Now McCain rejects Rod Parsley’s endorsement
posted at 11:44 pm on May 22, 2008 by Allahpundit
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Between this and Hagee, the Straight Talk Express is starting to look like its 2000 model. Repudiationmania!
But McCain wasn’t finished rejecting endorsements from ministers. He also repudiated Rev. Rod Parsley, and Ohio preacher who had made derogatory comments about Muslims, calling Islam “an anti-Christ religion that intends through violence to conquer the world.”
“I believe there is no place for that kind of dialogue in America, and I believe that even though he endorsed me, and I didn’t endorse him, the fact is that I repudiate such talk,” McCain said in an interview with the Associated Press. “I reject his endorsement.”
How much further can he go in playing chicken with Christian conservatives? “Outreach” ain’t going to carry him through so be on the lookout for media appearances by Huckabee, whom McCain doubtless would love to have as his point man in defending this. Part of the reason he did it today, I’m sure, was to get it out of the way and buried before the news cycle slows down for Memorial Day weekend. If Huck’s going to be rolled out, it’ll be tomorrow instead of next week so that he doesn’t end up resuscitating the issue. Exit question: Since Maverick’s on such a roll with rejecting people, how about rejecting this guy, too?
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Hagee & Parsley represent about 3% of evangelicals (my est.). Big deal.
jgapinoy on May 22, 2008 at 11:46 PM
Good, he’s cleaning shop.
By the way, this weekend looks more like a strategy session then a VP interview session.
bnelson44 on May 22, 2008 at 11:50 PM
What the hell is wrong with that statement? McCain will not lose voters by not rejecting an endorsement from someone pointing out the freakin obvious. Does he really think that the 1 or 2 percent of the electorate that are Muslim are going to really matter in this election? And can anyone seriously argue that this is not the stated goal of many Muslims in the world?
NotCoach on May 22, 2008 at 11:50 PM
Evangelicals aren’t going to sit by and let Obama get elected. They will come around Hagee/Parsley or no Hagee/Parsley.
bnelson44 on May 22, 2008 at 11:51 PM
I was fine with him disowning Hagee, but Parsley… Eh. Whatever. I’ts not so much that I’m mad at him for trying to somehow cater to Islam, but the fact that he’s trying to be so politically correct.
doodleduh on May 22, 2008 at 11:51 PM
Agreed.
Spirit of 1776 on May 22, 2008 at 11:51 PM
Other than the fact that if McCain were CINC and allowed such a statement from someone close to his campaign it would endanger the lives of every soldier in Iraq and Afghanistan. And it will infuriate any mid-east country we would like to have our bases in (e.g., Kwaite), or as an ally against Iran and the terrorists, nothing.
bnelson44 on May 22, 2008 at 11:54 PM
Do you think it has more to do with how the Left will use Parsley’s statements against McCain, than with whether he agrees with them or not. Then again, he just said he didn’t agree with them.
Seriously – how many evangelicals are ardent followers of either John Hagee, or Rod Parsley? I’ve been a Christian for 16 years, and have studied Christianity in various academic setting for over 10 – and I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who brought these guys up in conversation. I have a feeling that the media loves them more than we do.
nailinmyeye on May 22, 2008 at 11:56 PM
Good call.
nailinmyeye on May 22, 2008 at 11:57 PM
Everything.
SaintOlaf on May 22, 2008 at 11:58 PM
Kos is furiously trying to spin these into McCain’s equivalent of Wright. How pathetic.
Darth Executor on May 22, 2008 at 11:58 PM
Perhaps McCain thinks that even if he has an uphill fight to win the White House, he can still remake the GOP in his image. Hey, he has always said he admired Goldwater, and succeeded him in the Senate. Maybe he actually has a shot at it.
Big S on May 22, 2008 at 11:58 PM
Yea, I don’t think he needs a paster problem in this election.
I also don’t think he feels we are at war with Islam.
bnelson44 on May 22, 2008 at 11:58 PM
Right, I forgot. Can’t upset the religion of universal peace. They might get down right peaceful in their peaceful and heart warming demonstrations. Personally I’ve lost all patience on this particular issue since the so called “brave” news organizations in this country and the rest of the free world continue to bash Bush daily cause they know there will never be a violent response and yet refuse to make legitimate criticisms of the true purveyors of violence out of fear.
NotCoach on May 23, 2008 at 12:00 AM
He has to run as himself. He wins when he runs as himself. Conservatives are losing right and left this year. If you want him to lose, demand that he run as a conservative and he will lose.
bnelson44 on May 23, 2008 at 12:00 AM
I caught Olberdouche commenting on McCain’s disassociation with Rev. Parsley on Countdown earlier. He was trying to paint Parsley as far worse than Obambi’s buddy Rev. Wright. In the process he chastized Rev. Parsley for his attacks on Islam and went on to describe the good reverend’s perspective on the Religion of Peace as “hate speech” and asked why McCain hadn’t condemned Parsely earlier for his “hate speech”.
That’s right folks.
These words came out of the piehole of Olberdouche, the Grand Master of Hate Speech.
And for good measure, to demonstrate what a crude excuse he is for a news anchor, in a later segment he actually called Karl Rove “turdbottom”. On the air. Yep.
Journalism, MSNBC style.
fogw on May 23, 2008 at 12:02 AM
Rejecting endorsements just over differences of religious emphasis–even wide differences–is silly, not the right thing to do, but I don’t think it will have much effect on the November election. What Hagee (who apologized) and Parsley learned is something they knew already–in politics especially, no good deed goes unpunished.
RBMN on May 23, 2008 at 12:02 AM
I for one repudiate and reject the message of John McCain. I feel there is no room in the Republican Party for such an asinine jacka**. I call on him to step down from him Senate Seat immediately, and focus all his energy on losing the White House.
Snake307 on May 23, 2008 at 12:04 AM
Sorry, I don’t buy it. This pc crap about the Islamonazis is a step too far.
Jaibones on May 23, 2008 at 12:04 AM
This is all RINO romney’s fault.
He should have dropped out from the get go. He never had a chance to begin with.
SaintOlaf on May 23, 2008 at 12:04 AM
Exactly. Islam is a pro-Christ religion that intends thru peace and understanding to live in harmony with all its neighbors in the world.
God help us.
Buddahpundit on May 23, 2008 at 12:04 AM
Great.
Connie on May 23, 2008 at 12:08 AM
Hagee & Parsley are non-issues. They’re not nearly as bad a Wright, & McCain didn’t spend 20 yrs in either of their churches.
jgapinoy on May 23, 2008 at 12:09 AM
Thank David Korn.
Connie on May 23, 2008 at 12:09 AM
AP,
McCain also invited Huckabee to his place in Arizona.. Huck couldn’t make it due to his wedding anniversary plans.
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/05/22/politics/horserace/entry4119219.shtml
justinok on May 23, 2008 at 12:10 AM
Maybe Romney will talk Andrew McCarthy into assisting McCain.
Connie on May 23, 2008 at 12:14 AM
The Arizona party may be the consolation prize party.
RBMN on May 23, 2008 at 12:15 AM
Clever. It’s about the same in principle.
Spirit of 1776 on May 23, 2008 at 12:18 AM
Bloomberg would add value to either candidate.
lexhamfox on May 23, 2008 at 12:21 AM
Well I can understand why Juan would reject that Hagee creep, but this Parsley guy sounds like a righteous straight talking man to me seeing as how Mohammad was certainly like an anti-Christ.
MB4 on May 23, 2008 at 12:22 AM
Islam and the Founders of America
Connie on May 23, 2008 at 12:24 AM
Rod who? Seriously, never heard of the guy. But he’d get a lot more respect (and possibly a career in porn) if he changed his last name to something like “O’Disaster”.
ReubenJCogburn on May 23, 2008 at 12:26 AM
Well seeing as how he has still got a lot of enablers, Juan probably figures there is pretty much no limit.
MB4 on May 23, 2008 at 12:26 AM
I have a possible suggestion for the Quote of the Day thread on the day after the election, “Well I guess the conservative base didn’t come out for McCain after all”.
MB4 on May 23, 2008 at 12:29 AM
Oh, that’s alright. I’ve been rejecting McLame’s claim that he’s a conservative for 15 years.
Warner Todd Huston on May 23, 2008 at 12:30 AM
Do you dress yourself?
EJDolbow on May 23, 2008 at 12:35 AM
Well Bush doesn’t seem to think so either with all his Islamic “nation building” and all his many gems of about “Islam being a great religion of peace”.
MB4 on May 23, 2008 at 12:35 AM
The Libertarian Party is soooooooooooo going to get 12% of the vote this year!
SouthernGent on May 23, 2008 at 12:36 AM
If this is his plan, so help me God I’ll be knocking on doors singing the praises of the Hopey Changey One. We aren’t going to let it happen.
doubleplusundead on May 23, 2008 at 12:42 AM
No, he wouldn’t, he’s a Nanny State Fascist twat.
doubleplusundead on May 23, 2008 at 12:43 AM
Here is video of McCain’s repudiation of Hagee and Parsley.
AnthonyK on May 23, 2008 at 12:44 AM
MB4 on May 23, 2008 at 12:29 AM
The only good thing that came out of Ralph Nader’s mouth was the idea that ballot’s should be required to include a “none of the above” option, and if “none of the above” won, then the whole election process would have start all over again.
I like that idea more and more, every day.
Saltysam on May 23, 2008 at 12:48 AM
doubleplusundead on May 23, 2008 at 12:43 AM
Considering where Obama and McCain are looking to compete for votes, I’m afraid lexhamfox has a point.
Saltysam on May 23, 2008 at 12:51 AM
SECOND LOOK AT RALPH NADER!
MB4 on May 23, 2008 at 12:51 AM
As long as he’s dissavowing people can he dissavow Grahamnesty and Juan Hernandez?
BKennedy on May 23, 2008 at 12:57 AM
Haha. Don’t be unreasonable!
Spirit of 1776 on May 23, 2008 at 1:00 AM
Damn you McQueeg. It’s cool and everything that you don’t want to sell us out to Armageddonjad and the mullahs like Barry and Hill, but could you stand up to Los Corruptos Politicos de Mexico?
BKennedy on May 23, 2008 at 1:04 AM
Oh no no Gringo, he could never do that as John and Juan and Lindsey are like really tight muchachos and of course they are all very loyal to me and my plans for America del Norte. Incidentally Gringo, you are working on your Spanish are you not? Time is running out.
VinyFoxy on May 23, 2008 at 1:12 AM
Not this one. I don’t vote for Dems. That includes MexicCain.
HYTEAndy on May 23, 2008 at 1:15 AM
Admit it AP. If he rejects just one more, you’ll vote for McCain.
CyberCipher on May 23, 2008 at 1:17 AM
Now I KNOW you’re just a troll.
HYTEAndy on May 23, 2008 at 1:17 AM
Same thing could be said about Fiscal cons and anti-amnesty groups who are concerned about McCain. Evangelicals won’t vote for Obama but they will likely just stay at home.
justinok on May 23, 2008 at 1:24 AM
Now, if his name were Rev. Arugula…
McCain probably feels that war talk is best kept close to the vest and not prattled about by preachers close to political figures.
The enemy needs to be lulled and thrown off guard, not alerted.
They’re plenty prickly already.
As every new cartoon shows.
profitsbeard on May 23, 2008 at 1:27 AM
He can claim dhimmitude, however.
Connie on May 23, 2008 at 1:31 AM
Connie on May 23, 2008 at 1:33 AM
John McCain said this in response to Obama on the matter of the bill increasing benefits for veterans.
“It is typical, but no less offensive that Senator Obama uses the Senate floor to take cheap shots at an opponent and easy advantage of an issue he has less than zero understanding of. Let me say first in response to Senator Obama, running for President is different than serving as President. The office comes with responsibilities so serious that the occupant can’t always take the politically easy route without hurting the country he is sworn to defend. Unlike Senator Obama, my admiration, respect and deep gratitude for America’s veterans is something more than a convenient campaign pledge. I think I have earned the right to make that claim. “When I was five years old, a car pulled up in front of our house in New London, Connecticut, and a Navy officer rolled down the window, and shouted at my father that the Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor. … … … …”
McCain’s statement contains so many reasons to think that he will probably lose the election that it is almost unreal.
Hint: None of the items are hard and the easy one is
#uck you! I know more about this than anyone else in the room!“an issue he has less than zero understanding of”MB4 on May 23, 2008 at 1:49 AM
Who’s he going to denounce next, Billy Graham?
- The Cat
MirCat on May 23, 2008 at 1:57 AM
I grew up in an evangelical Christian church, and still go pretty regularly, and I’ve never heard anyone speak about 3/4 of the people who are my “leaders”.
I’d never heard of Hagee or Parsley before this election season.
its vintage duh on May 23, 2008 at 2:05 AM
Look, I don’t know all that much about Hagee, but let’s parse his statement.
an anti-Christ religion
Well, “Christ” is a word literally meaning “messiah”. Muslims don’t believe that. Fair enough, but considering the history of Islam and Christianity, I think it’s fair to say that Islam is at the very lease anti-Christian.
that intends through violence
An Iraq hawk like McCain ought to see the truth of this, even if 9/11 was inadequate.
to conquer the world
Well, the concepts of dar al-Islam and dar al-Harb weren’t pulled out of think air.
vonspringer on May 23, 2008 at 2:06 AM
McCain is pathetic!
dmann on May 23, 2008 at 2:22 AM
What the heck. There is a website for Wonder Boy called http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/muslimsamericansforobama08/C3GV
Do these commenters cling to their bitterness and guns, too?
Everyone is in the act.
They changed their website by adding “Americans” to their domain name.
onlineanalyst on May 23, 2008 at 2:23 AM
Next, McCain will be rejecting my endorsement…..
Oh wait….
That never happened, Never will
Never mind.
LegendHasIt on May 23, 2008 at 2:26 AM
Watch TBN, channel is funnier than Comedy Central, I swear.
doubleplusundead on May 23, 2008 at 2:35 AM
Just as the Dems “stretched” the truth about ending the war in order to get the nutroots in their corner, they are also willing to dhimmify America. Is McCain playing into that? Isn’t that the BIG QUESTION we’ve always had about Bush and his seeming inability to choose American Muslims who do not have an Islamist agenda?
Connie on May 23, 2008 at 2:48 AM
No kidding.
BallisticBob on May 23, 2008 at 4:04 AM
Did you spend a lot of time playing under power lines when you were a kid?
sulla on May 23, 2008 at 4:11 AM
Well I’m not a Christian conservative. More like a conservative who is Christian… but repudiate away sir. Guys like that make our party look idiotic. Screw them.
Dash on May 23, 2008 at 4:35 AM
How about rejecting your pro-Amnesty advisors, what do you say Maverick?
Aristotle on May 23, 2008 at 5:51 AM
When he repudiates La Raza then I’ll be impressed.
Not holding my breath though.
SuperCool on May 23, 2008 at 6:15 AM
When I was driving to work yesterday I heard ABC news do some blurb about McCain having pastor problems just like Obama does. They were talking about the preacher who hates Muslims, etc. I am sure this is why McCain said thanks but no thanks, he wants to keep Obama’s Wright problem in perspective.
Terrye on May 23, 2008 at 6:29 AM
Now if all candidates could only preemptively reject all endorsements by religious ‘authorities’, pastors and mentors whose foolish nonsense only provides minor comic relief or serious embarrassment perhaps the campaign could move on to important issues.
Annar on May 23, 2008 at 6:38 AM
Let me get this straight. For once Rod Parsley is stating flat verifiable testable truth and for that McCain rejects him? Hey, John-boy, don’t you know that one such aw-shit wipes out 100 brownie points you may have accumulated along the way?
{+_+} Yeesh, man, read the Qur’an.
herself on May 23, 2008 at 7:30 AM
Vote Bob Barr.
JellyToast on May 23, 2008 at 7:52 AM
Are you serious? I dont know, how about insulting the third largest faith grouping in the country. How about calling ANY faith the “anti-christ” is something an american president should NEVER be associated with.
Squid Shark on May 23, 2008 at 8:05 AM
Verifiable truth? One would have to prove the existence of the anti-Christ for this to even get close to being verifiable.
Squid Shark on May 23, 2008 at 8:07 AM
I saw Hagees endorsement as trouble from the start. Parsley is getting a raw deal in my opinion. But to compare ths to Obama is laughable, Rev Wright is a dent in Obamas character. Haggee and Wright are dents in McCains organization. Have these people (McCains staff) ever done any research before taking these endorsements??
JVelez on May 23, 2008 at 9:04 AM
Plenty – why throw gasoline on the fire, is it always the position of The Fringe in this country to not only have their ignorant way, but they also must have the last damn word? You guys have to insult everyone and anyone you hate and disagree with?
So shameful and so not Christian.
Hagee and Parsley are loons, get rid of them, send them packing. Bye bye, and don’t feed the loon Religious Right, it will get you no where fast.
AprilOrit on May 23, 2008 at 9:57 AM
After all, he disparaged jews in a private comment in the 70’s.
You mean like the 30 million ‘evangelical’ black baptists that will vote FOR Obama 9-1? For me personally, I don’t think Obama would be as bad as McCain.
It’s funny how McCain is becoming the ‘thought police’ now in a free society. Isn’t it interesting how he goes out of his way to tell people that Wright is NOT an issue for this campaign, but he thinks these pastors are an issue for him to speak out about.
His rejection of Parsley’s statements about Islam help me realize that McCain doesn’t understand the enemy or what they believe. To me, that shows that he won’t be any better on the WOT than Obama would be. Parsley has issues with the IRS and finances. . . I never heard any issues with what he said about Islam.
FRANKLIN GRAHAM (Billy Graham’s son) has said similar things about Islam.
I thought a presidential candidate was supposed to ask for votes, not reject votes. It is as though McCain thinks he is the pope or something. The things he says makes him seem like he thinks he is self important to the nth degree. He thinks his thoughts on religion are more important than pastors’ thoughts.
I reject anyone who might have endorsed McCain. He’s a socialist panderer who only cares about himself. With every move McCain makes, President Obama is becoming more and more likely – and less scary to me.
ThackerAgency on May 23, 2008 at 9:58 AM
Thank you.
AprilOrit on May 23, 2008 at 9:58 AM
With President Obama comes the likelihood of ‘First Pastor Wright’. Of course that would be OK with McCain because Wright is NOT an issue. . . these supporters of McCain are.
ThackerAgency on May 23, 2008 at 10:01 AM
So you support destruction of the first ammendment because people might say something offensive and disagreeable? This statement by McCain shows me that he thinks there should be laws against speaking out on Islam (just like Canada – just like Sharia). Allow sharia April and the gays WILL have something to complain about.
McCain’s comments over the past week equate to ‘thought police’ from the guy who says he wants to be the leader of the ‘free world’ (so long as McCain approves and allows you to be free).
ThackerAgency on May 23, 2008 at 10:04 AM
Didn’t reject the endorsement during the primaries. He was happy to stand side by side with these religious bigots so long as they spouted their anti-Mormon poison and prodded their flock to the polls. Mainstream social conservatives never trusted McCain so he enlisted these losers. He’s closing the barn door now because these guys can only do harm at this point.
Angry Dumbo on May 23, 2008 at 10:07 AM
He said nothing of the sort, but he says he does not share that idiot’s views and therefore does not want him linked to his camapaign.
Squid Shark on May 23, 2008 at 10:10 AM
I think all the anti-mormons were on the hicksters campaign
Squid Shark on May 23, 2008 at 10:11 AM
Funny how he feels that way about our enemies, but not our own soldiers. He has no problem saying that we TORTURE people. He has no problem broadcasting out ‘torture’ techniques so that terror training camps can practice beating around the world.
This is a funny issue for him to start using the phrase ‘loose lips sink ships’ since he’s been singing like a canary for all the world to hear for the past 2 years.
ThackerAgency on May 23, 2008 at 10:11 AM
W
Oh jeez, we are back on the past – Wright yet again? Why would you believe that there would be a likihood of Wright when that story is sure old news?
You guys just can’t shake it. Over at HuffPo your Lefty equivalent will be yowling about Hagee and Parsley for weeks to come as well.
C’mon people, shake and break that Fringe Fever, let’s move on to the real issues….
AprilOrit on May 23, 2008 at 10:17 AM
Why would you have a problem with First Pastor Wright? Why would you think that after sitting in his church for 20 years that Wright wouldn’t be invited to an Obama White House? Wright was invited to Clinton’s White House.
I think the person out of touch is you if you think that Wright won’t call Obama and apologize and be invited to the White House. I don’t have a problem with it, it’s a free country.
You must be the fringe and racist at that if you DO have a problem with Wright (a former American soldier) going to the White House to speak with a member of his church of 20 years.
The ’story is old news’. Wow, like the Holocaust. . . yeah we never hear about the Holocaust anymore. If the KKK says, ‘we’re sorry’ would that make their history ‘old news’?
ThackerAgency on May 23, 2008 at 10:25 AM
The ‘real issues’ like Parsley and Hagee?
ThackerAgency on May 23, 2008 at 10:27 AM
They are all the same to me.
Squid Shark on May 23, 2008 at 10:36 AM
Well, that’s because you’re a shill. All you care about is defending McCain, whether he’s wrong or not. Maybe if you got some perspective outside of McCain’s backside, you might actually be able to engage in constructive debate instead of cheerleading like a 12 year old with hero fixation.
austinnelly on May 23, 2008 at 10:48 AM
No, like you taking 10 steps back instead of moving forward.
Making the statement that Wright will be First Pastor is the same as the B Hussein crap and very disingenuous. Talk about a dirty political street fight tactic.
Barack Obama will be the nominee, he disowned Wright, Wright is history. No, he isn’t a Muslim like all the haters wish and no his wife wasn’t crown Ms Black Panther Princton.
John McCain is the nominee, he disowned Hagee and the other ranting freak Parsley, no he didn’t sell secrets to the North Vietnamese, yes he is a war hero although all the haters refuse to credit him with that title and think he was a double spy. And no he didn’t father an illegiatimate black baby.
Let’s move on, we’ve covered all the making of these sleazy shadows campaigns, the secrets, the childish name calling and whining.
Let’s move on to the real issues that really influence ours and our neighbors daily lives.
AprilOrit on May 23, 2008 at 10:54 AM
While Parsley has done some good things for the poor in the world, he is a false teacher that preaches a health-wealth-prosperity message. I certainly reject his doctrine and theology.
But with his statement about Islam, is there anything in it that is not true?
Islam is anti-Christ – they deny His deity even though they recognize the Virgin Birth.
Islam has always spread throughout the world at sword or gun point.
So where is Parsley wrong?
abcurtis on May 23, 2008 at 11:06 AM
As an evangelical Christian, neither Parsley, Hagee or anybody else speaks for me. How they vote is their own business, like my vote is mine. I’m my own man, and when I enter the voting booth, I’ll cast my own vote. Just because one is a Christian doesnt mean you have to leave your brains at the church door when you enter.
abcurtis on May 23, 2008 at 11:10 AM
It isn’t disingenuous, and it isn’t ‘dirty political street fight tactic’, it is REALITY.
I’m not saying that it will happen to influence any votes one way or the other. I’m living in a real world where 20 year old friendships and inspirations for best selling books don’t just ‘go away’ because the MSM stops talking about it.
Again Hussein is HIS NAME. And it is THE NAME of the next President of the United States. I hope you don’t mind. I hope you can get used to it. I am already getting used to President Barrack HUSSEIN Obama and his friend and mentor Jeremiah Wright.
Apparently you have a problem with that. I don’t. McCain doesn’t either because McCain says that Wright is NOT an issue.
As for real issues, the only issues at hand are bigger government vs bigger government. I don’t like either because it will cost me more money. There I talked about ‘real issues’.
I’m not playing politics (like disowning the endorsements of pastors across the country). It is what it is. I wouldn’t mind Barrack HUSSEIN Obama. Hussein doesn’t bother me as much as it seems to bother you – it’s a pretty common name. He’s going to be involved in politics in America likely for the rest of my life (McCain will be involved at most another 20 years). I’m just adjusted to it.
ThackerAgency on May 23, 2008 at 11:14 AM
The only thing straight talking about Parsley is his take on Islam. His theological teaching and doctrine are un-Biblical and heresy.
How do I know? I make it my business to study false teachers. And there are far, far more false ones out there than solid ones. Joel Osteen is another one.
abcurtis on May 23, 2008 at 11:16 AM
Sounds like McCain already has his Muslim advisor’s/handlers in place.
Get used to the “Islam is the great religion of Peace” drivel, it will be an answer to all things Islamic for the foreseeable future.
BL@KBIRD on May 23, 2008 at 11:25 AM
Okay Squid, I guess McCain’s Mom is not on the payroll. This the single lamest piece of surrogate attack video I have ever seen. Little Johnny Maverick has to trot out his Mommy to attack Mitt. Worse yet, its not even on the issues, she specifically attacks Mitt because he is Mormon. Despicable.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sK_xVZ9F_w
Angry Dumbo on May 23, 2008 at 11:29 AM
Obniously you are not up on reality. McCain later said because Obama siad it was a legiatimate concern, it was an issue.
I don’t deal in John Birch Society circa the early 1960s conspiracy theories, and that’s what this whole issue of a name is all about.
Since when do we judge a human being by a name they received from their parents? You know what forget it, it’s not worth it.
I’ve learned long ago in the recent GOP you will end up wrestling a pig here and there and the only one who enjoys it is the pig. I’m not going to get down in the mud over some poor bastard’s name that they had no control over.
That kind of behavior is too depraved for my tastes and my upbringing. Thankfully my parents didn’t raise us to judge every book by it’s cover, and the same applies to people and their names.
America has to take a real hard look at who is voting in our leaders in this country. The most biased, prejiduced, uninformed and ignorant among us are choosing our leaders, and that’s a problem.
The people who seek to find the truth and the real issues with a candidate are having their civil rights violated by the imbecile population.
AprilOrit on May 23, 2008 at 11:34 AM
Nice link Dumbo. It shows McCain disavowing his mother. I guess McCain rejecting support is more important to him than accepting it. . . unless of course it is from illegal aliens who can’t vote and don’t pay taxes.
ThackerAgency on May 23, 2008 at 11:36 AM
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