Charlie Black's Terrorist Attack Comment—a Flub or the Quiet Truth?

By U.S. News Staff

June 24, 2008 RSS Feed Print

Charlie Black, a former lobbyist and close adviser to Sen. John McCain, told Fortune that a "fresh terrorist attack 'certainly would be a big advantage' " to McCain politically. He added that the December assassination of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto helped McCain in the Republican primaries. McCain quickly condemned his aide's remark. But some say that Black was only expressing what pols have privately been saying for months—that national security events would only underscore a natural advantage the GOP has in that area. Was Black wildly out of line? Or did he merely make the mistake of speaking the truth? Post your thoughts below.

Previously: Is Barack Obama or John McCain a worse flip-flopper?

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Groundwriting of 7:20PM January 01, 2010

Charlie Black has given up on Insane McCain, the Podhrentz Neo-Con puppet.

Jeugenen of MA 1:16PM June 25, 2008

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