Posted on 03/10/2008 3:31:56 PM PDT by pissant
A spokeswoman for Sen. John McCain today condemned comments by Iowa Rep. Steve King (R), who on Friday said terrorists would be "dancing in the streets" if Barack Obama is elected president.
"The Senator rejects the type of politics that degrades our civics and this campaign will be about the future of our country," Communications Director Jill Hazelbaker said. "[Sen.] McCain could not be clearer on how he views these types of comments and obviously that view extends to Congressman King's statement."
King, a three-term Republican, made the remarks to a radio station Friday as he announced his bid for another term in the House of Representatives.
"I don't want to disparage anyone because of their race," King told listeners of KICD, "their ethnicity, their name - whatever their religion their father might have been. I'll just say this: When you think about the optics of a Barack Obama potentially getting elected President of the United States -- I mean, what does this look like to the rest of the world? What does it look like to the world of Islam?"
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McCain should have said, “I don’t think it would give aid and comfort to Terrorists if Obama wins, AS FAR AS I KNOW”.
LOL!
He is a democrat! (Well, almost anyway!)
“Just get it over with Mccain and run as a democrat.”
He’s trying to act like he’s “above the fray.” He better get used to ending his political career when he retires from the Senate, because the way he’s going his chances of winning the presidency in November are diminishing quickly.
Knew it was comming. Just...damn.
McCain wants to lose and let the harpy, his friend Hillary win.
Gee, John, do ya think you could cut this crap out and support the folks who reluctantly support you?
THIS, my friends, is another reason to not back McCain. What a dope.
Sorry your honor; I withdraw the question (cut away to scene of terrorists dancing in streets)...
John, Congressman King is right. That’s all that needs be said about it.
That’s it! I don’t care who wins because they are all losers.
This is not news!
LOL - McKein (as the illegals spell his name) is such a predictable tool of the DNC.
“The Senator rejects the type of politics that degrades our civics”
I guess that covers all the Mccain supporters here at FR.
Conservative speaks, McCain apologises to anyone and everyone that will listen, yawwwwwwn ...just another day in paradise.
Not only did McCain put himself above the fray, he managed to get King’s comment more publicity. It’s the old, “Don’t think of an elephant” technique. :)
Obama or Clinton is going run over him in the general if he doesn’t get tougher than this.
I guess McCain won’t have Mr. King standing beside him on the stage when he tries to campaign in Iowa.
I knew this was coming...sure as the sun will rise tomorrow.
It’s MeCain Way or McHighway for Conservatives one and all.
Gee, I wish there were a Republican candidate for POTUS in the race this year.
We had a couple of good choices, a couple of decent republican choices, yet we ended up with this lemon.
“{He is a democrat! (Well, almost anyway!)”
I think if McCain didn’t come from such a strong military tradition, he would be a Democrat. But most Dems. do “loathe the military’ and see its most appropriate use as a sort of international meals on wheels. If there were more Scoop Jackson Dems. still around, I feel sure McCain would be one of them.
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