"The McCain campaign is roughly in the position where Vice President Gore was running against President Bush one week before the election of 2000."
John McCain on Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 in remarks by chief strategist Steve Schmidt >>Details
"We are within the margin of error."
John McCain on Friday, October 31st, 2008 in a TV interview >>Details
"Fidel (Castro) has made his preferences known in the campaign and had some very unkind things to say about me."
John McCain on Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 in a TV interview >>Details
Between 40 and 50 percent of tax filers do not owe any income tax.
John McCain on Sunday, October 12th, 2008 in a television interview >>Details
On the economic troubles of 2008, "really the match that lit this fire was Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac."
John McCain on Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn. >>Details
"The Democrats in the Senate and some members of Congress defended what Fannie and Freddie were doing. They resisted any change."
John McCain on Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn. >>Details
A mortgage buyback plan is "my proposal, it's not Sen. Obama's proposal, it's not President Bush's proposal."
John McCain on Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn. >>Details
"I want to give every American a $5,000 refundable tax credit."
John McCain on Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn. >>Details
"I have disagreed strongly with the Bush administration on this issue" of global warming.
John McCain on Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn. >>Details
"1.3-million people in America make their living off eBay."
John McCain on Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn. >>Details
"John McCain fought to rein in Fannie and Freddie...but Democrats blocked the reforms."
John McCain on Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 in an advertisement >>Details
"The average South Korean is 3 inches taller than the average North Korean, a huge gulag."
John McCain on Friday, September 26th, 2008 in a debate in Oxford, Miss. >>Details
House Republicans "weren't part of the negotiations" on the Wall Street bailout plan.
John McCain on Friday, September 26th, 2008 in the first presidential debate in Oxford, Miss. >>Details
"President Eisenhower, on the night before the Normandy invasion...[wrote a] letter of resignation to the United States Army for the failure of the landings at Normandy."
John McCain on Friday, September 26th, 2008 in Oxford, Miss. >>Details
"You know, we spent $3-million to study the DNA of bears in Montana."
John McCain on Friday, September 26th, 2008 in in debate in Oxford, Miss. >>Details
"I said two years ago that the Fannie and Freddie thing was a very serious problem and we had to work on it."
John McCain on Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 in an interview on CNN's American Morning >>Details
"I have never asked for a single earmark, pork barrel project for my state of Arizona."
John McCain on Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 in Tampa, Fla. >>Details
Education Week says Obama 'hasn't made a significant mark on education,' is 'elusive' on accountability, and a 'staunch defender of the existing public school monopoly.'
John McCain on Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 in in a television ad >>Details
John McCain "took on the drug industry."
John McCain on Monday, September 8th, 2008 in a TV ad >>Details
Palin "stopped the Bridge to Nowhere."
John McCain on Monday, September 8th, 2008 in a TV ad >>Details
"My grandfather came home from ... (World War II) exhausted from the burdens he had borne, and died the next day."
John McCain on Thursday, September 4th, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn. >>Details
"Governor Palin is the most popular governor in the country."
John McCain on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008 in a campaign news release. >>Details
Sarah Palin "has had 12 years of elected office experience."
John McCain on Saturday, August 30th, 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pa. >>Details
"We spent $3-million of your money to study the DNA of bears."
John McCain on Saturday, August 16th, 2008 in Orange County, Calif. >>Details
"It (Georgia) was one of the earliest Christian nations. The king of then-Georgia in the third century converted to Christianity."
John McCain on Saturday, August 16th, 2008 in Saddleback Valley Community Church in Orange County, Calif. >>Details
The musical Mamma Mia! has "been selling out for years."
John McCain on Thursday, August 14th, 2008 in a town hall in Aspen, Colo. >>Details
Spending increases, not tax cuts, are the major cause of the federal budget deficit.
John McCain on Monday, July 28th, 2008 in an interview on CNN's Larry King Live >>Details
In the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, offshore drilling "did not cause any real difficulties."
John McCain on Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 in Albuquerque, N.M. >>Details
"We now have a pro-American president in France, which shows if you live long enough, anything can happen in this world."
John McCain on Monday, July 21st, 2008 in a speech in South Portland, Maine >>Details
"I have a perfect voting record from organizations like the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion and all the other veterans service organizations."
John McCain on Monday, July 7th, 2008 in a town hall meeting in Denver >>Details
"There are many health insurance plans that will cover Viagra but won't cover birth-control medication."
John McCain on Monday, July 7th, 2008 in remarks to reporters by campaign adviser Carly Fiorina in Washington, D.C. >>Details
"I investigated Abramoff and people ended up in jail."
John McCain on Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 in an appearance on Fox News’ “Fox and Friends” >>Details
U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan include a "few thousand that are still green card holders who are not even citizens of this country."
John McCain on Friday, July 11th, 2008 in a TV ad airing Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico >>Details
"The Iranians continue – in the view of every objective observer – continue to pursue the acquisition of nuclear weapons."
John McCain on Tuesday, June 24th, 2008 in a telephone appearance with Florida voters >>Details
"I've always said it's (offshore drilling) up to the states and I still say that."
John McCain on Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 in Springfield, Mo. >>Details
"You know, the approval rating of Congress is down to 13 percent."
John McCain on Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 in an interview with Springfield, Mo., News-Leader >>Details
We are "borrowing Saudi money for Saudi oil" with the result being "dependency and debt."
John McCain on Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 in Houston, Texas >>Details
"We must deal with the here and now and assure affordable fuel for America by increasing domestic production."
John McCain on Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 in Houston, Texas >>Details
"George Bush, and a Republican Congress, have presided over a 55 percent increase in the size of domestic government spending in the last seven years."
John McCain on Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 in a comment by McCain campaign adviser Carly Fiorina on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" >>Details
"John McCain stood up to the president and sounded the alarm on global warming ... five years ago."
John McCain on Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 in a TV ad >>Details
"I've supported every investigation (into Hurricane Katrina) and ways of finding out how – what caused the tragedy. I've met with people on the ground. I've met with the governor."
John McCain on Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 in a news conference in Baton Rouge, La. >>Details
"The U.S. Navy has sailed ships around the world for 60 years with nuclear power plants on them and we’ve never had an accident."
John McCain on Monday, June 2nd, 2008 in a speech in Nashville, Tenn. >>Details
"Casualties and deaths are at (their) lowest point since literally the beginning" of the war.
John McCain on Monday, June 2nd, 2008 in a town hall meeting in Nashville, Tenn. >>Details
When the United States invaded Iraq, Saddam Hussein wanted to acquire weapons of mass destruction, and "he said so himself after his capture."
John McCain on Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 in St. Petersburg, Fla. >>Details
"We have drawn down to presurge levels. Basra, Mosul and now Sadr City are quiet and it's long and it's tough and there will be setbacks."
John McCain on Thursday, May 29th, 2008 in Greensdale, Wis. >>Details
"We spend a staggering amount of money on health care — over $2-trillion and almost twice as much as any other country per person."
John McCain on Monday, April 28th, 2008 in a campaign stop at Miami children’s hospital >>Details
"My friend, we have increased the size of government by some 40 percent just in the last few years."
John McCain on Sunday, April 20th, 2008 in a television interview. >>Details
McCain says the price of a gas tax "holiday" would be about the same as "a Bridge to Nowhere (or) another pork barrel project."
John McCain on Thursday, April 24th, 2008 in an interview on the Fox News Channel. >>Details
Rev. Wright said "that al-Qaida and the American flag were the same flags."
John McCain on Sunday, April 27th, 2008 in Coral Gables, Fla. >>Details
The Rev. Wright compared "the United States Marine Corps with Roman legionnaires who were responsible for the death of our Savior."
John McCain on Sunday, April 27th, 2008 in Coral Gables, Fla. >>Details
After Reagan took office, "we didn't raise taxes and we didn't cut entitlements. What we did was we cut taxes."
John McCain on Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 in campaign event in Westport, Conn. >>Details
If the U.S. stops adding to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, it "will lessen worldwide demand for oil" and reduce prices.
John McCain on Thursday, April 10th, 2008 in a speech in Brooklyn, N.Y. >>Details
Democrats’ budget resolution would raise America’s tax bill by "$500-billion."
John McCain on Monday, April 7th, 2008 in a poll on McCain's Web site >>Details
The Jewish holiday Purim is "their version of Halloween here."
John McCain on Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 in a news conference in Israel >>Details
It's "common knowledge" that al-Qaida is receiving training from Iran.
John McCain on Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 in Amman, Jordan >>Details
"I committed to public financing; (Obama) committed to public financing."
John McCain on Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 in a news conference in Columbus, Ohio >>Details
"One man sacrificed for his country. One man opposed a flawed strategy in Iraq. One man had the courage to call for change. One man didn't play politics with the truth. One man stands up to the special interests."
John McCain on Wednesday, February 6th, 2008 in a TV ad airing in Virginia, the District of Columbia and Maryland >>Details
In the Florida Republican primary, "we got a very large percentage of the, quote, conservative vote."
John McCain on Sunday, February 3rd, 2008 in an interview on "Face the Nation" >>Details
"I won the majority of the Republican vote in both New Hampshire and South Carolina."
John McCain on Thursday, January 24th, 2008 in a debate in Boca Raton. >>Details
"Congress just passed another huge, pork-filled spending bill. The Democrats allowed less than a day to read all 3,400 pages and stuffed it with nearly 10,000 earmarks costing about $10-billion dollars."
John McCain on Saturday, January 12th, 2008 in a speech to the Americans for Prosperity Michigan summit in Livonia, Mich. >>Details
"I have never asked for nor received a single earmark or pork barrel project for my state."
John McCain on Sunday, January 6th, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H. >>Details
"The fact is it’s not amnesty."
John McCain on Saturday, January 5th, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H. >>Details
"I supported (the surge), I argued for it. I'm the only one on this stage that did."
John McCain on Thursday, January 10th, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C. >>Details
" ... following World War II war crime trials were convened. The Japanese were tried and convicted and hung for war crimes committed against American POWs. Among those charges for which they were convicted was waterboarding."
John McCain on Thursday, November 29th, 2007 in a campaign event in St. Petersburg >>Details
"I saved the taxpayers $2-billion on a bogus Air Force Boeing tanker deal where people went to jail."
John McCain on Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 in St. Petersburg, Fla. >>Details
"Our tax code is so complicated it extracts $140 billion in extra tax preparation costs every year - one thousand dollars for every American family."
John McCain on Friday, September 28th, 2007 in a speech to the Hispanic Business Expo in Detroit. >>Details
"Another one he should veto is the SCHIP program, which he should say 'Take the C out of, because now it's for everybody, like every other entitlement program.'"
John McCain on Tuesday, October 9th, 2007 in Dearborn, Mich. >>Details
"Earmarked dollars have doubled just since 2000, and more than tripled in the last 10 years."
John McCain on Monday, October 8th, 2007 in a campaign Web site. >>Details
"We spent $223-million on a bridge in Alaska to an island with 50 people on it."
John McCain on Wednesday, July 25th, 2007 in a speech in Nashua, N.H. >>Details
"We spent approximately $20-billion of that money on pork barrel, earmark projects. Maybe if we had done it right, maybe some of that money would have gone to inspect those bridges and other bridges across the country."
John McCain on Saturday, August 4th, 2007 in a comment to a reporter. >>Details
"A lot of people don't know that 50,000 Americans now make their living off eBay."
John McCain on Tuesday, October 9th, 2007 in Dearborn, Mich. >>Details
"One man opposed a flawed strategy in Iraq. One man had the courage to call for change. One man didn't play politics with the truth."
John McCain on Monday, October 1st, 2007 in a TV ad >>Details
"The failings in our civil service are encouraged by a system that makes it very difficult to fire someone even for gross misconduct."
John McCain on Wednesday, March 21st, 2007 in Oklahoma City. >>Details
"In state after state, polls make clear that the American public understands the Kelo ruling is a disaster."
John McCain on Monday, August 6th, 2007 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa >>Details
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