John McCain hearts Falwell

Posted by Evan Derkacz at 10:11 AM on April 3, 2006.

Intolerant? Nah, just some slight differences in perspective.

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John McCain announced his candidacy for president of the United States yesterday. Well, okay, he didn't actually announce his candidacy. What he did was to compromise any shred of respectability he once had to suck up to the most abhorrent elements of the Christian Right and to prove once and for all that THE REPUBLICAN PARTY MUST ACCEPT BIGOTS TO WIN.

I write in caps so you don't miss that shocking revelation.

On Meet the Press yesterday, when asked point blank if Jerry Falwell, the man who called Mohammed a terrorist in 2002, was "an agent of intolerance," he replied: "No, I don’t." [VIDEO]

When asked if his ideas were good for the Republican Party, McCain replied:

"I believe that the 'Christian Right' has a major role to play in the Republican Party. One reason is because they’re so active and their followers are. And I believe they have a right to be a part of our party. I don’t have to agree with everything they stand for, nor do I have to agree with everything that’s on the liberal side of the Republican Party. If we have to agree on every issue, we’re not a Republican Party. I believe in open and honest debate."

Translation: votes dude. Don't matter who you hate, castigate or oppress. I need their votes.

Sung in vaudevillian fashion: And that's the Graaaaand Ooooold Parrrrrty. (ThinkProgress)

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Evan Derkacz is a New York-based writer and contributor to AlterNet.

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It's worse than it sounds [Report this comment] Posted by: trampoline on Apr 3, 2006 7:24 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Sure, it says bad things about the Republicans that they have to curry favor with bigots in order to win a national election... but this fact is even more damning to the American voting public. Not to be a downer, but -- if you need bigots on your side in order to win, we're in awfully bad shape. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » RE: It's worse than it sounds Posted by: nim1 McCain's Bullshit Express [Report this comment] Posted by: custersbud on Apr 3, 2006 9:13 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] McCain has gone from campaigning on the "Straight Talk Express" to what can only be called the Bullshit Express. His five years of kissing Bush's ass will undoubtedly win him favor with the right wing crazies, but it sure as hell dooms him from getting the support of anyone who thinks. McCain's picture will be next to the word disingenuous in the next edition of the Webster Dictionary. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]

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