McCain's History of Blow-Ups: The Top Ten (repost)

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This is definitely worth re-posting.

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This one is from Daily Kos in June.
<http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/6/11/4141/76893/80/533839>

McCain's History of Blow-Ups: The Top Ten
by timran
Wed Jun 11, 2008 at 01:21:27 AM PDT
Reprinted with permission

By Jwilkesfrom Eyes on Obama:

Over his tenure in Congress, John McCain has had angry, expletive-laced exchanges with a number of his colleagues and peers,- both Democrat and Republican alike. Below are the ten most notable...and shocking.


Reprinted with permission

As former GOP Senator Rick Santorum put it, "Everybody has a McCain story." Over his tenure in Congress, McCain has had angry, expletive-laced exchanges with a number of his colleagues and peers,- both Democrat and Republican alike- many of which have been covered extensively by local Arizona and nationwide news sources. Below are the ten most notable among them.

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4. Senator Strom Thurmond - In an article titled "Senator Hothead," The Washingtonian recounted one particular encounter between McCain and then-92-year-old Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina. McCain was giving an opening statement at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing when Thurmond, the committee chairman, interrupted to inquire as to whether McCain was finished so that the proceedings could be moved along. McCain glared at Thurmond and thanked him for his "courtesy." McCain later confronted Thurmond on the Senate floor, and a "scuffle" ensued. "The two didn't part friends."

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3. Senator Chuck Grassley - The same Newsweek article that outlined McCain's confrontation with Domenici pointed to a similar incident with Republican Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa. The two were debating issues related to soldiers who had been reported Missing In Action in Vietnam. After a blistering commentary by McCain, Grassley took offense. "Are you calling me stupid?" he asked.

McCain didn't miss a beat. "No, I'm calling you a fucking jerk."

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2. Senator John Cornyn - On May 18, 2007, The Washington Post reported that McCain had locked horns with another one of his GOP colleagues, this time Senator John Cornyn of Texas. The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill of 2007 had caused an enormous rift among Republicans, and the two Senators found themselves on opposite sides. Cornyn objected to a provision of the bill that allowed for what he perceived as too many judicial appeals for illegal immigrants. McCain called his objections "chicken shit" and accused Cornyn of making petty tactics to sabotage the whole bill. Cornyn took immediate offense.

"Wait a second here. I've been sitting in here for all these negotiations and you just parachute in here on the last day. You're out of line."

Then McCain, who'd been spending a lot of time away from Washington on his presidential campaign, got a little more out of line. "Fuck you!" he shouted. "I know more about this than anyone in this room!" McCain apologized shortly afterword.

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1. His Own Wife, Cindy McCain - In his new book, The Real McCain, Cliff Schecter, a journalist and frequent contributor at the Huffington Post related perhaps the most disturbing of McCain's tirades. During his 2000 White House bid, the Senator was joined on the campaign trail by his wife, Cindy, his aides, and three journalists who spoke to Schecter on condition of anonymity, but independently confirmed each other's accounts of the incident. Cindy McCain playfully ran her fingers through the Senator's hair and teased, "You're getting a little thin up there." McCain reddened and fired back, "At least I don't plaster on the makeup like a trollup, you cunt." After he'd cooled down, McCain apologized, saying he'd had a long day.

Note: I only posted the top four, but please read the diary and familiarize yourself with John McCain's "character" as a Senator and husband. Such a "great" person.

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[Turn CO Blue]

1. .

[Turn CO Blue]

2. I was hoping for comments.

[Raine]

6. Kind of leaves a person speechless

don't know what to say except he sure isn't fit to lead the nation.

[BlooInBloo]

3. Nothing about shoving the wheelchair lady into a wall??? Fail.

[HooptieWagon]

4. The USS Forrestal fire in '67 was a rather big blowup....

It's pretty hard to pin the blame on McCain, although it has been alledged by some.

[Liberalboy]

5. sigh...what an ass

[Coexist]

7. THAT'S not change we can believe in.

[libnnc]

8. You know there's more...

hoping some others add to the list

[NoodleyAppendage]

9. KICK. This is IMPORTANT. This is the SINGLE ISSUE that could sink McCain.

We need to promulgate the "McCain is a loose cannon" meme REPEATEDLY. The single, best issue we have on him is to SCARE THE SHIT OUT OF VOTERS that he is nuts and will involve us in many more wars.

J

[gordianot]

10. Obama's turn is coming with his comments today, Yes, he is right McCain thinks you are stupid.

[Spider Jerusalem]

11. I never had any use for Strom Thurmond, but...what sort of nutcase gets violent with a 92-year-old?

'A scuffle'? That's kind of unnerving. Can't keep his temper in check enough not to pick fights with men in their 90's.

[Turn CO Blue]

12. Seems that I read somewhere else it truly was a "physical" scuffle

with, as you say, a 92-year old Thurmond.

[ContinentalOp]

13. "Fuck you!" he shouted. "I know more about this than anyone in this room!"

That's my favorite. I'm totally tempted to use that in an argument some time if I could be certain that at least some people in the room would get the joke. It's probably good I don't work in an office anymore because I would be really tempted to try that during a meeting. }(