By: AG
“Like many in Congress, he was seriously wounded and lost his right arm. War heroes do well in elections.” Well, sometimes they don’t (Bob Dole, John Kerry, John McCain) – each of whom lost to either a...
View ArticleBy: Graeme Edgeler
When I saw the news of his passing the other day, I stopped to wonder who the last WWII veteran was in the New Zealand House of Representatives. I had it figured as Muldoon (left in ’91), unless anyone...
View ArticleBy: Pauleastbay
Loved the fact on his wiki page that after he had his arm amputed due to wounds suffered during the war ” he gave up on the idea of being a surgeon”
View ArticleBy: Dean Papa
“someone who would never join the armed services (Barak Obama).” Obama beat a draft dodger who protested in favour of the Vietnam war.
View ArticleBy: alwyn
He was certainly a veteran but he would have to have won in 2016 and then again in 2022 to get near the record for the oldest Senator. Strom Thurmond was still there when he had passed his 100th...
View ArticleBy: RRM
This Inouye chap sounds like one of the most impressive men I’ve never heard of… RIP. someone who would never join the armed services (Barak Obama). Service in the armed forces being, of course, the...
View ArticleBy: Grant Michael McKenna
MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT 2ND LIEUTENANT DANIEL K. INOUYE Unit: Company E, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army CITATION Second Lieutenant Daniel K. Inouye distinguished himself by extraordinary...
View ArticleBy: scrubone
<blockquote>Well, sometimes they don’t (Bob Dole, John Kerry, John McCain) – each of whom lost to either a draft-dodger (Bill Clinton; George W Bush) or someone who would never join the armed...
View ArticleBy: scrubone
<blockquote>Service in the armed forces being, of course, the ONLY route to legitimacy.</blockquote> True. You can write two books and fudge your long history of association with extremists.
View ArticleBy: cha
<blockquote>demonstrated during his presidency how to land on a carrier.</blockquote> Yeah, sitting in the dickie seat.
View ArticleBy: BlairM
It seems to be the mark of the man that even the more rabid right wingers in the US are showing him respect for his military service. However, I do hope that term limits get imposed on the US Senate –...
View ArticleBy: Johnboy
“War heroes do well in elections.” …… Unless they threaten the incumbent! Truman soon told MacArthur to fuck off! 🙂
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