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Line 25: − − McCain's co-chairman and top economic adviser, former Senator Phil Gramm, stated the United States was only in a "mental recession" and had become a "nation of whiners". A campaign aide stated, "Mr. Gramm was simply saying that we are laying out the economic plan this week." <ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/10/mccain-campaign-initially_n_111929.html McCain Campaign Initially Stood By Gramm]</ref> McCain later repudiated the remarks at a gathering of supporters.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/11/us/politics/11campaign.html?hp Gramm Refers to 'Nation of Whiners']</ref> Despite McCain's disagreement with the remarks, he has made similar comments in the campaign himself. In January, McCain stated, "As far as putting additional money in taxpayers pocket, that's fine, because a lot of it is psychological. Because I agree the fundamentals of our economy is still strong."<ref>http://youtube.com/watch?v=6aHJT1Ol0iE&v3</ref> In April, he stated, "I’m very concerned about it, Neil. And obviously the way it’s been going up is just terrible. But I think psychologically — and a lot of our problems today, as you know, are psychological — the confidence, trust, the uncertainty about our economic future, ability to keep our own home. This might give them a little psychological boost. Let’s have some straight talk, it’s not a huge amount of money."<ref>[http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/19/mccain-a-lot-of-our-problems-today-are-psychological/ McCain: 'A lot of our problems today are psychological']</ref>
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, 16:16, July 17, 2008→Criticisms: McCain said we're a nation of whiners? Watch how you word things; In looking at it more, why is Graham's comment a criticism of McCain?
Focus on the Family chairman [[James Dobson]] criticized McCain's opposition to passing a Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage and also cites McCain's moderate family positions as detracting factors.
Focus on the Family chairman [[James Dobson]] criticized McCain's opposition to passing a Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage and also cites McCain's moderate family positions as detracting factors.
During a speech on July 14th, 2008, he expressed concern over Russia "reducing the energy supplies to Czechoslovakia." Czechoslovakia hasn't existed for nearly twenty years.<ref>[http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0708/Remembering_Czechoslovakia.html Remembering Czechoslovakia]</ref> His campaign sent out a statement on the issues, which quoted McCain saying "Czech Republic" twice. But the following day, in another speech, McCain made the same gaffe again stating, "And I regret some of the recent behavior Russia that has exhibited, and I’ll be glad to talk about that later on including reduction in oil supplies to Czechoslovakia..."<ref>[http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/16/mccain-again-cites-current-events-in-czechoslovakia/ McCain Again Cites Current Events in Czechoslovakia]</ref>
During a speech on July 14th, 2008, he expressed concern over Russia "reducing the energy supplies to Czechoslovakia." Czechoslovakia hasn't existed for nearly twenty years.<ref>[http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0708/Remembering_Czechoslovakia.html Remembering Czechoslovakia]</ref> His campaign sent out a statement on the issues, which quoted McCain saying "Czech Republic" twice. But the following day, in another speech, McCain made the same gaffe again stating, "And I regret some of the recent behavior Russia that has exhibited, and I’ll be glad to talk about that later on including reduction in oil supplies to Czechoslovakia..."<ref>[http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/16/mccain-again-cites-current-events-in-czechoslovakia/ McCain Again Cites Current Events in Czechoslovakia]</ref>