CNN is the modern Onion....only brainwashed liberals believe anything CNN says...
except this piece is not what "CNN said", but what an actual military vet did and his interaction with Colin Kaepernick.
not really, it was more about Trump saying McCain wasn't a hero...
Well, now that you mention it, do you believe Trump was wrong in criticizing John McCain as "not a hero"?
Yes. I feel as a President, it is destructive and irresponsible to speak of a vet that way when speaking of their military service.
I feel, unlike a professional athlete, he LITERALLY has a responsibility to our military men and women.
he has a right to his opinion...Trump and McCain didn't like each other, simple as that...what did McCain do to "become" a hero? He got caught, then did everything they told him to do...not very heroish in my opinion... Did he save a platoon ( or anyone for that matter)? Did he stop a ship from sinking? Has he done anything to be considered a hero?
maybe nothing at all, but if one is taking a 'loyalty to all vets' approach of condemning the kneeling of someone during an anthem, I expect more respect for their service, whether they have been captured or not, ESPECIALLY from someone elected commander in chief.
thanks for your opinion...glad to know you care so much for our vets...oh, wait....you think all the vets are hero's, but the flag is "just a piece of cloth" , and nobody should have pride in their country....
well, half right. I dont think all vets are heroes, and I take no public stance pretending I do. I take no public stance suggesting how others should react to all vets or what customs they should adopt in doing so. I also dont believe K's protest had ANYTHING to do with vets, since it was a vet that suggested he kneel in the first place. ... but thats another issue.
its not the uniform you wear, and get PAID to wear, its what you do without that uniform that warrants a 'hero' label as far as Im concerned.
people in uniforms are still flawed humans, and it is their individual actions that merit the term 'hero', imho, not merely the fact that they do a job they are paid to do.
so Trump isn't allowed his personal opinion? It seems to me if McCain was a hero, there would have been lots of backlash over Trump saying he's not...but all I see is the same liberal trolls jumping up and down every time he speaks...as a matter of fact, I've read more about him being a rat rather than anything heroic...I guess what I'm saying here is that hero or not, there wasn't enough admiration from the public for him to be a true hero..
for clarity, the thread is not about anyone's right to an opinion. that is a given in every conversation about anything.
the thread is also not about whether McCain was a 'hero'. He was a VET.
And if one COMMANDER IN CHIEF of the military, it is rather hypocritical to BLATANTLY and DIRECTLY insult a vet, while proclaiming that someone who works as an ATHLETE should lose their job over an action that you ASSUME disrespects vets.
hypocrisy: the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense.
