Thread: Raw Video:Footage of McCain as a POW

A Swedish broadcaster has released a previously unseen film clip purportedly showing the release of John McCain to the U.S. military in Hanoi in 1973.

Footage of McCain as a POW

I am in no way saying i support McCain or Obama but these are the facts ladies and gentlemen

Originally Posted by toreyray

I am in no way saying i support McCain or Obama but these are the facts ladies and gentlemen

I don't see how this adds anything to the election - His record is undisputed.


If the Democrats were as underhanded, dishonest and disrespectful of our soldiers as the Repugs (ref Kerry), McCain would be crucified in the public opinion as a traitor by now.

Oh, the Repugs DID do that. It seems I had momentarily forgotten just how shit the Repugs are...

In the 2000 South Carolina Presidential primary Bush surrogates circulated stories that McCain's five years as a POW had made him "mentally unstable," gave him a "loose screw," that he "committed treason while a POW" and "came home and forgot us."
Dave Johnson: John McCain 2000: The Swiftboaters' First Mission

Lets give them 4 more years to really screw us over again. Good Sheople, marching off to the abattoir in straight lines

Interesting bit of film. It's pretty clear the POWs had suffered, but they don't look nearly as gaunt as so many of the POWs following WW2.

Originally Posted by Buck Laser

Interesting bit of film. It's pretty clear the POWs had suffered, but they don't look nearly as gaunt as so many of the POWs following WW2.

They weren't forcibly liberated though, this seems a voluntary hand-over (correct me if I'm wrong)
I imagine the Vietnamese would have taken the opportunity to feed them up, and clean them up a bit too, to avoid recrimination

To bad it didn't show him COLLABORATING, like the COWARD he proved himself to be.

'I'll sign anything if U just take me to the hospital. . . WHAAA, WHAAA!!!'

That people, is a COWARD!!!

BTW, anyone think that the McShame campaign had something to do with the obvious editing of this video? All those P.O.W.'s yet it's only McShame who's highlighted.

What? The others aren't 'hero's' too?

Originally Posted by whatsyurprob

To bad it didn't show him COLLABORATING, like the COWARD he proved himself to be.

'I'll sign anything if U just take me to the hospital. . . WHAAA, WHAAA!!!'

That people, is a COWARD!!!

BTW, anyone think that the McShame campaign had something to do with the obvious editing of this video? All those P.O.W.'s yet it's only McShame who's highlighted.

What? The others aren't 'hero's' too?

I'm pretty sure he was in there for 5 years because he was offered release and gave it to a more injured pow. And I don't think the film was doctored much (don't have audio on this computer) I think he was highlighted because his father was in high command and relatively known in the Army at the time, if you notice the only other character they focus on at all is the "Johnny Cash" looking character directly behind McCain.

I don't care what the excuse is. He COLLABORATED with the enemy just for medical care. That's called, TREASON. Name any other American who has done the same thing and gotten away with it. JUST ONE.

You're right. It depends on who U know.

McShame, is a PROVEN COWARD.

Originally Posted by toreyray

A Swedish broadcaster has released a previously unseen film clip purportedly showing the release of John McCain to the U.S. military in Hanoi in 1973.

Footage of McCain as a POW

I am in no way saying i support McCain or Obama but these are the facts ladies and gentlemen

Looks a little like Brando in "On the Waterfront"..."I coulda been a contender..."

Sorry folks when it's political propaganda my sympathy goes cynical.

Originally Posted by whatsyurprob

I don't care what the excuse is. He COLLABORATED with the enemy just for medical care. That's called, TREASON. Name any other American who has done the same thing and gotten away with it. JUST ONE.

You're right. It depends on who U know.

McShame, is a PROVEN COWARD.

Link?

Proof?