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John McCain: It 'Wasn’t Incorrect' to Say Rand Paul Was 'Working for Vladimir Putin'
Reason ^ | May. 16, 2018 1:19 pm | Matt Welch

Posted on 05/16/2018 12:49:54 PM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines

In March 2017, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) successfully delayed for 11 days Senate ratification of Montenegro's entry into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). America's leading advocate for NATO expansion, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) responded by accusing Paul of "achieving the objectives of Vladimir Putin...of trying to dismember this small country."

"I repeat again," McCain said then, remarkably. "The senator from Kentucky is now working for Vladimir Putin."

Perhaps even more remarkably, though not very surprisingly, McCain is unapologetic about that accusation in his valedictory new memoir, The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and Other Appreciations. "Senator Paul didn't appreciate that, and I'll grant that it was an intemperate thing to say," McCain writes, with co-author Mark Salter. "But it wasn't incorrect. He might not have worked wittingly for Putin, but he was doing exactly what the Russian wanted done."

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Editorial; Government; US: Arizona; US: Kentucky
KEYWORDS: bitteroldtroll; braindead; die; dyinjohn; hell; johnmccain; mccain; paul; randpaul; senate; songbird; strawberries; therestlesswave
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To: Salamander
Wrong image

Wrong analogy as well. Becket had principled motives. There doesn't seem to be much else than personal spite animating McCain.

121 posted on 05/17/2018 6:33:23 AM PDT by ek_hornbeck
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Hypocrite; Songbird has no moral standing to comment.


122 posted on 05/17/2018 6:36:20 AM PDT by wastedyears (Americans are dreamers too.)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Self-serving John expects perfection out of others.


123 posted on 05/17/2018 6:56:51 AM PDT by xzins (Retired US Army chaplain. Support our troops by praying for their victory.)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Words of “wisdom” from one of the prime players of the Keating Five.


124 posted on 05/17/2018 8:00:16 AM PDT by Amish with an attitude
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To: Salamander

“The rain in Spain...”


125 posted on 05/17/2018 9:39:52 AM PDT by Ken H (Best election ever!)
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To: Arm_Bears

I agree. I suspect McCain hasn’t been aware of or said much of anything for a while.


126 posted on 05/17/2018 9:58:17 AM PDT by jospehm20
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
Bitter evil little man spewing hate and bile to his dying day. Any normal person would be getting their existential affairs in order. begging יַהְוֶה‬ for forgiveness. This sick f**k is obviously mad at יַהְוֶה‬ that he's soon to die and go to hell.
127 posted on 05/17/2018 10:48:09 AM PDT by Para-Ord.45 (Americans, happy in tutelage by the reflection that they have chosen their own dictators.)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

The Songbird...is he still alive?


128 posted on 05/17/2018 11:09:49 AM PDT by miserare ( Hillary--you lost! Get over it!!)
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To: jospehm20

I respect Senator McCain for serving as a combat pilot, but Gee Whez, he, like several of esteemed buddies on the left, really ought to resign.


129 posted on 05/17/2018 11:26:54 AM PDT by jayrunner
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

COULDN’T care less!—grammar Nazi

Sincerely,

The Punctuation Nazi


130 posted on 05/18/2018 3:26:25 AM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world.)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Someone posted a good story about McCain in relation to Montenegro and his relationship with Russian oligarchs. I’ll try to find it.


131 posted on 05/20/2018 10:43:48 AM PDT by beaversmom
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To: Behind Liberal Lines; All

Here it is...from 2008:

McCain’s Kremlin Ties
https://www.thenation.com/article/mccains-kremlin-ties


132 posted on 05/20/2018 10:49:21 AM PDT by beaversmom
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