Taken out of context? How is that different than the McCain campaign ads that go negative against his opposition? How can it be right for the McCain campaign to do it, but "misleading" if anyone else does?

As to his Iraq statement. . . If McCain's criteria for having U.S. troops in Iraq is that it's "fine" with him "as long as Americans are not being injured or harmed or wounded or killed," how can he be against disengaging from the war ASAP if he becomes President?

Americans ARE being injured and harmed and wounded and killed in that area RIGHT NOW. And, there continues to be much harm to their families here at home, & to the nation (i.e. morale, economy, etc.) as a whole.

It is impossible to "maintain a presence in a very volatile part of the world" - especially a part of the world that has been very volatile for centuries! - without some expectation of all of the above….

Hum! Is McSame afraid of Obama?

Would someone please tell McCain that it was the DNC and MoveOn that released the ads and not the Obama campaign?

Of course not at his buddy Hillary. Two peas in a pot.

What planet is McCain living on? Even WITHIN context, his "100-year presence…in Iraq" statement is lunatic.

"…as long as Americans are not being injured or harmed or wounded or killed." Does he think we're sending troops over there to play schoolyard games? Using the word "troops" in the same breath as "not being injured or harmed or wounded or killed" belies his own military experience.

The only thing worse than an old fool is an old elitest! Would somebody please take McCain to a rest home somewhere before he gets some body hurt.

McCain is right. Clinton and Obama have twisted what he said and the media haven't called out either. Interesting that he's only calling out Obama.

We still have soldiers in Germany and that was 60 years ago. In no way was McCain saying that we'd still be heavily involved in Iraq as his apponents have loosely implied.

Did McSane not say American soldiers will be in Iraq up to a 100 years if necessary? It doesn't take a Rocket Scientist to know that if you have American soldiers in Iraq you will continue to have American casualties….duh…. So tell me how is Obama responsible for something he himself said.

Obama 08-12

McCain will melt down during the first full month of the campaign.

His only chance is to see Rush about a little something to take the edge off.

The problem here is, most Americans don't even know that we still have troops in Korea. Most Americans thought our military got out of Korea when M.A.S.H. went off the air.

They don't understand why we still have troops in Korea or any other place in the world. I have noticed over the years, people (especially the younger generation) are becoming more and more concerned about themselves and less concern about what is going on in the world. Thank God for those who do stand up and volunteer for the military. I did and I can't understand why other Americans (men and women) are so self-centered and refuse to volunteer to protect their country.

John McCain deserves to be elected President.

Senator McCain,

What are you saying? You said you go through the gates of hell to get Osama bin Laden, 100 year war if necessary.

Now you are saying that you would leave them in there as long as they are not injured, harmed, wounded or killed.

Do you see the problem in your logic here?

They are injured, harmed, wounded, and killed … right now. So by what you are saying, we should not leave them in there. We should exit right now, because they are injured, harmed, wounded, or killed.

McCain, if you want to save your career, then avoid talking about the war and how you plan to keep us there forever. As a prisoner of war, I am surprised you forgot the devastating scenes of the innocent being tortured and killed. We are after Al Quaeda, not the innocent of Iraq.

For any of you who have not traveled abroad, I suggest you do. People hate you, they hate us for simply being American…. for how our government has represented us abroad.

I cannot believe how many people are supporting McCain and the war. Our generation is a shame to the people of the 60s who opposed the Vietnam War.

LESS WAR, MORE PEACE!

Obama 08.

I AM SO PUZZLED ABOUT HOW MCCAIN CAN ARGUE HIS 100 YEARD COMMENT. NO MATTER HOW YOU PUT IT, IT SUGGESTS THAT WE WILL BE IN IRAQ WITH NO END IN SIGHT. IT COULD TAKE 20 TO 100 YEARS TO END VIOLANCE IN THAT REGION. HE SAID IT; THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO SPIN IT.
HE SAID UNLESS WE ARE NOT IN A COMBAT SITUATION AND OUR PEOPLE ARE NOT BEING SHOT AND KILLED. WHEN WILL THAT BE???
OWN IT MCCAIN!!!

THE WAY THAT OBAMA HAS HANDLED THE WRIGHT CONTROVERSY TELLS US THAT HE CERTAINLY CANNOT HANDLE THE JOB OF PRESIDENT!!!!!!!!

HE IS TOO WIMPY!
HE NEEDS TO DEVELOP A BACKBONE!!!!
HE WOULD BE PUT IN VERY SERIOUS SITUATIONS AS PRESIDENT!
I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE THAT HE COULD HANDLE THEM!
I DO HOWEVER FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE WITH HILLARY CLINTON BECAUSE SHE IS SMART AND HAS BEEN AT THIS FOR A LONG TIME!!!

HILLARY CLINTON GETS MY VOTE!!!!!!!!

SO FAR OBAMA HAS MADE A MOCKERY OF THIS PROCESS!!!!!!
WHERE DID THEY FIND THIS GUY?
WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHO THE WINNER IS GOING TO BE IN NOVEMBER!
HILLARY HAS PROVEN HERSELF OVER AND OVER!
I THINK THAT IT IS BULL THAT SHE HAS TO WORK EXTRA JUST TO MEASURE UP TO A MAN!
SHE HAS LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND CAN BE AGGRESSIVE IF NEED BE!
THIS IS WHAT A PRESIDENT DOES!
SHE HAS RELEASED GAS TAX PLANS AND STIMULUS PLANS FOR PEOPLE LOSING THEIR HOMES!
HILLARY GETS MY VOTE!!!!!!!

Some things should not have been said, and some things should not have been done………….Korea………….look at the problems still being faced……………………… Japan…………… look at the problems still being faced……………………. Iraq………… come on now ,,, we already know the answer to this one…………………. and it ain't victory…………..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?????????????

You are a false patriot McCain and a fraud. You should move to Iraq.

MacCain is too old.He wants to bomb the world.He is bitter because he was a prisoner of war.

McCain is right to call out Obama on this. If Obama is really above the "silly season" politics, he is having a hard time showing it.

McCain…why are you trying to lie. It is so clear that you are another Bush. Even the women on the View think so. Everybody knows this!
Please just tell the truth.

This is par for the course from Obama. He speaks out from both sides of his mouth. For 20 yrs. he sat in church and nodded his head in agreement with his preacher, now when it starting to hurt him he is "outraged" Why is the muslim world rooting for Obama first and the democratics second?

The ONLY way the Democrats can win the election is by trying to deceive the American people. So, this is the path they take. We'll see if America falls for it.

It wasn't a falslfy remarks,,But those were his own words.
John Mccain did say he will keep our troops as long as 100 years or more.
These are the policy of George W. Bush, which we believe John Mccain will adopt, when he is mistakely nominated for president.

We do not need any more wars, we need to bring our troops home.
They are fighting a civil war instead of fighting AlQueda or Bin Laiden or terrorism.

4 more years of George Bush policy with Mccain in the white house will mean 4 years of starvation in America.
Please America wake up. We all saw the Bush era. Do we need this again?

They are your words John. "If you can't stand the heat"

Take a nap grandpa!!!

How realistic can we get!!

Why has Hillary not been dragged to the press to explain

1. The actual Bosnia event. We still need the truth from her

2. The NAFTA deal by Bill, and the gains they are now making from those past deals ($109 million)?

3. Why she is still married to an ex-president who was impeached in this nation (lots of sexual scandals).

and the list goes on

Do I think that democrats and even Obama himself see the benefit to using a small clip of a John McCain's words to portray him as a warmonger? Yes. Also, I do believe Obama should restrain himself and remain above the fray and attempt to restrain his supporters from dealing in dirty policitics as best exampled by McCain and Clinton in the last few months. However, I think it is only just as McCain and Republican supporters have continuingly lambasted Obama over "connections" to notorious figures. Frankly, much of what I hear on conservative radio sounds purely racist in its over and undertones and only serves as a distraction to the real issues in this upcoming election.

Too bad they don't run any presidential nominee comercials in New Mexico. Atleast I havn't seen any.

Whose whining now?

It's obvious that McCain feels more concerned about Obama than Clinton. That is why he keeps attacking him. He would much rather face Clinton in the General Election. He KNOWS that he can beat Clinton. In disclosure, I will vote for McCain if Clinton gets the nomination.

50 year old white college educated Texan for Obama.

mcsain you are a d=lier you said 100 years and look at you the hippocrit that you are
look at the ads in nc and in. look at the pot calling the kettle black
get over it you old coot and go home to your rich wife// who don't
trust you with her account

How is quoting you directly taking you out of context?

Obam would be better off not to piss off this old man, he will take this boy apart.

Sen Mc Cain if you don't want to be quoted or responsible for the words that come from your mouth then I would say you should stop talking you said these thing not once not twice but many many times. A few years ago you was completely on the other side. In short you have no chance of winning in Nov and it is finally starting to sink in. I think the GOP will find someone else in some fashion to be there nominee there is just no way this man will win.

Go Obama 08 Yes We Can

It's NOT fine with me. We never should have gone there in the first place, John.

That is exactly the same way Obama has felt when he recieved ugly attacks from you. McCain played like he couldn't make RNC cut the ad in N.C. I don't believe that - payback is hell, McCain. You are getting what you asked for. Obama has nothing to do with those ads. Maybe Obama sent them a letter like you did and couldn't make them stop. How about that!

Even if McCain meant "100 years" literally (which he didn't), that would be just fine with me. McCain is in America's corner, America is in the corner of Justice in the world, and whatever it takes works for me. Actually, perhaps we do need a prescense in that part of the world to straighten out a few million terrorists. And I would be proud to be sent over there on the next plane to fight. I have always supported America and it's armed forces, not like alot of people who are saying, "bring 'em home", without considring the consequences on the world stage!

Jim M. Gau
Hancock, MI

Guess if Obama lies enough about McCain's statement then people will actually believe it and not realize that the Obama campaign continues to manipulate the statement and take it completely out of context. Obama as Rev. Wright has said is a typical politician. People are starting to figure him out and he is an ol' typical left wing liberal that is out of touch with middle america.

By all means Mr. McCain, lets keep American Troops in Iraq forever as a presence so they can be targets just as they have been in South Korea. Idiot.

What a misleading distortion for Democrats to claim that McCain would stay in Iraq for 100 years, when what he REALLY said is that he'd stay only "as long as Americans are not being injured or harmed or wounded or killed"!

And who could possibly doubt that a Republican president can bring us a war without death or injury, after we've been "greeted as liberators"?

Keep up the straight talk, Sen. McCain!

The part about Obama BS on clean campaign when his negatives Fracutred the Democratic Party and drove away middle America makes sense but McCain on Iraq what the hell is he talking about.

Iraq is a swamp the same swamp that sunk USSR.

Forget Iraq Saudi Arabia won the war.

Mcsenile has some nerve. He lets them run garbage in NC and he wants cry about negative ads directed at him?

Obama you can’t solve you problem with Wright it take more than 200 years
You don’t have any rights to criticize anyone comments
Hillary 08 or Mc Cain 08

This is the same guy who says Obama wants to "surrender." I wonder which is a more unfair characterization?

The worst part is that Obama knows that he is being untruthful and still chooses to do this.

Obama isn't the one running the ad. At least blame the one whose doing it!!!

McSame, you said it… You can retract it. You also said bomb, bomb, bomb Iran

It is the same as the add in NC. You even want to affect the democratic primary and dream of facing Hillary…

No way… Obama is coming. Enjoy the remaining of your holidays.

John you said what you said. You blew it. Admit it. Get Over it!

Here is another sleep deprivation case. Constantly mispeaking

Obama is distorting what McCain said.
Obama’s campaign was supposed to bring new approach to politics.
He was about change and hope. And not dirty politics. What happened?
Talk is cheap, it is your actions and only your actions that can prove and demonstrate your belief.
Obama’s actions are contradicting his words.

Mccain can not remember what he said five miutes ago much less a couple of weeks ago. The security better stay close to him before he wanders off alone and can not remember who or where he is.

It's actually… kinda funny… both Obama and McCain are ignoring Hillary.

McCain is just a George Bush re-run. The American People have had enough of that ! Time for the Republicans to GO ! Look what GREAT SHAPE our Country is in after 8 years of their bologna !

McCain is not very truthful.His 'I won't be a referee' cop-out from putting a halt to the Wright/Obama GOP ads is sad. He pays lip service to running a clean campaign, but he doesn't walk his talk. If he had the power, he would stop the ads against Obama in NC.

So who do you vote for in the general? More war including Iran as a bonus for voting (R)Republican?

Hold on McCain, but your campaign sent out a misleading mailer saying that "Hamas endorses Obama"

The DNC, please keep running the ad in other states till Nov 5th
That's his words!
Eh Mc Cain, what about your remarks regarding the Hamas endorsing Obama even though he has made clear that he wouldn't sit to negotiate with terrorism organization
You can't it both ways my friend
WARMONGERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

McSame does not know what he's talking about!!!!

How are soldiers not going to be wounded, killed, ect.
in Iraq for hundreds of years?!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SOUNDS OUT OF TOUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DEMOCRATS '08 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Look who's whining now… pathetic. The gall to complain about he very words that HE spoke. McCain, thank you for your service to this country, but it is now time for you to retire. The nurse will be around this afternoon with you meds. Bingo is at 3:00.

What is this old man talking about? wasn't he the one that said HAMAS wants Obama to be present, and used it to try to raise money? I guess that is clean politics. I bet he could not even remember who was resposible for the ads, Obama is the only name he could remember.

Today marked the 7-month that violence has escalated in Iraq! I guess the media isn't interested in that story. Today almost 500,000 plus U.S. Citizens have had to face home foreclosures. I guess the media isn't interested in that story as well. Today Iran put a halt to the sale of oil to the U.S. because they said the dollar is too weak. And Iran is also pressuring the OPEC nations to join them. I would've thought the media would think this story is important to U.S. citizens considering all the talk about oil tax and the economy in the upcoming summer months. This is what Sen. Obama is talking about when he points to the fact that in every election cycle the MSM and politicians engage in the body politic like some sporting event, instead of the life altering impact the wrong decisions have on this country and the rest of the world. It is very sad that the world is watching this nation become a shell of its promise of a true Democracy. They are looking at how MSM is hijacking the electoral process, along with bought and paid for politicians. It has to be quite perplexing to see CNN cover elections in Pakistan and critique the process, when they are part of the very problem why things don't change right here in this country.

How can he say his statements are being 'falsely characterized'? Did he, or did he not say that?

The fact is, he did say it! If he wants to take it back, that's fine but he doesn't.

I don't get it Mr. McNuggett…

The Man! The only Man running for Office, who can "Change Direction"…. You want Change….Then You Want: John McCain - Change.

John don't worry about obama. He's afraid to debate anyone with out a telaprompter in front of him. He's lunch meat!

McCain needs to shut up all he does it talk out of both the side of his mouth, and it is not straight talk either. When he is attacked, Obama is not running a clean campaign. What about the ad in NC about minister Wright, that he say so tried to stop. How about the ads about Hamas favoring Obama. A 100 year war are occupation it doesn't matter,the US presents is not wanted in that part of the world and our continued present will never bring peace unless these people are participants.

Obama 08!

Obama is not wrong to point out McCain's "100 year" remark. Anyone who actually believes that it'd actually be possible to "have a presence in Iraq" WITHOUT Americans being injured, harmed, wounded, or killed is absolutely naive. This is a country, and area of the world, that for hundreds of years has resisted occupation by any foreign forces. Fact: Bin Ladin himself even told us that 9/11 was in response to the west (meaning U.S.) pushing our ideals onto them. What makes us think there are not kids growing up in Iraq right now with hatred in their hearts for the U.S. because of the mess we've created over there? Our continued occupation will only mature that anger.

McCain made the comment. Now he is trying to lie his way out of it. This has nothing to do with Obama you old prune!!

He has no room to talk with his false denial of the Wright Ad and his resounding silence when Kerry got Swift boated in '04

"Falsifying" McCain's statements?

The DNC is using McCain's OWN WORDS! Whose fault is it that McCain wants to keep troops there for 100-years?

I love Cindy and John McCain, now personally heard John McCain said that we could have forces in IRAQ for a 100 years. Now we have lost another 47 service men and women. John McCain tell their family what they die for? a lie and John McCain pay for this wqar with his wifes fortune? no they want for our kids to die for a lie.

I heard McCain on this 100 year issue like 5 times. Obama and even Clinton are distorting his words. This is so silly when its talking to you right in the face. This will have no harmful effect on McCain.

That's like saying it would be fine with him to stay in Iraq as long as pigs are flying. There is nothing reasonable about the conditions specified as why it would be fine. His original comment about it being fine was a distortional response, attempting to twist the intent of the question that was being asked of him.

John you have said so many things about Iraq thay you don't have a clue to what the heck you're talking about.

"100 years", "No not Korea model", "Korea model", "No not Korea model", Petraeus, Petraeus, Petraeus….

make up your mind already, our kids are dying you old insane man.

How can this guy be tied in the polls with Hillary and Barack?

Oh yeah the important issues, sniper fire and a crazy reverend.

Grow up folks.

It is just as fair as when he calls the democratic candidates wanting to tax everyone. Repeal of the bush tax cut is not a tax. As long as he says that it is okay to use his words against him.

John McCain , Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama ALL A WASTE.
What we need is someone REAL

John McCain has every right to protest that ad and the Obama rhetoric about the 100 year in Iraq issue. I am a democrat but would not contribute to the DNC for this ad as I believe it is really stepping over the line in truthfulness.

I will vote only for Clinton. If not Clinton then McCain 08

Mr. McCain, who is falsifying the statements? You are the one that said 100 years is okay with you. I heard that myself, so I don't have to depend on the media. We are in Japan, they attacked us, we are in Germany, what did they do in WW11? And why are we in Iraq? Operation Iraqi Liberation! OIL!!! Quit lying.

"Politics as Usual"

Bomb, Bomb, Bomb Iran…in case you forgot this was John McCain

McCain this trick is not going to work, I think Obama's statement is that he wants to do away with corruption in politics.

McCain flip-flopper
McCain he's embraced torture, the Bush tax cuts, and a century-long occupation of Iraq, and he's in violation of the campaign finance law that bears his name.
McCain was the fake. He was, is, and always will be a typical GOP shill. All he cares about is himself and his wealthy friends.

(Please Post)

I personally believe that the NObama/Wright controversy was staged.

I believe that NObama used this farce as an opportunity to get on a platform and look emotional and apologetic to the American people.

I believe that NObama knew that he was losing momentum and needed to appeal (emotional) to the country.

NObama knew that he NEVER denounced himself from Wright, so he needed to try and do the right thing, to appeal to the Catholics, blue collar workers and white male voters that he was losing.

NObama and Wright are like two peas in a pod, this was staged I say!!!

Go Hillary!!!

Don't buy into NObamas false beliefs, he's a wolf in sheeps clothing!

Did anyone else believe that this could be?

R-i-i-i-i-g-h-t.

And Mr "Respectful Campaign" McCain certainly wouldn't weigh into the Wright situation would he? He must have "mispoken" over the last three days. Do you suppose he listened to the entire serman by Wright before making his coments?

R-i-i-i-i-g-h-t

What hogwash.

Forget the fact that he said, being in Iraq for 100 years, was alright with him, I'm waiting for him to denounce Pastor Hagee, the pastor of hate! Oh, but I bet he wanted Senator Obama to denounce the Reverand Wright!! In some circles that type of duplicity is called, hypocrisy!!! What does, Senator McCain care, he can confess to Pastor Hagee!!!
SUPPORT OUR TROOPS, BRING THEM HOME, ALIVE. NOW.

John, you said it, I heard it! Now you are playing with semantics .For you ignorant Hillary supporters, that means John is playing word games. John, if they were shooting at us today in South Korea, then we would need to get out of there as well. In repeated polls, seventy percent of Iraq's people say that it is time for America to leave. That means that we are now an unwanted occupation army John. Bring our young heroes home!

Sen. McCain, just like Sen. Clinton, have both been bashing Sen. Obama right left and center! Please tell me, where do they get off thinking, that the boomerang is NOT going to come back! "What goes around comes around" These two love to dish it out but they just can't take it!!!!

It is a bad idea to have a long term presence in Iraq. It is not analogous to South Korea. It would increase resentment of the United States in the Middle East.

That's not Barack Obama's opinion, that's John McCain's opinion, as expressed to Chris Matthews in 2005. Why doesn't someone ask him about this flip-flop?

Was it distressing for him when he was out there calling Senator Obama an elitist and making comments about Rev. Wright?

McCain is right that he did not intend to be advocating for 100 years of a hot war.

But he is wrong in thinking that 100-year presence of American troops in THAT region can be as peaceful and uneventful as it is to have that presence in other places he cited, like Germany and South Korea.

And it is his blindness to the magnet our troops would be for violence that is disturbing and which justifies the persistent attacks of this particular comment of his.

Bin Laden's main grievance and the main grievance of extremist groups inspired by al-Qaeda is OCCUPATION - be it US-supported occupation as is perceived to be the case in Palestinian territories or the very real presence of US troops on the ground. Why do you think we moved out bases from Saudi Arabia to Qatar after 9/11? And how long can they stay in Qatar before being targeted? The onyl reason they are not now is because they are far from the only city in Qatar and literally in the middle of the dessert. You want to establish US bases in Iraq for 100 years?

You deserve to be attacked for thinking that is remotely possible without major violent repercussions.

Mcain you can win this election is you just…….

STOP TALKING!!!!!!!

Typical Obama; offer hope while feeding off of bitterness, offer new politics while offering old style attacks, offer hope while using fear and deceit to get ahead.

Sounds old school politics to me.

Barack can't help himself, John. He is a Black Liberation Theologist who thinks whitey is the problem. It doesn't matter if there is truth to a statement (ie US Govt creating aids to inflict the black community). If it sounds good to his constituency - he'll say it!!

The only reason Barack is angry with Rev Wright? Rev called Barack a "politician". Everything else - Barack had heard before from his pastor and never really bothered him much.

McCain, this is about MoveOn.org and has nothing to do with Obama.

You said the words, perhaps you should have had more sleep before you said them. Oh sorry, that's Hillary's excuse for "misspeaking" isn't it.

I keep getting both of you Republicans mixed up.

What? She's not a Republican? Sorry, my mistake.

he said it! it's on tape.he wouldn't mind having a presence there,for a 100 years.so?what's he griping about?everyone heard it,and we all know your intentions.you want to stay there,so you can start your war in iran,while we already have troops on both sides of iran's borders.we know it's just preparation ,for a wider war ,in the middle east.no more war-mongerers!!!

Can some one please give this guy a tape recording of what he said, clearly he forgot

It's starting to become very difficult to take anything that John McCain says seriously….

McCain don't worry about what Obama is saying. So what if we have to be in the Middle East for 1,000 years. At least we are not fighting them in U.S. soil. We know that the Jihadist are already here and some of them are in positions of power, but they will not get a foothold in my country as long as I and my neighbors have our guns, for hunting purposes. wink wink

Ever wonder why McCain is attacking Barack? Because he, Rush, and the rest of the nut jobs on their side think he will have an easier time crushing Hillary in November. And he is right. I am starting to really dislike McCain's politics but I will cross over and vote for him should Hillary and her Clinton Goon Squad steal this election. I will not sit this election out. There were too many years in the military when my absentee ballot did not count that I will vote, but never for Hillary Rotten Clinton.

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mcWar you and hillary can say whatever u want, however,
we are fools……………god good