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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Wed Aug 9, 2017, 01:11 PM Aug 2017

Ron Johnson: McCain's Brain Tumor 'Might Have Factored In' To His No Vote

Source: Talking Points Memo



By NICOLE LAFOND Published AUGUST 9, 2017 11:58 AM

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) thinks Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) recently diagnosed brain cancer and the late-night timing of the vote might have been factors in why McCain ultimately decided to vote against the skinny Obamacare repeal last month.

“Again, I’m not going to speak for John McCain, you know, he has a brain tumor right now. That vote occurred at 1:30 in the morning, some of that might have factored in,” Johnson said, speaking to the radio hosts of “Chicago Morning Answer.”

CNN’s KFILE first flagged Johnson’s comments.

The host asked Johnson to clarify, asking if he really thought the cancer played a role in McCain’s judgment call. “Again, I don’t know exactly what — we really thought — and again, I don’t want to speak for any senator. I really thought he was going to vote yes to send that to conference at 10:30 at night. By about 1:00 or 1:30, he voted no. So you have to talk to John in terms of what was on his mind,” Johnson said.

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ron-johnson-mccains-brain-tumor-might-have-factored-in-to-his-no-vote



UPDATE

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In a statement, McCain spokeswoman Julie Tarallo said, "It is bizarre and deeply unfortunate that Senator Johnson would question the judgment of a colleague and friend. Senator McCain has been very open and clear about the reasons for his vote."

http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/09/politics/kfile-ron-johnson-john-mccain/index.html
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Ron Johnson: McCain's Brain Tumor 'Might Have Factored In' To His No Vote (Original Post) DonViejo Aug 2017 OP
Then what's Trump's excuse? no_hypocrisy Aug 2017 #1
Ron Johnson is a brain tumor get the red out Aug 2017 #2
More like a human hemorrhoid Va Lefty Aug 2017 #10
Don't much matter at this point, moRon... Blue Owl Aug 2017 #3
I wondered how long it would take them to get there. Coventina Aug 2017 #4
Jeez, why not talk to McCain before throwing out wild possibilities or attacking his capabilities. ATL Ebony Aug 2017 #5
Ron Johnson is the poster boy for gerrymandering...nt LakeArenal Aug 2017 #22
Ron Johnson is one of biggest idiots in Congress. I have to wonder if the people of WI vkkv Aug 2017 #6
Maybe Maxheader Aug 2017 #7
Johnson believes sun spots cause climate change (or something along those lines) riversedge Aug 2017 #11
God, these guys are lowlifes. nt leftyladyfrommo Aug 2017 #8
Efing slime! Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2017 #9
What a pathetic, nasty thing to say PatSeg Aug 2017 #12
Exactly, What a vile thing to say, Sigh....... Old Vet Aug 2017 #18
What's Ron Johnson know about brains? Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2017 #13
senator stupid knows nothing. he is rich cause he married the boss's daughter. pansypoo53219 Aug 2017 #38
Actually, I have to agree. Chemisse Aug 2017 #14
I agree. Facing cancer or other potential deadly diseases can often... WePurrsevere Aug 2017 #33
I have to wonder if Johnson is starting a whispering campgain against McCain returning to vote riversedge Aug 2017 #15
A "responsible" politician actually went there! 🙄 Eugene Aug 2017 #16
Ha ha! I wondered how long frogmarch Aug 2017 #17
How can republicans know anything about brains when they don't have any? Initech Aug 2017 #19
When Sen. Ben J. is a walking stage 4, we can be assured that he will NCjack Aug 2017 #20
+1000 bronxiteforever Aug 2017 #21
Gosh, I hope Karma is real... LakeArenal Aug 2017 #23
Wow - what an astonishingly shitty thing to say. Vinca Aug 2017 #24
I'd thought that maybe McCain reached out to Trump for something C Moon Aug 2017 #25
I turned to my GF after the vote and I said... Javaman Aug 2017 #26
I also thought his diagnosis may have had an influence in his decision LiberalLovinLug Aug 2017 #27
You'd Think That, Wouldn't You? ProfessorGAC Aug 2017 #28
Then what "factored in" his choice of Sarah Palin? El Supremo Aug 2017 #29
That was only a matter of time, scum bag KRISITNA Aug 2017 #30
Maybe Johnson was closer in his diagnosis than he thought, just on the wrong vote DFW Aug 2017 #31
Some think he was sharp as a tack in strategy: he let the bill go forward LuckyLib Aug 2017 #40
What a colossal asshole. This creep is another one I just can't imagine winning fairly on 11/8/16 catbyte Aug 2017 #32
Senator Johnson and I were on the same plane Jimbo S Aug 2017 #34
My message to Mccain..sent to him just now.... asiliveandbreathe Aug 2017 #35
Sen. Ron Johnson is pond scum Gothmog Aug 2017 #36
Stinking sewer rot! riversedge Aug 2017 #43
Ron Johnson Needs HIS Head Examined! Doug the Dem Aug 2017 #37
He just needs a proctologist to find his brain. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2017 #39
Hey Ronnie... Notice the "power thumb?"... Now look at millions of" fingers " pointed at your ilk!.! Lostnote Aug 2017 #41
So if you do not vote like Johnson, you might be incompetent??? TNNurse Aug 2017 #42

get the red out

(13,458 posts)
2. Ron Johnson is a brain tumor
Wed Aug 9, 2017, 01:15 PM
Aug 2017

All these nasty rethugs that can't get why someone would vote against that bill make my head really hurt. Evil fucker.

Coventina

(26,844 posts)
4. I wondered how long it would take them to get there.
Wed Aug 9, 2017, 01:23 PM
Aug 2017

Only surprised it took this long.



These people are scum!

ATL Ebony

(1,097 posts)
5. Jeez, why not talk to McCain before throwing out wild possibilities or attacking his capabilities.
Wed Aug 9, 2017, 01:23 PM
Aug 2017

Not sure why Johnson even made the statement unless it's an attempt to nullify McCain's vote

 

vkkv

(3,384 posts)
6. Ron Johnson is one of biggest idiots in Congress. I have to wonder if the people of WI
Wed Aug 9, 2017, 01:23 PM
Aug 2017

really have their heads on straight.

Brain tumors perhaps.. Why do voters fall for that kind of crap from their (re-)elected officials?

PatSeg

(46,773 posts)
12. What a pathetic, nasty thing to say
Wed Aug 9, 2017, 01:41 PM
Aug 2017

Sometimes these fools would be better served to just keep their mouths shut.

pansypoo53219

(20,906 posts)
38. senator stupid knows nothing. he is rich cause he married the boss's daughter.
Wed Aug 9, 2017, 03:58 PM
Aug 2017

so entrepreneur my ass. he got in on the teabagger year. then 2016 fail. hopefully like kastner, he is out after 2 terms.

Chemisse

(30,793 posts)
14. Actually, I have to agree.
Wed Aug 9, 2017, 01:42 PM
Aug 2017

Although not because he lacks a sound mind.

He is facing his upcoming death. That tends to widen the perspective as well as nudge the conscience.

He is probably thinking about his legacy now, and doesn't want to be known as the harbinger of death (like Alfred Nobel, who created the peace prize to soften his own legacy).

WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)
33. I agree. Facing cancer or other potential deadly diseases can often...
Wed Aug 9, 2017, 02:37 PM
Aug 2017

serve up quite a wake up call. We'll see how long it lasts with McCain.

riversedge

(69,708 posts)
15. I have to wonder if Johnson is starting a whispering campgain against McCain returning to vote
Wed Aug 9, 2017, 01:43 PM
Aug 2017

in the Senate. Just wondering.

Eugene

(61,592 posts)
16. A "responsible" politician actually went there! 🙄
Wed Aug 9, 2017, 01:45 PM
Aug 2017

Uh Ron, people expect elected leaders to exercise leadership, not spread talk radio bullshit.

frogmarch

(12,144 posts)
17. Ha ha! I wondered how long
Wed Aug 9, 2017, 01:46 PM
Aug 2017

it would be before some GOPer would say or insinuate that the tumor made McCain vote no.

Johnson is an asshole.

NCjack

(10,279 posts)
20. When Sen. Ben J. is a walking stage 4, we can be assured that he will
Wed Aug 9, 2017, 01:50 PM
Aug 2017

not grow any compassion for the poor who cannot pay for medical treatment. That makes him a Big Repub asshole.

C Moon

(12,188 posts)
25. I'd thought that maybe McCain reached out to Trump for something
Wed Aug 9, 2017, 02:04 PM
Aug 2017

and Trump blew him off; so McCain said, fine...

Javaman

(62,439 posts)
26. I turned to my GF after the vote and I said...
Wed Aug 9, 2017, 02:15 PM
Aug 2017

"watch, tRump or one of his sycophants will blame the brain cancer"

nothing surprises me from these fucking bastards.

LiberalLovinLug

(14,153 posts)
27. I also thought his diagnosis may have had an influence in his decision
Wed Aug 9, 2017, 02:22 PM
Aug 2017

That as he apparently received many letters from people with similarly serious conditions pleading with him not to dismantle their coverage maybe McCain had a small twinge of empathy and conscience. Enough at least to override his usual rubber stamp mode and to vote no this time.

ProfessorGAC

(64,413 posts)
28. You'd Think That, Wouldn't You?
Wed Aug 9, 2017, 02:25 PM
Aug 2017

Here's a guy who is in an immediate position of saying to himself "Wow, it's a good thing i have health coverage because this is going to be really expensive." It doesn't take the world's most compassionate person to then think that this bill is putting 22 million people in the exact same position he's glad he's not in.

DFW

(54,047 posts)
31. Maybe Johnson was closer in his diagnosis than he thought, just on the wrong vote
Wed Aug 9, 2017, 02:32 PM
Aug 2017

Maybe McCain's thinking was clouded when he voted to let the bill move forward, and then he regained his clarity when it came time for the "nay" vote on the actual bill itself.

LuckyLib

(6,814 posts)
40. Some think he was sharp as a tack in strategy: he let the bill go forward
Wed Aug 9, 2017, 05:18 PM
Aug 2017

precisely so he could stick it to McConnell and Trump at a very public finale.

Jimbo S

(2,952 posts)
34. Senator Johnson and I were on the same plane
Wed Aug 9, 2017, 02:50 PM
Aug 2017

Heading back DCA to MKE literally seven hours after the vote. He was NOT a happy camper.

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)
35. My message to Mccain..sent to him just now....
Wed Aug 9, 2017, 03:11 PM
Aug 2017

under Foreign affairs category at his website...

First, thank you for NO vote on Healthcare..and NO we do not agree with Ron Johnson, we choose to believe your vote was for the GOOD of the American people..

AFA this NK rhetoric from the great improviser in the WH, once again, YOU are being called to ACT - for the love of our country and countrymen and women, get him the hell out of the WH...please ..get well Senator...

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