McCain Condemns Anti-Kerry Ad

From the AP via ABC NEWS:

McCain Calls Ad Criticizing Kerry’s Military Service ‘Dishonest and Dishonorable’

Republican Sen. John McCain, a former prisoner of war in Vietnam, called an ad criticizing John Kerry’s military service “dishonest and dishonorable” and urged the White House on Thursday to condemn it as well.
“It was the same kind of deal that was pulled on me,” McCain said in an interview with The Associated Press, referring to his bitter Republican primary fight with President Bush.
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“I wish they hadn’t done it,” McCain said of [the ads producers and]his former advisers. “I don’t know if they knew all the facts.”
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“I deplore this kind of politics. I think the ad is dishonest and dishonorable. As it is, none of these individuals served on the boat (Kerry) commanded. Many of his crew have testified to his courage under fire. I think John Kerry served honorably in Vietnam. I think George Bush served honorably in the Texas Air National Guard during the Vietnam War.”