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McCain Says He Did Vote For George W. Bush
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ABC News' Jan Simmonds and Jennifer Parker report: Heightening a he-said she-said brouhaha, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., today disputed liberal blogger Arianna Huffington's assertion that the presumptive Republican nominee voted against George W. Bush during the 2000 election.
"It's nonsense," said McCain, whose campaign has suggested Huffington made up the story to promote her new book. Huffington, a former Republican, supports the presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.
In a blog posting on her Huffington Post website, Huffington said that she and the McCains attended a dinner party after the 2000 election at the home of actress Candice Bergen where she heard McCain say he did not vote for Bush.
Huffington said McCain's wife, Cindy, told her personally she wrote in her husband's name on the ballot in the 2000 election. In her blog post, Huffington criticized McCain for abandoning his principles now that he's running for the White House.
McCain lost the 2000 Republican nomination to Bush in a bitter battle that saw the former prisoner-of-war's character and family viciously attacked in ads in South Carolina.
Two other guests at Bergen's party, former "West Wing" actors Bradley Whitford and Richard Schiff, have come forward this week in the media to say that they, too, heard McCain say he didn't vote for Bush.
Campaigning today in New Jersey, McCain disputed the story.
"I voted, campaigned for, worked as hard as I could for President Bush's election in 2000 and 2004," McCain told reporters. "I voted for President Bush, I said so at the time. I know we're already in silly season, but my record stands very clearly of campaigning all over this nation on behalf of the candidacy of President Bush."
McCain also admonished the media.
"In all due respect, this is all not worth our time ...this happened eight years ago."
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Huffington is Greek - not Austrian - NYCStylez - get your facts correct - and she does her homework why don't you
Posted by: jozy | May 9, 2008 4:43:18 PM
Because jozy, that's what you're for.
Posted by: NYCStylez | May 9, 2008 4:47:52 PM
A True black American wrote...
"huffington is more worse than a brutish"
Am dat uh sentince and do dat actually mean sumpin'?
Posted by: Uhnuvah Black American | May 9, 2008 4:49:29 PM
Question: Is this a Political Blog or grammar school? People it's a discussion, relax and debate. Politics can be a beautiful thing.
Posted by: NYCStylez | May 9, 2008 4:52:22 PM
McCain reminds me of Grandpa from the Simpsons. I'm just sayin'.
Posted by: Old Man Shakes | May 9, 2008 4:54:24 PM
I have no doubt that the story is absolutley true. It is exactly in keeping with his spiteful personality. Plus, he has the same dismissive attitude whenever he is caught in a lie.
Posted by: dgfiit | May 9, 2008 5:03:08 PM
McSame couldn't find the truth anymore even if it was sitting in his Metamucil.
Posted by: CSD | May 9, 2008 5:03:26 PM
I don't know what's funnier, McCain's faulty memory or the people who defend him. For McCooCoo it's only going to get worse. And when it does, watch for his old tea kettle to steam up a bit. How many flip flops can this idiot endure before he's laughed off the ballot.
Posted by: Veronica from Orem | May 9, 2008 5:07:55 PM
Arianna is a Greek shrill.
Obama hates white people.
Neither could ever be elected for anything!
A mixed-marriage made in heaven.
Posted by: Michelle | May 9, 2008 5:18:19 PM
Um. Michelle, what exactly is a Greek "shrill"? And, unless I missed something, I don't think she is running for anything. Other than that, great post.......BTW - your racism is showing.
Posted by: CSD | May 9, 2008 5:23:23 PM
If Obama can sit and listen to racism coming from his wacko pastor for 20 years and not remember one sermon of hatred and anti-American vile then certainly Arianna cannot remember what happened 8 years ago.
Besides, Arianna could not keep a coversation she had 8 minutes ago private if it meant she could "blog" about it. You think she would wait 8 years?
She is "bitter" and is "clinging" to her lost political races and made for convenience marriage.
Posted by: Tammy | May 9, 2008 5:24:08 PM
Damn, now he can not even remember who he voted for. What will he forget next????
Posted by: jc | May 9, 2008 5:24:52 PM
jc, you know it can't be the difference between "Sunni" and "Shiite", or the nuances of economics....He's already ignorant of those pesky little details.
Posted by: JL | May 9, 2008 5:27:06 PM
So what!!! Most people will not make that claim today. Maybe he hasn't seen W's approval rating lately? At least Senator McCain is trying to be honest. I feel a little sorry for him!!! :~(
Posted by: 1968WhoWasI | May 9, 2008 5:45:35 PM
I'm not a McCain supporter but he at least has an understanding of foreign policy and what we must do to survive as a nation in light of terrorism. The 'kid' Obama hasn't a clue. He is inexperienced and hasn't served in the military. He is clueless.
Posted by: Dr. Strangelove | May 9, 2008 6:19:10 PM
Rottielover, Ol John has admitted to giving information to the enemy and did you know that it is against the code of honor for a POW to accept getting out sooner than those who were captured earlier. His military career would have been over and his Admiral Dad may have disowned him.
Posted by: Javalation | May 9, 2008 7:29:54 PM
I'm a REPUBLICAN and I don't CARE if McCain voted for Bush or did not vote for Bush 4 years ago. His views may have been different then. Of course, you still must consider the source of all this. Arrianna Huffington is a BLOW BAG and does not like REPUBLICANS!
Posted by: Al Oakes | May 9, 2008 8:37:17 PM
McCain is a flip flopper:
You've got it all wrong!
Obama and Clinton should be 20 points ahead of McCain in the polls!
Yet the polls show a statistical tie!
If things are as bad as the
MSM claims(the economy, opposition to the war in Iraq), why is John McCain
tied with your candidates in the polls?
President John McCain! It has a
nice ring to it!
Posted by: reaganfan | May 9, 2008 11:41:06 PM
all i know is if 3 people, 2 without anaxe to grind, say it happened , then there is probably some truth to it.
my concern is the answer mccain gave to oreilly. he should have said the truth, it was a nasty campaign and whilst he has forgiven bush since he could not quite get the enthusuiasm to support a candidate who smeared him about a non existent, actually adopted, love child.
southern politics is and was rough. and based on race and racial slurs as we know..........
this failure to be honest will come back if all 3 go on an ad and say i was there and mccain is LYING.
silly to lie, IF he did and the other 3 are wrong.
Posted by: scott mcnaughton | May 10, 2008 3:13:09 AM
If I were McCain, I would want to BRAG that I didn't vote for George Bush.
Posted by: ChayaFradle | May 10, 2008 4:40:33 AM
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