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MSNBC's Mitchell did not challenge GOP strategist's false assertion that McCain called for Rumsfeld's resignation

Summary: On MSNBC Live, Andrea Mitchell failed to challenge Republican strategist Trent Duffy's false claim that Sen. John McCain "was one of the first to call for Secretary Rumsfeld's resignation." In fact, as his campaign itself has reportedly admitted, McCain did not call for former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's resignation. While McCain expressed "no confidence" in Rumsfeld in 2004, he reportedly "said his comments were not a call for Rumsfeld's resignation."
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Posted by IRONY 101

McCain said, 'I'm the only one that said that Rumsfeld had to go.' A McCain spokesman acknowledged this week that that was not correct.

We have a current Republican president who can't remember if he did cocaine and now the presumptive Republican nominee doesn't even know that he never called for Rumsfeld's resignation. H-E-L-L-O...! Anybody home...?

Posted by Col. Harlan Sanders in reply to IRONY 101

Debunked, Irony. Annie-Christ was on HANNITY & colmes tonight, and confirmed that nobody was doing coke when Bush was in college except for Eric Clapton.

If I'm following my troll playbook correctly, now I get to demand that you show irrefutable evidence, from a source I find acceptable, that Eric Clapton did not do several hundred kilos of coke single-handedly during the 60s and 70s.

Posted by IRONY 101 in reply to Col. Harlan Sanders

LOL... Yea, I heard that Ann Coulter vouched for Bush tonight. Had a good laugh at that inasmuch as Bush used to often party here in New Orleans during his wild days and there are people here who could perhaps refresh his recollection if they chose to...which they would not. Not that I care whether Bush did coke when he was young...it's just the lying that bothers me.

Posted by IRONY 101 in reply to IRONY 101

BTW, I thought Clapton was strung out on heroin in the seventies. Great guitar player...but Duane Allman remains my favorite.

Posted by NiceguyEddie in reply to IRONY 101

If you can't remember whether or or not you've done cocaine, that's pretty much proof that you did WAY TOO MUCH.

Posted by JLyons

Fine, even if McCain said Rumsfeld had to go, and he is gone now has anything changed? Are we still in Iraq? Is McBush getting us out of Iraq if he becomes President? No.

Posted by foghornleghorn

Republican strategist=liar

Posted by BottleBlonde

Republican strategist=liar

  • - foghornleghorn / Thursday May 29, 2008 5:12:52 PM EDT

Media Matters = organization that calls people to account for media disseminations that are not accurate or that forward the conservative agenda.

Posted by wolf kotenberg

If I  recall correctly that McCain stated his no confidence in Mr Rumsfeld, reported ad infinitum while this story was contemporary. Now it is revisiting history with a clear attempt to revise it.

Posted by eweston8542983

Has Rumsfeld actually left the pentagon? Last heard he was still at a desk in there somewhere. 

Posted by wolf kotenberg in reply to eweston8542983

these guys have such ego's that it is possible one of their ardent supporters may have cast a bronze statue of the secretary.

Posted by jenhille7316

This is the typical Republican tactic that if you repeat a lie enough times it becomes the new reality. Reporters PLEASE do your homework and verify statements!!

Diplomacy is appeasement....Hillary has the most popular votes (why count the caucus states)... Outing a CIA agent is not treason.....Older white women all support Hillary....Only Republicans support the troops...