John McCain's Double Talk Express: A Day At The Beach

John McCain faulted the Bush Administration in August of 2006 for not being honest with the American people in their rhetoric leading up to the War in Iraq, but who else led the American people to think that the occupation of Iraq would "be some kind of day at the beach?"

2006
"We had not told the American people how tough and difficult this could be. It has contributed enormously to the frustration that Americans feel today because they were led to believe this could be some kind of day at the beach." [McCain in Columbus Ohio, Press Conference, aired on CNN, 8/22/06]

2002
McCain: "And I believe that the success will be fairly easy." [CNN, Larry King Live, 9/24/02]

2007
Tim Russert: "Go back, Senator, to 2002 -- the administration saying we'd be greeted as liberators." [MSNBC, 1/10/07]

2003
McCain: "There's no doubt in my mind that once these people are gone that we will be welcomed as liberators." [MSNBC, Hardball, 3/24/03]

2002
McCain: "I believe that we can win an overwhelming victory in a very short period of time." [CNN Late Edition, 9/29/02]

2008
Questioner: President Bush has talked about our staying in Iraq for fifty years."
McCain: "Make it a hundred... That would be fine with me, I hope it would be fine with you." [McCain Town hall in Derry, NH, 1/3/08]

2002
McCain: "We're not going get into house-to-house fighting in Baghdad." [CNN Late Edition, 9/29/02]

2003
McCain: "It doesn't take a large number of people to cause difficulties in house to house fighting- we've just seen that in southern Iraq." [MSNBC, 3/24/03]

2006
McCain: "We have not told the American people how touch and difficult this task would be... they were led to believe this could be some kind of day at the beach." [CNN, 8/22/06]

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[hyohannes]

McCain is such a lier.

[Richardgwm]

Since George Bush took office, the US Dollar has lost half its value against the Euro while the annual trade deficit doubled.

We cannot afford four more years of George Bush economics under John McCain.

[HoneySiegalSurvivor]

yup, liar and crook, along with Obama. It is all about money and power. The kicker is that both these top crooks are moneylaundering the fraudulent estate of me deceased. DHS Janet and McCain in Arizona int he Courts. Obamas with Bank One.

We The People Against Corruption in the Campaign to Resign and indict all the crooks.

Hello there, are you listening? Cut your losses while you can. I AM NOT DEAD and the People are behind me and will not let you continue your lie that I died

HRS

[PocusUK]

hahaha just read this......what a total load crap..I voted twice at the general level when I lived the UK. First time for the Conservatives and the second for an independent. It's clear you don't even know me...ok i'll play that game too. You eat babies and bottle your own farts.

Meh don't know why I even bother, there's left wing and right wing loons out there, appears you're very much a left wing loon though.

[mjship11]

Giant Douche!!!

[theZodiacDigital]

whatever the point is that the president's humor is a non-issue

[qualityrkc]

forget in that context is slang for set aside

[theZodiacDigital]

are you retarded? "forget about all their lies and shitty social policies" means FORGET about them. dont thnk about them they dont matter. what matters is that theyre not funny enough.

i just love it when people throw around insults on the internet that are specific to a certain group of people. calling me a hick is hilarious. only on the internet would someone call me a hick. its just so funny.

[qualityrkc]

That is why I said "forget their about all their lies and shitty social policies". Looks like you learned some paraphrasing techniques from FOX news you hick.

[theZodiacDigital]

wow, you dont have to be american or a certain age to be right, you know?

im not saying you shouldve voted for mccain, but if the only reason you didnt was cause he was "dorky" or not "chill" youre dumb as hell.

[StrawProduction]

The most effective answer to an insult is silence. That being said, in words full of lies, Have a Good life.

[qualityrkc]

haha you must be joking...his own kids don't even like him...hes one of the biggest politician scumbags ouyt there