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In reply to the discussion: Stop "fanboying" over republicans [View all]Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)154. Of course. He's a Republican. Doesn't mean you have to hate him. He's a good person.
He's an honest person (for a politician), and a good person, as far as I can tell. He is a war hero, and his circumstances as a tortured POW speaks of his bravery. He refused to be released earlier than the other prisoners, which speaks to his humility, bravery, and decency.
I refuse to hate such a person. I disagree with his ideology, though.
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To each his/her own but I remember very well what these assclowns have been
Guy Whitey Corngood
May 2018
#3
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
Please, no purity tests. It is sometimes entirely appropriate to applaud a Republican. . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
May 2018
#14
Yes. Hard core RepubliCONs wish to polarize the country even more. Polarization is not healthy. . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
May 2018
#24
His political views doesn't mean he can't be friends w/a Democrat. He IS friends
Honeycombe8
May 2018
#157
+1. In the old days, Repub & Dem politicians were friends, went to lunch together.
Honeycombe8
May 2018
#155
Sen John McCain saves Obamacare votes NO on GOP Health care #SkinnyRepeal
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2018
#21
I'm too busy battling real monsters like Trump and his current enablers to trash McCain.
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2018
#36
I have to choose my battles. Battling John McCain and Steve Schmidt aren't battles worth fighting.
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2018
#42
I called him McInsane during the 08 elections. That was then. This is now.
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2018
#50
If McCain was such a bad guy why did Joe Biden visit him in his time of need ?
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2018
#55
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
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
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
Of course. He's a Republican. Doesn't mean you have to hate him. He's a good person.
Honeycombe8
May 2018
#154
I do. And no one is going to tell me to hate a person because he's a Republican.
Honeycombe8
May 2018
#159
Sometimes to defeat a common enemy one must ally with people you might otherwise loathe
Jake Stern
May 2018
#71
Even the most tolerable Republicans are horrific. Trump policies are, for the most part, GOP SOP.
Garrett78
May 2018
#80
I don't think people are fanboying so much asfeeling slight relief that "not all" of the republicans
Afromania
May 2018
#87
Being kind is not "fanboying." Showing empathy for a human being suffering a likley painful death
EffieBlack
May 2018
#94
It makes absolutely no sense to "beat up" MCCain now. It puts us in deplorable company.
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2018
#121
FFS, you can respect the man and disagree with his views, the two aren't mutually exclusive
still_one
May 2018
#104
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
Will you be upset when he passes and President Obama lionizes him in his eulogy ?
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2018
#132
And I feel McCain and Schmidt both put this turd ball in motion by bringing Palin onto the ticket
meadowlark5
May 2018
#126
The shortlist of Never-Trumper-Republicans who publicly tangle with 45 are an invaluable resource.
VOX
May 2018
#138
I disagree. I think McCain is a fine man who has a different ideology in many areas...
Honeycombe8
May 2018
#151
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
The important thing is that you continue to confuse patience and consideration with fanboying.
LanternWaste
May 2018
#206