Tough Questions at McCain's first Town Hall Meeting

Why does the media always say he "excels" in this format? He sucks! And I call bullshit on the WSJ's "straight talk spin", but the bits about the questions are funny.




http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/07/07/tough-questions-at-mccains-first-town-hall-meeting/

Tough Questions at McCain’s First Town Hall Meeting
Elizabeth Holmes reports from Denver on the presidential race.



The feisty few hundred audience members took aim at the Arizona senator for a number of issues. The drilling began right out of the gate. The first audience member McCain called on was a man wearing a Vietnam veteran hat, a stereotype that typically supports the former prisoner of war candidate. "You didn’t vote on the new GI Bill and you spoke out against it,” the man said. “We haven’t heard an explanation.” McCain answered, the questioner followed with some contentious remarks about votes McCain made that he disliked. “Sir, I’m responding to your question and then I will let you speak again,” McCain said to applause. “The way we try to conduct these is let people finish and then go back to you.” The exchange continued for several minutes. “You do not have a perfect voting record,” the man said. McCain responded “I’ll be happy to examine what your version of my record is.”

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McCain regularly expresses his appreciation for the “dialogue” with the American people. To be sure, McCain regularly answers softball questions, such as what’s the biggest difference between him and his Democratic opponent Barack Obama, as well as accept praise (“It is such an honor to talk to you,” one man said Monday.)But often times, voters come clutching papers outlining the record of whatever vote they didn’t like or whatever steps they want McCain to take. Monday in Denver the crowd was especially fired up. Even as McCain was trying to end the event, a questioner who wasn’t satisified with what McCain had said began shouting his disdain. “All I can say to you is I respectfully disagree,” McCain said. “If we all start yelling, it doesn’t get very enjoyable or informative.

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A wheel-chair bound woman asked McCain about the Community Choice Act, a piece of legislation for disabled Americans that would give individuals greater freedom on where to live. “What that would do is it would end the institutional bias,” the questioner said, then asked him if he would consider supporting it.
“I will not,” McCain responded, “because I don’t think it’s the right kind of legislation.” A trio of people in wheelchairs left the room shortly after his response.

Obama needs to push buttons to get McCain angry - McCain becomes very testy and acts foolish when he gets angry

I can't wait for the debates.

I watched him in an interview this morning on MSM and he actually sounded something very close to intelligent and it was scary.

mcbush needs to be smacked-down before he gains some credibility.

He will be ready for him when the time comes. Patience, grasshopper! ;)

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Watch the video here:

I'm pretty sure this is the same townhall meeting. Check it out.

http://www.progressnowaction.org/page/community/post/al/Cqyh



Follow link to read more!

The story is also on Kos: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/7/7/18337/07170/283/547890

... he's stellar in those town meetings!

And by "stellar" we mean not as idiotic as when he gives a speech.

I'm waiting for someone to keel over and die at one of his events. You can't get that many old people together day after day without one of them croaking.

Where can I see this online? :rofl:

No more hand-picked audiences like the DeFailure had the luxury of.

If this election is even remotely close enough to steal, a revolution with torches and multitudes needs to happen. I absolutely refuse to believe even the most slobbering 23%er jackass can even get behind this guy. He's a shitty speaker that appears to be embracing the worst of conservatism, with emphasis on all of the policies that drove this country into the crapper.