Congressman John Lewis


McCain took issue with a recent attack by Democratic Rep. John Lewis, an icon of the civil rights movement, who levied a harsh attack against McCain and Sarah Palin for not doing more to repudiate the negative statements some supporters have made at GOP rallies. McCain called the attack “unfair and totally inapproate” and rightly noted that he has personally repudiated attacks from Republicans against Obama.

“I have repudiated every time someone has said something out of line because they have been part of my campaign or not,” McCain said.

Obama did not expressly repudiate Lewis but said his comments were not made in conjunction with, or with the awareness of, his campaign.

“Congressman Lewis’s point was that we have to be careful about how we deal with our supporters,” Obama said, “I do think he inappropriately drew a comparision.” Lewis likened the McCain-Palin campaign to the tactics of George Wallace.


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