McCain heckled by CNN reporter (Michael Ware)

Drudge Report ^ | April 1, 2007 | Matt Drudge

[West Coast Conservative]

During a live press conference in Bagdad, Senators McCain and Graham were heckled by CNN reporter Michael Ware. An official at the press conference called Ware’s conduct “outrageous,” saying, “here you have two United States Senators in Bagdad giving first-hand reports while Ware is laughing and mocking their comments. I’ve never witnessed such disrespect. This guy is an activist not a reporter.”

Senators McCain and Graham flew into Iraq and drove into Bagdad, making stops at an open market and a joint Iraq/American military security outpost before appearing at the press conference.

This is not the first time Michael Ware has taken issue with Senator McCain’s comments about early progress in Iraq. Last week, after Senator McCain told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer that he needed to catch up on the news coming out of Iraq, Michael Ware responded, saying:

“I don't know what part of Neverland Senator McCain is talking about when he says we can go strolling in Baghdad.”

Michael Ware has also publicly expressed his views on the war last year in an interview with Bill Maher, saying, “I've been given a front-row ticket to watch this slow-motion train wreck … I try to stay as drunk for as long as possible while I'm here … In fact, I'm drinking now.”

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[Tall_Texan]

Regardless of whom he attacked, such comments are unprofessional of anyone purporting to be from a news organization.

Ware should be fired.

[Tall_Texan]

If you haven't heard of him, McCain is the furthest thing from a dem. He is probably the only person on our side running for President who isn't a RINO, hell, he is to the right of Duncan Hunter. He is also the only stable and sane candidate.

Excellent satire. You were joking, weren't you?

[LonePalm]

Sounds like Ware drained the bar.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[AliVeritas]

Check out the Belmont Club links re: Ware
http://hughhewitt.townhall.com/2006/03/page4

[Bigg Red]

This guy is an activist not a reporter.”

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Nothing new there. The only difference in the past few years is that now they don't even try ot hide it.

I watched a bit of C-SPAMs "Washington Journal" yesterday. There was some congressional reporterette from the Christian Scienc Monitor who lavished praise upon Nancy Botoxi and her band of Rats. She even chuckled when some clown called in to say that Bush should be impeached. Impartiality? What's that?

[KoRn]

What are you drinking or taking? I want some!!

;^)

[Verginius Rufus]

According to Wikipedia, he's Australian...their entry already includes today's heckling incident.

[mnehring]

Right now, Sam Adams Honey Lager.

[upsdriver]

If it makes you feel better, I almost fell for it too!

[AliVeritas]

Blackfive's take (video)
http://www.blackfive.net/main/2007/03/friday_freefly__4.html

[advertising guy]

lmao....now that is funny

[Screamname]

I try to stay as drunk for as long as possible while I'm here … In fact, I'm drinking now

Good to see he`s taken up the Kennedy method of professionalism.

[Popman]

He is also the only stable and sane candidate.

I grant you McCain had a decent conservative voting record.

Stable and sane is a whole different issue.

I would actually vote for Hillary before McCain.

At least with the Hilderbeast, you know what you are dealing with, she will stab you in the front, then rip you heart out.

McCain will stab you in the back, then rip you guts out.

[Continental Soldier]

As a reporter, Michael Ware is a disgrace. But as a front man for CNN, he is just perfect! Even though I feel I should defend McCain and Graham, I can't bring myself to do it. Both of those boys have been less than strong in the face of politics.

[Screamname]

He`s a terrorist sympathizer (or enabler, same thing)..This POS is the one who met up with these Islamic pyschopaths and distributed their videos of them killing the American contractors. He should be not be on CNN, he should be in Gitmo!

[FormerACLUmember]

CNN "reporting" by a loud drunk democrat party thug?

I guess CNN wants to upgrade its usual level of news accuracy.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Ware hasn't followed his nose around the corner yet!

[kcvl]

Australian journalist reporting for CNN as an international correspondent based in Baghdad. He joined CNN in May 2006, after five years with sister-publication Time Magazine.

[kcvl]

On October 18, 2006, CNN aired a small portion of a videotape sent to Michael Ware which showed insurgent snipers hunting American troops. This caused an uproar among some internet pundits and right-wing talk radio hosts who believed that Ware was embedded with the insurgents filming the video and watched complacently as American soldiers were killed. The video was a propaganda tape sent to CNN to which Ware added narration for the edited broadcast segment.

[kcvl]

Time magazine reporter Michael Ware gained exclusive access to the Iraqi insurgents, spending months with them for this week's cover story.