McCain, when a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy was a Navy pilot (they call themselves aviators). July 29, 1967 while on the deck and in his plane on the carrier U.S.S. Forrestal he managed to screw up procedures (officially denied and covered up by him and the Navy and also even promoted on Wikipedia if you care to look–reason to follow). He did a smart ass punk attention getting trick by doing a “wet start” up of his jet.
When a pilot wants to be a wise ass or show off, this type of engine start creates a large startling flame and lots of surprise noise from the rear of a jet engine on start up–this was no accident. This and the large subsequent electrical surge and apparent (incorrect and against policy) weapon arming (by the pilot) caused the launching of a powerful Zuni rocket across the carrier’s deck hitting other parked planes (photo below) that were packing 1,000 high-explosive pound bombs. The subsequent massive explosions, fire and destruction went several decks below and nearly sunk this major 82,000 ton U.S. aircraft carrier.
This stunt and aftermath caused the death of 134 sailors and seriously injure (blow off arms legs, cause blindness and burns to another 161 sailors) and took the ship off the battle line for extensive repairs. Any other Navy pilot causing this type of death and destruction the Navy would have raped him and he would probably still be in the brig. Why not McCain? Well, first with many powerful connections this “little infraction” was covered up by the Navy (our most politically involved/connected service by the way).
You see his grandfather was a famous FOUR STAR Navy admiral and his dad was at the time of the incident was a powerful Navy FOUR STAR admiral and McCain graduated from the Navy Academy. So the old boy Navy tradition cover his ass network went into high gear immediately; and make no mistake, it does exist and it did for him.
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Nixon was not who we thought. He was a rapist . Look it up, don’t take my word for it
I remember that this was covered on the nightly news at the time.
Admin, this article on McCain really brought in a lot of new people commenting, unfortunately, including a bunch of trolls shilling for McCain.
To all those who claim to have been on the Forrestal, you need to prove who you are, whether with a LinkedIn site or a military site stating who the heck you are, or you won’t be believed.
I can remember when this hit the media back then. It’s all people talked about at the time. His dad had to really pull strings to get this ‘cleaned up’…..
I remember this scandal when it hit the media back then. His dad had to really pull strings to get this ‘cleaned up’…
Calling all Shit Monkeys lets git this bitch to 600..
it is amazing the number of folks willing to defend that scumbag….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ln-8LVETWo
I’ve been working on it. Sent it to my twelve hillbilly friends.
Being a smart ass was the least of his flaws. Treason to is nation and party were among the worst. Being a bought and paid for evil war monger was maybe the greatest of his flaws.
Sadly for me, I believed his story for 40 years.
Turned on TV and almost threw up at all the sycophantry from media whores.
A true hero has died, they lament.
Maggie, I wish I could have taken this week off. The nauseating “hero McCain” is driving me nuts.
It’s fun watching partisan extremists on both sides trash John McCain whose main contribution to the country was very likely his ability to work with his political opponents to get things done. But, don’t let me spoil your little party.
Blow McCain’s corpse.
Which, as I said before, will rest in the capitol rotunda, because he was a tool. This man deserves to be thrown in the deepest swamp in America and buried forever.
I think you mean that he knew where to slather the grease for screwing the American people with his fellow CongressCritters.
There, that’s what he could do. Learned in Hanoi, where he ratted out fellow POWs while working with political opponents.
The purpose of the Congress is not to “get things done.” The purpose of Congress is to represent the people and the states. Getting things done usually means more law not needed, which bring in more income for the U.S. government.
Laughed.
You should be sued for all the incorrect information in this story. There never was a wet start. Even if there had been his exhaust was pointed out to sea.
And you know because you have spent how many hours on the deck of an Air Craft Carrier you liberal moron.
You want to start the lawsuit? I don’t think the McCains or the federal government would appreciate Senator McCain’s past being resurrected. Shut your mouth and leave it to their discretion. His POW record alone would be quite an embarrassment. I hope you have read the rest of the comments so you see what a lawsuit would face.
It must be hard to be a trump supporter. I feel sorry for you all. I mean, your dude won and yet you must still be in campaign mode. You must constantly do these fked up mental flips to justify every SCROTUS poop tweet. It’s like when you are in an argument with your SO, and you know your wrong, but you can’t cave in, so you just argue and come up with even more batshit crazy things.
So apparently the new defense of why it’s okay to not hold the flag at half mass, (other than “it’s the law”) and why McCain is a scumbag, is because he caused a fire that killed over 100 sailors… If you are posting that, you are sincerely wrong! You need to really stop and think, why am I posting this garbage? Why am I forced to desecrate a real, true, American Patriot, someone we all should strive to be? Like I said it must be sincerely hard to be a supporter of the SCROTUS. So much work to stay within his batshit universe. You’re going to regret it. One day he’s gonna leave the Whitehouse or die on the crapper passing a 20lb McDonalds burger poop baby, and history will judge you.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/john-mccain-fire-uss-forrestal/
Whatever, you are either a moron, or on government welfare, or a paid left wing troll.
Snopes is a left wing liberal bullshit site and everybody knows it!
So get a clue! Here this might help:
We are really getting a dose of the left wing ignorant masses. This fucktard thinks the flag is at half mass. It’s half mast you fuckwad. Jesus, do you have an IQ of 60? McCain was a traitorous fuck responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of innocents. America Hero my fat ass.
Written by a former Associated Press reporter. I suggest you research Operation Mockingbird, which never ended. Stop this nonsense of promoting a CIA-paid-for book.
For all the people who think McCain was a hero I ask you this question. Name one other POW who was honored with a statue, by their “captor” while being held prisoner. In 1967 when McCain was supposedly being tortured in Hanoi, those same people were erecting a statue of him to honor him for the service he was providing to their country. When they claim they treated him good they were telling the truth. He was fed and not abused. His injuries were caused from the crash and while his fellow prisoners were actually being tortured and starved, Songbird was giving up information that led to the downing of other men and eating very well. In fact he remained there for 5yrs after he was freed by them so he didn’t have to return to his post. He is a Traitor and a criminal who also helped swindle retirees out of their entire life savings as a member of the Keating5
Have fun in Hell John! You deserve it!
The fact that you caused the fire on the USS Forrestal is bad enough!
Then you had tried, with limited success, to destroy the United States of America with your policies.
Brain cancer was to good for you!
I for one am glad you have gone to your eternal reward!
Now if Nancy and Barbara and Jerry and Barack and Hillary would just shuffle of this mortal coil!
John McCain was a traitorous coward!
Good Riddance!
Go to Hell John McCain!
Google the real John McCain by Thomas Madison. The second video is good. Those that served with him , who aren’t trying to cover it up, know the truth! The website is centinel2012 and it was written a year ago. McCain collaborated with the enemy, gave info that led to the downing of 60 aircraft! Trained North Vietnamese air defense personnel. Along with his 30 propaganda films!!! He blocked the release of POW records- we know why! Who would do this ? He was often verbally and physically abusive to POW activists and Veterans.
Recites Ted Guy, Colonel who was there.
American Traitor!
God Bless those who served there ???
MissK – peacetime Vet
Oh , you mean a wet start when his engine is facing the ocean….. Morons passing along stuff that just makes no sense.
Oh, tadpole…. you see the comment count?
The cover-up sounds like a Star Trek TNG episode, ‘The First Duty’. Westley’s team attempts a dangerous, illegal “Kolvoord Starburst” flight maneuver, one team member dies, and they try and cover it up.
This is bullshit folks….its 100 percent fake and shameful. I hope this isn’t Americans pushing this if you are an American you should stop period. If you are reading this crap and believing it you need to have a real heart to heart with yourself, why would you believe this garbage. WAKE UP do some real research, stop falling for old Commie tricks ….you are losing your mind to the Enemy of The United States of America. Middle America needs to grow up and know that rense and alex jones and all the others that are pushing this garbage on you are making money doing it…it’s snake oil, not real. Real Patriots don’t wear swastikas, hoods, 3 percent and all the other I want to be special bullshit. So go out get rid of your fucking tats, shave, put on some clean clothes, tuck in your shirt and be a Man. Oh and there is no grand media conspiracy out there…the news is the news if you don’t like it ask yourself why. Its time to grow up, get with the program and stop pretending that your in and end times movie because your not. Oh there is no secret agent giving you the skinny on the deep state LMAO and Clinton doesn’t have kiddie slave ring in a pizza parlor basement…they aren’t even making here pants suits LOL…….stop embarrassing yourselves it’s like you don’t have the maturity to handle an internet connection. Bat Boy isn’t real either and I bet some of you idiots actually thought that was a real pic back in the day before the internets.
Glad to see the left wing loonies have been awakened. It’s always good to see how brain dead you morans really are. Go back to Huffpo and circle jerk for Hillary.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/john-mccain-fire-uss-forrestal/
Only an ignorant left winger believes the bullshit propaganda put out by the left winger nutjobs at snopes.
Get real. Written by a former Associated Press reporter. I suggest you research Operation Mockingbird, which never ended. Stop this nonsense of promoting a CIA-paid-for book.
Here is the litmus test on all this BS the past couple of years. One this is fake news so there is that. Two all the things that Trump has said or done or been recorded saying….what if that would have been Obama on tape or with 3 baby mamas or porn stars or members of his circle going to prison…..yeah thats what I thought. You know the answer. Anyone out there just ask yourself what if Obama had said or did that and then you know your answer and what this is all truly about. With a Republican Majority and they didn’t have shit on the guy and it’s not some deep state bull shit cover either. If anyone else would have had 3 baby mamas or pornstar hush money (and we aren’t even talking about treason with the Russian government yet) A majority Republican leadership would have instantly impeached and removed the last president and you know it’s true. Yet this clown, it’s silence….the wing of the party who polled at one time as voting on moral values LOL that is gone forever because all you cared about was winning at no matter the cost…..except the cost might be pretty high after all this is said and done. This dude made fun of a person with a disability…………..ask yourself if you would have caught some rich punk kids making fun of another kid in that way how would of you handled it…..you know what you should have done, lets be clear. If you would have caught your kid acting like that you would of had his ass. Get off the internet and only read the paper at the library get your heads on straight again and start fighting for all Americans. Mccain will be missed.
The mind of a liberal douchbag is a terrible thing to witness. Thank god we’ve drawn these trolls onto the site today so we can see how fucking deluded and inept their minds are. Their Trump derangement syndrome is making them foam at the mouth and type complete bullshit onto websites they’ve never heard of. Go back to Huffpo and spew your hate amongst your fellow libtard nitwits.
The Zuni rocket that was launched was carried by a F-4 Phantom. McCain was a A-4 Skyhawk pilot.
Hahahaha SNOPES! if you don’t know SNOPES BENDS THE TRUTH, you’re lost in space! If McCain was innocent they would not have reassigned him that very day and helicoptered his sorry ass outta there!
he reaped what he sowed he is responsible for those sailors death and alot of other crimes he commited in office good ridance you lowlife
Just wanted to apologize to other TBPers for my lame comments previously. Had a few too many Guinnesses. 🙂
I didn’t see anything out of line. At least you didn’t insult Admin.
It’s all a lie… https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/john-mccain-fire-uss-forrestal/
Snopes is not an authority on this web site. Please find something credible.
On top of that, this was written by a former Associated Press reporter. I suggest you research Operation Mockingbird, which never ended. Stop this nonsense of promoting a CIA-paid-for book.
US Navy JAG Report on 1967 USS Forrestal Fire:
(for the most “to the point” see Part III, page 104 et seq)
Part I:
http://www.jag.navy.mil/library/investigations/USS%20FORRESTAL%20FIRE%2012%20AUG%2069%20PT%201.pdf
Part II:
http://www.jag.navy.mil/library/investigations/USS%20FORRESTAL%20FIRE%2012%20AUG%2069%20PT%202.pdf
Part III:
http://www.jag.navy.mil/library/investigations/USS%20FORRESTAL%20FIRE%2012%20AUG%2069%20PT%203.pdf
You do know his old man was the top Admiral in the US Navy? No chance for a cover-up. Right?
We can always trust the government and their impartial investigative reports. Right?
“We can always trust the government and their impartial investigative reports”
So what is your source?
Also, why do you have such a low opinion of US Navy personnel?
Tailhook, for starters.
Regardless of the veracity of your article, you impeached your credibility by using a photo of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster implying that it was somehow the USS Forrestal.
Are you the dumbest fuck on the planet. The fucking website is call THE BURNING PLATFORM!!!! The Deepwater Horizon picture is the website picture. Jesus you fuckers are dumber than a sack of hammers.
You know, Admin, I still have that one of a kind oil on canvas titled “Fire on Kentucky Lake” which could be easily renamed for a tiny fee.
well it’s hard to find true revelent articles that talk about real possibilities. Google is governer on that front. And you would bow and weep in the greatness of an american, no matter it’s make, ignorant adminstrator and russian bot
Go fuck yourself Qtip
And you trust Google?
Not HAPPY here. We have a three tier GOVERNMENT in the United States. The three tiers are Legislative the Judicial and the EXECUTIVE branch which 1/3rd of our Government. Our Government is run by what we call a PRESIDENT or in brief ‘POTUS’ the EXECUTIVE BRANCH. For J. Mc Cain to attack relentlessly 1/3 rd of the US Government for over 2 years more likely 3 years with all of the DARK CRIME GANG in D.C. in the FBI,CIA and the NSA ripping and working to destroy 1/3 of our seated Government dosent make the attackers of our seated Heads of state look LOYAL to our Government nore the Citazens of the USA. They have paid loyalties to the News media and in binding their loyalties to the crime gang that is operating against the Executive Branch that We the People have elected to lead us. It is one thing to critasie a President it is another to relentlessly HAVE our PRESIDENT under a continual sIEGE of ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK and all of the players of the DARK FORCE in DC need to be removed from Office, I can only say that J.McCain was one of the leaders operating in HATE and aggressive confrontation against POTUS. These facts make me to think that if Mc Cain was a LOYAL AMERICAN he would have stood shoulder to shoulder with our PRESIDENT for the far better good of AMERICA, but J. Mc Cain instead chose to support controversy and falsehood stories rampant that were planted by the previous administration. To me “Song Bird” Mc Cain is not listed on the “LOYAL COLUMB” in the three branches of our ELECTED Representatives so of course HE would be against our Government. To what avail for HE, to naught i am convinced, to naught but ilk to his fabric and his ‘legacy”. BAD OMEN, for Mc Cain as PRESIDENT TRUMP will prevail over these DARK “TRAITORS” forces in D.C. that are fighting to destroy our Governments FABRIC from within, so that is a BIG SHAME on Mc Cain in my book!
Ima be honest, you really had me believing this until you used “ass” and really begins to sound opinionated rather than factual. If you’re trying to sound correct them maybe tone down on the name calling.
is it hard to realize that he ran away to the Hilton after killing all those people “hot stunting”, that the POW was a distraction, which happened months later. I would like to know if he has went to any of the past 50 anniversaries, if he is welcome by the families he burdened and shamed. in his statement on his website he says – protect his comrades; https://www.mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2017/7/statement-by-sasc-chairman-john-mccain-on-the-50th-anniversary-of-the-uss-forrestal-fire
Is a worthwhile question. Did he have the arrogance to go in spite of having been at least partly responsible?
As a former AWACer, I know all sorts of things contribute to such a disaster, but pilot error is the first place to look. Usually the last.
Nice to revisit now historic site!
FWIW, my own opinion based on what I have read so far (I’m AF, not Navy), I read one comment that said there is a safety interlock switch that is tied to the landing gear that prevents an inadvertent firing of a missile while the landing gear is down. Ipso facto there is no way a missile could be fired on the deck of an aircraft carrier. This leaves the “hot shot” theory of a pilot who likes practical jokes to be a probable scenario.
The only explanation that shoots this down is if Viet Nam era planes did not have this safety switch, as maybe they were they added to navy aircraft after the accident.
Could it be the reason he was a RINO of the first order, was the fear the Dems and their attack dog Media would expose him for the selfish brat coward he really was? Then because Trump unmasked him as a loser, McPain selfishly dropped another bomb on the good ship Stop Obamacare just to get a last stab in. To heck with the millions of people affected by that socialist power grab womb to tomb debacle.
the Wikipedia is bullshit. There is so much BULL shit code in there that screams ATTENT HUT. The Admiral Moore did not trust the “special investigators” , or the conclusion derived by them. This establishment and their story telling charms are downright damaging our republic and trust of our People. They just assume were animals and need to be led to the troff
Must me nice to just be able to make shit up.
Hope YOU die of cancer of the ass, Lew! The most PAINFUL and BLOODY kind…
The number of pea brain libs on this thread and their complete lack of self awareness about the picture of the burning platform and the author of the article is mind boggling. Meet your left wing enemy. They are dumber than a sack of hammers.
dave is not new to TBP, he used to refer to himself in the third person. How can he not know he’s on the Platform? I had almost forgotten him.
‘Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.’
Lew Rockwell did not write this article. It was posted on his website. You people are so stupid. Did you not notice it was a website link? You’d probably learn a thing or two if you did read his site, not to mention this one.
This entire article is debunked here with interviews from sailors and actual facts.
You are basing your assumptions on a book written in 2002 versus the accounts immediately following the incident by the sailors on board? You don’t think he did a pick-and-choose of who he interviewed? Nonetheless, the author previously worked for the Associated Press. You can’t get more mainstream media than that. You don’t think this man was influenced by the high-up coverup of McCain’s failures? He was probably paid to publish this book by those covering it up because this story starting circulating again online just prior to its release. Please don’t cite authors associated with Associated Press. I suggest you research Operation Mockingbird. It never ended. The mainstream media cannot be trusted, nor their reporters.
I am curious why his fellow POWs called him “songbird john”? But I guess enough torture can break any man. I did not agree with a lot of his views, especially on the second amendment. His willingness to violate the constitution showed his ignorance. Rest in peace.
So his best friend is a Russian spy, who he wished plotted aside. No wonder his brain gave out. it was tired of holding all the shame
Everything in this fake article was used against McCain in his bid for president. The truth from survivors, witness testimony, etc. can be found in this book. You don’t need to buy, just read the previews and reviews. Not one bad comment about McCain’s actions from anyone who served with him on the Forrestal:
You’re simply hopeless. My god, do some real research. The brainwashed responding on here are extreme.
This was written by a former Associated Press reporter. I suggest you research Operation Mockingbird, which never ended. Stop this nonsense of promoting a CIA-paid-for book.
Insane McCain has returned to Satan. The “song-bird” has come home to roast…
Meanwhile down in Hell John McShame is stumping again…
Ya gotta love this thread. Been great watching all the cucked RINOS and fucked Liberals heads explode….
Can we get this to 800.
TBP made the big time now. Linked in a post at factcheck.org.
McCain had the best healthcare in the world but cruelly blocked Trump fixing Obamacare with its’ 6K dollar deductibles and doctors not being paid. A RINO to the end. Obama’s “Go to guy”. What a legacy.
AN ODE TO SIEGFRIED SASSOON and JOHN McCAIN and to all the NEO-CONS and all THE CHICKEN HAWKS
I knew a simple teenage Marine boy
Who grinned at life in empty joy…
Slept soundly through the lonesome dark,
And whistled early with the lark.
In a jungle fighting hole, bleeding fleeting hope
With mortar crumps so close he couldn’t cope
He put a bullet through his brain.
No one spoke of him again.
You smug-faced Neo Cons and Chicken Hawks with close set eyes
Who cheer when Marine Boys march by,
Sneak home and pray you’ll never know
The hell where youth and laughter go.
Original?
As far as dems bitchin about Trumps bone spurs..try another avenue . You cannot make it even thru boot camp with foot issues. You’ll fall out or get booted, seen many fail. The requirements on your feet take a physical toll.
TOTALLY LAME
He is fine! Went on to be COMMANDER IN CHIEF
What’s the Truth? There seems to be more evidence to show he did do it and there was a cover-up. His father and grandfather had the rank and connections to do it. My biggest question is – if he didn’t do it and the missile exploded on his plane or one next to it, why wasn’t he killed too? He survived the explosion, got himself out of the plane, crawled through a lake of burning fuel and only suffered a few burns and was in the hospital for a couple days? Whaaat? I guess it’s possible, weird shit happens. You might say “He was wearing a fireproof flight suit.” I might be wrong, but I don’t think so, I believe most people on the flight deck wear fireproof suits. One more point that bothers me is… If that missile hit his plane or the one next to it – What kind of wimpy-ass missiles were they using at that time that they couldn’t even take out a plane or even a few planes? Or did it?????
Come on you Shit Monkeys
lets get this to 800
RINO cucks and Libtard fucks need their heads explodin’
ándale, ándale
Total BS story. Trump folks have to support the chief.
ah mouse go suck on a bucket of dicks you pussy
a bucket of diseased donkey dicks…
Keep up with TBP standards, Novie Scotie
This man was a hero and today they pay respect to him at the funeral…..while Trump plays golf…accidents in war happen……a giant fuck you all for trashing this man.
Fuck you back, you ignorant low IQ slut. McCain is burning in hell for the murders he committed.
They should have stuck to funeral business, they went Political!
Perhaps you need to do your own truth seeking
COMMIE news network much?
Just read this story for the first time. Never knew of this potential incident prior. However, the thing I noticed immediately is the name of the ship and the mission it was undertaking. Gulf of Tonkin was where the US was caught red handed for the first time performing a false flag operation to entrench us more into the Viet Nam war.
The name of the ship was named after James Forrestal, who was the first appointee to investigate UFOs for the government. He later was involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital where he was said to have committed suicide by jumping out of his room’s window despite strong evidence that there was a very physical struggle in front of that window.
The cabal is very well funded and ubiquitous, shouldn’t surprise anyone that someone like McCain would have been responsible for such an act. Not saying he did, but hard to believe he didn’t based on other past behaviors and the high ranking of his family in the Navy.
By the way, it seems to be well known that the departments of the military which seem to control all alien technology and the deep state technology are the Air Force and Navy.
Very interesting… cabal can make anything look like a suicide, accident, heart attack… etc. look at all the supposed suicides recently ( Anthony Bourdain- had just recently tweeted about Hillary and threats)
Anyway, I wouldn’t doubt it!
you are a disgusting human to participate in spreading this false shit. Shame on you. Traitor.
Go fuck McCain’s rotting corpse you low IQ worthless piece of shit.
Last I looked they were in Season 2 of burying McCain ?