On McCain and controversial endorsements:
McCain rejects Hagee’s views on Catholics
03 Apr 2008
[i]"Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Friday repudiated any views of a prominent televangelist who endorsed him last month “if they are anti-Catholic or offensive to Catholics.”
"“We’ve had a dignified campaign, and I repudiate any comments that are made, including Pastor Hagee’s, if they are anti-Catholic or offensive to Catholics,” McCain said.
“I sent two of my children to Catholic school. I categorically reject and repudiate any statement that was made that was anti-Catholic, both in intent and nature. I categorically reject it, and I repudiate it,” McCain said.
“And we can’t have that in this campaign,” McCain said. “We’re trying to unite the country. We’re uniting the country, not dividing it.”
He was responding to one critic in particular, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, who raised the issue in a Thursday conference call with reporters.
“She made the attack. I am responding by saying that I am against discrimination and anti-Semitism, anti-Catholic, anything racial, and I have proved that on the campaign trail,” McCain said."[/i]
McCain On Hagee Endorsement
February 29, 2008
[i]"After the announcement of Pastor John Hagee’s endorsement of John McCain, not everyone took it as good news. Catholic League President Bill Donohue said Hagee “has waged an unrelenting war against the Catholic Church.”
In response, the McCain campaign released a statement on the endorsement today:
[b]"Yesterday, Pastor John Hagee endorsed my candidacy for president in San Antonio, Texas. However, in no way did I intend for his endorsement to suggest that I in turn agree with all of Pastor Hagee's views, which I obviously do not.
"I am hopeful that Catholics, Protestants and all people of faith who share my vision for the future of America will respond to our message of defending innocent life, traditional marriage, and compassion for the most vulnerable in our society."[/b][/i]
Seems pretty clear this is a Demo/DNC/Pelosi stink-bomb being tossed out.