What Donald Trump Was Up to While John McCain Was a Prisoner of War

[Hissyspit]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/07/20/what-donald-trump-was-up-to-while-john-mccain-was-suffering-as-a-prisoner-of-war

What Donald Trump was up to while John McCain was a prisoner of war

By Michael E. Miller and Fred Barbash July 20 at 5:43 AM

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As McCain remained in solitary confinement, tapping messages on the filthy walls to his fellow POWs in Morse code, Trump was out partying at legendary nightclubs.

Several years later, Trump was frequenting “Studio 54 in the disco’s heyday and he said he thought it was paradise,” Timothy O’Brien wrote in “TrumpNation: The Art of Being the Donald.” “His prowling gear at the time included a burgundy suit with matching patent-leather shoes,” O’Brien wrote.

MORE CONTRAST (AND PHOTOS) AT LINK

I am NOT a McCain fan (See: Swiftboaters) AT ALL, and I agree with another poster that this is basically a GOP troll fight, but it is an interesting historical article.

[GeorgeGist]

1. Republicans suck ..

all of them suck.

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. I am trying to understand the purpose of Trump's attacks on McCain.

Grandpa is not running for anything.

[no_hypocrisy]

3. It's Trump's way of overcompensating for his *four* draft deferrals.

He's trying to remove something valuable that McCain earned: his reputation.

[FlatBaroque]

5. He does it to elicit reactions and media coverage

All publicity is good publicity for people like Trump and the Kardashians. As long as you are in the headlines - Mission Accomplished.

[Vinca]

6. Trump has no control over his mouth or whatever resides in his head under that dead animal.

[11 Bravo]

7. In the interest of accuracy, I believe that dead animal was ...

a rabid wombat.

[Vinca]

8. LOL - apologies to wombats.

[KamaAina]

14. Actually, it's a flannel moth caterpillar

from the Amazon.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018757264

[former9thward]

10. McCain attacked Trump's supporters in Phoenix as "crazies."

That is what made Trump give his comments. McCain is running for re-election.

[dixiegrrrrl]

13. McCain IS running in Ariz, again, eh?

I had it fixated in my brain he was not gonna go for another term.

So, he pokes the Donald and now Trump goes for over kill.


Are sure that thing on Trump's head is not his brain, drying out in the sun?

[0rganism]

11. i think it builds on the GOP underclass' resentment of president Obama

Sen. McCain was supposed to take over the executive with his new friend, goodwife Palin. unfortunately for them, one Sen. Obama pretty much ran the table and made them look like the fools they are.

as much as they hate Obama for winning, they have not forgiven McCain for losing.

Trump's just motivating the GOP base anyway he can. eventually his poll numbers will flatten out and flop, as he becomes much less interesting and drops out of the race entirely. his flatulent ego, however, demands that he make the best early showing he can, so he can always tell his cronies and whoever else will listen that "Yeah I dropped out, but I WAS THE FRONT RUNNER FOR MONTHS! I had TEN TIMES the support of those establishment GOP loser candidates. IF I STAYED IN I WOULD HAVE WON 48 STATES AND BOMBED THE OTHER TWO."

[RichGirl]

12. You are assuming Trump has a functioning brain.

Seriously, it doesn't appear that he thinks before he speaks. What ever shit pops into his mind comes out of his pie hole. I don't think he even knows who else is running. If nothing else, a republican running for president would want an endorsement from McCain.

[GreatGazoo]

4. Is anyone calling for Trump to apologize to all POWs?

(They should because he won't.)

[steve2470]

9. McCain is nt