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    McCain Would 'Fire Some Aides' Over Obama's Netanyahu Gaffe

    Speaking on Fox and Friends Tuesday, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said he would “probably fire some aides” if he were in President Obama’s shoes.

    McCain was referring to a leak about a conversation Obama had with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at last week’s G-20 summit about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, although Reuters reports that it was journalists, not aides who repeated the quotes. 

    Sarkozy reportedly said “I cannot bear Netanyahu ... he’s a liar.”

    “You’re fed up with him, but I have to deal with him even more often than you,” Obama replied.

    McCain said the conversation is indicative of the administration’s policy towards Israel, often criticized by Republicans for its lukewarm sentiment.

    McCain said he was not surprised by Sarkozy’s remarks.  “The French have always been like that,” he said.

     
    • Louisiana Stephen  •  Shreveport, United States  •  6 mths ago
      Since when has honesty become a "gaffe?" I think we have gotten to the heart of the problem...
      • Dave 6 mths ago
        Mcain is an idiot and a disgraceful American.
    • Gallia  •  Guatemala City, Guatemala  •  6 mths ago
      Talk is so cheap. It seems that Sarkozy was the one who was more indiscreet. Is McCain advising the French president to fire some aides as well?
    • Nemesis  •  6 mths ago
      How exactly are OUR President's aides responsible for a crack ANOTHER world leader made?
      • Penny W 6 mths ago
        Because according to McCain, head's must fly, and if its innocent heads, so what?
    • Vince  •  Chicago, United States  •  6 mths ago
      Speaking on Fox and Liars Tuesday, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said he would “probably fire some aides” if he were in President Obama’s shoes.

      More like give them a bonus. McCain you need to go away and take O'Liar & Hannity with you.
      • queen isabel 6 mths ago
        only fox plays so far to the right that no one wants to watch that crap of lies anymore,msnbc is the real news channel,it states facts not fiction like fox wantabes.
      • nyc123 6 mths ago
        Seriously... what the hell is McCain talking about??! Fire some aides why exactly? The old man has been off the deep end for too long...
        Hey Arizona... come on, do us all a favor and have McCain retire already!
      • david 6 mths ago
        One of the things that aides are for is taking a hit for the boss. McCain probably uses his aides as the political equivalent of a human shield. So many good people give their all for the benefit of worthless creatures who just so happen to have the proper political connections for near-guaranteed advancement.
    • rustybucket55  •  Warren, United States  •  6 mths ago
      Good thinking John, fire some aide because a frenchman could't keep his mouth shut!
      • B Mchu 6 mths ago
        neither could obummer
    • chris  •  Norwalk, United States  •  6 mths ago
      I thought all politicians were liars. Thats how you get votes in America. Lie to the people.
    • Jax  •  Windsor, Canada  •  6 mths ago
      McCain should fire some aides anyway just to get them off the payroll. Maybe the other Senators would pick up on the idea. Besides he doesn't have to worry about ever being president. Neither do we!
    • Michael  •  6 mths ago
      What "gaffe"? Sarkozy said that Netanyahu is a liar... a fact that was already pretty obvious to anyone paying attention. Obama said, basically, that he has to deal with Netanyahu anyway. Also obvious. The remarks were accurate, and no harsher than the criticism Netanyahu gets in the Israeli press all the time. A little more candid than diplomatic, perhaps, but what is the problem with that?
    • Christian  •  St. Louis, United States  •  6 mths ago
      So McCain would fire some aides who had nothing to do with it. What a funny ol' codger.
    • bud  •  Nashville, United States  •  6 mths ago
      why fire the aides? it wasn't the aides running their mouth.
    • none  •  6 mths ago
      Is this the man who brought us Joe the plumber? Is this the same man who brought us Sarah Palin? So We should listen to him? #$%$
    • drandyd  •  6 mths ago
      I just wonder what good old John would do about his AG Holder and the remainder of the
      gun runners ?
      Good old John is just running his mouth like all the clowns in DC.Talk is cheap . Action
      costs votes.
      He would not fire Holder because he would immediately be branded a racist.
    • 2nd theory  •  Crossville, United States  •  6 mths ago
      McCain is senile and should retire and rewrite his history like all the other ex politicians who try to make themselves look good for posterity.
    • Barney Fyfe  •  Covington, United States  •  6 mths ago
      Among John's gaffs is, Bomb, Bomb, Bomb......Bomb, Bomb......Iran. John is the shell of his former respectable self. He's bitter because he lost to Bush and then lost to Obama....now he's too old to run.
      • nyc123 6 mths ago
        Seriously... what the hell is McCain talking about??! Fire some aides why exactly? The old man has been off the deep end for too long...
        Hey Arizona... come on, do us all a favor and have McCain retire already!..
    • Young Black JFK  •  6 mths ago
      They want to blackmail the USA into a war with Iran.
    • Uh huh  •  6 mths ago
      I guess McCain wants to let Israel run our mideast foreign policy. No thanks.
    • George L  •  Los Angeles, United States  •  6 mths ago
      Has anyone noticed that no one has complained or defended the fact of whether Netanyahu is a LIAR, THEY JUST COMPLAIN THAT SARKOZY SAID IT.
      Our country has been held hostage by lsrael for decades. UNTIL ISRAEL MAKES PEACE WITH THE PALESTINIANS THERE WILL BE TENSION IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO SPEND BILLIONS ON WAR MATERIAL FOR ISRAEL.
      FOR ANYONE TO LIVE IN A PLACE WHERE EVERYONE OF YOUR NEIGHBORS HATE YOU IS INSANE. YOU CAN'T HAVE ENOUGH GUNS TO BE SAFE.
    • Mike  •  Smithtown, United States  •  6 mths ago
      McCain said he was not surprised by Sarkozy’s remarks. “The French have always been like that,” he said.... Can he fire himself ?
    • Steelrules  •  Dallas, United States  •  6 mths ago
      McCain is a tool. Here's a guy who promised to help Gaddafi obtain military hardware. He then turned around and supported the rebels and going as far as swearing that the Lybian rebels are not terrorist. Now we find out that one of the rebel leaders is a founder of a group that the US deemed two years ago to have link to al Qaeda. McCain just needs to go away. His comments on foreign policy carry as much weight as a Kardashian's.

      By the way, everyone who says Pakistan and Afghanistan must get in line with US policies if they are to continue receiving US aids must apply the same criteria to Israel.
    • Octavio  •  6 mths ago
      Please , John , don't try to be more Jewish than the Israelis .
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