DU Veterans, are you as sick of McCain pretending to speak for you as I am?

[puerco-bellies]

In every McLame clip shown today he asks veterans at his speeches to raise their hands, as if most of us support him.

No more then 3 months ago he said that some of us will have to take cuts in V.A. benefits because the service people coming back require more resources. No mention in adequate funding, just cuts in benefits we earned.

When I hear this dipshit say that my hand raises too, middle finger proudly extended.

This picture was taken when I was around 21, in the Persian Gulf during the Iranian Hostage Crisis.



Thirty year later.



Vets, post a picture of yourself during your service to our country.

[Skittles]

1. oh HELL yes

I'm sick of him calling me his f***ing FRIEND too

[puerco-bellies]

3. Michelob, you airforce types ARE country clubbers.

LOL. I was on the Air Force (My dad did two tours in the AF) waiting list. I got fed up after two months and joined the Navy.

[Skittles]

4. I was born into the Air Force

born and raised on Air Force bases, daughter of a USAF meteorologist. I must say that sailors, however, were always my favorite dates. When I was in high school I got most of my dates from the Great Lakes Naval Training Center - yes INDEED! :D

[puerco-bellies]

5. My cousins were the same way.

They were in Philippines, then when we were in all in grade school they transferred to nearby Edwards A.F.B. I would spend summers there and my first kiss was an officers brat at the base plunge/youth center.. Ah the memories.

[driver8]

35. Navy brat, here.

I grew up on Navy bases around the world -- Maine, Scotland, Panama, Guam, Virginia, and Adak, Alaska. I later joined the Navy, but decided not to make a career out of it like my father.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

30. is that an AMC Gremlin in the background?

now, that is a 70's pic

[Aristus]

22. Skittles, you always look so hot in that photo.

you can kick my ass any time you like... B-)

[Skittles]

26. it's strange

I seem to look "hot" in all pics from my military days but I never, ever saw myself as anything but a plain gal. Although I do remember wondering why so many airmen came over to the CBPO (where I worked) for REALLY stupid things :rofl:

[Ptah]

2. I don't have any picture of myself here.

USAF



Senator McCain, I am not your friend.

E-4 (ret) USAF

[Bertha Venation]

33. Hello, my friend

I can call you that, yes? :hug:

[Ptah]

38. I certainly hope you do

:hug:

[Bertha Venation]

39. I do indeed.

:hug:

[hobbit709]

6. He ain't my friend, and neither is any repuke

USAF 1969-73.

[av8rdave]

7. I'm on the road, so no military pics with me, but...

McCain has NEVER spoken for me!

When it comes to records on supporting veterans, Obama is the clear winner. Case closed.

[Call Me Wesley]

8. I know, and I'm proud of them, a whole bunch

who would raise their middle fingers with pride at this lie. He's playing the 'war hero' to an extent that makes you not even wonder anymore, hence he gives a damn about the people who served this country, came home and suffer from PTSD until today. There are still about seven PTSD induced suicides a day from the ones returning from Iraq.

He wants to have more of them, and if all they can do is to raise their hands afterward (which is, coming from him, quietly sarcastic in a way), it's just another lame attempt of McCain that'll look good on a picture, but has no meaning at all. Just another quick lie to give him an imagination of a 'possible' future commander in chief. Tomorrow, his dreams of grandeur will come to an end, and the only thing he'll be able to do is to wreck a few model airplanes, playing war. He doesn't even know how a veteran feels like nor does he know what they went through, without the golden spoon between their lips.

CMW,
honorary member of the Smedley D. Butler Brigade Chapter 9 Veterans For Peace


On edit: No, I'm not an U. S. Veteran nor do I pretend to be one. I'm just friends with a few.

[evlbstrd]

9. Sadly (or not) no picture

But USN 1974-79.
Honorably discharged and lost zero planes.

[Parche]

10. Air Force

I was based at Minot AFB (SAC MIssiles)
:nuke: :nuke: :nuke:

I have alot of pics, but they are not on computer!!
:hi: :hug:

[old mark]

11. PB - This time tomorrow, McCain won't be speaking for anybody

but himself.
I know how you feel, though - and he is such a sleazy liar, I can't even stand to see his face anymore.
Tomorrow WILL be a better day.
Welcome Home!

Mark
82d Airborne Div, 1/504 PIR - SP-4

[lizziegrace]

12. My father was with the 82nd Airborne Div

Helicopter pilot. I know for a fact that McCain doesn't speak for him either. He's writtten scathing letters to the editor ever since we went to war with Iraq.


Flying with the CT National Guard

[Orsino]

13. Is he even trying to speak for us vets?

Haven't heard a damned thing from McSame about war or veterans in a long, long time. I think he's just keeping quiet and crossing his fingers for the military vote he thinks he's entitled to.

[dgibby]

14. He's not man enough to speak for himself, much less us!

I'm ret. Navy, and personally, I think he should lose his retirement pay. He's a disgrace.

[Redstone]

15. Not an ex-soldier here, but I was in a certain country in a combat area as a

civilian contractor (hey, that company didn't reject me because of my damaged knees like the Draft Board did, and were willing to pay me $1500 a month to boot, which was a LOT of bux in 1972).

Because of my experience, I do have some certain respect for what McCain went through, and how he handled it.

And I do understand that as you get older, you can't muster up the same level of defiance and courage that you could when you were young and strong.

But: Going from what he did in that prison, to that craven rolling-over like a puppy dog, and THAT HUG he laid on bushyboy? Unacceptable.

NOBODY should be so willing to debase themselves for political gain. Certainly no soldier should.

There's no honor there. None.

Redstone

[MrScorpio]

16. He can kiss my retired Air Force Ass

[sarge43]

17. AF E-7 retired.

Yeah, I'll raise my hand and give him the five finger Mongolian Cluster Fuck salute.

[UTUSN]

18. He don't/never speaks/spoke for me. Neither does/did Colin. n/t

[Aristus]

19. Couple of handsome photos of you, puerco-bellies. Here's me in the Gulf with my tank crew:

I'm on the right, but just in the picture... :P

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

20. dude... that's a great shirt

zazzle stopped my selling of them, claiming I was violating the GD trademark. I think you may have the only one.

[puerco-bellies]

23. Duuuuuude.

Were you the one who posted the link? I knew it was for me the moment I laid eyes on it. I ordered it a week ago Sunday, and it arrived the next Wednesday using normal shipping. I was going to post a link to the shirt but could not find it after searching dozens of pages of Zazzle shirts. What the hell trademark are you violating? Does anyone pay attention to Grateful Dead licensing? I don't think 10% of the Obama gear being sold here in L.A. is licensed through his campaign. That is such bullshit, your shirts rock. Is the design yours?

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

24. yes, I felt it was derivative work

and still do... zazzle does not agree

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

21. Oh, yeah... me... just turned 19

that was my first purple heart, had the picture made, cause I was going back and was sure I was gonna get killed

good thing they missed from there on out

[bluesbassman]

25. McCain speaks for no one but himself.

He has degenerated into pandering old fool who will say anything to try to get a vote. If it WAS really "country first" with him, he'd do the right thing and endorse Obama.

US Army, Corps of Engineers, 62B, Nurnburg, '76 to '79

Sorry no pix of me, but this is some of the hardware I worked on.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

27. delete

guess you have signed off. maybe another time. :patriot:

[puerco-bellies]

28. POW camps are in secure areas.

In order to liberate a POW camp the surrounding area has to be secured or any rescue mission will be overwhelmed by re-enforcements. Another problem is that if you try to take a POW camp it is likely that the prisoners would be killed long before the guards could be killed or neutralized. I think that most if not all of the prisoners were pilots shot down over the north, so none would be of much use use other then transporting a ground team needed to take a installation.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

29. oh there you are...

I thought you had signed off...there has to be a way. I know it is an altruistic and honorable thing but...there is this nagging thing in my mind. I don't know, maybe I am just weird.

[Adsos Letter]

31. 3/2 ACR, Czech border, mid-70's...

Current Incarnation:

[old mark]

32. Puerco-bellies, the "now" pic really irritates me -

you have so much HAIR!

My hairline ie receding - down the back of my neck.

I'm glad you started this thread - there are a lot of vets here, and most people don't realise it because we don't seem to mention it much.

Good to see so many today.

Thanks again.

mark

[driver8]

34. McCain plays a lot of chin music -- he may talk a good game regarding

vets, but when it comes down to helping us, he hasn't done shit.

Fuck him.

[FamousMortimer]

36. Army MP Korea, Gulf War

I voted Democrat while I was in and it pisses me off when people assume being a veteran means you are a Republican. McCain has a terrible voting record on veterans' affairs. Much like Bush. They like to support the troops til they can discard them.

No pics on this computer maybe I will edit one in later.


I was just stationed in Korea not the Korean War. The Gulf War changed me quite a bit. I signed up to fight the Soviets if necessary not muck about in the middle east for oil.

[two gun sid]

37. That fucker doesn't speak for me

[Graybeard]

40. The button I wore from the start said "Veterans for Obama."

I wore it proudly and it provoked a number of discussions. I never felt McC spoke for me or voted in my interest.