Martin Wisckol: "When was the last time you pumped your own gas and how much did it cost?"
John 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 had hundreds and hundreds of town hall meetings, many as short a time ago as yesterday. I communicate with the people and they communicate with me very effectively."
The other day, on June 24, Senator John McCain was in
Throughout his campaign, Senator John McCain has talked quite a bit about the price of gas and the affect it’s been having on the American people. He often emphasizes on his commitment to working towards a long term solution, and just the other day stated “I understand the difficulties and challenges that it poses for the people”. Back in April, during a speech in which he laid out his economic policy, he deeply expressed his concern for the issue, and even proposed a 3 month “gas tax holiday”, and has been adamant about it ever since...
Despite what John McCain so persistently argues, it's hard to believe that he really even cares about the "pain at the pump", when you find out what his response is to a question about the last time he pumped gas, and how much it cost...
(below I have the controversial questions, along with John McCain's final statement at the end of the conversation, trying to somehow redeem himself from his clueless response...)
(You can read the entire interview here, and you also have option of listening to the entire audio clip of it as well.)
John McCain: It’ll be less because we will have been moving forward with measures to become oil independent – independent of foreign oil. I’m very confident that the American people can do it.
We didn’t get into this situation we’re in yesterday. So we’re not going to get out of it tomorrow. But Americans want a little relief. That’s why I support a gas-tax holiday. And if you don’t think it’s important to some people, ask someone who owns a couple of trucks and is paying 24½ cents tax on every gallon of gas.
The point is that we need to have clear plan of action and we will have a clear plan of action. We will become energy independent.
John 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 had hundreds and hundreds of town hall meetings, many as short a time ago as yesterday. I communicate with the people and they communicate with me very effectively."
Martin Wisckol: Thank you very much for taking the time to talk with me.
John McCain: Thank you. It’s a pleasure…. Hang on just one second. I think the last time that I … I’ve been on the campaign trail for so long I don’t remember when I last filled up my owngas 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.
I thank you, my friend.
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