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Will McCain Specifically ‘Repudiate’ Hagee’s Anti-Gay Comments?

mccain_hageeweb.jpgIn February, when controversial Pastor John Hagee endorsed Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), he called the senator “a man of principle” who “does not stand boldly on both sides of any issue.” But since then, McCain has sought to have it both ways by both distancing himself from Hagee’s divisive record while maintaining the Pastor’s political support.

Yesterday, McCain played the game again on Bill Bennett’s radio show, where he said, “I repudiate any comments that are anti-Semitic or anti-Catholic, racist, any other.” But then added, in Hagee’s defense, that the pastor “said that his words were taken out of context“:

I will say that he said that his words were taken out of context, he defends his position. I hope that maybe you’d give him a chance to respond. He says he has never been anti-Catholic, but I repudiate the words that create that impression.

As ThinkProgress noted yesterday, context does not change the indefensible nature of Hagee’s most divisive comments, such as his belief that “Hurricane Katrina was, in fact, the judgment of God against the city of New Orleans” for hosting a gay pride parade. McCain has said that he “repudiates” Hagee’s words “that are anti-Semitic or anti-Catholic, racist, any other,” but he has never specifically criticized Hagee’s blatantly anti-gay rhetoric.

This should come as no great surprise. Though McCain sought gay support in his 2000 run for president, he has also had no qualms about allying himself with anti-gay activists. In the fall of 2006, McCain appeared in two commercials supporting a draconian ban on same-sex marriage in Arizona:

In 2000, McCain promised that he “would condemn openly” “agents of intolerance” like Hagee. Will McCain stand up now as “a man of principle” and specifically repudiate Hagee’s anti-gay comments?



65 Responses to “Will McCain Specifically ‘Repudiate’ Hagee’s Anti-Gay Comments?”

  1. tombaker says:

    Between McMaverick’s and Wolf Blitzer’s repetition of the word “repudiate” I’m about ready to repukiate.



  2. Democrat Soldier says:

    It would take a backbone to stand up to homophobia of this nature, and Sen. McCain has proven in 2000 that he has no backbone.


  3. Leftside Annie says:

    Will McCain stand up now as “a man of principle” and specifically repudiate Hagee’s anti-gay comments?

    Short answer?

    NO.


  4. ralph the wonder llama says:

    Will McCain Specifically ‘Repudiate’ Hagee’s Anti-Gay Comments?

    My guess is Yes. And No.


  5. AngryOne says:

    The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart tried to warn him in 2006, but John McCain didn’t listen. Battered by all sides over his embrace of End Times Pastor John Hagee, John McCain is finally experiencing the blowback from his pandering visits to “crazy base world.”

    For the details, see:
    “Jon Stewart Warned McCain About ‘Crazy Base World.’”


  6. backup says:

    We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

    It says ‘all men’ not ‘all straight men’.

    Discrimination against gays and lesbians is as archaic as discrimination against blacks or women. Time to get past it.


  7. hellinabucket says:

    Once again, it’s the trailblazer Jon Stewart that is proven right.


  8. tombaker says:

    “specifically repudiate” is pretty strong. what we’ll see will be more like “speciously prevaricate”

    grab yer dictionaries, righties.


  9. Leftside Annie says:

    Heheheheh, Ralph! Bullseye!

    Excellent snarkage! ;o)


  10. had enough says:

    Bomb, bomb, bomb Iran will remain silent on Hagee’s statements hoping for the vote from all sides. Bottom line, America has moved on… does anyone in numbers of significance really care?


  11. help.me.jebus says:

    Offcourse not

    He’s the straight talk express, not the F** talk express.

    Oh, and republicans don’t hate…

    /sarcasm



  12. hellinabucket says:

    Flip this and let’s ask Hagee if McCain fully agrees with him.


  13. RUCerious says:

    Surely both of McCaine’s gay catholic supporters are awaiting a firm repudiation.


  14. raynman says:

    Wait wait wait… give him time!

    He has to ‘flip’ before he ‘flops


  15. Democrat Soldier says:

    #15 – Comment by Rodham Gin — March 12, 2008 @ 3:37 pm

    So, you’re admiting that Sen. McCain is not “a man of principle” !!!

    Wow!!


  16. RUCerious says:

    Pastor Hagee’s punishment in hell will be:

    a. Preaching forever to a crowd of gay/lesbian atheists who laugh their asses of forever.

    b. Having his wattle gnawed off by a never ending parade of ferrets.

    c. Having to listen to tapes of himself for all eternity.


  17. Lefty Patriot says:

    Saddam Gin has her head well into her bottle today, whoah!


  18. ralph the wonder llama says:

    #15 – Comment by Rodham Gin — March 12, 2008 @ 3:37 pm

    So, you’re admiting that Sen. McCain is not “a man of principle” !!!

    Wow!!

    Comment by Democrat Soldier — March 12, 2008 @ 3:39 pm

    Actually, Cheap Bathtub Gin’s comments should never be taken to imply anything substantial.

    They are always fatuous in intent and vacant in execution. But we keep her around because fetches us beers and looks cute in that French maid’s outfit, if you don’t look too closely.


  19. Buckie Boy says:

    Ralph the wonder llama you would have to drink an awful lot of beer to make Gin look cute in anything….what a useless hag.

    McSame like being supported by hate mongers, that what repukes are all about, fear and hate, makes keeping in line easy.

    Buck Hussein Fush


  20. DRxJ says:

    “I repudiate any comments that are anti-Semitic or anti-Catholic, racist, any other.”

    So, are we safe to assume that gay bashing does not fall under the “any other” category, eh McSame?


  21. Democrat Soldier says:

    #21 – Comment by ralph the wonder llama — March 12, 2008 @ 3:43 pm

    I just thought it was funny that in attempting to slam a Democratic Rep, he (she?) ended up slamming Sen. McCain for him having no principles worth following.


  22. MCMetal says:

    That’s like asking if Kookcinich will vote to overide Bushs’ torture veto, of course not!

    Comment by Rodham Gin — March 12, 2008 @ 3:37 pm

    Kucinich is twice the man that McSenile is ……….Just check out the difference in their wives.

    Dennis’ wife is a naturally tall , striking beauty ; Cindy McLoser is a worked on mannequin with a Minnie Mouse voice (and even less brains)


  23. pete says:

    If one stepped on Hagee, would one need to discard one’s shoes?

    I sincerely hope that Hagee’s stench follows McCain on his journey to obscurity.


  24. missmolly says:

    Nah — McCain has already whored himself to the gay-haters. Not even he can twist himself enough to pander to the gay vote at the same time.


  25. leftcoast says:

    McHagee, McBush, McEADS. The list goes on. He is not his own man.

    He rejects what Hagee says but not the person or what others may construe his words to mean. Can anyone make sense out of this crap?


  26. Nevar says:

    Is Daryll here?
    Tiffany just called, she wants him to pick up a couple of pounds of butter on the way home.


  27. Buckie Boy says:

    I have to really wonder about the people that think that gays getting married will somehow effect their marriage? Why do they feel threatened? Gays marrying sure doesn’t effect mine, nor anyone else I know. It’s just plain old bigotry, nothing more, nothing less.

    Buck Hussein Fush


  28. Mr. Evil says:

    If anyone ever needed to have a sex scandal it’s John Hagee. I think he should try to replace Eliot Spitzer as “Client 9.”


  29. shoeless says:

    Last month, God destroyed Union, Tennessee, a town full of redneck Republicans, with a freak winter tornado.

    I didn’t even know Union, Tennessee held a gay parade.


  30. dim wit says:

    In 2000, McCain promised that he “would condemn openly” “agents of intolerance” like Hagee.

    - – -

    C’mon people. That was a pre-9/11 world we lived in. Don’t you realize we had our homophobic innocence ripped from us on that fateful day?


  31. shoeless says:

    Oh yeah. If we stop hating gay Americans, the terrorists win.


  32. Doc Rock says:

    Throw another log on the fire . . .


  33. pete says:

    What saddens me is that people teach their children this crap. What kind of damage is done by the message, “if you don’t hate people who are different, Jesus will kill you”?

    I sometimes think that phukwits like Hagee should NOT be protected by the 1st Amendment. His filth isn’t Faith. It’s sedition.


  34. ralph the wonder llama says:

    Is Daryll here?
    Tiffany just called, she wants him to pick up a couple of pounds of butter on the way home.

    Comment by Nevar — March 12, 2008 @ 4:01 pm

    Eeeeeewwwwwwww.


  35. missmolly says:

    I have to really wonder about the people that think that gays getting married will somehow effect their marriage? Why do they feel threatened? Gays marrying sure doesn’t effect mine, nor anyone else I know. It’s just plain old bigotry, nothing more, nothing less.

    Comment by Buckie Boy — March 12, 2008 @ 4:04 pm

    I suspect that there are a lot of anti-gay people out there who think that gayness is a fun thing to be involved in and we would all be doing it if it wasn’t for rules against it. Their thinking is “why would you be married to a person of the opposite sex if you had permission to be married to a person of the same sex?” In other words, allow it and we will ALL be in same sex relationships. Children won’t be conceived and civilization as we know it will wither away.

    It doesn’t seem to occur to them that heterosexuals will usually prefer to marry a member of the opposite sex no matter what the law says.


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  38. batteries says:

    I suspect that there are a lot of anti-gay people out there who think that gayness is a fun thing to be involved in and we would all be doing it if it wasn’t for rules against it. Their thinking is “why would you be married to a person of the opposite sex if you had permission to be married to a person of the same sex?” In other words, allow hp v4000 battery,hp v5000 battery it and we will ALL be in same sex relationships. Children won’t be conceived and civilization as we know it will wither away.

    It doesn’t seem to occur to them that heterosexuals will usually prefer to marry a member of the opposite sex no matter what the law says.


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  40. doktorgizemli says:

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  41. doktorgizemli says:

    If you’re referring to Karl Schwarz’ articles, if they are true, how will we ever know unless the news media gets involved without bias? The military under orders not to speak out may never convey Karl Scharz’ expose’. If Cheney was truly involved in 9/11 and protected in some way, then he’s being protected by what may be going on in the Caspian Sea area as well. That pre-9/11 August 10, 2000 article drives the point home to me that Cheney had a vested interest in the oil at the Caspian Sea area (before 9/11). From all I’ve read in Schwarz’ articles, he claims the Taliban was working on a deal with Argentina with that pipeline in the Caspian Sea area and UNOCOL wanted the deal instead. It’s too much to get into here and I’m not able to convey in here what Schwarz has presented in his articles. Dig into Schwarz’ articles to learn more about the unnamed soldier’s experiences related to so-called Black Ops missions in the Caspian Sea area in Schwarz’ article. What Schwarz had to present in this article is an eye opener: kurtlar vadisi pusu izle Sikis Orjinal Lida Fx15 Sesli Sohbet



  42. doktorgizemli says:

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