McCain: "I have never done a lot of things in my life that I think I am familiar with."

[Amerigo Vespucci]

There are three video clips embedded in the article linked below:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/01/mccain-gets-testy-with-de_n_130801.html

On Monday, John McCain had a truly combative meeting with the editorial board of the Des Moines Register, discussing heatedly everything from Sarah Palin to health care to the shine of his maverick brand.

McCain got near anger when it was suggested that the Straight Talk Express had taken a detour, challenging the questioner to provide examples. Asked specifically about the kindergarten sex-ed ad, McCain defended it wholeheartedly.

"I have always had 100 percent absolute truth and that's been my life of putting my country first. And I'll match that record against anyone's. And I'm proud of it. And an assertion that I have ever done otherwise I take strong exception n to. And you will have to provide better proof than a bill that Sen. Obama supported that clearly calls for the teaching of sex education of young children."

McCain was equally as animated when asked about the qualifications of his running mate, Sarah Palin. At one point, he seemed to catch himself getting heated and deliberately backed off.

"So, with due respect, I strongly disagree with your premise that she doesn't have experience and knowledge and background," the Arizona Republican said. "And, by the way," McCain said before cutting himself off and saying, "I'll stop there. I fundamentally disagree and I'm proud of her record. But you and I just have a fundamental disagreement and I'm so happy that the American people seem to be siding with me," he said.

McCain dismissed Republicans who questioned Palin's experience as "Georgetown cocktail party" people who call themselves conservatives.

McCain gave another sharp answer when the editorial board noted that -- having served in the military, then in Congress, and now being over the age of 65 -- McCain has always been covered by a taxpayer-financed health care plan.

"I was out of the military for a while before I went to Congress," McCain said. "But that is an interesting statement. And I have never been an astronaut, but I think I know the challenges of space," he said. "And I have never done a lot of things in my life that I think I am familiar with. I have always been a free enterprise person who thinks families make the best choices for themselves.

"I did go a period of time when the health care wasn't very good," he added, in reference to his time as a POW.

The Des Moines Register board leans left, but they endorsed McCain during the Republican primary.

[sakabatou]

1. "Absolute truth" my hairy, white ass

[hisownpetard]

9. Is that a come-on?

:shrug: :loveya: :shrug:

[sakabatou]

12. I dunno

My girlfriend, Mia, might think it is... :rofl:

[hisownpetard]

17. Good for you, then!

[El Supremo]

2. POW POW POW

Do you think he is familiar with that? Or is it unfamiliar?

[polichick]

3. He used tactics that fool a lot of people - fake outrage, reminding of his mythical identity, etc...

These are the things that have worked for him all his life ~ he's angry because it's not working anymore, too many people are on to him.

[central scrutinizer]

4. I have never been a stable, friendly, considerate guy

but I can imagine what that might feel like.

[AlCzervik]

5. "And I have never been an astronaut, but I think I know the challenges of space"

what in thee hell does that even mean?

[jberryhill]

16. No one can hear you scream /nt

[TwilightGardener]

6. OK, I read that headline quote four times, I still have no idea what it means.

Do the rest of you understand what he's trying to say? Because I just don't--it's gibberish.

[BigAnth]

8. Sounds like he's been hanging around his VP nominee too much!

[treestar]

21. Or he's taking lessons from Chimpy!

:rofl: It sounds like a Bushism.

[AlCzervik]

7. Wow, the video is even worse, sheesh what a grumpy ass snide mutha fucker.

[hisownpetard]

11. I absolutely despise him. McCain is a time-bomb, going off in short spurts, over and over

and over again.

He needs to go away, before he goes off.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

18. I read your post WAY too fast.

I thought you wrote "McCain has a time bomb in his shorts."

He might, granted, but I've got to slow down and savor these posts. Haste makes waste!

:rofl:

[hisownpetard]

23. I totally doubt that McCain has a time-bomb in his shorts - or at least not for his wife. He looks

like he would break into splinters if their arms even brushed each other's by accident.

On the other hand, maybe for Sarah Six-Pack...

[opihimoimoi]

10. That Dumb Ass MoFo is outta his friggen cave

Screw him

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

13. The StraightJacket Express

[TexasObserver]

15. DUzy!!

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

22. Unfortunately, I can't take credit for it - I've already seen it posted by several on DU

[hisownpetard]

14. OK. That sentence has now replaced my favorite OP of: mainly because half the people I was with

believed it until I explained the situation to them" and my 2nd favorite of:

EXCEPT the american people gave obama a hands down when so maybe the

american people like he was able to acknowledge the area of agreement and a simple, you are right but i also feel...... benefitted obama a great deal regardless of the complaints from us.


Let's drink a toast to John McCain, who's starting to out-do even Sarah Six-Pack with his speaking splendor.

:hi:

[RichGirl]

19. So he thinks "families make the best choices for themselves."

Most of the time I hope that's true, but in the case of a father who makes the choice of molesting his daughter, which happens all to often, we shouldn't interfer by teaching that child that it's wrong and she can and should tell someone.

[treestar]

20. So I wonder why the same standard does not apply to Obama

Obama has never been to space either! And he's never known the challenges of old age.

As for the families making a choice, I suppose McCant does not even recognize the existence of the poor? You don't have a choice when you don't have the $$.