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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2017 3:26:48 GMT
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Post by HELENA MARIA on Jul 20, 2017 12:55:13 GMT
That sucks
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2017 22:33:13 GMT
he looked incredibly frail when i met him When/where did you meet him? What was he like?
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Post by atn on Jul 20, 2017 23:28:41 GMT
he looked incredibly frail when i met him When/where did you meet him? What was he like? One of my friends worked on his 2016 Senate campaign so I got an invite to meet him and Mitt Romney. Didn't really get to have a conversation with him, just handshakes and such. He's short and frail, but still has an iron grip. Talked about the military mostly.
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Jul 27, 2017 15:29:28 GMT
Very sorry to hear this Wishing him a full recovery, and peace of mind for himself and his loved ones
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Post by CookiesNCream on May 12, 2018 3:48:54 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2018 5:03:50 GMT
CookiesNCream - The way the Fox News wing of the Republican Party has turned on him for putting his country over his political affiliation is really quite stunning. Another casualty of the perpetual moral vacuum of the GOP.
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Post by Ryan_MYeah on Aug 26, 2018 0:36:36 GMT
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Post by Film Socialism on Aug 26, 2018 0:41:51 GMT
lmao destroyed
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Post by Ryan_MYeah on Aug 26, 2018 0:49:28 GMT
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Post by Film Socialism on Aug 26, 2018 0:53:04 GMT
crude as it may be, sorry that i feel no sympathy from someone who frequently, openly, vocally barred so many from actually receiving healthcare, was pro-patriot act, voted to repeal workplace safety laws, was as warmongering as any other neocon, and whose actions caused who knows how many disadvantaged peoples to be substantially worse - this is to say nothing of, like, him personally funding the contras - then yeah idgaf if he had some slow death in his old age
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Aug 26, 2018 1:59:26 GMT
One of the few politicians with integrity and compassion. Glad he was with his loved ones when he passed. RIP
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2018 3:11:45 GMT
crude as it may be, sorry that i feel no sympathy from someone who frequently, openly, vocally barred so many from actually receiving healthcare, was pro-patriot act, voted to repeal workplace safety laws, was as warmongering as any other neocon, and whose actions caused who knows how many disadvantaged peoples to be substantially worse - this is to say nothing of, like, him personally funding the contras - then yeah idgaf if he had some slow death in his old age Still a dumbass response though. Listing the reasons why he wasn't a good person doesn't negate the lame edginess of your comment. I mean, really? I saw this shit all over the place after XXXTentacion died - who was absolutely a scumbag - but the people who made it clear they were getting off on it just came off as nasty and obnoxious. The person's dead, and while there's zero need to feign remorse for them, there's grace in silence.
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Post by therealcomicman117 on Aug 26, 2018 3:17:31 GMT
Honestly I don't have a lot great to say about McCain as a politician, but I do respect his healthcare vote, and his services to the war. He was a true war hero. RIP!!!
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Post by Film Socialism on Aug 26, 2018 3:47:50 GMT
crude as it may be, sorry that i feel no sympathy from someone who frequently, openly, vocally barred so many from actually receiving healthcare, was pro-patriot act, voted to repeal workplace safety laws, was as warmongering as any other neocon, and whose actions caused who knows how many disadvantaged peoples to be substantially worse - this is to say nothing of, like, him personally funding the contras - then yeah idgaf if he had some slow death in his old age Still a dumbass response though. Listing the reasons why he wasn't a good person doesn't negate the lame edginess of your comment. I mean, really? I saw this shit all over the place after XXXTentacion died - who was absolutely a scumbag - but the people who made it clear they were getting off on it just came off as nasty and obnoxious. The person's dead, and while there's zero need to feign remorse for them, there's grace in silence. it's extremely lame edginess, and for someone who was as much of an absolute colossal asshole as mccain was, it's completely deserved. at least X fans could make the excuse that he was 20 years old, whereas mccain was ancient. riddle me this: do you think this is acceptable for anyone's death? i didn't see much "i didn't agree with bin laden's politics but he was a determined patriotic man" even though a statement as vague as that is true for most shitty people involved in politics
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2018 4:03:29 GMT
Still a dumbass response though. Listing the reasons why he wasn't a good person doesn't negate the lame edginess of your comment. I mean, really? I saw this shit all over the place after XXXTentacion died - who was absolutely a scumbag - but the people who made it clear they were getting off on it just came off as nasty and obnoxious. The person's dead, and while there's zero need to feign remorse for them, there's grace in silence. it's extremely lame edginess, and for someone who was as much of an absolute colossal asshole as mccain was, it's completely deserved. at least X fans could make the excuse that he was 20 years old, whereas mccain was ancient. riddle me this: do you think this is acceptable for anyone's death? i didn't see much "i didn't agree with bin laden's politics but he was a determined patriotic man" even though a statement as vague as that is true for most shitty people involved in politics I don't know what's acceptable or not. I'm not going to make a grand, sweeping declaration on that. The Bin Laden comparison is goofy but I'll answer your question anyway. I don't see how saying "lmao destroyed" as a response to anyone's death is anything but childish. Do we have to feel sad someone died? Lol, of course not (I didn't like John McCain either). You can be overjoyed. But publicly expressing that joy in such a mean-spirited and unnecessary way is weak. That's how I see it.
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Post by Film Socialism on Aug 26, 2018 4:18:52 GMT
it's extremely lame edginess, and for someone who was as much of an absolute colossal asshole as mccain was, it's completely deserved. at least X fans could make the excuse that he was 20 years old, whereas mccain was ancient. riddle me this: do you think this is acceptable for anyone's death? i didn't see much "i didn't agree with bin laden's politics but he was a determined patriotic man" even though a statement as vague as that is true for most shitty people involved in politics I don't know what's acceptable or not. I'm not going to make a grand, sweeping declaration on that. The Bin Laden comparison is goofy but I'll answer your question anyway. I don't see how saying "lmao destroyed" as a response to anyone's death is anything but childish. Do we have to feel sad someone died? Lol, of course not (I didn't like John McCain either). You can be overjoyed. But publicly expressing that joy in such a mean-spirited and unnecessary way is weak. That's how I see it. eh i don't really see it; calling something edgy and leaving it at that is about the furthest i would take criticize this (assuming the person in question was legitimately shitty in some regard)
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Post by wallsofjericho on Aug 26, 2018 6:39:51 GMT
RIP Mr. McCain.
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Post by pacinoyes on Aug 26, 2018 9:15:36 GMT
RIP, from his Chicago Tribune obituary, below.
At first, his family was told that he was probably dead. The front page of the New York Times carried a headline: Adm. McCain's Son, Forrestal Survivor, Is Missing in Raid.
The North Vietnamese, however, perceived that there was propaganda value in the prisoner. They called him the "crown prince" and assigned a cellmate to nurse him back to health. As brutal as his treatment was, Sen. McCain later said, prisoners who lacked his celebrity endured worse.
Shortly before his father assumed command of the war in the Pacific in 1968, Sen. McCain was offered early release. He refused because it would have been a violation of the Navy code of conduct, which prohibited him from accepting freedom before those who had been held longer.
"I knew that every prisoner the Vietnamese tried to break, those who had arrived before me and those who would come after me, would be taunted with the story of how an admiral's son had gone home early, a lucky beneficiary of America's class-conscious society," Sen. McCain recalled. "I knew that my release would add to the suffering of men who were already straining to keep faith with their country."
His lowest point came after extensive beatings that broke his left arm again and cracked his ribs. Ultimately, he agreed to sign a vague, stilted confession that said he had committed what his captors called "black crimes."
"I still wince when I recall wondering if my father had heard of my disgrace," Sen. McCain wrote. "The Vietnamese had broken the prisoner they called the 'Crown Prince,' and I knew they had done it to hurt the man they believed to be a king."
In March 1973, nearly two months after the Paris peace accords were signed, Sen. McCain and the other prisoners were released in four increments, in the order in which they had been captured. He was 36 years old and emaciated.
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Post by CookiesNCream on Aug 27, 2018 17:07:41 GMT
While I can't say that I'm all too fond of his politics, I do respect McCain as a person. Especially when it comes down to his integrity and service to the war. RIP.
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Post by quetee on Aug 27, 2018 17:28:07 GMT
RIP
There's a story of course that Trump refuse to release an official hero tribute to McCain.
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