Black made fun of McCain; VIEWPOINTS.PETER Black is making a song and dance about reading out the names of fallen soldiers at a recent remembrance ceremony at Swansea's Cenotaph cenotaph (Greek: “empty tomb”) Monument, sometimes in the form of a tomb, to a person buried elsewhere. Ancient Greek writings tell of many cenotaphs, none of which survives. Existing cenotaphs of this type are found in churches (e.g. . Hang on a moment. Didn't Peter Black (above) make fun of a former soldier last year? Isn't Peter Black the same guy who made caustic comments about a wartime hero who suffered horrendous injuries to his arms and upper body in service to his country? This is what Peter Black wrote on his own blog about a man who suffered terrible injuries in service to his country: "... there were times when I thought that the Republican (John McCain For McCain's grandfather and father, see John S. McCain, Sr. and John S. McCain, Jr., respectively John Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936 in Panama Canal Zone) is an American politician, war veteran, and currently the Republican Senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. ) nominee was break-dancing with his arms". And another poke: "His movements appear to be synchronised by remote control." It is not as if Peter Black did not know John McCain was tortured after capture. He actually published a comment a few months earlier on his blog about the "Hanoi Hilton", the building where McCain and other captured American POWs were held captive and tortured. Dr Christopher Wood Arlington, VA United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. |
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