Posted on 08/25/2018 5:26:50 PM PDT by markomalley
John McCain, the longtime senator and 2008 GOP presidential candidate who refused to leave fellow prisoners of war behind to escape years of torture in Vietnam, and whose maverick streak as Arizona’s senior statesman at times frustrated fellow Republicans and confounded President Donald Trump, has died, his family confirmed in a statement Saturday.
He was 81and had been diagnosed with brain cancer in July 2017.
McCain had decided to discontinue medical treatment for the glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, his family announced on Aug. 24. He had surpassed expectations for his survival, but "the progress of disease and the inexorable advance of age render their verdict," the statement said.
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I was wondering how President would respond, I had hoped it would be decent and reserved.
Thank you Mark, let me know the gravesite.
As for you Slim, yes he is, or has been judged. It is not for us to know...but I know my God and my Lord. If he hasn’t repented, he is toast.
So, you’ve got lots of caddis flies. Do you complain about all the sand and cacti, too? I’m sure the hatchery upset things when it started up. Things would have settled into balance, regardless. You think stripers are native fishes?
He issued many fine statements lately even if he was on life support.
No, McCain walked into Annapolis in the 1960's based on his father's rank (Admiral, aviation, USN, Korean War and PACFLT), and his grandfather's rank (Admiral, USN aviation, WWII). He had four terrible years at Annapolis, graduating near the bottom of his class - again saved only by his father's rank and his grandfather's rank.
Once graduated, he had a terrible US Navy reputation as a drunk, a troublemaker, with many punishments and criticisms for insubordination and lack of discipline (driving, acting up, disorderly, etc.) John McCain was a terrible flyer - but was a Cold War ace pilot (for Russia): He got shot down in, burned up, crashed (in Spain, while showing off at low altitude), destroyed or ejected from five enemy (er, US Navy) airplanes.
No one else - without John McCain's name and connections - would have been retained as an pilot. Few would have even been retained as even an LST deck officer.
That is EXACTLY what hospice does, just like putting an animal to sleep!! Once McShame was put on hospice care he only had days left, they KNEW at least a week ago!!!
I can’t post what is not true..And since when don’t we speak Ill of the dead...he wasn’t Osama bin Laden...but Americans sure celebrated that death.
A man has an accounting at his death and true, yet not classless, words are appropriate.
Agree Exit148.
Mr. McCain is a child of God just as we all are. God put him here for a purpose. Whether he served that purpose we don’t know.
Either way, God is either rejoicing that one of His children will be home or weeping that he is not.
It is not our business at this point.
What is the difference between OccupyWallStreet folks crapping on police cars and FReepers crapping on a dead man?
The OccupyWallStreet thugs did nothing immoral to God. FReepers are.
Isn’t that amazing. So much pain leading up to it, but painless in the final days.
Yup.
Hey Polly, been a long time since I’ve ran into you on here. I agree with you 100%. Hope he’s with Jesus.
Appreciate your reply.
Tempus fugit. He has shuffled off this mortal coil, as we all will someday. I have no further comment.
I don’t want him in heaven. To many POW families will be there and have to se his face every day. Me, since I am guaranteed a place in hell I will be glad to show him my face everyday and remind him that he spit in the faces of those same POW families. I am glad he’s gone and I hope his stain fades quickly.
“Goodbye to the best Democrat in the US Senate!”
BUMPITY-BUMP-BUMP-BUMP! ;)
Are you just discovering the real FR?
Watched a relative die that way.
It’s obvious somebody’s been tweeting messages from McCain, but it sure as hell wasn’t him.
very interesting.
thanks for the observation.
Prayers for John McCain’s family.
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