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Y&R Discussion Group
Think you know John McCain? Get your pen and paper out and take this short quiz. Here we go!
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Abortion - Which of the following is true?
A. McCain said, ''But certainly in the short term, or even the long term, I would not support repeal of Roe v. Wade, which would then force X number of women in America to [undergo] illegal and dangerous operations.''
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B. McCain said, ''I do not support Roe versus Wade. It should be overturned.''
Torture - Which of the followin is true?
A. As recently as the 2008 primary campaign, John McCain was against the use of torture by the U.S. and condemned it's use as being against the military and the culture of this nation.
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B. McCain voted against a ban on CIA torture.
Special Interests - Which of the following is true?
A. McCain said, ''I'm the only one special interests don't give any money to.''
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B. McCain's campaign manager and many key campaign officials were telecom lobbyists, one of whom has given at least $765,000 to his campaign.
Jerry Falwell - Which of the following is true?
A. McCain said, ''I am a pro-life, pro-family fiscal conservative, an advocate of a strong defense, and yet Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell and a few Washington leaders of the pro-life movement call me an unacceptable presidential candidate. They distort my pro-life positions and smear the reputations of my supporters. Why? Because I don't pander to them, because I don't ascribe to their failed philosophy that money is our message.'' McCain also called Robertson and Falwell ''agents of intolerance.''
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B. McCain cozied up to Jerry Falwell by giving a commencement speech at Falwell's Liberty University.
Iraq - Which of the following is true?
A. McCain said, ''We’re not going to get into house-to-house fighting in Baghdad. We may have to take out buildings, but we’re not going to have a bloodletting of trading American bodies for Iraqi bodies'' and ''The point is that, one, we will win this conflict. We will win it easily.''
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B. McCain said, ''When I voted to support this war, I knew it was probably going to be long and hard and tough, and those that voted for it and thought that somehow it was going to be some kind of an easy task, then I’m sorry they were mistaken. Maybe they didn’t know what they were voting for.''
Bush's tax cuts - Which of the following is true?
A. McCain said, ''I cannot in good conscience support a tax cut in which so many of the benefits go to the most fortunate among us, at the expense of middle class Americans who most need tax relief.''
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b. In 2006 McCain voted to extend Bush tax cuts.
Ethanol - Which of the following is true?
A. McCain said, ''Ethanol is a product that would not exist if Congress didn't create an artificial market for it. No one would be willing to buy it. Yet thanks to agricultural subsidies and ethanol producer subsidies, it is now a very big business - tens of billions of dollars that have enriched a handful of corporate interests - primarily one big corporation, ADM. Ethanol does nothing to reduce fuel consumption, nothing to increase our energy independence, nothing to improve air quality.''
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B. McCain said, ''I support ethanol and I think it is a vital, a vital alternative energy source not only because of our dependency on foreign oil but its greenhouse gas reduction effects.''
Gay Marriage - Which of the following is true?
A. John McCain said he opposed a constitutional ban on same sex marriage, taking to the Senate floor to call a constitutional amendment that would effectively ban the practice unnecessary and un-Republican and saying, ''The constitutional amendment we’re debating today strikes me as antithetical in every way to the core philosophy of Republicans.''
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B. McCain supported a Same-Sex Marriage Ban initiative in California, saying,''I support the efforts of the people of California to recognize marriage as a unique institution between a man and a woman, just as we did in my home state of Arizona. I do not believe judges should be making these decisions.''
Confederate Flag - Which of the following is true?
A. McCain said, ''Personally, I see the flag as symbol of heritage.''
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B. McCain said, ''I feared that if I answered honestly, I could not win the South Carolina primary. So I chose to compromise my principles.''
Gun control - Which of the following is true?
A. McCain and Joe Lieberman introduced legislation to regulate gun shows.
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McCain said, ''I strongly support the Second Amendment and I believe the Second Amendment ought to be preserved, which means no gun control.''
Moqtada al Sadr - Which of the following is true?
A. McCain said, ''His influence has been on the wane for a long time.''
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B. McCain said, ''I said he was still major player and his influence is going to have to be reduced and gradually eliminated.''
Housing Relief- Which of the following is true?
A. McCain said, ''It is not the duty of government to bail out and reward those who act irresponsibly, whether they are big banks or small borrowers.''
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McCain said, ''Let me make it clear, that in these challenging times, I am committed to using all the resources of this government and great nation to create opportunity and make sure that every deserving American has a good job and can achieve their American dream.''
The Press and Hillary - Which of the following is true?
A. McCain said, ''The media often overlooked how compassionately [Hillary Clinton] spoke to the concerns and dreams of millions of Americans.''
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B. McCain denied ever making the above statement.
The Estate Tax - Which of the following is true?
A. McCain said, ''I am concerned that repeal of the estate tax would provide massive benefits solely to the wealthiest and highest-income taxpayers in the country. A Treasury Department study found that almost no estate tax has been paid by lower- and middle-income taxpayers. But taxes have been paid on the estates of people who were in the highest 20% of the income distribution at the time of their death. It found that 91% of all estate taxes are paid by the estates of people whose annual income exceeded $190,000 around the time of their death.''
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B. ''Another of my disagreements with Senator Obama concerns the estate tax, which he proposes to increase to a top rate of 55 percent. The estate tax is one of the most unfair tax laws on the books, and the first step to reform is to keep it predictable and keep it low.''
Wiretaps- Which of the following is true?
A. McCain said, ''There are some areas where the statutes don’t apply, such as in the surveillance of overseas communications. Where they do apply, however, I think that presidents have the obligation to obey and enforce laws that are passed by Congress and signed into law by the president, no matter what the situation is.''
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McCain's spokesman said on his behalf: ''Neither the administration nor the telecoms need apologize for actions that most people, except for the A.C.L.U. and trial lawyers, understand were constitutional and appropriate in the wake of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.''
Immigration Reform - Which of the following is true?
A. McCain introduces bill on immigration reform.
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B. When asked if he would vote for his own bill, McCain said he would not because ''The people want the borders secured first.''
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C. McCain said, ''We must enact comprehensive immigration reform. We must make it a top agenda item if we don’t do it before, and we probably won’t, a little straight talk, as of January 2009.''
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D. McCain's team said the senator’s comments were poorly worded, that there’s been no discussion within the campaign of altering their stance on illegal immigration, and as far as everyone on the campaign is concerned, the policy is still, '’secure the border first.''
Offshore drilling- Which of the following is true?
A. McCain opposes offshore drilling
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B. McCain said, ''There are areas off our coasts that should be open to exploration and exploitation, and I hope we can take the first step by lifting the moratoria.''
Social Security- Which of the following is true?
A. McCain said, ''Without privatization, I don’t see how you can possibly, over time, make sure that young Americans are able to receive Social Security benefits.''
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B. McCain said, ''I’m not for, quote, privatizing Social Security. I never have been. I never will be.''
Hurricane Katrina investigations - Which of the following is true?
A. McCain opposed commission to study government's response to Hurricane Katrina.
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B. McCain said, ''I’ve supported every investigation and ways of finding out what caused the tragedy.''
HIGHLIGHT BELOW FOR ANSWERS:
The answer is EVERY STATEMENT SHOWN ABOVE IS TRUE. Still think McCain is Mr. Straight Talk now?
http://howinsaneisjohnmccain.blogspot.com/2008/03/mccain-never-met-position-he-didnt-like.html
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And then there's this:
(Yahoo News) - Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said in an interview Wednesday that he was uncertain how many houses he and his wife, Cindy, own. "I think — I'll have my staff get back to you," McCain told the interviewer.
What a dumbazz.
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