McCain defends Christian outreach effort

[sabra]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070221/ap_on_el_pr/on_the2008_trail

McCain defends Christian outreach effort

VERO BEACH, Fla. - Republican presidential candidate John McCain (news, bio, voting record) is defending his outreach to conservative Christians, arguing that his effort is not political pandering to win the GOP nomination.

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In the 2000 campaign, McCain angered the party's right by calling evangelist leaders Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell "agents of intolerance." Last spring, he spoke at Falwell's Liberty University although hard feelings still linger among some conservatives. Focus on the Family founder James Dobson has said he won't support McCain.

"Nobody accused me of courting and pandering to the liberals when I went to the New School," McCain told the crowd, a reference to the New York City school. "What I have found out in my life, is that every time I have done something for political reasons and not the right reasons, I have paid a very heavy price for it — a big price."

The Arizona senator said he is trying to reach out to all elements of the party.

"I don't know which part of the party is going to be more influential or not," McCain said. "I've tried always in my political career to have a big tent party where a lot of people are welcome with differing views."

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1. Will the real pandering TOOL please step up to the podium.

This Hypocrite doesn't have a clue.

[Solly Mack]

2. Ah...see...he attacked the religious right for political reasons

and he paid a big price

so now he's pandering to the religious right, but not for political reasons...
and he hopes to win big by doing so

LMAO

more amazing than that bit of logic is...some people will actually buy into the logic

[AlCzervik]

3. blow a kiss to the independents as they way bye bye to you.

enjoy the 29 percenters.

[gratefultobelib]

4. He's disgusting. Some of my political friends (yes, even Dems who are

not all that knowledgable) say they like him. I KNOW when he starts getting more exposure, he will out himself for the weasel he really is.

[Supersedeas]

6. he has rolled over more than a time or two to maintain any integrity--disgusting, yes

[Roland99]

5. "I don't know which part of the party is going to be more influential or not,"

IOW, "I'm going to kiss as much ass as I possibly can so I can get my despicable self elected."

[GoddessOfGuinness]

7. Yaddayaddayadda

:eyes:

[mitchum]

8. McBush defends Christian reach around effort

[hatrack]

9. This reminds me of that teacher in NJ who got caught preaching in class on tape

He just lied. He just denied it ever happened, even though the student who recorded him in class had him ON TAPE, telling students they would go to hell if they didn't accept Jesus as their personal savior.

He just lied. He just denied it ever happened. Kind of like Senator Weathervane, don't you think?

:puke: