Tweet
How did the Arizona senator even say that with a straight face? Even worse, the man went on Meet the Press and when David Gregory asked him to comment on the soon-to-be-former Alaska governor’s decision to quit her job, McCain couldn’t even admit Palin was “quitting.” Watch it (via Think Progress):
Asked by host David Gregory what he thought of Palin quitting her job as Governor of Alaska, McCain said, “I don’t think she quit,” adding “I don’t know there was a quote, promise” that she made to the voters of Alaska. Gregory pressed:
GREGORY: Senator McCain, you have faced personal torture, personal attacks, political attacks, investigations. You have never resigned from anything. Is it consistent with your qualities of leadership to resign an elected post like this?McCAIN: Sure.
GREGORY: It is consistent?
McCain said, “I know she’s qualified. … No doubt about it.” He added, “I’m confident she would make a fine president.” Gregory concluded by asking, “Knowing everything you know now, would you pick her again?” McCain unhesitatingly responded, “Absolutely.”
16 Comments
so much for “straight talk”!“Straight” in the sense of heterosexual, OK, but he’s just another dishonest politician lying through his teeth. What a phony.
Yes, but rememberthis is the same guy who addressed a crowd as “my fellow PRISONERS” last year…
Why anyone interviews or listens to McCain on anything is a mystery to me.
dementia?I have to say he must have forgotten what an albatross Sarah and her ethics complaints were to the campaign. Maybe he just wants to see the Republicans fold?
Well, she *would* make a great president……of Idiotland or Moronistan.
Plan for energizing the Republican Party and winning the White HouseI suggest that the Republicans choose Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin as their standard bearers.
They can decide who will be on top and raise money at the same time by scheduling a series of mud-wrestling matches throughout the U. S. and charging a hefty price for the tickets.
TONIGHT – 8PM
GINGRICH vs. PALIN
MUD-WRESTLING MATCH
for
LEADER OF THE FREE WORLD
and
THE GOP NOMINATION
$5000.00 per ticket
Whoever wins the most times will be the Republican Presidential nominee, and the loser will be the VP nominee.
And, of course, they’ll have a nice campaign account from the mud-wrestling match proceeds.
“fine” in that Tailhook kinda wayJohn may be addled, but he can still tell a fine piece of ass when he sees one!
If Sarah Palin would make a fine president, I’m hereby nominating my cats Randy and Kevin for Pope and Secretary General of the UN, respectively.
Not to mention the incidentwhere he tried to say “rates were cut in the Bush years.” He accidentally added an extra letter to cut which made it something… much less desirable. It was amusing to see Cindy flinch though.
He’s a good actor if nothing else.I’ve been here for 17 years. I’ve hardly seen him do anything for us, and yet he has the whole state falling all over themselves for him. At least he did before he tried to run for president.
One would thinkshe would be quite used to John’s colorful language.
Indeed he canApparently McCain’s eyesight wasn’t the first thing to go.
Newt will DEFINITELYpony up the cash for the opportunity! Hell, he’d pay TWICE.
Of course he would say “absolutely”After all, he would have to admit he made a mistake by picking her. And we ALL know that politicians don’t admit their mistakes (with few exceptions – John McCain isn’t the exception.)
Two words……senile dementia.
McCain loves PalinEither he has Alzheimers or he’s a liar.
May I remind people……that this is the man who hugged George W. Bush as if he was the Pope after Bush had slimed his way to victory in the South Carolina primary, with McCain as the slimee.
If you ever wondered what a man looked like who had forfeited every gram of his self-respect — well here is your photo.