I'm a little late posting on this subject so many of you may already be aware of it from recent reports or from prior knowledge. And, as many of you know, I am not a big supporter of McCain but I honor his service and sacrifices to this country and I'll be voting for he and Gov. Palin in a few weeks although he was not my first choice and I disagree with his ideas on his plans on at least a couple of issues (immigration and enviroment).
Having writ that rambling preamble and qualification, The Obama's campaign released last week what I take to be a despicable political ad concerning John McCain's inability to use teh ebays, the Intarwebs, and email. They implied he was too old and ignorant.
The real reason is that he can't without pain and difficulty as a result of this (from Wikipedia):
He was flying his 23rd bombing mission over North Vietnam, when his A-4E Skyhawk was shot down by a missile over Hanoi. McCain fractured both arms and a leg, and then nearly drowned, when he parachuted into Truc Bach Lake in Hanoi. After he regained consciousness, some North Vietnamese pulled him ashore, then others crushed his shoulder with a rifle butt and bayoneted him.
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his captors refused to treat his injuries, instead beating and interrogating him to get information, and he was given medical care only when the North Vietnamese discovered that his father was a top admiral.
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McCain spent six weeks in the hospital while receiving marginal care. Now having lost 50 pounds (23 kg), in a chest cast, and with his hair turned white, McCain was sent to a different camp on the outskirts of Hanoi in December 1967, into a cell with two other Americans who did not expect him to live a week. In March 1968, McCain was put into solitary confinement, where he would remain for two years.
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In August 1968, a program of severe torture began on McCain. He was subjected to rope bindings and repeated beatings every two hours, at the same time as he was suffering from dysentery. Further injuries led to the beginning of a suicide attempt, which was stopped by guards.
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His injuries left him permanently incapable of raising his arms above his head. He subsequently received two to three beatings per week
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCainWith time and intense therapy he was able to regain some abilities and was even able to regain flight status from what I read in Wikipedia but
this was reported in the Boston Globe in 2000 (see Hotair.com too)
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McCain gets emotional at the mention of military families needing food stamps or veterans lacking health care. The outrage comes from inside: McCain's severe war injuries prevent him from combing his hair, typing on a keyboard, or tying his shoes.
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http://graphics.boston.com/news/politics/campaign2000/news/McCain_character_loyal_to_a_fault+.shtmlAnd here's the full entry on Hotair.com this past Friday (Michelle Malkin's website):
http://hotair.com/archives/2008/09/12/why-cant-mccain-email/This despicable aspect of politics (especially this political ad) really bothers me. The Obama talks a good line about being for "hope and change" and running a respectable campaign but this type of ad shows his true character.
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