Meghan McCain spoils dad’s eulogy with vindictive attack on Donald Trump

[rangerrebew]

Meghan McCain spoils dad’s eulogy with vindictive attack on Donald Trump
September 1, 2018 | Samantha Chang

The (vindictive) apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Just ask Meghan McCain, who—like her late dad John McCain—opportunistically used his funeral to attack President Trump. Great job, Meghan! Dad would be so proud.

While delivering the eulogy of her father, an angry Meghan took a dig at President Trump’s famous MAGA slogan by spouting: “The America of John McCain has no need to be made great again because America was always great.”

https://www.bizpacreview.com/2018/09/01/meghan-mccain-spoils-dads-eulogy-with-vindictive-attack-on-donald-trump-670034

[ABX]

It was pointed, not vindictive. And when did it become bad to say "America was always great"?  Have we changed so much that is now a negative?

[Cyber Liberty]

It may have just been her telling Governor Ducey "Please don't appoint me to Dad's Senate seat?"

[skeeter]

It was pointed, not vindictive. And when did it become bad to say "America was always great"?  Have we changed so much that is now a negative?

I read the whole speech and, yeah, much was an attack on Trump, and not a very subtle one.

We can still call a spade a spade, right?

The Yeb faction of the GOP had best be careful lest they appear to be enjoying themselves too much at this 'memorial service'.

[dfwgator]

Was Paul Wellstone's kid there?

[Wingnut]

It may have just been her telling Governor Ducey "Please don't appoint me to Dad's Senate seat?"

She should follow my rule about hope; It's important in life to not give a shit. It can help you a lot.

[mystery-ak]

I personally think it was the wrong place..she should have saved it for a more receptive audience on The View...instead of remembering John McCain everyone is talking about Meghan's eulogy.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

It was pointed, not vindictive. And when did it become bad to say "America was always great"?  Have we changed so much that is now a negative?

Good point.

[dfwgator]

Has the MSM even mentioned "The Keating Five" the entire week?

[Maj. Bill Martin]

It was pointed, not vindictive. And when did it become bad to say "America was always great"?  Have we changed so much that is now a negative?

In the context of giving a eulogy...what's really the difference between a pointed attack on someone who isn't present, and vindictiveness?  She was not only negative towards Trump himself in general, but seemed rather clearly to refer to some of Trump's comments about her father.

I suppose we could quibble about the definition of "vindictive", but it seems close enough to not really matter.

In any case, she succeeded in politicizing her dad's funeral, and polarizing people further. So if that was her goal, she succeeded.

[Maj. Bill Martin]

The Yeb faction of the GOP had best be careful lest they appear to be enjoying themselves too much at this 'memorial service'.

That faction generally believes that this is all just about Trump personally, and they'll be back to running things once he's gone.

I don't think most of them realize that the only reason Trump was successful was because of the widespread, seething resentment against moderate leadership.  Trump only capitalized on that discontent - he didn't create it.  And when he's gone, it's still going to be there, except much stronger.

[skeeter]

That faction generally believes that this is all just about Trump personally, and they'll be back to running things once he's gone.

I don't think most of them realize that the only reason Trump was successful was because of the widespread, seething resentment against moderate leadership.  Trump only capitalized on that discontent - he didn't create it.  And when he's gone, it's still going to be there, except much stronger.

This "memorial service" proves to me the GOPe is obtuse enough to believe it'll be back to situation normal after Trump is gotten rid of.

It will be interesting to see how they react when they realize that, as you say, the problem isn't Trump, its them. They can decide to either start paying attention to their constituents or they can jump on board with the leftists in their effort to de-emphasize/delegitimize/defraud Article 1 Section 2 of the Constitution.

I'm thinking they'll choose the latter.

[Cyber Liberty]

This "memorial service" proves to me the GOPe is obtuse enough to believe it'll be back to situation normal after Trump is gotten rid of.

It will be interesting to see how they react when they realize that, as you say, the problem isn't Trump, its them. They can decide to either start paying attention to their constituents or they can jump on board with the leftists in their effort to de-emphasize/delegitimize/defraud Article 1 Section 2 of the Constitution.

I'm thinking they'll choose the latter.

I think so too.  In fact, I think they already have.

[dfwgator]

  Trump only capitalized on that discontent - he didn't create it.  And when he's gone, it's still going to be there, except much stronger.

Exactly. We Trump voters aren't going anywhere,  we'll be here long after Trump has left the stage.

[240B]

Trump should be honored in all this. Refusing to participate in the "John McCain was a Holy Saint anointed by God himself show" and not even present at the various cerimonies, Trump still managed to dominate everything about it. McCain was just a second-hand thought. The real focus in all of this has been and still is President Trump.

What an incredibly dominate actor one must be to be able to overshadow every single thing in Hollywood and in Washington D.C. without even trying. In fact, by Trump trying to stay out of the dog-and-pony show he only made them more angry. And they attempted time and again to drag him into it.

They are angry if Trump speaks, no matter what he says. And they are angry when Trump doesn't speak, if you can believe that. "Trump should have said that John McCain was a God among men!" The fact that he didn't say that is disrespectful and only proves that he hates McCain!

Who, other than Trump, could possibly get in trouble for something they 'didn't' say? This is TDS on full display in the Democrat Party and the Republican establishment.