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2016 Postmortem

rfranklin

(13,200 posts)

7. McCain just wrote a goddamn book about himself and his heroism...

Reply to shawn703 (Original post)

Mon Apr 30, 2012, 08:44 PM

Apr 2012

McCain describes the awful details of his imprisonment and tells how he stayed mentally strong during seemingly endless months of solitary confinement and how he communicated in code with fellow captives. Faith of My Fathers concludes with McCain's release and contains no information about his subsequent political career. It is, nonetheless, a complete and compelling memoir of individual heroism--one that will interest both political and military history buffs.

http://www.amazon.com/Faith-My-Fathers-John-McCain/dp/0375501916

That wouldn't be bragging would it?

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McCain on Bin Laden raid: 'The thing about heroes, they don't brag' [View all] shawn703 Apr 2012 OP

The lies coming from these people shawn703 Apr 2012 #1

How would he know? mcCains just a guy who crashed planes Champion Jack Apr 2012 #2

ZING nt wendylaroux Apr 2012 #10

Heroes sure as hell DON'T brag but cowardly little mama's boys do tularetom Apr 2012 #3

Heroes don't brag. Look at Audie Murphy. He didn't brag. He just wrote a book about his exploits... Journeyman Apr 2012 #4

Bush didn't do it..bin Laden was too useful as Emmanuel Goldstein... rfranklin Apr 2012 #5

look out, Obama! Enrique Apr 2012 #6

McCain just wrote a goddamn book about himself and his heroism... rfranklin Apr 2012 #7

John Rootin-Tootin McCain C_U_L8R Apr 2012 #8

Said the man who has run in every election since the 1960s as a "war hero". applegrove Apr 2012 #9

McCain is a fucking liar assbag... Drunken Irishman Apr 2012 #11

Just look at how the Republicans gave the order at Tora Bora shawn703 Apr 2012 #12

Except for you John. Your entire career has been based upon the Dawson Leery Apr 2012 #13

When did Obama claim to be a hero? BlueStater Apr 2012 #14

Exactly. Obama isn't a hero, he's a leader. Something McCain never has been. Drunken Irishman Apr 2012 #16

You can say that again...Remembering "Mission Accomplished" Tippy May 2012 #20

This from a man who spent his entire political career bragging about his own heroism! Liberal_Stalwart71 Apr 2012 #15

lol -- it's totally driving them all crazy fishwax Apr 2012 #17

From Slate: Can I Come Home May 2012 #18

Stating facts is different than bragging quaker bill May 2012 #19

Yup, they all got the "talking papers"....... a kennedy May 2012 #21

"There was a time I wasn't able to brag - when I was in the Hanoi Hilton..." Capt. Obvious May 2012 #22

Heroes don't brag. "The Surge Worked! The Surge Worked! The Surge Worked!" heroes don't brag. themaguffin May 2012 #23

Puhleas Marzupialis May 2012 #24

Give these guys a shovel so that they can dig deeper. grantcart May 2012 #25

They just strap on codpieces frazzled May 2012 #26

Do any of you remember how he used Worried senior May 2012 #27

Every McCain speech Taylor Smite May 2012 #28

"any president would have, obviously, under those circumstances, done the same thing." Really? and-justice-for-all May 2012 #29

it's over Flatpicker May 2012 #30