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Tea Party Supporter Asks McCain for "Hobbit" Apology

Senator John McCain received a not so warm welcome home during a town hall meeting in Gilbert, Ariz. this week when a tea party supporter asked politely for the Senator to apologize for calling tea party members "hobbits" during the debt ceiling debate. Not surprisingly, McCain refused to take back the remarks saying he was "sorry if he was misunderstood."


 

In case you missed the hobbit comments the first time around: