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	McCain Gaffe Alert: Iran again

masbury

5-28-2008 11:55 PM

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masbury says:

He invents 20 years of negotiations between the United States and Tehran.

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5-29-2008 4:16 AM

michellezm

This man, in my opinion, is more frightening than Bush.

5-29-2008 11:23 AM

masbury

And apparently, even more ignorant. There is a strain of anti-intellectualism in some parts of conservatism that somehow makes electing people who are truly ignorant a real possibility.

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"Today, some people seem to think they've discovered a brand new cause, something no one before them ever thought of. Many believe all we need to do to end the nuclear programs of hostile governments is have our president talk with leaders in Pyongyang and Tehran, <STRONG>as if we haven't tried talking to these governments repeatedly over the past two decades</STRONG>." </BLOCKQUOTE></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/moira-whelan/mccain-gaffe-alert-iran_b_103892.html"> <A href="http://www.democracyarsenal.org/2008/05/mccain-apparent.html">Max Bergmann points out:</A> The stated policy of the United States since April 7, 1980 has been that we don't talk to the Iranians. </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/moira-whelan/mccain-gaffe-alert-iran_b_103892.html">
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