“Uncalled For”: John McCain Admonishes GOP Rep. Steve King’s Slap Of Pelosi Pic

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by Drew Grant | 10:33 pm, March 25th, 2010

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“A fight not joined is a fight not enjoyed” Republican Senator John McCain said tonight on CNN’s John King, USA. At the same time, when asked about the increasingly ugly incidents revolving around the passing of the health care bill, the one-time presidential hopeful condemned the actions of Republican Congressman Steve King for “slapping” or “wiping” a picture of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at a rally, saying “Of course that’s uncalled for.” He also mentioned (though not by name) Rep. Randy Neugebauer shouting of “baby killer” as an example of inappropriate behavior. Though he doesn’t leave the blame entirely in the GOP’s court.

It’s interesting that McCain’s first example of “inflammatory behavior” came from Rep. John Lewis during McCain’s own campaign, seeing as how Lewis was most recently in the news for being the victim of racial slurs shouted by Tea Party protesters this weekend.

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Jim R

Good on Senator McCain for standing against anti-democratic incitement, although in my opinion there’s no comparison between left and right.

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The Real Royal King

I’m not sure I much care what McCain does anymore, Jim. His position will be changed or clarified the next day, anyway. I have an old mimeograph machine, and I am thinking I’ll send it to McCain. He can prepared thought sheets with every random thought he has had about every random issue and send them across the internets tubes to every American.
Nachi

John McShame. Our guide to heroic moral decency!!
disgusted

Something similar to the NZ advertising sign: “Be Noticed!, Expose yourself Out of Doors”! – Auckland, 1959.