McCain Jokes About Bombing Iran
Apr 19, 2007
Thursday April 19, 2007 6:16 PM
By LIZ SIDOTI
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential contender John McCain, known for having a quirky sense of humor, joked about bombing Iran at a campaign appearance this week.
In response to an audience question about military action against Iran, the Arizona senator briefly sang the chorus of the surf-rocker classic ``Barbara Ann.''
``That old, eh, that old Beach Boys song, Bomb Iran,'' he said in jest Wednesday, chuckling with the crowd. Then, he softly sang to the melody: ``Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, anyway, ah ...'' The audience responded with more laughter.
His quip was prompted by a man in the audience who asked: ``How many times do we have to prove that these people are blowing up people now, nevermind if they get a nuclear weapon, when do we send 'em an airmail message to Tehran?''
The campaign stop was in Murrells Inlet, S.C.
After his joke, McCain turned serious and said that he agrees with President Bush that the United States must protect Israel from Iran and work to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. McCain has long said the military option should not be taken off the table but that it should be used only as a last resort.
The episode echoed President Reagan's 1984 quip at the height of the nuclear arms race when he said: ``My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes.''
Reagan was testing a microphone before his regular Saturday radio address.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrat John Edwards is trying to get out of a hairy situation, reimbursing his presidential campaign $800 for two visits with a Beverly Hills stylist.
Two $400 cuts by stylist Joseph Torrenueva, who told The Associated Press that the former North Carolina senator is a longtime client, showed up on Edwards' campaign spending reports filed this weekend. Edwards spokesman Eric Schultz said it never should have been there.
``The bill was sent to the campaign. It was inadvertently paid,'' Schultz said. ``John Edwards will be reimbursing the campaign.''
Edwards is also the subject of a popular YouTube spoof poking fun at his youthful good looks. The video shows the candidate combing his tresses to the dubbed-in tune of ``I Feel Pretty.''
Federal Election Commission records show Edwards' campaign also spent $250 in services from Designworks Salon in Dubuque, Iowa, and $225 in services from the Pink Sapphire in Manchester, N.H.
Schultz said those services were legitimate campaign expenditures to prepare Edwards for media appearances.
Political candidates often have hair and makeup done before media appearances. Edwards rival Hillary Rodham Clinton got some attention last year when her campaign paid $2,500 for two hairstyling sessions that the campaign classified as media production expenses.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards has no medical problems, according to a letter from his doctor.
Edwards' doctor, W.L. Wells Edmundson, said the 2004 vice presidential nominee had a physical on April 10 that showed he is in ``excellent health and free of illness.''
``Mr. Edwards was found to be in superb physical shape, reflective of a healthy diet and his habit of a daily four mile run,'' Edmundson said in a statement released by the campaign.
The letter allows Edwards to concentrate his health concerns on his wife, Elizabeth, who is fighting a return of the breast cancer that she thought she had beat but has spread to her bones.
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Associated Press Writer Nedra Pickler contributed to this report.
By LIZ SIDOTI
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential contender John McCain, known for having a quirky sense of humor, joked about bombing Iran at a campaign appearance this week.
In response to an audience question about military action against Iran, the Arizona senator briefly sang the chorus of the surf-rocker classic ``Barbara Ann.''
``That old, eh, that old Beach Boys song, Bomb Iran,'' he said in jest Wednesday, chuckling with the crowd. Then, he softly sang to the melody: ``Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, anyway, ah ...'' The audience responded with more laughter.
His quip was prompted by a man in the audience who asked: ``How many times do we have to prove that these people are blowing up people now, nevermind if they get a nuclear weapon, when do we send 'em an airmail message to Tehran?''
The campaign stop was in Murrells Inlet, S.C.
After his joke, McCain turned serious and said that he agrees with President Bush that the United States must protect Israel from Iran and work to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. McCain has long said the military option should not be taken off the table but that it should be used only as a last resort.
The episode echoed President Reagan's 1984 quip at the height of the nuclear arms race when he said: ``My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes.''
Reagan was testing a microphone before his regular Saturday radio address.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrat John Edwards is trying to get out of a hairy situation, reimbursing his presidential campaign $800 for two visits with a Beverly Hills stylist.
Two $400 cuts by stylist Joseph Torrenueva, who told The Associated Press that the former North Carolina senator is a longtime client, showed up on Edwards' campaign spending reports filed this weekend. Edwards spokesman Eric Schultz said it never should have been there.
``The bill was sent to the campaign. It was inadvertently paid,'' Schultz said. ``John Edwards will be reimbursing the campaign.''
Edwards is also the subject of a popular YouTube spoof poking fun at his youthful good looks. The video shows the candidate combing his tresses to the dubbed-in tune of ``I Feel Pretty.''
Federal Election Commission records show Edwards' campaign also spent $250 in services from Designworks Salon in Dubuque, Iowa, and $225 in services from the Pink Sapphire in Manchester, N.H.
Schultz said those services were legitimate campaign expenditures to prepare Edwards for media appearances.
Political candidates often have hair and makeup done before media appearances. Edwards rival Hillary Rodham Clinton got some attention last year when her campaign paid $2,500 for two hairstyling sessions that the campaign classified as media production expenses.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards has no medical problems, according to a letter from his doctor.
Edwards' doctor, W.L. Wells Edmundson, said the 2004 vice presidential nominee had a physical on April 10 that showed he is in ``excellent health and free of illness.''
``Mr. Edwards was found to be in superb physical shape, reflective of a healthy diet and his habit of a daily four mile run,'' Edmundson said in a statement released by the campaign.
The letter allows Edwards to concentrate his health concerns on his wife, Elizabeth, who is fighting a return of the breast cancer that she thought she had beat but has spread to her bones.
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Associated Press Writer Nedra Pickler contributed to this report.
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