McCain retracts Palin's Pakistan comments

[maddezmom]

McCain retracts Palin's Pakistan comments
Posted: 11:15 AM ET

From CNN's Emily Sherman



Watch: Gov. Sarah Palin answers questions at Tony Lukes in South Philadelphia.

WASHINGTON (CNN)— Sen. John McCain retracted Sarah Palin's stance on Pakistan Sunday morning, after the Alaska governor appeared to back Sen. Barack Obama's support for unilaeteral strikes inside Pakistan against terrorists

"She would not…she understands and has stated repeatedly that we're not going to do anything except in America's national security interest," McCain told ABC's George Stephanopoulos of Palin. "In all due respect, people going around and… sticking a microphone while conversations are being held, and then all of a sudden that's—that's a person's position… This is a free country, but I don't think most Americans think that that's a definitve policy statement made by Governor Palin."

Saturday night, while on a stop for cheesesteaks in South Philadelphia, Palin was questioned by a Temple graduate student about whether the U.S. should cross the border from Afghanistan into Pakistan.

"If that's what we have to do stop the terrorists from coming any further in, absolutely, we should," Palin said.

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[marylanddem]

1. Can't you just hear him seething under that comment?

veins popping, teeth gritting, grrrrr

[volatileblob]

2. God that's a pathetic response from McShame. n/t

[marmar]

3. Looks like they need to get the"pit bull" on a tighter leash......

Woof Woof!

[malaise]

4. Did he retract his own comments about the failed state bullshit n/t

[Vickers]

5. "all of a sudden that's—that's a person's position"

What in the fuck is THAT supposed to mean?

There is no such thing as idle chatter when you are running for national office, dumbass.

[prayin4rain]

6. Yeah people open their mouths move their lips

and make organized noise come out .... and all of sudden they've said something??!!! And then someone who is running for Vice President of the United States is actually supposed to have meant what they said in regards to attacking another country??!!! Please.

[Solly Mack]

7. Me, McCain. She, Palin. She no mean what she says.

lolololol That's sad and funny on so many levels.

[Democat]

8. Palin and McCain - the flipflop ticket!

Doesn't matter what they say today, because tomorrow is another day.

How is that "I am not going to be at the debate" thing going for McCain?

[FirstLight]

9. There is a disturbing undertone to this, too

I watched the video of it, and McCain says that "you don't tell people that is what you are going to do.." subtext: "you do it covertly"

is anyone else hearing this? He even said it in the debte "you don't say that OUT LOUD"

this is bush tactics and blackwater written allover it, Obama needs to call him out on this shit.
Yea, and while we are at it, let's talk about the US presence in Georgia BEFOTRE & during the time the russians went crzy on them........ Senator McCain? any comments?

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

10. lol! She can't even retract her own statement!!!!

:rofl:

[BearSquirrel2]

11. Oh I see the man speaks for the women ...

Palin doesn't even have the option of retracting her own gaffe!!!