Conjuring another time,
a moment not so distant,
kindler, gentler,
more merciful, more civil.
In their words about him,
remembering his vision,
of a world kindler, gentler
more merciful, more civil.
So recently, truly,
in the arc of time, history,
but so far from this current time,
filled with anger, division.
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edited August 29, 2021
in their words about him – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/08/in-their-words-about-him-v2.html
December 8, 2018
in their words about him
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1071472229978963968
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/12/in-their-words-about-him.html
the services of services, obituaries,
commentaries and eulogies
about the life and death of
President George H. W. Bush
at 94 years old on 11/30/18
&
September 1, 2018
a truth that he had lived
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/09/a-truth-that-he-had-lived.html
9/1/18 10:36am
President Obama’s eulogy of Senator John McCain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GfjgRhPmaM
&
September 1, 2018
a president, a pariah
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/09/a-president-pariah.html
9/1/18
Guardian article
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/aug/31/trump-john-mccain-funeral-tribute-memorial
“Trump sits alone 'sulking' as Washington pays its
respects to John McCain”
&
September 1, 2018
reflected in granite
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/09/reflected-in-granite.html
September 1, 2018
rising from darkness
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/09/rising-from-darkness.html
September 1, 2018
walking down into darkness
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/09/walking-down-into-darkness.html
&
edited September 9, 2015
The Wall – v6
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/09/the-wall-v6.html
(editing original)
9/1/18
https://twitter.com/ABC7Kevin/status/1035939128641236994
“Cindy McCain helped lay a wreath at the Vietnam Veterans
Memorial
at 9am today ahead of her husband's funeral service at
the
Washington National Cathedral. People have since left
flowers,
American flags, a paperback book, POW hat and
homemade signs honoring the military hero.”
post by Kevin Lewis - @ABC7Kevin
&
September 1, 2018
the creed he lived by
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/09/the-creed-he-lived-by.html
September 1, 2018 10:40am
eulogy by Senator Joe Lieberman
https://twitter.com/FoxNews/status/1035905958717939715
&
September 1, 2018
applause like rain
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/09/applause-like-rain.html
&
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1035952195181703169
&
https://mobile.twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1035950012977635329
9/1/18 - Twitter Moment during funeral for Senator John
McCain
https://twitter.com/TwitterMoments/status/1035901712723267584
"The America of John McCain has no need to be made
great again because America was always great." — Meghan McCain @MeghanMcCain #McCainMemorial
&
comment of Susan Glasser
https://twitter.com/sbg1/status/1035898477681827841
“Make no mistake: the applause ringing out at the
Cathedral when
Meghan McCain says
'America has no need to be made great again
because America was always great' is not standard.
Never heard applause at a funeral here before.”
&
emblematic of the escalating rhetoric between
President Donald J. Trump and John McCain
since the 2016 Republican Presidential Primaries
and continuing after Senator McCain’s death
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