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Message started by eau de sauvage on 08/25/18 at 19:53:13

Title: Macain, dead at 81
Post by eau de sauvage on 08/25/18 at 19:53:13

I didn't know much about Macain's war exploits only that he was a prisoner and that Trump called him, 'not a war hero'. Even though he was downed while delivering bombs, and Trump couldn't serve because he had a sore foot.

After reading his obituary in the NYT, he comes across very much as a war hero to me when he was offered early release but refused...

“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.”

I now have a much better understanding why Macain was so disgusted with Trump's disrespect for the institutions of the office of the President.

Title: Re: Macain, dead at 81
Post by Eegore on 08/25/18 at 19:56:16

Its been my experience that people who don't spend time in challenging environments, like war, have a lot to say about how bad it isn't.

My favorite part of going to an MMA or Boxing match is listening to how many people in the crowd could do better.

Title: Re: Macain, dead at 81
Post by eau de sauvage on 08/25/18 at 20:10:09

@eegore, sure.

btw, that was a WP obituary, not nyt...

https://tinyurl.com/mcainobituary

Title: Re: Macain, dead at 81
Post by faffi on 08/26/18 at 12:33:20

Without Palin, McCain could very well have become President of the USA. He was such a rare thing as a politician with integrity. May he rest in peace. That he wants Obama and Bush jr. to speak at his funeral as well as have asked Trump not to attend is quite special.

Title: Re: Macain, dead at 81
Post by Papa Bear on 08/26/18 at 13:59:36

4F484F4F40290 wrote:

McCain could very well have become President of the USA. He was such a rare thing as a politician with integrity.

It's apparent that today integrity has little to do with becoming president ..