Posted on 04/28/2008 11:41:50 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Senator John McCain delved on Sunday into remarks made by Senator Barack Obama’s former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., saying it was “beyond belief” that Mr. Wright had likened the Romans at the time of Jesus’ crucifixion to the Marines and had suggested that the United States was acting like Al Qaeda under a different color flag.
Up to now, Mr. McCain had largely avoided talking about the incendiary views of Mr. Wright, saying he wanted to run a “respectful” campaign. He has even called on the North Carolina Republican Party to pull an advertisement that focuses on Mr. Wright.
But Mr. McCain took a different approach at a news conference here when he criticized Mr. Wright for, as the senator paraphrased him, “comparing the United States Marine Corps with Roman legionnaires who were responsible for the death of our Savior, I mean being involved in that” and for “saying that Al Qaeda and the American flag were the same flags.”
“So I can understand, I can understand why people are upset about this,” said Mr. McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee for president. “I can understand why Americans, when viewing these kinds of comments, are angry and upset.”
Mr. McCain said that he did not believe that Mr. Obama, Democrat of Illinois, shared those views and that he was still against the advertisement in North Carolina. But he suggested that Mr. Obama had made the subject fair play by declaring in an interview shown over the weekend on “Fox News Sunday” that questions about Mr. Wright were “a legitimate political issue.”
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The Obama campaign accused Mr. McCain of breaking his promise to run a respectful campaign.
HE CAN’T MAKE UP HIS BLOODY MIND! HE’S SENILE!
"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
So when does Obama start bashing McCain for his Rev. Hagee indorsement?
He may be senile but he is changing his mind because he has caught he** from many of his constituents. On the other hand he has to weasel out of part of it by saying this:
Mr. McCain said that he did not believe that Mr. Obama, Democrat of Illinois, shared those views and that he was still against the advertisement in North Carolina. But he suggested that Mr. Obama had made the subject fair play by declaring in an interview shown over the weekend on “Fox News Sunday” that questions about Mr. Wright were “a legitimate political issue.”
Can't tell the truth about Obama and his relationship with the idiot Wright.
I just can’t vote for this crazy old man.
Totally the same thing. /sar
I cannot understand how McCain could be so conflicted over a black and white issue like Wright, his comments, and Obama’s continued support. Why mince words?
Talk about a man with absolutely no moral clarity. It has taken him this long to figure out that the Obama/Wright issue is significant, and he still can’t bring helf to address Obama for his extremely flawed judgement with regard to Wright.
McCain, Obama is exposed here for being a very flawed person. You need to wake up and smell the stench eminating from Wright/Obama, and say, “Hey, you know, that stinks. There’s no excuse for it, and anyone so flawed is not Presidential material.”
That McCain hasn’t done this by now... well, just Geez. What’s left to be said.
It’s indicative of HUSSEIN NObomba’s lack of judgment and leadership that this loose cannon loser is allowed to keep showing what an ass he is.
“Any pastor who would repeatedly say “God damn America”...”
AND in church! I don’t know about you guys, but my church is the house of God and I’m in trouble if I even cross my legs.
The President of the United Mental States of Queeg
Jeremiah Wright proclaims himself to be a patriotic American who served. I’ll remind him that Timothy McVeigh and Lee H. Oswald ALSO served this country before betraying it.
The RATS will go after McCain on his mental stability....and for good reason.
Not even close to the same thing, but there’s no way the Obama camp will just sit silently.
But...but...”Goddamn America” is just the way they talk in black churches! (Doesn’t that sound a tad bit racist?)
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