Can I Have a McAss with The 100 Year War?

| posted by Petulant | Friday, January 04, 2008



In a another profound moment of douchery, John McCain in all his sarcastic finery danced a jig for the never-ending Iraq War.

Via Ezra:

This video is all you need to know about the McCain candidacy. I was actually in the audience. I heard the guy challenge McCain on the war. I knew McCain was going to push back. But his style of reply was astonishing. When the questioner asked about Bush's plans to keep us in Iraq 50 years, McCain literally interrupted him with a Monty Python-esque "What about 100?...That would be fine with me."


[Transcript below.]

Transcript via TP

Q: President Bush has talked about our staying in Iraq for 50 years — (cut off by McCain)

McCAIN: Make it a hundred.

Q: Is that … (cut off)

McCAIN: We’ve been in South Korea … we’ve been in Japan for 60 years. We’ve been in South Korea 50 years or so. That would be fine with me. As long as Americans …

Q: [tries to say something]

McCAIN: As long as Americans are not being injured or harmed or wounded or killed. That’s fine with me, I hope that would be fine with you, if we maintain a presence in a very volatile part of the world where Al Queada is training and equipping and recruiting and motivating people every single day.

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