McCain Goes Vindictive On CNN, Cancels Larry King Live Appearance

Remember how yesterday night, CNN's Campbell Brown asked McCain flack Tucker "Anchorman" Bounds a simple question, then chortled and smiled at the sight of Bounds struggling to not answer her? Well, John McCain remembers! And as punishment for CNN daring to impose some level of journalistic rigor, McCain has abruptly canceled a scheduled appearance on Larry King Live tonight. Via TPM:

Wolf Blitzer just reported that the campaign has canceled a scheduled interview with Larry King due to an unfriendly segment last night on CNN -- the segment we flagged last night where the network's Campbell Brown grilled McCain spokesperson Tucker bounds over Sarah Palin's lack of foreign policy experience.

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Blitzer said the McCain campaign complained that Campbell Brown's grilling of Tucker Bounds over Sarah Palin's lack of foreign policy experience was "over the line."

"Over the line?" Really? What would have been in bounds? Repeating the words "war hero" until overcome by the vapors?

Oh well, the joke will be on McCain once he finds out that the only unfouled restroom at the convention site is at the CNN Grill.

Comments

[booker52]

Too funny, McCain knows that Campbell Brown would be hard hitting on the question of his so called vetting process and the holes in it, more then swiss cheese in this case of simple Sarah!!! The same simple Sarah that wanted to ban certain books when she was mayor. Here is the link from the New York times story today. Yeah this gal is so narrow minded!!
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/us/politics/03wasilla.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

[Noratruth]

An eye-opening article! Under McCain government, America would look like a fanatic, ideological Muslim country. No freedom of choice, no freedom of speak and no freedom of information. If you dare to question the statuesque you will be punished.

[Noratruth]

An eye- opening article! Republican's are against the freedom of speech, freedom of choice and freedom of information. The Party of bullies that would do anything to force their opinion’s on American people!

[tgimacb]

Wow! A "simple" recap of this article and this page...

[ ...Remember how yesterday night, CNN's Campbell Brown asked McCain flack Tucker "Anchorman" Bounds a simple question, then chortled and smiled at the sight of Bounds struggling to not answer her?]
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[Oh well, the joke will be on McCain once he finds out that the only unfouled restroom at the convention site is at the CNN Grill]

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Campbell Brown was attractive and striking among the dark suits in her BLUE outfit impartially covering the Republican national convention for impartial and fair CNN.

Effective. Clever. Uh huh.

[Comedian1968]

Supporters of this kind of assertive, factual journalism, be sure to contact CNN with messages of support.

If they don't hear from us in mass numbers, be sure that they'll be hearing from the critics.

[brigadere]

why doesn't the world just shut up and fall in line. The republicans have picked Palin and there should not be any more discussion. They are republicans and those confused media people should not ask questions about stuff they don't understand.

[IowaKid]

Campbell was asking an honest question. Can you give me one accomplisment Gov Palin has done while holding office as Governor?

[Softnsweet]

Chris Matthews did the same thing to one of Obama's supporters. You guys remember that?
fair is fair.

[risdmom]

Yes the Republicans know what they are doing. 20 years ago they chose another "maverick VP"---Dan Quayle

[truthtopower007]

McCain is a maverick so he can be as whimsical as he likes!

McCain's advisor became enraged that his opinion; got in the way of the facts.

[neo1]

That's what happens when you run your mouth and don't know what you're talking about.

[iRob08]

See, repubs DICTATE that they are highly qualified to do anything and everything. They don't allow, or particularly like, the vetting process. Ask too tough of a question and they'll get tyrannical on us.

They deserve to lose because they don't take their chances like the rest of us. They obviously don't trust democracy and the majority. They feel that they have to fix the game, change the score, kick dirt in our eyes and move the goal posts just so that they can win.

[neo1]

You're not supposed to question a repug, don't you know that? They have all the answers no matter how far they have to dig to drag one out from the depths of the pit itself and you should be satisfied with it. To go further and ask more is to your own detriment. Naughty, naughty. The Gods have spoken so you should shut up accordingly :)

[Mike4Obama]

It looks like McCain's temper is beginning to show when he doesn't get his way.

[neo1]

You can't hide that inner demon but so long.

[TruepatriotinRI]

Perhaps Tucker Bounds couldn't remember the name of the Chinese restaurant that Palin regularly eats at or the name of the owner of the local 7-Eleven to buttress her foreign affairs experience!

[neo1]

Perhaps he forgot to take his laxative the night before and ran out of s h i t to say.

[MDinOK]

I saw this interview. This guy was entertaining. He has such a vivid imagination -imagining Palin doing things he wishes she could do. I guess he embarrassed the McCain camp!

[neo1]

Well, he certainly embarrassed himself that's for sure.

[swift goat pet for truth]

Expect Gov. Palin to do well tonight. She may be new, but she is good.
Despite her inexperience, she DID beat sitting Governor Murkowsk, and she did beat Big Oil, partly because they thought she would be easy. She is NOT.

They lowered the expectations on her, but she WILL exceed them.
Do not underestimate this woman. She is tough and she is smart.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/insider/politics/july-dec08/carey_09-02.html

And she really knows how get things done.
http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_plank/archive/2008/09/02/the-case-against-the-case-against-palin.aspx

[neo1]

If she's that smart, why is she on a "losing" team. That ain't smart!

[MartyGee]

Her beating sitting Governor Murkowski might be impressive if you don't know the governor ran THIRD. Doesn't that indicate he was more than ripe for the taking.
If she was really smart she would have turned down the nomination.

[vote-obama]

these fools are just mad that CNN will not let them cheat on the questions like mister 'cone of silence' let them do at saddleback.

[MindfulOne]

Please CNN don't cave-in and pander to this control freak. Now more than ever we need some responsible journalism.

[CommieLeftistLiberal]

If McCain becomes president and Congress upsets him, would he cancel a State of the Union address?

[tgimacb]

Larry King LIVE is hardly any State of the Union, commie.

You, I and He has an opinion. We all have our opinions.

You have your freedom to express your opinion here. Larry offers his opinion to anyone who tunes in, commie.

[rextrek]

UT OHHH - MCCain - Looks like an "Activist Media".....what to do...what to do?

[iRob08]

McCrybaby...waaaaaaaah, I want my free ride to the presidency!!! Be nice to me, I'm a POW.