John Chuckman
COMMENT POSTED TO AN ARTICLE BY RON UNZ IN THE UNZ REVIEW
“John McCain: When "Tokyo Rose" Ran for President
“What Was John McCain's True Wartime Record in Vietnam?”
https://www.unz.com/runz/american-pravda-when-tokyo-rose-ran-for-president/#comment-3556301
While I’ve never studied his war years as a prisoner, over which there are so many claims and counterclaims, almost nothing could surprise me about John McCain.
I wrote the following summary some years ago concerning the nature of his character. All of it is documented.
This was a man whose basic character frankly just plain smelled bad, but a boyish smile always seemed to pull him through, as well, of course, later, the general vague notion that he was a war hero. Being both son and grandson of admirals helped, and he exploited that fact to the maximum for all of his military career.
But of course, the ugliness and pointless destruction of Vietnam cried out for the manufacture of heroes at the time, and, well, what do you know, they came up with one.
https://chuckmanwords.wordpress.com/2009/06/07/john-mccain-a-matter-of-character/
JOHN CHUCKMAN ESSAY: JOHN MCCAIN: A MATTER OF CHARACTER
P.S. On J Edgar Hoover’s reported black ancestry, here is a remarkably revealing early photograph:
https://chuckmangrotesques.blogspot.com/2008/09/blog-post_9171.html
Hoover was not just a deeply-closeted gay, he was a rather flamboyant crossdresser at home and at parties, according to biographer, Anthony Summers.
