McCain really did this right

[BeyondGeography]

..."Lastly, I'd like to say to Mr. and Mrs. Khan thank you for immigrating to America. We're a better country because of you. And you are certainly right; your son was the best of America; and the memory of his sacrifice will make us a better nation," he added.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/khan-suggests-trump-meet-good-muslims-mccain-rips-mogul-article-1.2733911

[Mike Nelson]

1. I've had problems with McCain, but...

...he did respond beautifully.

[oldtime dfl_er]

2. One of the few things

he's ever "done right" lately.

[ecstatic]

6. +1. nt

[BeyondGeography]

11. Then it's not about the Khans and their son

Beat up on him for his endorsement if you and others want, but this wasn't the place to revisit that.

[nini]

17. sure it is the place to visit that

He still supports someone who does indeed want to strip Muslims of the rights others have. They are indeed connected to his support of him for president.

[BeyondGeography]

18. He criticizes Trump by name and in stronger terms than any other Republican

has. He's also at the very least distancing himself, if not laying the ground work for a rupture:

"I challenge the nominee to set the example for what our country can and should represent," McCain writes, in sentences that are bolded and underlined. "It is time for Donald Trump to set the example for our country and the future of the Republican Party. While our Party has bestowed upon him the nomination, it is not accompanied by unfettered license to defame those who are the best among us."

I doubt the Khans will find his statement as weak as posters here do.

[nini]

21. I'm not guessing what the Khans reaction is

I am saying that if McCain was true to statements he could NOT continue to support someone who wants to set policies that completely contradict that.



In other words..he has no balls and he should withdraw support from Trump until he does the right thing which he will never do.
It seems his daughters have more guts and integrity than that old fart does.

[BeyondGeography]

22. They're not running for anything

He's walking a line. He said something incontestably good and decent. People here would do well to think in human terms more often.

[nini]

23. "People here would do well to think in human terms more often."

Exactly why McCain came up short.. he chose politics over what is right in 'human terms'.

[BeyondGeography]

30. His strong statement of gratitude to the Khans is far more meaningful to me

than any retraction of his prior "endorsement" (which was pretty tepid if you re-read it) would have been.

To each his own.

[LiberalFighter]

12. Yes. His words mean nothing if he doesn't back it up.

[GoneOffShore]

26. "Crash" McCain crashes again.

[DesertFlower]

51. i agree. nt

[Hekate]

4. Good for him. Sometimes he remembers.

[RonniePudding]

5. He waited for the prevailing winds first

McCain has always been wishy-washy.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. But does he still intend to support and vote for Trump?

If so, his statement is pretty meaningless. Most of these GOPers are in essence telling Trump that he can say any odious thing he wants, which they will object to but vote for him anyhow.

[auntpurl]

8. Weasel words unless and until he rescinds his endorsement and says he won't vote Trump. nt

[geek tragedy]

9. "But I still want Donald Trump to be your president."

Screw you , Huggy Bear McCain.

[CajunBlazer]

10. Absolutely!

Despite my disagreement with the stances he taken on many issues, McCain is a man of high integrity.

[niyad]

14. you forgot the sarcasm icon, yes? a man of integrity? a VETERAN who votes against vets"

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brandon-friedman/mccains-non-support-for-t_b_131046.html

a man who publicly insults his wife, and calls her the c-word on a live mic?

a man who hugs a bush?

wow. . . . . just. . . . wow. . .

[CajunBlazer]

33. You can take your "WOW" and put it where ....

Any man who withstood over 5 years of torture in a Vietnamese prison camp with out breaking, who stood up to the Bush administration on the subject of water boarding, and who issued the scathing statement to Donald Trump which might cost him his reelection bid in a tight battle to return to the Senate has my deepest respect.

I don't have to want to vote for someone to respect them.

[niyad]

45. you do know that his fellow pow's called him "songbird", yes?

and do remember that john mccain is the reason sarah barragrifter clutters up our political scene. so, yes, I will say WOW, because whatever happened all those years ago, I am more concerned with what he is doing politically NOW, including his stance on women.

and, yes, you are entitled to your opinion, but then, so are the rest of us.

[CajunBlazer]

50. You are entitled to your own opinions, but not your own set of facts

I suggest that you stop getting all of your information from obscure internet sites;

The first site I found with this story - WND.com - sports an advertizement spread across the top to the home page reading: THIS BOOK STARTS... WHERE "CLINTON CASH LEAVES OFF"...BILL AND HILL ARE REALLY ... PARDNERS IN CRIME. (Several advertisements alternate in that spot so you may have to access the site several times before it comes up.)
http://www.wnd.com/2015/07/mccain-and-the-pow-cover-up/ Yep that's is a real reliable website.



Anther site http://www.gx2527leftinvietnam.com/mccainm.html bashing McCain is so reputable it doesn't even have a name and is linked to some obscure group called "Task Force Omega, Inc"

I could go on, but frankly your accusations aren't work any more of my time.

[niyad]

52. your desperate attempts to prove that he is somehow worthy, and not a hypocritical ass

has ceased to be amusing.

[CajunBlazer]

53. My attempts are not desparate at all

In fact I find your attempts to paint McCain, an acknowledged war hero, with the same article published on several weird, obscure websites only visited by conspiracy theory lovers and haters of Hillary Clinton to be very amusing.

I also find your reply to my most recent post on this subject to weak and totally without substance. When your best response is to label my post to "desperate" and and say it has "ceased to be amusing", I find that to be pathetic and very, very amusing. Is that the best you've got.

[Democrat 4 Ever]

36. No he is not. He was right onboard when his party swiftboated Kerry, he looked the other way when Du

Tammy Duckworth and Max Cleland were disparaged for their service to their country. McCain has first, last and always sold his soul to the party. And to pledge support to someone who said he was crazy due to his POW days is over the top. Party loyalty is McCain's middle name.

[CajunBlazer]

38. You are entitled to your opinion and I to mine

[Hassin Bin Sober]

41. Lol. This is a joke, yes?

[CajunBlazer]

42. A person with an angry muffin in his signature asking if my post is a joke?

[Hassin Bin Sober]

43. That's an angry ATTACK Muffin.

[CajunBlazer]

44. Muffins can't attack anything, no matter how angry, unless you eat them

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and only an idiot would eat an angry muffin.

[niyad]

46. a man of integrity? let's just see about his treatment of the vietnamese who rescued him:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4172296

[CajunBlazer]

47. Well, it's on the internet, so it must be true

I can find a lot more articles which claim that Barack Obama was born in Kenya.

Funny how we selectively choose which conspiracy stories to believe.

[GeorgeGist]

13. But party's more important, so McCains endorsement stands.

It's all about John and his re-election.

[CajunBlazer]

39. How does this help him get reelected in a Red state?

[Soxfan58]

15. More bullshit spin

From the republican party. McCain if you mean what you say. Pull your endorsement! Or these are empty words.

[Gothmog]

16. This is the old John McCain

[sofa king]

19. He waited five days to say anything.

I don't think I can credit the fellow for remaining silent until Donald Trump's filth finally threatened to stain his own suit. His obvious intention was to say nothing and take silent credit if Trump won his smear-war.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

20. McCain is doing this because he faces a tough reelection. I don't think he's honorable at all.

Also, he claims that #TraitorTrump doesn't reflect GOP principles. WRONG!!! The ReThugs are bigots and agree with Trump, even if not in public.

[CajunBlazer]

34. And how do you figure this is going to help help

If you haven't noticed, that is the Republican nominee for President he is condemning. That's not the best way to appeal to Republicans in a Red state.

[Bradical79]

24. Well, almost

Still needs to recind that Trump endorsement officially. Right now he's in Paul Ryan land.

[63splitwindow]

25. McCain, UNTIL the moment you say you WILL NOT VOTE for the slime and advise others likewise...

you DO own the fucker 100%, and he obviously owns you. To claim otherwise is ANOTHER dishonorable attempt at slight of hand. Same with every single Repug.

The Repug party became so sick of itself that it has exploded into various factions of miscellaneous hate and insanity and the result is the single most inappropriate, unqualified, vulgar, dishonest, principleless and dangerous (to country and civilization) pretense of a candidate in American history. Considering Palin and a few others, that is for damn sure saying something. Either clearly, cleanly cut ties and at least attempt to rebuild a respectable party or ride the flaming clown bus into the quickly approaching brick wall.

[cannabis_flower]

31. ^^^ THIS ^^^

[vadermike]

27. Agreed

Suspect McCain will cut trump loose before November

[IamTheNoodle]

28. All hot air until McCain comes out and says he won't support Trump

Hypocrisy at it's finest.

[Vinca]

29. He needs to withdraw his support of the manic circus peanut.

[Firebrand Gary]

32. I see he waited long enough to see how his response would poll...

[matt819]

35. No he didn't

This craven politician did not rescind his endorsement of trump. Politics are more important to McCain than his country or his honor.

[denbot]

37. Rescind your support, otherwise your statement is bullshit.

That was no misstatement, Capt Combover more then double downed. Your can't support this buffoon, while claiming to honor what the buffoon treated dishonorably.

[CajunBlazer]

40. It is hard to believe that some of the people commenting on the OP...

....have read McCain's entire 2 page statement and are simply not fully informed.

The media on the other hand is reading the entire statement and using it to crucify Trump. Next to Mr. Khan's address to the convention, McCain's statement's are the most damaging news item to hit Trump to date.

I think that some of these people, if you offered half of your only sandwich, would bitch that you didn't give you the entire thing.

[oberliner]

48. No, he didn't

Doing it right would have been saying that he will not vote for Donald Trump and encouraging others to follow his lead.

Instead, he continues to support Trump for President, which is now even more despicable.

[anamnua]

49. I respect John McCain's war record nt.