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Weekly Standard Editor: McCain Should Gay Bash to Revive Campaign

Andy Towle July 7, 2008

Barnes

What John McCain needs to invigorate his campaign, argued Weekly Standard executive editor Fred Barnes on FOX News Sunday, is a bit of good old-fashioned gay bashing:

“He needs to touch on, and – some of the social issues which energize the right. In particular, gays in the military for one. We know Barack Obama is for allowing gays in the military, and Bill Clinton tried to do and then backed off. This is not a popular issue. Gay marriage is another one. These are both issues that I think McCain’s gonna have to use. He can’t ignore the right. If he does, he’ll lose.”

Of course, two weeks ago he promised to do just that…

Watch it, AFTER THE JUMP…

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