The Straight Talk Express
McCain was also criticized for his continued use of an ethnic slur in reference to his Vietnamese captors. He told reporters, “I hate the gooks…. I will hate them as long as I live.”[7] At first, he stood by his use of the slur, saying that it was “the kindest, the kindest description I can give them.” [8] Amid heavy criticism[9], McCain later reversed his position and apologized. McCain would go on to win a few more primaries (Massachusetts, Arizona, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Vermont), but in a two-man contest he was unable to catch up. Though he apologized for his usage of the racial slur “gook,” he had aroused the ire of Asian Americans due to the delay of an apology for such an obvious transgression.[7] It is also speculated that this is the cause of McCain losing the California and New York primaries due to their large Asian American demographic.
You can trust if McCain makes it through the primaries this will be used endlessly against him in the general election.
Just one more reason NOT to support McCain in the Republican Primary.
