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One Democratic congressman who voted against authorizing the Iraq War in 2002 believes the media should stop turning to Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) for analysis of the current situation in Iraq.
On Monday's "All In," MSNBC host Chris Hayes asked Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) if he'd gotten many requests to do TV spots lately considering that he took a "tough vote" against the Iraq War. Meeks hadn't.
"Which amazes me why each and every time they go right to John McCain," Meeks told Hayes. "I don't know when John McCain has had it right. Thank God the American people were smart enough not to elect him president of the United States.
"Why does the news media go to John McCain to ask him any time there's anything happening because you know he's going to be, 'go to war, send troops,'" he added. "It just doesn't make sense."
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