McCain Irked by Questions About 2004 Veep Talks
(CBS)
NEW ORLEANS -- On his flight to New Orleans this morning, John McCain lost patience with a reporter who kept quizzing him about his 2004 conversation with Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., about being his running mate.
New York Times reporter Elisabeth Bumiller asked him about a Times article from May 2004, in which McCain said he did not meet with Kerry.
“Everybody knows that I had a private conversation. Everybody knows that. That I had a conversation,” McCain said. “And you know it too. You know it. You know it. So I don’t even know why you asked.”
Bumiller went on to say she read it in the New York Times and McCain charged back. “I don’t know what you read or may heard of, I don’t know the circumstances. Maybe in May of ‘04 I hadn’t had the conversation,” he said.
“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?”
Bumiller pushed to get more on the conversation by asking McCain if he could describe the conversation. “No, of course not. I don’t describe private conversations,” he said.
The reporter tried again “Okay. Can I ask you,” she said before she was cut off again. “Why should I? Then there’s no such thing as a private conversation,” McCain said.
Bumiller then asked him, “Why are you so angry?”
“Pardon me?” he asked.
“Nevermind, nevermind,” Bumiller said before changing the subject.
Don''t forget Bill Clinton pulling aside some aids in washington DC and basically cursing them out in the middle of the street when he did''nt know the microphone was on.
And frankly, Elisabeth Bumiller, is a mediocre and superficial journalist who represents and parrots the worst simple minded inside the beltway conventional drivel. Usually she''s a fluffer for the Bush Administration so it''s odd to see her prodding and poking McCain. Then again, many Conservatives don''t trust McCain. Usually for good reason.
But with Hillary, who is also famous for her temper, they will treat with kid gloves.
It''s another example of media bias.
Let''s look a bit more at obama and clinton. There''s a whole lot of something going on there.
Kerry!! You''ve got to be kidding. Jerks.
Of course him getting bent out of shape about it is a bit much, if it really was just a conversation. Just calm down there Sidney, deep breaths, deep breaths.
Aside from the immediate temper issue, I guess it brings into question his liberal leanings and his loyalty to the GOPs?
Who knows, after all this gets discussed it just might help him with Independents - many of whom despise Bush and his dirty tactics . . .
The more I learn about McCain the more I like him - then again I''m just a right-leaning Dem, not a true Conservative, so I''m not the one he needs to worry about . . .
Control FREAK!!!! That is all she is. Always some turmoil! 35 years of service...as what? Sipping tead and making nice with other First Ladies??? What kind of diplomacy is that? Wake up Democrats!!! Wake up USA!!
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AMNESTY-JOHN isn''t just an old fa''rt. He''s so ill-tempered he makes even mean old far''rts seem pleasant.
Is this the kind of person who should control nuclear weapons?
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Showing the temper he is famous for, McCain was more than "testy" with reporters about the subject, especially when a talk he had with John Kerry 3 years ago was brought up!
McCain, aside from having a reputation as a "testy" person, also has a reputation of being an idiot and making stupid decisions that come back to hurt and haunt him later if not sooner (something like the current Great Emperor!).
Assuming Kerry would accept, which would be totally mind-blowing itself, making Kerry his running mate would mean a Democratic "landslide" in November, with every neocon Fascist Nazi Republican refusing to vote! The Democrats would be free to nominate their mascot, "Frances, the Talking Mule" to run against McCain, and the mule would WIN!!!!!
SIG HEIL, BUSH!!!
sig heil, McCain????
Just what we need for world diplomacy. (not!)
Elisabeth Bumiller was right to ask "Why are you so angry?"
The American people and foreign leaders will not want to ask this about their leader.
Presumptive nominee, maybe, pompous ***, yes.
Better than being a complacent Democrat President who''''''''d bend over and take it up the backside if the country is attacked
Posted by TheGateway1 at 06:32 PM : Mar 07, 2008
You mean like Bush did with Bin Laden?
Hey, you find those WMD''s yet?
No?
Keep looking.
lol!
Better than being a complacent Democrat President who''''''''d bend over and take it up the backside if the country is attacked
Posted by TheGateway1
The world doesn''t need a hot-head in charge of the world''s largest nuclear arsenal. That''s why having a temper is not good if you''re the prez.
As I recall, the US took it up the backside on 9/11 and after, and that was with a Repiglican in the WH, and a Repiglican controlled House and Senate. Instead of going after the perpetrators of 9/11, they embarked on the Israel-lobby motivated illegal war. Let me guess: you support that too??
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/18722376/the_myth_of_the_surge
Trying to ruffle the Guys feathers....so rustle the other ones feathers, he will DUH....your questions !
"I''m a proud liberal conservative, er, conservative republican"
Perhaps you should read the rules. Mutiple postings is rude!
Four more years of the Republicans. Can''t imagine anything worse.
Posted by lilvinnyb at 03:32 PM : Mar 07, 2008
Hey - it is going to go back much farther than 2004. If this annoys him, the skeletons will dance...
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by standlee5
March 8, 2008 12:07 AM PST
- Why not pick Kerry as his veep. Why not pick Clinton as his veep. Or how about Rice.
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