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Hello Dalai! McCain Meets With the Dalai Lama
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ABC News' Bret Hovell reports: As his Democratic rival wrapped up his European tour in France and London, Sen. John McCain attempted to steal back the media spotlight -- employing some Zen-like help from His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
The two met privately in Aspen, Colorado Friday before emerging from a private residence in Aspen. They walked out holding hands.
McCain said he was honored to meet with the Dalai Lama, and stressed the importance of his work for human rights.
"The Dalai Lama has time and again emphasized that he asked only that the Tibetan people are provided with basic rights to preserve their culture, language and religious beliefs," McCain said.
"His nonviolence approach and his lifelong approach of seeking common ground around cultural and religious divides are an inspiration for all of mankind and to millions of Americans."
The presumptive Republican nominee said he thought the occasion of the upcoming Olympics would be a good time for China to "demonstrate to the world that it’s committed to respecting the basic human rights of its people."
"The United States welcomes good relations with China but it's certainly no service to the people of China for the United States and other Democracies to pretended that the suppression of rights in China does not concern us. It does, will and must concern us. And that will necessarily involve continuing good relations with the Tibetan people and their remarkable representative the Dalai Lama," McCain said.
This was the first meeting between the two, although they have spoken before by phone. McCain requested the meeting months ago, and they were able to get it together this week.
His Holiness stressed that the visit was not political and did not constitute an endorsement, but that he was honored to meet McCain.
"My visit is unpolitical," the Dalai Lama said. "Meanwhile, my old friend is a candidate for president of this great country...I feel great honor in meeting him.''
He said he has already spent two week in the United States, lecturing several thousand people "who are showing interest."
"Besides that, as I think many of my friends know, my basic commitment is promotion of human values," the Dalai Lama said.
July 25, 2008 in Hunter, Duncan, Thompson, Fred | Permalink | User Comments (119)
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Jazz: I am with you, but you are being too generous suggesting they compare with four year olds. It's sad, isn't it?
Posted by: Lisa Again | Jul 25, 2008 8:08:00 PM
Rev. Hagee ENDORSED McCain, after McCain BEGGED FOR HIS ENDORSEMENT.
Once word got out about Hagee's inflammatory ANTI-SEMITIC REMARKS, McCain threw him under the bus.
THEN, HE SENT JOE LIEBERMAN TO SUCK UP TO HIM AGAIN!!!
TALK ABOUT A TWO-FACED HYPOCRITICAL FLIP-FLOP!!!!
Posted by: Snarxon | Jul 25, 2008 8:13:46 PM
That some Obama supporters would even says uncool things about the Dalai-lama is quite sad. Imagine what Obama would say about that - he wouldn't advocate saying uncool things about the meeting. And what if Obama met the Dalai-lama next month? Obviously, it was a nice stroke of luck for McCain, and too bad if some of Obama-lama's followers have hurt feelings.
Posted by: Patrick | Jul 25, 2008 8:26:58 PM
That Repubs would parrot ugly smears about Obama proves that their party is COMPLETELY MORALLY BANKRUPT.
That McCain would accept the Repub nomination proves that HE TOO IS COMPLETELY MORALLY BANKRUPT.
Posted by: Snarxon | Jul 25, 2008 8:33:29 PM
Obama doesn't need spiritual guidance from the Dalai Lama - he has Rev. Wright.
Posted by: Missy M | Jul 25, 2008 8:35:08 PM
Lisa, you again! Go get a life!
I hope the Dali Lama washed his hands afterwards.
Posted by: Oh Please... | Jul 25, 2008 8:35:45 PM
McCain's weak attempt to use the Dalai Lama as a band-aid to cover the MORAL CANCER of Karl Rove's Republican Party is worthless.
WAY TOO LITTLE, WAY TOO LATE.
Posted by: Snarxon | Jul 25, 2008 8:36:24 PM
How weird was it to see poor McCain walking hand in hand with the Dalai Lama? In Aspen of all places...
Posted by: matt | Jul 25, 2008 8:48:40 PM
Democrats drop too many word bombs. A constant ceaseless temper tantrum raged by people that can't handle the word "no".
Posted by: Mystery | Jul 25, 2008 8:56:16 PM
"word bombs"
You mean like "Sausage" and "Cheese"?
LOL!
Posted by: Snarxon | Jul 25, 2008 8:57:45 PM
Wow. Some pretty derisive remarks here. I get the feeling if McCain found a cure for cancer, the Obama crowd would say, "That's just a political move."
God, is there something sinister behind everything he does? You'd think he was Satan or something.
Posted by: Ar | Jul 25, 2008 8:58:11 PM
Ar: No, Karl Rove is Satan. McCain sold his soul to him.
Posted by: Snarxon | Jul 25, 2008 9:02:52 PM
i heard that mccain has appointment with turban mary the fortune teller----why not wait for obama to make a speach and just copy part of it--MCCAIN IS NOTHING MORE THAN A SUPER PARROT--AND CAN ONLY COPY WHAT OBAMA SAYS.the guy is too dumb to be original.wonder if he will tell the dalai lama what he calls his wife--the c word---
Posted by: rodney | Jul 25, 2008 9:07:13 PM
wow, i hate liberals.
Posted by: tim | Jul 25, 2008 9:08:42 PM
Snarxon, you are one bitter, sour person.
Posted by: Ar | Jul 25, 2008 9:10:52 PM
ar
take a good look at mccain he apears to be growing horns----he already has shown us he has a forked tongue---actualy he realy does look evil.
Posted by: rodney | Jul 25, 2008 9:13:10 PM
no, he is just a typical liberal. if everything's not perfect, it's all wrong. and there HAS to be someone to blame. george w. bush, anyone who is a republican, the oil companies, big business... etc.
Posted by: tim | Jul 25, 2008 9:14:02 PM
everything obama does mccain is critical of but then later copies him--is this because he has no mental capacity of his own---like a bird brain-----SUPER PARROT
Posted by: rodney | Jul 25, 2008 9:17:37 PM
Ar: You are one bitter, clingy person.
LOL!!!!
Posted by: Snarxon | Jul 25, 2008 9:18:55 PM
ok, im sure this will be useless but im bored tonight and feel like telling the world i hate liberalism... what do you mean by that last post rodney???
Posted by: tim | Jul 25, 2008 9:19:30 PM
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