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John McCain’s cold-blooded revenge on Ted Cruz
Washington Post ^ | January 7,2016 | Chris Cillizza

Posted on 01/07/2016 11:29:35 AM PST by detective

A great man once said: The arc of the moral universe is long, and it bends toward revenge.

John McCain proved the power of revenge on Wednesday night when asked about his longtime nemesis Ted Cruz's eligibility to be president, despite being born in Canada.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


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KEYWORDS: cruz; mccain
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McCain hates Cruz and is trying to sabotage his campaign.
1 posted on 01/07/2016 11:29:35 AM PST by detective
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when asked about his longtime nemesis Ted Cruz's eligibility to be president, despite being born in Canada

Ha - that's rich, especially when McCain was born in Panama!

2 posted on 01/07/2016 11:31:06 AM PST by grobdriver (Where is Wilson Blair when you need him?)
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John McCain proved the power of revenge on Wednesday night . . .

Who?

3 posted on 01/07/2016 11:32:06 AM PST by SamuraiScot
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I really don’t think many people pay attention to McInsane anymore. oh, the Beltway fake journalists may get a rush of blood when he pops off once in a while, but America? They’ve moved past listening to McInsane just like they’ve stopped listening to Hussein. Both are old news.


4 posted on 01/07/2016 11:32:16 AM PST by SoFloFreeper (Obama hates the three Cs: Christianity, Constitution, and capitalism.)
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Wow! My tagline is being very heavily validated today!


5 posted on 01/07/2016 11:33:08 AM PST by rhinohunter (The Uniparty FEARS Trump -- but it HATES Cruz)
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McCainal said unkind things about Ted years ago as Ted was upsetting the good old boy club in the $inate.


6 posted on 01/07/2016 11:33:18 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Trump is kicking the ass of the GOPe/RINOs/the media. Don't like him? He must be kicking YOUR ass!!!)
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I lost all respect for McCain a long time ago. I hope Kelli Ward takes him out next election.


7 posted on 01/07/2016 11:33:35 AM PST by AlaskaErik (I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
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A great man once said: The arc of the moral universe is long, and it bends toward revenge.
No, the last word in that quote is not “revenge”, but “justice”. The source is abolitionist Theodore Parker.
8 posted on 01/07/2016 11:34:25 AM PST by Olog-hai
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McCain should be tried for providing aid and comfort to the enemy during war time. He belongs with Bennedict Arnold for his actions against America.


9 posted on 01/07/2016 11:34:42 AM PST by Norm Lenhart (Existential Cage Theory - An idea whose time has come)
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Indeed. John McCain is a traitor.


10 posted on 01/07/2016 11:36:49 AM PST by BuckeyeTexan (There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind. ~Steve Earle)
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MCCain actually was not eligible. He was not born inside the Canal Zone and was at a civilian hospital. He was not Natural born on US Soil as expanded by statute to include us military bases.


11 posted on 01/07/2016 11:37:21 AM PST by WENDLE (Trump is not bought . He is no puppet.)
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From the body of the article: “McCain shivving Cruz won’t drastically damage the Texas senator’s strength in the race. For some, it will affirm that Cruz is the anti-establishment force they love. But, McCain’s comment shows how THE ESTABLISHMENT CAN INFLUENCE THE RADE — by using the platform senators (and others) have to kill or boost stories.”

This comment assumes - incorrectly - that McCain’s opinion is respected by anyone.


12 posted on 01/07/2016 11:38:05 AM PST by ManHunter (You can run, but you'll only die tired... Army snipers: Reach out and touch someone)
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“No, the last word in that quote is not "revenge", but "justice". The source is abolitionist Theodore Parker.”

Thanks for the information. You are very well informed.

I'm not surprised that the Washington Post got it wrong.

13 posted on 01/07/2016 11:38:39 AM PST by detective
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Anyone worth a damn anyway. Dems and libs love him.


14 posted on 01/07/2016 11:39:07 AM PST by Norm Lenhart (Existential Cage Theory - An idea whose time has come)
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I personally do not like McCain and did not vote for him. I personally think he is a traitor and mentally unstable. However, he is stating a valid point.

Any candidate who cannot immediately and convincingly prove his eligibility as President should not be running to begin with. Currently, that includes Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio.

Anyone discounting the message because they dislike the messenger in something this important probably shouldn’t be voting either. They have no concept of what the United States is and no desire to uphold their responsibility as American citizens.


15 posted on 01/07/2016 11:41:31 AM PST by Duchess47 ("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
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Hopefully Juan will enjoy a disgraced exit from the US Senate by being pummeled in the upcoming primary.
16 posted on 01/07/2016 11:41:37 AM PST by Rockitz (This is NOT rocket science - Follow the money and you'll find the truth.)
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And this scumbag can’t help comment about it. To a mental midget who could not come up with a single idea if his life depended upon it, John McCain is an enlightened individual who is the very heart and soul of the Republican party. In reality, McCain should join up with Bernie Sanders and compete for the title of senility champion of the year. This is such fertile ground because Cilizza can join in with people who make him look like he can write an article and be part of the inside crowd.

Ted Cruz is a man who has appeared before the USSC 9 times and won 7, IIRC. The issue of his citizenship is about a 5-6 page brief that Cruz could write while sitting on the can. He can also argue the case that Allan Grayson has filed a frivolous lawsuit and attempted to utilize the court in which such a case would be brought as a political stunt and ask for punitive damages. And quite possibly win such an argument. Not that it would have any effect on Grayson who is quite wealthy.

That the media is dwelling on this shows the vapidity of same and I myself do not think it is anything but a mosquito bite.


17 posted on 01/07/2016 11:41:38 AM PST by Attention Surplus Disorder (This space for rent.)
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yes but..... Mc cain was born in a US Naval Hospital that is American Soil

I worked for the Navy in Manila where there was no American Hospital. There were Hospitals at US Navy Hospital Cubi point and at Clark Airbase. My wife and several of the officer colleagues were pregnant.

The ruling was that if the child was born at one of the military hospitals it could be President. If born in one of the Manila hospitals it would not. So arrangements were made to fly the wives to Cubi point. We moved from Manila to Subic before the birthday and my son was born in the hospital at Cubi Point.

He has two birth certificates. One was issued by the US Department of State certifying the place of birth as the US Naval Hospital Cubi Point US Naval Base Subic Bay.

The other is issued by the Philippine government, perhaps the provincial government, certifying the place of birth as US Naval Hospital, Olongopo Zambales, Republic of the Philippines.

Think of that the next time you fill out a form......

his place of birth is Olongopo, Zambales, Republic of the Philippines. Not many forms permit that many characters


18 posted on 01/07/2016 11:43:48 AM PST by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc;+12, 73, ....carson is the kinder gentler trump.)
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Que the GIF of the crying girl saying “leave mccain alone”


19 posted on 01/07/2016 11:44:31 AM PST by JoSixChip
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Go Kelli Ward. I don’t know who the heck you are, but you could not be worse.


20 posted on 01/07/2016 11:44:33 AM PST by altura (Cruz for our country)
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