McCain Praised Carter, Called Brzezinski An "Invaluable" Adviser

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McCain was for Jimmy Carter and Zbig Brzezinski before he was against them
I'm sure he was simply confused. Again.
http://www.americablog.com/2008/06/mccain-was-for-jimmy-carter-and-zbig.html


McCain Praised Carter, Called Brzezinski An "Invaluable" Adviser
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But what's truly funny about McCain's "Obama equals Carter" line is that the Arizona Republican hasn't always been so down on the former president and his team of advisers. In a May 1999 interview with The Hill newspaper, on the occasion of his first presidential run, McCain was asked to opine on the recent occupants of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. In his written reply, McCain described Carter as having had "the greatest, the noblest and loftiest intentions of any president, but he never really understood how to use the institution to obtain his goals." In his brief response to the question, McCain also said that while the Iranian hostage crisis "brought him down and conveyed to the people he was a weak president. Whether he was or not, that's (debatable)."
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"I am honored that Zbigniew Brzezinski will join my foreign policy team," McCain said at that time. "As a former national security adviser and a highly respected foreign policy expert, his broad experience makes him an invaluable asset to my team." In describing his key advisers, McCain continued: "I am very honored to have the support and advice of these recognized experts whose years of service to our nation and experience in international affairs have earned them the well-deserved respect of all."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/11/flashback-mccain-praised_n_106518.html