An Event For The History Books

Robo

Robo

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I usually have a self-imposed moratorium on making derogatory statements about folks that have recently passed from the earthly life form for at least a few days after they’ve been laid to rest. But in the case of John McCain I feel a stronger urge to just go ahead and shoot my mouth/keyboard off, because of the “Over The Top” 4 or 5 days of ceremony only befitting a god I had just watched. At first I thought it was just some loving grieving super-sorrowful relative planned event. Then very soon I found out John McCain himself had planned the event before he died.

I must admit I never was an ardent John McCain fan. The “Keeting Five,” “votes with Democrats on worthless gun control laws,” “McCain/Feingold” and last but not least his extra hawkish foreign policy And military intervention ideology. In short in my opinion Ole John never saw a war he didn’t like.

But I think it’s just enough more to say that after watching John’s planned magnificent event for his evacuation from this living world I can only opine that I can hardly believe that there was nary a soul at John’s funeral that thought more of John McCain than John McCain.
 
Nordberg said:
What a wasted thread.
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Here is what the internet has taught me about socially inept, rightwing message board losers.

They are incredulous that someone could have many friends, have widespread respect, and be held in high esteem.
It is simply outside their range of personal experience, and constitutes almost an alien landscape to them.
 
Robo said:
I usually have a self-imposed moratorium on making derogatory statements about folks that have recently passed from the earthly life form for at least a few days after they’ve been laid to rest. But in the case of John McCain I feel a stronger urge to just go ahead and shoot my mouth/keyboard off, because of the “Over The Top” 4 or 5 days of ceremony only befitting a god I had just watched. At first I thought it was just some loving grieving super-sorrowful relative planned event. Then very soon I found out John McCain himself had planned the event before he died.

I must admit I never was an ardent John McCain fan. The “Keeting Five,” “votes with Democrats on worthless gun control laws,” “McCain/Feingold” and last but not least his extra hawkish foreign policy And military intervention ideology. In short in my opinion Ole John never saw a war he didn’t like.

But I think it’s just enough more to say that after watching John’s planned magnificent event for his evacuation from this living world I can only opine that I can hardly believe that there was nary a soul at John’s funeral that thought more of John McCain than John McCain.
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If you don't like what's on corporate state TV, stop watching, participating and cooperating.
 
Robo said:
I usually have a self-imposed moratorium on making derogatory statements about folks that have recently passed from the earthly life form for at least a few days after they’ve been laid to rest. But in the case of John McCain I feel a stronger urge to just go ahead and shoot my mouth/keyboard off, because of the “Over The Top” 4 or 5 days of ceremony only befitting a god I had just watched. At first I thought it was just some loving grieving super-sorrowful relative planned event. Then very soon I found out John McCain himself had planned the event before he died.

I must admit I never was an ardent John McCain fan. The “Keeting Five,” “votes with Democrats on worthless gun control laws,” “McCain/Feingold” and last but not least his extra hawkish foreign policy And military intervention ideology. In short in my opinion Ole John never saw a war he didn’t like.

But I think it’s just enough more to say that after watching John’s planned magnificent event for his evacuation from this living world I can only opine that I can hardly believe that there was nary a soul at John’s funeral that thought more of John McCain than John McCain.
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You do understand, and obviously you don't, it was McCain's way of getting one over on Trump, and his followers like you.

Trump will never be honored in the way McCain was.
 
I'll say it again, there was no one at that funeral that LOVED John McCain more than John McCain.

Trump will never need a funeral like that, he will have used up all of the world's admiration for him, himself.
 
Cypress said:
Here is what the internet has taught me about socially inept, rightwing message board losers.

They are incredulous that someone could have many friends, have widespread respect, and be held in high esteem.
It is simply outside their range of personal experience, and constitutes almost an alien landscape to them.
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Your post would only make sense if the McCain funeral had been planned by his alleged 20 billion "FRIENDS." According to all reports from left and right, he planned it "HIMSELF." What self critical modest person would put sooooo many, through soooo much for his/her own self-aggrandizing? Just another example of why I was never a fan of Ole John.
 
Robo said:
Your post would only make sense if the McCain funeral had been planned by his alleged 20 billion "FRIENDS." According to all reports from left and right, he planned it "HIMSELF." What self critical modest person would put sooooo many, through soooo much for his/her own self-aggrandizing? Just another example of why I was never a fan of Ole John.
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I really didn't and don't give a flying fuck about McCain's funeral. I didn't watch it and went about my normal days.

Why are you so concerned about it?
 
domer76 said:
I really didn't and don't give a flying fuck about McCain's funeral. I didn't watch it and went about my normal days.

Why are you so concerned about it?
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Because he knows that Trump won't get anything near that sort of regard and honor when he finally leaves meatspace. In fact, most of the mourners will be there just to make sure he really is dead.
 
ThatOwlWoman said:
Because he knows that Trump won't get anything near that sort of regard and honor when he finally leaves meatspace. In fact, most of the mourners will be there just to make sure he really is dead.
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I'm sure the NY times will have a front page photo of his corpse, but as for McCain, having 3 separate Memorial services followed by a funeral was insensitive to his family. Protracted burials just add to the emotional burden. For a different set of reasons, my brother's was protracted. By Day 5 I was seriously considering how I could steal his body and bury it in the backyard just to be done with the agonizing, seemingly never-ending march to the graveside. By day 8,I was, "Yea yea yea you loved him so much, thought the world of him, and and are so so sorry. Hugs hugs now move your asses along so we can get this shit done."
 
Kacper said:
I'm sure the NY times will have a front page photo of his corpse, but as for McCain, having 3 separate Memorial services followed by a funeral was insensitive to his family. Protracted burials just add to the emotional burden. For a different set of reasons, my brother's was protracted. By Day 5 I was seriously considering how I could steal his body and bury it in the backyard just to be done with the agonizing, seemingly never-ending march to the graveside. By day 8,I was, "Yea yea yea you loved him so much, thought the world of him, and and are so so sorry. Hugs hugs now move your asses along so we can get this shit done."
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Damn. He must have been well-loved and well-regarded. But you're right about the family's feelings. I guess though when your loved one goes into public service, especially at the high level of a McCain, it comes with the territory. I honored my late husband's wishes for his send-off. He wanted to be cremated, did not want a church or funeral home service, nor a wake and a bunch of weeping. He wanted a party. He had been active with our local VFW post, so they provided the VFW hall, DJ who played the music Rich most loved (I brought him scads of CDs), and even the beer and wine. Everyone brought food and treats. We had us a party!
 
ThatOwlWoman said:
Damn. He must have been well-loved and well-regarded. But you're right about the family's feelings. I guess though when your loved one goes into public service, especially at the high level of a McCain, it comes with the territory. I honored my late husband's wishes for his send-off. He wanted to be cremated, did not want a church or funeral home service, nor a wake and a bunch of weeping. He wanted a party. He had been active with our local VFW post, so they provided the VFW hall, DJ who played the music Rich most loved (I brought him scads of CDs), and even the beer and wine. Everyone brought food and treats. We had us a party!
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He was the cat's pajamas and there is a memorial to him which I have honestly never seen as I couldn't go to the dedication and it is somewhere in this monstrous winding park system we have I cannot figure out. I've seen photos of it but stuff like that has such low appeal to me it is unlikely I will ever make the effort. I wanted it over for the sake of my parents. It was agonizing for me to see how agonizing it was for them it was taking so long. They couldn't answer the phone, go to the door, didn't want anybody other than family in their house they were so overwhelmed with so many people they couldn't find mental space to grieve.
 
domer76 said:
I really didn't and don't give a flying fuck about McCain's funeral. I didn't watch it and went about my normal days.

Why are you so concerned about it?
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"Concerned?" Who's concerned? I simply delivered my opinion about it, that seemed to "concern" you, huh?
 
Robo said:
I usually have a self-imposed moratorium on making derogatory statements about folks that have recently passed from the earthly life form for at least a few days after they’ve been laid to rest. But in the case of John McCain I feel a stronger urge to just go ahead and shoot my mouth/keyboard off, because of the “Over The Top” 4 or 5 days of ceremony only befitting a god I had just watched. At first I thought it was just some loving grieving super-sorrowful relative planned event. Then very soon I found out John McCain himself had planned the event before he died.

I must admit I never was an ardent John McCain fan. The “Keeting Five,” “votes with Democrats on worthless gun control laws,” “McCain/Feingold” and last but not least his extra hawkish foreign policy And military intervention ideology. In short in my opinion Ole John never saw a war he didn’t like.

But I think it’s just enough more to say that after watching John’s planned magnificent event for his evacuation from this living world I can only opine that I can hardly believe that there was nary a soul at John’s funeral that thought more of John McCain than John McCain.
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One more victory for me, having cut the cable long ago. I only watch what I want to watch, and when I watch it. For this bullshit that you refer to, I was subjected to exactly none of it.
 
Robo said:
"Concerned?" Who's concerned? I simply delivered my opinion about it, that seemed to "concern" you, huh?
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Nope, I don't give a rat's ass what you think. You were concerned enough about it to start a thread on it, weren't you?

Here's what you can do when the funerals are on the tube. SOMETHING ELSE.
 
domer76 said:
Nope, I don't give a rat's ass what you think. You were concerned enough about it to start a thread on it, weren't you?

Here's what you can do when the funerals are on the tube. SOMETHING ELSE.
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If you really didn't care, you wouldn't even bother to reply. You claim to have trashed cable, why not trash JPP? Then you won't have anything to tempt your "caring" addiction.
 
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