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“That kind of attitude goes against the American tradition of religious pluralism and inclusion,” said Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations. He urged McCain to “clarify his remarks” and “stress his acceptance of political candidates of any faith.” McCain later clarified his remarks, saying, “I would vote for a Muslim if he or she was the candidate best able to lead the country and to defend our political values.”
GOP presidential candidate John McCain says America is better off with a Christian President and he doesn’t want a Muslim in the Oval Office. SEE: Obama, McCain Should Condemn Islamophobia here 08 SEE ALSO: Amendment to Bill Could Serve Terrorists’ Interest here /OPINION02 CAIR, America’s largest Islamic civil liberties group, has 35 offices and chapters nationwide and in Canada. Reacting to the mini-scandal Mitt Romney caused when he said he would not allow a qualified Muslim to serve in his cabinet, John McCain hit back: “I”m proud of the Muslims who are currently serving in the United States armed forces,” McCain said, “and my sense is that if they can serve in that manner, they can serve in any position of responsibility in America.”
More power to the GOP and John McCain and Sarah Palin and all who speak up clearly agains radical Islam. McCain also distanced himself from two Christian leaders who made prejudiced comments about Muslims and other religious minorities.
He suggested that McCain and Palin reflect the Republican Party Platform, which states: “The struggle in which we are engaged is ideological, not ethnic or religious.
Good for McCain . McCain oscillates between the “good” McCain, who is not a moderate but is independent and somewhat sensible, and the “bad” McCain, who will sell out his deepest positions for another two points in the polls. This is the good McCain - a side that has been virtually absent this campaign and whose reputation has taken a drubbing over the past few months. I think once the mud fest is over between Clinton and Obama then the democratic canidate and the party can go about notifying the public about the true McCain. McCain is certainly vulnerable, but can also appeal to large doses of sympathy in his defense.
Any other GOP nominee would have been no problem. If our two candidates weren’t the Jets and the Sharks right now, I still think it’s game over for McCain.
We are doing interviews with print outlets and TV seems to be forthcoming. It was The New York Daily News that got McCain to respond to me , calling what I did “trash journalism,” and “fabricated.” I have long maintained that all the democratic party has to do is run an ad, continuously, of McCain hugging Bush with the line 4 more years?. Everytime I see the iconic photo of the “embrace” between Bush and McCain I cant help but think to myself that the Old dude is going to grasp the Pres’ thigh and start dry humping it. I then would point out in a series of ads why voting for McCain is voting for Bush. McCain is not too old but B Hussein is too inexperienced. It is amazing that with over 80 percent of the country thinking things are headed in the wrong direction - the other 20 percent ostensibly waiting for the Bubonic plague to occur or locusts to descend from the Heavens - that McCain is even in this thing.
According to the second dictionary definition, McCain certainly was a maverick. McCain will change nothing, we will still have no economy, no education system,no congressional movement on any bill that helps the people.
BOB: I’m not so sure the McCain campaign ought to be throwing down on “the facts”. Mostly I think it is the primary that has given him a free pass, and that is why I am so excited The Real McCain is out now, because we need to remind progressives where the real danger lies: WIth a right-wing, dunderhead who likes to sing songs about bombing Iran when hopped up on a few shots of Sanka.
The Republican attack machine will have a difficult time effectively adding to the litany of negatives already spewed at Barack. If Barack has been effectively sanitized by Hillary’s heavily funded machine, and John McCain is treated with soft and witty jabs, then the lack of negativity in the general election may permit the voters to decide based on what they see and hear of the candidates.
The McCain campaign responded by stating: “The threat we face is from radical Islamic extremism.”
Noam Chomsky: People should vote against McCain and for Obama - but without illusions.
