John McCain dead at 81

[Jasmine Rain 23126]

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-us-senator-john-mccain-ex-pow-and-political-maverick-dead-at-81-u/

Sen. John McCain, who faced down his captors in a Vietnam prisoner of war camp with jut-jawed defiance and later turned his rebellious streak into a 35-year political career that took him to Congress and the Republican presidential nomination, died Saturday after battling brain cancer for more than a year. He was 81.

RIP. Sad.

[WildTiger 1296]

He was a man that devoted his entire adult life to his country, first as a USN aviator and then as a Congressman and a Senator.  I thought he showed his true character while during a presidential campaign rally a man and woman made a very rude, racist comments about his opponent, Barack Obama.  He could have fed the anti-Obama sentiments and used it to further his own political goals.  Instead, he politely told the lady that she was wrong, Obama was a very good, honorable man who would make a good president, but he (McCain) would make a better president.  A very classy and honorable man.  If only there were more politicians like him in all parties and all countries.

RIP Mr. McCain.

 

[Guest]

  John McCain was everything Trump never was and will never be. Integrity, honesty, the capability to admit and correct his mistakes and a care for human life that made him the war hero and man we'll all remember.  

   He even requested that Trump be banned from going to his funeral(something the Bush family also requested) in order to save the family from dealing with Pumpkin Head in these moments of grief.

 

 He will be missed.

 R.I.P.

[Luckyme 41401]

Before he passed away, he asked that Trump not be invited to his funeral to give his eulogy.  Instead, Bush and Obama were to be invited to show that he didn't harbour any ill-will towards them even though he was defeated by them in the party nomination and presidential race. 

He was a classy and decent man.

RIP.