McCain backtracks, says he meant al-Qaeda would interfere with Iraq elections, not US

[Bluebear]

July 18 (Bloomberg) -- A warning by Republican presidential candidate John McCain that al-Qaeda may increase terrorist attacks "as we get into the election season" prompted news organizations to report that he was referring to the U.S. election.

Campaign spokeswoman Brooke Buchanan later said McCain was talking about provincial elections in Iraq. McCain hadn't specified what election season he had in mind as he responded to questions at a town-hall meeting with General Motors Corp. workers in Warren, Michigan.

Before the clarification, Bloomberg News, the New York Times and CNN reported that the presumptive Republican nominee meant the U.S. election. Iraq's provincial elections may be held later this year...

Earlier this year, McCain adviser Charlie Black caused a controversy when he was quoted in a Fortune magazine interview that the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto before the New Hampshire primary "helped us" by highlighting that McCain "is the guy who's ready to be commander in chief." Black added that a "fresh terrorist attack certainly would be a big advantage" politically.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aA7Co3dXUccw&refer=home

[Starbucks Anarchist]

1. Even his senility flip-flops.

[monmouth]

2. He really makes my head hurt and Aleve doesn't work anymore...n/t

[NightWatcher]

3. put Gramps to bed, he's talking out of his mind again

and give him a Viagra so he doesnt roll out of bed

[Bluebear]

10. 'and give him a Viagra so he doesnt roll out of bed'

:rofl:

[rzemanfl]

11. Great post! n/t

[Contrary1]

12. Nah, won't work long enough:

"As with any ED tablet, in the rare event of non-rolling out of bed lasting more than 4 hours, seek immediate medical help to avoid a long-term non-rolling out of bed injury."

[SteelPenguin]

4. John McCain runs into crowded theater screaming "WE ALL GONNA DIE!!!!"

After mass panic his spokesman said Mr. McCain was referring to the tie-dye festival in Madison Wisconsin in three weeks time, and not the imminent danger of the people in the theater itself.

ie What fucking typical "Fear and Switch" republican tactics.

[Bluebear]

6. =====

:spray:

DUzy nomination!

[rzemanfl]

8. Didn't you mean #3? n/t

[Bluebear]

9. Yeah, that too!

[Cant trust em]

5. See if you can find a picture of someone cutting up his meat for him too.

[Monk06]

7. When every person with an Arab name is al Qaeda it's very easy to get confused.

Especially when you have shit for brains.

[ColbertWatcher]

13. Obama may not know as much about "foreign affairs" as McCain does, but he can learn...

...there's no way McCain's ever gonna get younger.