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Impedimentus

(898 posts) Sun Feb 19, 2017, 09:11 AM Feb 2017

John McCain: Attacking The Free Press Is How Dictators Get Started

I'm no great fan of McMain, but at least he is starting to call it like it is.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mccain-press-dictators-trump_us_58a8d50ae4b07602ad556555?

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John McCain: Attacking The Free Press Is How Dictators Get Started (Original Post) Impedimentus Feb 2017 OP

Yet he votes for the "dictator's" nominees... SHRED Feb 2017 #1

McCain and Graham make sense sometimes ,.... Jimbo101 Feb 2017 #2

McCain and the GOP need to do more. J_William_Ryan Feb 2017 #3

SHRED

(28,136 posts)

1. Yet he votes for the "dictator's" nominees...

Reply to Impedimentus (Original post)

Sun Feb 19, 2017, 09:19 AM

Feb 2017

...and I haven't heard him calling for an INDEPENDENT investigation council.
While I like what he says, it seems his deeds fall far short of his words.

Jimbo101

(776 posts)

2. McCain and Graham make sense sometimes ,....

Reply to Impedimentus (Original post)

Sun Feb 19, 2017, 09:23 AM

Feb 2017

just not all the time.

every once in a while they come out with something that makes complete sense -

Then the very next week they're back with "the pack" of hyenas - spewing nonsense again.

J_William_Ryan

(1,755 posts)

3. McCain and the GOP need to do more.

Reply to Impedimentus (Original post)

Sun Feb 19, 2017, 09:39 AM

Feb 2017

‘Speaking on NBC’s “Meet The Press,” to be aired Sunday, McCain took a swipe at President Donald Trump’s volleys against the Fourth Estate, particularly a Friday tweet in which the press was called the “enemy of the American people.”’

“Veiled attacks” aren’t enough, Republicans need to oppose Trump with their votes in Congress.

Needless to say that will never happen.

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