Politics as usual

[patgund]

Now, I admit, I thought the MoveOn ad on Gen. Petraeus was over the top, and was Yet Another Reason why I don't support MoveOn.

But what I found weird were the pundits and talking heads, (Bill O'Reilly among them) who condemmed the ads, claiming you don't attack a "decorated war hero."

Really??

I agree, attacking someone who is serving or has served their country in the military, because you don't agree with them politically, is very tacky.

I'm sure that the same pundits and talking heads that condemmed the attacks on Gen. David Petraeus (Legion of Merit(4), Bronze Star), will also equally condemm the same type of attacks on:

Lt. John Kerry, USN (Siver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart(3))

Capt. Max Cleland, USA (Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart)

Gen. Wesley Clark, USA (Legion of Merit(4), Silver Star, Bronze Star(2), Purple Heart)

Capt. John McCain, USN (Legion of Merit, Distingished Flying Cross, Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart)

Lt. James Webb, USMC (Navy Cross, Silver Star, Bronze Star(2), Purple Heart(2))

All of whom, at one point or another, have had their military records attacked. In many cases by many of the same people decrying the MoveOn attack on Gen. Petraeus.

Comments

[beki.livejournal.com]

You are talking politics, asshaberdashery abounds. This weeks star is next weeks nasty stuff you scrape off of the bottom of your shoe. The talking heads are hypocrites. What else is new?

[patgund.livejournal.com]

Oh, I KNOW they're hypocrites. It's just particularly obvious with this

[morgan-gw.livejournal.com]

Yet another edition of IOKIYAR :-(

IMO, they all had their hypocrisy detectors surgically removed years ago...