McCain: Al Qaeda May Intervene To Tip Election Towards Dems

"Republican presidential candidate John McCain said on Friday he fears that al Qaeda or another extremist group might attempt spectacular attacks in Iraq to try to tilt the U.S. election against him," Reuters reports.

McCain, at a town hall meeting in this Philadelphia suburb, was asked if he had concerns that anti-American militants in Iraq might ratchet up their activities in Iraq to try to increase casualties in September or October and tip the November election against him.

"Yes, I worry about it," McCain said. "And I know they pay attention because of the intercepts we have of their communications ... The hardest thing in warfare is to counter someone or a group of individuals who are willing to take their own lives in order to take others."

TPM's Greg Sargent notes: "You know, I keep hearing from Republican pundits and operatives that the specter of terrorism inevitably bolsters the electoral prospects of Republicans. But here McCain says that Al Qaeda would amp up their attacks in Iraq to hurt him. Hard to keep track of this stuff sometimes."

Comments

[nazgul]

Clinton: Osama may intervene to give election to Barack Hussein Obama.

[ladyfractal]

And so it begins...M­cCain and his surrogates are going to try to conflate voting for Democrats to strapping on a suicide belt and yelling Allahu Akbar at the top of one's lungs before pushing the button. The sad bit is that the Democratic party leadership is going to let him get away with it.

Cheers
LF

[ImmanuelGoldstein]

Well the REPUBLICANS don't seem to be helping him much, maybe Al Quaida will.

[Neocon187]

So now if the democratic party wins, it'll be because of Al Qeada?
Maybe Rove wasn't so far off when he spread rumors that McCain was nuts in 2004.

[jfor]

McCain feels no shame for what he does. He has completely sold out.
His Presidency will be the first with corporate logos sewn onto his armani suit.

[ericheller]

Geez, talk about confusing the masses. I thought voting for a Democrat meant that you wanted the terrorists to WIN?

I do wish they'd get their propaganda straight. Leaves one scratching their heads.

Eric
www.changeany1thing.com

[noamjunior]

John - you mean like when osama released videos right before nov 2004 to help Bush win re-election?
Without the GOP - Al Queada wouldn't exist
What a total A-hole. McCain isn't just another Bush-he is worse

[sugarmoes]

hmmmm... you ain't too bright, is you grandpa mac? it's QUITE BLINDINGLY OBVIOUS that al qaeda prefers stupid republicans in power. why? because you're so easily led around by your nose rings to do their bidding.

[robXdion]

OMG! He did have some respect as a war hero, but this is pathetic and puts him on level with Rove and Cheney.

[resonate]

Well he was just accepted into the dark side so might as well start using their play book right? Lets just drag out the Disney villain and play out an "attack" to stir things up. As if the war zones we created oversees weren't enough, lets see if we can create so much disaster here at home that people just live with fear as their only motivator. Then its super easy to get them to do what you want... *cough* invade other countries for X reason... Say Iran perhaps... Ooo America. Fear land.

[thesedarkages]

McCain has been a creep all these years. Also, the whole anti terrorism strategy should include not allowing them to influence any of our thoughts, policies, ideas, rights to privacy as much as possible, and here we have this crotchety old man inviting them in!

[joselopez]

Did not know the Republicans were favored to win the Presidency this November? lol

[Felicty]

I PRAY TO GOD THAT THEY DO!

Al Queda would be more trustworthy than the republican party.

[ThePrisoner]

Hell. Osama probably has a call into the RNC asking how he can help the McCain win. The Repugs have always been his best recruiting tool.

[nohat]

You need help. They behead people and put it on the web, or didn't you know? How foolish you are.

[Veri]

Fear. Uncertainty. Doubt. You sound like a Republican operative shining a bad light on Democrats. You would not happen to be evangelical would you? Those dictator lovin', Armageddon well-wishers? You are Anti-American. Get the hell out of my country. And if you are not here, I hope Al-Qeda gets you for this comment. Then we will see how you feel about them being more trustworthy.

Idiocy knows no bounds.

[blackpope]

you are sick...you want al-qaeda to attack to prove repubs as not trustworthy!!! Demented is the word for you!!!

[Dogger]

Felicity, you are feeding the trolls. Expect O'Reilly to condemn all of HuffPo for your comment.

[larry278]

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[tafkaMinneapolisMike]

As alwasy, John McCain could not be more right and more in tune with the ways of the world. The main goal of Al Qaeda is to help their brother in the democratic party to destroy America. Whereas Republicans have thwarted terrorism at every turn and kept us safe every day since 9/11, democrats are desperate to help the terrorists turn us all into islamofacists. Who better to lead the Islamofacist States of America than a man with the middle name Hussein?

Be afraid. Vote for all and every Republican while screaming derogatory names at any and all democrats or we all will be destroyed by terror. Obey President Bush and obey John McCain.

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