[Sloth]

"I have some news. Al-Qaida is in Iraq. It's called `al-Qaida in Iraq,'" McCain said, drawing laughter at Obama's expense.

I hereby condemn these hurtful comments. I take responsibility and I repudiate what he said. I will not tolerate anything in this campaign that denigrates either Sen. Obama or Sen. Clinton.

[Polybius]

"I have some news. Al-Qaida is in Iraq. It's called `al-Qaida in Iraq,'" McCain said, drawing laughter at Obama's expense.

I hereby condemn these hurtful comments. I take responsibility and I repudiate what he said. I will not tolerate anything in this campaign that denigrates either Sen. Obama or Sen. Clinton.

In a general election, attacking a candidates knowledge of issues wins you votes and attacking a candidate's ethnicity loses you votes.

Are you against Obama because of his dangerous left-wing politics or because of the name his father gave him at birth?

[r9etb]

I hereby condemn these hurtful comments. I take responsibility and I repudiate what he said. I will not tolerate anything in this campaign that denigrates either Sen. Obama or Sen. Clinton.

Ah, slothy, you seriously don't get it.

McCain will attack Obama on substance, because that's where he's vulnerable. This is a substantive issue, and Obama didn't handle it well.

He won't partake in stupid name-calling, because that just engages the mother bear instinct in folks who are already leaning toward Obama because they kinda like him.