The Ole Liberal Double Standard again
At least each election cycle some Liberal Media Myrmidon will pop some obscure question on a Conservative candidate, then, after waiting plenty of time for the Liberal candidate to look it up, "pop" the same question on the opponent. In 200 it was the names of the leaders of various semi-obscure nations. This time it's the price of gas...
In a telephone interview with the Orange County Register earlier this week, John McCain acknowledged he was unaware of the price of gas.
Actually McCain acknowledged no such thing. What he said was...
WICKSOL: When was the last time you pumped your own gas and how much did it cost?
MCCAIN: Oh, I don’t remember. Now there’s Secret Service protection. But I’ve done it for many, many years. I don’t recall and frankly, I don’t see how it matters....
I’ve been on the campaign trail for so long I don’t remember when I last filled up my own gas tank, but I certainly did for many, many, many years and I understand the difficulties and challenges that it poses for the people of California and my home state of Arizona.
Patterico points out that just days before the interview McCain was on record saying...
The price of a gallon of gas in America stands at more than four dollars. Yesterday, a barrel of oil cost about 134 dollarsm [sic, error in original]
This time Liberals don't even bother to pop a tough question, they simply lie about the answer.
Do I know how much gas costs? I have no idea since it changes from station to station and from day to day, so almost any answer would be wrong somewhere. Even a ball park figure could be taken as wrong if it leans to high or too low. I pumped gas into my car just last week, but other than a quick glance at the price, I didn't pay that much attention, other than to not it was somewhere around the $4 range. McCain at least know as much as I do so what's all the whining about.
If that's the best Liberals can come up with, they must know they can't go after McCain on any serious issues.
Posted by Danny Carlton at June 29, 2008 4:35 PM