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John McCain: Neither party should be defined by pandering to the outer reaches of American politics and the agents of intolerance…

On the recordJuly 3, 2008
Neither party should be defined by pandering to the outer reaches of American politics and the agents of intolerance, whether they be Louis Farrakhan or Al Sharpton on the left, or Pat Robertson or Jerry Falwell on the right.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

McCain criticizes both political extremes and calls for a more moderate approach.

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