Report: McCain Exploded With Rage During Gambling Outing

Writing for the Daily Beast, Michael Kinsley relays a disturbing story about John McCain from Jeff Dearth, former publisher of the New Republic, when Dearth and McCain attended a magazine industry conference at a casino hotel in Puerto Rico in 2005:

McCain's game is craps. So is Jeff Dearth's. Jeff was at the table when McCain showed up and happily made room for him. Apparently there is some kind of rule or tradition in craps that everyone's hands are supposed to be above the table when the dice are about to be thrown. McCain--"very likely distracted by one of the many people who approached him that evening," Jeff says charitably--apparently was violating this rule. A small middle-aged woman at the table, apparently a "regular," reached out and pulled McCain's arm away. I'll let Jeff take over the story:

"McCain immediately turned to the woman and said between clenched teeth: 'DON'T TOUCH ME.' The woman started to explain...McCain interrupted her: 'DON'T TOUCH ME,' he repeated viciously. The woman again tried to explain. 'DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU'RE TALKING TO?' McCain continued, his voice rising and his hands now raised in the 'bring it on' position. He was red-faced. By this time all the action at the table had stopped. I was completely shocked. McCain had totally lost it, and in the space of about ten seconds. 'Sir, you must be courteous to the other players at the table,' the pit boss said to McCain. "DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? ASK ANYBODY AROUND HERE WHO I AM."

This being Puerto Rico, the pit boss might not have known McCain. But the senator continued in full fury--"DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU'RE TALKING TO? DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?"--and crisis was avoided only when Jeff offered to change places and stand between McCain and the woman who had touched his arm.

Read Kinsley's full piece here.

Also this week, Brave New Films released a new video focused on McCain's temper, featuring "original interviews with former U.S. Senator from Arizona Dennis DeConcini, former Arizona Republican Party Executive Director Jon Hinz, former Arizona Republic Editor Pat Murphy, and Eleanor Apodaca, sister of a Vietnam POW/MIA soldier. All four attest to McCain's explosive anger, three of them with personal anecdotes."

Watch it:

Comments

[JumpingCholla]

Who would want a craps shooting, woman abusing, out-of-control rage-aholic for president? Oh yeah, a republican would. Morons.

[Hadrian3]

Whenever someone shouts, "Do you know who I am?"
The appropriate answer is, "You've forgotten who you are? What a pity. Please give us the name of your mother so we can ask her to identify you."

[LiarLiarIraqsOnFire]

Don't you mean, "Please give us the name of the home you've wandered away from."?

[Prophesy]

He backhanded a woman!?!!? We need MSM on this immediately!!!

[Carolab]

"John McCain is the best Republican presidential candidate of my lifetime", writes Kinsley. Wow. How old is he? I can name at least one that was far better, Ike.

[chitown8]

How is he shaking the dice?

If he can do that then he can use a computer.

[SnapShots]

Regarding McCain's repetitious "Do you know who I am?," I would have gotten on the casino's intercom and said, "Attention ladies and gentleman. We have a man here at the craps table who doesn't know who he is."

[skwan91607]

Of course, every American knows who is McCain, another no-brain commander-in-chief who obsesses "winning" the war in Iraq by "EASY" surging. Using his wild wild imagination rescue the American economy by just buying up the bad mortgages. So simple like that. He is really simple, A BIG NUT.

[trucap]

Never trust a gambler.

[highlyblessed]

Anyone voting for McCain is either blind, deaf or just as ignorant or angry as McCain.

[wdw101]

Nope, just don't like bo's bad policies

[gifu]

You sound like a maverick, wdw101!

[Petey131]

The way McCain is running his campaign at this point is an example of how unstable and angry this man really is. McCain is dangerous, very dangerious for America. He is unfit to be President.

[realtalker]

John McCain has proven that he is a lunatic!!!

[betabeta]

On no please don't let this video go viral. It would make us no better than the folks that swift boated John Kerry. Sorry, I just don't believe in getting into the mud simply because those around me are wallowing in it. We need to stay above Rovian tactics.

[alexis d]

I disagree. Send it viral. Everyone needs to be clear on what a danger to the world this man would be if he had nuclear codes and command of the military.

There is a difference between fraudulent, sleazy attacks and honesty. It is totally germane to the election. God help us all in this world if this man becomes President.

[anney]

Do you think it's "swiftboating" to tell the truth? Those Swiftboaters who attacked John Kerry were lying. This isn't a lie -- it's already known that McCain frequently vilifies people, even his own wife. And his crossing the line into a physical attack on a stranger has to mean that he's done it before.

[MsMadame]

Only in 'America' can wealthy white males (GOP leadership) and with the usuary of-Palin be granted free reign to reak havoc on the political system in America while gloating the entire time.

Any other cultural group would be stopped!

McCain/Palin have no reverence for the process it is a game to them.

[terkid]

Better he gamble with what little is left of his campaign, his reputation and his career...

than with our national issues and global position as president.

This clown is CRAPS, for sure!

[folkgator]

Highly recommended is the recent story in "Rolling Stone" magazine on McCain's life story - If half the revelations are true and proven he should never have another word to say about character or qualifications. The link is "www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/23316955/the_doubletalk_express/". It's lengthy but worth the read. It shows him to be a despicable dangerous individual. (man is too kind a word for him)

[Heyogirl]

Half of the revelations true? I read the entire article, expecting biased conjecture and partisan "revelations". The majority of the article, however, is based on John McCain's OWN writings! The article is excellent--joining McCain's own revelations about his life and career to brief confirmations by associates and friends.

McCain wrote these things. He had these things published. Rolling Stone merely put them into order and presented a timeline.