McCain: CNN 10/13/08

John McCain
"The Situation Room" 5:34pm
Interview

TRANSCRIPT:
"We're doin just fine. I'm happy where we are. We are as I said in my statement, we got 'em just where we want 'em. We're gonna be just fine."

" The overwhelming majority of people that come to my rallies are good and decent and patriotic Americans. And if they're worried about this country's future, that's correct. but to some how, to some how intimate that of the thousands people, []that the overwhelming majority of those people with rare exception are some how not good Americans or are motivated by anything but the most patriotic motives are insulting. And I won't accept that insult. I will tell you right now, I'm proud of my supporters. I'm proud of the people that come. I'm proud of those veterans who have served their country, that come to my rallies and fire me up. I love 'em. And for anybody to intimate that the overwhelming 9 and 99 to 100% is anything but patriotic and good Americans is frankly unacceptable and I won't stand for it.

"A respected member of Congress, John Lewis, who I admire, and have written about how much I admire him- somehow linked me, and Governor Palin to racism, to segregationism, to some of the worst aspects ever appear in American politics. [] It's unfair and it's outrageous. [] The accusation the Congressman Lewis made is so far out of bounds, and so disturbing to me- of course it stopped me in my tracks. I never believed that John Lewis, who's an American hero, who I admire, would ever make a comment of that nature- even referred to the bombing of a church in Birmingham. That's unacceptable. It's totally unacceptable. And of course I'm not going to accept it, and I'm going to reject. [] I say when anybody says anything like that, that is so beyond the pail, that it stuns me. Because that's not what America and this debate should be all about. And so I will reject vigorously, and I will reject that kind of language. And again, I'm so disappointed in Congressman John Lewis. []"

LABEL: JM JM CNN 10-13-08 17.34 (LR#107)

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[zhuqi315]

who are we giving the money to now?

YOU VOTED FOR IT!!

[penvon]

they say white ppl give the biggest fake smiles of all time and i could tell you boy,that john mccain sure has one of those smiles.i laugh at that guy everytime i turn on the news and laugh even louder when palin's face appears on the news LOL

[daxrichards]

Sounds like McCain has NO conviction in what he is talking about. He is a big time Flip-Flopper; cant even keep his Campaign message same. What a Shame :(