McLiar at a town-hall meeting :
"I'm proud to stand before you to tell you that I have never asked for, or received a single pork barrel project for my State. I'm proud of it!"
And not the first the white-haired dude made such a claim..
"I am proud never to have sought or obtained an earmark for my state of Arizona, and my state of Arizona is proud of me for it and I'm grateful for that." [McCain Remarks To The National Federation of Independent Businesses; 6/10/08]
"In 24 years as a member of the United States Congress, I have never asked for nor received a single earmark or pork barrel project for my state" [CNN, "Lou Dobbs This Week," 3/16/08]
Reality: McCain Has Asked For Multiple Pork Projects
Oh, really?! How about these?
John McCain Requested and Received Over $60 Million In Pork Projects
PUBLISHED: June 10, 2008
Rhetoric: McCain Claims To Have Never Accepted An Earmark Or Pork Barrel Project
New York Times: McCain Got $56 Million for Project. In 2000, the New York Times reported, "Senator Robert C. Byrd, Democrat of West Virginia, and a number of Republicans who have been criticized by M r. McCain said he had also advanced his own wasteful projects in Arizona, including a $56 million authorization for an environmental and habitat restoration project along the Salt River." [New York Times, 2/18/00]
New York Times: McCain Got $3 Million for Road Project. In 2000, the New York Times reported, "Senator Robert C. Byrd, Democrat of West Virginia, and a number of Republicans who have been criticized by M r. McCain said he had also advanced his own wasteful projects in Arizona, including...$3 million for the Turquoise Trail, a joint effort of the Navajo and Hopi tribes." [New York Times, 2/18/00]
New York Times: McCain Got $4.2 Million for Tucson Center. In 2000, the New York Times reported, "Senator Robert C. Byrd, Democrat of West Virginia, and a number of Republicans who have been criticized by Mr. McCain said he had also advanced his own wasteful projects in Arizona, including...$4.2 million to create a national mediation center in Tucson." [New York Times, 2/12/00] |
