Posted on 08/27/2018 6:48:16 PM PDT by Hojczyk
In any case, it is one life’s little delights to see how Trump has every right thinking person with their knickers in a twist because he has not properly genuflected at the passing of John McCain. Yes, I know, Trump has relented a bit late today with a new statement and lowering the White House flag to half-staff. But wasn’t it fun to watch the perpetual motion that is the Trump Outrage Apparat at full steam for 24 hours?
Is anyone surprised that Trump wouldn’t join the hosanna chorus for McCain? Is this really some kind of new information? I decline, at the moment of McCain’s passing, to detail my complaints about McCain; there will be plenty of time for that later. But I do note that the lack of regard between Trump and McCain appears to have been reciprocal, as McCain seems to have pointedly excluded Trump from his funeral observance, in preference for George W. Bush and Obama. Even Richard Nixon had Bill Clinton speak at his funeral in 1994, though I am sure Nixon despised Clinton. What—was McCain afraid that Trump would repeat his joke about liking heroes who weren’t captured? (That was, I thought, Trump’s peak World Wide Wrestling move—an aspect that was lost on nearly everyone.)
But in the annals of presidential churlishness, Trump’s predictably dismissive attitude toward McCain is nothing compared to the way Franklin Roosevelt and his administration went to great lengths to try to prevent Hoover Dam from being named for Herbert Hoover—an effort that went on for over a decade.
Wikipedia has a decent and fair summary of the matter:
(Excerpt) Read more at powerlineblog.com ...
...it is one life’s little delights to see how Trump has every right thinking person with their knickers in a twist because he has not properly genuflected at the passing of John McCain.”
What does this sentence even mean?
Sorely?
The man is dead and Trump threw the wolves a dried-up bone - so what?
A local attorney, formerly a Judge, died. All the attorneys gathered in Circuit Court to place comments on the record. One attorney, always a gentleman, stood and said, “George has died, and the world is better off for it.” He sat down to a lot of wide eyes. Attorneys still marvel at it after 35 years.
I love it. Even in death, Trump steps on the news coverage of McCain. Would someone please tell me what McCain has done to deserve these special accolades?
I don’t do Twitter either, but it is worthwhile to periodically peek in to James Woods’ twitter account, His political comments and humor are gems.
and crazies. McCain started the feud by calling Arizona Trump supporters crazies because he didn't like Trump's immigration stance.
“McCain started the feud by calling Arizona Trump supporters crazies”
He called AZ conservatives “crazies”.
He called U.S. conservatives (Tea Party) “hobbits”.
The man had a mouth, and a mean streak a mile wide.
And he’s being worshiped this week.
From the way back machine.
Rather the wolves’ teeth fell out
jmo
Yes, I see them when links show up on FR.
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