McCain To Bush: “Don’t Give Me That Sh*t And Take Your Hands Off Me!”
May 9, 2008Of course, that was in 2000.
Bush tried to smooth things over-at a South Carolina debate in early February-the result was less than promising. During a commercial break, Bush grasped McCain’s hands and made a sugary plea for less acrimony in their campaign. When McCain pointed out that Bush’s allies were savaging him in direct-mail and phone campaigns, Bush played the innocent. “Don’t give me that shit,” McCain growled, pulling away. “And take your hands off me.”
Not that a two-faced Bush liked McCain, either.
“I love you, man,” Bush said to his rival, whose skin nearly wriggled off in discomfort. Soon Bush would be saying something quite different in private. “There’s a reason all those colleagues of his in the Senate support me and not him,” Bush told a friend in January. “They think he’s sanctimonious, and they’re right.”
Crooks and Liars has more, including the big “did he or didn’t he” question. McCain either did or did not vote for George W. Bush, and clarity is not forthcoming. According to West Wing actor Richard Schiff, this all came out at a Beverly Hills party shortly after the 2000 election at the home of Candice Bergen.
“Someone asked, ‘What do you think of Bush?’ ” Mr. Schiff recalled. “My recollection, and I have to qualify this, because I’m not 100 percent sure he used this word, but my recollection is that McCain said that Bush was dangerous and he didn’t trust him. Then this person said, ‘Why did you support him?’ And McCain said, ‘It was my obligation as a Republican to support the Republican candidate.’ And the person said, ‘Did you vote for him?’ And McCain said, ‘No.’ “
Bradley Whitford tells a similar tale.
“He was going on and on about how horribly unqualified and untested Bush was, how the campaign had attacked his family,” said Whitford, a registered Democrat. “Someone said, ‘If he’s so terrible, why did you support him?’”
McCain replied that as a member of the GOP, Whitford added, he always intended to back the party’s nominee. Then, the actor said, someone asked McCain whether he had cast a vote in favor of Bush.
“He put his finger up to his lips, shook his head and mouthed, ‘No way,’” Whitford said.
Even though these stories contradict what McCain told Bill O’Reilly on Thursday, it confirms what Huffington relayed earlier in the week. McCain did have a slip of the tongue, however, when O’Reilly first asked if he voted for Bush, and the answer was “Of course not.” But then maybe he was telling the truth.
Bill o reilly called huffington a “liar” on his xm radio show on 5-9-08 so it is obvious that b.o. is going to deny any negative remarks[about himself or Mc cain] from huffington when it comes to who said what & when.
Wait, was I supposed to watch the O’Reilly interview with McCain?
Anyway, great to see Greg on H&C.
Ok, to be honest, true or not, why Did Ariana wait until now to bring this up? It’s 7+ years.
So, Alan, you are reporting gossip from a cocktail party, now?
It does seem like a low shot. Oh well. Still not voting for him. But if he was Kwai Chang McKaine I might vote for him.
My Spidey senses multiple comments comparing Republican and Democratic improprieties and crimes are to come.
I might not be on before the free for all starts so I must say this. I have 8 initial points in the Yahoo Fantasy NASCAR game after qualifying. Not the 12 I’d like, but still good.
I’m reporting it, the New York Times is reporting it, and the Washington Post is reporting it. Follow the links.
Elizabeth Banks looks damn fine as Laura Bush, I might see it just for Mrs. Banks.
I’d rather not answer that, Alan.
Oh, well, if the Times and the Post are reporting it then it must be legit. As my pal Bubba said, “Give me a break. This is the biggest fairy tale ever.”
Alan’s icon is rather regal looking, aint it?
Dun dun dun. Posting like a bored little drunk, humming to the Kung Fu theme. Dun dun dun dun dun.
Btw, my avatar character is Count Duckula, not Daffy.
Yay! Red Eye. Epiphany is ecstatic!
Yeah, I’ll agree with the callers, the latter is worse. Ok, I’m on record. Call me Greta.
I left an event notice at the activitypit.
Women are better than us, and more crafty. Don’t waste your time searching.
Ok. Later all.
GAC~ are those your initials, or is that like “great american country” or something? Just curious.
Assuming that this is true, my concern is not so much that McCain said that he was terrible and then campaigned for him. My concern is that McCain encouraged citizens to do something that he himself chose not to do. That’s one of the worst hypocritical crimes a politician can commit.
Bush called someone santimonious?
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Red Eye on Alan’s show. Oh yuck. LOL.
Will Mrs. Gutfeld be on? I don’t watch the show anymore but I remember her. She was funny.
The only one. :->
Settle, Epi. Our heroes will be on soon. Mrs. G? Doubt it, but maybe.
So McCrap, the flip-flop Express, holds a grudge and didn’t vote for Bush?
And now he wants his support(and his base)?
Oh, this is too good to be true! What else will he flip flop on next news cycle?
Let’s not engage in such partisan bashing. McCain clearly just made a slip of the tongue during the O’Reilly interview. It’s ridiculous to believe anything different.
He’s been doing a lot of that in the last few months.
Good thing Republicans don’t flip-flop.