The New York Times’s slathering praise for John McCain rings false
Try reading what they wrote about him in 2008, when he represented a threat to Democratic hegemony
I am not going to comment directly on the passing of Senator John McCain.
Just how great was John McCain, according to the Times? This great: Despite his grave condition, he soon made a dramatic appearance in the Senate to cast a thumbs-down vote against his party's drive to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
In a piece titled 'The Real John McCain,' published in September 2008, as the campaign was approaching its white-hot finale, the Times wondered whether, as McCain took the stage, 'there would be any sign of the senator we long respected.
The Times continued in a musing mood: 'In the end, we couldn't explain the huge difference between the John McCain of Thursday night and the one who ran such an angry and derisive campaign and convention.
The Times was perfectly willing to slather praise on John McCain so long as he was in his 'Maverick' mode, i.e., just so long as he was making trouble for Republicans.
The Times is perfectly willing, nay eager, to celebrate the memory of John McCain.
Back in the day, the Times was quick to put John McCain in his place just as soon has he tried to abandon his role as a 'maverick,' i.e., unreliable, but essentially pro-Democratic, trouble maker.
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