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“That old Beach Boys song, Bomb Iran… bomb, bomb, bomb,”

– John McCain at a town hall meeting in South Carolina
singing Bomb Iran to the tune of Barbara Ann in response to a
question about possible military action in Iran, April 18, 2007



John McCain

“I’m going to be honest, I know a lot less about economics than I do
about military and foreign policy issues. I still need to be educated.”

– John McCain in an interview with Stephen Moore
of the Wall Street Journal, November 26, 2005

“The issue of economics is not something I’ve understood
as well as I should. I’ve got Greenspan’s book.”

– John McCain on the campaign trail in
New Hampshire, December 17, 2007


John McCain

“I understand that Senator Obama said that if al-Qaida established
a base in Iraq that he would send troops back in militarily. Al-Qaida
already has a base in Iraq. It’s called al-Qaida in Iraq.”

– John McCain commenting to a crowd in Tyler, Texas about Barack
Obama’s answer to whether a president should enter Iraq to suppress
an insurrection after removing U.S. troops, February 27, 2008


John McCain

“I will fight every moment of every day in this
campaign to make sure Americans are not deceived
by an eloquent but empty call for change.”

– John McCain in his Wisconsin GOP primary
victory speech, February 19, 2008


John McCain

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

– John McCain speaking at a Republican dinner, June 1998