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John McCain

“Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly? Because her father is Janet Reno.”

– John McCain speaking at a Republican dinner, June 1998

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  1. Kate said:
    11 February 7:52 pm

    Can you pleas provide the source for this quote? I truly can’t imagine a grown man, a father himself, making such an unkind remark about a child.

    If he did, then shame on him!

  2. 12 February 6:33 pm

    Hi Kate, we pulled this quote from two sources that appear to be accurate and a third source that cites McCain’s apology over the matter:

    http://www.salon.com/news/1998/06/25newsb.html

    http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/02/09/john-mccains-crude-chelsea-clinton-joke

    Arizona Republic’s Murphy reports, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)
    “formally apologized” to Pres. Clinton on 6/12 “for a crass joke
    he made earlier in the week at the expense of” Hillary Rodham
    Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, and AG Janet Reno. McCain spokesperson
    Nancy Ives “said a letter of apology had been hand-delivered to
    the” WH.

    Source: http://tinyurl.com/2tcwxg

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