It's false that McCain does not know the price of gas

by kingsbridge77, Sun Jun 29, 2008 at 08:26:35 PM EST

I wouldn't defend the other guy unless an obvious falsehood was being told about him.

John McCain was asked when was the last time he personally pumped his own gas. This could have been 1979 for all we know.

McCain answered that he did not know (when he pumped his own gas, since he is driven around by the Secret Service, and that it mattered little.

McCain was not asked about the current price of gas. At any rate, let's examine the question: Does McCain know what the price of gas is?

On June 18th, McCain said in an interview:

"The price of a gallon of gas in America stands at more than four dollars. Yesterday, a barrel of oil cost about 134 dollarsm" said McCain.

I don't think the diary that's currently at the top of his website originated due to a deliberate attempt to discredit McCain. It was just carelessness.

Andrew Sullivan and John Cole have both issued corrections, and we should follow suit.

Let's hammer him on the tax debt, his flip flops and other legitimate issues.

p.s.: I wouldn't expect a guy who had his right arm repeatedly fractured by torturers, and both his legs, to have driven a lot.




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Re: It's false that McCain does not know the price (2.00 / 3)

I completely agree with this diary. I strongly advocated fair and balanced reporting when the media hammered Clinton and I will again advocate fair and balance reporting for McCain and Obama. I'm sick of taking words and creating a complete false story. Democrats know better.


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by RJEvans on Sun Jun 29, 2008 at 08:33:08 PM EST

Re: It's false that McCain (2.00 / 2)

I saw the corrections.

Yank the diary that makes the claim.


by Reaper0Bot0 on Sun Jun 29, 2008 at 08:35:31 PM EST

Bullshit. (none / 0)

McBush doesnb't know his ass from a hole in the ground.

Play nice with Republicans and you lose.


by planetwave on Sun Jun 29, 2008 at 08:39:14 PM EST

Re: Bullshit. (2.00 / 3)

No.

We don't get to make up our own facts.  We make baseless accusations and we look pretty dumb.


by Reaper0Bot0 on Sun Jun 29, 2008 at 09:14:49 PM EST
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Re: Bullshit. (none / 0)

That's right. And this is a bullshit diary.


by planetwave on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 03:56:19 PM EST
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Re: It's false (none / 0)

isn't dollarsm a character from Street Fighter II?


by semiquaver on Sun Jun 29, 2008 at 08:44:30 PM EST

Re: It's false (2.00 / 1)

The rubber limbs were unstoppable!

PS -- cute CSS trick.


by username on Sun Jun 29, 2008 at 09:30:07 PM EST
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nah just jump over (2.00 / 1)

blanka could do it


by JJE on Sun Jun 29, 2008 at 11:41:11 PM EST
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I'm more concern (none / 0)

about the part where he doesn't think it matters if he knows it or not.

A lot of people can't tell you the price of gas. When I commuted to work by train and didn't drive for months, I had no idea what the price of gas was.  

But here's the guy running for President and he says it doesn't matter?


The American people; they were for the war before they were against it.
by nrafter530 on Sun Jun 29, 2008 at 08:51:46 PM EST

He said that it didn't matter (2.00 / 1)

when the last time he pumped gas was. Which is true.

John McCain has a million legitimate issues that we should focus on - Iraq, energy, the Supreme Court, Iran, civil liberties, health care, among others. Let's stick to those.


John McCain
by MILiberal on Sun Jun 29, 2008 at 08:58:28 PM EST
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Re: He said that it didn't matter (none / 0)

Rightly or wrongly, the fact is that not knowing the price of gas (or appearing to not know it) is a much bigger deal to voters than any of those million other 'legitimate' issues.


by Whash on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 12:47:45 AM EST
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Re: I'm more concern (none / 0)

But does it matter what the price was in say, 1985, if that's the last time McCain drove a car? He has publicly said that it's a problemt that the current price level is a problem, and that's why he supports offshore drilling (which I disagree with, by the way). But that's his reasoning.


by kingsbridge77 on Sun Jun 29, 2008 at 08:58:37 PM EST
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Re: I'm more concern (none / 0)

Agreed . . . if this was Obama, then you know the GOP would jump on him as a Hyde Park elitist.

People just need to be pointed to the OC Register link, and they can decide for themselves if McCain is a bit more elite.


NO 100 year WAR, NO McConnell run Senate, & NO GOP-led Supreme Court!!!
by Veteran75 on Sun Jun 29, 2008 at 09:27:11 PM EST
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Re: It's false that McCain does not know the price (none / 0)

Hillary Rodham Clinton was actually asked a similar question and she had a similar response , if I remember correctly.


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by lori on Sun Jun 29, 2008 at 09:31:26 PM EST

Re: It's false that McCain does not know the price (none / 0)

This was pretty obvious from the quote itself.  I'm surprised so many people jumped on board the conclusion that McCain said he didn't know the price of gas and didn't think it mattered.  It's important to engage your critical thinking facilities, lest they wither away from disuse.


"Another problem we have...is that in election years we behave somewhat as primitive peoples do at the time of the full moon." --Harry Truman
by Steve M on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 01:17:43 AM EST


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