03-25-2021, 03:33 PM
(03-25-2021, 03:27 PM)Dill Wrote: I'm not going to take the word of Trump over that of a number of respected journalists, and little is changed for me when those willing to "go on record" are Trump cronies. The alleged behavior is consistent with other indicators of attitude towards the military--most especially the POW comments aimed at McCain.
The bolded might apply to something like Trump's unnecessarily pointing out that McCain was last in his graduating class. One can disparage McCain's academic record without smearing other vets. And one might dismiss it as just another of Trump's cruel comments.
But the denial of "hero" status on POW grounds is rather different. One cannot denigrate McCain's POW status without disparaging all POWs. Also, that doesn't sound like something made up on the spot, tailored for the moment and the man, given the risk of alienating military voters and their families.
In any case, I don't want to move beyond the point of my post, which was that Harris has said/done nothing which remotely nears this kind of casual insult to the military, though there may be some attempt by the right wing media to elevate criticism of her to that level.
Yeah, we just have different opinions on that story. I agree that the Harris thing was overblown/made up. Much like Trump there's plenty of reasons to dislike Harris without making things up or blowing them out of proportion.
