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regicide · Joined: 01 Sep 2006 Location: United States

By LIBBY QUAID, Associated Press Writer

NEW ORLEANS - Republican Sen. John McCain, showing a flash of the temper he is known for, repeatedly cut off a reporter Friday when asked whether he had spoken to Democratic Sen. John Kerry about being his vice president in 2004. "Everybody knows that I had a private conversation. Everybody knows that, that I had a conversation," McCain told the reporter. "And you know it, too. No. You know it, too. No. You do know. You do know."

The reporter, Elisabeth Bumiller of The New York Times, was following up on a question McCain had answered at a campaign event Friday morning in Atlanta. Asked if he might consider Kerry as a running mate, since Kerry asked him in 2004, McCain said no.

Afterward, on a campaign flight, Bumiller said she looked in the Times' archives and that McCain had denied talking with Kerry in a May 2004 story.

McCain interrupted, saying that everyone knew he had a private conversation, and he kept interrupting as she tried to follow up. McCain clearly was irate.

"I don't know what you read or heard of, and I don't know the circumstances," McCain said. "Maybe in May of '04 I hadn't had a conversation."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080308/ap_on_el_pr/mccain_reporter

McCain is known for having a temper and has been dubbed "Senator Hothead" by more than one publication.

Gopher · Joined: 04 Jun 2005

John McCain has a temper problem and he needs to learn to control himself, although, at his age, the die has long been cast, so I imagine we are stuck with him "as is."

Journalists continue looking for sensationalism and gossip and, further, knowing that McCain has a temper problem, like, say, Sean Penn, in times past, they will begin looking for more and more opportunities to provoke said temper to "make" the news and, more to the point, further their own careers.

Both of these things are true.

stillnotking · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Location: Oregon, USA

Somebody needs to put some kids on his lawn.

mithridates · Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 2:27 am Post subject:

I don't like McCain at all. That being said, there's nothing wrong with him having a temper. That's one of his few qualities I like actually.

In a similar vein, one good quality about Rumsfeld by the way was that he never sat down at his desk. I liked that too.

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

There is nothing wrong with having a temper, but losing your temper because of an annoying question is worrisome. Presidents should be able to control when they lose their temper so it's used effectively.

Captain Corea · Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Location: Seoul

Milwaukiedave · Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Location: Goseong

True, he should control his temper. I only saw part of the interview, but he's giving Democrats an opening.

Here's the commercial:

A picture of McCain, his face turns red and steam comes out of his ears.

The caption: "Do you want this man running America?"

I'm not saying it will happen, but it could.

stillnotking · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Location: Oregon, USA

wormholes101 · Joined: 11 Mar 2003

I don't trust that guy at all. He is fukcing shady...

TheUrbanMyth · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Location: Retired

Kuros · Joined: 27 Apr 2004

I dunno. This display of anger is a forgivable and venial vice.

But, voting against the torture ban? I don't think I'll be able to vote for him come November.

I'm an issues voter, after all.

Gopher · Joined: 04 Jun 2005

endo · Joined: 14 Mar 2004 Location: Seoul...my home

Didn't the NY Times release the story of him having an affair?

Kuros · Joined: 27 Apr 2004

stillnotking · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Location: Oregon, USA