Interesting Info: Mccain Top Ten Blowups
Over his tenure in Congress, McCain has had angry, expletive-laced exchanges with a number of his colleagues and peers,both Democrat and Republican alikemany of which have been covered extensively by local Arizona and nationwide news sources.
Senator Ted Kennedy On August 6, 1993, the Boston Globe ran a story detailing a heated verbal exchange between Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy and McCain.
The instances below do not come close to what our next President will be faced with upon his entrance to the White House but it does give an indication as to how the Senator reacts in tense and demanding situations.
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Kennedy was at the lectern delivering remarks, when McCain began walking toward him from across the Senate floor, mocking the Massachusetts legislator.
Unidentified GOP Senator Accounts of McCain’s outburst at a Senate GOP policy lunch has reached near-epic proportion, having been written about by just about every blog and news site from Newsmax, to DailyKos, to the Huffington Post, to Wonkette, and so on.
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Senator John Cornyn On May 18, 2007, The Washington Post reported that McCain had locked horns with another one of his GOP colleagues, this time Senator John Cornyn of Texas.
Unidentified GOP SenatorIn 2006, Ron Kessler of Newsmax wrote that much of McCain’s unpopularity in the Senate stems from his 2000 campaign, when the vast majorityin fact, all but fourof his colleagues backed George W. Bush in the GOP primary.
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Senator Strom Thurmond In an article titled “Senator Hothead,” The Washingtonian recounted one particular encounter between McCain and then-92-year-old Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina.
Speaking at a luncheon at which McCain was in attendance, former Phoenix Mayor Paul Johnson was among a group of local mayors fielding questions from the Arizona Congressional delegation about local land issues.
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Senator Pete Domenici Newsweek’s February 21, 2000 edition highlighted an exchange between McCain and Republican Senator Pete Domenici of New Mexico, Chairman of the Budget Committee.
Former Phoenix Mayor Paul Johnson Newsmax, the “conservative perspective” political publication run by Chris Ruddy, didn’t cut McCain any partisan slack in a July 2006 article, in which it recounted a dust-up between McCain and some local government officials in his home state.
Unidentified GOP SenatorIn 2006, Ron Kessler of Newsmax wrote that much of McCain’s unpopularity in the Senate stems from his 2000 campaign, when the vast majorityin fact, all but fourof his colleagues backed George W. Bush in the GOP primary.
Former Phoenix Mayor Paul Johnson Newsmax, the “conservative perspective” political publication run by Chris Ruddy, didn’t cut McCain any partisan slack in a July 2006 article, in which it recounted a dust-up between McCain and some local government officials in his home state.
Senator Pete Domenici Newsweek’s February 21, 2000 edition highlighted an exchange between McCain and Republican Senator Pete Domenici of New Mexico, Chairman of the Budget Committee.
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His Own Wife, Cindy McCain In his new book, The Real McCain, Cliff Schecter, a journalist and frequent contributor at the Huffington Post related perhaps the most disturbing of McCain’s tirades.
His Own Wife, Cindy McCainIn his new book, The Real McCain, Cliff Schecter, a journalist and frequent contributor at the Huffington Post related perhaps the most disturbing of McCain’s tirades.
Senator Chuck Grassley The same Newsweekarticle that outlined McCain’s confrontation with Domenici pointed to a similar incident with Republican Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa.
McCain was giving an opening statement at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing when Thurmond, the committee chairman, interrupted to inquire as to whether McCain was finished so that the proceedings could be moved along.
In staunch disagreement with a particular portion of a budget amendment, McCain exploded.
McCain became infuriated, jumping from his chair and calling his fellow Republican a “shithead,” prompting an immediate demand for an apology.
