McCain: NBC 10/26/08 Part 4 of 4

John McCain on John McCain
"Meet the Press" 10:31am
Interview

TOPIC: battleground states, endorsements, McCain

TRANSCRIPT:
MR. BROKAW: Senator, we opened today with a--how you're doing in Iowa. The Des Moines Register has endorsed...

SEN. McCAIN: George Shultz. George Shultz is the other one.

MR. BROKAW: George Shultz, right.

SEN. McCAIN: George, I'm sorry I left you out to start with. George Shultz, the great--one of the great secretaries of state in history. Anyway, go ahead. I'm sorry.

MR. BROKAW: We opened today with, with the poll here in Iowa in which you're trailing by 11 points, according to our NBC/Mason Dixon poll. The Des Moines Register has endorsed Barack Obama as well.

SEN. McCAIN: I'm astonished!

MR. BROKAW: It's the state's largest newspaper.

SEN. McCAIN: Shocked! Shocked!

MR. BROKAW: Now stay with me. Stay with me for a minute here. Here's the Arizona Republic, your largest newspaper in the state of Arizona today. "We have seen the irascible McCain. the bawdy and irreverent McCain. And, yes the temperamental McCain. Likewise, we here in Arizona have seen the former Navy pilot and war hero evolve--slowly and with lots of fits and starts--into a statesmen." That's the Arizona Republic today endorsing you for president. I'm confident...

SEN. McCAIN: God bless the Arizona Republic.

MR. BROKAW: I am confident that you are aware of this, but our viewers probably are not. This is, I would think for you, a very poignant Sunday because it was 41 years ago today that you were shot down on a bombing mission over Hanoi. This is the Associated Press account of that. "October 26th, 1967. Navy fighter pilot John McCain being captured by Vietnamese civilians in Truc Bach Lake near Hanoi, Vietnam." Actually, it's in Hanoi. "McCain was tortured and imprisoned for more than five years, and eventually awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart, Distinguished Flying Cross Medal, and Prisoner of War medal."

A week later, your mother wrote this letter to President Lyndon Johnson. "My dear Mr. President, As the parent of a son who was shot down in Hanoi last week, and is now a prisoner of war, I wonder if you are interested to know that both my husband and I back you and your policies 100 percent in Vietnam? One reads so much of the opinions--of other opinions that I just hope that you and the people really making the sacrifice believe in our country and in you. May Gold bless you and keep you strong in your courage and convictions." That's your mother, Roberta McCain, who is still going strong.

SEN. McCAIN: Ninety-six, still going strong.

MR. BROKAW: For all the obvious reasons, that experience was a defining moment in your life, and you said it changed your attitude toward you are your country's from then on, not your own man. How has this campaign changed you?

SEN. McCAIN: It hasn't changed me. It's made me humble and grateful and aware of the trust and faith and confidence that so many people have in me that it motives me to continue to want to serve my country. But I think it also validates service to country and putting your country first. We're going to do well in this campaign, my friend. We're going to win it, and it's going to be tight, and we're going to be up late; but it will be because there's so many Americans who believe that I can give them the future for themselves and their children and their grandchildren that we all aspire to. And I'm deeply honored.

MR. BROKAW: Four years ago I interviewed President Bush at a time when it looked like he may be in trouble against John Kerry, final weekend of the campaign. I showed him a map. He said, "Oh, I just don't do that. Karl Rove does that." As soon as the interview was over, he said, "I'll win here," and pointed to southeastern Ohio. Where will you win if you win?

SEN. McCAIN: I, I think there are obviously the battleground states that you and the panel are going to be going over right after the segment of the program, and we are very competitive in those areas. And we're going to have to just get out our vote, work hard over the next nine days, and, and make sure that people know that there will be a better future. People are very worried now. Very, very worried, and have every reason to be. I think it's all about who can assure a better future.

MR. BROKAW: Senator McCain, I hope this has been a better Sunday than it was 41 years ago.

SEN. McCAIN: Thank you. And it's good to be with you. And I appreciate your many years of informing the American people. You've come a long way from South Dakota, but you'd never forgot where you came from.

MR. BROKAW: That's true.

SEN. McCAIN: Thank you.

MR. BROKAW: Thanks for being here. Thank you.

LABEL: JM JM NBC 10-26-08 10.45 (LAD#60) ZZ

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[Fishbigbass]

Note to Fox News: This is how to conduct an interview.

[ErnCar]

What a moron, and whats even scarier, are the idots that support this poor excuse for a human

[McSham2008]

Do people actually believe that Palin could negotiate with foreign leaders?  You got to be out of your mind. She knows nothing. She's a republican who didn't know what the Bush doctrine was when she was running as VP canididate. And who would we negoitate with since Bush expanded the definition of a threat to include anyone who might be able to eventually threaten the US. So with McCain we'll at least a few wars; Iran, Syria, Russia, Cuba, North Korea, and maybe even Spain. Scary thought

[BONIFASI007]

Note to CNN: This is how to conduct an interview.

[cucumb]

Oh dear. Are you as ignorant as that redneck woman??? Irony stupid- Educate yourself unless you are gonna end up in Americans are not stupid. Guess you don´t know what that is..

[TheGoodDeacon]

what a fucking loser, you need to get laid.

[cucumb]

I hear you!!Who would you seduce if you were to choose one foreign politician. Andrea Merkel? lol.

[yablebab]

I agree completely. It's time we moved away from negotiating with foreign powers and start seducing them.

[FaJingPower]

NY TIMES: Endorsement From Hell. Al Qaeda militants prefer a McCain presidency and might even try to use terror attacks in the coming days to tip the election to him. From their perspective, a continuation of Bush policies is best for recruiting, In contrast, an African-American president with a penchant for building bridges rather than blowing them up would give Al Qaeda recruiters fits.

McCain would be a tragedy for Americans and a boom for radical groups trying to recruit suicide bombers.

[cucumb]

I actually believe that Sarah Palin could make a difference as a VP. She is very beatifull and could charm a lot of oponents . Really - Us is not very popular in the world but with Palin negotiating with the foreign leaders, they would loose focus on a lot of things when she winks with her beatiful eyes and the male politicians would for sure think of her sexiness. She could use that to her advantage and make them sign trade deals and so on.

[vidlivs]

You mean rigged by ACORN and the $800,000 supplied to that organization by the Obama campaign to get phony registrant voters to support the Democrats. Ohio and Indiana already have tainted registrants that will compromise the validity of the vote in those states.