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McCain urges open elections in Egypt
UPI ^ | 2011-01-30

Posted on 01/30/2011 11:11:29 AM PST by rabscuttle385

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said Sunday that elections planned for September were a key to maintaining stability in Egypt.

McCain, a conservative and ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said a plan to ensure fair elections in the fall needed to be laid out promptly and stuck to in order to ensure the Egyptian people their grievances were being addressed.

"There is also a good chance for a real functioning democracy and arguably the most important nation in the middle East," McCain said on CNN's "State of the Union."

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: 112th; bho44; dickweed; egypt; elections; mcbama; mccain; mccaintruthfile; mcinsane; mclame; mcqueeg; mecain; mubarak; rino; stfujuan
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To: rabscuttle385

I’ve had a bellyfull of these clueless, naive, Pollyannas and their worthless opinions. What planet do they live on? Do they even WATCH the news?


21 posted on 01/30/2011 11:30:07 AM PST by truthkeeper (Life is a pre-existing condition - Rush Limbaugh.)
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To: rabscuttle385
Thank God for McEgypt. John, hustle over to Cairo and put together an Egyptian ‘gang of 14’.
22 posted on 01/30/2011 11:30:42 AM PST by JPG (Work for conservative change like your country depended on it.)
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To: Carley
We better get used to it. It was going to happen with or with out the US involved. It's in their book.
23 posted on 01/30/2011 11:35:00 AM PST by ANGGAPO (Layte Gulf Beach Club)
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To: rabscuttle385

You’re not helping, John.

Go home. Go to bed.

Stay away from politics.


24 posted on 01/30/2011 11:35:23 AM PST by paulycy (Liberals suck all the joy out of America. Let's make them stop.)
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To: cripplecreek

“Its like saying the words makes it true.”

Quite so. It’s from the SOTU School of Ineffectual Blathering.


25 posted on 01/30/2011 11:38:49 AM PST by Attention Surplus Disorder ("Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit smoking" - Barack Hussein Obama)
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To: rabscuttle385

“There is also a good chance for a real functioning democracy and arguably the most important nation in the middle East”

McCain is delutional as usual, he must know that Islam is not partial to democracy


26 posted on 01/30/2011 11:40:49 AM PST by munin (Enki did it,)
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To: rabscuttle385

McLame is at least being slightly more statemanlike than our TOTUS.


27 posted on 01/30/2011 11:44:52 AM PST by Uncle Miltie (0bamanomics: Punish Success, Reward Failure. Destroying America is the point.)
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To: ANGGAPO

O has been agitating for these two years. He wants the muslim brotherhood to be in charge.


28 posted on 01/30/2011 11:57:15 AM PST by Carley (IDEOLOGY TRUMPS FACTS IN THE LEFT'S QUEST FOR POWER)
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To: rabscuttle385

McCain, don’t forget to make sure that all candidates have a valid BC.


29 posted on 01/30/2011 12:05:28 PM PST by 353FMG
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To: rabscuttle385

Does he also support going in there and kicking out what will be a duly elected Islamic Dictatorship?


31 posted on 01/30/2011 12:23:10 PM PST by BobL (PLEASE READ: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2657811/posts)
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To: BobL

“Does he also support going in there and kicking out what will be a duly elected Islamic Dictatorship?”

...or do we ignore that (certain) outcome and simply deal with that nightmare when it happens.

Why the hell not??


32 posted on 01/30/2011 12:24:11 PM PST by BobL (PLEASE READ: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2657811/posts)
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To: mountn man

“McCain, a conservative and ...

Stopped right there. “

Me too


33 posted on 01/30/2011 12:26:45 PM PST by tsowellfan
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To: Carley

He is backing the marxist elements in Egypt. Led by El Baradie. Islamomarxism and social justice is what Obama is all about.


34 posted on 01/30/2011 12:37:23 PM PST by screaminsunshine (Surfers Rule)
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To: rabscuttle385

Shut up McCain, No one wants to hear anything from you!


35 posted on 01/30/2011 12:41:53 PM PST by Cheetahcat ( November 4 2008 ,A date which will live in Infamy.)
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To: rabscuttle385
Shouldn't McCain be telling everyone that they have nothing to fear from Mubarik being in office, like he did with our Muslim strongman?


Today is a good day to die.
I didn't say for whom.

36 posted on 01/30/2011 1:00:40 PM PST by The Comedian (It's 3am all over the planet.)
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To: rabscuttle385

Stupid, thy name is “McCain.”


37 posted on 01/30/2011 1:01:14 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

Why is calling for open elections stupid?

To say such a thing tells a lot about the quality of your thinking.


38 posted on 01/30/2011 1:03:00 PM PST by bert (K.E. N.P. N.C. D.E. +12 .....( History is a process, not an event ))
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To: bert

How did those West Bank elections work out?


39 posted on 01/30/2011 1:03:58 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

Heck...open elections? There is a lot of risk involved in that. Why...just look at the United States last Presidential election. Can anyone really argue that the result of that was wanted and good?


40 posted on 01/30/2011 1:08:02 PM PST by hal ogen (1st amendment or reeducation camp?)
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