McCain called Cornyn's claim "chicken-s---," according to people familiar with the meeting, and charged that the Texan was looking for an excuse to scuttle the bill. Cornyn grimly told McCain he had a lot of nerve to suddenly show up and inject himself into the sensitive negotiations. "F--- you," McCain told Cornyn, in front of about 40 witnesses. It was another instance of the Republican presidential candidate losing his temper, another instance where, as POW-MIA activist Carol Hrdlicka put it, "It's his way or no way." There's a lengthy list of similar outbursts through the years: McCain pushing a woman in a wheelchair, trying to get an Arizona Republican aide fired from three different jobs, berating a young GOP activist on the night of his own 1986 Senate election and many more. ... "I've never seen anything in the way of an outburst of temper that struck me as anything out of the ordinary," said McCain biographer Robert Timberg . ............HE WAS FEISTY At age 2, McCain's tantrums were so intense that he'd hold his breath for a few minutes and pass out. His parents would dunk him in cold water to "cure" him, he wrote in his memoir, "Faith of My Fathers .".......... He was a tough little guy. At Episcopal High , he was a 114-pound wrestler classmates called "Punk" and "McNasty."............ Karen Johnson , then Mecham's secretary and now an Arizona state senator, recalled how McCain told Mecham that he was "causing the party a lot of problems" and was an embarrassment to the party. "Sen. McCain got very angry," Johnson recalled, "and I said, 'Why are you talking to the governor like this? You're causing problems yourself. You're an embarrassment.' " Johnson would go on to work at three different jobs over the next five years, and she said that each time, McCain would contact her boss and try to get her removed. ,,,,,,,,,,,,In January, Sen. Thad Cochran , R-Miss., told The Boston Globe that, "the thought of (McCain) being president sends a cold chill down my spine. He is erratic. He is hotheaded. He loses his temper and he worries me."............... As McCain continued walking, Jane Duke Gaylor , the mother of another missing serviceman, approached the senator. Gaylor, in a wheelchair equipped with portable oxygen, stretched her arms toward McCain. "McCain stopped, glared at her, raised his left arm ready to strike her, composed himself and pushed the wheelchair away from him," according to Eleanor Apodaca , the sister of an Air Force captain missing since 1967. . McCain's staff wouldn't respond to requests for comment about specific incidents. ............... "In the nuclear age, you don't want someone flying off the handle, so it's a critical question: Can McCain control his temper?" asked Thomas De Luca , professor of political science at Fordham University in New York . ................... "It seems the only way to deal with John McCain is to think the way he does," said Hinz, the former Arizona GOP official who now runs an insurance reform advocacy group in Phoenix . "If he gets more power, what's going to make him suddenly become a fuzzy, nice guy?" ............... http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/3035300 Do you still think McCain is fit to become the next president of the United States of America? (My answer is my feeling about McCain was right all along. There are better and smarter people in America than him that can build a better future for America.)
You'll see, the cons and neocons will shy away from this thread. Embarrassment. Even though there is plenty of proof he and his mate are not fit for the jobs they are running for, cons, neocons, and sexists will vote for them anyway. God Bless America.
Why would they be embarrassed? From what I've seen on this board, many of them conduct themselves in the same manner.
If by that you mean posting logical statements and posts with some real stuff behind it unlike the crap that constantly come from the likes of you around here.
Oh you mean stick to the thread in the same way that you did by bumping your thread with an off topic statement of how we do not like to respond to your crap? Or your LOL GOOD ONE post. Another bump and infraction of the rules
I think McCain has a temper but of all things that is not really a problem and people are trying to put too much focus on something that is for the most part irrelevant.
You need to ask the same question about Obama, who has zero management experience and not a single accomplishment on his resume other than self promotion. I see Obama as a naive Neville Chamberlain type of fool who thinks he can appease tyrants through talk. That may work sometimes, but not most of the time. BTW, the former presidential candidate whose temper tantrums are legendary happens to be Hillary Clinton. She destroyed thousands of dollars in White House dishes, furniture and other public property when in the White House. She is also very well known for using the 'F' word as just about every other word in a sentence when she is on a tirade about something, which was pretty much daily when she was in the White House with Bill.
hehe, I personally like his personality. For example, on wikipedia it references this comment he made when he was being accused of being a carpetbagger when running for office in Arizona. Essentially just moving to Arizona to get elected. The ironic part, he was being accused of and took offense to something that Clinton actually did in New York. Anyhow... here was his response: I love the response, it was quick and witty, he wasn't try to take the "politically correct" ground that so many politicians do these days. I like that about him. You'll know exactly where he stands.
This is an anonymous gray rep I got for my post This is the behavior I'm talking about. I did not specify any individual in my post, although I could have, yet someone took my comments very personally, and responded with the trash above *in anger*. I was trying to point out what I perceive as a common difference between the two parties. Namely, that republicans tend towards belligerent outbursts, which is contrasted sharply by the democrats passive-aggressive apologist pussy outbursts. I stated they would not be embarrassed because McCain is probably acting just like they would in similar circumstances. Not only does this give his supporters something to relate to, it also means that being embarrassed by his actions might require a critical assessment of their own actions as well. Most people find it difficult to be honest with themselves, and avoid doing so at all costs. I don't think I've posted nearly enough on this board to be grouped with the likes of anybody. Furthermore, your inferred contention that those on the right post logical statements with "real stuff" behind them, is complete bullshit. I have seen completely worthless, unsupported, assumptive posts from BOTH sides of the political spectrum. The most reasonable posts I've seen tend to come from those that fall somewhere in the middle of these extremes. These posters also seem more willing to give honest consideration to opposing points of view, and respond constructively with data supporting their claims. Basically, the merit of any post is based more on the POSTER than the PARTY. More on topic - you admit McCain has a temper, yet blow it off as irrelevant. The president is effectively our representative to the rest of the world. He is integral in sensitive trade and security negotiations. As commander-in-chief, he has great influence on the actions of our military. Why would his temper be irrelevant? Angry outbursts can often lead to ill-advised knee jerk reactions to situations, which I think is very relevant to McCain's ability to hold any public office, let alone that of president.
Almost as if the president does not relly have the power to implement policies or anything. Almost as if he needs to go through Congress thus preventing knee jerk reaction policies in the spur of anger.
.......Most people find it difficult to be honest with themselves, and avoid doing so at all costs. ..... This statement is sooo true for this board!
Yep, and if you actually READ my post, you would notice I didn't mention policies at all. Incidentally, one could also use congressional oversight as an argument against the fear that Obama will turn the US into some sort of welfare state...but that would require actual honesty. What I did mention was some situations which have little to no congressional oversight, and in which a quick temper has a great potential to negatively impact the situation. Like face to face negotiations w/ foreign representatives and conferences in which he is our representative to the rest of the world.