Daily Archives: May 24, 2008

McCain’s preacher problems

mccainhageeAnd the GOP thought Obama had a preacher problem? John McCain this week dumped two right-wing preachers whose endorsements he had earlier sought. The first, televangelist John Hagee, said that God had used the Nazis to hunt the Jews.

Try working that into the party platform.

McCain also repudiated and renounced pastor Rod Parsley, who called Islam “the mouthpiece of a conspiracy of spiritual evil,” among other choice insights.
For the record, a president must represent Muslim Americans, too.

So far, it’s two strikes for McCain in his search for spiritual endorsements. Is a third wacko waiting in the wings? Stay tuned.

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Clinton’s fuzzy math on votes

clintonstrangleNewsweek columnist Jonathan Alter explains why Hillary Clinton’s latest argument — that she is winning the popular vote — doesn’t add up. It’s also sure to poison efforts to unite the Democratic Party.