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 Stories About: climate AND John McCain AND politics AND presidential race 08 AND quotables
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Limbaugh angry about being smarter than McCain |
David Roberts |
19 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| 'It offends me that a man running for the president of the United States knows 10% of what I know about this. It offends me. In the case of Obama and Hillary, they know what they're spewing is a bunch of BS. They know they're spouting lies. I don't know what McCain is doing here, but if he honestly believes this, then it is offensive. I'm not supposed to be smarter than the guy running for president, neither are you.' -- Radio host Rush Limbaugh, re ... |
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| Topics: climate, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08, quotables (all these topics) |
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David Roberts |
30 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
| "... there are a number of pieces of legislation where [McCain's] views are out of the mainstream, at least in my view, of conservative Republican thought. So, for instance, he's opposed to drilling in ANWR, I believe. ... ... And then now McCain-Lieberman, which is a unilateral -- meaning U.S.-only imposed -- cap-and-trade program, which puts a burden, as much as 50 cents a gallon, on gasoline in this country. It basically says Americans are going to pa ... |
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| Topics: Arctic refuge, carbon trading, climate, elections, energy, John McCain, Mitt Romney, oil and gas drilling, politics, presidential race 08, quotables (all these topics) |
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