McCain talks issues as troubles pile up

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 5/23/8 | Carla Marinucci,John Wildermuth

[SmithL]

Union City -- Facing a pile of controversial campaign troubles - including incendiary comments by televangelist John Hagee that forced him to reject Hagee's endorsement - Sen. John McCain tried mightily to shift the focus to economic issues and his Democratic opponent Barack Obama on Thursday during a California campaign swing.

McCain, speaking at a Silicon Valley forum on economic issues alongside Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, issued a renewed call for "comprehensive immigration reform" as a top agenda item for the next president. He called for a "temporary agricultural program," saying, "We need a way for an ordinary person to apply for citizenship in this country in a way that they can count on and trust."

Later, at an evening rally in Stockton, the Arizona senator and presumptive Republican presidential nominee launched into a slashing attack on Obama. He said the Illinois senator "doesn't have the knowledge, background or judgment to lead this country in these dangerous times," adding sarcastically that "for a young man with very little experience, (Obama) has done well."

But at the start of his Northern California fundraising and campaign trip, the dominant news of the day was not on McCain's official agenda: The controversial Hagee had, in the 1990s, said Adolf Hitler had acted as an agent of God to cause the Holocaust to send more Jews to the Holy Land.

Minutes after the Union City event, McCain issued a statement rejecting the influential Texas pastor's endorsement - one he had eagerly sought in order to win the support of churchgoing conservative voters.

"Obviously, I find these remarks and others deeply offensive and indefensible, and I repudiate them. I did not know of them before Rev. Hagee's endorsement, and I feel I must reject his endorsement as well," McCain said in a statement. Hagee withdrew his endorsement as well.

[FastCoyote]

“My hope is McCain goes home in November a bitter and broken man with conservatives NOT voting for him.”

We differ somewhat.

My hope is McCain goes TO THE WHITE HOUSE in November a bitter and broken man with conservatives NOT voting for him.

Four years and out.

[ChildOfThe60s]

I’m still looking for a candidate with backbone and conviction.

And Diogenes is till looking for an honest man......

[stylin19a]

...one he had eagerly sought in order to win the support of churchgoing conservative voters.

was that ever true ?

[lexusppd]

Troubles are "piling up" What, exactly are they speaking about? Hagee has no connection to McCain save he endorsed him. No one can control whether another endorses him and all they can do is accept or reject the endorsement. McCain rejected this endorsement after learning more about the Reverend. McCain also never attended services by this reverend unlike Hussein who did so for 20 years.

Hussein has made gaffe after gaffe while McCain as far as I know hasn't made any. Seems like the lib rag is whistling past the graveyard on this one.

[Bubba_Leroy]

"Facing a pile of controversial campaign troubles - including incendiary comments by televangelist John Hagee that forced him to reject Hagee's endorsement - Sen. John McCain tried mightily to shift the focus to economic issues and his Democratic opponent Barack Obama on Thursday during a California campaign swing."

English Translation: Facing a continuing civil war between Hillary and B.O., the MSM wing of the democRat party frantically attempts to manufacture a pile of controversial campaign troubles to use against McCain.

[lexusppd]

"My hope is McCain goes home in November a bitter and broken man with conservatives NOT voting for him."

Amazing isn't how some will put a gun not only to their own head but to everyone else's also, just to make a point.

[Beckwith]

I hope everyone conveted their opinion of this moral relitavism to Ms. Marinucci and Ms. Wildermuth

Their email link is at the top of the article.

[Bubba_Leroy]

My hope is McCain goes TO THE WHITE HOUSE in November a bitter and broken man with conservatives NOT voting for him.

Unfortunately, this year the choice will be: Are we worse off with 4 years of B.O. or 4 years of McCain? I think that we will be worse off with B.O., so I'm voting for McCain. A lot of conservatives that I respect, including many Freepers, think we will be worse off with 4 years of McCain.

What will matter a lot more than which liberal will be President for the next 4 years is whether or not there will be enough conservatives in the Senate who are willing and able to put the brakes on our continuing spiral downward to becoming a socialist Sodom or Gomorrah, at the mercy of every third world lunatic with the money to build chemical and nuclear weapons.

[nicola_tesla]

maybe he should look for an honest woman instead ;)

[af_vet_rr]

McCain, speaking at a Silicon Valley forum on economic issues alongside Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, issued a renewed call for "comprehensive immigration reform" as a top agenda item for the next president. He called for a "temporary agricultural program," saying, "We need a way for an ordinary person to apply for citizenship in this country in a way that they can count on and trust."

"Temporary agricultural program", or Stealth Amnesty as I like to call it...

[AuntB]

“A Day in the Life of USCIS”- (Is this any way to protect our nation?)

by Mike Cutler, former INS agent

http://uscis.gov/graphics/publicaffairs/DayinLife_050629.pdf (click here to see orignial document)

Some of the DAILY work of USIS according to their own document:

* Conduct 135,000 national security background checks

* process 30,000 applications for immigrant benefits

* Issue 7,000 permanent resident cards (green cards -PER DAY)(This is what McCain wants to increase....5 days per week x 7,000 x 52 weeks= 1,820,000 PER YEAR)

* Welcome 2100 new citizens.

* Welcome 3500 new permanent residents.(more of what McCain would increase....3500x5x52weeks=910,00 PER YEAR)

Does this look like we are not allowing enough “Legal” entries?

[AuntB]

“Amazing isn’t how some will put a gun not only to their own head but to everyone else’s also, just to make a point. “

You’ve just describe John McCain.

[Jacquerie]

. . . they cannot associate the two situations.

Not logically nor honestly of course. As we know too well, lack of logic and honesty is no impediment to the MSM wing of the democrat party. Osamabama has a reverend problem, therefore McCain must have one. To warped Leftists, that is what passes for fair and balanced.

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

including incendiary comments by televangelist John Hagee that forced him to reject Hagee's endorsement...

That's not a scandal. However, this guy on McCain's staff should be a scandal: