You think he's changed his opinion, I don't and it appears most conservative Christians don't either. Leopads don't change their spots.
Posted on 02/12/2008 3:49:46 PM PST by pissant
On the eve of primaries in Virginia and Washington, Republican presidential candidate John McCain ripped into Christian televangelists Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell yesterday as ``agents of intolerance'' who ``shame our faith, our party and our country.''
The blistering broadside -- issued in Virginia Beach, near the Christian Coalition's headquarters -- was a first for any Republican presidential candidate and a daring assault on conventional wisdom that has long held that Christian conservatives are vital to the GOP base.
As McCain courted the Republican moderates, independents and Democrats he hopes will support him in today's GOP primaries, his rival, Texas Gov. George W. Bush, campaigned in Washington state, denouncing the Arizona senator's speech at a Seattle news conference.
``You can't lead America to a better tomorrow by calling people names and pointing fingers,'' Bush said. ``Ronald Reagan didn't point fingers -- he never played to people's religious fears like Sen. McCain has shamelessly done, ascribing views to me that I don't hold.''
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
I’ve got no love for Robertson or Falwell but Damn John.
Tic, tic, tic...
If he rips Jesus a new asshole, he will have gone too far.
John McCain - loose cannon and unstable personality - explodes once again.
Hoping Huckleberry beats him - PLEASE - I believe in miracles too - they can happen!!!!
McNutt is just pandering to his base.
Thanks for this reminder from 2000. Have been opposed to McCain anyway for his backstabbing conservatives in general, this seals it.
From a social conservatives standpoint such as myself, better Huck than McCain. McCain will stab us social conservatives in the back for sure.
Huck should be bringing up McCain’s numerous meltdowns and running ads on them.
“Let’s pray McCain has an equally embarrassing meltdown. You can do it, McQueeg....”
have faith.
The article is from February 29th of 2000 when he was running against Gov Bush. But your right about what Huck said, who knows what will happen between now and the convention.
Wow!
His stupid arrogance does not cease to amaze me.
I heard that Fox News said McCain would have to “move left” for the general election after he clinches the nomination.
I guess his yes men are telling him it’s already done.
I’m no fan of those guys either, but I know they are generally on our side in the wars against socialism and leftism.
Hey McLame! Jerry Falwell is deceased. Leave Jerry alone!
I note this is from 2000..........hope there's an instant replay for 2008.
It’s from 2000. A blast from the past.
This is what he said in 2000...but there’s always hope he will have yet another gaff.
This is a BIT OLD? KNOCK off the BS...this reminds me of the LIBS reliving FLORIDA in November of 2000.
“I heard that Fox News said McCain would have to “move left” for the general election after he clinches the nomination.”
I’ve been saying for those deciding to vote for McCain or not, watch him in the Senate and campaign trail the next 9 months.
By the time it’s all said and done I imagine it will be an easy choice what to do.
Was he a grown man when he siad those things, or still a stupid child. If you want to get more recent, here ya go toots:
McCain Drops F Bomb on Colleague
At a closed door meeting over immigration legislation, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) got into a shouting match with Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), telling him at one point, “Fuck you! I know more about this than anyone else in the room,”
http://www.drudge.com/archive/94529/mccain-drops-f-bomb-colleague
Over his love of illegal aliens no less.
John was being temperate. Goldwater said it better.
And Falwell and Robertson probably believed McCain was the antichrist. Not a stretch for me.
Yes and shall we do this over and over. I’ll go find where Cheney has dropped the F bomb and where W called a reporter an A hole etc.
Keep on and you’ll get a MUSLIM in the White House but then again is that what you want? For you must acting like this...!
Me thinks the Senator should shut the he— up!!!!
mrs
Over amnesty, toots. Amnesty. And to a conservative, not a lib. Think about it.
Nahh.
McNutt just blew his fuse - AGAIN.
Even if McNutt manages to get nominated, there are going to be even MORE conservatives and evangelicals in the southern states who stay home or vote third party instead of for him.
If this goes to the convention, I hope on the Second ballot they see sanity and defect to Huckabee.
There is NO WAY John McCain can beat Obama. McCain is a land mine waiting for anything to set him off.
Wait a minute - LOOK AT THE DATE!!
I don’t need to look at it. I posted the article and the date.
???????????
You REALLY think McManiac can beat Obama?
He’ll probably say something anti-black in the general election.
McCain is a land mine.
GOT YA!
Abraham Lincoln when asked why he appointed his fiercest enemy Secretary of War in his cabinet, answerer by saying the best way to get rid of an enemy is to make him a friend (or words to that effect).
McCain a land mine with a bad haircut.
We can see John and Jerry there in line (somewhere) and ol' Jer looks back and sees John in the same line. "Hey, John" he hollers back, "glad to see ya!"
It’s old, year 2000.
Jer’s dead Pissant
Yes, but he wasn’t when McCain made this commentary.
Come on, Republicans, get it together.
Perhaps the convention will be one hell of a battle. Bring popcorn and cool aid.
Thanks for seeing the date.
Amen.
You think he's changed his opinion, I don't and it appears most conservative Christians don't either. Leopads don't change their spots.
- Barry Goldwater, U.S. Senate, 1981
He said as Reagan met with Falwell to energize the socons....
We know Hillary swears and would just as soon tell fundamentalists what they can do, but maybe Obama is pure in thought and speech. So vote for Obama, pissant.
Yeah. I always swear at folks that want to keep amnesty from becoming law, don’t you?
what's a matter with you?
gotta’ go....
This has been my whole point. The Democrats are getting exactly what they want with this fighting within the GOP ranks.
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