This video, via TPM, is interesting. McCain, discussing the Underwear Bomber, says repeatedly that everyone knows the facts of the case. He then proceeds to repeat discredited right-wing talking-points that are anything but factual.

What's noteworthy about the exchange is that when National Counterterrorism Center Director Michael Leiter attempts to correct the Senator, McCain gets angry and Leiter quickly apologizes.

Here's TPM's rough transcript of the exchange -- video to your right.

MCCAIN: I think everybody knows the facts of the Christmas bomber . a person buys a ticket with cash -- one way ticket -- his father has already warned the CIA. a series of missteps have taken place lead to this near-tragedy. ...

It's fairly clear the facts of what happened, isn't it ?

LEITER: Well, actually, I think many of the facts are clear. I would correct the record on a couple of points. In fact, the fact is not that he bought a one-way ticket, he bought a round-trip ticket. The fact that he used cash frankly is in Africa completely and utterly

MCCAIN (interrupting Leiter): That was in Copenhagen, not Africa

LEITER: Ah, no sir. I believe he bought the

MCCAIN: If you think -- if you're defending that we shouldn't have been alerted to this individual, sir, then ...

LEITER: Senator, I apologize.

Umar Abdulmutallab purchased a round-trip ticket in Ghana.

Source: AlterNet.Org

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Tman   |2010-02-13 10:16:50 Senator McCain needs to stop sucking AIPAC and Zionist cock. His head is so full of Olmert semen that he simply cannit think straight any longer. Fucking Moron. Thank God this douchbag did not win. Obama is another Zionist cocksucker, but this guy is so much worse. He would never tell the American (his own fucking people) that the real reason that Americans died on 9/11 was because of the fucking support that we give Israel and we endorse the murder every day of innocent Palestinians by the IDF in Gaza..THAT IS WHY AMERICA WAS ATTACKED. But Mr McCain continues to put Israels interests ahead of Americas because his war chest is full of rich American Jew money and AIPAC'S COCK IS STUCK UP HIS ASSHOLE..He is a war hero..but he is also a fcuking traitor..asshole..fuck him and his gimpy arms.. Reply | Quote

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