John McCain's farewell to America

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@Brainspore

But he treated his political adversary with respect and even interrupted and corrected his own supporters when they tried to spread the kind of racist lies about Obama’s birthplace and religion that Trump would later embrace.

Many Muslim Americans have a very different recollection of that moment. They see it as a stark example of bigotry directed towards them (by McCain as well as the audience), not as a moment of decency.

@bolamig

But his torture stance embodied his awareness of the costs of war and the need to limit them.

His torture rhetoric was contradicted by his torture votes. He voted in favour of maintaining the CIA torture program.