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March 28, 2008
March 28, 2008
WASHINGTON – RNC Deputy Chairman Frank Donatelli released the following statement today:
DNC Press Release:
After casting aside his image as a so-called “maverick” and morphing into the ultimate Bush Republican in the primaries, John McCain today released a new ad aimed at reintroducing himself to the country. After giving two “major policy speeches” that didn’t include any new policies or proposals, McCain’s new ad gives the American people no idea of what he would do to bring the war in Iraq to a responsible end, address the mortgage crisis confronting American homeowners, or get our economy back on track.
Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean today issued the following statement on McCain’s ad:
“The American people have been waiting for a president who understands the challenges they face, not another out of touch Bush Republican who promises four more years of the same failed leadership. John McCain can try to reintroduce himself to the country, but he can’t change the fact that he cast aside his principles to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with President Bush for the last seven years. While we honor McCain’s military service, the fact is Americans want a real leader who offers real solutions, not a blatant opportunist who doesn’t understand the economy and is promising to keep our troops in Iraq for 100 years.” (Democratic National Committee, “Dean: New Ad, But No New Ideas From John McCain,” Press Release, 3/28/08)
Non-Partisan Fact Check Groups And Members Of The Media Have Called Democrat Attacks False:
Non-Partisan Factcheck.Org Calls DNC Attacks On 100 Years Comment A “Serious Distortion” And “A Rank Falsehood.” “The DNC’s message portrays McCain as bent on fighting an ‘endless’ war in Iraq. DNC: We can’t afford four more years with a President who fights an endless war in Iraq. ... On the war, McCain scoffed at Bush’s call to leave troops in Iraq for 50 years, saying ‘Make it a hundred!’ That of course is a serious distortion of what McCain actually said to a town-hall meeting in New Hampshire back on Jan. 3. …There’s little doubt that McCain is less eager than either Clinton or Obama to bring troops home without further suppression of insurgent attacks. But it’s a rank falsehood for the DNC to accuse McCain of wanting to wage ‘endless war’ based on his support for a presence in Iraq something like the U.S. role in South Korea.” (Factcheck.Org Website, www.factcheck.org, Accessed 3/25/08)
Non-Partisan Politifact.Com Calls Obama Attacks On 100 Years Comment “False.” “Obama twisted McCain’s words in the Cleveland debate. He said, ‘We are bogged down in a war that John McCain now suggests might go on for another 100 years.’ As we explain above, McCain was referring to a peacetime presence, not the war. So we find Obama’s statement False.” (Politifact.Com Website, www.politifact.com, Accessed 3/25/08)
The Washington Post’s Charles Krauthammer: “It’s seldom that you see such a dirty lie.” (Charles Krauthammer, Op-Ed, “‘A Rank Falsehood’,” The Washington Post, 3/28/08)
Dean Has Personally Attacked McCain Saying He “Doesn’t Seem To Have Any” Integrity:
Dean: “He Doesn’t Seem To Really Have An Ethical Compass. He Doesn’t Seem To Have An Instinct About What Is The Right Thing To Do And What Isn’t The Right Thing To Do.” “Well, now it looks like John McCain is part of the corruption problem in Washington. He has done things that are legally questionable -- the Keating Five business back in the ’90s -- but he doesn’t seem to really have an ethical compass. He doesn’t seem to have an instinct about what is the right thing to do and what isn’t the right thing to do.” (Howard Dean Interview With National Journal’s Linda Douglass, nationaljournal.com, 2/21/08)
Dean: “This is a question about John McCain’s integrity …” (MSNBC’s “News Live,” 2/26/08)
Dean: “But look, John McCain is a flawed candidate. Here’s a guy who has a typical situation ethicist. He runs on his integrity, but he doesn’t seem to have any.” (CNN’s “Late Edition,” 3/2/08)
Dean: “John McCain has a history of doing what it takes, regardless of what the ethics of this are.” (CNN’s “Late Edition,” 3/2/08)
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“It is beyond comprehension that Howard Dean would smear John
McCain’s character by stating he is a ‘blatant opportunist.’ John McCain
served our nation heroically and valiantly and it is absolutely unacceptable
that the chairman of the Democratic National Committee would attack Senator
McCain for discussing his record with the American people. Dean’s comments
are the latest in what has become a troubling pattern where the chairman of the
national party has questioned Senator McCain’s character and integrity.
Howard Dean owes John McCain an immediate apology and both Senators Clinton and
Obama should unequivocally denounce this disgraceful attack.”
DNC Press Release:
After casting aside his image as a so-called “maverick” and morphing into the ultimate Bush Republican in the primaries, John McCain today released a new ad aimed at reintroducing himself to the country. After giving two “major policy speeches” that didn’t include any new policies or proposals, McCain’s new ad gives the American people no idea of what he would do to bring the war in Iraq to a responsible end, address the mortgage crisis confronting American homeowners, or get our economy back on track.
Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean today issued the following statement on McCain’s ad:
“The American people have been waiting for a president who understands the challenges they face, not another out of touch Bush Republican who promises four more years of the same failed leadership. John McCain can try to reintroduce himself to the country, but he can’t change the fact that he cast aside his principles to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with President Bush for the last seven years. While we honor McCain’s military service, the fact is Americans want a real leader who offers real solutions, not a blatant opportunist who doesn’t understand the economy and is promising to keep our troops in Iraq for 100 years.” (Democratic National Committee, “Dean: New Ad, But No New Ideas From John McCain,” Press Release, 3/28/08)
Non-Partisan Fact Check Groups And Members Of The Media Have Called Democrat Attacks False:
Non-Partisan Factcheck.Org Calls DNC Attacks On 100 Years Comment A “Serious Distortion” And “A Rank Falsehood.” “The DNC’s message portrays McCain as bent on fighting an ‘endless’ war in Iraq. DNC: We can’t afford four more years with a President who fights an endless war in Iraq. ... On the war, McCain scoffed at Bush’s call to leave troops in Iraq for 50 years, saying ‘Make it a hundred!’ That of course is a serious distortion of what McCain actually said to a town-hall meeting in New Hampshire back on Jan. 3. …There’s little doubt that McCain is less eager than either Clinton or Obama to bring troops home without further suppression of insurgent attacks. But it’s a rank falsehood for the DNC to accuse McCain of wanting to wage ‘endless war’ based on his support for a presence in Iraq something like the U.S. role in South Korea.” (Factcheck.Org Website, www.factcheck.org, Accessed 3/25/08)
Non-Partisan Politifact.Com Calls Obama Attacks On 100 Years Comment “False.” “Obama twisted McCain’s words in the Cleveland debate. He said, ‘We are bogged down in a war that John McCain now suggests might go on for another 100 years.’ As we explain above, McCain was referring to a peacetime presence, not the war. So we find Obama’s statement False.” (Politifact.Com Website, www.politifact.com, Accessed 3/25/08)
The Washington Post’s Charles Krauthammer: “It’s seldom that you see such a dirty lie.” (Charles Krauthammer, Op-Ed, “‘A Rank Falsehood’,” The Washington Post, 3/28/08)
Dean Has Personally Attacked McCain Saying He “Doesn’t Seem To Have Any” Integrity:
Dean: “He Doesn’t Seem To Really Have An Ethical Compass. He Doesn’t Seem To Have An Instinct About What Is The Right Thing To Do And What Isn’t The Right Thing To Do.” “Well, now it looks like John McCain is part of the corruption problem in Washington. He has done things that are legally questionable -- the Keating Five business back in the ’90s -- but he doesn’t seem to really have an ethical compass. He doesn’t seem to have an instinct about what is the right thing to do and what isn’t the right thing to do.” (Howard Dean Interview With National Journal’s Linda Douglass, nationaljournal.com, 2/21/08)
Dean: “This is a question about John McCain’s integrity …” (MSNBC’s “News Live,” 2/26/08)
Dean: “But look, John McCain is a flawed candidate. Here’s a guy who has a typical situation ethicist. He runs on his integrity, but he doesn’t seem to have any.” (CNN’s “Late Edition,” 3/2/08)
Dean: “John McCain has a history of doing what it takes, regardless of what the ethics of this are.” (CNN’s “Late Edition,” 3/2/08)
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