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Trust Buster

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154. Point well taken.

Reply to MoonchildCA (Reply #151)

Fri Aug 24, 2018, 09:09 PM

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On McCain's deathbed, try for some common decency, DUers, for what it says about us... [View all] Hekate Aug 2018 OP

Thanks! MineralMan Aug 2018 #1

There, but for the grace of God, goeth I...or any of you. Kajun Gal Aug 2018 #153

I'll always respect him, especially for his opposition to torture SharonAnn Aug 2018 #165

K & Rec . obnoxiousdrunk Aug 2018 #2

Great post. MicaelS Aug 2018 #3

Fuck that gopiscrap Aug 2018 #4

Just don't get the lack decency Armymedic88 Aug 2018 #23

there is no decency in politics anymore gopiscrap Aug 2018 #30

We know what Trump would say... dubyadiprecession Aug 2018 #35

What a selfish attitude cungar2000 Aug 2018 #47

Enemy. The word you are looking for is enemy. ret5hd Aug 2018 #54

Wrong. orangecrush Aug 2018 #203

Maybe so...if this is only a game or sport to you. ret5hd Aug 2018 #204

Under rule of law orangecrush Aug 2018 #215

this all politics if we don't harden up gopiscrap Aug 2018 #86

Trashing dying men is not "hardening up." It's just petty, bullying behavior EffieBlack Aug 2018 #96

yeah and by being mean who won the 2016 presidential election gopiscrap Aug 2018 #228

The problem with winning "by being mean" EffieBlack Aug 2018 #229

You sir, are just as bad as the repubs with your lack of compassion and empathy. N/T john657 Aug 2018 #111

yes I don't care as long as a Dem wins gopiscrap Aug 2018 #120

If we have to become republicans to win, we have already lost it. n/t Ms. Toad Aug 2018 #123

this (n/t) Lefta Dissenter Aug 2018 #135

Well put! True Dough Aug 2018 #152

What difference will winning make if we turn into them in order to do it? EffieBlack Aug 2018 #125

This. n/t ObamaKerryDem Aug 2018 #169

Bad karma, dude. cwydro Aug 2018 #138

You are absolutely right. Eliot Rosewater Aug 2018 #201

Yup... if we don't make fun of a dead man, "We will lose the Republic..." LanternWaste Aug 2018 #225

So you justify that there is no decency in politics anymore by calling McCain a shitbag???? politicaljunkie41910 Aug 2018 #103

I know, right? Tipperary Aug 2018 #150

Bullshit. orangecrush Aug 2018 #113

Well said. Captain Stern Aug 2018 #124

You forgot orangecrush Aug 2018 #163

One person's decency is another person's staying true to themselves. Magoo48 Aug 2018 #202

Thank You for posting your comment Sherman A1 Aug 2018 #85

I 100% agree Siwsan Aug 2018 #5

Empathy for the family is fine! atreides1 Aug 2018 #16

I don't have any empathy for the family either gopiscrap Aug 2018 #32

Senator McCain is past needing anyone's sympathy or empathy Siwsan Aug 2018 #39

I am sorry that you and your family had to go through this janterry Aug 2018 #66

Did you forget DownriverDem Aug 2018 #40

0ne decent vote out of many gopiscrap Aug 2018 #46

There are many decent things he did, if you take the time to look - pazzyanne Aug 2018 #171

Question is does one decent vote outweigh the many other negative ones done by him? cstanleytech Aug 2018 #57

I repeat, there were more than just "one thing" that he did. pazzyanne Aug 2018 #172

I am not taking the credit away for when I think he got it right I am simply not offering up cstanleytech Aug 2018 #210

Thank you, Hekate. Well said! n/t pnwmom Aug 2018 #6

K&R! mcar Aug 2018 #7

Unfotunately, the farther away from the political center of the spectrum in either direction, Trust Buster Aug 2018 #8

Yep...:( n/t ObamaKerryDem Aug 2018 #14

I don't know about that... MoonchildCA Aug 2018 #151

Point well taken. Trust Buster Aug 2018 #154

This message was self-deleted by its author Iggo Aug 2018 #9

Yes njhoneybadger Aug 2018 #10

We are being much more respectful than those on conservative sites MiniMe Aug 2018 #11

Hardly anything to be proud of. EffieBlack Aug 2018 #20

Yes we are. JohnnyRingo Aug 2018 #161

Thank you! ObamaKerryDem Aug 2018 #12

Thank you. We must be better than all this. VOX Aug 2018 #13

K&R canetoad Aug 2018 #15

It reminds me of when Gerald Ford passed. DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2018 #17

Thank you! EffieBlack Aug 2018 #18

I feel the same. I feel so much compassion for John McCain now. I'm letting go of my hatred. trueblue2007 Aug 2018 #27

I feel the same way NewJeffCT Aug 2018 #43

Thanks back atcha Hekate Aug 2018 #55

Is there really any reason to hold a grudge? gratuitous Aug 2018 #19

... Soxfan58 Aug 2018 #21

Death is sad. Respect to his service. We don't have to be mum about whether or not we think his JCanete Aug 2018 #22

Totally agree..... dawnie51 Aug 2018 #24

Normally I steer clear of thread like this but... Downtown Hound Aug 2018 #25

thank you I totally agree with you gopiscrap Aug 2018 #33

To use your words: "So be it". Enjoy your "authenticity". nt Atticus Aug 2018 #65

When I think of the hundreds of thousands of innocent dead in Iraq, Downtown Hound Aug 2018 #78

I could explain it to you, but I can't understanderstand it for you, especially when Atticus Aug 2018 #89

Sarah Palin...enough said. mountain grammy Aug 2018 #70

Yes snowybirdie Aug 2018 #26

Thank you. K&R lamp_shade Aug 2018 #28

here is a video of the last decent republican? tiredtoo Aug 2018 #29

Not what she said. A video of a complex man acting decently. nt irisblue Aug 2018 #36

Compare and contrast: dalton99a Aug 2018 #71

I agree.... Pachamama Aug 2018 #31

Branch Trumpvidians waking up? 47of74 Aug 2018 #188

I wonder what makes the grave dancers think they are any different than the deplorables. BannonsLiver Aug 2018 #34

Because they think the people they hate are awful, so their cruelty toward them is justified. EffieBlack Aug 2018 #99

Well said, Effie. BannonsLiver Aug 2018 #122

Exactly. Two sides of same coin in this way. n/t ObamaKerryDem Aug 2018 #167

They aren't. They are just as deplorable. EllieBC Aug 2018 #157

Agreed. Thank you. CaptainTruth Aug 2018 #37

Might I also suggest matt819 Aug 2018 #38

K&R PatSeg Aug 2018 #41

Thank you Bradshaw3 Aug 2018 #42

Two John McCains dentair152 Aug 2018 #44

K & R and a thank you. pazzyanne Aug 2018 #45

agree 100% . . . no reason for anything BUT "common decency" DrDan Aug 2018 #48

Amen, Hekate Daddy J Aug 2018 #49

Thank you. Welcome to DU, where passions run high and hot... Hekate Aug 2018 #60

About his "service" and "record" Hestia Aug 2018 #189

Cancer has no political affiliation Lakerstan Aug 2018 #50

A friend that I have known since she was born had her thirf radiation treatment today True Blue American Aug 2018 #98

See that's the thing... luvallpeeps Aug 2018 #51

I don't base empathy on my political views. The end of a life is not a victory for anyone. dameatball Aug 2018 #52

+1 Lucinda Aug 2018 #53

Agree! radical noodle Aug 2018 #56

Someone passing is never a good thing.. And does require sympathy... GetRidOfThem Aug 2018 #58

Deathbed may be a little premature but, Lunabell Aug 2018 #59

Thank you Hekate, but remember GusBob Aug 2018 #61

Decency for the dead? Here you go. TheKingofSoup Aug 2018 #62

Here's ya go. Honeycombe8 Aug 2018 #79

You compare McCain True Blue American Aug 2018 #101

and pol pot and Hitler JI7 Aug 2018 #115

Nope: First off, no idea who John Gacey is. TheKingofSoup Aug 2018 #132

Gacey killed all those boys True Blue American Aug 2018 #186

It's fun to pretend the contrast we create is not contrast at all. LanternWaste Aug 2018 #226

Enjoy your stay Hekate Aug 2018 #117

Well said. Scruffy1 Aug 2018 #206

I believe that this is a time when we can emulate Michelle Obama TNNurse Aug 2018 #63

Dotard could always send a video. keithbvadu2 Aug 2018 #107

100% Agreed relayerbob Aug 2018 #64

I believe in calling a spade a spade. BigDemVoter Aug 2018 #67

Well said gopiscrap Aug 2018 #140

Threads like this show who has class pintobean Aug 2018 #68

Agree or disagree, he's done and sacrificed more for our country than many of the keyboard warriors EffieBlack Aug 2018 #102

K&R RelativelyJones Aug 2018 #69

Thoughts and prayers Fritz Walter Aug 2018 #72

The coarsening of DU is ominous. nolabear Aug 2018 #73

I agree. We are going to lose some good people if this keeps up. nt Hekate Aug 2018 #121

by having us be courser, we are closer to winning again gopiscrap Aug 2018 #143

Noted. nolabear Aug 2018 #155

I give thanks to the fact that I do not have to live with hate in my heart. pazzyanne Aug 2018 #177

After almost 18 years on here, I ditched a few weeks back for the most part Blue_Adept Aug 2018 #199

Little early but... N_E_1 for Tennis Aug 2018 #74

You don't have to tell me twice!!! I would naturally do that. He's a fine, ethical, family man. Honeycombe8 Aug 2018 #75

Thank you. CentralMass Aug 2018 #76

He has earned our respect bucolic_frolic Aug 2018 #77

What's the point? Chakaconcarne Aug 2018 #80

Not an enemy The Wizard Aug 2018 #81

No comment (n/t) PJMcK Aug 2018 #82

He remained in the Hanoi Hilton when he could have gone home jg10003 Aug 2018 #83

VC named him SONGBIRD at140 Aug 2018 #112

They offered to release him early because he was an admiral's son, planning to use it as propaganda Hekate Aug 2018 #119

Has anyone seen documentary evidence of that offer at140 Aug 2018 #136

do you really believe he endured 7 years of torture jg10003 Aug 2018 #129

Honestly, how would it look politically at140 Aug 2018 #139

Not true. john657 Aug 2018 #196

Can you name ONE war McCain was against? at140 Aug 2018 #197

Point taken. john657 Aug 2018 #208

You are right..now that he is dead, RIP John McCain at140 Aug 2018 #221

yeah and look how that election turned out gopiscrap Aug 2018 #145

Take your BS over to FR. n/t NanceGreggs Aug 2018 #180

Which war was McCain against? at140 Aug 2018 #194

Like I said ... NanceGreggs Aug 2018 #219

Convenient response... at140 Aug 2018 #220

I don't give a flying fuck ... NanceGreggs Aug 2018 #222

That claim has been well debunked whopis01 Aug 2018 #182

There are stories both pro & con in Google search.. at140 Aug 2018 #193

Yeah. FR right wing BS can be found all over. whopis01 Aug 2018 #223

He is dead and gone now...RIP at140 Aug 2018 #224

i agree..he did what he believed in..he will be missed..i tweeted meghan my sympthies.. samnsara Aug 2018 #84

Agreed! Rebl2 Aug 2018 #87

I agree with your post. Lifelong Protester Aug 2018 #149

Honorable man. James48 Aug 2018 #88

I will not be judging Democrats Cary Aug 2018 #90

I agree gopiscrap Aug 2018 #146

Hear, hear! Thank you! KPN Aug 2018 #91

It is always sad True Blue American Aug 2018 #92

+1 Lady_Chat Aug 2018 #95

Thank you! mia Aug 2018 #93

God knows I don't always do the right thing, but LuvNewcastle Aug 2018 #94

K&R denbot Aug 2018 #97

Agree Raine Aug 2018 #100

I will never forget him defending Obama, to that audience member Lady_Chat Aug 2018 #104

I agree wildflowergardener Aug 2018 #105

Thoughts and prayers is all I have to say. Autumn Aug 2018 #106

I am in total agreement with you. whathehell Aug 2018 #108

I agree. We get nothing by dancing on his grave and hurling insults at a dying man. Fla Dem Aug 2018 #109

Bullshit gopiscrap Aug 2018 #147

McCain is the king of war mongers and neocons at140 Aug 2018 #110

I totally agree gopiscrap Aug 2018 #144

Glioblastoma is a terrible way to die iamateacher Aug 2018 #114

Hating on Mccain and Barbara bush as they are dying is first world luxury JI7 Aug 2018 #116

K&R defacto7 Aug 2018 #118

I totally agree Hekate FakeNoose Aug 2018 #126

McCain said something very similar when condemning torture ThoughtCriminal Aug 2018 #127

And that is the truth. nt Hekate Aug 2018 #134

It's easy to feel compassion for people you like, tougher for those you don't. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #128

Yes iamateacher Aug 2018 #133

Agreed. TomSlick Aug 2018 #130

As a Vietnam War veteran I have nothing but respect and admiration for Sen. McCain. Jack-o-Lantern Aug 2018 #131

If you truly embrace liberalism at its heart, you won't grave dance. phleshdef Aug 2018 #137

Agree with this karin_sj Aug 2018 #142

Fuck Cancer! AnnieBW Aug 2018 #141

K and r and completely agree. Tipperary Aug 2018 #148

Brought us Sarah Palin. zentrum Aug 2018 #156

Thank you, Hekate. The keyboard warriors will continue EllieBC Aug 2018 #158

I wish Senator McCain a peaceful crossing tavernier Aug 2018 #159

I think he's really not a bad guy. JohnnyRingo Aug 2018 #160

McCain is dying- and it's a rough way down. Put aside your warrior's tools and let him go. NBachers Aug 2018 #162

I generally dislike McCain, but I don't mind biting my tongue in the interest of taste... D23MIURG23 Aug 2018 #164

McCain tried to eliminate legalized college sports wagering in Nevada Awsi Dooger Aug 2018 #166

Exactly! ObamaKerryDem Aug 2018 #168

And sod off with these posts as well. greyl Aug 2018 #170

It's not about me, and I did not make it about me. You did. Hekate Aug 2018 #179

This message was self-deleted by its author Rainbow Droid Aug 2018 #173

Yes, you are. ObamaKerryDem Aug 2018 #175

This message was self-deleted by its author Rainbow Droid Aug 2018 #178

So you are planning to grave dance then. ObamaKerryDem Aug 2018 #216

I see more and more of our new members like yourself are just absolutely delightful Blue_Adept Aug 2018 #200

I second the common decency argument Norbert Aug 2018 #174

I wholeheartedly agree. SergeStorms Aug 2018 #176

John McCain has my respect. democrank Aug 2018 #181

While I had profound disagreements with McCain's politics Fortinbras Armstrong Aug 2018 #183

I cannot say it better. Raster Aug 2018 #184

Thank you for saying this. I refuse to go to their level of nasty when it comes to a war hero. redstatebluegirl Aug 2018 #185

kick & rec. nt Ilsa Aug 2018 #187

Recommended. H2O Man Aug 2018 #190

My respect is this: He rejected the attacks on Obama publically and clearly. olegramps Aug 2018 #191

agreed recovering_democrat Aug 2018 #192

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Aug 2018 #195

Agree To Disagree titanicdave Aug 2018 #198

um, he's not dead yet. Mosby Aug 2018 #211

......Yes, I know that...... titanicdave Aug 2018 #213

Thanks Hekate, my friend. I am late to this thread, and that makes it eye opening. Stinky The Clown Aug 2018 #205

It's encouraging to see most agree that the community can show its better self... Hekate Aug 2018 #207

If nothing else.... defacto7 Aug 2018 #209

It will be hard to remember this when Trump or Cheney kick the bucket. jalan48 Aug 2018 #212

I will not slam him or say bad stuff about him maxrandb Aug 2018 #214

RIP Senator Hekate Aug 2018 #217

God's speed Senator Greywing Aug 2018 #218

Is it not possible to lament somebody's death and share condolences Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2018 #227