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McCain jokes about killing Iranians with cigarettes
Reuters ^
| Jul 9, 2008
| Reporting by Jeff Mason; Editing by David Storey
Posted on 07/08/2008 6:28:29 PM PDT by mdittmar
U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain, who once sang in jest about bombing Iran, on Tuesday reacted to a report of rising U.S. cigarette exports to the country by saying it may be "a way of killing 'em."
McCain, known for acerbic comments and for sometimes firing verbally from the hip, was responding to a report that U.S. exports to Iran rose tenfold during President George W. Bush's term in office despite hostility between the two states.
A rise in cigarette sales was a big part of that, according to an Associated Press analysis of seven years of U.S. trade figures.
"Maybe that's a way of killing 'em," McCain said to reporters during a campaign stop in Pittsburgh. "I meant that as a joke, as a person who hasn't had a cigarette in 28 years, 29 years," he added, laughing.
He declined further comment on the report.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: blamebushfirst; defeat; humorlessdems; iran; pufflist; smoking; trade
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Well,that's just "Mean Spirited";)
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posted on
07/08/2008 6:28:29 PM PDT
by
mdittmar
To: mdittmar
I'll just await the outrage from the Smoking Nazis and Islamists.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
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posted on
07/08/2008 6:30:08 PM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: mdittmar
Politically, this guy is smoother than Steve McQueen.
/sarc
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posted on
07/08/2008 6:31:20 PM PDT
by
lormand
("The Planet is fine, the people are $%#ed up" - George Carlin)
To: mdittmar
And this asshat would have us believe he won’t push for a ban here in the states right after giving the country to Mexico.
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posted on
07/08/2008 6:31:25 PM PDT
by
TheZMan
(Bitter backwoods east Texan Christian gun clinger with the AC at 72 degrees.)
To: mdittmar
My friends, now that’s some straight talk.
To: mdittmar
McCain had better get a new comedy writer.
To: mdittmar
Hahahahahaha, I get it.
Can’t you imagine how the White House will smell IF
NoBambo happens to get in it? Wheeewwwwwweeeeeeeeee
To: mdittmar
To: mdittmar
Wow, what a smart thing to say. Especially considering the Iranian people like us for the most part.
Way to go, RNC.
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posted on
07/08/2008 6:34:20 PM PDT
by
mysterio
To: Carpe Cerevisi
My friends, now thats some straight talk.
My friend, you are right.
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posted on
07/08/2008 6:34:32 PM PDT
by
unkus
To: TribalPrincess2U
Cant you imagine how the White House will smell IF NoBambo happens to get in it? Wheeewwwwwweeeeeeeeee I don't go there too often anymore, so I don't care how it smells. The smell of socialism bothers me a bunch more than the smell of cigarette smoke.
To: mdittmar
We're exporting cigarettes to Iran?
Is Budweiser exporting them beer too?
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posted on
07/08/2008 6:35:25 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
To: mdittmar
To: dragnet2
To: goldstategop
Here you go:
To: mdittmar
This guy is worse than Bush on the stump. He can’t give a speech worth a damn and now he appears to have no common sense whatsoever.
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posted on
07/08/2008 6:37:42 PM PDT
by
Krankor
(N)
To: Brian S. Fitzgerald
To: mdittmar
To: mdittmar
Now this is a post the McCain haters and the Obama pests can really enjoy. Just read there posts. All working for the same cause. Helping a radical Marxist and the Weatherman make the country into a socialist hell.
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posted on
07/08/2008 6:40:24 PM PDT
by
ncalburt
To: mdittmar
Oh look what you've done now John.
Death to the Marlboro Man!
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posted on
07/08/2008 6:40:43 PM PDT
by
McGruff
(This is not the [insert name here] I knew.)
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