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nevergiveup

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13. The term "maverick" used to describe him

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon Feb 18, 2013, 08:09 PM

Feb 2013

in earlier days was always a misnomer. The guy was then and is now missing a couple of links upstairs. Add a touch of dementia to two missing links and you have today's John McCain. We should count our blessings that he never became president.

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John McCain is a nasty human being [View all] malaise Feb 2013 OP

I'll give you "nasty". The jury's still out on "human being". 11 Bravo Feb 2013 #1

Good point malaise Feb 2013 #2

He's bound to be mostly tumor by now. kenny blankenship Feb 2013 #11

The guy has been screwed up his whole life BlueStreak Feb 2013 #3

I respectfully disagree about how he should be honored for being a POW. catbyte Feb 2013 #10

+++ nt Voice for Peace Feb 2013 #12

Bingo, catbyte! Well played! liam_laddie Feb 2013 #27

Mean Mr Mustard jambo101 Feb 2013 #4

The adults are in the room John, it's time to take your toys out of the sandbox and go home. sheshe2 Feb 2013 #5

two words: Sarah Palin nt msongs Feb 2013 #6

He's probably still struggling with untreated PTSD Ezlivin Feb 2013 #7

His rages are legendary. I agree with you, the guy is a hot mess. Ikonoklast Feb 2013 #14

agreed samsingh Feb 2013 #8

He drafted McStupid Palin for his VP choice. That disqualified him on the spot. Gorp Feb 2013 #9

The term "maverick" used to describe him nevergiveup Feb 2013 #13

What was your first clue? 99th_Monkey Feb 2013 #15

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm malaise Feb 2013 #16

Hey!!!!!!!!!!! Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2013 #17

Ted Cruz, aka Sen Cur Dog vlyons Feb 2013 #18

Cruz is cruising for a public bruising malaise Feb 2013 #20

Good. narnian60 Feb 2013 #35

He referred, for some reason, the JFK assassination as ''the intervention in Dallas.'' Octafish Feb 2013 #19

I remember that well malaise Feb 2013 #22

Guy is the worst, a toady to Banksters and Oilmen. You know, warmongers. Octafish Feb 2013 #29

K&R patrice Feb 2013 #23

Helped loot the S&Ls in the 90s AND the Banks in the 00s. Octafish Feb 2013 #30

I swear to god, when GWB gave his nomination acceptance speech in 2004 & media interviewed McCain patrice Feb 2013 #31

A rocket fired accidentally, exploding 1000-pounders on the USS Forrestal flight line... Octafish Feb 2013 #32

Thanks for this! Amazing what money does to people's memories. nt patrice Feb 2013 #33

Was that a Freudian slip? Canuckistanian Feb 2013 #26

It IS a most interesting choice of phrase. Octafish Feb 2013 #28

I will never forget his glee in "Bomb,bomb,bomb,bomb,bomb Iran" he thought that was pretty damned patrice Feb 2013 #21

Nasty Uncle flying-skeleton Feb 2013 #24

He's worst than my worst uncle malaise Feb 2013 #25

You said it n/t Dpm12 Feb 2013 #34

Yup. Raffi Ella Feb 2013 #36