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Uh, this is supposed to make him look bad?

A reporter asks a silly and unjustified question, and McCain actually restrains himself here.

I’d like to see more of this. It doesn’t come off as petualant and whining as when Billary does it.

I don’t like McCain for many reasons, I won’t defend him usually; but I did not as you suggested seem him “go off” or as FOX said, “Lose his cool!” In both cases it is bullshit! He simply confronted her without any anger whatsoever about asking a question that was long ago settled and he refused to relate a private conversation, that is all!  If you and FOX call this ‘going off’ of ‘losing his cool,’ you both define these things in much more harsh political terms than I would.

No matter the age or state of health, for a military man it is always glorious to tilt at windmills, rescue a fair Dulcinea and be a gallant knight in armor in a glorious cause.

Neiman, go to the link.

"Here lies, in honored glory, an American soldier, known but to God.”

The stakes are high. Whether the issue is the economy, or energy, or the federal courts or national security, the right answers are coming not from the Democrats, but from the Republicans. The surge of operations that began a year ago is succeeding. The only way to lose this fight is to quit. Richard M. Cheney, Vice President, 30 May, 2008

Thank you!

You have both proven my point very nicely. (see pparets’ original post in the Readers’ Blogs section.) More of this from McCain will only help to overcome conservative reservations about him...regardless of what “flavor” of conservative.

“Poverty of goods is easily cured; poverty of the mind is irreparable.”

McCain was right to say there was no discussion, if Kerry asked and he said no.  A proposition posed and answered, end of story.  No back-and-forth that could reasonably called a “discussion.”

The time to settle this would have been BEFORE he got the Republican nomination.  At the point he clinched the nomination this and the issue about his supposed discussions with Tom Dashle to switch parties in 2001 are really not an issue.

I’ll plead guilty to carrying on the second issue recently. 

Of course now the media is going to do what they can to keep McCain from making up with Conservatives.  Don’t get me wrong, it’s up to McCain to get guys like me to vote for him, but I’m not going to let the left wing press interfere with my decision.

What’s going to happen to US industry when the global warming extremists like John McCain double the price of electricity?  I would think all these factories will close and set up in countries where they aren’t scared of technology.

This is an example of reporters trying to create a story. It’s really shameful. I think that every aspiring journalist should be forced to sit through a viewing of “Ace in the Hole"… kind of like an orientation video to warn them how close they can come to turning into pieces of shit.

“Behind Communism, Fascism, behind all occupations and invasions lurks a more basic, pervasive evil… a parade of people marching by with raised fists and shouting identical syllables in unision.” - Milan Kundera

It didn’t appear to me he was all that ‘testy’ and handled it quite well considering.

I thought the microphone incident yesterday was hilarious.

“To love is not to stare steadfast at one another...it is to look forward, in the same direction.”
Saint-Exupéry

A reporter asks a silly and unjustified question, and McCain actually restrains himself here.

Why is it silly and unjustified?

I’m not saying he had to answer it, but it was as legitimate a question as many.

There’s better, more complete footage of this video over at Breitbart
Angry? I don’t see it. That question seemed like a complete non sequitur based on his tone. He merely stayed with his point. He didn’t allow the reporter’s characterization to stand. He stood his ground. Do we really want a commander in chief who crumples like Kleenex under the mildest of questions? Didn’t think so!

A troll is someone who only wants to stir up trouble, not have an honest debate.  Some signs that a poster is a troll:
* Dodges questions from other posters * Refuses to give sources
* When one of its arguments is shown to be false, either ignores the proof or moves the goalposts.  Heh. (From the LGF faq)

I saw the exchange.  McCain responded to the NYT reported “in kind”.  John is a military man, a Navy aviator who fought in a combat zone.  He is and was a hero.

Communism is evil

Coming Soon to Stage and Screem -

John McCain is . . .

A Man for All Snakes on a Plane

SEE!  Reporters really work them Stories from Years Past Like they were Hot Off the Gridle

See!  John McCain not tell the reporter - ‘Okay, get off. Now.  Denver is about four mile that way (pointing to the floor) Leave the bag of peanuts - they’re paid for.’

SEE! John McCain wear the distinctive signature Kangol cap backwards!

SEE! McCain’s Poopularity soar to the Heavens!

SEE!  John McCain: A Man for All Snakes on a Plane!

http://hickeysite.blogspot.com/2008/03/john-mccain-beat-press-or-man-for-all.html

Gritting one’s teeth and hissing is not “hostile.”
... handing the reporter a parachute and a push may also be conceived as ”hostile”, but I’d classify it as justifiable end of interview.
I agree with Hairy… the reporter was trying to create a story

Anna:  For more info, go to Rob’s link, “Asking him...”

"Here lies, in honored glory, an American soldier, known but to God.”

The stakes are high. Whether the issue is the economy, or energy, or the federal courts or national security, the right answers are coming not from the Democrats, but from the Republicans. The surge of operations that began a year ago is succeeding. The only way to lose this fight is to quit. Richard M. Cheney, Vice President, 30 May, 2008