John McCain was for Hamas before he was against Hamas

rust1d

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John McCain was for Hamas before he was against Hamas

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RUBIN: "Do you think that American diplomats should be operating the way they have in the past, working with the Palestinian government if Hamas is now in charge?"

McCAIN: "They're the government; sooner or later we are going to have to deal with them, one way or another, and I understand why this administration and previous administrations had such antipathy towards Hamas because of their dedication to violence and the things that they not only espouse but practice, so . . . but it's a new reality in the Middle East. I think the lesson is people want security and a decent life and decent future, that they want democracy. Fatah was not giving them that."

As Rubin adds:

Given that exchange, the new John McCain might say that Hamas should be rooting for the old John McCain to win the presidential election. The old John McCain, it appears, was ready to do business with a Hamas-led government, while both Clinton and Obama have said that Hamas must change its policies toward Israel and terrorism before it can have diplomatic relations with the United States.

Even if McCain had not favored doing business with Hamas two years ago, he had no business smearing Barack Obama. But given his stated position then, it is either the height of hypocrisy or a case of political amnesia for McCain to inject Hamas into the American election.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/15/exclusive-video-mccain-wa_n_102031.html

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raystorm7

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Fri May-16-08 01:34 AM
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1. He will say anything to pander for the moment. Jive Turkey Express in full throttle!

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KSinTX

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Fri May-16-08 01:57 AM
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2. McCain can't even remember what McCain is for anymore

From just last year:

Mr. McCain: (Laughs) "Are we on the Straight Talk express? I�m not informed enough on it. Let me find out. You know, I�m sure I�ve taken a position on it on the past. I have to find out what my position was. Brian, would you find out what my position is on contraception � I�m sure I�m opposed to government spending on it, I�m sure I support the president�s policies on it."

Q: "But you would agree that condoms do stop the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. Would you say: �No, we�re not going to distribute them,� knowing that?"

Mr. McCain: (Twelve-second pause) "Get me Coburn�s thing, ask Weaver to get me Coburn�s paper that he just gave me in the last couple of days. I�ve never gotten into these issues before."

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/03/16/mccain-stumbles-on-hiv-prevention/

Lest we forget

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Fri May-16-08 03:35 AM
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3. We should be kicking the shit out of this, and make sure it gets top billing!

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Voice for Peace

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Fri May-16-08 03:50 AM
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4. kick & rec

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Hope And Change

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Fri May-16-08 04:21 AM
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5. K & R!

:kick:

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NM Independent

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Fri May-16-08 04:22 AM
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6. McHypocrat n/t

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Starfury

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Fri May-16-08 04:36 AM
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7. Ruh Roh!

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Hope And Change

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Fri May-16-08 04:53 AM
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8. Kick!

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Terri S

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Fri May-16-08 06:44 AM
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9. Rubin's article at Washington Post

Hypocrisy on Hamas

McCain Was for Talking Before He Was Against It

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K & R

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JBoy

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Fri May-16-08 09:17 AM
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10. K&R!

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Hope And Change

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Fri May-16-08 10:08 AM
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11. Kick!

Edited on Fri May-16-08 10:08 AM by Hope And Change

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