Saturday, September 27, 2008

McCain used curse word during debate last night

I missed this on TV, but right after about 4:30 into this NBC video it is clear that John McCain said "horsehi...." I don't think we got the "t" because someone was able to cut his mike in time to stop that last vowel.





(If the embedded NBC video doesn't work, here is a link to it.)

That ramps up the suggestions that McCain was acting very contemptuously toward Obama. McCain is not a Maverick. He is someone who has no respect for other people.

Here is MSNBC discussing McCain's refusal to look at Obama.



As this curse word, combined with the McCain's refusal to even look at Obama during the debate, become more widely recognized by the media they will become the equivalent to Al Gore's sighs when debating Bush 43 or Bush 41's glancing at his wristwatch wishing the debate was over.


Addendum 3:10 pm CDT
John Cole describes the reaction to McCain's contempt and anger, comparing it to the reaction that Al Gore got after his first debate in 2000.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

McCain was indeed transparently angry. I think it goes beyond the debate or even the campaign.

John McCain suffered unimaginably in service to the rest of us. When his sacrifices are denigrated or ignored by those who never endured such treatment, his anger is understandable. I believe this instance is more revealing than the debate.