How Does He Get Away With It?
These aren’t your typical, everyday flip-flops. There are many examples of politicians who say something and then, down, the road, say something completely different. But how many times do you get a flip-flop within seconds of each other?
On the Today Show, John McCain is presented by Meredith Viera with a DNC ad where he is heard praising the economy, after which McCain says, “I’ve said repeatedly American families are hurting in America.”
McCain in DNC Ad: “I think we’re better off overall.”
Viera: So, Senator, you do not believe we’re better off by any means than we were eight years ago?
McCain: Oh, no. No.
On This Week, McCain flip-flopped on the endorsement of pastor John Hagee, again within seconds:
STEPHANOPOULOS: But you’re going to hold on to his endorsement. Your own campaign acknowledges that you should have done a better job of vetting Pastor Hagee. So was it a mistake to solicit and accept his endorsement?
McCAIN: Oh, probably. Sure. But I admire and respect Dr. Hagee’s leadership of the — of his church. I admire and appreciate his advocacy for the state of Israel — the independence and freedom of the state of Israel. I condemn remarks that are made that has anything to do which is condemning of the Catholic Church. So -
[crosstalk]
STEPHANOPOULOS: So you no longer want his endorsement?
McCAIN: I’m glad to have his endorsement.
McCain: “I admire and appreciate [Hagee's] advocacy for the state of Israel.”
Isn’t the Hagee/Baptist plan for Israel’s fate a little on the rough side? By “rough”, I mean not very friendly and hardly advocacy. Death, destruction and ruin?
With friends like Hagee, who needs enemies?
April 25th, 2008 at 8:28 pm
Know what else is offensive: http://www.factcheck.org/askfactcheck/did_obama_say_the_national_anthem_conveys.html
Worst humor ever. One of them.
April 25th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
That pasted badly.
April 25th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
I pretty much treat every post as an open thread.
Obama: [My] own views on the death penalty are very complicated. I’ve said that in theory I don’t object to the death penalty for heinous crimes – terrorism, mass murder, child killers. But, in its application, it’s been racially biased, highly unreliable, inconsistent. So for me to try to pretend that I was a cheerleader for the death penalty, simply to score a political point, that wasn’t reflective of my views.
http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/reprehensible_misrepresentation.html
Respectable, though I’d prefer he be completely opposed to it.
April 25th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
Allan Colmes: why do you let that hideous “Dick” Morris go on ranting about why he hates Hillary. He has a personal vendetta against Hillary because he got fired after he disgraced himself by bringing prostitutes to the white house. Why do you hesitate on calling him out on this?
April 25th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
Africanity? New word! Or is it?
April 25th, 2008 at 10:26 pm
Sue, http://www.newshounds.us/2007/10/30/colmes_challenges_dick_morris_dismal_record_on_hillary_clinton_predictions.php
April 25th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
My understanding is that US money was funnelled through the Pakastani Intelligence Service, though I don’t believe PSI is the acronym it uses, to the Northern Alliance, and that some of the financing, perhaps most of it, that went to Osama was not from the Pakastanis.
April 25th, 2008 at 10:44 pm
and the US.
April 25th, 2008 at 10:45 pm
I’m chomping at the bit to make a verbose statement about one of the early calls. I’m waiting for the free for all. Chomp, chomp.
April 25th, 2008 at 11:12 pm
For the record, I’m in the 2nd District.
April 25th, 2008 at 11:21 pm
I think the Pakistani’s call it ISI.
April 26th, 2008 at 12:30 am
I think that’s correct as well, but I didn’t feel like checking.
April 26th, 2008 at 3:48 am