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Title: John McCain, Charles Grassley Physical Altercation Confirmed By Washington Post
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Published: Apr 20, 2008
Author: Huffington Post
Post Date: 2008-04-20 17:34:36 by robin
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Views: 283
Comments: 16
Sunday's Washington Post features a front-page story examining the notorious temper of Sen. John McCain, including a first-hand account of McCain's physical altercation with fellow GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley. Earlier this month, The Huffington Post first reported on charges leveled in Cliff Schecter's book, The Real McCain, that McCain had physically attacked GOP Arizona Rep. Rick Renzi. At the time, McCain issued a non-denial denial, saying the reports about his temper were either "false or exaggerated." But in the Washington Post today, McCain aide Mark Salter confirmed that Renzi and McCain had a very heated exchange: 
It was early 1992, and the occasion was an informal gathering of a select committee investigating lingering issues about Vietnam War prisoners and those missing in action, most notably whether any American servicemen were still being held by the Vietnamese. It is unclear precisely what issue set off McCain that day. But at some point, he mocked Grassley to his face and used a profanity to describe him. Grassley stood and, according to two participants at the meeting, told McCain, "I don't have to take this. I think you should apologize."
McCain refused and stood to face Grassley. "There was some shouting and shoving between them, but no punches," recalls a spectator, who said that Nebraska Democrat Bob Kerrey helped break up the altercation.Reports recently surfaced of Rep. Rick Renzi, an Arizona Republican, taking offense when McCain called him "boy" once too often during a 2006 meeting, a story that McCain aides confirm while playing down its importance. "Renzi flared and he was prickly," McCain strategist Mark Salter said. "But there were no punches thrown or anything."
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#1. To: robin (#0)
He's a spoiled little arrested development punk, just like Bush.
I cling to hope of a 50 state repudiation of the traitorous, neocon Plutocrat Party
Boy? Boy? I guess you've never seen me in the shower.
Bush's temper is that of a permanent teenage frat boy. McCain's is more like an overgrown toddler, throwing tantrums when things don't go his way. If you wouldn't trust a toddler with the nuclear button, you shouldn't trust Mad Mac either.
Support for Obama is a vote for McKooK.
www.realclearpolitics.com..._mccain_vs_obama-225.html
'Individuals should not take responsibility for their own defense. That’s what the police are for. ... If I oppose individuals defending themselves, I have to support police defending them. I have to support a police state.”' Alan Dershowitz
We will have all three, Clinton/Obama/McKooK
LOL...is that the best the RAT attack machine has? LOL...sheeesh, any normal person--not that McCain is normal--would have to get pissed off at the morons who inhabit DeeCee...MUD
Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, robin has you on bozo because you make idiotic posts like the one you just did above. By the way, it's nice your song parodies are banned. Capps did a good job when she started hammering you over that crap on FU.
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Is Capps a moderator on FU now? Been a long time since I "saw" her.
Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. No accounting fer taste...bozo is fer cyber-wussies...MUD
Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, That's CAPPSMADNESS...she doesn't post much there, though...nobody really does...MUD
Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, No, it's for morons like you. But you know that. Why would robin want to read your spam? It's as dumb as your song parodies - which are banned everywhere for being stupid.
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Yeah, I knew who Capps was/is.
Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. I think those who are reflexively supporting McCain for his party affiliation would do well to re-read the article and note this one, stark fact: Only Republicans have had the displeasure of incurring the juvenile, boorish behavior of McCain. McCain is collegial only with Democrats such as Kerry, to whom he entreated for the position of Democratic Vice Presidential selection in 2004, Lieberman, and Hillary Clinton. Those quick to fly to McCain's support would do well to take note of this and be informed by it.
My bad...I hadn't run accross her before she was a FU mod...MUD
Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, That's Obama RAT-spin, rr...McCain didn't "entreat" Kerry for the Veep spot. That's absolutely bogus...MUD
Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States,
#2. To: robin (#0)
..Rick Renzi, an Arizona Republican, taking offense when McCain called him "boy" once too often during a 2006 meeting...
#3. To: iconoclast (#1)
He's a spoiled little arrested development punk, just like Bush.
#4. To: robin (#0)
#5. To: Cynicom (#4)
#6. To: robin (#5)
#7. To: robin (#0)
"...the notorious temper of Sen. John McCain"
Localities, and Individuals as Prescribed in the U.S. Constitution!!
#8. To: Mudboy Slim (#7)
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#9. To: ... (#8)
Capps did a good job when she started hammering you over that crap on FU.
Lord Acton
#10. To: ... (#8)
"robin has you on bozo"
Localities, and Individuals as Prescribed in the U.S. Constitution!!
#11. To: James Deffenbach (#9)
Localities, and Individuals as Prescribed in the U.S. Constitution!!
#12. To: Mudboy Slim (#10)
No accounting fer taste...bozo is fer cyber-wussies...MUD
#13. To: Mudboy Slim (#11)
That's CAPPSMADNESS...she doesn't post much there, though...nobody really does...MUD
Lord Acton
#14. To: robin (#0)
#15. To: James Deffenbach (#13)
Localities, and Individuals as Prescribed in the U.S. Constitution!!
#16. To: roughrider (#14)
"McCain is collegial only with Democrats such as Kerry, to whom he entreated for the position of Democratic Vice Presidential selection in 2004"
Localities, and Individuals as Prescribed in the U.S. Constitution!!
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