'bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran'

MrBrianMrBrian Posts: 2,672
edited April 2007 in A Moving Train
Unplugged McCain sings 'bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran'

David Edwards and Ron Brynaert
Published: Thursday April 19, 2007

At a stop on Senator John McCain's "Straight Talk" tour, the 2008 presidential candidate decided to respond to a question with some bars of a song, but it is unlikely that Arizona's Republican senator will be reaching the final rounds of Fox's "American Idol."

Speaking at Murrells Inlet VFW Hall in South Carolina, McCain was asked when he thought the US Military might "send an air mail message to Tehran."

"McCain began his answer by changing the words to a popular Beach Boys song," the Georgetown Times reports.

"'Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran,' he sang to the tune of Barbara Ann," the paper notes.

McCain then added, "Iran is dedicated to the destruction of Israel. That alone should concern us but now they are trying for nuclear capabilities. I totally support the President when he says we will not allow Iran to destroy Israel."

The paper notes that McCain stopped short of answering the actual question and did not say if he supports an invasion of Iran."

Later, McCain campaign spokesman Kevin McLaughlin told ABC News that the senator "was just trying to add a little humor to the event."

ABC's report adds, "On a more serious note, however, McCain has long been an advocate of dealing with rogue states aggressively. Back in 2000 when then-Gov. George W. Bush was wary of nation building and talking about a foreign policy based on humility and restraint, McCain was advocating a policy of 'rogue-state rollback,' which he described in a 1999 speech to the Center for Strategic and International Studies as a '21st century interpretation of the Reagan doctrine.'
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  • AhnimusAhnimus Posts: 10,560
    I necessarily have the passion for writing this, and you have the passion for condemning me; both of us are equally fools, equally the toys of destiny. Your nature is to do harm, mine is to love truth, and to make it public in spite of you. - Voltaire
  • ByrnzieByrnzie Posts: 21,037
    MrBrian wrote:
    McCain then added, "Iran is dedicated to the destruction of Israel. That alone should concern us but now they are trying for nuclear capabilities. I totally support the President when he says we will not allow Iran to destroy Israel."

    This could quite easily be changed to "Israel is dedicated to the destruction of Palestine. That alone should concern us, but they have also been illegally hiding their nuclear capability from the world for the past 30 years. I wish our President would stop supporting this rogue state which continues to be a threat to World peace."
  • Ahnimus wrote:

    lol you beat me to it...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUnyRKYLyOM

    I believe Amahdinejad is smarter than Bush... unfortunately the US will play the bully that never gives up so...hmmm

    I guess boom...
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    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
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  • Come on everyone - lighten up
    There is nothing funnier than a good ole fashioned carpet bombing!!
    Watch the hilarity ensue!
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  • RyeGuyRyeGuy Posts: 215
    ha...hes an idiot
    "Makes much more sense to live in the present tense." Ed Ved

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  • bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 16,050
    Byrnzie wrote:
    This could quite easily be changed to "Israel is dedicated to the destruction of Palestine. That alone should concern us, but they have also been illegally hiding their nuclear capability from the world for the past 30 years. I wish our President would stop supporting this rogue state which continues to be a threat to World peace."

    Hmmn.....Israel is dedicated to the destruction of Palestine. They have all of these nuclear weapons. And yet, Palestine is still around. I wonder what would happen if Palestine acquired nuclear weapons. I wonder if we would find out who exactly is dedicated to the destruction of the other.

    Oh, and what McCain said was a joke. Lighten up fuckers. You liberals will jump at anything to tear someone down. You all thought McCarthy was bad, but he ain't got nuttin' on you liberal freaks.
  • Come on everyone - lighten up
    There is nothing funnier than a good ole fashioned carpet bombing!!
    Watch the hilarity ensue!

    Ahh the warm shimmering glow of good carpet bombing...it tingles the cockles...
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

    http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg

    (\__/)
    ( o.O)
    (")_(")
  • mdigenakismdigenakis Posts: 1,337
    Hmmn.....Israel is dedicated to the destruction of Palestine. They have all of these nuclear weapons. And yet, Palestine is still around. I wonder what would happen if Palestine acquired nuclear weapons. I wonder if we would find out who exactly is dedicated to the destruction of the other.

    Oh, and what McCain said was a joke. Lighten up fuckers. You liberals will jump at anything to tear someone down. You all thought McCarthy was bad, but he ain't got nuttin' on you liberal freaks.
    Diplomacy hopefully? or its crater time!

    Damn liberal bastards, why can't we just wiretap them illegally again? ah the good old days of Hoover. Oh wait, we did.
    "Don't let the darkness eat you up..."

    -Greg Dulli

  • idratherbeidratherbe Posts: 367
    Oh, and what McCain said was a joke. Lighten up fuckers.

    It's hard to lighten up when you consider the total cluster fuck that is Iraq - an unprovoked and (arguably) illegal war that started with us "bomb bomb bombing". Joking about "sending an air mail message" to Iran at this point is rather sickening and far from humorous in my opinion.

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