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McCain has been criticized by [[John Kerry]], [[Ted Kennedy]], and the Obama-Daley machine as being a [[Republican in name only]].{{fact}}
McCain has been criticized by [[John Kerry]], [[Ted Kennedy]], and the Obama-Daley machine as being a [[Republican in name only]].{{fact}}
McCain stated at a news conference in Amman, Jordan, "“We continue to be concerned about Iranian taking Al Qaeda into Iran, training them and sending them back..." <ref>http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/18/mccain-misspeaks-on-iran-al-qaeda/ McCain Misspeaks on Iran, Al Qaeda</ref> Pressed to elaborate, McCain said it was "common knowledge and has been reported in the media that al-Qaeda is going back into Iran and receiving training and are coming back into Iraq from Iran, that's well known. And it's unfortunate."<ref>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/03/18/780688.aspx McCain's Sunni/Shiite Faux Pas</ref> McCain made a similar comment during a radio interview with Hugh Hewitt, "As you know, there are al Qaeda operatives that are taken back into Iran, given training as leaders, and they’re moving back into Iraq." <ref>http://hughhewitt.townhall.com/talkradio/transcripts/Transcript.aspx?ContentGuid=ae522a49-6c82-4791-a76e-44ebb718bf32 Hugh Hewitt Transcript </ref> Iran is predominately Shia while Al Qaeda is Sunni.
McCain declared during a speech, "I will veto every single beer...er, bill" His current wife, Cindy McCain, is heiress to the Hensley & Co. fortune, one of the largest distributors of Anheuser-Busch beer. <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xob2HyCbj50 McCain Beer Gaffe</ref>
At a town hall meeting, McCain stated, "I was in a conference in Germany over the weekend, and President Putin of Germany..." At the time, Vladimir Putin was the president of Russia. <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5ENwej0fpc C-Span video of remarks</ref>
==Political Views==
==Political Views==