McCain dead

[JWBooth]

McCain will have two presidents give his Eulogy.......one Democrat, one Republican

Signifies the bipartisanship the McCain stood for

He has intentionally banned the sitting President
Once again signifying his bipartisanship

That the political difference between the two is insignificant is of little note.

 

[Darkman00]

Flags at White House back at full staff after McCain's death
The flags at the White House, which were lowered over the weekend to mark the death of Sen. John McCain, are back at full-staff.

CTV News
one hour ago

Obama, Bush to speak at McCain funeral, unclear if Trump will attend
Two former presidents are expected to speak at Sen. John McCain's *service* and he will lie in state in both the nation's capital and Arizona as part of a ...

The Globe and Mail
today

Laurie Kellman
Washington
The Associated Press
Published August 26, 2018 Updated 15 hours ago

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Honour guard David Carrasco, 78, stands with the flag outside the A.L. Moore-Grimshaw Mortuary in Phoenix, where the body of the late Senator John McCain is currently being held on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018.

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Two former presidents are expected to speak at Sen. John McCain’s service and he will lie in state in both the nation’s capital and Arizona as part of a cross-country funeral procession ending with his burial at the U.S. Naval Academy, according to plans taking shape Sunday.

McCain had long feuded with President Donald Trump, and two White House officials said McCain’s family had asked, before the senator’s death, that Trump not attend the funeral services. Vice-President Mike Pence is likely to attend, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe private discussions.

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[kaz]

Donald J. Trump‏ Verified account @realDonaldTrump 3m - 3 minutes ago

My deepest sympathies and respect go out to the family of Senator John McCain. Our hearts and prayers are with you!

Very classy!

Classy?? BS 21 words or so and not one about McCains service and the POS puts his picture on his Tweet?? Trump is a supreme AH

Your raging butt hurt is getting tired. Got it, you hate Trump

 

[rightwinger]

McCain will have two presidents give his Eulogy.......one Democrat, one Republican

Signifies the bipartisanship the McCain stood for

He has intentionally banned the sitting President
Once again signifying his bipartisanship

Ever wonder what garbage will speak up about Dump when his time comes??

Hannity will give the Eulogy

 

[rightwinger]

McCain will have two presidents give his Eulogy.......one Democrat, one Republican

Signifies the bipartisanship the McCain stood for

He has intentionally banned the sitting President
Once again signifying his bipartisanship

That the political difference between the two is insignificant is of little note.

Coming from Arizona
It is a Grand Canyon

 

[Darkman00]

Vietnamese praise John McCain for 'healing the wounds of war'
U.S. Senator John McCain was a "symbol of his generation" who helped "heal the wounds of war" by pushing for diplomatic normalization of ties with Vietnam, ...

CBC News
2 hours ago


Arizona Republican suggested McCain cancer statement was timed to hurt her campaign

Hours before Sen. John McCain died on Saturday, a Republican seeking Arizona’s other U.S. Senate seat suggested that his family’s earlier announcement that he was ending cancer treatment had been timed to hurt her campaign.

Former State Sen. Kelli Ward, who lost a primary to McCain running from the right in 2016 and is now trying to win the GOP nomination for retiring Sen. Jeff Flake’s seat, made the suggestion in response to a Facebook post by a campaign aide.

According to screenshots of the conversation posted on Twitter by Arizona political reporters, the aide, Jonathan Williams, wondered if it was “just a coincidence” that the announcement of McCain ending medical treatment came the day Ward was launching a statewide bus tour, her big push before Tuesday’s primary ...

Global News
today

 

[kaz]

Sorry it was done at the spur of the moment McCain was one of the best America produced and to have the moron in our WH besmirch him was unthinkable to me

You mean like the moron Left who did the same thing when he ran for president? Maybe you were one of them?

I did vote Obama but mainly because of his poor choice of Palin Lieberman might have given him a win

You voted obama because you're a marxist

 

[Crixus]

a great american has passed

YouTube

 

[Gracie]

Can this thread just be fellow human beings expressing condolences to his family and many friends?

Visitation in the Lounge could be appropriate, but if someone puts it in Politics, then they get what they ask for (you should know that).

I was just making a comment, doofus.

 

[Gracie]

Can this thread just be fellow human beings expressing condolences to his family and many friends?

Visitation in the Lounge could be appropriate, but if someone puts it in Politics, then they get what they ask for (you should know that).

well he was a great political figure with friends and enemies on both sides Too bad he didn't pick Lieberman instead of Palin He might have won and there might not have been a trump

I was commenting on the idea that if someone desired a more compassionate and thoughtful thread where others could express their condolences, the Lounge would have been a more appropriate venue. Personally, I don't have a problem with you putting it here in Politics. I was offering another way of expressing how it would be more productive for someone who wants to engage in a specific form of communication (thread), to use the multitude of resources the website offers, in order to avoid conversations they don't like and achieve their desires.

It's kind of like the local Antioch Baptist Church holding a revival at Fatso's Bar and Grill on $5 pitcher night during a wet t-shirt contest, might not be the best idea.

 

[Hiryuu]

I was just making a comment, doofus.

Well at least we agree on that. Were you able to find more caring or compassionate conversations elsewhere? Is this how you wish to honor Senator McCain?

 

[Gracie]

What? No parenthesis to make sure the reader understands? No long drawn out post so you feel speshul and oh-so-smart?

 

[Hiryuu]

What? No parenthesis to make sure the reader understands? No long drawn out post so you feel speshul and oh-so-smart?

I never suggested the reader couldn't understand, or that I was particularly smart (your insecurities are not my fault). But anyway, what does any of that have to do with honoring the late Senator, or even the suggestion that what you mentioned about more respectful conversation on the matter of the Senator's death, was anything other than a crock of poo?

 

[Flopper]

Although I did not always agree with him, I am sorry for John McCain's loss, and my thoughts go out to his family and friends. I think that he always tried to do what he thought was right for the country within the parameters of what he thought this was.

To the politics types here on USMB, Sometimes he made the wrong choices. I will have to say that his selection of Sarah Palin, an entirely useless individual, as his running mate cost him dearly. I just don't know what got into him at the time. Her selection was a major blunder.

Riiight...because if he just hadn't picked Sarah Palin the left wouldn't have trashed him but instead voted for him.

We had our moments on other issues, but in most times McCain retained his dignity .Why did he pick Palin to run with him? She was/is just white-trash garbage. Major blunder.

He did it as a gesture to both the conservatives and Hillary supporters that were supporting him. It worked too. Palin helped him get the votes of people who hated him.

Too bad he was both a crappy candidate and campaigner.

Too bad he was running against Obama

He never had a chance

maybe you guys shouldn't have called him a racist or attacked him the way you did

This country would be a better place if we had more people like John McCain in congress. He was one of the few people that actually read bills and voted his conscience. He was not afraid to break with his party when he believed the party was wrong.

John McCain requested that Barrack Obama and George W Bush deliver eulogies at his funeral, the men that kept him from becoming president, a rather amazing request but maybe not so amazing if know anything about McCain. He was a man that really knew how to fight a battle without hate, lies or deception.

 

[rightwinger]

Vietnamese praise John McCain for 'healing the wounds of war'
U.S. Senator John McCain was a "symbol of his generation" who helped "heal the wounds of war" by pushing for diplomatic normalization of ties with Vietnam, ...

CBC News
2 hours ago


Arizona Republican suggested McCain cancer statement was timed to hurt her campaign

Hours before Sen. John McCain died on Saturday, a Republican seeking Arizona’s other U.S. Senate seat suggested that his family’s earlier announcement that he was ending cancer treatment had been timed to hurt her campaign.

Former State Sen. Kelli Ward, who lost a primary to McCain running from the right in 2016 and is now trying to win the GOP nomination for retiring Sen. Jeff Flake’s seat, made the suggestion in response to a Facebook post by a campaign aide.

According to screenshots of the conversation posted on Twitter by Arizona political reporters, the aide, Jonathan Williams, wondered if it was “just a coincidence” that the announcement of McCain ending medical treatment came the day Ward was launching a statewide bus tour, her big push before Tuesday’s primary ...

Global News
today

Too bad John McCain can’t die on Kelli Wards schedule

 

[Flopper]

Trump rejected plans for a White House statement praising McCain

Trump rejected plans for a White House statement praising McCain

Of course he did. Trump hated McCain as he does anyone that opposes him. That is the major difference between these two men. McCain could fight a political battle while admiring and respecting the opposition. Trump is so filled with hate, I wonder how the man can function.

 

[Gracie]

What? No parenthesis to make sure the reader understands? No long drawn out post so you feel speshul and oh-so-smart?

I never suggested the reader couldn't understand, or that I was particularly smart (your insecurities are not my fault). But anyway, what does any of that have to do with honoring the late Senator, or even the suggestion that what you mentioned about more respectful conversation on the matter of the Senator's death, was anything other than a crock of poo?

I commented on page 1 or 2 of this thread. Then you come trouncing in on page 28 to make this all about you. STFU already. Geez.

 

[Hiryuu]

I commented on page 1 or 2 of this thread. Then you come trouncing in on page 28 to make this all about you. STFU already. Geez.

And you decided to come back on page 81 spouting more of your ignorant garbage. None of which discusses the OP, or the proper respect you asked for in the first post of yours I responded to. You can hush about it if you feel like it, I am certainly not going to if you respond. Any further discussion on this matter only proves you are more interested in conflict, and your attempts to suggest otherwise were bullshit. You didn't even argue with the content of my posts (again, is this how you wish to honor Senator McCain and pass on your condolences).

 

[Hiryuu]

Of course he did. Trump hated McCain as he does anyone that opposes him. That is the major difference between these two men. McCain could fight a political battle while admiring and respecting the opposition. Trump is so filled with hate, I wonder how the man can function.

You forgot the part where Senator McCain in all his wonderfulness never managed to achieve what President Trump has in winning the White House. He tried, and some could suggest his political stance (however noble you may think it is) was what helped him lose the election.

 

[Gracie]

On iggie you go. Toodles.