It occurred to me after watching the clip --
McCain did not say "no" when Whoopi specifically asked him whether (because of his views on who should be appointed to the Supreme Court) she should be worried about being returned to slavery. When he did murmur "no," it was to her question on whether he wants strict Constitutionalists to sit on the bench.... something that could be seen as a different question he's answering.
GOLDBERG: Can you just, and I don’t want to misinterpret what you’re saying. Did you say you wanted strict Constitutionalists? Because that, that-
McCAIN: No, I want people who interpret the Constitution of the United States the way our founding fathers envision-
GOLDBERG: Does that-
McCAIN: -for them to do.
GOLDBERG: Should I be worried about being a slave, about being returned to slavery because certain things happened in the Constitution that you had to change.
McCAIN: I, I understand your point.
GOLDBERG: Okay, okay.
McCAIN: I understand that point and I, I, thank you. That’s an excellent point.GOLDBERG: Thank you sir.
McCAIN: And I thank you.
Check out the exchange again, it's near the end of this clip:
McCain on Roe vs. Wade and SlaveryEven if Whoopi was being facetious (which I'm not sure she was), that McCain couldn't?, didn't?, wouldn't? say "no," is interesting, to say the least.
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