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Caption McCain Upset
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Posted on 03/07/2008 7:43:10 PM PST by swampdweller

John McCain talks to reporters while in flight from Atlanta to New Orleans, La., Friday, March 7, 2008. Topic was his conversation with John Kerry about being his running mate for VP in 04. McCain was not happy.

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To: berdie

Despite the press having talked about lots of rumors, below is the one I am remembering. I don’t remember McCain personally ever acknowledging that the discussion took place, that the offer was made and he turned it down. There were also rumors/stories that it was McCain who approached Kerry, but that was denied saying that maybe a staffer talked to somebody, sometime.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1151968/posts

WASHINGTON - Republican Sen. John McCain has personally rejected John Kerry’s overtures to join the Democrat presidential ticket and forge a bipartisan alliance against President Bush, The Associated Press has learned.

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“Senator McCain categorically states that he has not been offered the vice presidency by anyone,” said McCain’s chief of staff, Mark Salter, who would not confirm the officials’ account.


101 posted on 03/07/2008 10:21:44 PM PST by calcowgirl ("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." P. J. O'Rourke)
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To: DogandPonyShow
Get off this site and over to your home DUmmie Undeground traitor.
You are either against the Liberals or not. You are obviously in the wrong place.

Oh, shucks! You got unbanned? There goes the neighborhood!

102 posted on 03/07/2008 10:22:47 PM PST by calcowgirl ("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." P. J. O'Rourke)
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To: org.whodat
He doesn't like to reminded that he begged Kerry to let him be his VP

Begged to be VP?

Well documented, think was in a Washington Post, years back, where it was clearly reported a call came late at night to McCain from a desperate (my description) Kerry, and McCain politely said it was not going to happen. "A bipartisan ticket would not work and could weaken the presidency," was how it was addressed. Senator McCain and Kerry were amicable, good friends, especially when McCain stood up for Kerry against, what he felt were baseless attacks. In fact the conversations were between Kerry and McCain one on one, with no one else present; so I guess you can believe whom you want to believe under those circumstances. McCain was anti-abortion and Kerry was not. One diverse difference in opinion. Some Dems speculated the aforementioned ticket would chase some of the libs over to Nader. Kerry's thinking was that this could definitely beat the Bush-Cheney ticket, which it might have well done. The Dems would have done anything to beat another term of the old Administration. Kerry had raised lots of money and donors do not like to LOSE! But never happened. Old "supposes" die hard; and were definitely DOA.

Down the road, it was revealed that even Teddy Kennedy had summoned McCain into his office on this political think-tank issue; and again McCain says, can't happen. Present election: Kennedy endorsed Obama, story of the VP request was recircled back into the media. Just political tales for the media to chew on. Keeps them from getting to important issues that really mean something to Americans.

Have said many times am not a McCainite; but this stuff gets real old when rehashed over and over--I don't blame McCain for getting annoyed at the ignorance of some of the media.

FTD

103 posted on 03/07/2008 10:23:07 PM PST by fight_truth_decay
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To: ARE SOLE
And, he was pulling up his pants like angry old guy when you walk on his lawn.

LOL!

104 posted on 03/07/2008 10:31:56 PM PST by Lijahsbubbe
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To: swampdweller

Pic looks like a turtle stretching his head out of his shell.


105 posted on 03/07/2008 10:38:39 PM PST by Global2010 (Election 2008 like playin Shoots and Ladders (ages 5 and up))
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To: org.whodat
Try google, you will find plenty.

You get out of Google what you put in..try rewording and will get much of what you might not want to accept. I don't rely on any "one read and return" from any of the common search engines. Google can be manipulated to achieve a desired result. If one does research of any kind over an extended period of time, they come to know that misinformation is all over the net; again, just a Google away.

The great thing about FR is that it is filled with highly knowledgeable people which can make or break a story from personal history, experiences, contacts etc. I think FR is a better knowledge base than any Google-Like (news) engine. You don't think that much of the MSM, campaign staff etc don't use Jim Robinson's FR for their own personal Google?

They do. Polls included.

FTD

106 posted on 03/07/2008 10:39:18 PM PST by fight_truth_decay
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To: SlapHappyPappy
Is his shirt that big, or is his head that small?

LoL !

Made me look.

107 posted on 03/07/2008 10:41:13 PM PST by ARE SOLE (Agents Ramos and Campean are in prison at this very moment.. (A "Concerned Citizen".)
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To: ARE SOLE

He looks like a bad photoshop.


108 posted on 03/07/2008 10:55:40 PM PST by SlapHappyPappy
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To: ARE SOLE
Looks like a Paul Frederick's loose fit custom shirt, great collar, cuffs and sleeve length, but a full fit on the sleeve to hide his giant arm mussels. Just a thought.

He's the MAN. He's Pop Eye, the Sailor Man.

109 posted on 03/07/2008 11:33:05 PM PST by jws3sticks (Hillary can take a very long walk on a very short pier, anytime, and the sooner the better!)
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To: Galactica
Why is he upset with a question about begging Kerry to be his vice-president?

It was the other way around.

110 posted on 03/07/2008 11:36:56 PM PST by Republican Wildcat
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To: DocRock

LOL


111 posted on 03/07/2008 11:39:30 PM PST by Republican Wildcat
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To: swampdweller
Agreed, she was clearly trying to anger him. He did well answering her.

I thought so too.

112 posted on 03/07/2008 11:44:07 PM PST by Floratina
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To: org.whodat; fight_truth_decay
If you don't know about all of insane’s personal attacks on people and his blowing his fuse. ...

Here are some:

John McCain's top ten temper explosions

113 posted on 03/07/2008 11:51:01 PM PST by calcowgirl ("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." P. J. O'Rourke)
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To: CougarGA7

I think the only reason we havent seen Obama on a plane is becuase he would fly it into a building.

Stop it. Your going to make me pee my pants. lol. That was unexpected and extremely funny!!!


114 posted on 03/08/2008 12:15:47 AM PST by napscoordinator
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To: TNCMAXQ

“I saw the video and clearly McCain was agitated but I would hardly call it “showing temper.” I think they are blowing this up too much. Imagine the news media doing a thing like that. Ha ha”

Well, you “ain’t” seen nothing yet. No he was just agitated but he won’t be able to contain himself! Just wait!


115 posted on 03/08/2008 12:16:03 AM PST by Cricket24 (ULTRA PATRIOT!!)
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To: JustaDumbBlonde
This may have gone better if he would have simply answered the question. It wasn't one of those 'gotcha' things really, but to answer that 'everybody knows about it and I'm not gonna discuss it any further' makes it look like something of which he's ashamed.

Totally right on. This time it wasn't anger so much as attitude. And thin skin.

116 posted on 03/08/2008 2:59:56 AM PST by ARE SOLE (Agents Ramos and Campean are in prison at this very moment.. (A "Concerned Citizen".)
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To: calcowgirl
Banned nube:

"Get off this site and over to your home DUmmie Undeground traitor. " ... You are either against the Liberals or not. You are obviously in the wrong place.

calcowgirl:

Oh, shucks! You got unbanned? There goes the neighborhood!


Looks like it was him that was obviously in the wrong place.

117 posted on 03/08/2008 3:21:14 AM PST by ARE SOLE (Agents Ramos and Campean are in prison at this very moment.. (A "Concerned Citizen".)
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To: danamco
Did you hear the interview???

Yes, I watched the whole thing, did you? He cut her off and got pissed because she was bringing up him wanting to be Kerry's VP and then not telling the truth at the time when he said there was never a meeting.

McCain is a self-serving liar and a backstabber. Sorry he is what the Republicans have chosen...I can't support him.

118 posted on 03/08/2008 3:40:39 AM PST by Galactica
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To: kitkat
So, are you voting for Hillary or Obama?

I will vote third party for the best candidate that I can find. I won't vote for a liar and backstabber that I despise because he is better than the Dems. I would have voted for any Republican in the field this time except Ron Paul and McCain. I am sorry the Republicans picked him.

I vote for people I feel I can trust and depend on them that whatever is at stake they will do what is right and not what is best for them. When I lived in PA I didn't vote for Specter because he was always doing what he thought would get him the most votes and not what was right.

I will also support good Republicans down the line like I always do.

119 posted on 03/08/2008 3:51:59 AM PST by Galactica
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To: calcowgirl
Oh, shucks! You got unbanned? There goes the neighborhood!

About 2 weeks ago this Dog and Pony whackjob told me to get out of the US. He also called me every name in the book.

This person is a danger to himself and others.

I hope he takes his nasty little mouth elsewhere, like to a good shrink! LOL

120 posted on 03/08/2008 4:33:36 AM PST by dforest
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