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John McCain Tells Critics to 'Get a Life' Over His Joke About Bombing Iran

April 20th, 2007

The only thing that makes me sad about this is that MoveOn doesn’t spend much more.

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WASHINGTON — Republican White House hopeful John McCain fired back at critics to "lighten up and get a life" for his joke about bombing Iran.

The liberal group MoveOn.org announced plans on Friday to launch an ad campaign against McCain because America "can't afford another reckless president."

McCain's campaign responded quickly to MoveOn.org's criticism.

“It comes as no surprise that America’s most liberal interest group would attack John McCain’s belief that we cannot allow Iran to destroy Israel,” said spokesman Matt David.

“After all, MoveOn.org posted ads comparing President Bush to Hitler during the last presidential election.”

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"Please, I was talking to some of my old veteran friends," McCain said. "My response is, 'lighten up and get a life.'"

The group plans to spend about $100,000 to air a commercial on network and some cable television stations in Iowa and New Hampshire, states that hold early contests in the presidential nomination process, spokesman Alex Howe said Friday.

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Read the rest of the article here: John McCain Tells Critics to 'Get a Life' Over His Joke About Bombing Iran

… and consider getting in touch with MoveOn and encourage the august organization to up the ante. The more MoveON campaigns for Senator McCain – the better.

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