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Title: McCain apologizes - ‘regrettably’ Long Island is part of US, calls it joke
Post by: 240 is Back on December 02, 2011, 06:51:12 AM
hahahaha Shumer got all upset.  Poor baby!



Source: AP

Don’t diss Long Island — you’ll hear about it in a New York minute.

Republican Sen. John McCain was trying to make a point during debate on a defense bill Wednesday when he said Long Island “sometimes regrettably” was part of the United States. That drew a swift rebuke from Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., who took to Twitter to demand an apology.

“All of America saw how heroic Long Islanders were on 9/11. Long Island deserves an apology,” Schumer said.

McCain then stood on the Senate floor to explain it was a joke and referred to “wonderful Long Island.” He also apologized to Schumer — sort of.