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McCain Camp Denies Any Connection to Solzhenitsyn ‘Cross in the Dirt’ Story

Started by washingtonindependent · 10 months ago

Whenever Sen. John McCain is asked about his faith, he usually recounts a moving anecdote from his days as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam. Here’s the story in a nutshell: McCain was let out of his cell on Christmas Day, along with his fellow prisoners, to observe the holiday. ... Continue reading »

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  • Goldfarb's explanation is as bad as the original lie! Not only is the POW quoted unnamed, but Goldfarb claims that McCain was telling this story while still a POW! McCain was imprisoned until 1973.



    These guys are incredible!
  • The McCain website released a statement from Swindle saying he remembered McCain telling him the cross story in 1971.



    Problem is Swindle is not telling the truth.



    Get this Politco ran a story about McCain's cross story April the 4th 2008 and Swindle was specifically interviewed on the story.

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