datafreak
07-11-2008, 05:02 PM
Packers/Steelers . . . Sunni/Shiite . . . same difference.
http://www.faniq.com/blog/John-McCain-Apparently-Gets-Caught-Lying-About-Naming-The-Pittsburgh-Steelers-Line-In-Vietnam-Blog-10192
John McCain was in Pittsburgh recently and told reporters that when asked by his Vietnamese captors to name his squadron mates during interrogation, he instead gave them the names of the Pittsburgh Steelers defensive line (http://kdka.com/politics/Republican.John.McCain.2.767089.html). A cool story, yes. But, uh, who was on the Steelers line when McCain was shot down in '67?
If you said Ken Kortas, Chuck Hinton, Ben McGee and Lloyd Voss, you win a free candy bar. And you also immediately know McCain was pandering for votes.
The Steelers line that everyone is familiar with - Mean Joe Greene, Dwight White, Ernie Holmes and L.C. Greenwood - wasn't together for another 6 years.
Also, there's no reason why McCain would have been a Steelers fan in '67. He isn't a native Pittsburgher and as Fanhouse points out (http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2008/07/11/mccains-steelers-story-doesnt-add-up/#cont), the Steelers were one of the worst teams in football in '67 and were coming off a stretch of 6 losing seasons.
And what makes McCain's move even stupider is that it's well known that he actually gave his captors the names of Green Bay's defensive line, since that's what he's been saying for years (http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/07/in-pennsylvania.html), and even wrote in his book "Faith of My Fathers."
Anyway, McCain's camp says this was an honest mistake. By the way, If you believe that, you're an idiot.
http://www.faniq.com/blog/John-McCain-Apparently-Gets-Caught-Lying-About-Naming-The-Pittsburgh-Steelers-Line-In-Vietnam-Blog-10192
John McCain was in Pittsburgh recently and told reporters that when asked by his Vietnamese captors to name his squadron mates during interrogation, he instead gave them the names of the Pittsburgh Steelers defensive line (http://kdka.com/politics/Republican.John.McCain.2.767089.html). A cool story, yes. But, uh, who was on the Steelers line when McCain was shot down in '67?
If you said Ken Kortas, Chuck Hinton, Ben McGee and Lloyd Voss, you win a free candy bar. And you also immediately know McCain was pandering for votes.
The Steelers line that everyone is familiar with - Mean Joe Greene, Dwight White, Ernie Holmes and L.C. Greenwood - wasn't together for another 6 years.
Also, there's no reason why McCain would have been a Steelers fan in '67. He isn't a native Pittsburgher and as Fanhouse points out (http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2008/07/11/mccains-steelers-story-doesnt-add-up/#cont), the Steelers were one of the worst teams in football in '67 and were coming off a stretch of 6 losing seasons.
And what makes McCain's move even stupider is that it's well known that he actually gave his captors the names of Green Bay's defensive line, since that's what he's been saying for years (http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/07/in-pennsylvania.html), and even wrote in his book "Faith of My Fathers."
Anyway, McCain's camp says this was an honest mistake. By the way, If you believe that, you're an idiot.