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Indi Guy

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Fri Sep 6, 2013, 02:12 PM Sep 2013

Arizona voters skewer McCain over Syria...

Source: MSNBC



The Republican Arizona senator, who voted in favor of authorizing the use of force in Syria, pressed his case for U.S. intervention at a town hall in Phoenix on Thursday. But his argument did not go over well with his war-weary constituents.

McCain began by saying “I am unalterably opposed to having a single American boot on the ground in Syria,” but was quickly interrupted by a heckler telling McCain that he wasn’t voted into office to take the country to war.

“What you’re doing is not just disrespectful to me, but you’re disrespectful to others who would like their opinion and their views heard,” the senator shot back.

Several attendees held signs with messages like “Don’t bomb Syria” and “Shame on McCain.” One man held up a bag of marshmallows and compared it to Congress...

Read more: http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/09/06/arizona-voters-skewer-mccain-over-syria/

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Arizona voters skewer McCain over Syria... (Original Post) Indi Guy Sep 2013 OP
BOMB BOMB BOMB, BOMB BOMB blkmusclmachine Sep 2013 #1
Yeah, that's the problem. Jackpine Radical Sep 2013 #4
McCain discovers he is not the only war vet with an opinion, whines like toddler phantom power Sep 2013 #2
" One man held up a bag of marshmallows and compared it to Congress..." ConcernedCanuk Sep 2013 #3
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