McCain says No Thank You to Hagee

May 22nd, 2008 • Related • Filed Under

John McCain is no doubt making sure that he doesn’t suffer from a “Wright” episode like his eventual opponent, Barack Obama did. Upon receiving the endorsement of Pastor John Hagee, McCain promptly rejected it.

The Huffington Post had published a recording of Hagee saying that Adolf Hitler had been fulfilling God’s will by hastening the desire of Jews to return to Israel in accordance with biblical prophecy.“Obviously, I find these remarks and others deeply offensive and indefensible, and I repudiate them. I did not know of them before Reverend Hagee’s endorsement, and I feel I must reject his endorsement as well,” McCain said in a statement to CNN Thursday.

McCain further guarded himself by claiming that there is no comparison between him and Hagee like there is between the long and intimate association between Obama and Wright.

I have said I do not believe Senator Obama shares Reverend Wright’s extreme views. But let me also be clear, Reverend Hagee was not and is not my pastor or spiritual advisor, and I did not attend his church for twenty years. I have denounced statements he made immediately upon learning of them, as I do again today. 

Hagee later withdrew his endorsement of McCain.

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  1. Comment by David W. Cornelius on 17 August 2008:

    I am so upset of the rejection of Rev. Hagee endorsement of John McCain. Rev. Hagee is so truthful of todays issues without political correction. He calls it like it is.

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