John McCain actually said...

"I have some news. Al Qaeda is in Iraq. Al Qaeda. It's called Al Qaeda in Iraq. And, my friends, if we left, they wouldn't be establishing a base. They'd be taking a country. And I'm not going to allow..."

"Americans want a respectful campaign and they'll get it from me."

"John McCain's battle of the airwaves. Can taking on Rush Limbaugh and the rest of the talk radio group win him votes in November?"

"The reason why I had to repudiate that was because it was a campaign event."