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McCain rejects anti-Catholic views

ludahai

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While the timing stinks to high heaven (after the Texas primary,) the apology is out (in a sorts.) I knew he wasn't anti-Catholic, but the association with Hagee is disturbing. At least he has publically come out and disavowed the anti-Catholic bigotry of Hagee.
 
ludahai said:
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While the timing stinks to high heaven (after the Texas primary,) the apology is out (in a sorts.) I knew he wasn't anti-Catholic, but the association with Hagee is disturbing. At least he has publically come out and disavowed the anti-Catholic bigotry of Hagee.
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I think McCain handled it well........This is a smear and a non issue....
 
Navy Pride said:
I think McCain handled it well........This is a smear and a non issue....
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HAHAHAHAHAHHAHA

Navy, you were one calling Ron Paul a racist for getting a small amount of money from the leader of Stormfront I believe. How is this any different
 
ludahai said:
Assciating with Hagee is a SMEAR!?!? A non-issue?!? It IS an issue to large numbers of Catholics, including myself.
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Oh, you're the Great Harlot anyways, stop complaining.

The thing that makes me wonder about McCain is that he didn't reject Hagee, just the views that were politically inconvenient. It just reeks of pandering and trying to play political to me.
 
How noble of McCain...

March 1st

McCain seeks distance from pastor - Yahoo! News

PHOENIX - John McCain is refusing to renounce the endorsement of a prominent Texas televangelist who Democrats say peddles anti-Catholic and other intolerant speech.

Instead, the Republican presidential candidate issued a statement Friday afternoon saying he had unspecified disagreements with the San Antonio megachurch leader, John Hagee. Hagee endorsed him at a news conference Wednesday in San Antonio.
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March 7th

McCain rejects anti-Catholic views - Yahoo! News

NEW ORLEANS - 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."

McCain has come under fire since televangelist John Hagee endorsed him on Feb. 27, but until Friday his response had been tepid. The Arizona senator merely said he doesn't agree with everyone who endorses him. He said Friday he had been hearing from Catholics who find Hagee's comments offensive.
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I hope....I hope...there isn't a single Catholic in this country who's going to vote for McCain after this. That includes you Navy. How can you possibly support a man who won't instantly distance himself from somebody like Hagee? Specially knowing that Hagee is anti-Catholic. Are you saying your party is more important then your religion? ;)
 
Hatuey said:
How noble of McCain...

March 1st

McCain seeks distance from pastor - Yahoo! News



March 7th

McCain rejects anti-Catholic views - Yahoo! News



I hope....I hope...there isn't a single Catholic in this country who's going to vote for McCain after this. That includes you Navy. How can you possibly support a man who won't instantly distance himself from somebody like Hagee? Specially knowing that Hagee is anti-Catholic. Are you saying your party is more important then your religion? ;)
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His party is his religion, my left wing friend. :lol:
 
Hatuey said:
How noble of McCain...

March 1st

McCain seeks distance from pastor - Yahoo! News



March 7th

McCain rejects anti-Catholic views - Yahoo! News



I hope....I hope...there isn't a single Catholic in this country who's going to vote for McCain after this. That includes you Navy. How can you possibly support a man who won't instantly distance himself from somebody like Hagee? Specially knowing that Hagee is anti-Catholic. Are you saying your party is more important then your religion? ;)
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I am sure there are still Catholics who will vote for him as the alternative is ... well ...

However, I am having a real struggle of conscience right now knowing that he has associated with such a bigot against who I am as a person. My Catholic faith is a very important part of who I am.
 
ludahai said:
I am sure there are still Catholics who will vote for him as the alternative is ... well ...

However, I am having a real struggle of conscience right now knowing that he has associated with such a bigot against who I am as a person. My Catholic faith is a very important part of who I am.
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Any chance of voting for Obama, then, who at least completely rejected HIS extremist religious supporter?
 
the makeout hobo said:
Any chance of voting for Obama, then, who at least completely rejected HIS extremist religious supporter?
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:doh

The candidates in the first presidential election I'll be able to vote in suck.

Zombie Reagan in '08
 
"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."
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That's not enough? :?

It seems overly harsh to get annoyed that he didn't categorically reject the statements fast enough.
 
Thales said:
That's not enough? :?

It seems overly harsh to get annoyed that he didn't categorically reject the statements fast enough.
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It seems weak that he had to be prodded to reject the statements. It makes it appear that he hoped it would pass under the radar.
 
Thales said:
That's not enough? :?

It seems overly harsh to get annoyed that he didn't categorically reject the statements fast enough.
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It says a lot about his character that he would associate himself with Hagee and his megachurch BEFORE the primaries and then reject them after he'd won. Specially after he's called people like Hagee agents of hate. It's funny how all McCain supporters jumped on Obama about the Farrakhan thing but haven't said a thing about McCain's ****-up.
 
Hatuey said:
It says a lot about his character that he would associate himself with Hagee and his megachurch BEFORE the primaries and then reject them after he'd won. Specially after he's called people like Hagee agents of hate. It's funny how all McCain supporters jumped on Obama about the Farrakhan thing but haven't said a thing about McCain's ****-up.
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Fair enough. I'm guessing McCain feels like he has to pander to these idiots to some extent, which is disappointing. Party unity is one thing, but one of his appealing attributes is his ability to recognize and call out agents of intolerance, no matter their partisan alignment.

For the record, I think that the Obama/Farrakhan bull**** is just that - bull****.
 
Thales said:
Fair enough. I'm guessing McCain feels like he has to pander to these idiots to some extent, which is disappointing. Party unity is one thing, but one of his appealing attributes is his ability to recognize and call out agents of intolerance, no matter their partisan alignment.
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Exatcly. Which is why I've been watching this thread very carefully. Just waiting for a single McCain supporter to try and tell me they weren't on Obama's *** about Farrakhan. Specially the more prominent ones. I'm personally hoping the catholics will do a 180 on him come the next election. How can they support a back stabber who put votes before calling out the very bigotry he's supposedly denounced before. Straight talk my ***.

For the record, I think that the Obama/Farrakhan bull**** is just that - bull****.
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I agree. However it's fun to watch McCain supporters squirm and try to wiggle themselves out of the same kind of bullshit they were critizising Obama for.
 
the makeout hobo said:
Any chance of voting for Obama, then, who at least completely rejected HIS extremist religious supporter?
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I like Obama on a personal level. I would love to have a drink with him or a BBQ, but I think he is a little too liberal and more importantly inexperienced to be President.

I DO applaud him for distancing himself from Ferrakhan and I respect him for it.
 
Thales said:
That's not enough? :?

It seems overly harsh to get annoyed that he didn't categorically reject the statements fast enough.
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He sought the endorsement specifically for the Texas primary. He waited specifically until AFTER the primary to make the apology. Thus, I am very skeptical of the timing.
 
ludahai said:
I like Obama on a personal level. I would love to have a drink with him or a BBQ, but I think he is a little too liberal and more importantly inexperienced to be President.

I DO applaud him for distancing himself from Ferrakhan and I respect him for it.
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Fair enough. I'd disagree with you on some of that, but we have enough threads for that.

So how are you going to vote if it comes down to McCain the anti-catholic panderer and inexperienced liberal obama?

edit:As soon as I posted that, I remember you're in Taiwan. Take it to mean how you'd vote if you were on this side of the Pacific.
 
the makeout hobo said:
Fair enough. I'd disagree with you on some of that, but we have enough threads for that.

So how are you going to vote if it comes down to McCain the anti-catholic panderer and inexperienced liberal obama?

edit:As soon as I posted that, I remember you're in Taiwan. Take it to mean how you'd vote if you were on this side of the Pacific.
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I am a US citizen and am registered to vote. I always vote absentee. McCain apologized, so that does count some with me. We are to forgive and so long as he does not have any more such trangression, I will still likely vote for him in November. However, any more things like this and I will likely vote Third Party again.
 
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