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John McCain has died

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Re: John McCain has died

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Post by AdmiralAsshat »

chx wrote: post #14
BoysenberryPi wrote: post #4

John McCain did somethings that I disagree with but the one thing I will always remember is when during the 2008 election there were multiple times during town halls and rallies that people would verbally attack Obama and McCain always shut them down without fail.

His concession speech: > I urge all Americans who supported me to join me in not just congratulating him, but offering our next president our good will and earnest effort to find ways to come together to find the necessary compromises to bridge our differences and help restore our prosperity, defend our security in a dangerous world, and leave our children and grandchildren a stronger, better country than we inherite…

Of course he also said if Hillary won that he would refuse to confirm Garland for the entirety of her presidency...

Re: John McCain has died

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Post by lerxst »

John McCain was a true American hero, dedicating his life to the United States. I did not always agree with him, but he will truly be missed, especially during the current political climate. May he rest in peace.

Re: John McCain has died

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Post by dopeboy »

I got to live in Iowa in the summer of 2007 for an engineering internship at Rockwell Collins. One bonus of that was getting to go to all the rallies. I went to a McCain rally and an Obama rally.

I remember the energy of the room when Obama came in. The crowd was young and loud. Obama got up and gave his usual stump speech and then went around to shake hands. I shook his hand and got a word or two in but I could tell he wasn't really interested in talking to me and moved on.

I went to a McCain rally a couple weeks later. A much older crowd and a little more subdued. This was around the time MoveOn was criticizing General Petraeus over his surge in Iraq policy. McCain was upset about this so the mood at the venue, which was a VFW, was a little more bitter. McCain gave a speech which was different than Obama's, a little more off-the-cuff and a little more angry. I remember him talking with the audience rather than to the audience like Obama.

Afterwards, he shook hands with everyone and paused for a conversation. I remember talking to him about STEM programs and the importance of producing more engineers here in the U.S. He looked me in the eyes the whole time, was genuinely curious about my background, and wished me good luck at the end [0].

I ended up voting and working for Obama but I'll never forget that day and how genuine and down-to-earth McCain was with me.

[0] - https://twitter.com/manishsinhaha/status/1033516157343387648

Re: John McCain has died

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Post by smallstepforman »

b_b wrote: post #8

Here goes sadly one of the last remaining examples of a respectful and dignified politician, no matter the political party of the other.

Respectful? He was evil reincarnate, deep in the MIC pockets, with vile hatred towards anyone who dared oppose PaxAmericana. May he burn in hell.

Re: John McCain has died

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Post by liquidise »

America lost a publicly principled man today. RIP sir.

As a related meta-analysis of the response to his passing, i am surprised how many comments here include disclaimers to the appreciation offered. "I didn't agree with him but...".

Have we become this partisan as a people? Our semi-anonymous respects for the passing of a prominent figure must be disclaimer-ed with political editorials. A worrying trend.

Re: John McCain has died

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Post by krferriter »

AdmiralAsshat wrote: post #21
chx wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

His concession speech: > I urge all Americans who supported me to join me in not just congratulating him, but offering our next president our good will and earnest effort to find ways to come together to find the necessary compromises to bridge our differences and help restore our prosperity, defend our security in a dangerous world, and leave our children and grandchildren a stronger, better country than we inherite…

Of course he also said if Hillary won that he would refuse to confirm Garland for the entirety of her presidency...

I mean that's due to a disagreement in politics. He wasn't calling her a demonic satan-worshipping child trafficker like some on that side of the spectrum were.

Re: John McCain has died

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Post by greglindahl »

AdmiralAsshat wrote: post #21
chx wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

His concession speech: > I urge all Americans who supported me to join me in not just congratulating him, but offering our next president our good will and earnest effort to find ways to come together to find the necessary compromises to bridge our differences and help restore our prosperity, defend our security in a dangerous world, and leave our children and grandchildren a stronger, better country than we inherite…

Of course he also said if Hillary won that he would refuse to confirm Garland for the entirety of her presidency...

Yep. There's good and bad in there. When people die, it's usual to recall the good more than the bad.
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