Monday, May 22, 2006

War Heores Treated Badly

Unclaimed Territory - by Glenn Greenwald: Various items:
"(2) National Review Editor Rich Lowry can't believe that John McCain, whom Lowry notes is a 'war hero,' was treated so disrespectfully when he spoke last night at the New School in Manhattan. Lowry finds it 'incredible' and 'amazing' that a war heo would be subjected to heckling when giving a highly controversial speech praising a highly unpopular war.

Apparently, heckling a war hero during a speech is a despicable act. But it's perfectly OK to waive purple band-aids at decorated, wounded war veterans; and it's fine to accuse them of being soft on Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein even after they voted for the Iraq invasion and co-sponsored creation of the Homeland Security Department; and there is nothing wrong with going to the floor of the House and labeling a war hero a 'coward' and then following it up with a year's worth of accusations that they are also a traitor. Calling into question a war hero's patriotism, their courage, the seriousness of their war wounds, and their allegiance to the United States is all perfectly fine. Just don't boo them at a speech. . ."

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