Comments on: LA Times Disses Disabled Veterans http://forthardknox.com/2008/04/23/la-times-disses-disabled-veterans/ Politically-Conservative Web 2.0 Activists Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:10:40 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: mike http://forthardknox.com/2008/04/23/la-times-disses-disabled-veterans/comment-page-1/#comment-7215 mike Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:08:14 +0000 http://forthardknox.com/2008/04/23/la-times-disses-disabled-veterans/#comment-7215 I think you miss the question that should be asked (and so did the LA Times for that matter). Why is Senator McCain getting a $58000 disability pension. I dont question that he qualifies for a pension as an 06 with 22 years of service but why the disability status (that tax free status saved him $18000 on his 2007 Federal Tax bill)? The injuries that support his disability presumably came during his time in Vietnam. When he returned from Vietnam a Navy Flight Surgeon apparantly certified that he was 100 percent capable of returning to active flight status. So how and when did he go from being 100 percent capable of flying military aircraft to being 100 percent disabled in his pension status? Was there some kind of additional injury that occurred (did he hurt himself chasing tall blondes around odeur tables in Hawaii). Only one of two (possibly three) things can be true. One or more Flight Surgeons certified him to return to flight status when he was not physically fit (which means they lied). Somebody certified him to qualify for a 100 percent disability status on his Navy Pension when he had previously been fit enough to fly multi-million dollar military aircraft after returning from Vietnam (which means they lied) Or he sustained some additional injury during the last three years of Service that qualified him for a disability status on his pension income. I think you miss the question that should be asked (and so did the LA Times for that matter). Why is Senator McCain getting a $58000 disability pension. I dont question that he qualifies for a pension as an 06 with 22 years of service but why the disability status (that tax free status saved him $18000 on his 2007 Federal Tax bill)? The injuries that support his disability presumably came during his time in Vietnam. When he returned from Vietnam a Navy Flight Surgeon apparantly certified that he was 100 percent capable of returning to active flight status. So how and when did he go from being 100 percent capable of flying military aircraft to being 100 percent disabled in his pension status? Was there some kind of additional injury that occurred (did he hurt himself chasing tall blondes around odeur tables in Hawaii).
Only one of two (possibly three) things can be true.
One or more Flight Surgeons certified him to return to flight status when he was not physically fit (which means they lied).
Somebody certified him to qualify for a 100 percent disability status on his Navy Pension when he had previously been fit enough to fly multi-million dollar military aircraft after returning from Vietnam (which means they lied)
Or he sustained some additional injury during the last three years of Service that qualified him for a disability status on his pension income.

]]> By: Jerry Bingham http://forthardknox.com/2008/04/23/la-times-disses-disabled-veterans/comment-page-1/#comment-6409 Jerry Bingham Tue, 13 May 2008 19:15:39 +0000 http://forthardknox.com/2008/04/23/la-times-disses-disabled-veterans/#comment-6409 Journalism of this nature needs to be exposed and repudiated. And our veterans voices need to be heard. Every member of our military needs to vote this year. The previous administration proved repeatedly its disrespect for the men and women in uniform, and from what we've seen, the current candidate may prove worse. Please continue your good work. Journalism of this nature needs to be exposed and repudiated. And our veterans voices need to be heard.

Every member of our military needs to vote this year. The previous administration proved repeatedly its disrespect for the men and women in uniform, and from what we’ve seen, the current candidate may prove worse.

Please continue your good work.

]]> By: A Pretty Shameful Attack on John McCain | Election Geek Blog 2008 Election News 24/7 http://forthardknox.com/2008/04/23/la-times-disses-disabled-veterans/comment-page-1/#comment-5721 A Pretty Shameful Attack on John McCain | Election Geek Blog 2008 Election News 24/7 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:13:12 +0000 http://forthardknox.com/2008/04/23/la-times-disses-disabled-veterans/#comment-5721 [...] Vartabedian writing in the LA Times (found via Fort Hard Knox) put together a pretty low attack on Senator John McCain using his collection of a [...] [...] Vartabedian writing in the LA Times (found via Fort Hard Knox) put together a pretty low attack on Senator John McCain using his collection of a [...]

]]> By: Ron http://forthardknox.com/2008/04/23/la-times-disses-disabled-veterans/comment-page-1/#comment-5708 Ron Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:30:42 +0000 http://forthardknox.com/2008/04/23/la-times-disses-disabled-veterans/#comment-5708 You should have mentioned FDR. I believe McCain is in better physical shape than he was considering he had polio. You should have mentioned FDR. I believe McCain is in better physical shape than he was considering he had polio.

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