in their words about him – v2

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

https://t.co/dsmOGcHtVb

&

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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