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Thursday, May 22, 2008

aMcNother McFlip-flop!

Now McCain has, also months after the fact, decided to backtrack and reject another endorsement. This time it's one from Ohio televangelist and faith healer Rod Parsley.

Then in an interview with The Associated Press, McCain said he rejected Parsley's support, too.

"I believe there is no place for that kind of dialogue in America, and I believe that even though he endorsed me, and I didn't endorse him, the fact is that I repudiate such talk, and I reject his endorsement," McCain told the AP.

McCain claims he didn't endorse Parsley, but he conveniently leaves out the part where he once called the pastor his "spiritual guide."

Sounds like a little more than an endorsement.

Parsley is the kind of guy who thinks it's the duty of the United States to use its foreign policy to wage holy war.

From his book:

I cannot tell you how important it is that we understand the true nature of Islam, that we see it for what it really is. In fact, I will tell you this: I do not believe our country can truly fulfill its divine purpose until we understand our historical conflict with Islam. I know that this statement sounds extreme, but I do not shrink from its implications. The fact is that America was founded, in part, with the intention of seeing this false religion destroyed, and I believe September 11, 2001, was a generational call to arms that we can no longer ignore.

McCain and the Rev in happier times:

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