It’s time to play “Pin the Foot in the Candidate’s Mouth!” Which presidential candidate made the following statement about Iraq?
“I think one of our big problems has been the fact that many Iraqis resent American military presence. And I don’t pretend to know exactly Iraqi public opinion. But as soon as we can reduce our visibility as much as possible, the better I think it is going to be.”
Given the speaker’s stance on ending the American presence in Iraq, you may think this was said by Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton.
But, you’re wrong.
It was John McCain.
Sam Stein at The Huffington Post reports that Undead Grampers advocated a speedy end to the war in January 2005 on Hardball with Chris Matthews.
What’s really interesting is that other media outlets such as Political Radar at ABC News and The Swamp at The Baltimore Sun are falling all over themselves to prove that Undead Grampers has never wavered in his vision of America in Iraq.
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However, they’re doing so only in the context of that Hardball interview (and the famous “100 years” comment), whereas Stein addresses multiple media appearances and statements made by Undead Grampers, which demonstrate a pattern of flip-flopping on the issue.
Why won’t the mainstream media hold John McCain accountable for his statements (as above), his actions (exploiting a campaign finance loophole which allowed him to use his wife’s corporate jet for campaign travel), and his associations (Hagee)?
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