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Obama Camp Chides Host Who Called McCain a 'Warmonger'
 Barack Obamas campaign distanced itself Saturday from a liberal talk show host who called John McCain a warmonger while introducing the Illinois senator at a North Dakota campaign stop the night before, after the McCain campaign called on Obama to denounce the comment.Local talk show host Ed Schultz used the term to describe the Arizona senator while warming up the crowd in Grand Forks, N.D., before Obamas arrival at the states Democratic convention. John McCain is not a warmonger and should not be described as such, Obama spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Saturday. She added, Hes a supporter of a war that Senator Obama believes should have never been authorized and never been waged. The campaign stressed that Obama was not present when the warmonger comment was made and that Schultz is not a campaign surrogate. That wasnt enough for the McCain campaign, which pressed Obama to personally repudiate Schultz. Barack Obama promises a new brand of politics, but today refused to directly denounce Ed Schultz and his vicious smear attack on John McCain. John McCain is committed to a civil debate worthy of the American people and has a record of standing by that commitment, said McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds. Senator Obama must personally and publicly repudiate his campaign supporters attacks rather than give tacit approval to this blatant smear or his rhetoric of change will be exposed as nothing but words. Posted by: Fred 2008-04-06 |
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