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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: Houstonguy34 on August 24, 2018, 12:38:42 PM
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No matter what someone’s political views are , when they are suffering from a terrible disease show some compassion!
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211044190
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niyad (63,876 posts)
the dark side of john mccain (a truly loathsome human being)
(as we witness his final days, as I watch the accolades pouring in, I remember the other side of mccain, and it is not a pretty one)
The real McCain
To his fans he's a lovable patriot with a maverick streak. But to his critics he's an anti-abortion Creationist who surrounds himself with religious extremists. Paul Harris uncovers the dark side of John McCain
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John McCain gets little love among conservatives, many because of his contrarian shtick, some because they believe the nonsense claim that he caused the fire on the USS Forrestal.
When he was useful to them - throwing water balloons at Bush II and Trump - Progs cheered him. Now that he's no further use to them, they're dumping sewage on him. Betrayers are not loved by those they betrayed nor the ones who benefited from the betrayal (something Omarosa may be learning).
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McCain's tumor sure was lazy.
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McCain's tumor sure was lazy.
I know right. I swear they injected McCain with some of Omaha Steve's blood or something. :???:
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I'd feel a lot more sympathy if he hadn't clung to his seat to the bitter end, instead of giving it up when he could no longer perform his duties, which would have allowed his Governor to appoint a successor who could have become the heir apparent. A bitter and selfish man.
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I don't agree with many of his political positions, but I cannot, and will not denigrate his military service.
His and the other POW's resistance and survival is inspirational, and proved beyond any doubt his, and their devotion to our country.
I can't even imagine how spiritually, physically, and emotionally challenging that was.
Again, I don't agree with him politically, but I certainly respect and admire him for his service to our country.
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I don't agree with many of his political positions, but I cannot, and will not denigrate his military service.
His and the other POW's resistance and survival is inspirational, and proved beyond any doubt his, and their devotion to our country.
I can't even imagine how spiritually, physically, and emotionally challenging that was.
Again, I don't agree with him politically, but I certainly respect and admire him for his service to our country.
+1,000
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I know right. I swear they injected McCain with some of Omaha Steve's blood or something. :???:
:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:
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I don't agree with many of his political positions, but I cannot, and will not denigrate his military service.
His and the other POW's resistance and survival is inspirational, and proved beyond any doubt his, and their devotion to our country.
I can't even imagine how spiritually, physically, and emotionally challenging that was.
Again, I don't agree with him politically, but I certainly respect and admire him for his service to our country.
:hi5:
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John McCain gets little love among conservatives, many because of his contrarian shtick, some because they believe the nonsense claim that he caused the fire on the USS Forrestal.
When he was useful to them - throwing water balloons at Bush II and Trump - Progs cheered him. Now that he's no further use to them, they're dumping sewage on him. Betrayers are not loved by those they betrayed nor the ones who benefited from the betrayal (something Omarosa may be learning).
The left uses a lot of situational ethics. They do whatever is trendy or cool. Once it is no longer trendy and cool, they say bye.
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I might not have agreed with a lot of his political actions, but he seemed like a good man outside of politics (Sort of the opposite of how I view President Trump), and I wholeheartedly salute his military history. I also loved his book 'Why Courage Matters.'
I would tell the DUmmies to go rot in Hell, but that's clearly unnecessary: They all have reserved seats down there, which I hope are covered with cactus needles that have been dipped in jalapeno pepper juice.
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He’s dead.
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I don't agree with many of his political positions, but I cannot, and will not denigrate his military service.
His and the other POW's resistance and survival is inspirational, and proved beyond any doubt his, and their devotion to our country.
I can't even imagine how spiritually, physically, and emotionally challenging that was.
Again, I don't agree with him politically, but I certainly respect and admire him for his service to our country.
And therein lies the conundrum. We honor a military patriot for sacrificing his time, as well as his actions, in defense of this country's Constitution. PLEASE note the fact that it is the Constitution that defines us, not the specific location or makeup of the United States.
But when his service allows him to be put in a position to not just uphold but to ALTER the Constitution through misguided laws, then his prior military service, though heroic, is compromised. By actively advocating a stance that belies the intent of the Constitution through governance (which if all truth be told, can today ONLY be maintained by the conservative/libertarian wing of the Republican Party), and in that regard becomes an agent of such, then by his actions he creates the environment in which many people's lives will be negatively impacted, including potential military members who will THEN be ordered to act under a now-compromised Constitution. In short, a traitor is not just one who ignores the Constitution, but one who is responsible for its actual change of how the Constitution is implemented.
A bit wordy, but the bottom line is that we can honor McCain for his military service, but we can also condemn him for his subsequent actions that dishonor the very Constitution he fought for, and balance the two. Nothing subjective, just the facts.
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This DU thread seems pretty bump-worthy. The thing that makes DUpipo not two-faced is that they're four-faced (or more!).
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And therein lies the conundrum. We honor a military patriot for sacrificing his time, as well as his actions, in defense of this country's Constitution. PLEASE note the fact that it is the Constitution that defines us, not the specific location or makeup of the United States.
But when his service allows him to be put in a position to not just uphold but to ALTER the Constitution through misguided laws, then his prior military service, though heroic, is compromised. By actively advocating a stance that belies the intent of the Constitution through governance (which if all truth be told, can today ONLY be maintained by the conservative/libertarian wing of the Republican Party), and in that regard becomes an agent of such, then by his actions he creates the environment in which many people's lives will be negatively impacted, including potential military members who will THEN be ordered to act under a now-compromised Constitution. In short, a traitor is not just one who ignores the Constitution, but one who is responsible for its actual change of how the Constitution is implemented.
A bit wordy, but the bottom line is that we can honor McCain for his military service, but we can also condemn him for his subsequent actions that dishonor the very Constitution he fought for, and balance the two. Nothing subjective, just the facts.
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H5 duly given.