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Great. Fucking. Post. K&R 11 Bravo May 2012 #1
+1. OK not to serve. Not OK. . . Faygo Kid May 2012 #12
So you're implying McCain, by virtue of his service, was better than Obama? Nuclear Unicorn May 2012 #2
i think she is just calling romney an elitist La Lioness Priyanka May 2012 #3
It is the trait of the Chicken-hawk to have others serve in their place. bahrbearian May 2012 #6
You nailed it! Romney promoted the Vietnam War while living it up in France. freshwest May 2012 #7
Mc Cain nahant May 2012 #16
I'll forgive anything McCain did while at the hands of the North Vietnamese. Scuba May 2012 #18
Yep. McCain may have been a colossal fuckup as a Navy pilot hifiguy May 2012 #35
Why? Adm. Stockdale didn't. Chan790 May 2012 #49
Can you provide a reference for this? Not a challenge, a request. Scuba May 2012 #50
Stockdale? Chan790 May 2012 #51
No, McCain's behavior while a POW. Scuba May 2012 #52
I never knew that. Clearly Stockdale was one tough hifiguy May 2012 #53
I know all about Ace, SongBird or Nightingale bahrbearian May 2012 #28
I think it has something to do with the five planes he downed jmowreader May 2012 #29
I think that one of them were sitting on the flight deck behind him. bahrbearian May 2012 #30
That one, IIRC, is in addition to the five he was in when they were destroyed jmowreader May 2012 #33
Done this before, and I'll gladly do it again. Your ignorance is such that one could cut it with a cherokeeprogressive May 2012 #31
Posts that make me go hmm ya ok bahrbearian May 2012 #32
I don't care what you go. I worked on the "roof". cherokeeprogressive May 2012 #34
Thanks for your post, saving me the effort caraher May 2012 #37
I can't even begin to imagine what your experiences hifiguy May 2012 #54
Hummmm "...500 days of flight deck experience...." panzerfaust May 2012 #44
USS Forrestal not Oriskany. Hassin Bin Sober May 2012 #45
USS Forrestal (aka USS Fireball) NOT USS Oriskiney ... Might also mention panzerfaust May 2012 #43
Yeah. That was it. Exactly. It's a clear as the nose on the face of anyone ... 11 Bravo May 2012 #10
You are the owner of a finely-tuned Bullshit Detector. Ikonoklast May 2012 #14
Wasn't Obama like 5 when the Vietnam war was going? XemaSab May 2012 #13
No. Hissyspit May 2012 #17
Obama's family has veterans riverwalker May 2012 #20
Obama's grandfather served. James48 May 2012 #36
wow, that is the most non sequitur leap I've ever seen anyone take here. SemperEadem May 2012 #42
DUzy!! hifiguy May 2012 #4
agreed demtenjeep May 2012 #8
Yep! KT2000 May 2012 #15
No kidding!! Ruby the Liberal May 2012 #19
+1 treestar May 2012 #26
+1,000!! SunSeeker May 2012 #47
ROTFLMAO - You have a talent for names. Wife and I both laughing coalition_unwilling May 2012 #5
So funny! bluedeminredstate May 2012 #9
indeed ibegurpard May 2012 #11
OMG, what a douchebag--same smile and all! Thanks for the link! nt SunSeeker May 2012 #48
Interesting. Mitt forcibly assaulted a kid and gave him his version of a proper haircut riderinthestorm May 2012 #21
Great Names! CanonRay May 2012 #22
Tee-hee.Too true.Guess they all had other priorities. n/t Smarmie Doofus May 2012 #23
I don't see how that is a criticism. Vattel May 2012 #24
This relates to Mitt having held a kid down and cut his hair in prep school. Chorophyll May 2012 #41
My Dad used to say this is a "Do as I say, not as I do" n/t cr8tvlde May 2012 #25
k&r... spanone May 2012 #27
Well, I don't know what his sons' names are, liberalhistorian May 2012 #38
As for the Romneys: Meow meow! DinahMoeHum May 2012 #39
K and freaking R. Chorophyll May 2012 #40
Mitt: "My sons serve the country by getting me elected" DesertRat May 2012 #46
So true! FailureToCommunicate May 2012 #55
Well, just to set the record straight, I served with a cousin of Willard in 1974. HereSince1628 May 2012 #56
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