Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

We need John McCain’s ‘Country First’ message now more than ever | Opinion
nj.com ^ | 02/29/2020 | Evan F. Grollman

Posted on 03/03/2020 10:12:13 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27

As a moderate, the late Arizona Senator John McCain was and is a political hero of mine.

While I did not always agree with everything John McCain stood for, I respect the fact that he stood up for what he believed in, I respect his service to our country, I respect that he didn’t view compromise as a weakness, and I respect his campaign message of “Country First.”

Many people nowadays when they hear America First, think of it as a nationalistic dog whistle thanks to President Trump. This however, was not what John McCain meant when he used the motto “Country First” in 2008.

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


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: barfalert; country; fakenews; garbage; john; mccain; message
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-68 next last

They removed their comments on NJ.com.


21 posted on 03/03/2020 10:23:23 AM PST by TakebackGOP
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 20 | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27

“No Name” did not leave on his own terms.


22 posted on 03/03/2020 10:25:17 AM PST by meadsjn
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27
"I respect the fact that he stood up for what he believed in."

I despise that phrase. CommieBernie is also said to stand up for what he believes in. So what? Bernie is still a commie and McCain was a turncoat on many conservative issues.

23 posted on 03/03/2020 10:25:32 AM PST by A Navy Vet (I'm not Islamophobic - I'm Islamonauseous. Also LGBTQxyz nauseous.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27
The author:


24 posted on 03/03/2020 10:25:36 AM PST by KevinB ("Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge." - Charles Darwin)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27

John McCain spent a lifetime putting John McCain first.


25 posted on 03/03/2020 10:26:11 AM PST by Huskrrrr
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: kiryandil

“.... thieving crook McCain got caught stealing money in the Keating Five scandal.”

And yet the narcissistic old codger was the best the RINO’s would offer us to confront the greatest threat up that point our country had ever faced.....BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA.

We forget from time to time what utter contempt the political ruling classes hold us in.

Veteran? Hero? So was Benedict Arnold.


26 posted on 03/03/2020 10:28:21 AM PST by Lowell1775
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 9 | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27

I always thought his message was, “McCain First.”


27 posted on 03/03/2020 10:30:29 AM PST by ModelBreaker
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27

Anyone who considers John McCain as their political hero is a zero.


28 posted on 03/03/2020 10:30:47 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27

McCain was a despicable back stabbing traitor and Evan Grollman is an idiot.


29 posted on 03/03/2020 10:32:44 AM PST by gibsonguy
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: BenLurkin

“Nationalistic dog whistle”?

Who talks like that?

___

A Commie.


30 posted on 03/03/2020 10:33:20 AM PST by Cincinnatus.45-70 (What do DemocRats enjoy more than a truckload of dead babies? Unloading them with a pitchfork!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 20 | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27

This is NOT the John McCain I knew.


31 posted on 03/03/2020 10:33:41 AM PST by MortMan (Shouldn't "palindrome" read the same forward and backward?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27

This may sound weird, but I find squishy Republicans more disgusting than Bernie and his supporters.


32 posted on 03/03/2020 10:35:42 AM PST by The_Harlequin
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27
I just threw up in my mouth a little. 😣
33 posted on 03/03/2020 10:35:48 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27
Not in your life, but thanks for thinking of us!

McCain never for one minute believed that slogan nor did he actually care one bit about those of us out in the country class!

34 posted on 03/03/2020 10:37:19 AM PST by zerosix (native sunflower)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27
John McCain was all about putting country over party.

No, John McCain was a vindictive saboteur. He grew more curmudgeonly as he aged.

The writer of this drivel seems to be a college student. This bedwetting humpty dumpty claims to occupy the center, while being a democrat. "Put country over party (like McBrain)", he cries. Well, I would dare him to put forth some genuine praise for President Trump. I would expect crickets. But I would like to know for sure.

35 posted on 03/03/2020 10:37:21 AM PST by Migraine
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27

Yeah, he was a real “country first” guy when he voted to keep Obamacare.


36 posted on 03/03/2020 10:40:12 AM PST by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: mass55th

And when he abandoned POW/MIAs in Vietnam.


37 posted on 03/03/2020 10:41:50 AM PST by jjotto (Next week, BOOM!, for sure!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 36 | View Replies]

To: pgkdan

“Try as I might...I just can’t bring myself to read past that line.”

Indeed, that’s where I stopped.


38 posted on 03/03/2020 10:46:38 AM PST by traderrob6
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27

“It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.”
Mark Twain


39 posted on 03/03/2020 10:54:46 AM PST by Lee25
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27
Absolutely, Evan...I.ll never forget the way he rode herd on the VA in Phoenix to insure vets in his backyard were receiving adequate care. What a guy.../sarc
40 posted on 03/03/2020 10:55:11 AM PST by PerConPat ( A politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground..Mencken)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-68 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson