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From GITMO to the Battlefield John McCain claims that 30 released Guantanamo detainees have "tried to attack America again." The presumptive Republican nominee is twisting the facts.
McCain's Latest Iran Joke Responding to a question about a survey that shows increased cigarette exports to Iran, McCain said, "Maybe that's a way of killing them."
Behind the Numbers McCain's Latest Iran Joke By Michael D Shear Sen. Responding to a question about a survey that shows increased exports to Iran, mainly from cigarettes, McCain said, "Maybe that's a way of killing them." He quickly caught himself, saying "I meant that as a joke" as his wife, Cindy, poked him in the back. His singing about bombing Iran to the theme of the Beach Boy's "Barbara Ann" drew derision from many quarters but a "lighten up" response from McCain.
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re: BKMJ and its statement about Joe Lieberman "a personal Jew on a string" Go back to Nazi Germany, you foul-mouthed moron. Posted by: speakthetruth | July 9, 2008 4:29 PM No laughing matter. We need a different attitude toward other people in the world! Posted by: Dr_JES | July 9, 2008 3:44 PM if his campaign keeps faltering, before the Republican Convention McCain will announce a cancer recurrence so Romney can run. Just making a McCain joke," don't make a big deal over nothing." Posted by: Gator-ron | July 9, 2008 3:38 PM As an Iranian this is an offensive statement. The sad thing is that Iranian people are being oppressed by their own government as well as the US government on a daily basis. Posted by: Mehrdad | July 9, 2008 3:03 PM More geezer humor from our gaffer. Don't think we're yet enough of a geriatric America for it to appeal, though. Posted by: Old white vet | July 9, 2008 2:51 PM I suppose McCain thinks that dying from cancer is a funny way to go. And since when is it good campaign strategy to advocate the killing of citizens of another country? This guy is truly the most inept candidate of any party in recent history. He tries to use humor to make him seem like an "everyman" (and not someone who married into a fortune), but his sense of humor is just flat and stupid. For all of you who call McPain a "leader" with "experience", he has had several incidents this campaign where someone has to whisper in his ear or poke him in the back to either keep him in check or guide him in his answer. Posted by: McPain for Retirement | July 9, 2008 2:26 PM John: Much as we'd love to follow your advice, the direction this country is headed in requires our paying attention and taking action right now. Top military officials who have served in Iraq have said America will need to reinstate the draft just to maintain in Iraq. The Pentagon has hired an outside firm to create a database on draft eligible high school and college students. The military keeps lowering its standards just to meet recruitment goals. McCain stated in May 2008, "We don't have a big enough Army."
com: Military Facts As the mother of two young sons, the outcome of this election may well affect their future and whether or not they are drafted to fight in the Middle East. I'm tending to my children by paying attention and getting involved. Posted by: Skeeter | July 9, 2008 1:59 PM McCain is not an entertainer. He is not a morning radio host, he is not a TV chat show host, he is not a standup comedian, a talking head nor a columnist. He is a US senator asking to be elected to the Office of the President of the United States. I don't want my political leaders provocatively "funny"; I don't want Obama telling the jokes Chris Rock does and I don't want Hillary Clinton using Sarah Silverman's punchlines. There's nothing inherently evil about what McCain said and I don't doubt he meant it in a jocular fashion. But even if the remark was itself relatively benign, it's inappropriate for THIS man to be telling it at THIS time. The fact that McCain seems unable to curb his tongue speaks negatively about his temperment and (lack of) self-control and restraint. The President is also the chief diplomat and politician and diplomats and politicians should know when to curb their tongues. The fact that McCain can't seem to restrain himself speaks poorly about his fitness for the office he seeks. Posted by: Peter Lee | July 9, 2008 1:53 PM This is exactly what America must avoid, bellicose statements like, "wiping Israel off the map." Where do you draw the line between (poor taste in) humor or insidious empty threats? Saber rattling only increases the belligerence of Iran's hardliners and undermines America's credibility among our allies. Mr McCain should offer a formal apology to the Iranian people, the most pro-America Muslim nation, and America's greatest ally in Iran against Islamic fundamentalism.
org Posted by: Christopher Feld | July 9, 2008 1:52 PM i hope we are not mistaken for a bully? what make you think that Bush/mcain have the right to bomb another any country, but the people do not have the right to kill our soldiers. is a pity we already have over 4,100 widows and greving parrents. Its amazing and will be the last wonder of the world to elect another war monger. Posted by: joe | July 9, 2008 1:51 PM Jokes tend to reflect the true nature of the man. Dark humor, as the so called ex-Viet Nam vet called it, reflects those with dark spitits. Saying dark things when one is engaged personally in combat is one thing, to say them when one is actively engaged in running for the presidency of the US is another. There is no excuse for McShame's continued use of death jokes against Iran and Iranians on the campaign trail. What an image this sends about the Man, the GOP and the US. How are we to persuade a people that we are behind them, even if we are against and despise their despicable leaders, if we joke about killing everyone including the people? We just cannot let this man and his temperament / dark side win the White House. Posted by: Vgirl1 | July 9, 2008 1:48 PM "Personal Jew on a string?" says BKMJ Regardless of the context (an oft-used excuse by McCain when faced with questionable comments of his and his supporters), this type of talk reflects more poorly of the person who typed it than anyone being referred to. I for one do not believe it is relevant or adds any value. com | July 9, 2008 1:15 PM Well, Mcclane has done it again. I'll bet his handlers are scolding him right now for his downright dangerous attempt at a joke. Of course, McSame is like Bush -- he no more knows what is going on around him than the man in the moon. Wonder what the DDDUUUHHH express will come up with next. McSame still doesn't understand how the Iraqi Government could double-cross him by calling for a timetable to withdraw all American Troops from Iraq, while it chums up with Iran. Posted by: caliguy55 | July 9, 2008 1:00 PM There are some seriously disturbed people posting comments on this thread, especially the ones who attack Obama. They say you can really tell a person's true nature by the way he/she acts when they are drunk -- and their sense of humor, or lack of it. Posted by: thesuperclasssux | July 9, 2008 12:50 PM Jacques Coffe, Iranians ain't Arabs. Posted by: Dirk | July 9, 2008 12:39 PM What I don't get is who exactly we are supposed to want to kill in Iran in the first place? Posted by: | July 9, 2008 12:30 PM The only arabs Lieberman likes are dead ones. Thats why he has latched onto McCain to instigagate more trouble. The US certainly can blame itself for choosing such mediocre and downright dangerous candidates. Posted by: jacques coffe | July 9, 2008 12:29 PM Its big business that has hooked other countries on cigarettes to begin with. All the Asians coming here NYC are smokers since the biggies could not sell enough in the US McCain is on his way to being a latter day Regan........... Posted by: gany | July 9, 2008 12:22 PM Its big business that has hooked other countries on cigarettes to begin with. All the Asians coming here NYC are smokers since the biggies could not s...
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