What does it mean to call McCain a “war hero” candidate?
Christian Science Monitor
by Charles Derber & Yale Magrass
04/14/08
In his first national campaign ad for president, John McCain is shown reciting his rank and serial number as he lies in a Vietnamese hospital bed as a prisoner of war. The ad describes him as ‘a real hero.’ … But inextricably tied to the idea of the war hero for president is a discussion that goes beyond individual soldiers or prisoners of war, such as McCain, to the wars they fight and what their role in the war says about their moral merits as national leaders. This turns out to be surprisingly problematic. We need to distinguish the war hero from the war. Fixed ideas about war heroes get into what we call ‘morality wars,’ crucial struggles about which values should prevail, who should be admired and for what qualities...
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0414/p09s01-coop.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
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Heroes or Dupes?
http://www.lewrockwell.com/vance/vance140.html
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Rethinking 'War Hero'
"624787." In his first national campaign ad for president, Sen. John McCain is shown reciting his rank and serial number as he lies in a Vietnamese hospital bed as a prisoner of war. The ad describes him as "a real hero."
http://tinyurl.com/4qmba7
From Information Clearing House
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=McCain
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=war+hero
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=morality+war
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=com/vance
by Charles Derber & Yale Magrass
04/14/08
In his first national campaign ad for president, John McCain is shown reciting his rank and serial number as he lies in a Vietnamese hospital bed as a prisoner of war. The ad describes him as ‘a real hero.’ … But inextricably tied to the idea of the war hero for president is a discussion that goes beyond individual soldiers or prisoners of war, such as McCain, to the wars they fight and what their role in the war says about their moral merits as national leaders. This turns out to be surprisingly problematic. We need to distinguish the war hero from the war. Fixed ideas about war heroes get into what we call ‘morality wars,’ crucial struggles about which values should prevail, who should be admired and for what qualities...
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0414/p09s01-coop.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
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Heroes or Dupes?
http://www.lewrockwell.com/vance/vance140.html
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Rethinking 'War Hero'
"624787." In his first national campaign ad for president, Sen. John McCain is shown reciting his rank and serial number as he lies in a Vietnamese hospital bed as a prisoner of war. The ad describes him as "a real hero."
http://tinyurl.com/4qmba7
From Information Clearing House
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=McCain
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=war+hero
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=morality+war
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=com/vance
rudkla - 14. Apr, 10:42
