How is this a non-issue? McCain is trying to court the televangelist vote and a non-denounciation of Hagee's anti-catholic comments.....
Right-wing watchIn an interview with George Stephanopoulos yesterday, John McCain reiterated that he was “glad to have” televangelist John Hagee’s endorsement. Yet the ABCNews.com headline reads, “McCain Admits Hagee Endorsement Was A Mistake.”
McCain appears to be trying to have it both ways, assuring the media that it was “probably” a mistake to court Hagee’s support, while maintaining to the base that it was a mistake he’s “glad” he made.
Stephanopoulos. A lot of Senator Obama’s allies and others say that you should condemn the comments of Reverend John Hagee, an evangelical pastor …
McCain. Oh, I do. And I did. I said that any comments he made about the Catholic Church I strongly condemned, of course.
Stephanopoulos. Yet you solicited and accepted his endorsement.
McCain. Yes, indeed, I did. And I condemned the comments that he made concerning the Catholic Church.
Stephanopoulos. Yet you’re going to hold on to his endorsement. Your own campaign acknowledges that you should have done a better job of vetting pastor Hagee …
McCain. Oh, sure.
Stephanopoulos. So was it a mistake to solicit and accept his endorsement?
McCain. Oh, probably. Sure. But I admire and respect Doctor Hagee’s leadership of his church. I admire and appreciate his advocacy for the state of Israel, the independence and freedom of the state of Israel. I condemn remarks that are made that has anything to do—which is condemning of the Catholic Church. …
McCain. I’m glad to have his endorsement. I condemn remarks that are any way viewed as anti-anything. And thanks for asking. (Laughs.)
Add to this, John Hagee and his pro-Isreal lobby group hold much more sway over Mccain and Congress than Rev. Wright

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