Smith interviews McCain: CBS 10/21/08

Harry Smith interviews John McCain
"Early Show" 7:04am
Interview

TRANSCRIPTION
HARRY SMITH: Even Sarah Palin has come out and said she would prefer that the robo calls stop. Your robo calls.

MCCAIN: Well Sarah is a maverick. That robo call is exactly accurate. And by the way Sen. Obama's campaign is running robo calls as we speak. I'm sure Sarah and I have disagreed on some issues. You know, to, to think that somehow we are saying something not true in those calls is absolutely false.

He was friends with a terrorist and his wife, he was. And we need to know the full relationship.

SMITH: Your own people have said, "Well if it's about the economy, that's not an - that's not an argument that I can win with."

MCCAIN: That's simply not true. That's simply not true. We've been focusing on the economy. Listen to me, I'm the candidate. And this - this campaign is about the economy.

SMITH: A lot of Republican pundits have said, in the last couple of weeks, have said that your choice of Sarah Palin has been a disaster, If in fact you found out that her candidacy cost you the election, would you still say that it was the right choice?

MCCAIN: Harry, look. Come to one of the rallies with me. You'll see the ignition out there, and the passion, and the incredible intensity out there for Sarah Palin.

If someone thinks that somehow she was unqualified, that's their opinion, but that doesn't stack up on paper. I mean the most popular governor in America, I'm proud to have. And I think she and her husband and her family are just wonderful.

SMITH: Can you reassure the American people right now that your health is what it needs to be in order to take office, and not be concerned that it will become a factor, should you become president of the United States.

MCCAIN: Have you seen me in the last two years? Twenty-four seven, out there, day after day doing the grind. I hiked the Grand Canyon from rim to rim a couple of summers ago with my son. I'll listen. I'll invite any of the people who are reporting on that to come out and stick with me and hang with me on the trail.

SMITH: It's very interesting to watch you at the Al Smith dinner the other night. And some people said, "That's the John McCain what you're giving me the

MCCAIN: I've heard that too.

SMITH: [They're saying] That's the John McCain I know, that's the John McCain that we like so much from the past." Are there different John McCains? Are there different aspects of your personality?

MCCAIN: I'm a pretty good stand up comic. But times are too serious for stand up comedy. This is serious business and there are real issues here, and there's real problems out there. Somebody who's about to lose their home probably might enjoy that routine at the Al Smith dinner, but that's not what they wanna hear from me on the campaign trail.
Full transcript: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/20/earlyshow/main4535013.shtml

HS JM CBS 10-21-08 7.04 (JR#566)

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[texasboy911]

fuck this guy

[fsfbritton]

If you say it twice, it doesn't make it true Tempest. The only robocalls I've received this year have been from the Obama campaign.

Stop the hate mongering.

[TempestDust]

When McCain says that OBAMA spends the most on NEGATIVE ads, I can enlighten him by saying that those are mostly RETALITATIONS for the dirty attack ads and robocalls McCain is pulling up. McCain is running the sleasiest campaign of all time, the LOW ROAD impersonated. And he dares to defend his f###ing robocalls as just and legit! What a freaking asshole, burn in hell you traitor!!

[TempestDust]

When McCain says that OBAMA spends the most on NEGATIVE ads, I can enlighten him by saying that those are mostly RETALITATIONS for the dirty attack ads and robocalls McCain is pulling up. McCain is running the sleasiest campaign of all time, the LOW ROAD impersonated. And he dares to defend his f###ing robocalls as just and legit! What a freaking asshole, burn in hell you traitor!!

[Guklamo]

What a loser. That automatic phonecall was the most tragic piece of conservative shit ever. Mccain says he wants people to know the full relationship between Obama and Ayers. In what way does that phonecall accomplish that? I didnt think people dot any dumber than Bush but this guy isnt far from it.

[isaac523]

Mccain is a joke... Obama 08'