John McCain Has Died

Submitted by snoopydawg on Sat, 08/25/2018 - 10:02pm

McCain Dies At Age 81

Sen. John McCain of Arizona passed away at his home in Arizona on Saturday evening, putting an end to a nearly six-decade-long career in public service.

The 81-year-old senator ultimately succumbed to a battle with a highly malignant form of brain cancer, known as glioblastoma. Fewer than 5 percent of patients live beyond five years of the diagnosis, with a median survival rate of only 18 months. The same form of cancer claimed the lives of former Sen. Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts and Beau Biden, the late son of former Vice President Joe Biden.

Condolences to his family.

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Submitted by Bollox Ref on Sat, 08/25/2018 - 10:12pm
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Six decades of shafting serving the public.

May he rust rest in peace.

Our Glorious Captain is no more. I weep.

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Gëzuar!!
from a reasonably stable genius.

Submitted by snoopydawg on Sat, 08/25/2018 - 10:23pm
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@Bollox Ref

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Submitted by Bisbonian on Sat, 08/25/2018 - 10:43pm
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@snoopydawg , of those in the military. A POW who was against measures beneficial to POW organizations. A pilot who voted against pilot issues. And a candidate daft enough to pick Sarah Palin as a running mate. Sigh.

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"I’m a human being, first and foremost, and as such I’m for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.” —Malcolm X

Submitted by snoopydawg on Sat, 08/25/2018 - 11:09pm
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@Bisbonian

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People's responses to her tweet

Here's her article

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Submitted by gulfgal98 on Sun, 08/26/2018 - 8:13am
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@snoopydawg sh*t cake that was John McCain. For me, the real John McCain was the war monger who never cared much about sending our military men and women into harm's way.

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Do I hear the sound of guillotines being constructed?

“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." ~ President John F. Kennedy

Submitted by Bisbonian on Mon, 08/27/2018 - 9:33am
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@snoopydawg

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"I’m a human being, first and foremost, and as such I’m for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.” —Malcolm X

Submitted by LoneStarMike on Sun, 08/26/2018 - 12:48am

@snoopydawg

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Submitted by dkmich on Sun, 08/26/2018 - 12:42pm

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Death doesn't erase legacy.

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"Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich."--Napoleon

Submitted by GreatLakeSailor on Sat, 08/25/2018 - 10:42pm
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Sen. John McCain of Arizona passed away at his home...

Wasn't he the one that couldn't remember the number of homes he owned?

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Compensated Spokes Model for Big Poor.

Submitted by snoopydawg on Sat, 08/25/2018 - 10:54pm
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@GreatLakeSailor

Thanks for the laugh.

Mosking

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Submitted by peachcreek on Sun, 08/26/2018 - 1:42am

Actions have consequences.

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Submitted by Alligator Ed on Sun, 08/26/2018 - 4:07am
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@peachcreek I'm not at all sad to see J. No Name McCain slide beneath the veil of history. Yet it is no surprise that the elites, even those who loathed him, would sing his praises post-mortem. Dispute about the Senator's singing in the Hanoi Hilton are of wide dissemination, with contrary assertions given by former prison mates on the issue. But J.M. had no problem visiting Syrian rebels and Abu Baker Al-Baghdadi in Syria.

Was there ever a war Cowboy McCain didn't support?

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCe0TQEvTgU&frags=pl%2Cwn]

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Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 08/26/2018 - 7:06am
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@peachcreek

https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2018/08/24/do-not-let-them-make-a-saint-of-...

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“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

Submitted by ggersh on Sun, 08/26/2018 - 10:48am
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@Lookout @Lookout @Lookout when hitting the link, this
shows up.

EDIT: one hour later same result.

Resource Limit Is Reached
The website is temporarily unable to service your request as it exceeded resource limit. Please try again later.

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I never knew that the term "Never Again" only pertained to
those born Jewish

"Antisemite used to be someone who didn't like Jews
now it's someone who Jews don't like"

Heard from Margaret Kimberley

Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 08/26/2018 - 9:56am
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@ggersh

and go through medium. Here's a link which should work -
https://medium.com/@caityjohnstone/do-not-let-them-make-a-saint-of-this-...

Thanks for the heads up. Wonder if they are choking down Caity's page on purpose?

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“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

Submitted by ggersh on Sun, 08/26/2018 - 10:49am
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@Lookout but the new link works, thanks.

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I never knew that the term "Never Again" only pertained to
those born Jewish

"Antisemite used to be someone who didn't like Jews
now it's someone who Jews don't like"

Heard from Margaret Kimberley

Submitted by travelerxxx on Sun, 08/26/2018 - 2:43pm
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@Lookout

Still hours and hours later, and Johnstone's own site is still down.

I'm sure it's just a coincidence that it goes down now that warmonger McCain has kicked the bucket...

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Submitted by snoopydawg on Sun, 08/26/2018 - 4:54pm
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@travelerxxx

Resource Limit Is Reached

The website is temporarily unable to service your request as it exceeded resource limit. Please try again later.

I was able to access it last night. DDoS I'm betting. I'm not surprised one bit by this.

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Submitted by PhilK on Sun, 08/26/2018 - 7:34am

Same as the old Democrats.

A tweet from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez:
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John McCain’s legacy represents an unparalleled example of human decency and American service.
As an intern, I learned a lot about the power of humanity in government through his deep friendship with Sen. Kennedy.
He meant so much, to so many. My prayers are with his family.

https://twitter.com/Ocasio2018/status/1033538876370046977?ref_src=twsrc%...

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Submitted by on the cusp on Sun, 08/26/2018 - 9:02am

@PhilK must not consider bombing Iran to be inhumane.
That's good to know.

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Submitted by dkmich on Sun, 08/26/2018 - 12:52pm

@PhilK

Barfing

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Submitted by WaterLily on Mon, 08/27/2018 - 10:13am
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@PhilK Yet no less gross.

Bye, Felicia AOC.

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Submitted by Snode on Sun, 08/26/2018 - 8:50am

it's about Margaret Thatcher, but could be about most politicians. Even John McCain.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhBCiEEMkrc

So long, so long, you kept me waiting so long, so long,
let me serenade you with one last song
you're back where you belong so long, so long,
good bye good bye...
you sing you lie
bye bye
So long, so long, you kept me waiting so long, so long,
let me serenade you with one last song
you're back where you belong so long, so long,
farewell, farewell
Read the epitaph, ring the bell,
you’ve got a one-way ticket to hell
my my, oh well
farewell, farewell
So long, so long, you kept me waiting so long, so long,
let me serenade you with one last song
you're back where you belong so long, so long.
So long, so long, you kept me waiting so long, so long,
let me serenade you with one last song
you're back where you belong so long, so long.

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Submitted by k9disc on Sun, 08/26/2018 - 10:54am
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(Hat tip to my friend's twitter feed.)

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“Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.” ~ Sun Tzu

Submitted by TheOtherMaven on Sun, 08/26/2018 - 10:37am
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The Maudlin Media were all full of it (in all possible senses). Blah de blah de blah. With more blah de blah on the way for sure.

Exit Pursued By A Bear. (note: this is an actual stage direction from Shakespeare)

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There is no justice. There can be no peace.

Submitted by QMS on Sun, 08/26/2018 - 10:53am
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US military policy for over 40 years in congress is a testament to the ingrained immorality of the 'power elite' How has his legacy improved Arizona, US, or the world? Helped shorten the life expectancy of the human species is about it.

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question everything

Submitted by snoopydawg on Sun, 08/26/2018 - 5:08pm
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@QMS

Two different articles about John McCain and POW that tell the truer story about his life and legacy that is going to be drowned now that he has died.

American Pravda: Was Rambo Right?

Hundreds of POWs may have been left to die in Vietnam, abandoned by their government—and our media.

John McCain and the POW Cover-Up

The “war hero” candidate buried information about POWs left behind in Vietnam

Tweets that tell the truth about McCain

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Submitted by QMS on Mon, 08/27/2018 - 1:46pm
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@snoopydawg Sticking the carcass in the pyramid of power, lying in state like some kind of political saint. Maybe do a world tour in Air Force One. Media's going to love this shit show. Lot's of close-ups of weeping poor, POC veterans. Odd sound bites of the purple majesty, etc.

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Submitted by snoopydawg on Mon, 08/27/2018 - 5:23pm
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@QMS

Trump would not let JC on his plane. The flag was lowered to half mast yesterday at the WH and today they are not. Trump is being lambasted for this.

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Submitted by QMS on Mon, 08/27/2018 - 5:22pm
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@snoopydawg I'm taking my jet and it's mine, mine, mine!

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Submitted by Fishtroller 02 on Sun, 08/26/2018 - 11:37am

that we saw with Billy Graham.

I watched McCain in a senate hearing once and he was nothing but nasty to the witnesses. He was a self centered brat Navy boy propped up by dad and granddad who left his wife because she was disfigured in a car crash, married a drug addict with great wealth, hid the record of POW's and MIA's from Vietnam in an attempt to close a door on military secrets, never met a war or hypocrisy on torture that he didn't embrace.

The fawning over him will make me sick for sure. A week in the garden with my monarchs and the news blocked will certainly help.

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Submitted by Not Henry Kissinger on Sun, 08/26/2018 - 1:25pm
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The current working assumption appears to be that our Shroedinger's Cat system is still alive. But what if we all suspect it's not, and the real problem is we just can't bring ourselves to open the box?