| − | '''John Sidney McCain III''' (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018)<ref name=bioguide>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=m0003http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/13/Button_enter.png Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]</ref> was the [[establishment]] Republican candidate for President in 2008 as well as a prominent politician and [[Vietnam War]] veteran. He was also the senior [[United States Senate|Senator]] of [[Arizona]]. He was an influential establishment and [[neocon]] voice in American politics since 1986. McCain was defeated by [[George W. Bush]] for the Republican presidential nomination in 2000, and lost to [[Barack Obama]] in the 2008 Presidential Election. McCain died on August 25, 2018,<ref>Pollak, Joel B. (August 25, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/25/john-mccain-1936-2018-conservative-frenemy-american-hero/ John McCain (1936-2018): Conservative Frenemy, American Hero]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 25, 2018.</ref> and Obama and [[Hillary Clinton]], among others, praised him.<ref>O'Reilly, Andrew (August 26, 2018). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/08/26/clinton-obama-among-democrats-paying-tribute-to-mccains-commitment-to-bipartisanship.html Clinton, Obama among Democrats paying tribute to McCain's commitment to bipartisanship]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved August 26, 2018.</ref> The [[mainstream media]] and Democrats, which had viciously attacked him when he ran against a Democrat in 2008, praised him upon his death in order to subtly attack [[Donald Trump]], a rival of McCain.<ref>Multiple references: | + | '''John Sidney McCain III''' (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018)<ref name=bioguide>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=m0003http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/13/Button_enter.png Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]</ref> was the [[establishment]] Republican candidate for President in 2008 as well as a prominent politician and [[Vietnam War]] veteran. He was also the senior [[United States Senate|Senator]] of [[Arizona]]. He was an influential establishment and [[neocon]] voice in American politics since 1986. McCain was defeated by [[George W. Bush]] for the Republican presidential nomination in 2000, and lost to [[Barack Obama]] in the 2008 Presidential Election. McCain died on August 25, 2018,<ref>Pollak, Joel B. (August 25, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/25/john-mccain-1936-2018-conservative-frenemy-american-hero/ John McCain (1936-2018): Conservative Frenemy, American Hero]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 25, 2018.</ref> and Obama and [[Hillary Clinton]], among others, praised him.<ref>O'Reilly, Andrew (August 26, 2018). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/08/26/clinton-obama-among-democrats-paying-tribute-to-mccains-commitment-to-bipartisanship.html Clinton, Obama among Democrats paying tribute to McCain's commitment to bipartisanship]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved August 26, 2018.</ref> The [[mainstream media]] used McCain to accomplish its goals, and it frequently praised McCain for his role in advancing the left-wing agenda, except when he ran against Democrats in elections when they viciously attacked him.<ref>Multiple references: |
| | *Nolte, John (August 27, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/08/27/establishment-media-john-mccain-apology-2008-smears/ Nolte: The Establishment Media Still Owe John McCain a Big Apology]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 27, 2018. | | *Nolte, John (August 27, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/08/27/establishment-media-john-mccain-apology-2008-smears/ Nolte: The Establishment Media Still Owe John McCain a Big Apology]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 27, 2018. |
| | *Pollak, Joel B. (August 27, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/27/pollak-democrats-risk-repeating-mistake-of-paul-wellstones-memorial-with-john-mccain/ Pollak: Democrats, Media Risk Repeating Mistake of Paul Wellstone with John McCain]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 27, 2018. | | *Pollak, Joel B. (August 27, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/27/pollak-democrats-risk-repeating-mistake-of-paul-wellstones-memorial-with-john-mccain/ Pollak: Democrats, Media Risk Repeating Mistake of Paul Wellstone with John McCain]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 27, 2018. |