Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
Behind the Times: Only Liberals are Vulgar, Indeed.
McCain townhall attendee refers to Sen. Clinton as "the bitch," McCain tries to laugh it off.
But wait, it gets better! After hearing wingnuts defend McCain’s reaction to the remark, McCain tries to use it as a fundraising tool - the swipe at CNN is just gravy.
You see, he was for civility in politics before he was against it. Only now he’s for it again:
“I don’t think you should take shots at her, like imitating her voice,” Mr. McCain said during a discussion on his bus, referring to something Mr. Giuliani has done at campaign appearances. “I don’t know what you gain by doing that. I guess issuing inflammatory statements can be effective. But I can’t campaign that way.”
As to his reluctance to attack Mrs. Clinton with the same relish as Mr. Giuliani, Mr. McCain said: “You can be tough, but you should never degrade or ridicule anyone who is seeking public office. But we see too much of it.”
Guess it’s time for a campaign ethics panel…
