The John McCain Workout
EmailABC News’ David Wright Reports: John McCain fielded an unusual campaign question tonight from a sports icon.
McCain was attending a cancer summit in Columbus, Ohio, sponsored by former Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong’s foundation, LiveStrong.
Armstrong said that he was asked on Wednesday at the National Press Club with whom he would rather work out: Obama or McCain.
So Armstrong asked McCain: What do you do for exercise?
"I hike, I swim, I do light exercises," McCain said, noting that he recently hiked the Grand Canyon rim to rim with his son.
"I mainly enjoy hiking," McCain said, "so you can enjoy the outdoors." But McCain also acknowledged that campaigning itself is good exercise — shaking hands on the rope line, traveling on the campaign trail.
"And," he said, "you don’t eat much cause you are usually talking while others are eating."
McCain even suggested to Armstrong: "You could probably run [for President]."
The crowd applauded. Armstrong laughed and — at least partly — demurred.
"Well, maybe we’d start with governor first," Armstrong said.
For the record, his answer to the National Press Club was apparently that he wouldn’t work out with Obama or McCain. The reason? "Neither one could keep up."
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When is the anti war crowd that supported Obama’s “”get all troops home”" going to protest Obama for him wanting to invade Pakistan and continue the occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan now
Posted by: 0mentum | July 24, 2008, 9:54 pm 9:54 pm
I guess a fluff piece on McCain is the media’s nice way of saying that he really doesn’t have anything to say importance. I guess it’s better than hearing him whine about the media not massaging his tootsies enough.
Posted by: MIguy | July 24, 2008, 10:01 pm 10:01 pm
Flip flopping seems to be an exercise McCain does quite well.
Posted by: Omentum | July 24, 2008, 10:53 pm 10:53 pm
McCain should be doing crossword puzzles, playing card games and plsying party memory games (recommended for senior citizens) because he can’t seem to remember much these days; i.e. his positions, his votes, recent history, geography, who is the leader of Germany, the difference between al queda, extremists, Shites and Sunnis and whatever else he forgets tomorrow.
Posted by: xargaw | July 24, 2008, 11:18 pm 11:18 pm
“Obama is too busy chain smoking and hiding from debates to work out”
Also he’s busy trying to find those other 7 states and competing with rock stars.
Posted by: BigJohn | July 24, 2008, 11:31 pm 11:31 pm
Armstrong and McCain well, they both had cancer…
Posted by: jeez! | July 24, 2008, 11:38 pm 11:38 pm
OMENTUM
Well you see intelligent people knows we should of never went to war in iraq in the first place we should of focused on afghanistan and pakistan where the real terriost are do you remember 911 well those people were not from iraq!!
Posted by: angie | July 25, 2008, 12:16 am 12:16 am
JILL
well when obama comes back mccain can go to the iraq and afghaistan border and visit
Posted by: angie | July 25, 2008, 12:37 am 12:37 am
I have spent due time today arguing with uninformed. Even under this headline, I will state read my previous posts on the other threads.
I have to work in the morning and am too tired to argue with ignorance.
My heart and soul votes Obama 08.
This litle white lady in Florida appreciates your reading attention. God knows, the racist bigots have plenty of platforms.
Goodnight & sweet dreams,
OBAMA 08
Posted by: Sally | July 25, 2008, 1:58 am 1:58 am
As a former Bush supporter, I’ve decided to vote for Barrack Obama because he has made no bones about it – we’re going into Pakistan. This is the kind of thinking I had THOUGHT my president would have engaged in and was bitterly disappointed when he didn’t. Barrack Obama impresses me with his no holds barred attitude towards Pakistan. Islamabad, here we come! (hopefully)
Posted by: Paul Lanta | July 25, 2008, 4:18 am 4:18 am
bsmeter
i guess posing and signing propaganda for north vietnam—-is great exerercise
Posted by: rodney | July 25, 2008, 8:42 am 8:42 am
going by how obama is loved in other countries may be exactly what we need–as the last8 years have made us look like warmongers—and think of the cost–and think what a great victory we have gained—ANOTHER LIABILITY—
MCBUSH -NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS
Posted by: rodney | July 25, 2008, 8:49 am 8:49 am
going by how obama is loved in other countries may be exactly what we need–as the last8 years have made us look like warmongers—and think of the cost–and think what a great victory we have gained—ANOTHER LIABILITY—
MCBUSH -NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS
Posted by: rodney | July 25, 2008, 8:49 am 8:49 am
Amazing that the PENTAGON story didn’t come out until later AFTER Obama said it wouldn’t be right to spend campaign money on the visit to a hospital to see the troops.Just like in Afghanistan after he got off the plane he said nothing to the troops that were lined up for hours to shake his had .He got into a humvee and left without saying jack to them.McCain is the (right) one for president of America.
Posted by: Shady | July 25, 2008, 10:22 am 10:22 am
Didn’t Armstrong also ask McCain about his roll in cutting government’s cancer research funding? Why isn’t that in the news????
Posted by: hang | July 25, 2008, 10:31 am 10:31 am
I find it odd that a man who survived cancer does not want to support a candidate that supports universal healthcare so others can do the same. Instead he would rather ask a fake staged question to McCain. I assume he is trying to protect his tax free off shore bank account and not pay his share of taxes. Maybe he wants us to all be forced to ride our bikes because of the devaluing dollar. What a sell out.
Posted by: Eric S. | July 25, 2008, 10:48 am 10:48 am
As a former Bush supporter, I’ve decided to vote for Barrack Obama because he has made no bones about it – we’re going into Pakistan. This is the kind of thinking I had THOUGHT my president would have engaged in and was bitterly disappointed when he didn’t. Barrack Obama impresses me with his no holds barred attitude towards Pakistan. Islamabad, here we come! (hopefully)
Posted by: Paul Lanta | Jul
***********************************************Paul,You are still a Bush Supporter as well as a McCain supporter.
(Sorry Paul, but it is easy to spot the remaining 17% of the people who think the country is on the right track) and plan their comments in hopes to appeal to the low information voters.
Posted by: Truth Matters | July 25, 2008, 11:08 am 11:08 am
Didn’t Armstrong also ask McCain about his roll in cutting government’s cancer research funding? Why isn’t that in the news????
Posted by: hang | Jul 25, 2008 10:31:58 AM
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And McCain’s response? He didn’t remeber voting to cut the research budget. What does he remember?
Posted by: Jane Hussein | July 25, 2008, 11:16 am 11:16 am
I forget what was Obamas middle name?
Posted by: Lars Edeen | July 25, 2008, 11:30 am 11:30 am
http://multimedia.heritage.org/content/wm/Lehrman-092706a.wvx
Posted by: Lars Edeen | July 25, 2008, 11:33 am 11:33 am
Glad John McCain is running!
Posted by: Jill | July 25, 2008, 11:39 am 11:39 am
Glad John McCain is running!
Posted by: Jill | Jul 25, 2008 11:39:26 AM
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LOL! Running? Tottering, maybe.
Posted by: Jane Hussein | July 25, 2008, 11:48 am 11:48 am
Wait a minute! Stop the presses! Is Lance Armstrong actually thinking of running for governor of Texas? As a Texan, I wish they would have followed up on that one!
Posted by: obamamama | Jul 25, 2008 11:50:37 AM
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The REpugs would have a field day running ads about how he has no b@lls!
Posted by: Jane Hussein | July 25, 2008, 12:08 pm 12:08 pm
The McCain Workout:
Once around the Sausage Haus in a golf cart.
LOL!!!
Posted by: Snarxon | July 25, 2008, 1:28 pm 1:28 pm
Wow, not bad for a man getting a government pension for being 100% disabled. I’m sure it makes a lot of Viet Nam veterans feel good who suffered injuries and don’t get a pension. But then again, only McCain had an Admiral for a father. The rest of the veterans unfortunately don’t have that kind of hook or connection. Yeah, even my brother in law who spent 6 months in Japan from severe wounds in Viet Nam didn’t qualify then nor when he he served in Iraq and got his leg shot up. Nope, only for the well connected. Damn shame how some of our real veterans are treated, while others live off the fat of the land.
Posted by: Jake | July 25, 2008, 1:40 pm 1:40 pm
There is much good stuff about McCain but the press comes up with this type of crap? McCains a hero and you have a bum like letterman bad mouthing him. But he just anothr left leaning liberal fool who thinks because he is paid so much money he has a brain or views of some worth. Fact is davy you were hire to tell jokes and play the clown. I am sorry you are a clown davy it that some times you sound like you really belief that crap you say on the show.
Posted by: a citizen | July 25, 2008, 5:29 pm 5:29 pm
McCain is the same kind of hero that John Kerry is.
Republicans can park that line of reasoning next to their Swift Boat.
McCain’s candidacy is sunk.
Posted by: Snarxon | July 25, 2008, 6:12 pm 6:12 pm
It is amazing to read the kind of stuff that people put out and the way that people think. Take bigJohn for instance; Do you have any idea how much Obama works out? What the @#$%^&*( does chain smoking have to do with the price of gas or home foreclosures?
What the )(*&^%$# doesObama’s middle name have to do with the price of milk or salmonella in tomatoes? Did he name himself?
I wish that Americans would stop and think about AMERICA first and its current standing in the rest of the world where it is hated and villified and will continue to be even more hated and villified if they were so stupid to elect John McCain as President. I live in the Middle East and I do not have enought fingers and toes to count the number of Americans that would not admit that they are Americans, for fear of people’s reaction. So the quickest thing to come out of their mouths is “I’m South African” That is a fact. Americans abroad are ASHAMED of their country.
But Americans abroad are proud as hell of the possibility of a man called Barack Obama as the next president of the United States. you people at home who clamor for John mccain just have no idea of the implication, the fallout and the pain that it would cause around the world. Therefore I say, you have no pride in AMERICA. You are all just a bunch of critics and illiterate bigots.
Posted by: exatlantic | July 27, 2008, 1:12 am 1:12 am
What workout can John McCain do? Light exercises: Sure. He said he hiked the Grand Canyon rim to rim with his son; Ha! did he say how? Yea, yea, hicking assumes walking. With Mccain, it probably assumes being pushed. I still cannot understand why a 72 year old man, riddled with cancer, feeble to boot can’t raise his hands, not to mention his serious bouts of lapsed concentration and memory loss, which can be a sign of premature alzheimer’s, cause clearly, senility has already set in: Why would Americans want to send a semi-cripple as their Commander-in-Chief? What message are you sending around the world? What phone can Mccain reach out and answer at 3 a.ml when he cannot even stretch out his hand? I’m sorry, but Americans are just not thinking straight. I listen to a woman in ? the German haus; I think it was there, who said something about herself not being able to understand or trust Obama (those were not her exact words), but when I hear statements like that, it boggles my mind. If you are not interested in listening, If you just don’t like a person, then your mind is CLOSED and nothing he/she does or says makes a difference. So if that woman would listen with an open mind (although I doubt she has the capacity) she miight discover who Obama really is.
Posted by: exatlantic | July 27, 2008, 1:25 am 1:25 am
McCain wants to increase the intensity of his workout after being elected President: he plans on hiking all 13 colonies.
Posted by: Soldier | August 9, 2008, 10:27 am 10:27 am