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'''Jay Rockefeller''' is an [[United States Senator]] from [[West Virginia]]. He is a member of the [[Democratic Party]] and has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues ninety-two percent of the time in this current [[Congress]].<ref>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/r000361/</ref> | '''Jay Rockefeller''' is an [[United States Senator]] from [[West Virginia]]. He is a member of the [[Democratic Party]] and has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues ninety-two percent of the time in this current [[Congress]].<ref>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/r000361/</ref> | ||
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| + | Rockefeller is known for his anti-military aviator sentiments. In an April 2008 interview, he attacked former prisoner-of-war [[John McCain]]'s service as a [[United States Navy|Naval]] aviator. He told the ''Charleston Gazette'', "McCain was a fighter pilot, who dropped laser-guided missiles from 35,000 feet. He was long gone when they hit. What happened when they get to the ground? He doesn't know. You have to care about the lives of people. McCain never gets into those issues."<ref>http://wvgazette.com/News/200804070734</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 21:33, April 8, 2008
Jay Rockefeller is an United States Senator from West Virginia. He is a member of the Democratic Party and has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues ninety-two percent of the time in this current Congress.[1]
Rockefeller is known for his anti-military aviator sentiments. In an April 2008 interview, he attacked former prisoner-of-war John McCain's service as a Naval aviator. He told the Charleston Gazette, "McCain was a fighter pilot, who dropped laser-guided missiles from 35,000 feet. He was long gone when they hit. What happened when they get to the ground? He doesn't know. You have to care about the lives of people. McCain never gets into those issues."[2]