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Jay Glazer To Louisiana Senator ... "Talk About Damn Politics"
Showing posts with label Senator. Show all posts
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Saturday, January 26, 2019
Jay Glazer To Louisiana Senator ... "Talk About Damn Politics"
Saturday, October 20, 2018
Senator Mitch McConnell Confronted at Restaurant by Angry Customers
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, was confronted Friday night by some angry diners who loudly berated him for his politics. The Kentucky Senator was eating dinner with his wife at Havana Rumba in Louisville, when 4 men confronted Mitch. The…
Thursday, October 11, 2018
Massachusetts Senator Takes Giant Steaming Dump on Yankees, "We Own You!"
THIS IS SAVAGE!!!!! Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey isn’t just dancing on the Yankees’ grave — he’s crapping all over it … eating a bunch of chowda and lobsta rolls … and crapping all over ‘em again!! Seriously … it’s amazing. “In…
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
Senator Debbie Stabenow Pulling Double Duty For Aretha Franklin, John McCain Services
Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow has one busy — and bittersweet — weekend ahead of her. Debbie plans to attend services for Aretha Franklin in Detroit AND John McCain in Washington D.C. — all in about 48 hours. The Senator tells us it’s going to…
Sunday, August 26, 2018
Family, Friends and Celebrities React to Senator John McCain"s Death
Love and heartfelt condolences from family, friends, fellow politicians and celebrities are pouring in for John McCain … who died Saturday afternoon at age 81 after a year-long battle with brain cancer. John’s wife, Cindy, says … “My heart…
John McCain Dies; War Hero, U.S. Senator Was 81
John McCain, a Vietnam war hero who served as a U.S. Senator for over 20 years, died Saturday at his home in Arizona, his office has confirmed.
He was 81 years old.
This is what the statement from his office read:
“With the Senator when he passed were his wife Cindy and their family. At his death, he had served the United States of America faithfully for sixty years.”
The politician proudly referred to himself often as a “maverick” over his long and impressive career, as McCain was known over the years as a Republican who was unafraid to work with Democrats and/or to speak his mind.
A graduate of the United States Naval Academy in 1958, McCain was shot down while on a bombing mission over Hanoi in 1967.
He famously refused to be let go by his captors until all other American soldiers also apprehended were released and ended up serving as a prisoner of war for five years.
McCain was tortured for the duration of his captivity.
He retired from the Navy as a captain in 1981 and moved to Arizona, where he entered politics.
(UPDATE: Cindy McCain has said the following in a Tweet:
My heart is broken. I am so lucky to have lived the adventure of loving this incredible man for 38 years.
He passed the way he lived, on his own terms, surrounded by the people he loved, in the the place he loved best.)
In 1982, McCain was elected to the United States House of Representatives, where he served two terms.
He then entered the U.S. Senate in 1987 and easily won reelection five times, most recently in 2016.
McCain’s passing comes over a year since he announced to the world from a rare type of brain cancer known as glioblastoma.
As soon as he revealed this awful news in July of 2017, it was sadly assumed that he would not have very much longer to live.
But McCain once again defied the odds.
Not only did he survive for over a year, he played a significant political role during this period, even casting a deciding vote on healthcare reform in 2017.
He passed away days after wife Cindy announced that her husband had chosen to “discontinue medical care.”
“I love my husband with all of my heart. God bless everyone who has cared for my husband along this journey,” she wrote as a caption to the following message on August 24:
Our family is immensely grateful for the support and kindness of all his caregivers over the last year, and for the continuing outpouring of concern and affection from John’s many friends and associates, and the many thousands of people who are keeping him in their prayers, reads the message, concluding:
God bless and thank you all.
McCain ran for President in 2000, losing in the Republican primary to George W. Bush.
He also ran for President in 2008, earning the Republican nomination and losing in the general electionto Barack Obama.
A maverick up until the very end of his run in the Senate, McCain voted against the Republican-led effort to repeal Obamacare last year…
… and has spoken out strongly against President Donald Trump’s relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
After being diagnosed in 2017, McCain returned to the Senate floor and gave a rousing speech about politics and public service.
He implored his fellow politicians to vote with their conscience and to remember why they were voted into office by the citizens of their state and country.
Having lamented the polarization and decline of civility in our political system for years, he urged his colleagues to rise above party affiliation.
“Our responsibilities are important, vitally important, to the continued success of our republic,” he said at the time.
“And our arcane rules and customs are deliberately intended to require broad cooperation to function well at all.
“The most revered members of this institution accepted the necessity of compromise in order to make incremental progress on solving America’s problems and defend her from her adversaries.”
Expect plenty of tributes to pour forth from those who knew McCain and those whose lives were touched by McCain in the hours, days and weeks to come.
May this great American rest in peace.
UPDATE: Senator Mitch McConnell has released a statement in light of this news.
It reads as follows:
And this is what Barack Obama and Michele Obama have said:
Few of us have been tested the way John once was, or required to show the kind of courage that he did.
But all of us can aspire to the courage to put the greater good above our own.
There’s also this from Melania Trump:
Our thoughts, prayers and deepest sympathy to the McCain Family. Thank you Senator McCain for your service to the nation.
And this from Meghan McCain, on her dad:
Senator John McCain Dead at 81
John McCain – a former Vietnam prisoner of war, 6-term U.S. Senator from Arizona and 2008 GOP Presidential nominee who battled an aggressive form of brain cancer in the latter part of his storied career — has died … according to various…
Senator John McCain Dead at 81
John McCain – a former Vietnam prisoner of war, 6-term U.S. Senator from Arizona and 2008 GOP Presidential nominee who battled an aggressive form of brain cancer in the latter part of his storied career — has died … according to various…
Thursday, August 23, 2018
Ohio Senator Says Urban Meyer"s Suspension Is Fair
Ohio Senator Rob Portman says he has tons of respect for the investigators in the Urban Meyer case — and believes the suspension was the result of a “fair process.”‘ “I respect the process that went through,” Portman told TMZ Sports in D.C. on…
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Senator Cory Booker Jokes Corey Lewandowski"s a Disgrace to All Coreys
Senator Cory Booker says Trump’s former campaign manager has a long way to go to live up to all the honorable men who share his name. The New Jersey Senator responded with a little levity Wednesday on Capitol Hill when our photog asked about Corey…
Senator Cory Booker Jokes Corey Lewandowski"s a Disgrace to All Coreys
Senator Cory Booker says Trump’s former campaign manager has a long way to go to live up to all the honorable men who share his name. The New Jersey Senator responded with a little levity Wednesday on Capitol Hill when our photog asked about Corey…
Thursday, April 19, 2018
Senator Tammy Duckworth Brings Baby to Vote on Capitol Hill Thanks to New Rule
Sen. Tammy Duckworth just made history, baby … by bringing her newborn daughter to Capitol Hill to vote on something, thanks to a new rule she helped push through the Senate. Duckworth — who just gave birth earlier this month — wheeled herself…
Thursday, March 22, 2018
Senator Cory Booker Says Trump and Biden Should Snowball Fight it Out
Senator Cory Booker thinks Donald Trump and Joe Biden should take a cue from his own icy duel with Senator Jeff Flake … and that, he thinks, could be a battle for the ages. We got the New Jersey Dem on Capitol Hill Thursday and asked…
Senator Cory Booker Says Trump and Biden Should Snowball Fight it Out
Senator Cory Booker thinks Donald Trump and Joe Biden should take a cue from his own icy duel with Senator Jeff Flake … and that, he thinks, could be a battle for the ages. We got the New Jersey Dem on Capitol Hill Thursday and asked…
Senator Dean Heller Says Vegas Stadium Building Need 800 lbs Of Dynamite Daily
Get ready for your daily testosterone injection … ‘cause U.S. Senator Dean Heller from Nevada is about to tell the world how he’s helping to to build the Raiders new home … and it involves blowing stuff up. We got Heller in D.C. and he…
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Senator Tim Kaine Tells Trump To Quit Acting Guilty in Mueller Investigation
Hillary Clinton’s ex-running mate, Tim Kaine, says Donald Trump should probably stop attacking Special Counsel Robert Mueller … ‘cause appearances (of guilt) are everything. We got the Virginia Senator Monday in D.C., where we asked…
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Senator Jeff Flake Hints He"ll Run for President in 2020
Senator Jeff Flake will not answer the question — will he challenge Donald Trump in the 2020 primaries — but he makes it pretty clear he’s noodling the idea. We got the Arizona Republican Monday at Reagan National Airport and pressed him on the…
Sunday, March 4, 2018
Senator Joe Manchin Says Celebrities Can"t Ruin March for Our Lives
Joe Manchin isn’t worried about George Clooney getting his hands around the March for Our Lives protest, ‘cause he says nothing can taint this movement … not even Hollywood. We got the West Virginia senator Sunday in D.C. and asked if he thought…
Thursday, March 1, 2018
Republican Senator Praises Warriors Activism, Don"t Just Shut Up and Dribble!
The Golden State Warriors did NOT visit the White House during their trip to D.C. — instead, they worked with kids in the community … and the move is getting praised by a republican senator. We spoke with John Thune [R-SD] who commended…
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Senator Cory Booker Calls Don Young"s Holocaust Gun Argument Outrageous
Senator Cory Booker is stunned that Congressman Don Young tried pitching the Holocaust as a serious defense for arming teachers … calling the pro-gun notion “outrageous.” We got the senator from New Jersey Wednesday in D.C. and asked him what he…
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