Crossing The Line Tribune: Questions About His Temper “Really Fucking Pissing” McCain Off

Washington -- On the campaign trail yesterday, Senator and presumptive presidential nominee John McCain (R-AZ) lashed out at a reporter who questioned his notoriously bad temper.
“Who the fuck do you think you are?” retorted a red-faced McCain. “My temper isn’t a fucking problem and is none of your fucking business!”

The reporter, a correspondent for the pre-teen news program “Kidz Newz”, politely apologized as McCain threw a bottle of water at him.

McCain’s temper has proven to be an issue during his entire career, but has recently been used to attack his fitness as commander in chief. At a recent press conference attacking Senator Barack Obama, Democratic candidate Senator Hillary Clinton touched on McCain’s temper.

“As much as I prefer Senator McCain to the black fellow trying to take away what I deserve, I agree that he does have a bit of a temper,” said Clinton.

“I think that cunt should mind her own business,” retorted McCain at a campaign rally in Indiana later that day.

Several past and current colleagues of McCain have offered differing accounts of his temper. These accounts range from “mildly amusing” to “violently off-putting”.

“I consider John a great friend,” recalled senate colleague Joe Lieberman (D?-CT). “Back in 1997 we got into a heated debate over a senate vote and he told me that he felt ‘Hitler hadn’t lived long enough’, but that was an isolated incident”.

Another incident occurred in early 1995 with then House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Gingrich was using the handicap stall in the House bathroom, when McCain confronted him over it.

“What’s wrong with you that you need to use the fucking handicap stall, you fat cocksucker,” said an angry McCain as he clenched Gingrich’s throat.

McCain’s staunchest defender has been his wife Cindy. In discussing her husband in a 2000 interview, she described him as a “warm and loving man” with a “slightly overpowering anger management issue”.

“My husband is a good man and I love him,” said a terrified Mrs. McCain. “Why else would I let him have sex with me from behind while screaming at me and pretending I’m his North Vietnamese captors?”

When asked for a comment for this article, McCain simply said “you know, this temper bullshit is really fucking pissing me off”. As he walked away, he muttered under his breathe, “I’d murder you if it wouldn’t hurt my chances in November”.