Why are you only a military hero if you republican?

Question

There have been plenty of Democrats who are "anti-American" but they fought for their country and could have died doing so...yet only true American hero's as media defines it are Republican...I don't get it.

Answer 1

It is not necessarily true that only republicans are military heroes. There are plenty of democrats that have served their nation well and I am quite proud of them, even if I disagree with their politics.

I think the problem comes from the likes of John Kerry. He is a veteran who fought for his country, but then came back to the US and denounced the military, threw his medals away, and by means of propaganda gave aid and comfort to the enemy at a time of war. If Kerry had not done that, he would have been a hero, but he threw it away along with his medals and I lost respect for him. However, unlike Kerry, Senator Inouye (D-HI) I think is a great hero who served his country and never turned his back on it. He is, and I have always seen him referred to as, a war hero.

Answer 2

It's because Republicans are hypocrits.

Answer 3

that is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard anyone say on here

Answer 4

Yet another reason not to listen to the media!

Answer 5

I'm not a hero - but I was injured in combat worse than Kerry and all I got was ice packs and Motrin - and no purple heart.

Answer 6

You're a military hero if you're a military hero.

Not because you've declared yourself a hero.

Answer 7

I'll give you an honest answer.

The Democratic Party of 2008 is not the same Democratic Party that FDR, or JFK or LBJ was in.  There are very few Democrats who join the miltary anymore, and the sort of people how do join the military generally aren't the sort who become Democrats. I was in the military off and on for almost 20 years and in all that time I only met one person who admitted to being a Democrat.  No it wasn't always this way, but that is the way it has been since Vietnam.

The long haired kids who burned their draft cards in the 60s and screamed "h**l No We Won;t Go!"  in 68 are now running the Democratic party in 2008. In 1968 these guys were afraid of getting drafted, and they grew to fear and hate the military because A) they were afraid of being drafted and B) it reminded them they were...well cowards. The intensity of how much these people hated the military can not be underestimated. These are the same kids who spit on servicemen in airports, who chanted "Hey hey, LBJ, how many kids did you kill today?" outside the White House, who joined the SDS http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Students_fo... and supported the Weathermen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weatherman_... but didn't have the guts to join.   They used to call Marines and Soldiers "Baby Killer" (up untill Roe v. Wade).

So yes, lots and lots of Democrats fought and died for their country...back in World War One and World War Two and Korea and even some in Vietnam. ( I think the Democratic Senator from Virginia is a Vietnam Vet.) Even so, since Vietnam the Democratic party has become increasingly dominated by people who (to use President Clinton's words) "Loathe the Military." http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/th... People like Obama's friend Bill Ayers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Ayers  who married the Weather Underground's Sweetheart Bernadine Dohrn . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernardine_...

John Kerry could sense this...he's not a fool. When he joined the Military in the early 60s the "Old Democrats" were still in control of the party, and knew that if he wanted to be President some day he'd be expected to have served his country in combat.  When he got back after his tour in Vietnam he saw that the political wind had changed, and suddenly his status as a Veteran would be political liability over the long term.  So he joined up with Vietnam Veterans Against the War and went to meet with the North Vietnamese. Kerry's no fool. He could look around and see who would be running the Democratic Party 30, 40, years down the road, and he knew how those people hated and loathed the military.

So the reason "Why are you only a military hero if you republican?" is that it's really hard to be a military hero when you hate the military, hate what it stands for, hate what it does, and refuse to join military in the first place.

Answer 8

Stop spreading lies, okay.

Answer 9

When it comes to shooting at the bad guys, no one cares about politics.  I question your source.

Answer 10

dont think that is the case at all.  kerry was a true hero, but his actions after returning left a bad taste with alot of ppl.  

Answer 11

You believe everything the media says? That's your trouble.

Answer 12

You are a Military hero the moment you raise your right hand!

Answer 13

Amen to m1a1mikegolf... thanks for your sacrifice.

I spent 22 years serving this country in the military and saw a lot of people perform amazing acts of bravery and some I would consider heroes.

However a hero, in my opinion has a constant focus of selflessness and will always sacrifice his needs or his life for his comrades.

The liberal examples of heroes for example John Kerry don't fit that bill.  Some do, John Kennedy did.  So did his brother.

As of the time I wrote this answer.... nobody else has said anything about McCain or Obama either.  Who is far off?

Answer 14

No, kennedy was a true democrat  war hero......but not a one since!

skerry was no hero....He was as much an enemy to America as Jane Fonda! (aka hanoi jane) & the rest of the viet cong!

Murtha ha! no can't think of one democrat hero since Kennedy.

Answer 15

What?wow people are confused when they are a Democrat.