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John McCain: I Stand By My Tea Party Criticism
International Business Times ^ | 2011-08-09

Posted on 08/09/2011 4:23:26 PM PDT by rabscuttle385

U.S. John McCain, R-Ari, who's faced much tougher challenges than the current one, is striking back at Tea Party critics -- McCain refused to apologize for calling the Tea Party lawmakers "hobbits" in a speech in July.

When asked by angry constituents in his home starte to apologize for remarks he made during the U.S. debt deal debate in July, McCain refused, nydailynews.com Tuesday.

"I am sorry if it was misunderstood. I am not sorry for what I said," McCain said at a town hall meeting in Gilbert, Ariz., thehill.com reported Tuesday.

McCain added, "Why should I when it's the facts?" In July, McCain criticized some members of the Republican Party for not supporting House Speaker John Boehner's, R-Ohio, deficit plan by making a "Lord of the Rings" reference on the Senate floor.

(Excerpt) Read more at ibtimes.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: hobbitgate; mccaintruthfile; mcstain; rino
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To: rabscuttle385

Hey Arizonans is there ant way you can start a recall petition of this clown? I’m willing to bet there are a large number of McCain voters right about now with buyers remorse.

Do it soon please I’m willing to make another bet here and that bet is he will end up on the so called super committee. Won’t that be wonderful the three super liberals on the Dem side and then most likely a pair of good conservative Republicans and John, I really want to be loved by the Democrats, McCain.


21 posted on 08/09/2011 4:45:34 PM PDT by Graneros ("It is no exaggeration to say that the undecided could go one way or another.")
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To: rabscuttle385

Anybody else struck by the absurdity of McQueeg calling somebody else a Hobbit?


22 posted on 08/09/2011 4:47:21 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Palin is coming, and the Tea Party is coming with her.)
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To: rabscuttle385

The real question is, Are you going to stand by your criticism of Obama, the democrats, and the commie left?

Oh wait, your mean there isn’t any?

FUJM


23 posted on 08/09/2011 4:49:28 PM PDT by paint_your_wagon
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To: RIghtwardHo
I’ve never understood why the MSM loves this RINO.

You answered your own question. They love him because he is a RINO.

24 posted on 08/09/2011 4:51:50 PM PDT by NYFreeper
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To: RIghtwardHo
I’ve never understood why the MSM loves this RINO. Almost every single Sunday he’s on some talk show, sounding like the fool that we have all come to know.

You've kind of answered your own question here. The MSM loves him because, while to you and I he sounds like a fool, he bashes conservatives, and really that's what the media is all about. He was the GOP nominee last time because he was the media and the left's pet Republican. They also realized that Husein had about a 20 minute resume so they wanted a weak opposition candidate. McCain was perfect. He p#sses off conservatives, and as anyone knows, without conservative support the GOP loses. Everyone knows this except the RNC leadership that is.

25 posted on 08/09/2011 4:59:15 PM PDT by YankeeReb
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To: rabscuttle385
"I Stand By My Tea Party Criticism"


26 posted on 08/09/2011 4:59:49 PM PDT by Hunton Peck (See my FR homepage for a list of businesses that support WI Gov. Scott Walker)
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To: rabscuttle385
" I Stand By My Tea Party Criticism"

And you should Senator McCain.

Spoken like a true member of the Government's Other Party.

27 posted on 08/09/2011 5:03:14 PM PDT by YHAOS (you betcha!)
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To: Kartographer

Juan is Gollum; Schumer is Saruman; Durbin is Wormtongue, Obama is Sauron, Rush is Gandolf, and The Cuda is Galadrial.


28 posted on 08/09/2011 5:03:47 PM PDT by joelt
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
He’s a festering, suppurating butt wart.

That is an outlandish, uncalled for comparison that is unfair to suppurating butt warts.


29 posted on 08/09/2011 5:07:25 PM PDT by Iron Munro (One Trillion seconds = 31,709.79 YEARS / One Trillion dollars = Obama's small change)
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To: rabscuttle385

thanks, that is what I was thinking.
Wish he would shut up already.


30 posted on 08/09/2011 5:08:00 PM PDT by ronniesgal ( I miss George Bush. Hell, I miss Bill Clinton!!)
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To: rabscuttle385

Sadly, McCain haes anyone with a SPINe on our side.....becau he’s been Neutered by his LIberal Wife and Daughter.......GO AWAY, JOHN McCAIN!


31 posted on 08/09/2011 5:11:50 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion is the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: RIghtwardHo
I’ve never understood why the MSM loves this RINO.

Shirley, you can't be serious! It's precisely because he IS a RINO that they love him!

32 posted on 08/09/2011 5:12:20 PM PDT by JaguarXKE
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To: Iron Munro

Great pic! Of a suppurating butt wart! But, perhaps a cancerous lesion in full blown crisis is a better description?


33 posted on 08/09/2011 5:14:28 PM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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To: rabscuttle385

Right back at ya Johnny-boy! Right back at ya!


34 posted on 08/09/2011 5:15:25 PM PDT by vpintheak (Democrats: Robbing humans of their dignity 1 law at a time)
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To: Jeff Vader

So I take it from your estimation the so-called blowhard would have done a worse job as this jack-ass? You guys in my adoptive state (Army Brat) deserve exactly what you got. For some silly reason, the folks in Cochise County get it.


35 posted on 08/09/2011 5:15:25 PM PDT by mazda77
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To: rabscuttle385
John McCain: I Stand By My Tea Party Criticism.

Tea Party: We stand by our McCain Criticism.

36 posted on 08/09/2011 5:17:41 PM PDT by SteamShovel (Smart Grid is Stupid)
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To: rabscuttle385

Then step down fool.


37 posted on 08/09/2011 5:18:36 PM PDT by Vision ("Did I not say to you that if you would believe, you would see the glory of God?" John 11:40)
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To: rabscuttle385

FUJM!!! I’ve been saying that over and over for a very long time now. JM is worse than BO in that so many people continue to be clueless as to what an SOB JM is. FUJM!!!!!!!I feel sorry for the ignorant people who still ride around with JM bumper stickers.


38 posted on 08/09/2011 5:21:39 PM PDT by TBall
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To: rabscuttle385

John McCain is what you get when you have open primaries.


39 posted on 08/09/2011 5:29:45 PM PDT by HarleyD
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To: rabscuttle385

I want my vote back.


40 posted on 08/09/2011 5:48:58 PM PDT by popdonnelly (The Liberal Era is over.)
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