"This meeting is over."- John McCain

[Ichingcarpenter]

On Tuesday, McCain's return to his old high school in Alexandria, Virginia, was not welcomed by all.

A student in the crowd asked him, "We're told this isn't a political event, so what exactly is your purpose in being here?"

McCain shot back, "I knew I should have cut this thing off. This meeting is over."

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/03/mccain.bio.tour/index.html

I would like to see a Video of this.

[Sabriel]

1. I saw that. It was tongue-in-cheek and good humored.

The words on a page aren't accurate without the video. And kudos to the student who stood up and said that! I'm glad she did.

[OwnedByFerrets]

7. Yes, it was tongue in cheek.....

but I think he meant every word, but just had no way of actually doing it.

[SteelPenguin]

2. edit

n/m

[Ganja Ninja]

3. "Damn you kids! Get off my lawn!"

:mad: :grr: :nuke: :crazy:

[Sabriel]

4. Here's Media Matters' take on the lack of coverage of that question

Strangely enough, the major media outlets ignored the student's question and the resulting awkward moment.

http://mediamatters.org/items/200804020011

[Ichingcarpenter]

5. Did I miss something?

I didn't see it in the clip. So, in otherwords, it is not there?
On a side note McCain was not only one the worst students at the Naval Academy
but was voted the worst freshman student at his boarding school.

[Sabriel]

6. Their point was that it was NOT on the clip.

I saw it on Olberman last night, but I can't find it anywhere on the intertubes. Still looking.

[Poiuyt]

8. Remember when he called another student "a little jerk?"