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(#1) Well, basically, it's a google.
"Well, basically, it's a Google."
On how he's conducting his VP search, Richmond, Virginia, June 9, 2008 -
(#2) Sure. Technically, I don't know.
"Sure. Technically, I don't know."
Asked if the U.S. is in a recession, "60 Minutes" interview, Sept. 21, 2008 -
(#3) I am learning to get online myself...
"I am learning to get online myself, and I will have that down fairly soon, getting on myself. I don't expect to be a great communicator, I don't expect to set up my own blog, but I am becoming computer literate to the point where I can get the information that I need."
New York Times interview, July 13, 2008 -
(#4) The role of the vice president is to...inquire Daily into the health of the president.
"The role of the vice president is to break ties in the Senate and inquire daily into the health of the president." -
(#5) I will veto every single beer, um, bill with earmarks.
"I will veto every single beer, um, bill with earmarks."
Speaking at the National Small Business Summit, Washington, D.C., June 10, 2008 -
(#6) Not you, tom.
"Not you, Tom."
To debate moderator Tom Brokaw, after being asked who he might name as Treasury Secretary in his administration, Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 7, 2008 -
(#7) I was trying to hear through the wall.
"I was trying to hear through the wall."
After Rev. Rick Warren asked if the "cone of silence" was comfortable during the forum he moderated at Saddleback Church. McCain was supposed to have been in a sound-proof room so that he couldn't hear Warren's questions or Obama's answers, but McCain was in fact in his motorcade on the way to the forum during Obama's part of the live broadcast. (Lake Forest, California, Aug. 17, 2008) -
(#8) She needed the clothes.
"She needed the clothes."
Explaining to reporters why the RNC spent $150,000 on clothes and accessories for Sarah Palin and her family, Florida, Oct. 23, 2008 -
(#9) We should be able to deliver bottled hot water to dehydrated babies.
"We should be able to deliver bottled hot water to dehydrated babies."
Kenner, Louisiana, June 3, 2008 -
(#10) Rates were c*nt in the bush years.
"Rates were c*nt in the Bush years."
Committing a freudian slip while campaigning in Manchester, NH, Oct. 22, 2008 -
(#11) Western pennsylvania is the most patriotic, most god-loving, most, most patriotic part of america
"You know, I think you may have noticed that Senator Obama's supporters have been saying some pretty nasty things about Western Pennsylvania lately. And you know, I couldn't agree with them more. I couldn't disagree with you. I couldn't agree with you more than the fact that Western Pennsylvania is the most patriotic, most god-loving, most, most patriotic part of America, and this is a great part of the country."
Moon Township, Penn., Oct. 21, 2008 -
(#12) ...uh, she also happens to represent, be governor of a state that's right next to russia.
"[Sarah Palin] knows more about energy than probably anyone else in the United States of America. ... And, uh, she also happens to represent, be governor of a state that's right next to Russia."
After being asked about Sarah Palin's foreign policy experience, interview with WCSH-6, Portland, OR, Sept. 12, 2008 -
(#13) I am prepared. I am prepared. I need no on-the-job training.
"I have had a strong and a long relationship on national security, I've been involved in every national crisis that this nation has faced since Beirut, I understand the issues, I understand and appreciate the enormity of the challenge we face from radical Islamic extremism. I am prepared. I am prepared. I need no on-the-job training. I wasn't a mayor for a short period of time. I wasn't a governor for a short period of time."
Explaining at an Oct. 2007 debate why Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney are not qualified to be president -
(#14) Our economy, I think, is still -- the fundamentals of our economy are strong.
"Our economy, I think, is still -- the fundamentals of our economy are strong."
Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 15, 2008 -
(#15) You know that old beach boys song, bomb IRAN?
"You know that old Beach Boys song, Bomb Iran? Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran."
Breaking into song after being asked at a VFW meeting about whether it was time to send a message to Iran, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, April 18, 2007 -
(#16) I didn't have a kitchen table, I didn't have a table...
"Could I just mention to you, Jay, that in a moment of seriousness I spent five and a half years in a prison cell. I didn't have a house, I didn't have a kitchen table, I didn't have a table, I didn't have a chair."
Once again playing the POW card to deflect a question from Jay Leno about how many houses he owns, "Tonight Show" interview, Aug. 25, 2008 -
(#17) I still need to be educated.
"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." -
(#18) This is the agenda I have set before my fellow prisoners.
"Across this country this is the agenda I have set before my fellow prisoners. And the same standards of clarity and candor must now be applied to my opponent."
Bethlehem, Penn., Oct. 8, 2008 -
(#19) My friends, we've got them just where we want them.
"My friends, we've got them just where we want them."
On Barack Obama and the state of the presidential campaign, Virginia Beach, Virginia, Oct. 13, 2008 -
(#20) You know who voted for it? You might never know. That one.
"There was an energy bill on the floor of the Senate loaded down with goodies, billions for the oil companies, and it was sponsored by Bush and Cheney. You know who voted for it? You might never know. That one."
Referring to Barack Obama during the second presidential debate, Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 7, 2008 -
(#21) It's condominiums where -- I'll have them get to you.
"I think -- I'll have my staff get to you. It's condominiums where -- I'll have them get to you."
After being asked how many houses he and his wife, Cindy, own, interview with Politico, Las Cruces, N.M., Aug. 20, 2008 -
(#22) I think she's most qualified of any that has run recently for vice president, tell you the truth.
"I think she's most qualified of any that has run recently for vice president, tell you the truth."
On Sarah Palin, interview with Don Imus, Oct. 22, 2008 -
(#23) It's an absolute disgrace and it's got to be fixed.
"Americans have got to understand that we are paying present-day retirees with the taxes paid by young workers in America today. And that's a disgrace. It's an absolute disgrace and it's got to be fixed.
On Social Security, Denver, Colorado, July 7, 2008 -
(#24) Do we share a common philosophy of the republican party? Of course.
"Do we share a common philosophy of the Republican Party? Of course."
On President Bush, "Meet the Pres Interview," Oct. 27, 2008 -
(#25) One was reducing the energy supplies to czechoslovakia.
"I was concerned about a couple of steps that the Russian government took in the last several days. One was reducing the energy supplies to Czechoslovakia."
Referring to a country that no longer exists, Phoenix, Arizona, July 14, 2008 -
(#26) I might have to rely on a vice president that I select' for expertise on economic issues.
"I might have to rely on a vice president that I select' for expertise on economic issues."
GOP debate, Nov. 28, 2007 -
(#27) He's (for) health for the mother.
"He's (for) health for the mother. You know, that's been stretched by the pro-abortion movement in America to mean almost anything. That's the extreme pro-abortion position, quote, 'health.'"
Mocking Obama's support for protection of a mother's health in abortion decisions, presidential debate, Long Island, New York, Oct. 15, 2008 -
(#28) I was chairman of the commerce committee that oversights every part of our economy.
"I understand the economy. I was chairman of the Commerce Committee that oversights every part of our economy."
Ignoring the fact that it is actually the Senate Banking Committee which is responsible for credit, financial services, and housing -- the very areas currently in crisis, CNBC interview, Sept. 16, 2008 -
(#29) I have not had a chance to see it in writing, so I have to examine it.
"I have not had a chance to see it in writing, so I have to examine it."
On the Bush administration's Wall Street bailout plan, which was a three-page document that McCain said he received the day before, interview with WKYC in Cleveland, Sept. 23, 2008 -
(#30) I'm john mccain, and I approved this message.
"I'm John McCain, and I approved this message."
At the conclusion of an ad falsely accusing Barack Obama of promoting sex education for kindergarten children -
(#31) ...how about $5 million?
"I think if you're just talking about income, how about $5 million?"
After being asked by Rev. Rick Warren to define "rich," Lake Forest, California, Aug. 16, 2008 -
(#32) In the 21st century nations don't invade other nations.
"In the 21st century nations don't invade other nations."
On Russia's military action against Georgia, Birmingham, Mich., Aug. 13, 2008 -
(#33) When we have two parent -- families that are of parents that are the traditional family.
"I'm running for president of the United States, because I want to help with family values. And I think that family values are important, when we have two parent -- families that are of parents that are the traditional family."
Interview on "This Week," July 27, 2008 -
(#34) It's easy for me to go to washington...
"It's easy for me to go to Washington and, frankly, be somewhat divorced from the day-to-day challenges people have."
Speaking at the ServiceNation forum in New York, Sept. 11, 2008 -
(#35) If I were president today, I would fire him.
"The chairman of the SEC serves at the appointment of the president and, in my view, has betrayed the public's trust. If I were president today, I would fire him."
Apparently unaware of the fact that the SEC chairman, as a commissioner of an independent regulatory commission, cannot be removed by the president, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Sept. 18, 2008 -
(#36) The importance of our relationship with latin america and the entire region.
"Honestly, I have to analyze our relationships, situations and priorities, but I can assure you that I will establish closer relationships with our friends, and I will stand up to those who want to harm the United States. ... I have a clear record of working with leaders in the hemisphere that are friends with us and standing up to those who are not. And that's judged on the basis of the importance of our relationship with Latin America and the entire region."
After being asked if he would invite Spanish President Jose Rodriguez Louis Zapatero to the White House, casting an ally of the U.S. as a potential enemy while simultaneously confusing Spain for a Latin American country, interview with Radio Caracol Miami, Sept. 17, 2008 -
(#37) That's not too important. What's important is the casualties.
"That's not too important. What's important is the casualties."
On when U.S. troops will return from Iraq, "Today," NBC, June 11, 2008 -
(#38) Make it a hundred...that Would be fine with me.
"Make it a hundred...That would be fine with me."
To a questioner who asked if he supported President Bush's vision for keeping U.S. troops in Iraq for 50 years -
(#39) The issue of economics is not something I've understood as well as I should.
"The issue of economics is not something I've understood as well as I should. I've got Greenspan's book." -
(#40) ...choices of innovative products less burdened by the worst excesses of state-based regulation.
"Opening up the health insurance market to more vigorous nationwide competition, as we have done over the last decade in banking, would provide more choices of innovative products less burdened by the worst excesses of state-based regulation."
In the Sept./Oct. issue of Contingencies -
(#41) It's a very hard struggle, particularly given the situation on the IRAQ-PAKISTAN border.
"We have a lot of work to do. It's a very hard struggle, particularly given the situation on the Iraq-Pakistan border."
Referring to a border that does not exist, ABC News interview, July 21, 2008 -
(#42) ...you may know that on sept. 11 a large contingent of the alaska guard...
"I also know, if I might remind you, that she is commander of the Alaska National Guard. In fact, you may know that on Sept. 11 a large contingent of the Alaska Guard deployed to Iraq and her son happened to be one of them. So I think she understands our national security challenges.
Touting Sarah Palin's foreign policy credentials by confusing the Alaska National Guard with the U.S. Army, where Palin's son is currently serving, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Sept. 17, 2008 -
(#43) ...she could be the only woman to serve as both the first lady and miss buffalo chip.
"I was looking at the Sturgis schedule, and noticed that you had a beauty pageant, so I encouraged Cindy to compete. I told her [that] with a little luck, she could be the only woman to serve as both the First Lady and Miss Buffalo Chip."
On the Miss Buffalo Chip Pageant, which features topless (and occasionally bottomless) contestants, Sturgis, South Dakota, Aug. 4, 2008 -
(#44) The fact is we had four years of failed policy.
"The fact is we had four years of failed policy. We were losing. We were losing the war in Iraq. The consequences of failure and defeat of the United States of America in the first major conflict since 9/11 would have had devastating impacts throughout the region and the world."
Forgetting the war in Afghanistan, which was launched in October 2001, CBS News interview, July 21, 2008 -
(#45) Maybe that's a way of killing them.
'Maybe that's a way of killing them."
Responding to a report that $158 million in cigarettes have been shipped to Iran during Bush's presidency despite restrictions on U.S. exports to that country, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 8, 2008 -
(#46) My friends, we have reached a crisis...
"My friends, we have reached a crisis, the first probably serious crisis internationally since the end of the Cold War."
On Russia's invasion of Georgia, forgetting crises such as the Gulf War, 9/11, and the Iraq war, Aspen, Colorado, Aug. 14, 2008 -
(#47) No one has supported president bush on IRAQ more than I have.
"No one has supported President Bush on Iraq more than I have." -
(#48) She's a partner and a soul-mate.
"She's a partner and a soul-mate."
On his vice presidential pick, Sarah Palin, whom he had met only once before offering her the job, "FOX News Sunday" interview, Aug. 31, 2008 -
(#49) Al qaeda is going back into IRAN and receiving training and are coming back into IRAQ from IRAN.
"Well, it's common knowledge and has been reported in the media that Al Qaeda is going back into Iran and receiving training and are coming back into Iraq from Iran. That's well known. And it's unfortunate."
Before correcting himself by saying Iran was training "extremists," not Al Qaeda -
(#50) Ma'am, let me say that I don't disagree with anything you said.
"Ma'am, let me say that I don't disagree with anything you said."
After a woman at a town hall meeting said, "If we don't reenact the draft, I don't think we'll have anyone to chase Bin Laden to the gates of hell," Las Cruces, N.M., Aug. 20, 2008
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