McCain Campaign Releases Jamie Rubin Video
I’m sure by now everyone has read the Washington Post piece by Jamie Rubin in which he suggests John McCain wanted to meet Hamas without preconditions.
As the day continued, it became clear that Rubin was being somewhat less that forthright.
It turns out that he was flat out lying. The McCain Campaign released a video with the full answer to the question today, including this bit Rubin couldn’t be bothered to include in his piece.
Rubin: “So should the United States be dealing with that new reality through normal diplomatic contacts to get the job done for the United States?”
Sen. McCain: “I think the United States should take a step back, see what they do when they form their government, see what their policies are, and see the ways that we can engage with them, and if there aren’t any, there may be a hiatus. But I think part of the relationship is going to be dictated by how Hamas acts, not how the United States acts.”
The video can be found here.
I like to see an apology from both Jamie Rubin and The Washington Post. Sadly, I don’t expect one.
3 comments May 16th, 2008
