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John McCain: Obama thanked me for my vote killing Obamacare repeal
Washington Examiner ^ | May 10, 2018 | Caitlin Yilek

Posted on 05/10/2018 8:06:19 AM PDT by sickoflibs

Republican Sen. John McCain says former President Obama called to thank him after his dramatic vote against his party’s Obamacare repeal bill last year.

In a copy of his forthcoming book, “The Restless Wave,” obtained by the Daily Beast, McCain said he appreciated the call from Obama. The two ran against each other in the 2008 presidential election.

“Among the people who called to thank me was President Obama,” McCain writes. “I appreciated the call, but, as I said, my purpose hadn’t been to preserve his signature accomplishment but to insist on a better alternative, and to give the Senate an opportunity to work together to find one.”

Before McCain turned his thumb down to signal his no vote, he received a call from President Trump urging him to support the bill. The call came after Vice President Mike Pence tried to lobby McCain on the Senate floor to vote with their party. Obama didn’t call ahead of the vote to try to sway McCain’s vote, the senator said.

“He hadn’t called to lobby me before the vote, which I had appreciated. He had last called me not long after the November election, during the transition to the Trump administration, to congratulate me on my reelection. He added that he was counting on me to be an outspoken and independent voice for the causes I believed in as I had been during his presidency. I thanked him, and said I would try to be.”

McCain’s book is set to be released May 22. The book’s release comes as he battles an aggressive form of brain cancer.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: amnestypimp; lovesobama; mccain; mccainbook; neocon; obamacare; rino; strawberries; traitor; uniparty
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To: KC_Lion

I’m fairly confident of it.


21 posted on 05/10/2018 8:16:25 AM PDT by TheBattman (Democrats-Progressives-Marxists-Socialists - redundant labels.)
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To: sickoflibs

Not dead yet........


22 posted on 05/10/2018 8:16:28 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: KC_Lion

Pretty sure McCain did vote for the Kenyanesian Usurper, he endorsed him.


23 posted on 05/10/2018 8:17:14 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: sickoflibs

Sit down, useful idiot.


24 posted on 05/10/2018 8:17:32 AM PDT by Huskrrrr
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To: EdnaMode

John McCain is so fickle.

When it comes to stepping off the stage, he just keeps teasing along, playing peek-a-boo, and throwing out these one-liners, that in the end, leave only a confused understanding in their wakes.

Forever the clown, he cannot give up the stage until he shall be forcibly DRAGGED off.

Which should happen just about any minute now.


25 posted on 05/10/2018 8:18:18 AM PDT by alloysteel (Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first.)
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To: sickoflibs

I don’t care for the ‘maverick of the senate’ and will pass on his book. The sole purpose of McCain ‘writing’ it is to get even with Trump for winning the presidency, winning for the people, and for telling it like it is.


26 posted on 05/10/2018 8:19:12 AM PDT by Heart of Georgia (truth will trump their lies)
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To: sickoflibs

That vote will be undone not long after you’ve expired, Senator.


27 posted on 05/10/2018 8:19:55 AM PDT by Ted Grant
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To: sickoflibs

Didja thank him back? At Man’s Country he always loved getting pleasured by older white men.


28 posted on 05/10/2018 8:21:26 AM PDT by Yaelle
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To: sickoflibs

Has Soros thanked him yet?


29 posted on 05/10/2018 8:21:48 AM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: beethovenfan

Everybody thinks they have to outdo the death scene in “Song of Roland”.


30 posted on 05/10/2018 8:22:00 AM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: Lazamataz

You know what would have been neat?
It would have been neat if, in 2008, Obama had faced an opponent.


Excellent. Yeah, it would have been pretty pretty cool.


31 posted on 05/10/2018 8:22:07 AM PDT by Yaelle
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To: spokeshave2

“And check for big cash deposits to the McCain Foundation.”

I see it the same way as you. Money is the siren call to those who are willing to be bought.


32 posted on 05/10/2018 8:22:25 AM PDT by ryderann
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To: sickoflibs

When the time finally arrives, I will thank Songbird for assuming room temperature.


33 posted on 05/10/2018 8:22:31 AM PDT by Howie66 ("Tone down the tagline please." - Admin Moderator)
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To: sickoflibs

Johnny has always been willing to “work” with the communists. Fart proudly, Johnny!


34 posted on 05/10/2018 8:22:33 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (#NotARussianBot)
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To: sickoflibs
p309
35 posted on 05/10/2018 8:24:54 AM PDT by Snickering Hound
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To: sickoflibs

I imagine Bammy was not pleased with McTraitors choice of Palin, must have wondered if his back stabbing ways got him.
Suddenly the fix wasn’t in.


36 posted on 05/10/2018 8:25:17 AM PDT by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: sickoflibs

LOL.


37 posted on 05/10/2018 8:28:06 AM PDT by Radix (Natural Born Citizens have Citizen parents)
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To: sickoflibs

I don’t wish any ill on Senator McCain.

I do hope he retires before end of May so the people can elect his successor.

However, regarding all this ill will towards Trump - I’m thinking on his death bed, he may come to regret being so hateful in his last days.

Who is he impressing besides his own (sick) ego. He has always been a media hound, but this is really beyond the pale. Voting for Brennan then coming out against his subordinate, Haspel. Talking about the Obama phone call. Telling all he doesn’t want Trump at his funeral. Man has no shame.

He is going to meet the Maker soon, hope he has some answers for these hateful actions so late in his life.


38 posted on 05/10/2018 8:29:33 AM PDT by dan on the right
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To: sickoflibs

The thing McCain hates more than his captors as a POW is Republicans. He is one man who should have been left behinds.


39 posted on 05/10/2018 8:31:42 AM PDT by chuckee
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To: sickoflibs

I hope Hanoi Jane delivers his eulogy


40 posted on 05/10/2018 8:32:37 AM PDT by SMARTY ("Nearly all men can stand adversity...to test a man's character, give him power." A. Lincoln)
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