John (no name) McCain

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What a disgrace.

You're right DFC, the way that McCain's death is being treated is terrible.

John McCain: Sarah Palin 'excluded from his funeral'

'Sarah Palin, the ex-Alaska governor who served as John McCain's running mate when he ran for
president in 2008, is reportedly banned from his funeral.



According to US media, the request to Mrs Palin - who Senator McCain later regretted selecting
-was sent through a family intermediary.

A Palin "family source" told NBC News that "out of respect" to the family, "we have nothing to add
at this point". Mrs Palin was unveiled as McCain's running mate exactly 10 years ago.

"The Palin family will always cherish their friendship with the McCains and hold those memories dear
" the family representative told a reporter on Wednesday.

The 81-year-old Arizona Republican senator and former Vietnam prisoner-of-war died last Saturday
after a battle with brain cancer. In a pair of tweets after the death, Mrs Palin praised her former running
mate as "a maverick and a fighter, never afraid to stand for his beliefs".

"John McCain was my friend," she wrote. "I will remember the good times.
My family and I send prayers for Cindy and the McCain family."

A McCain family source told People magazine on Wednesday that the decision probably came from his
widow, Cindy McCain. "She is very protective of John's memory and legacy. She's also a grieving widow.
I think she wants to get through this as best she can," the unnamed source said.

According to the magazine, stay-away messages were conveyed through an intermediary to Mrs Palin.
Carla Eudy, a fundraiser who worked with the McCain family for decades, told the magazine that "invitations
were not extended" to either Mrs Palin or US President Donald Trump...'

'...A funeral service will be held in Arizona for him on Friday before his coffin is transported to Washington
where he will lie in state at the US Congress. On Saturday a service will be held at Washington's National
Cathedral.

Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W Bush -each of whom beat McCain in his twin presidential
campaigns -will deliver eulogies, and so will former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger...'

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