Q: I can't trust Obama. I have read about him and he's not, he's not, he's a, uh— he's an Arab. He's not— [McCain shakes head] No?
John McCain: No, ma'am. No, ma'am. He's a decent, family man, citizen that I just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues and that's what this campaign is all about. He's not. Thank you.

Town Hall meeting in Lakeville, Minnesota, 2008-10-10, quoted in McCain Tries to Tame Flames He Earlier Fanned, YouTube, 10 October 2008