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Report: Did John McCain's Brother Make 911 Call About Traffic?
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Angry because he was stuck in traffic, a man named Joe McCain -- possibly the brother of the presidential candidate -- placed a call earlier in the week to 911 emergency, ABC News affiliate, WJLA, reports.
The October 21 call went to the city of Alexandria, Virginia emergency operations. This is the transcript of the call:
Operator: 911 state your emergency
Caller: It's not an emergency but do you know why on one side at the damn drawbridge of 95traffic is stopped for 15 minutes and yet traffic's coming the other way?
Operator: Sir, are you calling 911 to complain about traffic? (pause)
Caller: "(Expletive) you." (caller hangs up)
The 911 operator, apparently, unnerved by use of the 911 emergency number to complain about bad traffic, called back the phone number that placed the call.
The operator reached a voice mail message that said, "Hi this is Joe McCain I can't take this message now because I'm involved in a very (inaudible) important political project... I hope on Nov. 4th we have elected John."
Outraged by the operator's action, the man called 911 a second time. That conversation went as follows:
Caller: Somebody gave me this riot act about the violation of police.
Operator: Did you just call 911 in reference to this?
Caller: Yeah.
Operator: 911 is to be used for emergencies only, not just because you're sitting in traffic.
WJLA reports that the McCain campaign would not comment.
October 23, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (82)
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Stupidity Runs In The Family!!
Posted by: Lucky Lucy | Oct 23, 2008 8:03:13 PM
wow - 911 must be communist too...
Posted by: MIguy | Oct 23, 2008 8:11:45 PM
Self-righteous indignation and a sense of entitlement seem to be a McCain family trait.
Posted by: Marlene | Oct 23, 2008 8:15:19 PM
Hey, the McCain campaign's latest check bounced, am I supposed to keep spreading their lies for NOTHING?
Posted by: geevil | Oct 23, 2008 8:18:39 PM
Who cares about his brother? John McCain is running for president not Joe, and John McCain's lack of leadership ability, lack of new ideas, and temper is far more disturbing than a relative being an occasional jerk.
Posted by: jhw539 | Oct 23, 2008 8:19:12 PM
John McCain
Cindy McCain
Joe McCain
Sarah Palin
Todd Palin
All feel they are above the law beacuse of their positions. (And Todd and Joe have never been elected to anything. Must just be a Republican thing.)
These are your "reformers"?
Posted by: What a joke | Oct 23, 2008 8:19:34 PM
I guess when your related to this man 911 laws doesn't pertain to him. Maybe if the money was spent to improve the highway system something like this wouldn't happen instead of Iraq. These people have no clue about the common everyday citizens that are working so hard that the end of the rope is almost there. You work and instead of getting a head you get further behind. God what I wouldn't do to make 250,000 dollars for just 1 year in my life I'd be a happy camper.
Posted by: Rose Szymanski | Oct 23, 2008 8:20:58 PM
I can't believe this crap, not only do they expect me to be a GOP whore, but they expect me to do it for free. Man, Davis suckered me big time.
Posted by: geevil | Oct 23, 2008 8:24:30 PM
Arrogance, ignorance, a feeling of entitlement and uncontrollable anger runs in the family.
Posted by: SeeingABetterWorld | Oct 23, 2008 8:25:09 PM
Forget all the crap I'm been spreading about Obama, I've always meant to vote for him, but it was a job. The GOP offered me money to blog pro-McCain, I never thought they would stiff me.
Posted by: geevil | Oct 23, 2008 8:25:37 PM
That's it! I'm not voting McCain anymore.
Posted by: Anony | Oct 23, 2008 8:26:26 PM
Stupid, unintelligent, dim, thick, obtuse, brainless, dense, foolish, ridiculous, careless, thoughtless, irrational, crazy, silly, unreasonable, illogical and just plain DUMB!!!
Should I say more!!!!
Intelligence must run on McCain's African American relative’s side of the family tree!!!
You Betcha!!!!!
Nov. 4th = Obama\Biden08
Posted by: sisterdearest09 | Oct 23, 2008 8:39:06 PM
Maybe it was a bridge in Alaska. That might explain why he can't get through.
Either that or he is the victim of the elitest 911 crowd. I hear they have lots of celebrities manning the phone.
Posted by: cbot2255 | Oct 23, 2008 8:39:55 PM
John and Joe are DANGEROUSLY ANGRY. How frightening to be bullied by either one.....yesterday John mccain blasted a reporter who DARED to ask him about immigration.....
The US needs sanity and calm maturity---which Obama will bring us----- not a scurrilous bunch of angry extremists like the mccain group.
Posted by: sallie | Oct 23, 2008 8:43:11 PM
This DUMB a@@ need to go to JAIL!!!!
Nov. 4th = OBAMA\BIDEN08
Posted by: sisterdearest09 | Oct 23, 2008 8:46:13 PM
This DUMB a@@ need to go to JAIL!!!
NOV. 4TH = OBAMA\BIDEN08
Posted by: sisterdearest09 | Oct 23, 2008 8:48:37 PM
Politico posted the full wav audio, which included the 911 Operator dialing Joe's phone number. Some people used that to decipher his cell number. Hilarious!!!
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1008/Dept_of_fraying_tempers.html#comments
Posted by: Chris | Oct 23, 2008 8:56:54 PM
Scary, these McCain brothers seem to blow their tops pretty quick. Just imagine if John McCain's dinner is late when he is sitting near the big red button?
Obama thinks before speaking... and he will think prior to pushing the wrong red button.
McCain needs to book the old folks home now. Maybe he can aford to pay for that gas bag brother too.
Posted by: Big Duck | Oct 23, 2008 9:03:00 PM
Forrest Gump: "Stupid is as stupid does."
Ron White: "You can't fix stupid."
Posted by: Rose | Oct 23, 2008 9:11:57 PM
Abuse of Power...everything they see, everything they vision, everything they breathe, everything that comes out of their mouth is their BLIND AMBITION OF POWER...and when it doesn't go their way they throw tantrums. Get it!!! Electing JMC and his clan are all about the same,,,,$$$$$$$$ hopefully all his supporters are making over 250K to at least get a pat in the shoulder and ONE piece of Crumb.
Posted by: mar | Oct 23, 2008 10:20:40 PM
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