Vet group to hand out USS John McCain shirts at Trump's Fourth of July event

[mystery-ak]

Vet group to hand out USS John McCain shirts at Trump's Fourth of July event
by Zachary Halaschak
 | July 01, 2019 04:59 PM



A veterans group is planning on handing out thousands of free USS John McCain shirts during President Trump’s upcoming “ Salute to America” event in Washington, D.C.

Left-leaning group VoteVets raised enough money to make more than 5,000 shirts that feature the words “USS JOHN S. MCCAIN” in bold red letters and “BIG BAD JOHN,” the nickname for the ship, in smaller blue letters. The shirt also features an image of the ship, which is named after all three generations of McCains.

“Today, we learned the news that Donald Trump is turning the national Fourth of July celebration into a 2020 campaign event, complete with a ticketed VIP section for friends and supporters,” an email from the group read. “That’s not what America is about.”

Peter Kauffman, vice chairman of VoteVets, said that concept of handing out the shirts was done to emphasize the country rather than Trump on Independence Day.

“It’s really a way to honor a family that, through multiple generations, has shown that the country is bigger than any one individual,” Kauffmann told the Huffington Post. “July 4 has never been about who is president. The idea that Donald Trump can come in and sell VIP tickets so you can get good seats while the regular old people have to stay back from the area is antithetical to the whole idea of America.”

Trump is not selling tickets, though free VIP tickets will be distributed in some way, CNN reported.

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[Cyber Liberty]

If the President is smart he'd have somebody go out and grab a couple of these guys and pose for a picture with them.

[libertybele]

If the President is smart he'd have somebody go out and grab a couple of these guys and pose for a picture with them.

That would indeed by funny.  So, let's see ... a vet group handing out USS John McCain t-shirts at a Trump rally.  Who attending the Trump rally is going to want one??      They couldn't pay me enough to accept a free McCain t-shirt!

[Texas Yellow Rose]

Vet group to hand out USS John McCain shirts at Trump's Fourth of July event
by Zachary Halaschak
 | July 01, 2019 04:59 PM


Peter Kauffman, vice chairman of VoteVets, said that concept of handing out the shirts was done to emphasize the country rather than Trump on Independence Day.

Do they really think the words John S. McCain are not political?

[DCPatriot]

I will set that 'free' McCain shirt on fire.....   

[skeeter]

Do they really think the words John S. McCain are not political?

Seems all leftists are childish, vindictive hypocrites. Even those who served.

Of course being leftists they cannot be taken at their word that they actually served.

[Cyber Liberty]

That would indeed by funny.  So, let's see ... a vet group handing out USS John McCain t-shirts at a Trump rally.  Who attending the Trump rally is going to want one??      They couldn't pay me enough to accept a free McCain t-shirt!

It's not a Trump rally.  There will be plenty of takers, especially around the Orange Trump Baby balloon they're bringing from UK.

[dfwgator]

Seems all leftists are childish, vindictive hypocrites. Even those who served.

Of course being leftists they cannot be taken at their word that they actually served.

Those same Leftists were calling McCain "Hitler" in 2008.

[sneakypete]

Vet group to hand out USS John McCain shirts at Trump's Fourth of July event
by Zachary Halaschak
 | July 01, 2019 04:59 PM



A veterans group is planning on handing out thousands of free USS John McCain shirts during President Trump’s upcoming “ Salute to America” event in Washington, D.C.

Left-leaning group VoteVets raised enough money to make more than 5,000 shirts that feature the words “USS JOHN S. MCCAIN” in bold red letters and “BIG BAD JOHN,” the nickname for the ship, in smaller blue letters. The shirt also features an image of the ship, which is named after all three generations of McCains.

“Today, we learned the news that Donald Trump is turning the national Fourth of July celebration into a 2020 campaign event, complete with a ticketed VIP section for friends and supporters,” an email from the group read. “That’s not what America is about.”

Peter Kauffman, vice chairman of VoteVets, said that concept of handing out the shirts was done to emphasize the country rather than Trump on Independence Day.

“It’s really a way to honor a family that, through multiple generations, has shown that the country is bigger than any one individual,” Kauffmann told the Huffington Post. “July 4 has never been about who is president. The idea that Donald Trump can come in and sell VIP tickets so you can get good seats while the regular old people have to stay back from the area is antithetical to the whole idea of America.”

 

Those are some confused people.

[sneakypete]

Seems all leftists are childish, vindictive hypocrites. Even those who served.

Of course being leftists they cannot be taken at their word that they actually served.

@skeeter

Exactly! Time spent  as honorary (?) members of the SLA while going to college at Berkley doesn't count.

[Free Vulcan]

Sounds like the lefties are twisting themselves into knots to find a reason to protest at the event because well, F Trump.

[skeeter]

Those are some confused people.

No kidding. Reminding people its about the country not a single person by handing out t shirts with another single persons name on it. Fighting against the politicization of the fourth of July by being grossly political.

[libertybele]

Well, the vets will be handing out McCain t-shirts, meanwhile Trump is bringing in tanks!!!   

‘We’re going to have some tanks’: Trump outlines Fourth of July celebration

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/01/trump-tanks-fourth-july-1393664

[Cyber Liberty]

Well, the vets will be handing out McCain t-shirts, meanwhile Trump is bringing in tanks!!!   

‘We’re going to have some tanks’: Trump outlines Fourth of July celebration

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/01/trump-tanks-fourth-july-1393664

Not gonna happen.

[XenaLee]

Oh goody.   Free McCain t-shirts for burning.   Will especially be fun if/when the anti-American azzholes start burning the US flag.  Burn for burn.

[jmyrlefuller]

Do they really think the words John S. McCain are not political?

Isn't VoteVets a left-wing group? I remember them quite clearly during the early days of the Iraq invasion. That should give you your answer.

[Sanguine]

Not exactly a surprise that left-leaning vets like McCain.

[sneakypete]

Not exactly a surprise that left-leaning vets like McCain.

@Sanguine

I would be surprised if even half of them are veterans,or even 1 percent are combat veterans. I have no doubt at all that most belonged to reserve or NG units to avoid going to war during the VN war,and the rest aren't even peacetime veterans.

[jafo2010]

John McCain was a traitor in my eyes.  I do not know about the two prior generations other than his father was an admiral.

I am at a point where I consider all liberals traitors, particularly when they start getting violent, i.e. what Antifa is doing.  Police should be arresting these fascist thugs.

[XenaLee]

John McCain was a traitor in my eyes.  I do not know about the two prior generations other than his father was an admiral.

I am at a point where I consider all liberals traitors, particularly when they start getting violent, i.e. what Antifa is doing.  Police should be arresting these fascist thugs.