Rev. Hagee (audio) lauds Hitler, McCain renounces endoresement, Hagee withdraws endorsement

[underpants]

The Huffington Post had published a recording of Hagee saying that Adolf Hitler had been fulfilling God’s will by hastening the desire of Jews to return to Israel in accordance with biblical prophecy.

“Obviously, I find these remarks and others deeply offensive and indefensible, and I repudiate them. I did not know of them before Reverend Hagee's endorsement, and I feel I must reject his endorsement as well,” McCain said in a statement to CNN Thursday.


UPDATE: Citing critics who had been "grossly misrepresenting" his positions since his decision to back John McCain, Hagee withdrew that endorsement Thursday afternoon.

"I am tired of these baseless attacks and fear that they have become a distraction in what should be a national debate about important issues. I have therefore decided to withdraw my endorsement of Senator McCain for President effective today, and to remove myself from any active role in the 2008 campaign," he said in a statement.

"I hope that the Senator McCain will accept this withdrawal so that he may focus on the issues that are most important to America and the world."


http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/22/mccain-officially-rejects-hagee-endorsement/

[islandmkl]

1. to paraphrase:

"I hope Senator McCain will allow me to remove this necklace of shit I have hung around his neck."

[zulchzulu]

2. It's too late, Senator...

We're going to play your little love fest with Hagee AND Parsley over and over again...

:rofl:

[ToeBot]

3. McCain renounces endorsement, (Wink,Wink) nt

[goldcanyonaz]

4. did you feel the same about obama in renouncing Farakhan?

*wink wink*

[underpants]

5. Obama never accepted Farakhan's endorsement

and he certainly didn't directly and purposely solicit it or lobby for it

nice try ...well not really it was rather weak

[libnnc]

8. stupid crap is all they have left

tiresome tripe

[goldcanyonaz]

11. I never stated that he did solicit farakhans endorsement..

[Cant trust em]

6. Are you defending McCain?

Maybe I'm reading this incorrectly.

[goldcanyonaz]

12. no, of course i am not.

[Cant trust em]

16. Well it sure sounds like you're trying to call this poster a hypocrite

The OPer is clearly critical of McCain. You ask if that same criticism was levelled against Obama.

Sounds like an argument a McCain supporter would make.

[goldcanyonaz]

18. would you prefer just to have your own echo chamber? may I not even have an opinion any longer?

i wish that Farrakhan would have kept his big fat anti-semetic mouth shut and never even chimed in on this election

[Cant trust em]

27. Have your opinion, but since your on a dem board...

it seems foolish to believe that you wouldn't get busted for defending a republican. Say whatever you want to say, but if what you really wanted to do was expose a double standard then you probably could have crafted your message better. If there's one thing that I've learned about posting on DU it's that you have to look for other people's arguments before you even post.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

13. Sometimes they forget which board they're on.

And slip up.

[goldcanyonaz]

15. grow up, this board and the clinton one are the only political boards i belong to

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

17. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Go whine about it to the ASPCA.

[goldcanyonaz]

22. cruelty to animals? umm, okies... animals do need our help

[anigbrowl]

23. dupe

[anigbrowl]

24. Nah, Obama denounced AND rejected Farrakhan's endorsement.

McCain has renounced Hagee, but I'm not sure if he's dejected him.

[pingzing58]

7. Obama is a bought politician like any other Repug!

[Cant trust em]

10. How does Obama come into this post?

[NatBurner]

14. i'm gonna need for u to focus

and look up "germane"

[DefenseLawyer]

19. The most underrated member of the Jackson 5 n/t

[NatBurner]

25. lol

i'm a tito man, myself

[Cant trust em]

9. If this doesn't get serious media play, then it will only confirm what we already knew. NT

[ErinBerin84]

20. McCain couldn't resist getting a Wright dig in.

"I have said I do not believe Senator Obama shares Reverend Wright's extreme views. But let me also be clear, Reverend Hagee was not and is not my pastor or spiritual advisor, and I did not attend his church for twenty years. I have denounced statements he made immediately upon learning of them, as I do again today."

http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/05/mccain_finally_rejects_hagees.php

[SemiCharmedQuark]

26. He's worse! He sought out the endorsement of Hagee knowing full well what Hagee was.

[Cali_Democrat]

21. Senator McCain...

Do you think Hagee and Parsley love America as much as you do? What will you do when those tapes are played again and again and again?