New Video Reveals McCain's Hagee Hypocrisy

Posted by Michael Link on March 5, 2008 at 04:06 PM

So long as John McCain continues to refuse to denounce his controversial support of John Hagee, he's going to continue facing this kind of scrutiny. And it also won't help when he keeps failing to answer questions about it, like whether he knew about Hagee's anti-Catholic statements when he actively sought out his endorsement (and happily and formally accepted).

Back in 2000, Bush caused a very similar controversy, and back then, McCain's response was far, far different:

And that's not all.

There was also a pro-McCain robocall that went out blasting Bush for campaigning with somebody who has "expressed anti-Catholic views."

We've got the text of that robocall right here:

"This is a Catholic Voter Alert. Governor George Bush has campaigned against Senator John McCain by seeking the support of Southern fundamentalists who have expressed anti-Catholic views. Several weeks ago, Governor Bush spoke at Bob Jones University in South Carolina. Bob Jones has made strong anti-Catholic statements, including calling the Pope the anti-Christ, the Catholic Church a satanic cult! John McCain, a pro-life senator, has strongly criticized this anti-Catholic bigotry, while Governor Bush has stayed silent while seeking the support of Bob Jones University. Because of this, one Catholic pro-life Congressman has switched his support from Bush to McCain, and many Michigan Catholics support John McCain for president"

So how about McCain be held to the McCain standard? Or does he, once again, think ethics apply to everybody but himself?

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