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American Idol for Politicians?
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ABC News' Bret Hovell Reports: Sen. John McCain's, R-Ariz., campaign insists he was only kidding when he combined a Beach Boys impression with foreign policy Wednesday before a group of Veterans at a VFW hall in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina.
See the YouTube video here.
McCain campaign spokesman Kevin McLaughlin points out that the Senator's song was not serious and the people in the room were laughing. "He was just trying to add a little humor to the event."
McLaughlin also points out that the Senator went on to express support for President Bush's pro-Israel policies and reiterated his own tough stance against Iran.
McCain has long been an advocate of dealing with rogue states aggressively. Back in 2000, when then-Gov. George W. Bush was wary of nation building and talking about a foreign policy based on humility and restraint, McCain was advocating a policy of "rogue-state rollback," which he described in a 1999 speech to the Center for Strategic and International Studies as a "21st century interpretation of the Reagan doctrine."
As for the light-hearted harmony, will this event portend more singing from the senior Senator from Arizona? As Simon Cowell reminds: song choice is critical.
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So McCain shows that, at the core, he is nasty enough to consider the bombing of civilians a "joke." Despicable. The fact that he got a laugh makes it only more disgusting. Three days after the carnage in Virginia, have these people already forgotten what it means to suffer losses due to violence means?
Oh. I forgot. These would not be actual PEOPLE, they would be Iranians.
Posted by: Gogi | Apr 19, 2007 1:06:50 PM
Gogi, when McCain or anybody says bomb Iran,it is impossible to think they're calling for bombing of civilians.there are nuclear factories in Iran, there are millitary bases and government houses. If after hearing bomb Iran the only thing you can think of is bomb civilians then you too should check your core and ensure its not the nasty one.
Posted by: Timothy | Apr 19, 2007 7:19:05 PM
McCain should recuse himself from the campaign for "sensitivity training." This is sick. Americans are dying over in Iraq, bombing Iran would cause more Americans to die, and start a new theatre of war that might cause Americans here at home to die. I was in Washington on 9/11. I NEVER want to go thru anything like that again. McCain is a warmonger, and he is scary. Rozabell
Posted by: rosalind | Apr 20, 2007 6:44:32 AM
It looks like primaries aren't going to be the only way to eliminate presidential hopefuls anymore. We just have to wait until they open their mouths and be recorded.
Posted by: shortnativetexan | Apr 20, 2007 9:33:02 PM
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