politico.com - 10/12/2008
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October 11, 2008 Categories: McCain John Lewis, invoking George Wallace, says McCain and Palin 'playing with fire' UPDATED WITH MCCAIN STATEMENT AND OBAMA REACTION Civil rights icon and Georgia congressman John Lewis is accusing John McCain and Sarah Palin of stoking hate, likening the ...
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Michael Shaw: Reading The Pictures: McCain's Mouth
Huffington Post Entertainment Blog —
... Still reverberating into the weekend, it seems McCain and his crew didn't appreciate the pot they've been stirring in working up their crowds. ...
Republicans Should Probably Be More Scared Of John McCain Than Barack Obama [Crappy Hour]
Jezebel —
... they won't try it out. First, he was pretty well enthusiastically embraced by the conservative machinery after he swore fealty to the elimination of my reproductive rights and played the hell out of his conservative record on other issues. Two, he was beloved for choosing Sarah Palin, who is even further to his right and there's plenty of evidence that her nomination did him no favors. I am sure that the party will do some soul-searching in November hopefully without the violence some of us fear , but they should have done that after 2006 and didn't. Instead, you got Boehner ...
John Leo: The Hate Rally That Wasn't
Huffington Post Entertainment Blog —
... , the former New York Times reporter and Congressman John Lewis both issued statements alleging that the Palin crowd in Clearwater reminded them of George Wallace. Lewis, who also accused McCain, pointed out that Wallace never killed anyone; he just set the stage for the Birmingham bomb that killed three black children. ...
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Senator John McCain
gretawire.foxnews.com 10/11/2008 — Just got this from FNC’s Carl Cameron -
STATEMENT BY JOHN MCCAIN
For Immediate Release
Contact: Press Office
Saturday, October 11, 2008
ARLINGTON, VA — U.S. Senator John McCain today issued the following statement:
“Congressman John Lewis’ comments ...
“Playing with fire” — or nasty accusation? —
Gretawire
Have you heard the dispute between Congressman John Lewis and Senator McCain? Here are some emails that give you background on it (and I am going to post more…so stand by)…after I post them, I am curious what you think…..
From: Schwandt, Kimberly
To:
Sent: Sat Oct 11 15:58:38 ...
Lewis Black Goes Kind Of Crazy Like For Real —
Videogum
At a CNN/Time Symposium yesterday, Lewis Black kind of lost it? I mean, he was right, I guess, but he kind of pulled a John McCain and blew his top: It seems impossible to lose one's temper while sitting next to the calming presence of Andy Cooper, but Lewis did it. As Anderson said: "Yep. ...
and now …. Rep John Lewis fires back …. —
Gretawire
Below is email from FNC colleague Kimberly Schwandt ….it contains info provided by FNC’s Major Garrett
From: Schwandt, Kimberly
To:
Sent: Sat Oct 11 15:54:12 2008
Subject: Rep John Lewis statement
Rep. John Lewis Responds to Increasing Hostility of McCain-Palin ...
More info on the Rep John Lewis / Senator McCain controversy —
Gretawire
More background info on the dispute between Rep Lewis and Senator McCain:
From: Oinounou, Mosheh
To:
Sent: Sat Oct 11 16:39:58 2008
Subject: Re: Politico story on Rep Lewis statement
Note that during the Saddleback forum, McCain said John Lewis was one of the three wise men he would consult if ...
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