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Russert's quote comes from a 2005 interview with Wall Street Journal editorial board member Stephen Moore:

Moore, WSJ, Nov. 26, 2005: He is refreshingly blunt when he tell [sic] me: "I'm going to be honest: I know a lot less about economics than I do about military and foreign policy issues. I still need to be educated."

We could not find through Nexis searches that McCain has said that quote "repeatedly," but he has made similar comments recently. The Chicago Tribune quoted McCain talking to reporters in December:

McCain (quoted by SwampPolitics.com, Dec. 18, 2007): The issue of economics is something that I've really never understood as well as I should. I understand the basics, the fundamentals, the vision, all that kind of stuff. But I would like to have someone I'm close to that really is a good strong economist. As long as Alan Greenspan is around I would certainly use him for advice and counsel.

The Tribune story went on to say that "McCain said his staff hates it when he discusses his shortcomings on economics, even though he has read widely and studied the subject. 'I've never been involved in Wall Street, I've never been involved in the financial stuff, the financial workings of the country, so I'd like to have somebody intimately familiar with it,' he said of a potential vice president."

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    Don't worry about it. Ron Paul has started something big and he is releasing a book about how we should continue to Revolution!! The first thing to do is READ books about US history and how Congress works. Understand the system and then get into the system to change it from the inside!!! Our Government is completely corrupted, we can change that over the next 4-8 years!

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    The first time I saw them cut off Ron Paul, I was pissed. I support Romney, but DAMNIT! All men are created equal! I want to hear what ALL of them think! That is what a debate is about! They didnt even let RP finish his sentence a few times. I like Ron Paul, and a lot of his positions, but it's just pathetic that he doesnt even get the chance to give a good debate performance.

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