Criminal Warmonger John McCain dead at 81

John McCain passed away on August 25, 2018 after a battle with Cancer. I am not a grave dancer and I don’t enjoy taking shots at people who have died. That being said, nothing I’m saying here wouldn’t be anything that I wouldn’t criticize any corporate shill and warmonger for. That being the Establishment Republicans John McCain represents endless war, income inequality, etc. As well as the shameless corporate warmongers who paint their party blue, and still do the same stuff that the right wingers do. So I will call out anyone who has done horrible things, even criminal things, whether they’re alive or dead.

The Reason I’m writing this article is not just because I think John McCain was a egregious politician, but no one within the establishment or corporate media will tell the truth about John McCain’s record. Instead they wish to paint him as this immortal hero and this great statesman, which he is not.

Defense Contractors that profited off the Wars McCain supported wrote a heartfelt eulogy for him

First, we should look at some of the positives of John McCains record.

John McCain first positive thing is that he supported saving Obamacare. Most likely not out of principle but out of spite of Mr. Trump, who has personally attacked McCain.
He was in favor of campaign finance reform. He help create McCain-Feingold Act which was a minuscule reform of campaign finance laws that only put a restriction on the amount of money taken. But he did a lot of favors for his wealthy donors who financed his campaign.

He must of really did a lot of favors for Lockheed Martin to get a eulogy from that company…

Now to the negatives of his record. Which there is a lot more of.

• Supports repealing Roe v. Wade. (May 2007)
• Opposes public funding for abortion services. (Nov 2016)
• Supports parental notification for abortions by minors. (Nov 2016)
• Affirmative action OK for specific programs, but no quotas. (Jul 1998)
• Hollywood should voluntarily self-censor sex and violence. (Jul 1999)
• Supports Amendment against flag-burning. (Apr 1999)
• Confederate flag is a “symbol of heritage”. (Jan 2000)
• Confederate flag on top of capitol was wrong; in front is ok. (May 2007)
• Private ceremonies fine, but no gay marriage. (Oct 2007)
• Voted against MLK holiday in 1983
• Supported CA Prop. 209, canceling affirmative action quotas. (Mar 2008)
• Rated 0% by the ACLU, indicating an anti-civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)
• Rated 33% by the HRC, indicating a mixed record on gay rights. (Dec 2006)
• Rated 7% by the NAACP, indicating an anti-affirmative-action stance. (Dec 2006)
• Voted YES on Amendment to prohibit flag burning. (Dec 1995)
• Voted NO on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes. (Jun 2002)
• Voted YES on loosening restrictions on cell phone wiretapping. (Oct 2001)
• Voted NO on expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation. (Jun 2000)
• Rated 17% by UFCW, indicating a pro-management voting record. (May 2012)
• More death penalty; stricter sentencing. (Jan 2000)
• Pro-death penalty; more prisons; increased penalties. (Jul 1998)
• Death penalty for killing police officers. (Oct 2015)
• Rated 29% by CURE, indicating anti-rehabilitation crime votes. (Dec 2000)
• Voted YES on rejecting racial statistics in death penalty appeals. (May 1994)
• Stricter penalties; stricter enforcement. (Jul 1998)
• Help unqualified teachers find other lines of work. (Jul 1999)
• Vouchers in DC work; parents wait in line for them. (Oct 2008)
• Charters, homeschooling, & vouchers are key to success. (Dec 2007)
• Local charters are the best Arizona schools. (Mar 2000)
• Tax breaks for charters — not from public school funds. (Dec 1999)
• Vouchers & charters will improve our school system. (Oct 1999)
• Nationwide test of school vouchers. (Sep 1999)
• Tax-funded vouchers for private schools or charter schools. (Jun 1999)
• Vouchers for any schools; more charter schools. (Jul 1998)
• Voted NO on $52M for “21st century community learning centers”. (Oct 2005)
• Voted NO on $5B for grants to local educational agencies. (Oct 2005)
• Voted NO on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education. (Mar 2005)
• Voted NO on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
• Voted NO on funding student testing instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
• Voted NO on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction. (Apr 2001)
• Voted YES on school vouchers in DC. (Sep 1997)
• Voted YES on defunding renewable and solar energy. (Jun 1999)
• Voted YES on removing consideration of drilling ANWR from budget bill. (Mar 2003)
• Voted NO on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%). (Jun 2005)
• Voted YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases. (Apr 2011)
• Rated 20% by HSLF, indicating an anti-animal welfare voting record. (Jan 2012)
• Media Responsibility Act requires video & music labeling. (Jun 1999)
• Violence in media caused Littleton shootings. (Apr 1999)
• Voted YES on killing restrictions on violent videos to minors. (May 1999)
• Maintain Cuban embargo; indict Castro. (Dec 2007)
• We need bigger army for more militaristic foreign policy. (Oct 2007)
• Somalia: alleviating starvation OK; nation-building not. (Oct 2007)
• 2000: Internationalist vision with populist caution. (Sep 2000)
• Sit down with any leader, but only with pre-conditions. (Sep 2008)
• Overthrow “rogue” governments to keep Americans safe. (Feb 2000)
• Our conscience influences US intervention, as in Rwanda. (Feb 2000)
• Africa: Money for AIDS would be lost to corruption. (Jan 2000)
• Cuba: No diplomatic and trade relations. (Jul 1998)
• 1970s: Vietnam justified because of Domino Theory. (Oct 2007)
• Voted YES on $17.9 billion to IMF. (Mar 1998)
• Voted YES on Strengthening of the trade embargo against Cuba. (Mar 1996)
• Supports standing with the nation of israel. (Nov 2016)
• He once compared the president of Iran to a monkey and still insists on calling his Vietnamese captors “gooks”
• Harness market competition for comprehensive reform. (Feb 2008)
• The problem with health care in America is inflation. (Jan 2006)
• 1989: No mandatory catastrophic Medicare coverage. (Jan 2004)
• 1993: To socialize healthcare would be to ruin it. (Jan 2004)
• Voted YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts. (May 2011)
• Voted NO on expanding the Children’s Health Insurance Program. (Jan 2009)
• Voted NO on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D. (Feb 2006)
• Rated 25% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Supports repealing mandated health insurance. (Nov 2016)
• 3% increase in military is not enough; we need more. (Mar 2017)
• Surveillance of overseas communications is ok. (Dec 2007)
• Ok to hold even US citizens as enemy combatants. (Dec 2007)
• His Military Commissions Act ended up denying habeas corpus. (Oct 2007)
• Leading proponent for drastically expanding National Service. (Oct 2007)
• Boost standing army from 750,000 to 900,000. (Oct 2007)
• Half of world’s defense spending should be US as global cop. (Oct 2007)
• I support the Bush doctrine of pre-emptive war. (Jan 2006)
• Experience has taught me: the US military must not fail. (Sep 2008)
• Vietnam not wrong, but how it was fought and led was. (Sep 2002)
• Vietnam was a worthy cause despite losing. (Nov 1999)
• Keep “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy — it works. (Jan 2000)
• Voted YES on extending the PATRIOT Act’s roving wiretaps. (Feb 2011)
• Voted NO on limiting soldiers’ deployment to 12 months. (Jul 2007)
• Voted NO on preserving habeas corpus for Guantanamo detainees. (Sep 2006)
• Voted NO on requiring CIA reports on detainees & interrogation methods. (Sep 2006)
• Voted YES on reauthorizing the PATRIOT Act. (Mar 2006)
• Voted YES on extending the PATRIOT Act’s wiretap provision. (Dec 2005)
• Voted NO on restricting business with entities linked to terrorism. (Jul 2005)
• Voted NO on restoring $565M for states’ and ports’ first responders. (Mar 2005)
• Voted NO on adopting the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. (Oct 1999)
• Voted YES on deploying National Missile Defense ASAP. (Mar 1999)
• Rated 0% by SANE, indicating a pro-military voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Voted against minimum wage 19 times, when in pork bills. (Aug 2008)
• Raising taxes eliminates jobs. (Jul 2008)
• Unions are monopolies; don’t compel people to join. (Oct 2007)
• Voted NO on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Jun 2007)
• Voted NO on raising the minimum wage to $7.25 rather than $6.25. (Mar 2005)
• Voted YES to Repeal of Glass-Stegall Act and Supported Graham Leah Bailey Act
• Voted YES on allowing workers to choose between overtime & comp-time. (May 1997)
• Rated 15% by the AFL-CIO, indicating an anti-union voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Voted YES on allowing personal retirement accounts. (Apr 1998)
• Supports individual savings accounts and work incentives. (Sep 1998)
• Tax system is fair; wealthy pay bulk of taxes. (Oct 2007)
• Keep tax rates the same; let’s not raise anybody’s taxes. (Oct 2008)
• Supported Reagan tax cuts because matched by spending cuts. (Jan 2008)
• Bush tax cuts fiscally reckless & favored rich;but keep them. (Apr 2007)
• Voted against Bush tax cuts for not reining in spending. (May 2007)
• Voted YES on raising the Death Tax exemption to $5M from $1M. (Feb 2008)
• Voted YES on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax. (Mar 2007)
• Voted YES on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million. (Mar 2007)
• Voted YES on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts. (Aug 2006)
• Voted YES on permanently repealing the `death tax`. (Jun 2006)
• Voted YES on phasing out the estate tax (“death tax”). (Jul 2000)
• Opposes increasing income tax rates. (Nov 2016)
• Supports eliminating the death tax. (Nov 2016)
• $686K in donations from telecoms as chair of telecom cmte. (Mar 2008)
• Ban TV boxing; college football betting; & online gambling. (Oct 2007)
• 1996 Telecomm Bill: public interest was not at the table. (May 2002)
• Uses Internet to read news & to get donations. (Mar 2000)
• Telecommuncations Act was an influence-peddling scheme. (Jul 1999)
• We’re in an Afghan stalemate & a Russian EU destruction. (Mar 2017)
• Putin is a thug; Russia understands only our strength. (Mar 2017)
• Mandate a three-part process to start war. (Jan 2015)
• Putin in Crimea: it’s delusional to think Cold War is over. (Mar 2014)
• Chief Senate proponent of military intervention in Syria. (Jun 2013)
• 2007: No guarantee with surge; but no surge surely fails. (Nov 2010)
• Obama “an uncertain trumpet” for Afghan & Iraqi withdrawal. (Nov 2010)
• 2008: No one has supported Bush in Iraq more than I have. (Oct 2010)
• Bush mismanaged Iraq; until the surge. (Jan 2010)
• McCain Doctrine: when we go to war, complete the mission. (Aug 2009)
• In Afghanistan, employ same winning strategy as in Iraq. (Sep 2008)
• Don’t threaten Pakistan; it’s part of Afghan strategy. (Sep 2008)
• We face transcendent evil of radical Islamic extremism. (Sep 2008)
• Since 1998, championed policy of “rogue-state rollback”. (Oct 2007)
• Follow Osama bin Laden to the gates of hell. (May 2007)
• Prefers not to take troops out of Afghanistan. (Jan 2007)
• The War on Terror is the overriding and transcendent issue. (Oct 2004)
• The War on Terror is a fight between good and evil. (Aug 2004)
• The War on Terror a war we must fight. (Aug 2004)
• Avoiding the War on Terror has cost us dearly. (Aug 2004)
• Bush promised enemies would soon hear from us and they did. (Aug 2004)
• Our adversaries express a hatred for all good in humanity. (Aug 2004)
• Palestine: Against declaration of statehood. (Feb 1999)
• Don’t wait for UN if Iran attacks Israel. (Oct 2008)
• Strategic bombing of Iran OK only if imminent threat. (Dec 2007)
• Keep military option open against Iran, even if no nukes. (Dec 2007)
• No direct talk with Iran; talk is over-rated. (Dec 2007)
• Iran & Syria must not get nukes; they’ll exterminate Israel. (Nov 2007)
• Iran is state sponsor of terrorism; no more evidence needed. (Nov 2007)
• Congressional consultation before attacking Iran’s nukes. (Oct 2007)
• Sanctions to prevent Iranian nukes; but don’t count on UN. (Sep 2007)
• Iran is sponsor of terrorism; US strike if they get nukes. (May 2007)
• No Surrender Tour: Stop Democrats from Iraqi withdrawal. (Jan 2010)
• 2006: No good options in Iraq, but we can’t afford to lose. (Aug 2009)
• Waving a white flag in Iraq will cause chaos and genocide. (Aug 2009)
• 2004: Iraq War was “necessary, achievable, and noble”. (Aug 2009)
• Biden’s plan to partition Iraq was a cockamamie idea. (Oct 2008)
• Bring our troops home with victory and with honor. (Oct 2008)
• 2007: Encouraging signs of normalcy in Iraq. (Oct 2008)
• FactCheck: Bush vetoed troop bill that Obama voted against. (Sep 2008)
• We now have a great strategy & are winning in Iraq. (Sep 2008)
• The next president has to decide how and when to leave Iraq. (Sep 2008)
• FactCheck: Admiral did not call Obama’s plan dangerous. (Sep 2008)
• Obama would lose a war to win a political campaign. (Sep 2008)
• Quoting “100 years in Iraq” is out-of-context. (Apr 2008)
• Not a matter of how long in Iraq, but a matter of casualties. (Feb 2008)
• Don’t let enemy lay in the weeds until we leave. (Jan 2008)
• Support the surge and bring troops home with honor. (Jan 2008)
• Timetable for withdrawal is a white flag of surrender. (Jan 2008)
• Staying for 100 years OK, if US casualties are low. (Jan 2008)
• The Iraq war was worth the price in blood and treasure. (Jan 2008)
• Ok with American presence in Iraq for 100 years. (Jan 2008)
• I would much rather lose a campaign than lose a war. (Oct 2007)
• Stategy in Iraq: defeat al-Qaeda; limit Iran’s influence. (Sep 2007)
• Iraq is now the central front in the war against al-Qaeda. (Sep 2007)
• Americans want to win; bin Laden thinks he’s winning now. (Sep 2007)
• Democrats proposing failure in Iraq by withdrawing. (Sep 2007)
• Reducing military presence has never in history won a war. (Sep 2007)
• Bring troops home the right way: home with honor. (Sep 2007)
• Surge is working; let it continue until it succeeds. (Sep 2007)
• Tragic mistake of Iraq: no plan to deal with success. (Aug 2007)
• Support the surge even if benchmarks are not met. (Aug 2007)
• Did not read NIE before war vote, but was fully briefed. (Jun 2007)
• If new strategy not working by Sept., we still must succeed. (Jun 2007)
• Willing to be last man standing for US involvement in Iraq. (May 2007)
• Consequences of failure: regional chaos & we must come back. (May 2007)
• In hindsight, Iraq invasion was still justified. (May 2007)
• Timetable would be catastrophe, even if Iraq wants it. (May 2007)
• Advocated leaving Somalia, but no comparison to Iraq. (May 2007)
• War has been mismanaged, but we are now on the right track. (May 2007)
• War in Iraq has not gone well: dire but not hopeless. (Mar 2007)
• Al Qaeda may take over Iraqi oilwells. (Mar 2007)
• Prefers more troops for surge, but 20,000 is sufficient. (Jan 2007)
• Bush now has the right strategy, and it’s our last chance. (Jan 2007)
• Generals advising “no more troops” was a failed policy. (Jan 2007)
• McCain Principle: Committing troops means completing mission. (Jan 2007)
• If we leave Iraq, terrorists will follow us home. (Jan 2007)
• Send in a heavy wave of troops to Iraq to establish order. (Nov 2006)
• Looting, terrorism in Iraq a result of US mistakes. (Sep 2004)
• The Iraqi war was necessary after years of failed diplomacy. (Aug 2004)
• Saddam would have acquired terrible weapons again. (Aug 2004)
• The Iraqi war was necessary, achievable and noble. (Aug 2004)
• The cause of the Iraqi war was just. (Apr 2004)
• 1991: Urged formally declaring war on Iraq over Kuwait. (Jan 2004)
• Congress has no authority to cut off funds for Iraqi use. (Jan 2007)
• Voted NO on redeploying non-essential US troops out of Iraq in 9 months. (Dec 2007)
• Voted NO on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July 2007. (Jun 2006)
• Voted NO on investigating contract awards in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Nov 2005)
• Voted YES on requiring on-budget funding for Iraq, not emergency funding. (Apr 2005)
• Voted YES on $86 billion for military operations in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Oct 2003)
• Voted YES on authorizing use of military force against Iraq. (Oct 2002)
• Voted NO on allowing all necessary force in Kosovo. (May 1999)
• Voted YES on authorizing air strikes in Kosovo. (Mar 1999)
• Voted YES on ending the Bosnian arms embargo. (Jul 1995)
• Supports $48 billion in new spending for anti-terrorism. (Jan 2002)
• Belief in Iraqi nukes was poor analysis of aluminum tubes. (Mar 2005)
• Belief in Iraqi BWs was based on one unreliable person. (Mar 2005)
• Belief in Iraqi CWs was based on flawed imagery. (Mar 2005)
• Iraq never had delivery systems to attack US mainland. (Mar 2005)
• CIA never questioned assumption that Saddam had WMDs. (Mar 2005)
• Conclusions on Iran and North Korea are all classified. (Mar 2005)
• Iranian nuclear weapons: prevention instead of containment. (May 2012)
• Iran must accept long-term intrusive nuke inspection. (Mar 2014)
• Support the completion of the US mission in Iraq. (Feb 2007)
• Sanctions on Iran to end nuclear program. (Apr 2009)
• Move the US Embassy to Jerusalem. (Nov 1995)
• Require 40 hours work per week from welfare recipients. (Nov 2004)
• Supports block grants, welfare-to-work, state control. (Jan 2000)
• Anti-poverty shared by gov’t & faith-based orgs. (Jan 2000)
• List unoccupied HUD-owned homes, & give them away. (Feb 1999)
• Use tax code to address unemployment & working conditions. (Jul 1998)
• More housing assistance; tax breaks against homelessness. (Jul 1998)
• Pro-block grants; pro-welfare-to-work. (Jul 1998)
• Voted YES on welfare overhaul. (Sep 1995)

John McCain was not a hero or a statesman, he was a warmonger and a war criminal who supported awful illegal wars that we were lied into supporting, and he continued his support even after it was revealed that we were lied into those wars.

John McCain Called for war withthe following countries:

1.Afghanistan

2.Iraq

3.Syria

4.Libya

5.West Africa

6.Central Africa

7.Iran

8.Bosnia

9. Ukraine (including supporting Neo-Nazis)

10.Russia

11. North Korea

12. China

John McCain was a war criminal who supported one of the worst crimes of the 21st century, the Iraq War. He was a cheer leader for war, and never saw a war he didn’t like.

Not only was McCain a Warmonger but he supported terrible, horrible anti environment policies and terrible anti worker policies. He was also really racist and awful when it came to racial issues, so much so he opposed Martin Luther King Jr. Day being created as a holiday and he believed that the confederate flag was a symbol of “heritage”. He hated civil liberties so much he got rated a 0 percent by the ACLU. He hated public education, and he wanted to privatize it with a voucher system. He also opposed raising the minimum wage even to 7.25 hour! He also was in favor of repealing Glass Stegall, which led to the Great Recession of 2008.

John McCain is not a hero, and we shouldn’t allow our state and corporate media to paint him as one. McCain, much like the other NeoConservatives from the Bush regime, will be looked back on in History as the aggressive blood thirsty and greedy criminal monsters that they truly were. They will be remembered for their terrible policies that hurt a majority of people throughout the country and caused the deaths of millions of people around the world.

The Way the powerful are trying to paint criminals like McCain is the same way Totalitarian Fascist regimes paint their leaders after their deaths. They paint their leaders as monolithic, immortal and flawless.

The parallels should be concerning, but yet, for anyone who pays attention not shocking.

Sources

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/106-1999/s105

http://www.ontheissues.org/John_McCain.htm#Budget_+_Economy

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/08/complete-list-history-of-john-mccain-calling-for-war-around-the-world/