John McCain has died

Died at 4:28 pm, per the family

It's about time. Trump was right. He was no hero.

Yawn.

So anyway, I had a sandwich for dinner tonight. Didn't feel like anything too heavy, or filling...

I’m guessing you didn’t have fries with your sandwich, r4?

No way he wrote that tweet...

RIP he lived a really eventful life.

Fuck you R2. He was a better human than you or the rump,

Svetlana

r8, don't feed the trolls.

I have r2 on ignore FYI.

Is someone consoling Ms. Lindsey?

I like my senators alive - DJT

who is gonna take his spot? his wife?

Notable: Pres. Obama put out a statement praising John McCain’s legacy before anything from the Trump White House.

Justin Trudeau:

Senator John McCain was an American patriot and hero whose sacrifices for his country, and lifetime of public service, were an inspiration to millions. Canadians join Americans tonight in celebrating his life and mourning his passing.

George W. Bush:

So many threads

Vale

Kamala Harris: ‏ My colleague John McCain will be remembered as a devoted father and husband, war hero and a conscience of the Senate. Sending my condolences and prayers to his friends and family, and to the American people who have lost a true patriot.

CNN has a reporter by the roadside in the desert doing live shots outside his home (I guess.)

Whoopi Goldberg ‏ Senator John McCain passed today, all i can think about..he never stopped trying to do his best. What an honor it’s been to know him. My condolences to the family he loved and adored and to his daughter & my friend @MeghanMcCain...from all my family, much love

Canadian Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan:

Senator John McCain spent his life in service to his country with dignity and honour. He was a true American leader, and one who I considered a personal hero. Thinking of his family, friends and those who served alongside him during this difficult time.

Stephen King:

John McCain's finest moment (for me) came in 2008, when a woman at a rally referred to Obama as an Arab. "No, ma'am," McCain replied. "He's a decent family man, a citizen that I just happen to have disagreements with." That's manning up.

Donald J. Trump:

It's a good thing. It's not a bad thing.

Thank you, OP, for saying McCain DIED today instead of that religious crap that's infiltrated everything with "pass away" like a little fairy.

Jeffrey Wright:

John McCain - often didn't agree with him but can't argue his dedication to serving as best he knew how. Two recent moments by which to remember him fondly: publicly shutting down his silly supporter's racist claim about Obama and then putting the thumb to healthcare thieves. RIP

McCain DESPISED George W Bush, R15.

Bill Clinton:

John McCain believed that every citizen has a responsibility to make something of the freedoms given by our Constitution, and from his heroic service in the Navy to his 35 years in Congress, he lived by his creed every day.

So what? Who cares? - Joy Behar

Unlike Trump...McCain seemed to be human.

Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL):

Maxine Waters: ‏ A true American patriot & hero has passed.

John McCain was an example of a public policy maker who fought for what he believed in, and had the character & dignity to stand up for what was right -- even if he had to oppose some of his colleagues to do so.

Maxine Waters:

I will always remember the critical moment when John McCain strode into the U.S. Senate and, with all eyes focused on him and one vote needed, displayed a thumbs down and saved Obamacare, which benefits millions in our country.

President Jimmy Carter:

"John McCain was a man of honor, a true patriot in the best sense of the word."

McCain stops the Republicans from abolishing ObamaCare:

Now that r24 has reminded me, I’d like to revise my title, which was written in haste.

What I really meant to say was, “John McCain, child of Christ, was escorted home to his Heavenly reward today by a chorus of angels. McCain passed peacefully and entered our Lord’s loving embrace at 4:28 this afternoon.”

"He's fine. He sends his love."

His mother is still living right at the moment though.

Long life either way for John.

When he first came back

iPod?

Too soon?

I got TRICKED by an imposter thread.

This thread is canceled.

McCain was really very handsome as a young man. I didn't agree with everything he did, but unlike most other Republicans nowadays, he really for the most part did serve for what he thought was best for his country.

You put the important part first.

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That cunt just can't shut her fucking yap. Irrelevancy suits her.

His choice of her as VP was unforgivable.

Hillary Clinton: ‏ @SenJohnMcCain lived a life of service to his country, from his heroism in the Navy to 35 years in Congress. He was a tough politician, a trusted colleague, and there will simply never be another like him. My thoughts and prayers are with Cindy and his entire family.

I's ALL about Miss Ward!

Sarah Palin continues to be a cunt.

r37, she's not only living, she's 106 years old.

Can you imagine outliving your 81 year old son?

I was shocked yesterday to learn that his mother is still living at 106. Unreal.

He also had his daughter Meghan late in life... she’s only 33.

Obama and GW Bush will give the eulogy . Nice bipartisan support

And will hopefully send a message to the public about Trump, R51.

"...late in life"

R50 Evidence that old sperm is wonky sperm.

Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL):

John McCain was my friend and one of my heroes. He devoted his life to duty, honor and country. He shall always be a role model for me.

I'm no big fan of McCain. He wasn't as much of a maverick as his reputation would have you believe.

That said, someone who fought in the war, was a POW, and served so many decades in Congress deserved more than a two-sentence tweet from the President of the United States.

I hope all those veterans who voted for Trump are reconsidering their vote. But I doubt it.

People who support the orange animal's petty and vengeful mentality are deplorables indeed.

r55, the less Trump said the better. You would have to have been in a coma for the last few years not to know how Trump really felt about McCain and vice versa, so frankly, I wish he had said nothing.

But he did, and he said just enough and not too much for once; a rarity for him.

Not a fan but, damn, brain cancer sucks.

Glad the pain is over.

He was a great American hero! moderately on the right. RIP

I wonder if the Vietnamese will ever release all the dirt they have on him? I mean, obviously they can’t do it now, the bodies not even cold. However, in the future I’d really like them to expose the fact that he was never tortured, and that he cooperated from day one.

R58 A moderate on the right? He opposed gay marriage, supported don't ask don't tell, voted against Employment Non-Discrimination Act, and opposed gay adoption.

Bill Clinton(DOMA) Obama and Hilary were opposed to gay marriage too, lest you forget

"supported don't ask don't tell"

So did I :)

Bill Clinton is a good ol’ boy deep down. If he’d never got into politics then his personal views on fag gays would probably be closer to Kim Davis.

R63, you don't get elected Governor of Arkansas by having a bleeding heart. I liked Clinton. He had a lot of "Clinton Republicans" voters.

R64 makes a good point.

Bill Clinton was the last Democrat who knew how to appeal to Southern/rural/Republican voters.

He was able to win states that are out of reach for the Democrats in the foreseeable future.

Bill was the last Democrat to win Arkansas, Tennessee, West Virginia, Louisiana, Kentucky, Georgia, Arizona & Montana.

Jews were happy to throw gays under the bus.

"But there were good people on both,sides!"

STILL dead!

Dead!