The Spurious Hero
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The Spurious Hero
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The label "hero" might be the most ambiguous term in the English language. Recently, during a speech to fellow Republicans, I shared that Thomas Edward Lawrence, Dian Fossey, and Paul David Wellstone were my heroes. The crowd's reaction quickly shifted from interest to indifference, and questions fired at me like flaming arrows."Wasn't Lawrence an alcoholic and an Arab sympathizer?"
"What makes someone a hero who prefers apes over humans?"
"Wellstone! Aren’t you joking? He was a Jew who opposed the Iraq invasion."
After the barrage of questions, I calmly responded, "You've made it clear you don't appreciate my heroes. Now, let me express my thoughts on one of yours."
"People like John McCain and I aren't heroes. We flew into countries that weren't attacking us and caused unnecessary harm to civilians. Ironically, Americans today are treated better in Hanoi than in some U.S. cities. Plus, I probably know McCain better than anyone here."
"I met McCain when I was a patient at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. He explained my anger stemmed from being abandoned by fellow Americans after being shot down twice in Vietnam. He was also still furious with Americans for partying and embracing peace while he languished in a POW camp."
"I listened in disbelief as McCain recounted having to choose between dying or talking, confessing that he didn't care about Americans because they didn't care about him. He admitted being nicknamed 'Songbird' for readily giving information to his captors, a clear violation of Article III of the United States Code of Military Conduct, which states, 'If I am captured, I will continue to resist by all means available. I will make every effort to escape and to aid others to escape. I will accept neither parole nor special favors from the enemy.'"
"Though it was tough to hear, I was relieved McCain managed to pull himself together after returning home. I brushed off the 'Songbird' story until esteemed author Gore Vidal mentioned it. In 2003, I even supported McCain for president. But I was mistaken?"his heart is still filled with animosity, and it's not directed solely at the Iraqis, Iranians, or North Koreans."
As I concluded, only the walls listened. To Thomas Lawrence, Dian Fossey, and Paul Wellstone, it wasn't you I regretted mentioning?"it was my timing. Elections are near, and false pride flows like Iguazu Falls.
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