John McCain — P.O.W., presidential nominee, "Maverick" — is fighting for his life in a battle with cancer. Here's a look at one of the most prominent politicians of the modern era.
Category
🗞
NewsTranscript
00:00I am the luckiest guy you will ever talk to. I promise you.
00:10And by the way, thank you for not mentioning that I ran for president. I appreciate that.
00:19Thank you very much.
00:21What sentence would you like history to give to John McCain? He served his country.
00:42One of the great things about being a fighter pilot is you're sure that everybody else is going to get shot down but not you.
00:52How do you feel about being in a war?
00:55I don't blame them. We're in a war. I didn't like it, but at the same time, when you're in a war and you're captured by the enemy, you can't expect to have tea.
01:21The important thing now is bipartisanship, sit down and work together. That's what I want to do and that's what I'm committed to do.
01:31I have to tell you, he is a decent person and a person that you do not have to be scared as President of the United States.
01:39I can't trust Obama. I have read about him and he's an Arab. He's a decent family man, citizen that I just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues and that's what this campaign is all about. He's not. Thank you.
02:10No.
02:23I had 15 to 20 false alarms where I thought I saw Osama Bin Laden driving a taxi.
02:39The American people have spoken and they have spoken clearly.
02:46The best medicine for defeat is to get busy because it's so wonderful to feel sorry for yourself, but that really doesn't gain you much, so get busy and get it behind you.
02:57What have we to lose by trying to work together to find those solutions? We're not getting done much apart.
03:18I don't think any of us feels very proud of our incapacity. Merely preventing your political opponents from doing what they want isn't the most inspiring work. Agreements made in good faith would help improve lives and protect the American people.
03:33He is loyal to his friends. He loves his country and if he has to stand up to his party for his country, so be it. He would die for this country. I love him to death.