Posted on 10/08/2016 2:11:48 PM PDT by Alter Kaker
Phoenix, AZ– John McCain issued the following statement today withdrawing his support of Donald Trump:
“In addition to my well known differences with Donald Trump on public policy issues, I have raised questions about his character after his comments on Prisoners of War, the Khan Gold Star family, Judge Curiel and earlier inappropriate comments about women. Just this week, he made outrageous statements about the innocent men in the Central Park Five case.
“As I said yesterday, there are no excuses for Donald Trump’s offensive and demeaning comments in the just released video; no woman should ever be victimized by this kind of inappropriate behavior. He alone bears the burden of his conduct and alone should suffer the consequences.
“I have wanted to support the candidate our party nominated. He was not my choice, but as a past nominee, I thought it important I respect the fact that Donald Trump won a majority of the delegates by the rules our party set. I thought I owed his supporters that deference.
“But Donald Trump’s behavior this week, concluding with the disclosure of his demeaning comments about women and his boasts about sexual assaults, make it impossible to continue to offer even conditional support for his candidacy. Cindy, with her strong background in human rights and respect for women fully agrees with me in this.
“Cindy and I will not vote for Donald Trump. I have never voted for a Democratic presidential candidate and we will not vote for Hillary Clinton. We will write in the name of some good conservative Republican who is qualified to be President.”
Not to worry John, I will be voting for Trump.
McCain votes with us about 48%of the time. Better than Jeff Flake. We had a chance to get rid of the guy but it didn’t happen. Kirkpatrick is a libtard dim. I urge every Az citizen to vote against her. I will be.
He wasn’t going to anyway. Mr. Reach Across the Aisle.
I think this falls into the ‘Who gives a s**t bucket’ - along with the rest of the squishy Republicans.
The wife U.S. Republican John McCain callously left behind
He first met Carol in the Fifties while he was at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis. He was a privileged, but rebellious scion of one of America’s most distinguished military dynasties – his father and grandfather were both admirals.
But setting out to have a good time, the young McCain hung out with a group of young officers who called themselves the ‘Bad Bunch’.
Through Ross Perot, he met Ronald Reagan, then Governor of California. A sympathetic Nancy Reagan took Carol under her wing.
But already the McCains’ marriage had begun to fray. ‘John started carousing and running around with women,’ said Robert Timberg.
McCain has acknowledged that he had girlfriends during this time, without going into details. Some friends blame his dissatisfaction with Carol, but others give some credence to her theory of a mid-life crisis.
He was also fiercely ambitious, but it was clear he would never become an admiral like his illustrious father and grandfather and his thoughts were turning to politics.
In 1979 – while still married to Carol – he met Cindy at a cocktail party in Hawaii. Over the next six months he pursued her, flying around the country to see her. Then he began to push to end his marriage.
His primary interest was women and his conquests ranged from a knife-wielding floozy nicknamed ‘Marie, the Flame of Florida’ to a tobacco heiress.
Through Ross Perot, he met Ronald Reagan, then Governor of California. A sympathetic Nancy Reagan took Carol under her wing.
But already the McCains’ marriage had begun to fray. ‘John started carousing and running around with women,’ said Robert Timberg.
McCain has acknowledged that he had girlfriends during this time, without going into details. Some friends blame his dissatisfaction with Carol, but others give some credence to her theory of a mid-life crisis.
He was also fiercely ambitious, but it was clear he would never become an admiral like his illustrious father and grandfather and his thoughts were turning to politics.
In 1979 – while still married to Carol – he met Cindy at a cocktail party in Hawaii. Over the next six months he pursued her, flying around the country to see her. Then he began to push to end his marriage.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1024927/The-wife-John-McCain-callously-left-behind.html
McCain = traitor
I wish I lived in AZ so I could have the satisfaction of not voting for this doofuss.
All the coward rinos will be paid back in spades especially this coward! I use the word coward because all he has ever done since being elected is backstab the American people!
Heros don’t surrender, they survive to fight again another day, not turn on their fellow countrymen!
I’m totally surprised that Jane Fonda and John McCain didn’t get married with John Kerry as his best man.
I remember when the Rhinos had a war with the elephants, shortly after Babar was crowned kings. It started when King Babar’s mischievous cousin threw a firework at the head rhino. The elephants won by painting their arses to look like faces, fashioning gigantic hideous wigs, and facing the rhinos backwards in this posterior disguise. The rhinos ran away in terror, and abandoned their war, surrendering.
McCain suffers from incurable Stockholm Syndrome.
I want to go on the record:
I will not be voting for John NcPain.
Not now , not ever!!!
Not surprised by his statement.
The GOPe were just waiting for something like this false issue to beat him over the head.
I hate to see the dims take over the congress but Rs are asking for all of us deplorables to turn our backs on them.
John McCain, you and Jeff Flake a are an embarrassment to Arizona. Of course, you elites are an embarrassment to freedom...
Republicans in Arizona that vote for Donald Trump next month should just skip the Senate race on their ballots.
I never was a BIG supporter of Donald Trump for President. During most of the primary I was always for Ted Cruz (until he blamed Trump supporters for beating themselves up and vandalizing their own vehicles instead of Hillary/Soros).
A Vote FOR TRUMP is and always has been a vote against not just Hillary and the democrats but also a vote against the establishment on both sides of the aisle.
A vote for Trump is a vote against the biased media
A vote for Trump is a vote against John McCain, Sen Grahamnesty and Paul Ryan.
Since winning the nomination, Donald Trump has had my support it’s my way and the best way to send Paul Ryan, John Mccain and the rest of the GOPe a message.
Don’t take it so bad.
John McCain was NEVER planning on voting for Donald Trump because Trump is not part of the establishment.
Not comparing Donald Trump to this former President but if this were 1984 John McCain would be voting for Walter Mondale whether he admitted it or not.
More of a gain NOT to have that man’s support.
LOL, who voted for McCain? The idiot still doesn’t realize that the majority of his votes were really for Palin.
Thank you for your kind words. God bless!
Since he once endorsed Trump, he MUST refuse to vote for himself.
Where is he going to find a “good conservative republican” to vote for?
The man is a traitor and the dirt they have on him is why he is what he is. Maybe the devil will come get him before the election.
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