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Quote of the Day
As his campaign raises money off the "B-word" incident, McCain says he's all about respect.
Tim Grieve [2007-11-19]
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  • Hey! This is the second Salon "Quote of the day" about the word "bitch"

    And I feel compelled to say: quote is a verb; quotation is a noun--no matter what you learned in J-school.

    --Anonymous
    Monday, November 19, 2007 07:13 AM

  • I can't believe how much press Salon is giving this

    I don't whether it's because Thou Shalt Not Disparage Hillary or they're just being their usual shallow noisy blogger twits but I'm dumbfounded why this gets so much attention.

    --Anonymous
    Monday, November 19, 2007 07:21 AM

  • McCain is craven . . .

    . . . and frequently dishonest, but this is not fair. First, who cares if he said he respects Hillary first, second, or last - he said it, at least, which is more than any of the other Repugs would do. And he says it a lot, actually, because, I think, its actually true. Second, his supposed ability to beat Hillary has been a central part of his campaign for some time - duh. Of course he's going to use references to the incident - its been all over the media. Kudos to him for voicing respect for her in the process, even if he's tried to "improve" his immediate response. He's definitely among the least gutter dwelling of the Republican candidates.

    -- Mr. Spud
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    Monday, November 19, 2007 07:28 AM

  • Nothing surprising here

    McCain's fund raisers are simply going with the B-word incident because it currently has a lot of "buzz". His campaign needs all the buzz it can get at the moment so no one should be surprised that the McCain would let this incident be used. After all, McCain is the same guy who said what a swell guy Bush was (and even hugged him) after Bush's campaign trashed him so badly during the 2000 primary.

    Having a CNN put Mike Allen on the air to say "[W]hat Republican voter hasn't thought that? What voter in general hasn't thought that?" bothers me more if that's the caliber of contributors that they look for.

    -- wysiwyg
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    Monday, November 19, 2007 07:41 AM

  • And

    And your point is?

    --Anonymous
    Monday, November 19, 2007 08:34 AM

  • @anonymous

    And I feel compelled to say: quote is a verb;

    But, it is also a noun, so......

    Quote, "You're wrong." Unquote

    -- MICKI
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    Monday, November 19, 2007 08:35 AM

  • Anonymous

    My point is that McCain and the old hag that asked the question are about 160 years old combined. I say we cut them some slack for senility.

    -- The Notorious W.E.S.
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    Monday, November 19, 2007 08:37 AM

  • You know . . .

    If the Republicans spent less time calling Hillary a bitch and more time making Osama bin Laden their bitch, maybe they wouldn't be suffering from abysmal approval ratings.

    -- sunspot
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    Monday, November 19, 2007 08:49 AM

  • Lets drop it

    This story is beneath us.

    Let the American Spectator and Matt Drudge get worked up in a frenzy over these non-stories. McCain did nothing wrong. In fact, I thought he handled it fairly well.... and I'm a Clinton supporter.

    -- KurtHunt
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    Monday, November 19, 2007 08:56 AM

  • Micki

    Wrong. Quote is always a verb, no matter what journalism school teaches.

    Buh-bye.

    --Anonymous
    Tuesday, November 20, 2007 01:12 PM

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