Just have to say this ...

[NanceGreggs]

I am sickened listening to Republicans praising John McCain at his funeral, given they're the same people who remained silent when Trump maligned him, demeaned him, and belittled his service and sacrifices for his country.

I don't know which is more nauseating - their hypocrisy or their cowardice.

[handmade34]

1. cowardice

their cowardice creates the hypocrisy

[a kennedy]

2. I puked at turtleman's tribute........

[Haggis for Breakfast]

20. I cannot stand even hearing Bitch McConnell's voice anymore.

His constant, obsequious ass kissing of trmp's posterior end makes me want to barf. For him to stand there and praise McCain for values that McConnell (and Ryan and Pence) could never espouse, much less live, all the while they were doing everything they could to undermine McCain, attack and diminish him, doing trmp's dirty work, makes them complicit in the national dialogue trmp tried to force on us.

I still don't understand why Pence was even there. Clearly, the McCain family did not want him there and he was no defender of McCain's. Meghan's facial expressions left little to the imagination about her feelings. Even his Mum - gracious as she was - did not appreciate Pence either.

I even had mixed feelings about Lindsey Graham, who was once McCain's good friend, who did little in the way of standing up for him all the time that trmp was savaging him on a daily basis. As the saying goes, with friends like that . . .

I look forward to hearing Presidents Obama and Bush tomorrow. I'm sure they will eulogize John

[a kennedy]

21. Yes to my hero Barack, but really, Bush?? ah, not so much.

[onecent]

39. I have a question. You look friendly enough to ask you. I didn't put enough EXTRA TIME on the

chart so I could see Barack speech. Is it going to be done again somewhere, I had about 15 minutes left,but
it went away?? Is there a place I could GO TO to look at the last minutes of Barack speech.

Thank you.. If you don't know that's alright, I'll find a way some way

Some people are not friendly if you have to ask a questions, and I don't know where to go for it.

Thanks!

[a kennedy]

40. I think you can watch it here:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/watch-barack-obamas-full-eulogy-for-john-mccain

[onecent]

43. Thank you so much!!!!

[madaboutharry]

26. After Pence spoke, he shook everyone's hand

on the way back to his seat. Meghan barely let him touch her and then seemed to pull her hand back. It was obvious she doesn’t like him.

[peekaloo]

31. White phosphorous burns to the touch.

[Oppaloopa]

24. His daughter was glaring at him.

[ewagner]

32. I noticed that too....

her contempt for McTurtle was obvious.

[RKP5637]

3. Been thinking exactly the same!!! n/t

[hlthe2b]

4. well, just consider their discomfort having to do so--walking the tightrope so as not to displease..

their Chief Narcissist, yet saying just enough so that they don't offend everyone else.

Pence looked particularly nauseous. McConnell, his usual constipated, obnoxious self. Ryan is the best liar of the bunch.

[handmade34]

7. I was very offended...

Paul Ryan spoke: "...Today our nation bows in grief. But here...we have this beautiful thing. The chance to do for this man what he did for us. To stand up. To stand up and to embrace the cause of his life. No one of us can fulfill this charge. But all of us sure can try. Because all of this, all of this, it's worth fighting for...

...what the hell?? how many Republicans are standing up? fighting for what McCain stood for? what an ass Ryan is...



and as for Pence... he fucking had to make it political by 1st claiming the president asked him to be there and then adding "...(McCain's) support for limited government, for tax reform, and support for our armed forces surely left our nation more prosperous and more secure... As President Trump said yesterday, we respect his service to the country..."

[hlthe2b]

8. Of course, WE all are.. But they don't give a damn about Dems/progressives... just making "nice"

to get the media off their back so as to present an "acceptable" front, especially to their military constituency.

[defacto7]

17. By bringing up tRump and saying he asked him to be there

he and tRump just pissed on his grave. They are the most despicable of creatures.

[RestoreAmerica2020]

22. Your right (hithe2b*) ryan's is not only a good liar--he's a frkn lying

hypocrite. I hope mueller nails these fakechristian (ryan,mcconnel, pence) hypocrites,corrupt politicians to the proverbial cross [add sessions to that list;of course odious traitor trumpf is numero uno on list ] Ok Thanks for allowing me to ranti just couldn't listen to their fake-christian hypocrisy.


*Sorry handmade34 was unable to move. Yet totally agree that ryan is an ass! And, pence? McCain's friend right? He had to deliver trump's talking point..pence is nothing but a puppet; pence ryan, mcconnel are as despicable as they come, a motly group of fakechridtians..can't wait til the say they are out of our govt!...You are a brave soul for watching..I just couldn't..so thanks!

[riversedge]

28. McCain did not want Trump at his funeral and @VP Pence should NOT have spoken aloud Trumps name!

[GP6971]

5. Add disloyalty to the USA. n/t

[redstateblues]

6. Ryan and Turtle man were especially disgusting

I almost forgot Pence

[cutroot]

9. Their pompous selfish greed has been apparent to me since 1960. It has never lessened.

I don't even have to look at them anymore. I know that whatever they say or do will turn my stomach.

[JohnnyRingo]

10. Although I feel likewise...

Not duly arriving to say respectful words would be even more sickening*.

*-see Trump, Donald Sr.

[madamesilverspurs]

11. They. Were. Awful.

But the cameras caught Meghan glaring lasers at Pence, while Roberta blew her nose at him. Honesty in the moment.


.

[Gothmog]

12. I agree

[mcar]

13. WaPo columnist on this very issue

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/opinions/wp/2018/08/31/three-men-unfit-to-eulogize-mccain/?utm_term=.ba803c63eb0d

And then there were the three who spoke on Friday. You had to control your gag reflex watching Vice President Pence, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) extol McCain’s greatness as he was accorded the honor of lying in state...

McConnell acknowledged McCain as a “generational leader in the Senate.” McConnell said that McCain represented all the values the Capitol stands for. But what does McConnell stand for? He has accommodated Trump, ignoring or rationalizing his worst behavior. McConnell personally destroyed the comity in the Senate by denying Judge Merrick Garland a hearing and then extinguishing the filibuster for Supreme Court justices. He has refused to protect the rule of law by preventing a bill protecting the special counsel from reaching the floor. In short, he too is everything McCain is not, and has presided over the very changes in the Senate that McCain despised. McCain, with all his soul, cared for and fought for the Constitution, the dignity of all men and women and the basic values we hold dear. McConnell cares about power, ready to enable Trump at every turn. There is no principle for him beyond winning.

And then there was Ryan, come to pay his respects. When he repeated McCain’s admonition that “our identities and sense of worth were not circumscribed but enlarged by serving good causes bigger than ourselves,” you wondered whether Ryan is capable of self-reflection. He lauded McCain: “The sense of purpose that a battle joined can bring. The common humanity that burns in each of our hearts. . . . This is one of the bravest souls our nation has ever produced.” When exactly has Ryan exemplified those qualities? When has he demonstrated an ounce of courage to do what is right rather than expedient?

[Honeycombe8]

14. Agree TOTALLY. They're so two-faced & spineless. nt

[demsocialist]

15. It's a fucking tie. nt

[LostinRed]

16. Yes

The Republican Party is a bunch of spineless hillbillies.

[peggysue2]

18. Jennifer Rubin ripped . . .

them new ones over at the Washington Post. Specifically McConnell, Ryan and Pence, the spineless triplets. She said their comments were enough to make her gag since none of them have lived up to their own oaths to the country. I noticed Meghan McCain giving Pence a cold glare while he was speaking. No love lost there.

Toadies, all of them!

[gademocrat7]

19. Both

They are despicable hypocrites.

[oasis]

23. Paul Ryan is sooooooo full of shit. nt

[riversedge]

29. as always!

[Cha]

25. They're sociopaths. It must drive the Fraud

nearer to complete insanity, though

[pansypoo53219]

27. you are shocked they are craven?

[no_hypocrisy]

30. After Trump thoroughly and explicitly insulted McCain by proclaiming he wasn't a war hero,

I'll always believe that Trump's staff warned him not to invoke the name of McCain's mother, Roberta. Not Cindy. Not Meaghan. Roberta McCain.

Like Barbara Bush, Roberta is the matriarch of the McCain family and fears nobody.

I'm sure that Trump was nearly giddy with the prospect of making a mocking comment of John McCain and his mother but he was stopped by those with far more wisdom than Trump will ever have.

[spanone]

33. K&R...

[yallerdawg]

34. I have nothing bad to say about John McCain under the circumstances...

but each and everyone of those revolting Republican hypocrites is just way too much for me to stomach.

Thankfully, my television has numerous other mindless broadcasts to turn to.

[bucolic_frolic]

35. It's the silence of omerta

just appears to be that way

they've self-identified for all to see, if they can figure it out

[Perseus]

36. How about both

And how about their presence?

The republican party has been occupied by very disgusting people, and anyone who doesn't realize it may be because they share the same disgusting behaviour.

[Nitram]

37. You got the right, Nance. Hypocrites and cowards, every one.

[lunatica]

38. Attending his funeral is fundamentally an act of cowardice

They think it could redeem them. They’re mistaken because we know better and Trump’s Deplorables are probably offended that Trump was uninvited. His basest base are probably angrier at them than we are just for not snubbing McCain’s funeral over the snub to Trump.

There’s not much they can do to redeem themselves at this point. They allowed Trump to commit crimes against refugee families and their children. They are part and parcel of the problem.

[MadDAsHell]

41. He was a racist warmonger who willingly opposed the first black major party nominee.

If he was any kind of decent person, he would have withdrawn his candidacy in 2008 and let President Obama automatically have the office. He deserves all the belittling he gets.

DU’s fawning over him is an embarrassment.

[NanceGreggs]

42. In case you haven't noticed ...

... we elect our presidents. Candidates don't become POTUS by virtue of someone "letting them automatically have the office".

McCain "willingly opposed the first black major party nominee"? No. He ran as a candidate for his own party, just as Obama ran as a candidate for his party.

Maybe you should be embarrassed by your lack of knowledge as to how our election process works.