So, a Democratic plant asks McCain if he really called his wife the “c” word. In front of a group of people that, in many cases, may never have heard the word uttered out loud. His reason for asking - he wanted to get a rise out of McCain - an angry response that would hopefully be caught on tape and whisked around the world.
PARRISH: This question goes to mental health and mental health care. Previously, I’ve been married to a woman that was verbally abusive to me. Is it true that you called your wife a (expletive)?
Notice how he leads up to it - states he wants to ask a question about mental health, talks about having a history of being verbally abused, and then - out of nowhere - the “C” word. McCain handled it well, and was applauded for his answer.
Parrish’s reason for the sneak attack? He feels that the Obamessiah has been unfairly treated by the press, what with them focusing on Jeremiah Wright’s anti-American, hate filled diatribes that formed a core part of his ministry. A ministry that Obama attended for 20 years, and a man he described as a moral and guiding force in his life. Obama, who has gotten more of a free ride from the press than any presidential candidate in recent memory.
In an interview with IowaPolitics.com, Parrish said his intentions were simple in posing the question to McCain. The former Joe Biden campaign worker stressed he is very concerned about the Republican presidential nominee’s temperament.
“We have a man whose temper can get the best of him,” Parrish said. “What I am worried about is his temper. Our country is in a serious crisis. This election is the most significant one since 1860. It appears America is asleep — so I stood up and asked the question.”
Parrish signed in as a Huffington Post contributor and was taking pictures at the town hall meeting.
He handed out a leaflet prior to the event alleging McCain called his wife the name in 1992 while on the campaign trail running for re-election in the Senate.
The leaflet asked members of media why they were focusing on the controversial statements made in the past by Democratic candidate Sen. Barack Obama’s pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright and ignoring the alleged comment McCain made to his wife.
“Barack Obama spent three weeks defending that,” Parrish said afterwards.
“Why does the news media continue to ignore this outrageous statement by John McCain, but fixates on Barack Obama’s truthful observation that some people are bitter?” the leaflet reads.
I’m sure Mr. Parrish was disappointed in the lack of fireworks from McCain. I’m sure Parrish feels he has made some kind of profound statement - and he may have done so, just not the one he intended. I think a lot of people will look at this interaction and wonder about the wisdom of letting people who have the support of nutjobs like Parrish run the country.
UPDATE:
Via Gateway Pundit, we learn that it was a team effort by a couple of Huffington Post reporters. Someone must be getting nervous about McCain’s chances, what with Obama and Hillary trading shots to the groin to see who will still be standing come November. Once again, members of the Progrssive community prove to me that the word progressive must mean something other than what I always thought it means.
UPDATE II:
