Naomi Wolf, the woman who once advised Vice President Al Gore to act more
like an alpha male and wear earth-toned clothing, is going after Sen. John
McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee for president.
Wolf, who is backing Sen. Barack Obama for president, went on MSNBC today
and complained that the media is not asking McCain the tough questions.
"They are not even saying to McCain, you were tortured, you were held
prisoner, you gave information under duress in enemy hands," said Wolf, a
well-known feminist writer. "And you allowed them to create loopholes in
the
Military Commissions Act that you passed in 2006. What happened with
that?"
McCain was a prisoner of war during Vietnam, held by the North Vietnamese
for five and a half years. During that time, he was badly beaten and
repeatedly tortured. Saturday marks the 35th anniversary of McCain's
release
from prison. He was later awarded the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, the
Legion of Merit, the Purple Heart and the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Although Wolf alleged that McCain "gave information" to his Communist
captors, she did not specify what that was.
When asked for a list of members of his squadron, for example, McCain
provided his interrogators with the names of the Green Bay Packers
offensive
line.
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Why are we hearing so little from John McSame on this?
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