McCain Lauds Palin, Then Calls Her Irrelevant (Captain Queeg alert)

The Wall Street Journal ^ | 2009-12-06

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Arizona Sen. John McCain came to the defense of his former GOP running mate Sarah Palin on Sunday. But in doing so, he used an adjective that some might not consider such a compliment.

McCain was responding to a question from NBC’s David Gregory on “Meet the Press,” about whether Palin’s brand of conservatism is “what the Republican Party needs to regain power in the midterms and ultimately in 2012.” McCain responded that the former Alaska governor has “earned herself a very big place in the Republican political scene” and that he was “proud of her.”

Then came this:

“I am entertained every time I see these people attack her and attack her and attack her. She’s irrelevant, but they continue to attack her. I am so proud of her and the work that she is doing,” McCain said.

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Brooke Buchanan, a McCain spokesperson, said in an email that the senator wasn’t saying Palin was “irrelevant” but was quoting others as saying she was irrelevant, and noting that despite that, they continued to attack her.

[K-oneTexas]

That might lead one to think McCain is relevant and a party standard bearer and leader.

Hahahahahahahahahahah!!!!!

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[seanrobins]

McCain is simply mentally ill.

That’s all there is to it.

[JustaCowgirl]

Sometimes I wonder if that old man is right in the head.

[Man50D]

You’ll be irrelevant yourself Johnny, come next year! LOL with the picture!!!

[marron]

He didn’t say she was irrelevant. He was mocking Dems and newsies who call her irrelevant on the one hand and then obsess about her every move.

He said, repeatedly, that he was very proud of her.

I’m not a McCain fan by any means, but he was praising her, not insulting her.

[Man50D]

Sometimes I wonder if that old man is right in the head.

He's in his left head.

[Cobra64]

[Brimack34]

Your right it is a lie from the wall street urinal. CP4(conservatives 4 palin) has more on this.

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[Richard Kimball]

[Man50D]

I’m not a McCain fan by any means, but he was praising her, not insulting her.

How should "She’s irrelevant" be taken as a compliment?

[REDWOOD99]

That’s exactly what I took from it - “They say she’s irellevant and yet they keep attacking her.” Perhaps if McCain had chosen his words more wisely, those with an axe still to grind would be a little less paranoid.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

C4P debunked this - McCain was joking:

http://www.conservatives4palin.com/

[Richard Kimball]

Sometimes I wonder if that old man is right in the head.

I don't.

[Marak]

Agree

[Sarah Barracuda]

He was mocking the media because they are constantly saying she is irrelevant yet they are obsessed with her. Watch the video, he is being sarcastic. I am no fan of McCain but I am taking his side in this, he was NOT calling her irrelevant at all

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

McCain is simply mentally ill.

You need to comprehend "irony."

McCain was clearly implying that the media and Dems keep saying she's irrelevant but they attack her anyway.

[TigersEye]

I have to agree with you. Some things don’t come through clearly in a written transcript.