clearly it must be true. An unconfirmed report of a waitress overhearing something Palin supposedly said must be true because it sounds like something you want her to have said...

re: Sarah Palin: Now She's a Racist?

kimora — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:01:48 GMT

Isn't it more than a bit silly to pretend we don't have political opinions. I'd rather see people state them upfront as this poster did, than hid them. That is more skewing. I think this screaming about bias is a way to try to get media you disagree with to shut up, and showing my own bias, I think conservative are very good at it.

re: Sarah Palin: Now She's a Racist?

afiveo — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 10:17:09 GMT

you know what?

here is a link to droolicious about McCain (and Palin) inspired clothes for babies and kids. Clearly NO ONE on babble is playing favorites...

www.babble.com/.../my-5-favorite-mccain-gop-t-shirts-and-onesies.aspx

and wouldn't you know it? some one wrote a hate comment there, just like all the other expose` type Palin posts...no matter what, someones gonna be pissed about what ever the heck anyone talks about.

everyone please note how i didn't state my overwhelming political opinion in this comment. IT IS POSSIBLE!

re: Sarah Palin: Now She's a Racist?

Catem — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:25:37 GMT

I don't see how that's showing political bias - just reporting a story. If Babble didn't report this because they supported Palin, that would be scarier.

Just sayin'...

re: Sarah Palin: Now She's a Racist?

Jen — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:59:06 GMT

Careful Babble - your politics are showing.