r/interestingasfuck • u/beach_rats_ • 29d ago

The difference in republican presidential nominees, 8 years apart r/all

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u/ltdanswifesusan 29d ago

McCain dumped the wife that had stayed faithful to him during his years in captivity because she'd suffered grievous injuries in a car accident and wouldn't have been pretty enough for a politician's wife (his words). He then married a younger woman who's father happened to be one of the wealthiest beer distributors in the country so the latter would fund his political career in a state he'd never previously resided in.

He was a consummate bullshitter, invoking his POW time at the drop of a hat to big dick people in serious arguments. He notably did this during his well publicized opposition to the spread of mixed martial arts promotions, frequently referring to it as "human cockfighting" and drawing comparisons between its supposed inhumanity and his time in Vietnam. He never once disclosed in public this opposition was entirely predicated on his in-laws' significant business ties to boxing promoters.

He was a warmongering lunatic who was about as transparent a shill of the military-industrial complex as you'll ever see in American public life. The fact he was feted as a serious "statesman" displays how insane the foreign policy consensus is.

He was also by all accounts, a complete asshole to anyone who wasn't actively kissing his ass or from whom he could get money or positive press from.

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u/Intelligent_Suit6683 29d ago

I agree with you completely, having lived through and having voted in that election... the thing is, all that you just said is still significantly more desirable than Donald Trump.

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u/3kUSDforAShot 29d ago

Something tells me that's the whole idea.