McCain: Maybe Cigarettes Will Kill the Iranians
July 08, 2008 8:08 PM
ABC News' Bret Hovell Reports: Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., made an off the cuff joke Tuesday about cigarettes killing Iranians.
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee was asked about the number of exports going to Iran, specifically the increase in cigarette exports.
McCain looked surprised at that fact and in a line somewhat reminiscent of his "bomb, bomb, bomb, Iran" comment last year said, "Maybe that's a way of killing them." Then he followed it up quickly noting that it was a joke.
McCain made the remark during a visit to Primanti Brothers Sandwich shop in Pittsburg, Pa.
The senator's humor has gotten him into some trouble before. Last April he jokingly sang "bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran" to the tune of The Beach Boys classic "Barbara Ann" song. That "bomb Iran" moment became a sensation on YouTube and Democrats used the video to knock McCain's temperament.
McCain: Maybe Cigarettes Will Kill the Iranians
McCain: Maybe Cigarettes Will Kill the Iranians
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