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RandySF

(57,594 posts)
32. I can still repect McCain as a human being
Sat May 12, 2018, 11:54 AM
May 2018

and someone who spent seven years in the hole enduring what most Americans can only imagine.

Stop "fanboying" over republicans [View all] angrychair May 2018 OP
Hear, hear. Iggo May 2018 #1
Highly recommend. Glorfindel May 2018 #2
To each his/her own but I remember very well what these assclowns have been Guy Whitey Corngood May 2018 #3
Do what I say. Loki Liesmith May 2018 #4
There is always at least one angrychair May 2018 #9
I agree.. Crutchez_CuiBono May 2018 #5
That man you want to be compassionate to angrychair May 2018 #10
I understand you. Crutchez_CuiBono May 2018 #107
I have no problem angrychair May 2018 #110
No question about it. Crutchez_CuiBono May 2018 #112
It is trans-party gaslighting Exotica May 2018 #6
I believe in redemption and forgiveness. IluvPitties May 2018 #7
I'm not saying it's impossible angrychair May 2018 #12
We can't expect McCain to be one of us. IluvPitties May 2018 #15
Ally for what, 90 days max till he is dead? He is hated by pro-Trump Exotica May 2018 #26
We agree to disagree. IluvPitties May 2018 #47
Agree SCantiGOP May 2018 #133
Exactly. nt SylviaD May 2018 #135
Like it or not, this is still a 2 party system... Dennis Donovan May 2018 #8
Sorry, there is no compromise with republicans angrychair May 2018 #17
Funny... that's what they say about us... Dennis Donovan May 2018 #113
People compromise when choosing pizza toppings and dining venues Tarc May 2018 #141
Sorry, but that's nonsense... Dennis Donovan May 2018 #164
Post removed Post removed May 2018 #173
If you're unwilling to compromise on anything... Dennis Donovan May 2018 #174
Post removed Post removed May 2018 #181
No, I AM a Democrat... Dennis Donovan May 2018 #187
No, you DO compromise on everything... Dennis Donovan May 2018 #175
You compromise on civil rights? angrychair May 2018 #179
You compromise on everything.. Dennis Donovan May 2018 #188
Wow...ok angrychair May 2018 #190
Wow is right... Dennis Donovan May 2018 #191
So what compromise on women's rights are mercuryblues May 2018 #202
In think most of us - all of us? - know where the line is drawn when it comes to respecting Mr. Ected May 2018 #11
I agree. I am happy to acknowledge when a Republican shows both common sense and a conscience. Chemisse May 2018 #58
Looks like we're accepting Richard Painter as one of our own. -nt CrispyQ May 2018 #61
Yep, well said. nt stevenleser May 2018 #140
True - just agreeing on one thing treestar May 2018 #146
Unrec. If these Republicans put country over party that is a good thing. emulatorloo May 2018 #13
We need more Republicans to do so, but... JHB May 2018 #111
Please, no purity tests. It is sometimes entirely appropriate to applaud a Republican. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2018 #14
Not a purity test angrychair May 2018 #20
Your OP is not clear where you draw the line. That's how. Bernardo de La Paz May 2018 #23
That was how I took the post as well. infidel621 May 2018 #194
Common ground will be what saves this country nini May 2018 #16
Yes. Hard core RepubliCONs wish to polarize the country even more. Polarization is not healthy. . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2018 #24
Really? angrychair May 2018 #27
You have conflated Schmidt et al with the trumpistas and their actions Bradshaw3 May 2018 #52
Schmidt gave us Sarah Palin angrychair May 2018 #65
He didn't know what palin was then and Obama defeated that ticket JI7 May 2018 #66
Yes, he did know she was incompetent angrychair May 2018 #68
After she was picked. But they never vetted her. JI7 May 2018 #70
Agreed angrychair May 2018 #85
And doesn't changethe fact he is right about everything he says about Trump JI7 May 2018 #90
I'm not disagreeing with his statements about trump angrychair May 2018 #93
Nobody is rewriting history. Nobody is saying mccain should have beaten Obama JI7 May 2018 #96
I have a problem angrychair May 2018 #100
Trump had said and done far worse than mccain and schmidt JI7 May 2018 #101
With all due respect angrychair May 2018 #105
And Biden and Obama loved and liked Mccain in 2008 also JI7 May 2018 #106
You are completely wrong Bradshaw3 May 2018 #82
In fact it normalizes Trump to say there is no difference. JI7 May 2018 #92
Good point Bradshaw3 May 2018 #95
Sorry, you are wrong about Schmidt angrychair May 2018 #180
Repeating your falsehoods doesn't make them true Bradshaw3 May 2018 #186
You miss the point completely angrychair May 2018 #189
Didn't miss your "point" Bradshaw3 May 2018 #193
Fine angrychair May 2018 #196
Deceiving to try and prove a specious "point" is worse than groveling Bradshaw3 May 2018 #203
His political views doesn't mean he can't be friends w/a Democrat. He IS friends Honeycombe8 May 2018 #157
On this I have to completely disagree angrychair May 2018 #185
Fact: Republicans and Democrats ARE friends. Honeycombe8 May 2018 #195
Respectfully, I disagree angrychair May 2018 #199
You can't disagree with a fact. You can't choose your own facts. Honeycombe8 May 2018 #200
Where did I say to compromise on our issues? nini May 2018 #116
+1. In the old days, Repub & Dem politicians were friends, went to lunch together. Honeycombe8 May 2018 #155
I complement GOPers when they oppose the GOP stance!!! nt USALiberal May 2018 #18
Spelled compliment wrong. Tipperary May 2018 #75
I'll do whatever the damn I hell please. Kirk Lover May 2018 #19
Sen John McCain saves Obamacare votes NO on GOP Health care #SkinnyRepeal DemocratSinceBirth May 2018 #21
His last official vote as a senator angrychair May 2018 #28
"He's dying anyway." DemocratSinceBirth May 2018 #29
Not what I said angrychair May 2018 #30
I'm too busy battling real monsters like Trump and his current enablers to trash McCain. DemocratSinceBirth May 2018 #36
Yup, not sure why anyone would have a peoplei problem with attacks on trump JI7 May 2018 #39
I have to choose my battles. Battling John McCain and Steve Schmidt aren't battles worth fighting. DemocratSinceBirth May 2018 #42
Exactly. And i have no problem battling them during the right occasions JI7 May 2018 #48
I called him McInsane during the 08 elections. That was then. This is now. DemocratSinceBirth May 2018 #50
Not saying anyone should trash him angrychair May 2018 #53
If McCain was such a bad guy why did Joe Biden visit him in his time of need ? DemocratSinceBirth May 2018 #55
Because of the connection to his son's disease angrychair May 2018 #67
Joe Biden Loved Mccain long before his own son had cancer JI7 May 2018 #69
Maybe so, I can't speak to that angrychair May 2018 #72
Joe Biden had no Problem Defeating the Mccain ticket in 2008 JI7 May 2018 #74
Granted angrychair May 2018 #81
Not really. It was only 10 years ago. And Biden isn't claiming mccain is right on all the issues JI7 May 2018 #89
They've been friends for years. The Clintons are friends w/the Bushes. Reagan & Speaker Tip O'Neill Honeycombe8 May 2018 #156
Because a lot of prominent Dems are way more mature cwydro May 2018 #109
No one I read True Blue American May 2018 #168
He is republican. Nobody is claiming mccain is a liberal JI7 May 2018 #40
Yeah, cutting taxes regardless of its impact is like an inherited defect with those guys. DemocratSinceBirth May 2018 #45
That was really one for the history books. That's almost never done by any of them. Honeycombe8 May 2018 #153
I'm grateful for that vote. That was a horrible piece of legislation. ooky May 2018 #161
Common Ground-Too Little Too Late relogic May 2018 #22
Not a fanboy Roy Rolling May 2018 #25
Exactly, these things come off as wanting to attack Trump critics JI7 May 2018 #44
We're supposed to "reach out" to Trump supporters and be careful never ever ever to anger them EffieBlack May 2018 #123
At this point, I would settle with adversaries like McCain over nutjobs like that ex-con that was Oneironaut May 2018 #31
McCain voted to repeal the ACA dozens of times angrychair May 2018 #43
Of course. He's a Republican. Doesn't mean you have to hate him. He's a good person. Honeycombe8 May 2018 #154
I can still repect McCain as a human being RandySF May 2018 #32
I don't hate him or wish him ill angrychair May 2018 #51
I do. And no one is going to tell me to hate a person because he's a Republican. Honeycombe8 May 2018 #159
We should encourage anyone (no matter the party) to speak truth to power... cynatnite May 2018 #33
Spot on. zentrum May 2018 #34
I support dividing Republicans and turning them against their own party IronLionZion May 2018 #35
Defending a dying man and agreeing with attacks on trump are not fan boying JI7 May 2018 #37
THIS!!! orangecrush May 2018 #128
It is not black and white hueymahl May 2018 #38
That"s how adults approach politics EffieBlack May 2018 #124
One thing I like about this era is that wasupaloopa May 2018 #41
tell that to the obamas... tomp May 2018 #46
Bush is no longer in office. The Obamas have no problem defeating republicans JI7 May 2018 #60
Ok...now in english. nt tomp May 2018 #150
Great post. I agree! yardwork May 2018 #49
You are missing the point....we need to encourage these same beachbum bob May 2018 #54
Thank you. I thought I was alone in this sentiment. airmid May 2018 #56
If there is such a thing, don't have a big problem with reasonable GOPers who Hoyt May 2018 #57
McCain is not that person angrychair May 2018 #77
A career republican is running as a democrat for Al Franken's seat. CrispyQ May 2018 #59
This is the most salient point in this lengthy thread misanthrope May 2018 #167
I humbly bow to your elegant prose angrychair May 2018 #184
Great Post hueymahl May 2018 #205
So the only people worthy of respect fountainofyouth May 2018 #62
Yes EffieBlack May 2018 #125
You are cherry picking angrychair May 2018 #183
That's right. Applaud the specific action, but BlancheSplanchnik May 2018 #63
Exactly What I Was Going to Post Leith May 2018 #84
While I find BigOleDummy May 2018 #64
Sometimes to defeat a common enemy one must ally with people you might otherwise loathe Jake Stern May 2018 #71
I find myself conflicted Cary May 2018 #73
Wow. Tipperary May 2018 #76
As I've said, lots of people are dying angrychair May 2018 #83
But Nicolle Wallace is so dreamy! dawg May 2018 #78
She has proven to be a decent human being... Dennis Donovan May 2018 #117
I can appreciate a righteous rant without "fanboying." The Velveteen Ocelot May 2018 #79
I agree angrychair May 2018 #88
Even the most tolerable Republicans are horrific. Trump policies are, for the most part, GOP SOP. Garrett78 May 2018 #80
+1. yonder May 2018 #134
Sorry, but I don't think it's fanboying to expect . . . peggysue2 May 2018 #86
I don't think people are fanboying so much asfeeling slight relief that "not all" of the republicans Afromania May 2018 #87
Could not agree more angrychair May 2018 #91
Being kind is not "fanboying." Showing empathy for a human being suffering a likley painful death EffieBlack May 2018 #94
We are not in disagreement angrychair May 2018 #97
I'm not giving a pass on his record, either EffieBlack May 2018 #99
Up to a certain point I agree angrychair May 2018 #103
You're not talking about "every now and then" EffieBlack May 2018 #119
It makes absolutely no sense to "beat up" MCCain now. It puts us in deplorable company. DemocratSinceBirth May 2018 #121
Biden went to see him last week. EffieBlack May 2018 #122
Well said! saidsimplesimon May 2018 #98
Just look at Arpaio JI7 May 2018 #102
What? saidsimplesimon May 2018 #108
Thank you, Effie! Dennis Donovan May 2018 #115
+1 treestar May 2018 #145
Thank you, Effie True Blue American May 2018 #169
FFS, you can respect the man and disagree with his views, the two aren't mutually exclusive still_one May 2018 #104
For some, anger is a "go-to" emotion over reason... Dennis Donovan May 2018 #114
You respect people like Schmidt and McCain??? angrychair May 2018 #130
Yeah, I do respect McCain's service to his country, you have a problem with that? I guess you must still_one May 2018 #149
Yes, write this 1000 times mountain grammy May 2018 #118
You know he has chosen President Obama to eulogize him. DemocratSinceBirth May 2018 #120
All well and good angrychair May 2018 #131
Will you be upset when he passes and President Obama lionizes him in his eulogy ? DemocratSinceBirth May 2018 #132
Won't be thrilled angrychair May 2018 #137
I predict President Obama will say he was a true American hero. DemocratSinceBirth May 2018 #142
He will also tell funny things,reflect on McCains True Blue American May 2018 #170
And I feel McCain and Schmidt both put this turd ball in motion by bringing Palin onto the ticket meadowlark5 May 2018 #126
I think Reagan put this turd ball in motion. nt SunSeeker May 2018 #166
Yes. Remember they were good with W. JNelson6563 May 2018 #127
Taking Trump down without republican help is impossible orangecrush May 2018 #129
I think purity tests are for lazy thinkers nolabels May 2018 #136
Precisely. VOX May 2018 #139
The shortlist of Never-Trumper-Republicans who publicly tangle with 45 are an invaluable resource. VOX May 2018 #138
Well said. orangecrush May 2018 #143
McCain is normal treestar May 2018 #144
Short memories and shortsighted angrychair May 2018 #178
Wrong. I know people who have switched parties and become great Democrats. Hamlette May 2018 #147
He's okay in my book. DemocratSinceBirth May 2018 #148
here is a pic his daughter in law just posted JI7 May 2018 #165
I disagree. I think McCain is a fine man who has a different ideology in many areas... Honeycombe8 May 2018 #151
Agreed... big K&R! InAbLuEsTaTe May 2018 #152
""I wanted to let him know how much I love him (John McCain)." DemocratSinceBirth May 2018 #158
+1 nt Honeycombe8 May 2018 #160
Grammatical error detected... griloco May 2018 #162
Unrec ... obnoxiousdrunk May 2018 #163
Main Street Republicans have become Corporate Republicans bucolic_frolic May 2018 #171
when I read an editorial by his daughter UpInArms May 2018 #172
"Christian" morphed into irrelevant meaning/application. relogic May 2018 #176
The right is as normal as the left in the US. aikoaiko May 2018 #177
All Republicans that voted for Trump and vote for his legislation are complicit Tarc May 2018 #182
Lots of people think that political disagreements are nothing to worry about Lordquinton May 2018 #192
"John McCain is an American hero & one of the bravest fighters I've ever known..." DemocratSinceBirth May 2018 #197
I agree that we have to be careful mvd May 2018 #198
Agreed .... LenaBaby61 May 2018 #201
I don't Bettie May 2018 #204
The important thing is that you continue to confuse patience and consideration with fanboying. LanternWaste May 2018 #206
The mistake is your own angrychair May 2018 #207
I see precious little fanboiism over Republicans.. Blue_Tires May 2018 #208
First angrychair May 2018 #209
I never said that nor did I imply it Blue_Tires May 2018 #210
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