Bill Blaney

I see your point Nikki, and after talking with Yopp, I feel I should clarify. He has every right to use whatever language he wants to to describe his captors. I wouldn't call him fundamentally racist b/c he used a racist insult. I would say that it's horrible judgement to use such language in a public environment, and speaks volumes to his mental state. he clearly hasn't forgiven them....and maybe he is racist, I don't know, I'd need to see more evidence before labeling him. It's a big worry of mine that he's carrying a lot of mental baggage over being a POW, and that's a major concern for me if he has his finger on the button - Bill Blaney

Again, I have to disagree with all this negative press. If McCain had been tortured for 5 years in a Congo prison camp, I would have no problem with him referring to his prisoners as "niggers". Same if he was (hahahaha) tortured by a country of homosexuals (hahahaha), he could call them faggots, and I would concede that he has the right to call them anything he damn well pleases.* Earth to everyone who things this is a problem: He was purposefully insulting his captors! He used a derogatory term because he was trying to be derogatory. The same principle goes for those who we've tortured, they have every right to call us horrible names as well, I can't be angry about that. WE DESERVE IT. * I'm unfamiliar with the context of when he actually used the term Gook. I'm taking his word that it was in direct reference to his captors, not Asians in general. He certainly shouldn't be calling all Asians "gooks" - Bill Blaney