WEEK 005 / 073 — The First Obituary
JULY 18TH, 2015. AMES, IOWA. BEFORE THE FAITHFUL OF THE SUMMIT, HE SAYS THE UNSAYABLE — THEN HOLDS THE HEADLINE HIGH.
Via @fitsnews: “Donald Trump: John McCain Is ‘A Loser’”
THE CHORUS ERUPTS AS ONE. HE IS FINISHED, THEY DECLARE — FOR THE FIRST OF MANY TIMES.
“Captured or not, all our soldiers are heroes!”
“MILITARY LIVES MATTER! END GUN FREE ZONES! OUR SOLDIERS MUST BE ABLE TO PROTECT THEMSELVES! THIS HAS TO STOP!”
(Wow, @SharylAttkisson just wrote the definitive piece on what I said about John McCain)
This story is no longer about John McCain, it’s about our horribly treated vets. Illegals are treated better than our wonderful veterans.
THE OBITUARIES ARE WRITTEN. THE BODY REFUSES TO LIE DOWN.
TO BE CONTINUED →
This week in the saga
In Iowa he speaks of the war hero as no candidate has dared, and the chorus of lenses declares the campaign dead within the hour. He does not retreat; he turns the fire toward the four Marines slain in Chattanooga and the veterans left to rot on waiting lists. By week's end the story he commands is no longer about one senator — it is about the forgotten soldiers, and the man the obituaries could not bury.
Readers' Corner
Letters from the readership on Week 005. Pick a pen name — no account needed.
Opening the mailbag…