Hat Tip To Senator John McCain... For Bluntness...

[WillyT]

McCain Blasts GOP Super PACs, Calls Supreme Court Ignorant For Citizens United Decision (w/Video)
by Josh Feldman | Mediaite
1:24 pm, February 19th, 2012

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Senator John McCain appeared on This Week today from Afghanistan, but before getting onto matters of foreign policy, he weighed in on the Republican contest going on in the United States and continued to speak out forcefully on an issue that has been part of his political identity for over a decade: campaign finance reform. McCain has not been the biggest fan of Super PACs, and McCain today blasted the Supreme Court for its decision in the Citizens United case two years ago.

When Jake Tapper asked McCain about how the GOP’s divisive contest may end up handing the election to President Obama, McCain admitted he was concerned about that possibility, but explained that despite all the negativity in the race, it really boils down to the influence of Super PACs.

“I’ve been in very tough campaigns. I don’t think I’ve seen one that was as personal and as characterized by so many attacks as these are. And, quite frankly, one of the reasons is the Super PACs. And why do we have the Super PACs? Because of the ignorance and naïvete of the United States Supreme Court in the Citizens United campaign.”

Watch the video below, courtesy of ABC:

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Link (w/Video): http://www.mediaite.com/tv/mccain-blasts-gop-super-pacs-calls-supreme-court-ignorant-for-citizens-united-decision/

[enough]

1. Ignorance and naïvete: certainly the most charitable interpretation possible.

Glad he said it.

[dimbear]

2. And, Senator McCain, what party nominated all the judges that voted for it????

Think hard.

[Scuba]

18. +1

[ProSense]

19. I like

this thread.

[NOI4I]

3. Both sides [DEM/GOP] are guilty

Of this.

[Relentless Bitch]

4. Not equally

The GOP is WAY more guilty than Dems!

[demosincebirth]

5. Democrats guilty of nominating the five conservative SC justices? Pls explain.

[WillyT]

6. Just A Thought... We Could Have Filibustered Alito

[rustydog]

8. No we couldn't..The GOP screamed: up or down vote! up or down vote!!!

[WillyT]

10. True... And We Tucked Our Tail Between Our Legs, Rolled Over, And...

begged not to be beaten.

Great Strategy... eh ???

[ProSense]

15. There was

an attempt to filibuster Alito led by Senator Kerry, but it garnered only 25 votes.

Schumer Regrets Not Leading an Alito Filibuster
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitol-briefing/2007/07/schumer_regrest_no_alito_filib.html

[politicasista]

21. Yet, Senator Kerry gets attacked for "selling us out" by people here

Too bad we coudn't use this on the GOP for the gridlock in Congress.

But grudges will always be held it seems.

[pacalo]

9. He was referring to the infighting of the Republican candidates.

Watch the video again & listen to Jake Tapper's comments before McCain speaks.

[Ikonoklast]

13. Guilty of a Fascist SC decision granting corporations superpowers?

Yeah, right, more of "They Both Do It!!!!1111" FUD.

Not.

[benld74]

7. Cindy McCain! Calling Cindy McCain,,,,,

Please come get John, as he appears to be saying coherent meaningful statements to the press corps! But, he is Afghanistan and thinks he's in the backyard of your home!!!!

[lastlib]

17. Buh..buh..but..which home???

[Whisp]

11. wot? which John McCain?

the creepy Arizona one?

you sure?

[russspeakeasy]

14. Yup ! The same asshole who tried to sell us palin.

damn, he must hate this country.

[ProSense]

16. Who knows?

Maybe the next time the DISCLOSE Act comes up for a vote, McCain will support it. Having him on record with this comment should help, right?

[ProSense]

12. "Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) voted to kill the Disclose Act"

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) voted to kill the Disclose Act, a bill that intended to uphold the senator's greatest legislative legacy, the McCain-Feingold Act.

http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2010/07/ta072910.html

John McCain is an asshole.

[politicasista]

20. Hat tip to him and the Teabaggers

Praising a GOPer while we trash the President daily. Go figure.