Not a slam nor ageist comment....

Community Leader
Registered: 09-14-1997
Not a slam nor ageist comment....
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Tue, 10-07-2008 - 9:34pm

I am watching the debate and am noticing that Senator McCain is moving 'oddly.' Did the injuries he suffered as a POW cause lasting damage to his back and/or legs?


(Please, no snotty comments)

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iVillage Member
Registered: 03-25-2007
Tue, 10-07-2008 - 9:46pm
Yes..he has arm, leg and spinal injuries from Vietnam.

Sopal

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iVillage Member
Registered: 10-07-2008
Tue, 10-07-2008 - 9:48pm
I had read that he can not lift his arms above his shoulders.
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-19-2003
Tue, 10-07-2008 - 9:49pm

neck too it appears ... I think since this is a walking around talking format it's more noticeable.


I know the injuries were extensive and since he was held so long -- many broken bones healed incorrectly would be my guess.

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Community Leader
Registered: 09-14-1997
Tue, 10-07-2008 - 9:54pm
I may not like his stand on the issues, but what he suffered, that I can admire.

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-19-2003
Tue, 10-07-2008 - 9:56pm
Prisoner of war

John McCain's capture and subsequent imprisonment began on October 26, 1967. He was flying his 23rd bombing mission over North Vietnam, when his A-4E Skyhawk was shot down by a missile over Hanoi. McCain fractured both arms and a leg, and nearly drowned when he parachuted into Truc Bach Lake. Some North Vietnamese pulled him ashore, then others crushed his shoulder with a rifle butt and bayoneted him. McCain was then transported to Hanoi's main Hoa Lo Prison, nicknamed the "Hanoi Hilton".



McCain being pulled from Truc Bach Lake in Hanoi on October 26, 1967

McCain being pulled from Truc Bach Lake in Hanoi on October 26, 1967

Although McCain was badly wounded, his captors refused to treat his injuries, beating and interrogating him to get information; he was given medical care only when the North Vietnamese discovered that his father was a top admiral. His status as a prisoner of war (POW) made the front pages of major newspapers.


McCain spent six weeks in the hospital while receiving marginal care. By then having lost 50

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iVillage Member
Registered: 07-25-2008
Tue, 10-07-2008 - 10:07pm

FDR, the media "protected" his paralysis (from polio).


today it's used as a sign of weakness or agedness.


iVillage Member
Registered: 07-04-2008
Tue, 10-07-2008 - 10:09pm
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Community Leader
Registered: 09-14-1997
Tue, 10-07-2008 - 10:14pm

You posted "today it's used as a sign of weakness or agedness"


Not in my posts. In my second one, I said that I admired him for what he had gone through.


iVillage Member
Registered: 03-25-2007
Tue, 10-07-2008 - 10:32pm
Oh yes...he's a true hero having endured all of that.

Sopal

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Community Leader
Registered: 09-14-1997
Tue, 10-07-2008 - 10:36pm

I thought both were equally verbose and equally evasive with the truth.


I hate politicians.


I miss the 2000 McCain.


Lesser of 2 evils time.


Again.


Of course the only winning candidate I ever voted for was Bill Clinton.


Shows what I know.


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