Kill the John McCain Ugly.

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(ThyBlackMan.com) It saddened me to hear Senator John McCain passed away. As someone that recently lost my father my heart goes out to his wife and children. I understand that regardless of who he was to this country he was a husband, and a father. As the nation mourns his passing no one will feel it as deeply as his family who will have a long road to travel long after the TV cameras disappear. Though the current president tweeted the right words it was hard to accept them as sincere given all the horrible things he said about John McCain. He couldn’t attack his policy…but instead chose to speak against his service in the military, primarily his POW status.

The president was unleashing attacks on McCain even when though he was aware of his declining health it was just another example of his lack of presidential decorum. It was another area that allowed us to point to the lack of humanity leading the White House. We don’t have to agree on party or policy to understand humanity.

Its unfortunate that like some of those we harshly criticize many of us are still unable to see humanity, and this is by no means “woke”. John McCain was an American that loved this country. He served this country with his life’s work. There is no telling the countless sacrifices his family would make for his continued service. He served until his body would no longer allow him to do so. There is something to be said about that degree of dedication, and it deserves our respect regardless of race or party.

I’m definitely not a Republican, nor a Democrat for that matter, so I did not share his policies in many areas. That didn’t make him right, nor perfect. However, what I remember is him running for president against Barak Obama, and having enough integrity to correct his constituents that insisted the now former president was not Muslim and indeed American.

I’m not a John McCain fan, but I’m also not a hypocrite. If you didn’t challenge his past military service or press hard about if his family owned slaves why are you willing to do it when he can no longer answer? As a people, woke or asleep, we must be mindful of what we are fighting for…and what we are willing to lose. I think about our people that are gunned down while the media often wants to dig up whatever they can to speak ill of the dead. I’m sorry it is an action I simply can’t condone.

If you are one of those that have made it your work to bring issues of the establishment to light, and you spoke out to bring light about the areas of issue concerning John McCain I can respect that. However, if you decided to raise your voice now, or if you choose to remain silent while former president Barack Obama was catching hell in the White House please stop the foolishness. I can respect that Senator McCain served this country and has passed. It doesn’t make me less awake…it just means my humanity is still in tact.

Staff Writer; Christian Starr

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Pelvo White, Jr. says:

August 30, 2018 at 6:13 pm

Cancer recently killed a great American citizen, veteran, and statesman. His name is John McCain. McCain and I shared some past experiences. Collectively these experiences were called the Vietnam War. Like McCain, I saw,smelled, heard, tasted, and felt combat in Vietnam. I am almost certain that John McCain and I had some similar thoughts while in combat. Combat is the ultimate hunt where men hunt other men and are also hunted by other men. Combat is a sanguine art form, government approved where human lives are taken. We both had to learn how to perform our duties and live with the thought that we might be captured or killed by the enemy. Combat soldiers are selected and trained by the military. Not all men are suited for combat. It was my honor to serve my nation. I served as a member of evacuation hospitals where the wounded were evacuated from the battlefield to evacuation hospitals to be treated for their wounds and returned to their units or moved to other treating hospitals. McCain piloted a bomber that was shot down by the North Vietnamese. I am certain that McCain remembered how to behave if captured. He remembered things like wear your dog tags, give only your name,rank,and number, and try to escape at every opportunity. McCain suffered serious tortures at the hands of his enemies for more than five years. I was never captured, but I gave considerable thought to the possibility. John McCain has my greatest admiration and respect because he really knew and understood the price we must pay for our freedoms. His bravery in combat, and during his capture defined American manhood.