McCain clarifies remark about oil, Iraq war

[Newsjock]

Source: Associated Press

Republican John McCain was forced to clarify his comments Friday suggesting the Iraq war involved U.S. reliance on foreign oil. He said he was talking about the first Gulf War and not the current conflict.

At issue was a comment he made at a town hall-style meeting Friday morning in Denver.

"My friends, I will have an energy policy that we will be talking about, which will eliminate our dependence on oil from the Middle East that will prevent us from having ever to send our young men and women into conflict again in the Middle East," McCain said.

The expected GOP nominee sought to clarify his comments later, after his campaign plane landed in Phoenix. He said he didn't mean the U.S. went to war in Iraq five years ago over oil.

... "If the word `again' was misconstrued, I want us to remove our dependency on foreign oil for national security reasons, and that's all I mean," McCain said.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/05/02/politics/p111611D15.DTL&tsp=1

[livetohike]

1. McCain is addled

I don't know how people can actually sit through his whole spiel. They must pay them.

[mitchum]

11. His CANCER MEDICATIONS are the cause for a lot of that

[junior college]

22. On that note I wonder who he will choose as his VP?

[mitchum]

25. Huckabee

count on it

[Old and In the Way]

2. oooops.

A rare moment of honesty...can't have that. Ol' John's gonna have to become a better liar if he want's to become POTUS.

[Olney Blue]

3. My friends, a little straight talk: we invaded Iraq for oil.

[calimary]

21. Going 'round the bend on the DOUBLE-TALK Express.

That's what we should call it, too. Versions of that.

[Supersedeas]

26. the flip flop Express only with a Media Free Pass attached

[Old and In the Way]

4. Right...he meant the 1st war, 18 years ago.

You have to lie better than this, John.

[Hulk]

5. And how many American servicement died in that war?......8?

I'm sure the msm will give him a break, after all...the guy is only 72 and he's got all the energy and vigor and a sexy looking elitist wife.

Go America. We are #1....run by morons.

[annabanana]

6. They're STILL pretending this war wasn't about oil??

I'm really surprised. I thought they'd acknowledged THAT particular "out of the barn horse" a while ago.

[cliss]

7. You know -

I finally realized that John Mc Cain is the perfect candidate.

He's going say LOTS more things, open his big mouth and put his foot in it. Especially if he's out campaigning after his bed time.

[habitual]

8. exactly.... he is already screwing up almost daily

and there is no pressure yet... wait til the pressure is on... it's gonna be fun!!

[Kali]

14. didn't seem to prevent the current idiot from getting in

[NYC Liberal]

29. True, but Bush's "gaffes" were "haha funny"...McCain is just making

dumb comments that aren't at all "haha funny."

McCain's Petraeus gaffe vs.
Bush's "putting food on our family" gaffe

[bunkerbuster1]

27. I like to think that too

I can only hope that the corporate media finally stops protecting this guy.

[rasputin1952]

9. Pretty soon he'll be singing...

"I got no brains to tie me down...."

Just wait until he has to come up against either HRC or Obama...or a rock for that matter...:D

[mcollier]

10. McCain was clear in what he said

Here it is again... Wrapped in a perfect add...

Thanks Gramps... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEo2x5ok9VA

[rasputin1952]

12. Yep...and I've always said he will fall into a pit once he gets the

coverage that is due him...and live is best, it's where he can't recant his own words...;)

[wordpix]

13. As one POTUS kinda said, "It depends on what you think the meaning of 'again' is"-rofl

:rofl: Keep your foot in it, John McSame. :hi:

[ryanmuegge]

15. I appreciate his honesty in this one instance. Too bad he bitched out and went back on it.

Let's hear the specifics of that energy policy. How come the media isn't screaming at the top of their lungs to hear the specifics when it comes to that policy?

Or is it like Nixon's secret plan to end Vietnam?

[Solly Mack]

16. Gee, weren't we "liberating Kuwait" under the first Bushit?

and "liberating and spreading democracy" under the current Bushit...


lolol

Poor McCain...a little truth got in and he slipped up with it

lololololol

Most people slip up with lies...not republicans....they slip up with the truth


lololol

[boobooday]

17. Let the man talk!

:rofl:

[4dsc]

18. Still pretending we can become energy independent I see

When will politician's wake up to peak oil and its ramifications for our future??

[radical54]

19. It's About Oil - Oh, no not that Iraq War

I understand Sen. McCain also has some beachfront property for sale in Tucson, Arizona.

Hopefully, the real John McCain will continue to surface periodically throughout the campaign so America can avoid another terrible election mistake. He claims to want a respectful and civilized debate on the issues and lots of "straight" talk. The word "straight" must be a reference to his sexual orientation, because it is has nothing at all to do with being straightforward.

By the way, hearing McCain addressing every audience as "my friends" is really starting to turn my stomach. What about you?

Remember, this is the guy who accused Mitt Romney of favoring timetables for withdrawing from Iraq just a couple of days before the critical Florida primary. Even Republican pundit Bill Bennett described that tactic as "reprehensible".

More recently, McCain pandered to voters with his gas tax holiday for the summer months. The idea has been rejected by nearly all thoughtful observers as bad policy. It was also endorsed by Hillary Clinton, who has clearly adopted the worst of Bill Clinton's campaign tactics. Now the Clintons are a happy family of panderers.

McCain has been in politics a long time and he knows every trick in the book. He is not to be underestimated when it comes to getting elected. He is also not to be trusted.

[coalition_unwilling]

20. Support our Oops, McLame -n/t

[angel_lala]

23. McCain is a Rothschild puppet!

This is from Judicial Watch

http://www.judicialwatch.org/judicial-watch-calls-fec-investigate-mccain-presidential-fundraising-luncheon-held-london

Judicial Watch Calls on FEC to Investigate McCain Presidential Fundraising Luncheon Held in London

McCain Campaign May Have Accepted In-Kind Contribution from Foreign Nationals in Contravention of Federal Election Laws

Contact:
Press Office 202-646-5188

Washington, D.C.
Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that it filed a formal complaint, dated April 22, 2008, with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) related to a fundraising luncheon held at London’s Spencer House to benefit Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign. The venue for the event was apparently donated to the campaign by foreign nationals, in violation of federal campaign finance laws.

“Recent news reports suggest that Sen. John McCain and John McCain for President may have accepted an in-kind contribution from foreign nationals Lord Rothschild OM GBE and the Hon. Nathaniel Rothschild of Great Britain in contravention of federal election laws,” Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton wrote in a complaint letter dated April 22, 2008. “On behalf of Judicial Watch and its supporters, I hereby request that the FEC investigate the matter.”

The McCain fundraiser was held on March 20, 2008 at London’s Spencer House, billed as “London’s most magnificent 18th century private palace.” The McCain campaign distributed an invitation indicating that the site for the luncheon had been provided “by kind permission of Lord Rothschild, OM GBE and the Hon. Nathaniel Rothschild,” who are both foreign nationals. In statements to the press, the McCain campaign referred to the luncheon as a “fundraiser.”

While it is, as yet, unclear how much money was raised during the luncheon, had the venue not been donated to the McCain campaign, the net profit from the event would have been significantly reduced. The donation of the venue, therefore, represents an illegal in-kind campaign contribution.

According to 2 U.S.C. § 441e, Contributions and donations by foreign nationals, it is illegal for any foreign national to “make a contribution or donation of money or other thing of value” to a Federal, State or Local election. (Judicial Watch filed a similar complaint on April 14, 2008, concerning a fundraiser by Elton John for Hillary Clinton’s campaign.)

“The Clinton campaign recently accepted an in-kind contribution in the form of a fundraising concert by Elton John. And now the McCain campaign has apparently run afoul of federal election laws with this foreign fundraiser. The FEC must treat these incidents seriously, and hold any campaign that accepts contributions from foreign nationals accountable. We cannot allow these presidential campaigns to play fast and loose with the law,” stated Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton.

[fascisthunter]

24. Another Gaffe the Corporate Conservative Owned Media Will Ignore

I'm sure of it.

Always promote those politicians that suck up to your investors.... never someone who isn't on board. We know....

[bunkerbuster1]

28. It's time to play: "What if a democrat did this?"

Hillary or Barack. Can you say "crucified for flip-flopping," boys and girls?