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"I can see Russia from my house," was never said by Palin, but Tina Fey made a cottage industry out of her impression of her to the extent that gullible viewers [aka liberals/socialists] of the show believed Palin actually made that statement.
Originally, People magazine reported that Palin was not sent an invitation and this was later confirmed by Breitbart News. She was told by intermediaries to stay away from the entire ceremony, possibly due to her refusing to move to the left along with McCain's occasional leanings.
People magazine believes the invite was not sent at the behest of the McCain family, and the news comes ten years to the day when McCain announced Palin as his running mate.
Ms. Palin now has the distinction of joining President Trump on the list of the banned.
But Palin, unlike Trump, never bad-mouthed McCain nor criticized him. Trump, on the other hand, said that McCain was not a war hero because he was captured, and for Trump, real heroes don't get captured.
This was simply the wrong thing for Trump to say. McCain was clearly, unmistakably a war hero. He was shot down twice in Vietnam and the second time when flying his A4 Skyhawk over Hanoi, he "punched out" [ejected] and was captured and tortured. He was offered early release because his father was the top-ranking military officer, but he refused, knowing it would be propaganda for the North Vietnam cause and demoralizing to the men left in prison.
Yes, like his politics of not [and mostly I didn't] John McCain was a hero and my brother.
Trump was wrong not to keep the flag at half-staff until after the interment, but at least he got it right a bit later, probably under pressure from his top staff.
When the news broke of McCain's death, Palin said: "Today we lost an American original. Sen. John McCain was a maverick and a fighter, never afraid to stand for his beliefs. John never took the easy path in life--and through sacrifice and suffering he inspired others to serve something greater than self.
"John McCain was my friend. I will remember the good times. My family and I send prayers for Cindy and the McCain family."
Last year McCain reportedly said he was sorry he chose Palin as his running mate, but even after that, Palin never said a negative thing about him and always honored him. Even after being excluded from the funeral, she refused to criticize him.
People quoted a source close to the Palin family: "[O]ut of respect for Sen. McCain and his family we have nothing to add at this point. The Palin family will always cherish their friendship with the McCains and hold those memories dear."
Sen. John McCain will be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery on Sunday.
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