"Now why is it that Senator Obama wants to sit down with the president of Iran, but hasn't yet sat down with General Petraeus, the leader of our troops in Iraq?"
"Many believe all we need to do to end the nuclear programs of hostile governments is to have our president talk with leaders in Pyongyang and Tehran, as if we haven't tried talking to these government..."
"I will never surrender in Iraq, my friends. I will never surrender in Iraq."
"John McCain has said many times over the years military service is not a requirement to be president."
"I will not accept from Senator Obama, who did not feel it was his responsibility to serve our country in uniform, any lectures on my regard for those who did."
"Emotionally, you are on the wrong side, you can never win an emotional battle of an intellectual argument."
"I'm very honored by Pastor John Hagee's endorsement today."
"I wasn't -- I didn't go to this guy's church for 20 years. I didn't claim he affected my world view, far from it."
"Well, I just think that the statement is crazy and unacceptable."
"May I just say that, when someone endorses me, that does not mean that I embrace their views. That means that they are supporting me."
"The point is that the fact that he has made an apology, I think, is very helpful. Whenever someone apologizes for something they did wrong, then, I think that that's a laudable thing to do."
"Today, after weeks of questions and controversy, McCain in a very public way rejected the backing of this man, Pastor John Hagee, a prominent and polarizing evangelical minister."
"I believe there's no place for that kind of dialogue in America."
"So, if Senator Obama is favored by Hamas, I think people can make judgments accordingly."
"I think that people should be able to enter into legal agreements, and I think that that is something that we should encourage. I just believe in the unique status of marriage between man and woman."
"I repudiate such talk, and I reject his endorsement."
"a high-powered GOP gathering at John McCain's place"
