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19 seconds of drama: A video breakdown of John McCain's vote (Original Post)
FourScore
Jul 2017
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still_one
(92,174 posts)1. That really encapsulates the suspense
Grassy Knoll
(10,118 posts)2. And Fox News Says...Nothing You Idiots....
...Fox News Is Locked In My Basement.
A Little Eminem/Dr. Dre Reference.
flamingdem
(39,313 posts)3. I can relive this multiple times
BigmanPigman
(51,585 posts)4. Thanks for posting that. I think I saw it on Chris Hayes earlier.
Now I can bookmark it.
eggplant
(3,911 posts)5. I didn't watch the vote -- was there a reason he didn't vote when his name was called?
Canoe52
(2,948 posts)6. Not everyone was in the room when their name
was called, but would stop by the clerks desk to state their vote when they did enter the room.
However IMO, McCain was grandstanding.
SergeStorms
(19,199 posts)8. Ahhhh, let him grandstand.
Near death experiences have a profound effect on you, or so I've heard. If he wanted to milk it for a few seconds, just to let the enormity of what he was about to do sink in.....good for him. After all the crap he's taken from Trump lately, he's allowed to twist the knife a little, after sticking it in.
Good on 'ya, John!
pnwmom
(108,977 posts)7. I heard Pence had pulled him into the hall. n/t
Rustyeye77
(2,736 posts)9. Historical moment.
Kick