Senator John McCain As you may know, I
> > spent five and one half years as a prisoner of war during
> >
> > the Vietnam War. In the early years of our imprisonment, the NVA
> > kept us in solitary confinement or two or three to a cell. In 1971
> > the NVA moved us from these conditions of isolation into large rooms

> > with as many as 30 to 40 men to a room.
> >
> > This was,as you can imagine, a wonderful change and was a direct
> > result of the efforts of millions of Americans on behalf of a few
> > hundred POWs 10,000 miles from home.
> >
> > One of the men who moved into my room was a young man named Mike
> > Christian. Mike came from a small town near Selma, Alabama. He
> > didn't wear a pair of shoes until he was 13 years old. At 17, he
> > enlisted in the US Navy. He later earned a commission by going to
> > Officer Training School. Then he became a Naval Flight Officer and
> > was shot down and captured in 1967.
> >
> > Mike had a keen and deep appreciation of the opportunities this
> > country and our military provide for people who want to work and
> > want to succeed.
> >
> > As part of the change in treatment, the Vietnamese allowed some
> > prisoners to receive packages from home.
> > In some of these packages were handkerchiefs, scarves and other
> > items of clothing.
> >
> > Mike got himself a bamboo needle. Over a period of a couple of
> > months, he created an American flag and sewed it on the inside of
> > his shirt.
> >
> > Every afternoon, before we had a bowl of soup, we would hang Mike's
> > shirt on the wall of the cell and say the Pledge of Allegiance.
> >
> > I know the Pledge of Allegiance may not seem the most important part

> > of our day now, but I can assure you that in that stark cell it was
> > indeed the most important and meaningful event.
> >
> > One day the Vietnamese searched our cell, as they did
> > periodically,and discovered Mike's shirt with the flag sewn inside,
> > and removed it.
> >
> > That evening they returned, opened the door of the cell, and for the

> > benefit of all of us, beat Mike Christian severely for the next
> > couple of hours.
> > Then, they opened the door of the cell and threw him in. We cleaned
> > him up as well as we could..
> >
> > The cell in which we lived had a concrete slab in the middle on
> > which we slept. Four naked light bulbs hung in each corner of the
> > room.
> >
> > As I said, we tried to clean up Mike as well as we could. After the
> > excitement died down, I looked in the corner of the room, and
> > sitting there beneath that dim light bulb with a piece of red cloth,

> > another shirt and his bamboo needle, was my friend, Mike Christian.
> > He was sitting there with his eyes almost shut from the beating he
> > had received, making another American flag. He was not making the
> > flag because it made Mike Christian feel better. He was making that
> > flag because he knew how important it was to us to be able to Pledge

> > our allegiance to our flag and country.
> >
> > So the next time you say the Pledge of Allegiance,you must never
> > forget the sacrifice and courage that thousands of Americans have
> > made to build our nation and promote freedom around the world.
> >
> > You must remember our duty, our honor, and our country "I pledge
> > allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the
> > republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible,with

> > liberty and justice for all."

Right On!!! And a better man there is not.

He would be our President right now if it
wasn't for the dirty dealings of Karl Rove
in the smearing of him during the Primaries
of 2000. Where they conducted "push polls"
asking people, "Would your vote be affected
if you thought John McCain had an illegitimate
black child?", etc. in the southern states
of North Corolina, Alabama and Georgia.

It is also worthy to note that John McCain
has stated that Kerry and he are "great
friends", and would "never speak a bad word
of John Kerrys service or the principled
stand he made afterwards", even if he personally
didn't agree with some of his statements.

John McCain is a man of HONOR and integrity. I
was personally heartbroken when he didn't win
the primaries in 2000. And enraged by the tactics
of George Bush's political machine to dishonor
him. I still feel shame that there are people
in my country that are OK with how Bush treated
one of the true HEROS of our country for his own
political gain.

Man Harry, you need to drain man, you must be "full" to your eyes.....!! This is pure BULL.!! Something you picked up from Bill Clinton, I heard his speech of the Democratic Unity Dinner( DUD for short) and he said the same thing. I live in North Carolina and that Sir is a BOLD FACE LIE.... Here is your quote...

He would be our President right now if it
wasn't for the dirty dealings of Karl Rove
in the smearing of him during the Primaries
of 2000. Where they conducted "push polls"
asking people, "Would your vote be affected
if you thought John McCain had an illegitimate
black child?", etc. in the southern states
of North Corolina, Alabama and Georgia.

And you say you "educate" yourself....yeah, right.!

U Go "Fireboss" Harry's just a mad Liberal

AS I've stated before, I'm an Independent.
If I was a Liberal, I wouldn't have voted
for John McCain in the primaries of 2000.
And it's the main reason why I couldn't
bring myself to vote for Bush in the election.
I don't have my ears plugged to everything
that isn't lock-stepped to the Re-pubic-an
Party, and "Thats a Rush" Limp-dick baugh.
This is common knowledge that has
been around since the year 2000. Even John
McCain has commented on it himself on the
national news such as Fox, CNN, and
MSNBC. If you can't even bone up to this simple
truth, you're sad men indeed. But I guess the
only way you folks can attempt to keep any sense
of dignity is by following the Party line of
Deny-Deny-Deny. And maybe the reason YOU didn't
get any of the "push-poll" calls was because
they were only made to Independent voters. Why
would they waste their time and money on the
folks that were going to lock-step with the
Party regardless? I never insinuated they were
stupid, just corrupt.

There are times I've been wrong in life, but I
don't lie. "Would your vote be affected
if you thought John McCain had an illegitimate
black child?", was the very first question of
one poll. There were many conducted.

Here, are a "few" articles on the subject,
educate yourself if you dare. Although, afterwards
you'll probably be like Dennis Haskert when
asked a question about John McCain recently,
"John McCain? Who's that? Is he a Republican?"
You guys hate anyone that doesn't lock-step
with you.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPcap/2000-02/13/104r-021300-idx.html

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2000/02/14/politics/main160398.shtml

I guess I could find many more, but in all
honesty you guys don't really want the truth,
so why should I bother?

The Washinton Post?......CBS News.?!! oh yeah. there's the truth alright.........ROTFLMAO.....!!

As I said, you're a waste...of time,
among other things. Thank You again
for proving my point that, at least
in the mind of the "goose-steppers",
if it doesn't come from FOX NEWS,
(fairly unbalanced ), or a
Reich-wing RNC website, it's not real.
That's what kills the average guy
like me. WE fought for against tyranny
and censorship, but folks like you
embrace it like a security blanket.
Zeig-Hiel!!!

Hey Fireboss
Forget Moyer - He never paid his dues
Just a wannabe Warrior - trying to
talk the talk but couldn't walk the walk
That's why he's with the boy scouts
got someone he can impress with his B.S.
cause he knows he can't hang with Real Men
Just forget him - he don't count
Rangers Lead The Way!
Jim
Out