A Punchy McCain Mocks the Media
John McCain campaigned in N.H. today. (Getty Images).
By Juliet Eilperin
NASHUA, N.H. -- Arizona Sen. John McCain must be feeling a little punchy on the campaign trail nowadays, because he was happy to tweak one of his campaign's most valuable assets today: the media.
When asked by a reporter whether he felt the ever-burgeoning press pack following him indicated his campaign was gaining momentum, the maverick presidential candidate couldn't resist taking a shot.
"There's a lot of vultures who are here," he said, ticking off some of the top journalists in the field. "Bob Schieffer [from CBS], Dan Balz [from The Washington Post], a lot of the aging, senile side of the press corps. Tom Brokaw." McCain, 71, launched into a mock snore.
An hour earlier, McCain cracked jokes with an audience of employees at BAE Systems, Inc., a defense and aerospace company, noting that even the snobby French now recognize the greatness of America.
"You may have noticed the president of France is pro-America," he said, referring to Nicolas Sarkozy, "which shows if you live long enough, anything can happen."
And with the Granite State's primary just a few days away, McCain couldn't resist currying favor with the audience by noting, "And by the way, he's a man of great taste and discernment because he vacations in New Hampshire."
Posted at 7:31 PM ET on Jan 4, 2008
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Posted by: ajdenton | January 5, 2008 5:58 PM
Did McCain clarify if he really wanted troops in Iraq for 100 years as he noted on Friday in this video?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf7HYoh9YMM
We have bridges falling down in the US and he wants to waste money on foreign troops and aid? He really thinks he is fiscally responsible?
Posted by: Matt4RonPaul | January 5, 2008 1:02 PM
At 71 McCain that wants to continue the fiasco in Iraq and the conservative republican BS war in terror, all for the profits of like minded in the industrial-
military-political-security-banking-petrochemical
-pharmaceutical-organized religion- media-the disaster economics and do gooder so called not for profit complex, is not only too old but a republican first and American second. Just a while ago he was sucking up the SC evangelical hypocrite to suit his purpose. Why should NH buy his crap.
Best thing he can do for the country is retire and please take along Rudy, MIT, that AK hick, Thompson and all all the other republicans with his.
Posted by: winemaster2 | January 5, 2008 12:35 PM
Republican New Hampshire Primary - Prediction Time!
Who do you predict will win the Republican New Hampshire Primary?
http://www.youpolls.com/details.asp?pid=1445
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Posted by: PollM | January 5, 2008 11:56 AM
Of course he's right--the media are not only vultures but skunks, jackals, asses, hyenas, lemmings and lots of other examples from the wide world of animals. What's interesting is that the press has reliably also been McCain's "base" supporters.
Posted by: rdklingus | January 5, 2008 11:29 AM
By the way, the entire first paragraph of this post is baseless characterization. Please, stop trying to be "interesting", you are the reporter, we really don't care what you think.
Posted by: zukermand | January 5, 2008 9:21 AM
It's Schieffer.
Posted by: zukermand | January 5, 2008 9:18 AM
Ok Punchie!
Senator McCain, it is Sept 11, 2001, would YOU have prefered to be reading to Children "My Pet Goat", or in the White House as the White House Military Director?
Earth to John-Boy,You are going after the WRONG Job!
And the RAT K.O.'s the Senator with a blow below the belt! ;~)
Posted by: rat-the | January 4, 2008 8:08 PM
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Oh goodness gracious. Is this called journalism? I've done drunken blogging that was more fact-filled, interesting and had a point. This was quite possibly, one the most pointless and disjointed post I've seen on here.