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McCain: Americans can disagree on war
SEattle PI ^ | May 13, 2006 | SUE LINDSEY

Posted on 05/13/2006 10:07:23 AM PDT by FairOpinion

Sen. John McCain, looking to heal a rift with the religious conservatives who undermined his 2000 White House bid, told students graduating at the Rev. Jerry Falwell's university Saturday that Americans have a right to disagree on issues but should maintain respect for each other.

The Arizona Republican specifically referred to disagreements over the war in Iraq during his commencement address at Liberty University. He noted that the war "has taken innocent life," but he said he has stood his ground in support of it because he believed "my country's interests and values required it."

McCain defended the rights of those who disagree with him and argued that "Americans deserve more than tolerance from one another."

(Excerpt) Read more at seattlepi.nwsource.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: 109th; commencement; falwell; libertyu; mccain; mccain2008
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1 posted on 05/13/2006 10:07:25 AM PDT by FairOpinion
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To: FairOpinion

The venue shopper.


2 posted on 05/13/2006 10:12:14 AM PDT by samadams2000 (Somebody important make The Call.....pitchforks and lanterns.!)
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To: FairOpinion

Until he gets elected and bans that pesky first amendment.


3 posted on 05/13/2006 10:13:41 AM PDT by Crazieman (The Democratic Party: Culture of Treason)
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To: samadams2000
He's obviously running. That is the news here.
4 posted on 05/13/2006 10:14:19 AM PDT by JasonC
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To: JasonC

As usual, media-darling McCain is trying to cover all the angles. He's our Hillary.

If he's nominated millions will stay home on election day. Hope the GOP can get enough Dem votes to cover.


5 posted on 05/13/2006 10:16:38 AM PDT by kjo
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To: samadams2000
The venue shopper.

Jerry Falwell invited McCain there.

6 posted on 05/13/2006 10:16:56 AM PDT by GraniteStateConservative (...He had committed no crime against America so I did not bring him here...-- Worst.President.Ever.)
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To: FairOpinion

[Sen. John McCain, looking to heal a rift with the religious conservatives who undermined his 2000 White House bid...]


The arrogance displayed in this wording is amazing. Apparently this journalist thinks that McCain was entitled to the Republican nomination, but for the meddling of those damned "religious conservatives" he would have made it. Now McCain is forced to go to these same troglodytes and make placating noises at them just so they won't throw a tantrum and sabotage him again.


7 posted on 05/13/2006 10:17:54 AM PDT by spinestein (The Democratic Party is the reason I vote for Republicans.)
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To: JasonC
He's obviously running. That is the news here.

There was never any doubt. The only issue about "will he or won't he" was about his health in 2007 and 2008. That's still the case.

8 posted on 05/13/2006 10:18:35 AM PDT by GraniteStateConservative (...He had committed no crime against America so I did not bring him here...-- Worst.President.Ever.)
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To: FairOpinion

Lets just make this plain. I will never vote for John McCain. There is no conceivable set of circumstances where I would change my mind, for the good of the party.

Run anyone else, and its pretty likely that I will do the "lesser of evils" calculation and stick with the party nominee. Not in this case.

So lets just be clear. If you nominate him, you've calculated that you don't need my vote.


9 posted on 05/13/2006 10:19:08 AM PDT by marron
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To: marron

I think the postivie way to express this is to work as hard as we can to make sure that we have a strong Republican candidate and nominate him, instead of allowing McCain to be the R nominee.

My personal opinion is that the MSM is pushing McCain as a candidate, because that will result in a landslide win for Hillary.


10 posted on 05/13/2006 10:21:11 AM PDT by FairOpinion (Dem Foreign Policy: SURRENDER to our enemies. Real conservatives don't help Dems get elected.)
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To: marron

I care about as much. If he wins the nomination, we will have become Europe. Two left wing parties.

We're already there, but there's a chance of turning back.


11 posted on 05/13/2006 10:21:14 AM PDT by Crazieman (The Democratic Party: Culture of Treason)
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To: GraniteStateConservative

His physical health or his mental health? Myself, I am more concerned with his mental health. I used to know him 20 years ago and he had problems then and I do not think he is any better now.


12 posted on 05/13/2006 10:24:22 AM PDT by John D
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To: spinestein
"...who undermined his 2000 White House bid..."

I remember watching Candidate McCain in spring 2000 - and it was torture. He was simply god-awful - nervous, fidgety, sloppy answers to questions. Bush, for all his faults, was the better candidate then.
13 posted on 05/13/2006 10:26:07 AM PDT by canuck_conservative
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To: marron

McCain is so bad in my opinion that I'd vote for Hillary or Gore. At least that way the war would be joined, McInsane is a stealth liberal.


14 posted on 05/13/2006 10:26:38 AM PDT by FastCoyote
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To: John D

"I am more concerned with his mental health."


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Me too. I think he is unstable and would be a danger as President.


15 posted on 05/13/2006 10:27:52 AM PDT by FairOpinion (Dem Foreign Policy: SURRENDER to our enemies. Real conservatives don't help Dems get elected.)
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To: JasonC

That is not news. McCain hasn't stopped running since 1998.


16 posted on 05/13/2006 10:29:33 AM PDT by AntiGuv ("Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." - Philip K. Dick)
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To: FairOpinion
McStain is edging out Hitlery in the hallowed halls of pandering....
17 posted on 05/13/2006 10:30:28 AM PDT by KeepArizonaFree (Say no to McStain in 2008!)
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To: FairOpinion

This POS thinks he can mandate what people can and cannot discuss prior to an election.

He should go play in traffic.


18 posted on 05/13/2006 10:33:03 AM PDT by sauropod ("Heaven on my left, Hell on my right and the Angel of Death behind me" - Dune)
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To: FairOpinion
The time to sink his bid is now. It will be hard because the MSM loves him, and he has learned from his obvious mistakes last time around (ie he is using the Hillary political calculator more now). But he can't run without cash, or against sustained, vocal, negative grassroots activism.

He is the media darling - don't underestimate him. Make sure he sinks early.

19 posted on 05/13/2006 10:39:17 AM PDT by M203M4
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To: FairOpinion

John McCain: the undocumented conservative.


20 posted on 05/13/2006 10:40:40 AM PDT by true_blue_texican (grateful texan! -- whoops! I'm sober tonight, what happened?)
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