Do a web search today and enter the phrase "McCain and New York Times reporter" and you'll find story after story describing McCain's reaction as "flipping out", or McCain as "angry", or "losing cool", "losing nerve" or some other phrase that describes him as having lost this temper and control.
If you haven't seen the clip, and you've just read the transcript it is easy to believe he did lose his temper. However, the attached clip shows that wile he is bringing it home to Bumiller, he is not angry, although I would concede annoyed, angry is not the emotion be displays.
The clip doesn't start at the beginning of the encounter, but the reporter had been pressing home the issue of the conversation between Kerry and McCain in 2004. Bumiller claims to have no knowledge of the conversation, a point alone that would justify having her tossed out of the plane immediately for lying as the NYT would not be likely to plant a greenhorn in the McCain camp, they would embed a veteran, as they did with Bumiller who has been writing for the NYT since at least 1994.
What they don't also show is that McCain gets chummy with his press entourage, he goes back to where they are seated and gives them plenty of extra "unofficial" press time. Sometimes he'll serve them food, other times sit back there and eat off their plates. he has developed a report with the press covering him.. with the exception of Bumiller.
Watch the clip and note he is not yelling, his face remains normal, showing no signs of anger, but the best part is that at times he appears he is smirking. He has her on the ropes and she is clearly unable to deal with it and he appears to know it. And then at 1:10 listen as she finally reveals her hidden agenda. She prodded McCain until he reacted, and then asked "Why are you so angry?"
That was her intent all along, to push him over the edge and she failed miserably. So she asked the question so she could edit out the beginning of the encounter and try to couch her encounter as being attacked by an angry McCain, instead of being owned by a veteran politician.
And just so you understand my perception of these events, and lest you think I am a McCain apologist or carrying his water...
I remember watching the 2000 GOP debates and watching McCain screaming and losing his mind. It only happened once or twice but I remember thinking he was a lunatic. Of course I was voting for Gore that year so perhaps, in retrospect, it was not his sanity that should have been questioned.
But I've seen angry people, and I've seen John McCain angry... and the McCain in the clip is not angry.
So a big thank you to the liberal media for lying to the public once again. The sad part is many people believe it despite evidence that the encounter is not the way the media is describing it, all they have to do is watch the video without the media implanted bias.
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