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The Las Vegas Sun reports that many veterans are not very supportive of John McCain. At a convention for disabled vets in Las Vegas, only one of 14 veterans interviewed said he was certain to vote for McCain.
Duke Hendershot, a double amputee retired Marine who served in Vietnam, supported McCain’s run for president in 2000 but is undecided this year.
“John just isn’t the same as he used to be. He’s not his own man,” said Hendershot, who lives in San Antonio, Texas. “A lot of that has to do with how he’s wanted this job so bad for so long that he’s tied himself to President Bush.”
He said McCain’s embrace of Bush, whom Hendershot called a “draft-dodging coward,” is even more perplexing because of the rivalry between the two candidates during the 2000 campaign.
Here are some comments by vets and family members in their own words:
"With so many veterans reconsidering voting for one of their own, it seems McCain's lack of support among loyal Republicans is systemic. Duke Hendershot hit the nail on the head: McCain of 2000 wouldn't recognize McCain of 2008." - by thebs
Iraq and Afganistan Veterans of America has given John McCain a grade of D for his support of veterans.
Disabled Veterans of America gave him a 20% rating on support while giving Obama an 80% rating.
Per Vietnam Veterans of America John McCain has “voted against us” in 15 key votes.
John McCain is one of the few veterans running for office that VoteVets.org. has refused to endorse...
Not only was John McCain a no show on the GI Bill vote he opposed, which the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars fully supported, he now wants to limit veteran health care to only combat related injury in order to save money. Per retired Army General Robert Gard, McCain's proposal for concentrating health care on just combat injuries would "shortchange those veterans who suffer from non-combat related conditions". - by MsSwin
"In 2004 I donated cash to McCain to help in the SC primary after the slurs that Bush/Rove put out. After his morphing into McBush, his emails are trapped by my Spam filter." - by Semperfiguy
I'm a veteran and I'm appalled at McCain's Lack of truth... SHAMEFUL. - by retfemalevet
"Let us remember who voted against the Webb bill to expand benefits for Vets because they were too generous. McCain thought we get too much in benefits. I guess he doesn't have to live with the current benefit plans." - by mtobias1
I respect and honor McCain's service to our country, but I do not see any reason to make him president of the US. I love my grandchildren and this country too much. - by OlderWoman
"I could respect John McCain as a man and a fellow Vietnam veteran on the facts of service alone. But when I read and see in Vidio how he used this for political gain throughout his years as a politician and as qualification for the presidency, I lose respect... Go to Obama events. Ask, see, don't be afraid, and you won't have to use his middle name to try to scare others... Let's have this campaign get back to the issues and put the "us" back in this country. Dispense with all the fear and hatred." - by KenBerg
...when Hussein was over in Europe, he had the opportunity to visit the troops, what did he do? --- HE PLAYED BASKETBALL INSTEAD!!! ... Do you think he visited the U.S.S. Arizona while he was in Hawaii to pay his respect to real Americans who sacrificed for this great country -- you know, the country he and his wife are ashamed of? - by GOD
"He actually played basketball with the troops. Of course, you'd have no way of knowing that if your only source of information was from Fox News or Rush Limbaugh." - by gt1014
...the McCain of today is NOT the same McCain - he'll just be a Bush III! When McCain needed the VA he was all for it - and he still gets full benefits on top of having access, now, to the best healthcare in the world as a member of Congress - but, he wouldn't show up and vote for benefits for our current vets - and McCain got educated through the very G.I. Bill he refused to support for this newest generation of vets! How many more facts do you need to know? ... Why in the world would anyone believe anything that comes out of a Republican's mouth after the last 8 years? ... I'm voting for change - and voting for Obama! - by JohnathanAbbinett
