Name:   Talullahhound - Subject:   They didn't like Trump's call Date:   10/18/2017 9:53:06 PM

The media is hysterical about condeming Trump for something a Democratic Congresswoman says he said.  The wife burst into tears over his insensitivity.  Now this woman was on her way to meet her husband's casket - do we think that perhaps she was a tad emotional?  Do we think that perhaps she was a bit in shock?  She had the President on Speaker Phone?  

The thing is that few of us are silver tongued devils when it comes to expressing sympathy.  It's hard to know what to say, and he was speaking to a woman he doesn't know,  who is on her way to Dover to meet her husband's casket.  So why didn't they look at the intent, rather than the actual words (if in fact he said that "he knew what he was signing up for", and BTW, that is likely true)  Of course, if it had been Obama they would have been falling all over themselves with praise, no matter what he said.  Do we detect a bit of politics and racism on the part of the Congresswoman, and most likely the family of the fallen.  OMG, Trump didn't even use the "h" word (hero).

Regarding the use of the label "hero".  While I appreciate how our military goes off into the unknown with no guarentees they will return, does that make them a hero?  If you are killed in action, are you a hero?  You know, hero used to be reserved for the truly heroic action - the guy that goes to save his buddies, with no regard for his personal safety.  The guy that doesn't stop shooting until the enemy takes him out.  The men in Somolia that jumped out of a helicopter in order to go to their colleagues that were pinned down in a crashed helicopter.  In the Pentagon, there is an entire room that has the names of all the Congressional Medal of Honor awardees.  Those people are the heroes.  While it is always unfortunate and sad when a military member is killed, that does not make him a hero.  You may think that is harsh on my part, but everyone cannot be a hero, because then it makes the term meaningless.  

And another tidbit - it is not the  responsibility of the President to call the family of a fallen military member.  It is their decision to do it. Otherwise the job falls to the Secretary of Defense and/or the Service Chief.