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Sen. John McCain Casket Flies to D.C. on Air Force 2 Trump Does the Right Thing
tmz ^ | September 1, 2018

Posted on 09/01/2018 4:11:02 PM PDT by SMGFan

John McCain is finally getting his due respect from President Trump -- his body is being flown to Washington D.C. on an aircraft that had to be approved by POTUS.

The late Arizona senator's casket was loaded onto one of the jets known as Air Force 2 -- which is often designated for the VP or First Lady's travel. As you know, 45 will not be attending McCain's service in D.C. ... reportedly because McCain wanted it that way.

Still, Trump announced earlier this week he had greenlit military transport for McCain, saying, "At the request of the McCain family, I have also authorized military transportation of Senator McCain’s remains from Arizona to Washington, D.C., military pallbearers and band support, and a horse and caisson transport during the service at the United States Naval Academy."

Prior to the statement, Trump was being incredibly stubborn on publicly speaking about McCain's passing ... refusing to answer questions about the Senator, and even briefly returning the White House flag to full-staff. It was eventually lowered back to half-staff.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Arizona; US: District of Columbia; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: 247mccainonfr; af2; airforce2; donaldtrump; johnmccain; mccain; mccainfuneral; mccainpow; strawberries; trump; trumpmccainfuneral
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To: SMGFan

If McCain wasn’t such a dick head he probably could have flown on Airforce 1.


81 posted on 09/01/2018 8:20:06 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (Wisdom and education are different things. Don't confuse them.)
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To: NFHale

Anyone with a friend , neighbor or family member who was MIA in Vietnam were Alinskyed if they spoke out. Now that his position and power are gone expect the rule keeping both his and Kerry’s records hidden will be changed. All will know what they did. Not just the friends, neighbors and families !


82 posted on 09/01/2018 8:22:31 PM PDT by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)
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To: hoosiermama

“...expect the rule keeping both his and Kerry’s records hidden will be changed. All will know what they did....”

You hope. And so do I. But the “gatekeepers” are already spinning it up.

Already, the story of what a great “hero” he was is being spun. The History Channel and one of the other cable stations had two different two-hour documentaries on about him already.


83 posted on 09/01/2018 8:25:51 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: SMGFan

Source is kind of interesting — tmz.


84 posted on 09/01/2018 8:27:16 PM PDT by browniexyz
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To: NFHale; hoosiermama

John Mccain Exposed By Vietnam Vets And Pow’s

https://youtu.be/4hr37eE0nO8


85 posted on 09/01/2018 8:28:10 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: al baby

Using an existing image from Google's image library in an FR post to illustrate what might happen if John "Plane Crash" McCain had been flying Air Force 2, does not show any disrespect whatsoever to the people who died in that crash, any more than showing a picture of the crash of the World Trade Center (see below) to illustrate what might happen if another terrorist were to hijack a plane and fly into another tall building.   There is no disrespect to any of those victims in reality -- any disrespect you feel from that is all in your own mind.


       

86 posted on 09/01/2018 8:30:52 PM PDT by Songcraft
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To: Jane Long; hoosiermama

That’s a start.

The shame of it is, in the position he was in, he COULD have done a lot of good for people and the Country; families of American servicemen who never came home from Vietnam in particular.

Whatever was driving him inside, we’ll never know now.


87 posted on 09/01/2018 8:34:48 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: SMGFan

why is BS crap like this even posted on this website???? by posting you are promoting.
in my opinion.


88 posted on 09/01/2018 8:41:13 PM PDT by fish hawk (MACA Make America Christian Again)
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To: NFHale; hoosiermama

FYI....timely reminders....many NoName/McQueeg threads ....

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/mccaintruthfile/index

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/mcqueeg/index

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/mcbama/index


89 posted on 09/01/2018 8:59:25 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: Jane Long; hoosiermama

Thanks, Jane.

This may be one of the only places where the nasty crap that guy did won’t get flushed down the memory hole.


90 posted on 09/01/2018 9:18:12 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: Pelham

Over Macho Grande’?


91 posted on 09/01/2018 10:32:54 PM PDT by Salamander (What is the sound of one hand, typing? Pit Bull Porn hate threads. Little more than a circle jerk.)
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To: SMGFan

Dump his coffin out over Mexico, the country of his loyalties.


92 posted on 09/02/2018 12:18:06 AM PDT by Dagnabitt
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To: Do_Tar

LOL


93 posted on 09/02/2018 6:27:30 AM PDT by KittenClaws (What liberals lack in intelligence and/or education, they make up for in furious malevolence))
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To: Songcraft

Nope just trying to get a nibble, thanks for playing


94 posted on 09/02/2018 6:32:32 AM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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To: Glad2bnuts
Did she actually say those words?

I think that was a click bait headline on some website. I think they had quotation marks on it. I couldn't find it then and I can't find it now. If she had said it during the speech, it would be in headlines all over the world. I should have dropped the quotes.

95 posted on 09/02/2018 9:44:18 AM PDT by Right Wing Assault (Kill-googl,TWITR,FACBK,NYT,WaPo,Hlywd,CNN,NFL,BLM,CAIR,Antifa,SPLC,ESPN,NPR,NBA)
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To: NFHale

Breaking News! Songbird is still dead! Have a pleasant tomorrow.


96 posted on 09/02/2018 12:14:22 PM PDT by Howie66 ("...Against All Enemies, Foreign and Democrat.....")
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To: ConservativeMind

Crashed two planes, damaged a third.

http://www.pythiapress.com/wartales/McCain-Shootdown.htm


97 posted on 09/02/2018 12:27:55 PM PDT by Pelham (Yankeefa, cleansing America one statue at a time.)
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To: Howie66

OOORah, Howie, my brother...

He was on my “List of People that Hale Must Outlive” list.


98 posted on 09/02/2018 6:43:03 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: NFHale

Hey brother! You won that contest! LOL


99 posted on 09/03/2018 5:07:57 AM PDT by Howie66 ("...Against All Enemies, Foreign and Democrat.....")
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To: Howie66

True that, brother...

There’s a few more on the Outlive List too. Many more shots of bourbon to celebrate, too.


100 posted on 09/03/2018 11:59:49 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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