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Tuesday, April 08, 2008
What Jay Rockefeller thinks of the US military
Jay Rockefeller is rightly taking a lot of heat for this jab at Senator John McCain.Rockefeller criticized Sen. John McCain, the presumed Republican nominee for president. "Senator McCain does have a temper. But today, he speaks in a monotone on the campaign trail."Is that what Rockefeller believes about fighter pilots? That the pilots have become "insensitive to many human issues" and don't "care about the lives of people"? Is that how he would describe our pilots who are flying today and risking their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan?
Rockefeller believes McCain has become insensitive to many human issues. "McCain was a fighter pilot, who dropped laser-guided missiles from 35,000 feet. He was long gone when they hit.
"What happened when they [the missiles] get to the ground? He doesn't know. You have to care about the lives of people. McCain never gets into those issues."
As the Say Anything blog notes, Senator Rockefeller has, along with his ignorance, displayed his ignorance of the military.Had they been paying attention, they also might have realized that the laser guided bomb was not introduced until 1968, and thus McCain wouldn’t have had those, either. They might also have learned if they’d been paying attention that collateral damage due to laser guided bombs is far lower than that for standard ordinance. If you’ve got to drop bombs, it’s far better to use these, unless you like seeing innocents die.And whether or not McCain understood human issues when he was a pilot in Vietnam, I suspect that over five years as a POW enduring torture and bonding with his fellow prisoners taught him a lot more about human issues than Jay Rockefeller might have learned in his lifetime. Orson Swindle, who shared some of John McCain's experience as a POW had this rejoinder to Rockefeller's words."Had Senator Rockefeller served himself, he would appreciate and understand that most who have been to war emerge with a much deeper concern for humanity than they otherwise might," said the former Marine lieutenant colonel. "If he knew what he was talking about, he would know that John McCain wasn't dropping laser-guided missiles at 35,000 feet in 1967."You know that Rockefeller and Barack Obama, whom Rockefeller has strongly endorsed, realized what how much of his foot was going down his throat with these words in that he has now issued an apology.I have deep respect for John McCain's honorable and noble service to our country. I made an inaccurate and wrong analogy and I have extended my sincere apology to him. While we differ a great deal on policy issues, I profoundly respect and appreciate his dedication to our country, and I regret my very poor choice of words," Rockefeller said.Yeah, well, I bet he does indeed regret his words. I bet that West Virginians don't take kindly to this sort of attitude towards fighter pilots.
Sister Toldjah reminds us of a what a weasel Senator Rockefeller has been in his role as lead Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee.Labels: Politics
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Jay Rockefeller is rightly taking a lot of heat for this jab at Senator John McCain.
As the Say Anything blog notes, Senator Rockefeller has, along with his ignorance, displayed his ignorance of the military.
Sister Toldjah reminds us of a what a weasel Senator Rockefeller has been in his role as lead Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee.
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Jay Rockefeller is rightly taking a lot of heat for this jab at Senator John McCain.
Rockefeller criticized Sen. John McCain, the presumed Republican nominee for president. "Senator McCain does have a temper. But today, he speaks in a monotone on the campaign trail."Is that what Rockefeller believes about fighter pilots? That the pilots have become "insensitive to many human issues" and don't "care about the lives of people"? Is that how he would describe our pilots who are flying today and risking their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan?
Rockefeller believes McCain has become insensitive to many human issues. "McCain was a fighter pilot, who dropped laser-guided missiles from 35,000 feet. He was long gone when they hit.
"What happened when they [the missiles] get to the ground? He doesn't know. You have to care about the lives of people. McCain never gets into those issues."
As the Say Anything blog notes, Senator Rockefeller has, along with his ignorance, displayed his ignorance of the military.
Had they been paying attention, they also might have realized that the laser guided bomb was not introduced until 1968, and thus McCain wouldn’t have had those, either. They might also have learned if they’d been paying attention that collateral damage due to laser guided bombs is far lower than that for standard ordinance. If you’ve got to drop bombs, it’s far better to use these, unless you like seeing innocents die.And whether or not McCain understood human issues when he was a pilot in Vietnam, I suspect that over five years as a POW enduring torture and bonding with his fellow prisoners taught him a lot more about human issues than Jay Rockefeller might have learned in his lifetime. Orson Swindle, who shared some of John McCain's experience as a POW had this rejoinder to Rockefeller's words.
"Had Senator Rockefeller served himself, he would appreciate and understand that most who have been to war emerge with a much deeper concern for humanity than they otherwise might," said the former Marine lieutenant colonel. "If he knew what he was talking about, he would know that John McCain wasn't dropping laser-guided missiles at 35,000 feet in 1967."You know that Rockefeller and Barack Obama, whom Rockefeller has strongly endorsed, realized what how much of his foot was going down his throat with these words in that he has now issued an apology.
I have deep respect for John McCain's honorable and noble service to our country. I made an inaccurate and wrong analogy and I have extended my sincere apology to him. While we differ a great deal on policy issues, I profoundly respect and appreciate his dedication to our country, and I regret my very poor choice of words," Rockefeller said.Yeah, well, I bet he does indeed regret his words. I bet that West Virginians don't take kindly to this sort of attitude towards fighter pilots.
Sister Toldjah reminds us of a what a weasel Senator Rockefeller has been in his role as lead Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee.
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