The Chinese have said a picture is worth a thousand words. Especially THIS picture. I think that's all we need to know about johnny boy.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040821/news_1n21mccain.html

"Who the hell is waking me up at 3:00 in the morning!!

The reporter clearly does not know how to go about her job!!! McCain jumped down her throat ~ good for him and I don't even like the guy!

Losing his cool? Have you heard little johnny speak, my friends? Have you seen his slick, two handed style of holding the microphone, my friend? Have you heard him say "My friend," my friend? He could never lose his cool.

i so respect sen john mccain for the sacrifice that he has endured for the good of the freedom that the citizens of this country enjoy! that being said, i do not feel the need to vote for him as the president of the united states of america, for many reasons and on many levels. this show of anger being one of them. the man has age, pow syndrome, post traumatic stress disorder, as well as an extensive history of unrest with his own party!
my respect for a military man does not cloud my vision of the qualities that our next leadership MUST possess do to the fact that we are in dire straits! we are in grave danger of destroying our own great foundation...and in the process loosing the faith and support of the good citizens of america! we don't have time in our favor here...what with this very expensive war to tackle, and the economy...makes the other issues seem pale due to the urgency, we must look at the vision of the future of our children etc., and get serious about the environment..our addiction to oil, our foreign policy....electing the oldest president in our history is not giving america the best possible scenario we possibly can for these 21st century issues! we deserve barack obama! and anyone who wants to join forces with the politics of the future...not more of the same in any way!
peace

obama '08

Evan Thomas of Newsweek had an interesting prospective in relation to the 3am Clinton campaign ad, although the premise of the ad is not credible in a post Cold War scenario, since the president would have to be briefed by the Joint Chiefs in order to mobilize the military before any conventional action could be taken. Evan Thomas"s observation was that Obama the target of the ad never seems to react to the stress of campaigning and the political attacks by losing his cool, isn"t that the type pf person you want answer the call?

McCain clearly over reacted to a question, he could have simply answered directly without it being broadcast all over the media. He did speak with Kerry and he didn"t change parties to run as his VP, period. Both men have been friends for many years, McCain was so concerned that the wing-nut base might find out that he actually speaks to a Democrat and fellow veteran, that he over reacted to drive his point home appareling agitated in the process. Elisabeth Bumiller, did not write the lobbyist story and did not deserve to be the subject of McCain ire. MaCain showed a volatile temper that Military officers and his own Republican colleagues have voiced concern in the past as to his fitness to be Commander and Chief. McCain was not a victim of the press or an unfair question; he is a victim of his own temper and came off as a grumpy old man who missed his chill pill. Elisabeth Bumiller was so taken a back by his over reaction she asked him why the angry response? McCain once again became inpatient and asked what, she said forget it.

Actually, the man is a bit stern with the questioner. It is a meek attempt at confrontation from the reporter as it is. Looking like the NYT sends out an amateur to do a pro's job; that or the entire newsroom at the NYT is so devoid of actual fact-finding talent they simply don't know the art of leading-questioning.

HINT: look at the press conferences in Europe (Britain if you must) and listen to how the politicians are not taken at their every word. Then you must prepare to ask questions for which you already prepared follow-ups.

I know, I know: that takes a sense of professionalism and the commitment of the editorial staff unknown at the NYT.

In sum, the video has all the flavor of those bland sting videos students try to deliver against their substitute teachers. I need a bath.

geezer's piss'd

I'm not a big fan of McCain, but I think that was a great way to handle it. That "reported" felt so badly scolded that all she could whimper after McCain was through with her was "Why are so so angry?" I'd like to see Obama or Hillary pull that off without looking whiney.

General awesomemess overall.

McCain's campaign and candidacy are completely about ego. He is ONLY interested in becoming Commander-in-Chief, thus ascending to the top of the heap as far as his family history is concerned. He doesn't appear to be particularly interested in helping the American people, or changing anything other than "protecting" them from exaggerated threats and handing over the responsbibility for the rest of it to a group of trusted advisors who, surprise, appear more and more to be either Bush's advisors or lobbyists. It also appears that he loves flattery and attention, particularly when it is directed to his much ballyooed integrity and independence -- not the least trumpeted by the candidate himself with a huge dose of false humility. Yes, again, he would probably be a really interesting guy to have a beer with but it seems even some generals are a bit worried about him running the country. Are we really going to do this again?

Just what we need, a hothead running the country. You would think after Bush we would learn that charecter has more to do with the job then what a candidate says. GW made many promises but he certainly did not promise doubling the national debt, waging a war that will never end, nor having a faltering economy. He said mostly the opposite and look where we are, words are cheap, actions speak louder and McCain losing his McCool is not a good thing for a president, what happens if he is negotiating a peace accord, and loses his cool, oh wait never mind, he would not negotiate he would kill em all rather then talk, war is so much more fun then talking.

If this is the best the GOP can do...there is no hope for them.....this is a walking dead man.....

McCain probably suffers, still, from PTSD. He's not very stable and certainly not one you would want even walking by the red phone, much less answering it. McCain is not credible on anything. I absolutely give him credit for serving his country. And I believe that he suffered terribly as a captive. I fail to understand why it is that he is not now adamently opposed to torture in any sense. I've heard that some people have said if Obama is not nominated, they'll vote for McCain. Now how scary is that? Are those people saying that Obama is more like McCain...no, I really don't think so, but does anyone understand their logic?

REPUBLICANS used to say "We are the Party of Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan"

We don't hear that anymore, do we?

What I do remember about Reagan is the countless times he said "I don't recall"
Sen. McCain must think that old worn out mantra still works. guess what? It does not.

Regans Vice President, George Herbert Walker Bush, during that same time said (under oath) "I was out of the loop" ......Iran-Contra.

It appears that Sen. McCain is both forgetful AND out of the loop.

Actually he does not show much temper here!! Come on!!! What he does do is avoid a topic because it is in the past yet he will run on his experience. if the past is not open to discussion he should to be consistent not run on his past nor on anything which was private at the time.
Eliminates most of what he is going to run on.