McCain Tells O'Reilly He Voted For Bush In 2000

During an appearance on the O'Reilly factor last night, John McCain tried to dispel the confirmed reports that he told a group of people at a 2001 Los Angeles dinner, he had not voted for George Bush in 2000.

Watch the video and read the transcript below.

Transcript:

O'REILLY: OK. Arianna Huffington says you didn't vote for Bush in 2000. She's one of these people who is going to come after you.

MCCAIN: Yes.

O'REILLY: On her website yesterday, somebody blogged that you collaborated with the North Vietnamese, and they didn't torture you. This is Arianna Huffington. Now Arianna Huffington flat out said you did not vote for President Bush in 2000.

MCCAIN: What can you say?

O'REILLY: Did you vote for President bush?

MCCAIN: Of course not. I campaigned all over this country for him.

O'REILLY: So you voted for President Bush.

MCCAIN: Of course. I mean, that's a ridiculous question.

O'REILLY: So she lied?

MCCAIN: Well, I don't -- frankly, I do not read Huffington Post. I spare myself from having that experience.

O'REILLY: You voted for Bush in 2000?

MCCAIN: I voted for Bush in 2000 and 2004.

O'REILLY: OK.

MCCAIN: And not only that, far more important than a vote, I campaigned everywhere in America for him.

O'REILLY: (INAUDIBLE).

MCCAIN: I enjoyed it. I campaigned with him. I did everything I could to get him elected and reelected president.

Comments

[iowamomof2]

Well, it could be true that he actually voted for Bush but is it true that he told people he didn't? That's the questions someone needs to ask him. He's telling someone a lie. Not to be trusted! He wouldn't answer when asked if Arianna was a liar. I am so tired of deceit.

[ftprairiedog]

Bill O'Lovelace and John the Manchurian Candidate McNutcase, it doesn't get better than this.

[likeicare]

Seems like Johnnie's been watching too many news clips of Hillary and Bill fielding questions and has decided to imitate them.

[SouthpawSass]

Anything I need to know about McCain can be summed up in his bio:

While a POW, McCain's first wife Carol was in a serious car accident, thrown through the windshield. She didn't want her POW husband to learn of her situation, thinking he didn't need to hear bad news, so it was kept quiet.

When McCain returned to her in 1973, he saw a completely different woman. She was left 4" shorter, on crutches and overweight.

In 1979, he met 25 year old Cindy Hensley from a very wealthy politically-connected Arizona family. Cindy's father, Jim, founded the Hensley and Company, the nation's third-largest Anheuser-Busch distributor. McCain was 42. They had an torrid affair. He dumped his first wife April of 1980, and married Cindy in May 1980.

[lee4]

Add to that, he had many affairs when he got back from Vietnam, as he admitts.
And Cindy stole prescription drugs from her own charity and got away with it (because of her powerful husband).

[Javalation]

Cindy did have the good sense to get a pre-nup. She knew what a cad he was.

[AMJordan]

AND THEY"RE OFF...It's McCain versus McCain in the Repulsive party sweepstakes and coming around the first turn it's...Old Man Talking To Clouds....

[hwmnbn]

So the next obvious question from an astute journalist is...
Mr. McCain, did you ever tell any person or group that you didn't vote for Bush?

Seems like McCain's mouth or memory has put him in a box.

Ariana has flat out made a statement and is standing by it. There are at least 2 named sources already on record, and an un-named third source also corroborating the story.

[on2them]

Another liar.

Arianna doesn't need to put her reputation on the line by making stuff up. She, as many others who at one time loved McSame see through his calloused heart and that laugh gives him away.

[CulureFX]

The more important thng, did he tell Arianna and those other people there that he didn't vote for Bush??
Because that is shows that he just wants to please whoever he is around, more pandering, more lies.. blah blah blah

[dartagnan]

It's quite possible John McBomb doesn't remember what he ate for breakfast this morning, much less who he voted for in 2000.

[omalley313]

More importantly, was he wearing a flag pin on his lapel?

[Erdgeist]

Wow...the ultimate flip-flop as in: I am going to carry on the Bush policies of ruination--but I never voted for the guy.

[Roxanne2009]

Why doesn't FOX have their body expert analyze Sen. McCain as it was obvious to most of us that his nervous laughter was a disguise for his dishonesty. His demeanor kinda scared me...

OBAMA / SEBELIUS

[randakost]

I agree totally...not only the nervous laughter but if you watched closely you'll notice the first time Bill says "Did you vote for President Bush?" McCain says "Of course not" which Bill passes off as if he was answering a different question and then asks him again if he voted for Bush. Also he's slightly shaking his head when giving a positive answer and the tight smile while he says he did everything he could to get Bush re-elected just totally gives the game away. Notice Bill didn't say "Arianna Huffington said you said you didn't vote for Bush...did you tell her you didn't vote for Bush?" so the lie can't technically be proved.
As for politicians lying, yes I think most of them do or at least stretch the truth at times (which I think most people do anyway) but I really don't want a president who LOOKS like he's lying representing my country to the world. Any five year old can see he's not telling the truth. Reason #289 not to vote for McCain.

[AdamX]

O'Reilly claims that Arianna personally said that McCain was not tortured. Anyone else catch that lie?

[SouthpawSass]

John McCain thought Kerry would win in 2004... He underestimated (or as Bush says, misunderestimated) the power of those Diebold machines and the complacency of the American people. I also don't believe that he voted for Bush in 2000... Why would he after the campaign Bush ran against him... Bush stole his "reformer" platform, the RNC didn't want McCain because Bush had better corporate ties (thanks to Daddy Bush)where the Repubs stood to gain a lot of money. Then the Bush people accused McCAin of having an illegitamate black baby and brought to light Cindy McCains drug addiction and stealing from the American Voluntary Medical Team (AVMT). Remember that?

What man would vote for Bush after that?

If McCain is willing to lie about his voting record now, just what else is he capable of lying about?

[Scarllatti]

You know when a man is lying when he trivializes a question that is as ovious as a YES or NO answer by faking laughter. The truth will come out. This is McCain's second lie. Remember the female lobbyist lover?