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As you probably know, Worthington Broadcasting owns 1400 medium and small market talk radio stations and 19 small and medium market television stations. This past fall Worthington News Network, a cable news broadcasting service, began with 1.2 million viewers on cable systems in the upper Midwest and Mountain states.
It is with great pleasure that I announce that Worthington Broadcasting Company's ace reporter, Tucker Burleson-- a dynamic up-and-coming 23-year old broadcaster just out of the esteemed journalism program at Landover Baptist University-- landed an exclusive interview with 2008 presumptive Presidential victor Sen. John McCain. The following is the transcript from this hard-hitting and impressive interview with Our Next President.
See the entire exclusive interview Sunday night at 7:00 p.m. Central, 6:00 p.m. Mountain on the Worthington News Network! Check your local cable system for listings!
It is with great pleasure that I announce that Worthington Broadcasting Company's ace reporter, Tucker Burleson-- a dynamic up-and-coming 23-year old broadcaster just out of the esteemed journalism program at Landover Baptist University-- landed an exclusive interview with 2008 presumptive Presidential victor Sen. John McCain. The following is the transcript from this hard-hitting and impressive interview with Our Next President.
Tucker Burleson: Thanks for agreeing to this exclusive interview. I know your time is very valuable these days, Senator. And may I say you look like a leader-- smart, dashing, and brilliant. It's my pleasure just to sit in the same room with you.
McCain: Gee, it’s swell to be here with you. And I hope that when the evening extra comes out tonight, Mr. And Mrs. America will realize that I’m the genuine article, the real candidate of go-getterism.
Tucker Burleson: Senator McCain, on the issue of Iraq, President Maliki has recently asked that the United States set a timetable for the withdrawal of American troops, a policy that your opponent Barack Osama, er, excuse me... "Obama" has been advocating for several years. How does this new development change your attitude or policy on American troops in Iraq, if at all?
McCain: Look, see-- the U.S. of A. isn’t going to take a powder on Iraq. I don’t give a hill of beans if President Maliki asks us to scram out of Iraq. That’s a lot of hooey. Baloney. Old Glory is gonna stick it out over there, see? Come hell or high water. If those fellas have a beef with the Stars and Stripes, then they can blow. We’re not going to be left holding the bag for a bunch of Tin Pan Alley saps that don’t know what’s what. Why I oughta…. [Shakes fist, dozes off briefly].
Tucker Burleson: Bravo, Senator McCain. Senator McCain! [Wakes up] Since the beginning of the 2008 Presidential race, a string of bad news and worries about the economy has propelled that issue to the top of voters’ minds. Gasoline is now over $4.00 a gallon, inflation is creeping up, houses are being foreclosed, banks are failing, the dollar is falling, the stock market is declining, and the national debt is now nearly $9 trillion. You have proposed making permanent George W. Bush’s tax cuts for the wealthy and have resisted any reduction in troops in Iraq, a war that is costing this country $5 billion a week. How would you restore the economy without an adjustment in your stated positions?
McCain: Look, you! I’ve got this set-up all figured out like a mousetrap. A lot of killjoys are badmouthing Sure, we’ve been pouring some heavy sugar on the towel-heads, what of it? You wanna be a wise-guy? Don’t get all in a lather just because you lug-head types are short on dough! You don’t know from nothing! Uncle Sam is going to turn this ship around. We’re not gonna get shown up by balled up scribes with red ideas that are all wet!
Tucker Burleson: On the issue of energy, Senator, you have recently proposed offshore drilling, a suspension of the gas tax, and drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. How would these actions help Americans in the short or long term?
McCain: Look, you—don’t you know nothin’ from nothin’? Detroit knows what it’s doin’. Betting against Uncle Sam and GM is a sucker bet! We’ll drill our way outta trouble just like we did before that high-brow FDR ruined our economy. And how!
Tucker Burleson: One of your top economic advisors, former Sen. Phil Gramm recently said that Americans have become “a nation of whiners,” and that our current economic problems are mostly psychological. You have distanced yourself from those remarks, but your recent economic proposals have mentioned the psychological effects they would have on markets. How much of the current pessimism of the American people about our economy is psychological?
McCain: Phil Gramm spoke outta turn. Phil Gramm may be an egghead, but he’s good people. He just spoke outta turn. All we need is a little Yankee know-how and some swell breaks to set things right. That’s my prescription, Doctor!
Tucker Burleson: Your wife Cindy McCain has criticized comments of your opponent’s spouse, and you have criticized Sen. Obama for being naïve about speaking with our adversaries. What is your feeling about the tenor of the campaign so far, and how do you feel about Senator Obama and his wife on a personal level?
McCain: Say, I don’t have a beef with Senator Obama. He spins a good yarn. He’s a swell fella, for a high-hat, egghead. See, I sez “live and let live,” that’s my motto. I don’t see no prejudice. Just because I was already an old bird when the Jackie Robinsons got the rights that normal people had, I don’t hold no grudges. “Live and Let Live,” sez I. That’s the American way!
Tucker Burleson: Tell me about when you first met Mrs. McCain.
McCain: Which one, the Gimp or the Party Girl?
Tucker Burleson: The current Mrs. McCain.
McCain: When I first sees Cindy, I sez to myself, I sez: “Hubba hubba! Look at the chassis on that dame! That’s one choice bit of calico! What a looker.... what a LOOKER!"
Tucker Burleson: Huh?
McCain: It was love at first sight, I tells ya! And it doesn’t hurt that the broad is loaded!
Tucker Burleson: Finally, Senator McCain, a lot of Americans have expressed some concern about your age and comments you’ve made that make you seem out of touch with the problems of average Americans. How do you respond?
McCain: I might be a little long-in-the-tooth, but I don’t take a rumbleseat to nobody, see? Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to read some cables and the afternoon paper. [turns to African-American sound technician recording the interview] Oh, Boy… Boy! Take these valises to the depot… and get me the evening extra! Here’s a samolean….I’ve got a Pullman out of Grand Central to-nite! Boy? Boy!? Can’t you hear with those earmuffs on your noggin? [shouts] BOY!!
McCain: Gee, it’s swell to be here with you. And I hope that when the evening extra comes out tonight, Mr. And Mrs. America will realize that I’m the genuine article, the real candidate of go-getterism.
Tucker Burleson: Senator McCain, on the issue of Iraq, President Maliki has recently asked that the United States set a timetable for the withdrawal of American troops, a policy that your opponent Barack Osama, er, excuse me... "Obama" has been advocating for several years. How does this new development change your attitude or policy on American troops in Iraq, if at all?
McCain: Look, see-- the U.S. of A. isn’t going to take a powder on Iraq. I don’t give a hill of beans if President Maliki asks us to scram out of Iraq. That’s a lot of hooey. Baloney. Old Glory is gonna stick it out over there, see? Come hell or high water. If those fellas have a beef with the Stars and Stripes, then they can blow. We’re not going to be left holding the bag for a bunch of Tin Pan Alley saps that don’t know what’s what. Why I oughta…. [Shakes fist, dozes off briefly].
Tucker Burleson: Bravo, Senator McCain. Senator McCain! [Wakes up] Since the beginning of the 2008 Presidential race, a string of bad news and worries about the economy has propelled that issue to the top of voters’ minds. Gasoline is now over $4.00 a gallon, inflation is creeping up, houses are being foreclosed, banks are failing, the dollar is falling, the stock market is declining, and the national debt is now nearly $9 trillion. You have proposed making permanent George W. Bush’s tax cuts for the wealthy and have resisted any reduction in troops in Iraq, a war that is costing this country $5 billion a week. How would you restore the economy without an adjustment in your stated positions?
McCain: Look, you! I’ve got this set-up all figured out like a mousetrap. A lot of killjoys are badmouthing Sure, we’ve been pouring some heavy sugar on the towel-heads, what of it? You wanna be a wise-guy? Don’t get all in a lather just because you lug-head types are short on dough! You don’t know from nothing! Uncle Sam is going to turn this ship around. We’re not gonna get shown up by balled up scribes with red ideas that are all wet!
Tucker Burleson: On the issue of energy, Senator, you have recently proposed offshore drilling, a suspension of the gas tax, and drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. How would these actions help Americans in the short or long term?
McCain: Look, you—don’t you know nothin’ from nothin’? Detroit knows what it’s doin’. Betting against Uncle Sam and GM is a sucker bet! We’ll drill our way outta trouble just like we did before that high-brow FDR ruined our economy. And how!
Tucker Burleson: One of your top economic advisors, former Sen. Phil Gramm recently said that Americans have become “a nation of whiners,” and that our current economic problems are mostly psychological. You have distanced yourself from those remarks, but your recent economic proposals have mentioned the psychological effects they would have on markets. How much of the current pessimism of the American people about our economy is psychological?
McCain: Phil Gramm spoke outta turn. Phil Gramm may be an egghead, but he’s good people. He just spoke outta turn. All we need is a little Yankee know-how and some swell breaks to set things right. That’s my prescription, Doctor!
Tucker Burleson: Your wife Cindy McCain has criticized comments of your opponent’s spouse, and you have criticized Sen. Obama for being naïve about speaking with our adversaries. What is your feeling about the tenor of the campaign so far, and how do you feel about Senator Obama and his wife on a personal level?
McCain: Say, I don’t have a beef with Senator Obama. He spins a good yarn. He’s a swell fella, for a high-hat, egghead. See, I sez “live and let live,” that’s my motto. I don’t see no prejudice. Just because I was already an old bird when the Jackie Robinsons got the rights that normal people had, I don’t hold no grudges. “Live and Let Live,” sez I. That’s the American way!
Tucker Burleson: Tell me about when you first met Mrs. McCain.
McCain: Which one, the Gimp or the Party Girl?
Tucker Burleson: The current Mrs. McCain.
McCain: When I first sees Cindy, I sez to myself, I sez: “Hubba hubba! Look at the chassis on that dame! That’s one choice bit of calico! What a looker.... what a LOOKER!"
Tucker Burleson: Huh?
McCain: It was love at first sight, I tells ya! And it doesn’t hurt that the broad is loaded!
Tucker Burleson: Finally, Senator McCain, a lot of Americans have expressed some concern about your age and comments you’ve made that make you seem out of touch with the problems of average Americans. How do you respond?
McCain: I might be a little long-in-the-tooth, but I don’t take a rumbleseat to nobody, see? Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to read some cables and the afternoon paper. [turns to African-American sound technician recording the interview] Oh, Boy… Boy! Take these valises to the depot… and get me the evening extra! Here’s a samolean….I’ve got a Pullman out of Grand Central to-nite! Boy? Boy!? Can’t you hear with those earmuffs on your noggin? [shouts] BOY!!