Posted on 03/20/2019 4:18:07 PM PDT by chuckles
I'm not speaking for Trump or making excuses, but I understand why Trump doesn't like McCain. McCain was arrogant, always has been. He came from privilege and we know how he got through the Naval Academy,....near the bottom. There are plenty of witnesses that knew him of the Forestall, but no one asks them what they think if it's negative about McCain.
I was in the military and there were plenty of brave men I met while in the military, but bravery doesn't qualify them to hold public office. I knew some that would thrown their life down to save someone else that you wouldn't want to be dog catcher and they possibly need to be in jail. I didn't know McCain personally, but I didn't like him by what he said and did over decades of "service". /sarc
What I saw is a man that was reasonable as long as he was in charge, but was NEVER a team player. The media hated him while Clinton was POTUS, but loved him when 43 was steering the ship. The reason was, McCain did everything he could to screw Dubyah. The media called him "Maverick". The truth is he was a RINO and everyone knows it. His picture is there under RINO on Wikipedia. He was jealous 43 was POTUS and wanted to embarrass him. By doing so, Republicans were screwed and He brought harm to the country. The media loved him fighting Bush, but when it was finally "his turn", The media hated him once again. Of course, it was Palin's fault he didn't win even though it easily provable that she brought anywhere from 15-30 percent to McCain's team. It couldn't be because he was a wishy washy piece of crap.
Now we come to Trump. It was quick to see that McCain was a "Never Trumper", in fact he might have been in the leadership. Now that Trump was elected and things are going so well, the Never Trumpers are SLOWLY melting away, but some, that have lost their positions now will never accept Trump fixing everything he touches and they have failed for 40 years. McCain was one of them. He took the "Dossier" and spread the word all around. Why would you do that knowing it came from Hillary? There was many more digs McCain tried while in the Senate, but cutting to the chase, He voted thumbs down on killing Obamacare. He made sure it took his vote and he made sure he came in the middle of the night on camera. That was his final statement to Trump before death and everybody is supposed fall down and worship McCain for it. I for one agree with Trump. he might not know how to say it gently, but why should he. The media will ask him 100 more times what he thinks about McCain just to get a story for the next cycle because someone like Trump (and Me) will not soften their response to make the medicine go down easier. That's what I admire most about Trump.
If they keep harping on Trumps opinion of McCain, there will be someone look into the Forestall incident, or look at other things the media have let slide over the years. I don't like speaking ill of the dead, but they should stop picking the scab.
I understand why POTUS did not like McCain, but his remarks today did seem a little harsh. He seemed like he was pretty upset. I hope this does not mean that trouble with Mueller or something like that is about to break. I am a little concerned.
MCCain a nevertrumper in name and reputation. Stop torturing us!
FYI there was a fox military analyst who referred to macain as canary and it got him banned. To say the trigger pullers were not fond seems to be an understatement.
I’m glad he’s dead. Not sorry
Remember he banned Trump from his funeral lol!
I thought they buried “Songbird.”
McCain single handedly screwed me with Obamacare. Sorry if I am a little sore but I not like McCain.
Surprised he didn’t have a swing through Hanoi to visit his old friends there. They really like songbird
McLame was a little dishonest sniveling A-hole, plain and simple.Not to mention being crooked for taking payoffs in the Keating 5 scandal.
He intentionally lost the election to Obama in my opinion. He was also a closet Democrat, especially when he sent out feelers to the Democrats saying he would jump parties for the opportunity to be the VP candidate on the Democrat side with Traitor John F’n Kerry.
When McLame was made the nominee I posted on FR that the GOP committed suicide and he was going to lose the Republicans the presidency and I would never vote for him. I came close to getting banned from FR, but in retrospect I was 100% correct.
The only reason McLame did as well as he did was he put Sarah Palin on as VP. I did vote then, but it was only because of her. I think McLame would have only gotten half the amount of votes he did, but for Palin.
McTurd
And remember how badly the stain treated Palin!
I think Trump just found out mccain went after the fake and lying dossier and gave it to the FBI... he personally went after Trump for all that time... all that Trump has been thru and find out mccain was one of the main ones to try to destroy him.. mccain was a snake!
McCain is idolized in the MSM, and it’s largely due to his opposition to Trump. Anything to attack Trump—that’s all the media cares about these days, but here’s my point: a whole lot of Americans still get their news exclusively from the Trump hating networks and papers. They aren’t going to hear the other side of this particular Trump/McCain issue. Trump’s tweets can only hurt. It doesn’t matter whether he’s right or wrong. It only matters on who is reporting it and how it’s framed.
Agreed.
But McCain is dead, still dead.
His legacy of Ombamcare and the dossier lives on, but the man is dead.
No need whatsoever to keep bringing him up.
Benedict McShoit.
Jeremiah Denton was no fan. Thats good enough for me
Oh, but he’s gone, they whine - never speak ill of the dead - might be more persuasive if the McCains hadn’t turned John’s funeral into a hate Trump fest - I forget the details but I remember being disgusted by the clear Trump hatred that oozed from the ambience and speeches given - typical leftwing and their cohorts - besmirch in the most underhanded ways, then when met with an equally distasteful reaction, start crying “can’t we all get along”......
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