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On the Right on Friday, September 26, 2008 11:24:14 PM
Obama camp caught lying shamelessly about McCain, Roy Blunt
The Obama campaign is circulating a YouTube clip of Rep. Roy Blunt,
R-Mo. -- the No. 2 House Republican -- talking about the role of Sen.
John McCain, R-Ariz., at the disastrous White House meeting, on MSNBC
today.
In the Obama campaign clip, Blunt says of McCain: "Clearly,
yesterday, his position on that discussion yesterday was one that
stopped a deal from finalizing."
Said Obama spox Bill Burton: “Congressman Blunt just confirmed
what’s been clear since John McCain rode into Washington at the
eleventh hour -– Sen. McCain’s political theatrics succeeded only in
stopping a bipartisan deal. During the most serious economic crisis of
our time, we don’t need erratic posturing, we need steady leadership to
protect American taxpayers and put our economy back on track."
But that's not the full quote. What Blunt actually said is quite different.
REP. ROY BLUNT: I do think that John McCain was very helpful in what
he did. I saw him this morning, we’ve been talking with his staff.
Clearly, yesterday, his position on that discussion yesterday was one
that stopped a deal from finalizing that no House Republican in my view
would have been for, which means it wouldn’t have probably passed the
House. Now, Democrats are in the majority. They can pass anything they
want to without a singe Republican vote, but they don’t seem to be
willing to do that. I’m please we can have negotiations now that get us
back towards things that we think can protect the taxpayers better,
create more options, and frankly be better understood in the country
than the plan—the path we were on a couple of days ago.