RNC Calls on Networks to Halt Anti-McCain ‘100 Years’ Ad
MIAMI — The Republican National Committee demanded Monday that television networks stop running a television ad by the Democratic Party that falsely suggests John McCain wants a 100-year war in Iraq.
The ad says President Bush has talked about staying in Iraq for 50 years, then plays a clip of McCain saying, “Maybe 100. That’d be fine with me.”
The announcer then says: “If all he offers is more of the same, is John McCain the right choice for America’s future?”
Republican National Committee Chairman Mike Duncan said the ad deliberately distorts what McCain, the likely GOP presidential nominee, said.
The committee’s chief counsel, Sean Cairncross, said he sent letters Monday to NBC, CNN and MSNBC insisting that they stop airing the commercial.
At issue is McCain’s answer, in January, to a question about Bush’s theory that troops could be in Iraq for 50 years.
McCain said: “Maybe 100. As long as Americans are not being injured or harmed or wounded or killed, that’d be fine with me, and I hope it would be fine with you, if we maintain a presence in a very volatile part of the world where al-Qaida is training, recruiting, equipping and motivating people every single day.”
Democratic Party chief Howard Dean said “there’s nothing false” about the ad.
“We deliberately used John McCain’s words. This isn’t some ominous consultant’s voice from Washington. This is John McCain’s own words. And we’ve been very upfront about everything that he’s said.”
For the RNC to “demand” networks stop showing this ad is a laughable farce; do you think the networks would have listened had the DNC demanded to stop the airing of the Swift Boat ads in ‘04? Of course not, and those ads are now known to be complete frauds. The anti-McCain ads are accurate because they are HIS OWN WORDS, and Democrats are quite right to call him on it.
Please give me a break. As a conservative I find the RNC to be just plain whiney about this. Can somebody please explain to the RNC and, perhaps Mr. McCain as well, that if they’re going to get all wimpy about ads like this, then just give it up and quit wasting our time. Obviously too much sensitivity training….
The Democrats have no dirt on a man of integrity, and they (Dems) seem to not want to defend freedom. So they are making a mockery of an honest statement. We have troops all over the world defending freedom. The Democrats just want the money for social programs rather than defending freedom.
Tim is right. Germany, Japan and Korea were doing pretty well. 100 years doesn’t sound to bad. Peacekeeping is a good idea. Isn’t that how Hillary and Bill wanted to use our troops (and tried to use our troops) in Bosnia and Mogadishu? As peace-keepers?
Democrats are actually fabricating what McCain’s position really is. They have a big money advantage over the G.O.P. Expect more garbage from the garbage Democrat party.
As quoted earlier “I’m a lifelong Republican, but after I saw McCain saying that he wants to keep us in Iraq 100 years, I changed my mind and will vote for Obama. This war is a disaster.”
This is what ads that take words out of context do to people. But I can’t blame the Democrats. If Americans want to listen to a few words and not do their homework and search out the truth, which does take time and hard WORK, then America will be duped into believing every commercial that comes across the air waves. Democrats are just betting that most Americans will not search out the truth from several different sources and believe the “half-truths”. By the way it goes the same way for the Republicans too. Search for the truth, America.
The ad just illustrates how weak the Democratic candidates are, and how desperate the DNC is. Just think of the possibilities of ads if we used partial phrases from the Democrats (e.g. Obamas “typical white person” comment about his Grandmother.
Howard Dean, Harry Reid, and the like are proof there is too much estrogen in our beef, and milk. Trying to win an election by distorting the truth is truly a sign of weakness.
Dean spent a few years screwing up the state of Vermont. He was removed by voters after his ultra liberal views almost destroyed the state; even Manhattan doesn’t want him back! He is as effective as a bowl of cold mashed potatoes, and as wrong!!!
We have a saying what’s good for the goose is good for the gander. The RNC cannot want to put out half truths on Democratic contender and not want the same be returned to their candidate. Mc Cain pretending to take umbrage to what’s being put out by his party is not good enough and just making a statement does not cut the mustard. Whether it was theoratic statement or not by Mr Mc Cain the point is he is willing to sacrifice more American troops for nothing for another 100 years and that in itself is scary. There is a feeling the same is being done in places like Germany and Southe Korea buy ask yourself is America fighting any battles in either of these two countries? Also can America afford to sustain a two front war for a hundred years because that’s what will eventually happen, the news shows that the Taliban are not willing to give up Afghanistan so America might be fighting and spending tax payers money on two wars for a very long time.
We have been in Cuba for a hundred years. So what. Only Howard Dean and his liberal buddies would run an ad like this against McCain.
Oh well, when obama and his group get together and we are pushed back to the 1930’s with trade isolatioan and return to the 1960’s with the entitlements that the Great Society produced and your broke because of high taxes, double diget inflation, double the capital gains tax life will be great. Gas will be $8.00 a gallon and you won’t have a job to go to.
Just think life will be great then.