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mfcorey1

(11,001 posts)
Tue Sep 26, 2017, 06:36 PM Sep 2017

Lindsey Graham Fights Back Tears Defending John McCain From Trumps Attacks

Graham was responding to President Donald Trump’s latest attack on the Arizona senator for opposing Republicans’ most recent attempt at repealing the Affordable Care Act.

Republicans do not appear to have enough votes to pass the latest bill, which Graham co-wrote, and McCain is one of the few Republicans opposing the new legislation. Trump attacked McCain on Twitter Monday, and Graham fought back tears defending his longtime friend.

“John if you’re listening ... nobody respects you more than I do.” Graham said during a CNN debate Monday night. “So to any American who’s got a problem with John McCain’s vote, all I can tell you is that John McCain was willing to die for this country, and he can vote any way he wants to, and it doesn’t matter to me in terms of friendship.”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lindsey-graham-john-mccain-trump-attacks_us_59c9fa23e4b06ddf45faaabe?section=us_politics

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Lindsey Graham Fights Back Tears Defending John McCain From Trumps Attacks (Original Post) mfcorey1 Sep 2017 OP
John Mccain - Grahams buddy - is in a fight for his life... asiliveandbreathe Sep 2017 #1
Thank you! Boomerproud Sep 2017 #5
But does it change how Graham views Dotard? ProudLib72 Sep 2017 #2
This should be Graham's moment to channel delisen Sep 2017 #6
It was sweet of him to say to McCain, but Ilsa Sep 2017 #3
Lindsey was even more MontanaMama Sep 2017 #4
Ok. But there are others who were willing to die for this country also who will be hurt JI7 Sep 2017 #7
Oh, please, Aunt Pitty Pat! fleur-de-lisa Sep 2017 #8
You know who your friends are.. Weekend Warrior Sep 2017 #9
Sen Graham is a classly person Gothmog Sep 2017 #10

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)
1. John Mccain - Grahams buddy - is in a fight for his life...
Tue Sep 26, 2017, 06:48 PM
Sep 2017

Hey Graham, so are many, many, Americans - we the American people could use your empathy as well...fix ACA...don't take it away.....

Boomerproud

(7,955 posts)
5. Thank you!
Tue Sep 26, 2017, 07:00 PM
Sep 2017

I will give Graham a pass ONLY when he cares about anyone else besides John McCain. The people of South Carolina elected you to be their voice-so start listening to people who have problems and work with them to try to solve them and quit being a ideologue.

delisen

(6,044 posts)
6. This should be Graham's moment to channel
Tue Sep 26, 2017, 07:15 PM
Sep 2017

Joseph Welch, attorney for the Army in Senator Joe McCarthy's (R-Wisconsin) shameful witch hunt of the 1950s:

The army hired Boston lawyer Joseph Welch to make its case. At a session on June 9, 1954, McCarthy charged that one of Welch's attorneys had ties to a Communist organization. As an amazed television audience looked on, Welch responded with the immortal lines that ultimately ended McCarthy's career: "Until this moment, Senator, I think I never really gauged your cruelty or your recklessness." When McCarthy tried to continue his attack, Welch angrily interrupted, "Let us not assassinate this lad further, senator. You have done enough. Have you no sense of decency?"

Overnight, McCarthy's immense national popularity evaporated. Censured by his Senate colleagues, ostracized by his party, and ignored by the press, McCarthy died three years later, 48 years old and a broken man.

<https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Have_you_no_sense_of_decency.htm>

Joseph Welch-the right person, at the right moment, with the right challenge.

If Graham is not up to challenging Trump, someone else will, and very soon.



Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
3. It was sweet of him to say to McCain, but
Tue Sep 26, 2017, 06:54 PM
Sep 2017

Joe Scab was the one who called out trump and any asshole who has been booing McCain.

Joe Asks: Who Raised The People That Boo Senator John McCain? | Morning ...

via @YouTube

MontanaMama

(23,322 posts)
4. Lindsey was even more
Tue Sep 26, 2017, 06:55 PM
Sep 2017

verklempt at the end when he was warning us that we have to repeal and replace the ACA now! Before it all unravels in a Run For Your Lives tone of voice. My spouse, who knows nothing of this group of characters, burst out laughing at Lindsey saying “guess Lindsey didn’t anticipate getting his ass handed to him by Amy Klonuchar”. Whoopsie!

JI7

(89,252 posts)
7. Ok. But there are others who were willing to die for this country also who will be hurt
Tue Sep 26, 2017, 07:23 PM
Sep 2017

By this bill. And i believe its one reason mccain opposes it and graham should also.

fleur-de-lisa

(14,627 posts)
8. Oh, please, Aunt Pitty Pat!
Tue Sep 26, 2017, 07:47 PM
Sep 2017

You let yourself be used by your party to try to coerce McCain into voting for a shitty bill that you didn't write or even understand.

With friends like Lindsey Graham . . .

 

Weekend Warrior

(1,301 posts)
9. You know who your friends are..
Tue Sep 26, 2017, 07:53 PM
Sep 2017

When the easiest thing they could do in tough times is stay quiet, yet there they are.

They deserve each other.

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