John McCain flies off the handle with NY Times Reporter over John Kerry VP question
By John Amato Thursday Mar 06, 2008 1:23pm
John McCain's temper is well known to most of us and you'd figure he'd do his best to keep it in check. He lost it a little bit today with the Times’ Elisabeth Bumiller. I guess she's not allowed to ask about an actual event that happened to him involving John Kerry back in '04. FOX didn't show the whole exchange unfortunately.
Update: Watching it again, I think "cranky" is a better description. You may remember how nasty McCain got with Barack back in '06 after Obama decided "he preferred his own party's legislation to a task force and suggested McCain take another look at the Democratic caucus's Honest Leadership Act, which does not have a Republican cosponsor."
Wrote Obama: "I know you have expressed an interest in creating a task force to further study and discuss these matters, but I and others in the Democratic Caucus believe the more effective and timely course is to allow the committees of jurisdiction to roll up their sleeves and get to work[.]"
McCain wasn't very happy and fired off this response: "I understand how important the opportunity to lead your party's effort to exploit this issue must seem to a freshman Senator, and I hold no hard feelings over your earlier disingenuousness.
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New York Times correspondent Elisabeth Bumiller: Senator can I ask you about Senator Kerry. I just went back and looked at our story, the Times story, and you told Sheryl Stolberg that you had never had a conversation with Kerry about being, about Vice President –
John McCain: Everybody knows that I had a private conversation. Everybody knows that. That I had a conversation. There’s no living American in Washington -
EB: Okay.
McCain: - that knows that, there’s no one.
EB: Okay
McCain: And you know it too. You know it. You know it. So I don’t even know why you ask.
EB: Well I ask because I just read –-
McCain: You do know it. You do know it.
EB: Because I just read in the Times in May of ’04 you said.
McCain: I don’t know what you may have read or heard of, I don’t know the circumstances. Maybe in May of 04 I hadn’t had the conversation --
EB: But do you recall the conversation?
McCain: I don’t know, but it’s well known that I had the conversation. It is absolutely well known by everyone. So do you have a question on another issue?
And then we have McCain throwing an F-bomb at Rep. John Cornyn last March over an immigration dispute. Do you think McCain could use a few anger management meetings to help him with his temper? (the rest of the exchange and take the AOL Hot Seat poll below the fold)
EB: Well can I ask you when the conversation was?
McCain: No. Nope, because the issue is closed as far as I’m concerned. Everybody knows it. Everybody knows it in America.
EB: Can you describe the conversation?
McCain: Pardon me.
EB: Can you describe the conversation?
McCain: No, of course not. I don’t describe private conversations.
EB: Okay. Can I ask you –
McCain: Why should I? Then there’s no such thing as a private conversation. Is there (inaudible) if you have a private conversation with someone, and then they come and tell you. I don’t know that that’s a private conversation. I think that’s a public conversation.
EB. Okay. Can I ask you about your (pause) Why you’re so angry?
McCain: Pardon me?
EB: Nevermind, nevermind.
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.... and stay off my lawn!
"I have a temper, to state the obvious, which I have tried to control with varying degrees of success because it does not always serve my interest or the public's."
-John McCain
Someone get Grandpa more prune juice. He seems a bit stuffed up.
Sorry for the cliche....but....frist.
Would be interesting to have Kerry be McCain's veep. Might draw from the democratic pool.
But just how bad can it be when a 90 year old man flies off the handle?
AAAAAAHHHH got out fristed!!!
great. Give HIM the Noo-kew-lur switch. Nothing like a hothead trying to settle shit down...
McAsshat.
You are correct McCain, there is no such thing as a private conversation anymore in America. Terrorism and all, you know.
Wow. McHotHead!!!!!! Perhaps he is having a McFlashback to his McHotShotz days!
He sounds a bit like my mother-in-law used to. Fly off the handle over anything. One year she did it at Thanksgiving. Except it was AT the dead turkey! We put her in a home.
fiver @ 5:
Well...that depends on how good his bowel control is.
Imagine that - a senator that feels his privacy is under threat when asked questions. Now imagine if there was a big telecommunications corporation just feeding all the senator's private communications to reporter's without his permission... i think that would get him even more upset - ya think?
Great reporting!!
McCain is such a tool, its kind of funny to watch.
Looking forward to the gen election debates
McHotHead
McFruitcake
ManiaMcal
Hussein AND Proud @ 10:
Hahahaaha............his McUrinaryTract is unstable!! Look out, he's gonna blow!
You know you're on the McSame shit list when he doesn't call you "friend."
here we go again, another fucking bastard repug for president.
there should be a third party for people like bush and mclame, crawl-in-a-hole party or
i can fuck myself. want to watch? party
What a warrior!
He's not going to have many 'My Friends' with that attitude.
McCain is the John Kerry of 2008. Kerry was SUPPOSED to lose in 2004 just like McCain is SUPPOSED to lose this year. It's all part of the plan.
Concerned"Hussein"Canuck @ 15:
INCOMING!!!!!
McNut going McInsane? Holy McFreak, this is totally McCrazy!!
And they took Dean out of a race because of HIS temper?
Dean was a lightweight compared to McSame.
I'm not so sure I want this guy answering a 3AM call either,
not if has access to the nu-cu-lur [sic] button.
Grumpy, old man.
i hope everyone keeps pushing mcsame's buttons, so we can watch him come apart in public piece by piece. "honorable maverick" my ass. the man is a morally vacant self-absorbed hypocrite. i hope this campaign pushes him into the dustbin of history, where he belongs.
So the "nuclear button" isn't really a big red button in an unlocked drawer in the presidential desk, right? (gulp)
And the list keeps on growing. McCranky
They should ask John Hitler McCain about the "kindergarten" he attended as a child. That's where they indoctrinate people into Nazism, you know.
the love affair with the press is going to come to an end if they keep asking intelligent questions....
lol a little defensive isn't he? but seriously who cares, he has no chance and is irrelevant.
I would love to see this happen in a debate against Obama. All Obama has to do is flash that smile while McCain erupts.
Oh my goodness my friend. This is going to be a rather enjoyable general campaign.
And the rest of the conversation:
EB. Okay. Can I ask you about your (pause) Why you’re so angry?
McCain: Pardon me?
EB: Nevermind, nevermind.
McCain: I’m not angry you f’ing jerk. (Slaps EB)
EB: (Bleeding)
McCain: (In his meek, passive voice, looking at the other reporters) Any other questions, my friends??
Reporter: Are you Bipolar? (Runs to other end of plane laughing.)
Johnny McWarrior........"I quit my anger management classes cuz they really PISSED ME OFF!"
What an arrogant piece of shit.
Ohhhhhhhhhh #358.
That is hilarious.
liz foster @ 333:
THANK YOU!
The reporter asked a stupid question, and McCain has strong boundaries, and I LIKE that he is
fierce in maintaining them. He doesnt enjoy wasting time with fools, or being "bated". I like his
honesty and candor, and do not find any such qualities in the Democratic wannabes, who will and
do lie and say ANYTHING to be elected. We need someone tough....not "nice".
Thanks for your comment
I'm not a McCain supporter, but is this the best tantrum they can find on McCain? I know he's capable of better than that! LOL
Why are you using the New York Times for anything ?? They are not a source of Information that is worth Crap.
Can you get Obama to dance for us that is Presidential...
Or how about Hillery getting into the white house so she can rent out the Lincoln bedroom again....
John McCain is a Great American.
So Lighten the Fuck Up and Talk Real Issues...
McCAIN DID NOT FLY OFF THE HANLE. THE SO CALLED "REPORTER" WAS TRY TO DISCREDIT AND EMBRASS HIM. SHE WORKS FOR THE LIBERAL RAG, NYT. SHE IS UNPROFESSENAL AND THE RAG WILL DO ANYTHING TO HURT CONSERVATIVES.
Despite McCain's "experience" this is what he wants to do:
Continue the War in Iraq to use up American lives and money to separate the Sunni's and Shi'ites who have wanted to kill each other since the year 682. There will be a civil war there after we leave, even if we stay 100 years. A Shi'ite majority will not tolerate a Sunni Al Quaida in Iraq once we leave. While we "surged" this summer their legislature went on vacation.
He opposed Bush's tax cuts for the rich when Bush proposed them, but now McCain wants to make them permanent. Even as we borrow hundreds of billions of dollars each year from the Chinese to fight the War in Iraq and the value of our dollar is sinking; even as oil prices rise because of the sinking dollar. And he wants to cut taxes for corporations too, because our deficit isn't big enough.
These policies of his don't make too much sense as Social Security and Medicare are going broke.We will need more money, not less.
So much for "experience."
I think every NY Times reporter should be shouted at! It's a rag of a paper it's as true as the national inquirer.
Well, it's not about the divorce...it's about his running around on Carol. Proven fact. I knew her and him. He was my husband's XO in the Navy and we are not voting for him. Isn't he running with the Family Values Party? Check it out. There are a lot of divorces...how many are from cheating. Look it up. I am not making this up. Then decide. Goole Carol Shepp.
This Blog, the reporter in question and many of the idiots that posted here all suck, just like the teen-cruising Stan-man from Boston.
The question was stupid, the reporter even more so, and the Thymes hates McCain; so now the bitch is famous for the next day or so. She'll soon be able to crawl back into her own hole and no one will ever hear from her again.
Perhaps McCain should have had her tied up, put in a cage and then had someone break her arms and face about seven or eight times. Maybe then she'd be angry with stupid questions too.
Way to go soon to be President McCain. Finally somebody that has the conviction to back the press up and stop the foolishness. Tell the Press to focus on important issues. All they want to do is stir up sensationalism and get people hurt or killed like Princess Diana. I'm proud to support someone who won't back down. Keep standing up to them. A little controlled anger sure gets the point across.
Just another hit piece from the NY Times. The Old Gray Lady is now just a tramp.
a man with a temper scares me as one person. a man with a temper should scare a nation. our president should be an even tempered person without preconceived notionsof the enemy.as i approch a man with an ax in his hand, i don't automaticaly think he isgoing to strict me. same as nations..george made a big mistake.
********* I perceive that one turns to FOUL WORDS
********* because they lack the intelligence or comprehension
********* to answer a question or present their thoughts.
********* It is a sign of limitation.
********* I repeat, IT IS A SIGN OF LIMITATION!!!!!!!!
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At least McCain isn't doing the "we are against NAFTA" and giving the wink wink to Canada and Mexico. Obama won't come clean and say how he is going to Change America or pay for everyone's health care. His main claim to fame in the Senate is a bill for 849 billion in foreign aid to poor countries which amounts to global welfare that we as tax payers will have to pay for. He is a globalist of the worst sort and his programs are socialist in nature. He is all about ecconimic parity for not just this country but the world and yet he is not living a modest lifestyle with HIS cash going to help the world he wants that burden on the taxpayer so that he can maintain his lavish lifestyle and still contribute to helping the world and saving the planet.
I'm stunned almost silent that a man who buckles under pressure so easily is being considered for the office of president of the United States. This man is an international incident waiting to happen.
p.s.
His temper puts a whole new spin on that hunting "accident" doesn't it?
To gump...Hillary did not cheat on Bill...he cheated on her, and we have heard about it forever. I voted for Obama. Why are there different standards for each party? If you are outraged over Bill and Monica why are you not outrage on John McCain cheating on Carol Shepp...and not just once?
Arthur @ 374:
Or just water-boarded her. He's no longer against that either.
The New York Times and you are so good Mr Amato you both are a winners, you are the best, for this discovery, for this exposure, both must be contestants for Kevin Carter Pulitzer Prize.
copper @ 379:
Hats off to John McCain
The New York Slimes and the rest of the liberal media are always trying to smear him and put there spin on him to make him look bad as possible.Im glad he showed some back bone.It shows a human fighting side of him.He didnt go off on her.he stud his ground against all these hlyier then thow pomposs journalists elitist.This is overblown.If thats going off thens shes a panzy.The New York times reporters are a bunch of scum and right on I say.They deserve to be taken to task.
This guy was tortured for six years and almost died twice.My god hes a hero cut him some slack.
He hes the most Character and principals of all the candidates.
Imagine someone getting irritated at a reporter....what gall.....what utter gall.....
McClain is a ass hole bigot..as a vietnam vet im apauled hes eviny running
FYI
The president will have to spend a great deal of time answering many "dumb questions" from reporters.
It is part of the JOB DESCRIPTION!!!!!!
If this man cannot handle one minor comment,
How the heck can he answer major questions that will come as a barrage in time of CRISIS!
This was a simple test that, plain and simply,
McCAIN FAILED. He got a F.
Oops, no pun intended. Since he likes that word.
Good for McCain! Too many mouthy, pushy people get their feathers ruffled if someone stnd up to them!
Mccaine is a joke, he actually thinks he might win. Look at the votes in texas, democrats compared to republicans. I'm just stating the facts. He doesn't stand a chance!
Like no Democrat ever messed around on his wife can you say Roosevelt, Kennedy, Johnson, and Clinton? At least McCain had the decency to marry his mistress....who knows what went on behind closed doors with his first marriage and he certainly took care of her with the divorce settlement.
bss @ 373:
McCain voted against Bush's tax cuts for the rich, but now wants to make them permanent.
He lead the effort to ban torture, but now supports water-boarding.
He lead the effort to legalize immigrants, but now wants to stop them at the border.
I guess wanting to look "conservative" has made him change his mind a few times, too.
Frankly, I watched the video and if any one really thinks that is being "cranky" you have not lived in this world very long. Bet you would have liked to have your mommy and daddy to be that cool when they were upset with you. Grow up please and hope and I mean hope that you will have a mature adult like Senator McCain in the Whitehouse to keep you, your kids, your sister, mom and dad and friends safe. I can assure you if BHO or HRC are in there you will not be. But you will feel so good when the devastation as happens in Israel happens here because you voted for such change.
Concerned"Hussein"Canuck @ 9:
roflmao
by the way , can not all you people figure it out that it is not George jr. that is running the country ,but George sr is really the man behind the scenes telling jr. what to do?????
He curses and commits adultery.
And he's not even the president yet.
I am changing my vote to Barack Obama.
McCain should not respond to any Times reporters, period.......
ED is typical of the today's media. They get up each day with the intent of creating a headline and this is a perfect example.
The Times has ED ask a stupid question and every media outlet, including AOL make it a front page story.
What exactly does this have to do with the war in Iraq, the economy, healthcare or policing our borders?
Political substance, a thing of the past.
The Times suck as do most of the media..........
If you think this country is in good shape after two terms of repubican leadership then by all means vote republican. All I ask is that you google Carol Shepp before you vote for John McCain. Once a cheater...always a cheater.
Just look at all of these immature liberal posts. The White House was one big frat house during the Clinton years. Kids and teens that grew up in the 90’s learned that there aren’t any consequences for your actions. Remember “I smoked pot but didn’t inhale” or “I didn’t have sexual relations with that one” or arguing the definition of “is”? No wonder our country is so screwed up and teens and college aged adults are shooting up classmates at school.
Now you want that “Talking Head” Hussein Obama in the White House. He promises to make every American rich and make college affordable to every American. One big con. He is a con man.
And Hillary. A woman that said she knew all about Bill’s cheating before the 1992 elections and she still did everything in her power to destroy those women that came out to accuse Bill of cheating. She said she wanted to leave Bill but didn’t think she could take care of herself and her daughter the same if she stayed in a cheating marriage. And you want her to be President. What a laugh.
Now from reading these pathetic immature posts about McCain’s so-called “RAGE” I really feel sorry for this country. You liberals have zero morals and values. Nothing is ever your fault. It’s always the other guys fault or your blame Republicans. It all went down hill when spanking your children became a crime and Bill Clinton was elected President.
I can't find it now due to all the idiots shouting but last night I tried to respond to a commenter who referred to being old enough to remember Maggie and Jigs, but I only have a dial-up at home.
Maggie and Jigs was a popular comic strip of the 30's and 40's by George McManus, and may've been known by that name in some markets but were mostly known as Bringing Up Father.
Jigs was an Irish-American who won the lottery, but despite his new wealth and environment is still this happy-go-lucky guy who wants to have beer with his blokes at his favorite tavern.
Maggie was an upleasant social-climber, always trying to polish Jigs. She seemed to set the mold for the Britcom Putting On Appearances with the Buckets. They were recently middle-classed, but the unpleasant wife was ambitious.
I always thought Bringing Up Father would've made a good TV show starring Katherine Helmond and Carroll O'Conner.
I'm glad, however, that I couldn't post this last night, because someone has started posting under the nom de guerre Gump.
The Gumps were another popular comic strip by Sidney Smith that started in 1917, and were in some ways the precursor of The Simpsons in popularity. The humor was very slap-stick and could center around them getting a new car and going on a picnic when everything goes wrong.
Look out! He's going for the can of Spinach!
John Amato @ 27:
Is there a full McList somewhere to download?
Grumpt old men who I love:
George Carlin
Andy Rooney
Jimmy Breslin
Unless McCain can be pissed-off AND funny, he has no place being grumpy. Grumpy doesn't win elections.
Dale @ 36:
He's McPoopEye the McSailor man....he lives in a garbage can......he'll stomp on your balls, just before the old coot falls, he's McPoopEye the McSailor man...TOOT! TOOT!
John Amato @ 27:
McCrabapple
Dhalgren @ 38:
Wasn't Grumpy one of the seven dwarfs?
I don't have to answer questions like that from the likes of you, you hippy! You 30-somethings, walking around with your underwear sticking out, listening to the Rap music, and getting Matlock canceled! In my day, (five minutes of unintelligible mumbling).
TlalocW
"Then there’s no such thing as a private conversation. Is there (inaudible) if you have a private conversation with someone, and then they come and tell you. I don’t know that that’s a private conversation. I think that’s a public conversation."
Maybe it has something to do with your choice of career? Nobody forced you to be a perennial presidential candidate, and you should be smart enough to know that with that territory comes a whole lot of attention and scrutiny. leaving aside the total irony that, thanks to your good buddy Tap-Dance George, in this country private conversations just aren't what they used to be.
Rusty Hussein Shackleford @ 28:
McHitler was kicked out of kindergarten when he snapped and broke all the crayons, making another student (GW) cry.
Yeah...HERE'S the guy we want to have on the nuclear trigger!
8 years of Bush...and potentially at least 4 of McCain...shit...our luck has to eventually run out.
that wasnt anger...that was fear
remind the neocons that mccain was seriously thinking about leaving the party, and he looses the base and his money dries up
Captain Hussein Kangaroo @ 37:
Proud2BHumble has a master list.
The writer of this article on McCain, needs to get a life.
If this is a story, then this writer is a Pulitzer Prize winner, and we all know BOTH are not true.
Obviously the writer has never experienced ANGER, ....just got back from a Bhuddist monastery?
After reading all these comments, I have finally come to a decision.
...........The best candidate is BARACK OBAMA.........................
Thank you all.
McCain sounds like he has advancing Alzheimer's.
He's angry because his memory is failing.
I don't know where all of you come from with all the hate in your comments. First place to ask some one about a conversation that they had in 2004, is dumb. I am sure most of you could not. She had looked it up in a paper for that time. Also I am not sure how many of you with your comments were even old enough to vote when Clinton was in office. So we get all of these nasty remarks, which I assume most of you are Republican who make that remark. You love to call people Liberal, just what is you definition of liberal. I don't think you have one just a nice work for you to use.
Having been around longer than most of you with you nasty comments I have one thing to say, grow up.
#396, You are FOS! Get an education!
That is real smart. Obama was dealing and using drugs in his youth so that doesn't count but McCain using the F word does?
George @ 397:
Wow - a Leader who shows emotion is that a weakness? It's OK for Hillary to show signs of multi-personality disorder – is she going to cry – cheer – or wave pom-poms this week; and Senator Obama to talk for hours about Hope, Change and what ever else doesn't have a metric or measurement involving success - but Senator McCain gets on some reporter who asks some stupid questions – maybe the next President can find a cure for STUPID! How much coverage is too much?
The F word is one of the worse curse words you can use.
It's a favorite for rappers and gangsters.
It's a favorite for fornicators and perverts.
It's a favorite for hot-headed, uneducated thugs.
It's a favorite for pimps and prisoners.
Wow John McCain. Pappa's got a brand new bag!
You are not presidential material.
You are a p.o.w. gangster at heart.
GB @ 398:
If McCain can't dismiss a "harmless" question and resorts to anger, shouting and cutting people off, how is he any better than a Krushchev?
He's not popular with Republicans because he doesn't always toe the party line, or Democrats because he toes it too often. How would a President McCain deal with Congress? My guess is grid-lock.
He also has to deal with foreign diplomats and dignitaries, who may deliberatly or even accidentally slight him (due to perhaps a lack of knowledge about our cultural norms), how would McCain react then?
We already have one maniac trying to provoke war on the entire Middle East, do we want another to provoke war on the rest of the world?
It is so funny how the media would only ask this type of poll question for John McCain. When are we going to see the questions like "IS HILLARY CLINTON A MEAN PERSON?" or "DO YOU THINK THAT OBAMA IS TOO TIMID TO FIGHT TERRORISM?" The media loves to focus on the Republicans by putting them in a bad light. I believe that the average person is now aware of that, and it has probably helped McCain more than hurt, ie: New York Times.
you are not only IDIOTS but YOU let the media dictate your views ???
John McCain is a curmudgeon. An old, washed up, angry at the world candidate. If I hear him say "My Friends" one more time, I'm gonna puke.
Hannah Savannah better start doing your yoga and stretching exercises.
So you'll be able to bend over and kiss your a** goodbye when Barack sells our country out to the Middle East.
Jack @ 405:
LOL....You've got to be kidding or high on too much of that liberal Kool Aid. The immature comments are coming from you ignorant liberals. That to much. Typical Liberal. Spin ignore uninformed and just plain dumb.
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Now you know why I call him "LAMEBRAIN McCAIN". He's exhibiting signs of Senile Dementia. We already had one Senile Republican President, Reagan. We now have a Delusional Dry Drunk Republican President, Smirky the Chimp. We have two Democratic hopefulls who are worse than two little kids. America needs to clean house in Washington. They all need to get rounded up and shackled and we need to start all over again.
LMAO 395, good one!
Wow, I can see the humor in what Happened. But come on guys he is a Veteran and due a little respect. Be careful because he may well be your president if Obama is the Democrats choice. My own personal choice is none of the above. I don't think any of them care about the country. An lets keep in mind also that all the Senators and Congressmen come into play as well..We have so many to blame for the mess we are in. And to think all that education they have is useless because they have no common sense to ue it. Pitiful , they have no answers for their own buggling of the country
Jack @ 405:
I don`t see anything wrong with this exchange.."Flies off the handle"????????...I think someone is showing their political bias in their reporting again
Hey # 407.
Years ago we played a game where a lot of people sat
at a table and the first person whispered a statement into
the ear of the second. By the time it had passed 20 people,
it came back all screwed up.
You just reminded me of that long lost game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just look at all of these immature liberal posts. The White House was one big frat house during the Clinton years. Kids and teens that grew up in the 90’s learned that there aren’t any consequences for your actions. Remember “I smoked pot but didn’t inhale” or “I didn’t have sexual relations with that one” "oral sex isn't sex" or arguing the definition of “is”? No wonder our country is so screwed up and teens and college aged adults are shooting up classmates at school.
Now you want that “Talking Head” Hussein Obama in the White House. He promises to make every American rich and make college affordable to every American. One big con. He is a con man.
And Hillary. A woman that said she knew all about Bill’s cheating before the 1992 elections and she still did everything in her power to destroy those women that came out to accuse Bill of cheating. She said she wanted to leave Bill but didn’t think she could take care of herself and her daughter the same if she stayed in a cheating marriage. And you want her to be President. What a laugh.
Now from reading these pathetic immature posts about McCain’s so-called “RAGE” I really feel sorry for this country. You liberals have zero morals and values. Nothing is ever your fault. It’s always the other guys fault or your blame Republicans. It all went down hill when spanking your children became a crime and Bill Clinton was elected President.
I guess this is a more subtle way of fluffing Barack's pillow again. Leave it to NYT to again fade the Obama heat and put it back onto the Repubs. Don't get me wrong, I detest McLame as much as anyone. In fact, I detest them all. They are ALL about power. Shame on them, shame on NYT and shame on all you ignorant political hacks that go with the flavor of the month instead of being a student of history and seeing exactly where our current course is taking us... right over the socialist waterfall to the big rocks below.
Vote MCaine, he'll allow stem cell research on alzeimers! ROTF
Seriously,
A President needs to be able to maintain exterior composure.
Period.
Bye Bye McCain. You blew it.
God Himself often shows his displeasure with the way we are screwing things Up!
#428. Are you comparing McCain to GOD?????????????????????
How utterly ridiculous.
And did GOD use the F Word?
Geesh. You republicans are screwed up.
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Well said... I just wish there was one singhle Liberal out there who would be intelectually honest. It's all about them.
Laughing at you Morons @ 423:
It is so sad that so many of you are obviously partisan driven in your reaction to this outburst. How many of you would be able able to politely answer the same redundant, rediculous questions over and over again form people you know have an agenda to destroy you? The sad truth is that we will never have great candidates for public office as long as the candidates, voters and political power-mongers place party interests above what is truly best for this great nation. Because socialism DOES NOT work to motivate people in a free society, and the Democratic candidates are both supporters of bigger, socialistic government control, I think that in this race, John McCain is still the only decent choice in spite of his temper tantrums. Besides, think of what we might accomplish if our enemies feared that an irrational, out of control maniac were in charge of the world's most potent military hardware...isn't that what they said about Ronald Reagan? Wise up, forget the partisan politics and vote for the best candidate who will protect America, democracy and our cherished standard of living that was built on the principles of personal responsibility and capitalism.
There is no great choice again this year, but McCain is the only reasonable choice among the three contenders.
What was said to that reporter hardly equals a hot headed temper tantrum....the questions were old history designed to get a rise out of him and when that wasn't happening it was written to appear so. The NYT endorsed him and now that he has the nomination they are trying to tear him down so that a liberal socialist will be elected....this is hardly fair and unbiased reporting but then the NYT is not known for accurate reporting.
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All you Re-pube-lick-ends say Mccain just doesn't take any crap. Ha, that's laughable. Bush trashed him a few years ago, and now they're best of friends. What a kiss a$$. You are who who hang with... and clearly Bush is an idiot.
SenileDementia @ 430:
EXACTLY WHY WE NEED TERM LIMITS!!!!!!
MAKE THEM LEAVE AFTER 2 OR 3 TERMS...PAY THEM VERY WELL, ACCORDING TO PERFORMANCE, MAKE THEM TAKE SOCIAL SECURITY LIKE THE REST OF US AND NOT THE GOLDEN PARACHUTES THEY NOW HAVE AND SEND THEM HOME TO THEIR REAL JOBS!!!!!
The reason why the Clinton Whitehouse seemed like a "frathouse," was because that was being pushed by geriatric Republicans. The Whitehouse pulled all nighters getting work done, unlike the last Republican controlled Congress, so yes they called out for fast food, and dressed comfortably for these marathon sessions.
There was no oral sex is not sex until the Republicans tried to overemphasize one a dalliance, and two a simplistic bumper sticker version of Clinton's response. He was responding in a deposition to Paula Jones's lawyers definition of sex, which included everything from the upper thighs, genitalia, breasts, buttocks etc. Clinton responded that by definition she may have had sex with him, but not he with her, because he only had contact with her mouth (a blow-job). This is during a time when one leading the charges, Newt Gingrich, was having an affair of his own.
A deposition is correctable, and later when questioned on film by Starr Clinton admitted to an inappropriate relationship, but didn't quite go into any details.
It's a bad tactical move to bring this up since McCain has a history of affairs, and there's the whole lobbyist issue he's facing now. Either way he's screwed because he is either having a sexual affair, or possibly a quid quo pro fiduciary relationship with a lobbyist, despite his reputation for being a campaign finance reformer.
John A Tandlich @ 178:
I would rather have you, who probably duck the draft. Sounds as though you are a little under-educated.
Dale @ 41:
Well, Dopey just served his 8 years, so why not? Sleepy was elected just after Carter.
Hey, maybe he can hold another barbecue. And I want my ball back out of your back yard, you cranky son of a bitch!
McLostIt
Maybe there is a god cause I have been praying that something like this would happen. The more tired he gets the more often he will get all cranky. Imagine him having a meeting with some head of state and he does something like this. Yeah baby, that's just the personality we need to repair the damage around the world right now.
About a half hour ago bush spoke about the economy. He said he recognized it was weak, but his economic stimulus plan is going to fix everything. Case closed.
How about this (don't wake me up at 3:00 in the McFucking morning) Mr. McInsane: “Well, it was a private conversation and I would rather keep it that way. Thank you.” Now that would not be so bad would it?
Someday soon, this senile buffoon is going to explode while the camera is rolling. I look forward to that day.
John Amato @ 27:
Is that the new Presidential hamburger...the McCranky?
Concerned"Hussein"Canuck @ 48:
Horney was after Bush Sr.
TlalocW @ 42:
........in my day we walked 40 miles in the snow to school...uphill.....both ways
McCantankerous
This like a movie scenario. The Hope candidate against the Despair candidate. Despair leads the polls because the people have been made so afraid they want a protector. Then, for the exciting climax, Despair has a Captain Queeg-like meltdown and Hope is swept into office.
Oh my, somebody is testy.
I look forward to a McCain scream someday that puts Howard Dean's to shame...
Hussein AND Proud @ 53:
Aaron @ 40:
COOL! It comes with dessert!
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McCampaign practicing his McAuthoritarianism
"I will tell you WHAT you know."
Kind of reminds me of those...
"Known, knowns..."
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McCain later added, "Bumiller, your stop is coming up. You're getting off the plane at 22,000 feet"
"Have a Merry Christmas, George Bailey.......in JAIL!!!"
McCain = Bush! Vote for McCain and get more of the Same.
Concerned"Hussein"Canuck @ 55:
After chopping firewood when I woke up after reading my homework by candle light the night before.
McIrritableBowelSyndrome
RON PAUL HAS DROPPED OUT!
RON PAUL HAS DROPPED OUT.
10,000 B.C.: The John McCain Story
Dhalgren @ 31:
Would that be a thing of beauty or what? Obama just smiling at him while McCain goes off on a tirade like this. Just the thought of it puts a smile on my face.
old hack @ 66:
Didn't see that coming.
Dale @ 54:
'Well I knew Snow White, and Mrs Clinton, you are NO Snow White'
old hack @ 66:
That is a conspiracy. Tell the truth............
Keep spinning it liberals. It will come back to bite you on your stinky liberal asses.
You call that blowing up or going into a rage. You are pathetic. Keep proving your ignorance.
I'm voting for Hillary Clinton for President and next Tuesday, my dentist's wife is doing my root canal My pilot's wife is flying me to the west coast. I have to appear before the I.R.S. in April. Am I taking my accountant ? No way, I'm taking his wife.
WAKE UP PEOPLE... NO EXPERIENCE...MEANS FAILURE...WE CAN'T AFFORD THAT, AGAIN..
Go Hillary win in November. Poor taste on the reporter to ask that Question
You got it all wrong. I heard a transcript of the conversation. A NY Post reporter purposely tried to intemidate Sen. McCain by asking him a question about a conversation he had with John Cary in the 2004 election campaing. When he answered her pleasently, she kept repeating the question trying to get him upset. He politely dismissed her and went on . If this is the kind of reporting the NY post entertains I will not purchase their paper any mote.
By the way I'm a democratic and am disgusted with the other two canidates. Neither one of them has any experience let alone run a country.
W Farrell
Tenderlies @ 419:
We have oourselves to blame. We keep electing the same old tired power hungry politicos that don't give a rats rear about our country. All they are concerned with is their retirement benefits, bank account and their POWER. If we had more people that knew history, we would know that we are headed over a cliff. Too many entitlement programs. Too many people thinking they are OWED a living. Get off your asses and EARN one you lazy dogs or just sleep in the bed you make for yourself and leave us taxpaying americans alone.
Additionally, to boil it down so the reichwing can understand it:
A candidate's likability quotient is a factor for their electability.
People said they would like to have a beer with both Bill Clinton and bush.
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