The "Passion" of John McCain
McCain Anger Management
A compilation of articles and videos posted by Flap's Blog
http://flapsblog.com/?p=4973
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Yesterday Senator and Presidential candidate accused former
Massachusett’s Governor and also Presidential candidate Mitt
Romney of flip-flopping on illegal immigration and the immigra-
tion reform bill pending in the Senate ... McCain’s criticism and
smack-down of the Mittster was over the top ...
Does America need a President who is in need of anger
management class?
McCain, Cornyn Engage in Heated Exchange
By Paul Kane, The Washington Post
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/capitol-briefing/2007/05/mccain_cornyn_cursing_showdown.html
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McCain, a former Navy pilot, then used language more accus-
tomed to sailors (not to mention the current vice president, who
made news a few years back after a verbal encounter with Sen.
Patrick Leahy of Vermont).
"[Expletive] you! I know more about this than anyone else in the
room," shouted McCain at Cornyn. McCain helped craft a bill in
2006 that passed the Senate but couldn't be compromised with
a House bill that was much tougher on illegal immigrants.
McCain Calls For ‘Respect’ In Political Dialogue - In a discussion over the “fate of Vietnam MIAs,” Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) asked McCain, “Are you calling me stupid?” “No,” replied McCain, “I’m calling you a f—ing jerk!” [Newsweek, 2/21/00]
- At a GOP meeting in fall 1999, McCain “erupted” at Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) and shouted, “Only an a–hole would put together a budget like this.” When Domenici expressed his outrage, McCain responded, “I wouldn’t call you an a–hole unless you really were an a–hole.” [Newsweek, 2/21/00]
‘Senator Hothead’ the wrong guy to ‘raise the level of political dialog’
Examples compiled by Steve Benen of The Carpetbagger Report
http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/14188.html
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In November, McCain told a group of supporters, “I think
people want a respectful debate and a respectful discussion.
And if they don’t, then obviously, I’m not the person to be their
candidate.” He added, “Legitimate policy differences, those
should be debated and discussed. But I don’t think you should
take shots at people.”
This is deeply ironic. Campaign coverage generally ignores
McCain’s nasty, belligerent side — Newsweek once referred
to him as “Senator Hothead” — but the record is overwhelming,
and worth considering given his claims about “respect.”
The Double-Talk Express
Taking fire from the left: MoveOn Calls Out McCain on His Iraq Flip Flops By By Joshua Holland, AlterNet.org
http://www.alternet.org/story/46745
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Public record reveals what the media haven't about McCain:
He's been flip-flopping on Iraq since before the first war. First
he said he could "not even contemplate" the bloodshed. Now
he says more troops should "do the trick."
Taking fire from the right: Double-standard bearer
By David Keene, The Hill
http://thehill.com/david-keene/double-standard-bearer-2008-01-15.html
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From taxes to his relationship with social conservatives and his
position on Second Amendment or “gun” issues, McCain has
shown an unending willingness to do just what he so self-right-
eously accuses others of doing — tailoring his position to suit
his needs of the moment.