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16. His personal life mattered a LOT to some of us
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 05:44 PM
8 hrs ago

As a gay woman of basically the same age as Lindsey Graham, his "personal life" was intensely political in its effects on MY life.

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Some recent quotes from Lindsay Graham [View all] senseandsensibility 11 hrs ago OP
A quote widely attributed to Oscar Wilde: OGBuzz 11 hrs ago #1
In a similar vein, attributed to Groucho Marx perfessor 8 hrs ago #17
Love it.👍 OGBuzz 7 hrs ago #18
Yes, radical. Some think it's not radical but health care for everyone is lunacy. nt wiggs 11 hrs ago #2
"Nothing became his life like the leaving of it." The Blue Flower 10 hrs ago #3
MacBeth, Act 1 Scene 4 per the google machine. I was pretty sure it was Shakespeare. ms liberty 5 hrs ago #22
Ever since McCain died he was morphing into a fascist. GoodRaisin 10 hrs ago #4
He was the ultimate finger in the wind ass kisser... yourout 10 hrs ago #5
Graham said and did many truly ugly things while he was alive dlk 9 hrs ago #6
His defining trait was hypocrisy. He flip-flopped more than a fish on dry land, often changing his views by the day over Karasu 9 hrs ago #7
Observing his behavior since McCain has passed away, I question whether he was ever his friend ToxMarz 9 hrs ago #8
+1. Graham was using McCain dalton99a 9 hrs ago #10
Kick dalton99a 9 hrs ago #9
The first two are accurate, the third one is not RetiredParatrooper 9 hrs ago #11
True, he didn't say that, but he accused Good of "assaulting" the ICE agent by trying to run him over William Seger 8 hrs ago #14
I removed the comment senseandsensibility 8 hrs ago #15
He had no moral compass AverageOldGuy 9 hrs ago #12
K&R red dog 1 9 hrs ago #13
His personal life mattered a LOT to some of us Random Boomer 8 hrs ago #16
Sometimes, it seems that the discussions on DU have become more critical of each other than of the people 1WorldHope 7 hrs ago #19
Best Wishes for your husband's continued recovery, 1WorldHope! senseandsensibility 7 hrs ago #20
💜🥰🫠 1WorldHope 7 hrs ago #21
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