Thursday, June 26, 2008

McCain Adviser Regrets Seeing 'Advantage' in Terror Attack

ABC News' Bret Hovell, Teddy Davis, and James Gerber Report: McCain adviser Charlie Black expressed regret Monday for telling Fortune Magazine that a terrorist attack on U.S. soil would be "a big advantage" for the presumptive Republican nominee.

"Certainly it would be a big advantage to him," Black told Fortune Magazine.

The Obama campaign chided Black, calling his remarks "a complete disgracce."

"The fact that John McCain's top advisor says that a terrorist attack on American soil would be a 'big advantage' for their political campaign is a complete disgrace, and is exactly the kind of politics that needs to change," said Obama spokesman Bill Burton.

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