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McCain Warns Suppressing Press ‘Is How Dictators Get Started’
NBC News ^ | 02/19/17 | CHUCK TODD, PHIL HELSEL and MATT RIVERA

Posted on 02/19/2017 6:36:43 AM PST by Enlightened1

Republican Sen. John McCain took a veiled swipe at President Donald Trump's attacks on the media, cautioning that suppressing the press "is how dictators get started."

McCain, who has broken with Trump on several issues, made the comments in an exclusive interview with NBC's "Meet the Press" host Chuck Todd, after being asked about the president's condemnation of several media outlets as "fake news" and "an enemy of the American people."

"I hate the press. I hate you especially," McCain joked. "But the fact is we need you. We need a free press. We must have it. It's vital."

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


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: dictator; fakenewe; fakenews; insurrection; mccain; nbc; sedition; traitor; trump
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To: marktwain

Time to start slow walking an investigation into how ISIS got American weapons and who was involved. I don’t recall Congress voting to sell or provide weapons to them. I believe this may be one way to pressure McCain to resign w dignity.


81 posted on 02/19/2017 9:02:59 AM PST by RightInTheMain
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To: Enlightened1
While this article is from 2014, it's worth remembering because nothing has changed since then about John McCain:

Arizona Republicans Censure John McCain (January 13, 2014)

The Maricopa County Republican Party has voted overwhelmingly to censure Senator John McCain (R-AZ). Members of the group feel the senator has failed to stand behind the Republican Party's principles and crossed the aisle and voted with Democrats too many times.

Many GOP members are using the term "RINO" to describe McCain, which stands for "Republican in Name Only." The vote was 1,150 for the censure and 351 against

82 posted on 02/19/2017 9:15:17 AM PST by MamaDearest
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To: Pearls Before Swine

“McCain is nuts. Maybe it was the torture he underwent; maybe it’s natural. But, Arizonans, don’t you realize he is well past his “sell-by date?””

And so is Flake. Arizonans need to redeem themselves next year and at least get rid of him.


83 posted on 02/19/2017 10:25:13 AM PST by vette6387
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To: Lazamataz

Well said and I couldn’t agree with you more.


84 posted on 02/19/2017 11:08:18 AM PST by Gator113 ( ~~Trump 2020~~)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

We have consistently voted against McCain in every primary. We signed the recall petition in 2001, but the recall was called off due to the 9/11 attack. Personally, there is no way I would vote for the democrat who ran against him this last time (Ann Kirkpatrick). She would have been worse then McCain, but not by much.


85 posted on 02/19/2017 12:01:46 PM PST by stansblugrassgrl (PRAISE THE LORD AND PASS THE AMMUNITION!!! YEEEEEHAW!)
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To: stansblugrassgrl

We have consistently voted against McCain in every primary. We signed the recall petition in 2001, but the recall was called off due to the 9/11 attack.


Yes. McCain is a classic example of the power of the Mediacracy. They know a replacement will be more pro-Constitution than McCain; they promote him at every opportunity.


86 posted on 02/19/2017 12:10:32 PM PST by marktwain (We wanted to tell our side of the story. We hope by us telling our story...)
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To: Enlightened1

The democrat party is calling. Will mccain please pick up the phone.


87 posted on 02/19/2017 1:15:26 PM PST by Trillian
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To: Enlightened1

McDICK should know! ...Off to the glue factory for this crap weasel! ...


88 posted on 02/19/2017 5:08:56 PM PST by VRWC For Truth (FU Shmuckie Shoomer (Rat-NY) and Prick Durbin(Rat-IL) Commie)
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To: Enlightened1

mccain was brainwashed in a north vietnamese prison camp as a disgraced captured pilot who made a deal with the vietnamese to live. mccain is the true manchurian!


89 posted on 02/19/2017 10:06:00 PM PST by Torquay
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