Video: French archive releases footage of McCain POW interview
posted at 9:35 pm on October 22, 2008 by Allahpundit
It was first broadcast in 1968; I’ve seen a few seconds of it in his ads, but never this much. Watch to the end. You’ll never forget it.
Go see what McCain critic Matt Welch got from the forces of Hope and Change for having the nerve to argue that McCain’s a hero.
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no way!!!
McCain was a POW?!?!?!?!
NOW I AM REALLY VOTING FOR HIM!!!
HIP HIP HOOOORAY!!!!
Roger Waters on October 22, 2008 at 9:38 PM
Excellent timing. Fox better broadcast this.
MadisonConservative on October 22, 2008 at 9:39 PM
As the poster said on YouTube, contrast the fact that McCain was shooting missiles during his youth in Vietnam fighting for his country and Obama was busy shooting staples into telephone poles as a ‘community organizer’.
mustng66 on October 22, 2008 at 9:39 PM
If you don’t get a lump in your throat at the end you’re a cruel, cold-hearted commie bastard.
And to think… Bill Ayers & wife may have worn rings made of his plane that was shot down.
Barry’s such a little man-child punk. He doesn’t deserve to win this.
Pasalubong on October 22, 2008 at 9:40 PM
pretty radical, actually
Roger Waters on October 22, 2008 at 9:41 PM
Bravo.
kc8ukw on October 22, 2008 at 9:42 PM
I question the timing.
SouthernGent on October 22, 2008 at 9:42 PM
Roger – I hope your time in hell is pleasant.
Editor on October 22, 2008 at 9:43 PM
You are all heart, Roger. A very human being. But I’m sure you have other reasons, yes?
ManlyRash on October 22, 2008 at 9:43 PM
it was a joke dude. :)
Roger Waters on October 22, 2008 at 9:43 PM
And standing at the foot of his bed, checking his answers, was his main VC torturer, nicknamed “The Cat”.
aquaviva on October 22, 2008 at 9:44 PM
Your humor needs to mature.
ManlyRash on October 22, 2008 at 9:45 PM
Eat dung, troll.
Or, better, go hang out with Osama Obama. He digs traitors, felons, racists and communists.
And he regularly shoots off his cowardly mouth about things he hasn’t any capacity to understand, just like you do.
MrScribbler on October 22, 2008 at 9:45 PM
According to Biden, that footage was shot shortly after McCain finished paying taxes.
Weight of Glory on October 22, 2008 at 9:46 PM
Actually, I wept, but politics has nothing to do with it.
What man with a wife and children, as I have – if he truly be a man – could not weep imagining himself in such circumstances?
ManlyRash on October 22, 2008 at 9:47 PM
Well, the joke was to leverage off of the fact that McCain brings up this horrific and heroic time in his life much too often. Often, he uses it as a substitute for the ability to articulate or even have a coherent republican based argument for the issues.
That was my point…mixed with humor.
Sorry if you were offended.
Hey, I am voting for the dude…what else can I say?
Roger Waters on October 22, 2008 at 9:48 PM
Crap. The end of that video actually brought tears to my eyes. And I’m not the emotional type.
It’s his eyes, I think.
Slublog on October 22, 2008 at 9:48 PM
But of course, if a Viet Cong prisoner of war, or Al Qaeda member for that matter, had endured that sort of treatment at the hands of Americans, or actually just sort of hung out for a few years in a country club prison like they already do… well now, THEY would be the true heroes of course.
Riposte on October 22, 2008 at 9:49 PM
It wasn’t funny, creep. I don’t care if you don’t support the guy. Don’t piss on what he made it through.
MadisonConservative on October 22, 2008 at 9:50 PM
Eat dung, troll.
Oh I get it. I am an easy target cause McCain is getting his ass handed to him. They are already building the celebration stage for Obama. Sucks…I know. so, you reflect your pain on somebody who makes a very very mellow joke over footage that I have seen a hundred times.
If it makes you feel better that our guy (or your guy, I didnt vote for him in the primaries) is losing….then feel free to think of me as an evil goon going straight to the fiery furnace of hell. AAAAAAAAAAAGGGHHH!!!
Roger Waters on October 22, 2008 at 9:50 PM
I cried like a baby at the end. I have so much love and respect for McCain and those POWs.
He deserves this presidency more than anyone. I hope many people see this. He is a true American hero!
God bless him.
Apparently Obama sees McCain’s injuries as a joke. What a jerk that Obama is.
jencab on October 22, 2008 at 9:51 PM
Here is Ayer’s original socialist anti-Israel manifesto, per Zombie
clnurnberg on October 22, 2008 at 9:52 PM
http://www.zombietime.com/prairie_fire/
clnurnberg on October 22, 2008 at 9:52 PM
Name the time, date, and place when you will meet me to get your asswhipping you lame, pathetic, sack of shit liberal sheep buggering coward.
You name it.
AubieJon on October 22, 2008 at 9:53 PM
He sounds like JFK when he was young. He sure has a lot more in common with JFK than Waffles and “O” combined. Funny how those two always try to find a parallel to Kennedy, but McCain is the real deal and he never draws that parallel.
Hening on October 22, 2008 at 9:53 PM
I have video I plan on releasing of Obambo trying desperately to find arugula in Des Moines. It’s pretty compelling stuff.
Bishop on October 22, 2008 at 9:55 PM
Ouch. Painful to watch, yet inspiring. Watch for the KosKids to post this as “proof” of McCain’s treason.
SCI-FI on October 22, 2008 at 9:55 PM
That’s really something; thanks for posting. Frankly I think every voter needs to see that video.
dugan on October 22, 2008 at 9:55 PM
Waters, I could carve a better man than you out of a banana. Tell us, snarkmeister, have you even so much as sprained an ankle?
Hey, Waters. You’re mommy’s calling you. Time to leave the basement and have your grilled cheese with the crusts cut off.
pistolero on October 22, 2008 at 9:56 PM
Some have criticized McCain for focusing too much the hero theme. After watching that…that is simply not possible. Thank you Sen. McCain. Thank you.
Weight of Glory on October 22, 2008 at 9:56 PM
Walmart parking lot. Foothill Ranch, California. 2am sharp. November 5, 2008.
See you there.
Shall we make it a knife fight or would you just like me to pound you into submission with my fists?
Cheers, my fellow republican.
Roger Waters on October 22, 2008 at 9:56 PM
I am not claiming to know God’s intentions, but as a Catholic, I’ve learned that those who suffer on earth get their reward in heaven. Seeing how McCain has suffered through torture everyday for over five years, and a loss in 2000 by a dirty ad, I think God might bless him to go to the White House.
I am praying along with many others for McCain, our brave veteran and POW to be our next president. He deserves it.
jencab on October 22, 2008 at 9:57 PM
Obvious troll is obvious.
Tacitus_SGL on October 22, 2008 at 9:57 PM
I can just hear the MSM now:
JOHN MCCAIN was a SMOKER! Shortened life span expected.
No mention that Obama STILL smokes.
originalpechanga on October 22, 2008 at 9:57 PM
To the blatant asshatery rampant on this thread, sleep well tonight knowing there rough men that stand ready to defend your freedoms.
Revel in the fact that because you have the advantage of geography at this second, you can safely type your vile excrement without worry of someone stomping a mudhole in your guts.
cryptojunkie on October 22, 2008 at 9:57 PM
Anyone got this without the Frog voice over? I can’t stand to watch it the way it is right now – I’d rather just Hear John McCain speak for himself.
KMC1 on October 22, 2008 at 9:57 PM
One thing is clear, Drip: You’ve never and likely will never do anything to measure up to what McCain did. I hate a lot of his politics, but I would never be so low and vile as to dismiss the hell he endured with courage and loyalty just because I disagree with the guy.
That’s what should be considered McCain Derangement Syndrome.
MadisonConservative on October 22, 2008 at 9:58 PM
Meanwhile around this time, a seven year old Barry Soetoro was watching the Banana Splits while eating Lucky Charms in his Batman underwear.
carbon_footprint on October 22, 2008 at 9:58 PM
Guys, I don’t always agree with Roger Waters’ posts, but he’s not a troll.
Regrettably, a Pink Floyd fan, but not a troll. :-D
Slublog on October 22, 2008 at 9:58 PM
A solemn blood oath that you will not comment for the next two weeks would be a smashing start.
ManlyRash on October 22, 2008 at 9:59 PM
You don’t own a knife, unless it has a rasp on one side for your nails. You can’t make a fist unless you wear braces to straighten out your wrists.
Bring your mother to scrape your pimply ass off the pavement.
AubieJon on October 22, 2008 at 10:00 PM
Sure, whatever. Not even. I am sure you are all emailing Allah to have me banned. bunch of babies.
My point was that he brings it up waaaaaaay too much as a substitute for being good on the issues. It was, obviously, not meant as a put down for the heroism of John McCain in the Vietnam war.
Sure, McCain was the 3rd worst guy in the primary (behind Huck and Ron Paul), but I know he would be a whole lot better than the alternative.
You guys are just all sensitive and pissed cause crap aint going well for us. Oh well. whatever guys. what the hell ever.
Roger Waters on October 22, 2008 at 10:02 PM
Meanwhile around this time, a seven year old Barry Soetoro was
watching the Banana Splits while eating Lucky Charms in his Batman underwearnodding over a koran.Bishop on October 22, 2008 at 10:02 PM
In strong French Accent: Thank your Guard.
McCain in quivering voice: Thank You.
Not something that one could forget or the fact of rage for being made to SAY IT.
upinak on October 22, 2008 at 10:02 PM
Let it go, Aubie. This little one isn’t worth the trouble.
Besides…you’ll be too hung over after celebrating McCain’s victory.
ManlyRash on October 22, 2008 at 10:03 PM
What exactly would your question be?
Tommy_G on October 22, 2008 at 10:03 PM
No, assclown, there are certain things that no decent human being jokes about, and what McCain and countless other Americans have endured for their country is one of them.
The fact that he didn’t turn traitor when he came home, as Kerry and Murtha have, only adds to the respect.
Even if I didn’t support him politically, I would revere McCain, as I do so many other members of the military, past and present, for his service and sacrifice.
I salute him. And I spit on those, like Osama Obama, who have taken cheap shots at his injuries. Obama has performed no service to his nation; in fact, he seems committed to destroying it.
You should apologize to McCain and the memory of those who have sacrificed as much or even more so you could sit at a computer and make “jokes” that are not at all funny or appropriate.
MrScribbler on October 22, 2008 at 10:03 PM
You get my comment in the other thread?
ManlyRash on October 22, 2008 at 10:03 PM
Uncommon valor…tested and true.
Wyznowski on October 22, 2008 at 10:03 PM
mmmm hmmmmm. So, I guess that means you shall be there? I hope that your mouth didnt write a check that your ass cant cash.
Tell you what, if you mellow down, I will assume that you misunderstood me and over-reacted. Thus, I shall let you live…..this time.
Roger Waters on October 22, 2008 at 10:04 PM
Good grief. Seriously, go see how long you can hold your head underwater before you drown, and go five minutes longer than that.
MadisonConservative on October 22, 2008 at 10:04 PM
You get my comment in the other thread?
ManlyRash on October 22, 2008 at 10:03 PM
no.. been kinda busy and I found out it will be like this for 2 weeks
upinak on October 22, 2008 at 10:04 PM
And WHAT is wrong with Lucky Charms?
MadisonConservative on October 22, 2008 at 10:05 PM
And Bomber Bill Ayers and his lovely now-wife Bernardine were plotting to murder some of McCain’s comrades, their families and children.
MrScribbler on October 22, 2008 at 10:05 PM
I have watched this twice today. Does anyone know the circumstances here? Is this like an entrance questionnaire to the prison camp right after he was shot down, during his time as a POW, or is this just prior to his release?
Dont think I could watch it a third time.
Vigilante on October 22, 2008 at 10:05 PM
Damn. Its nice to have ONE friendly voice out there. :)
Roger Waters on October 22, 2008 at 10:05 PM
You have email.
ManlyRash on October 22, 2008 at 10:06 PM
Nobody messes with me Lucky Charms
ManlyRash on October 22, 2008 at 10:07 PM
Makes you understand a little about his broken soul…….
……… I sure he had a little bit more fight in him, but I have a feeling we will see what he has left in the next two weeks.
And as for Mr. Waters……….. I hope you live a very long life.
Seven Percent Solution on October 22, 2008 at 10:07 PM
Well, this happened (this tapes release) and I am not sure why it did except out of desperation. This would be one of those times when I think that desperation has set in and McCain’s folks know that he has lost. Is this one of those times when the internal polls of a campaign come out in its actions?
Why else would this come out? Why now? Why not earlier if not saved as a move of desperation?
Am I reading the timing of this wrong? I hope that I am wrong.
OSUBuciz1 on October 22, 2008 at 10:07 PM
Sorry, Slublog. He IS a troll. Anyone who can dismiss someone’s noble sacrifice so callously as if ‘hearing about it repeatedly’ begins to measure up to the REAL suffering of McCain and his fellow POWs, some of whom did not make it home due to poor treatment, torture, deliberate murder, and disease, betrays a trollish, self-centered little man of little or no accomplishment in his own life. I didn’t experience it, but I can certainly take my mind off of my miserable little self long enough to recognize the horror of McCain’s imprisonment by barbarians. Little Roger can only hope that he never experiences a real life trauma. Obviously he won’t be able to handle it.
pistolero on October 22, 2008 at 10:08 PM
Already done my friend: The video portrays the Republican as a hero but the message may be tarnished as he is filmed smoking a cigarette.
carbon_footprint on October 22, 2008 at 10:09 PM
Roger Waters, joking about such a thing…you ought to be ashamed. Are you?
jgapinoy on October 22, 2008 at 10:09 PM
B. Hussein was–& may still be–a smoker.
jgapinoy on October 22, 2008 at 10:09 PM
The only thing I misunderstand about you is your ability to type. How does a slug like you manage it?
AubieJon on October 22, 2008 at 10:10 PM
Ach, mein Gott in Himmel. For the past two months, whenever anyone asked me for whom I was voting, I’ve said Sarah! Palin. No more, and my apologies to you, Senator.
Lord, what a moving video!
sondiehl on October 22, 2008 at 10:10 PM
It’s actually other things, like a recalcitrant server at work messing with my websites, that got me angry. Pinky’s just a pile of excrement I’d like to kick out of the way. But thanks.
AubieJon on October 22, 2008 at 10:12 PM
Dearest Roger,
Once you are done smoking that dube in your Pink Floyd poster-covered bedroom be sure you brush your teeth before that big interview at Burger King tomorrow.
But seriously, any attempt to dismiss McCain after watching that video is complete verification that you have no friggin’ life whatsoever. You certainly don’t have kids (at least none that you are aware of), and you certainly have never been separated from whatever it is you care about (probably your Family Guy DVD collection and that autographed Jackass promotional poster).
I suggest the next time you enjoy the freedom of posting your lame-assed opinion here or anywhere else that you thank heroes like McCain fr protecting the very freedoms that you take for granted. Seiously dude, you are truly pathetic. Some day, many years from now you will realize the errors fo your stupidity. Until then, please try to avoid procreating.
cannonball on October 22, 2008 at 10:12 PM
Couldn’t be.
MadisonConservative on October 22, 2008 at 10:13 PM
Just find the keys and use my head to push the key in. takes a while though.
Roger Waters on October 22, 2008 at 10:13 PM
I beg to disagree, pistolero – at least with your designation of Roger as a troll. He is obnoxious – but them, so am I. He is an asshole – but then…heh…read some of my posts.
The difference is that Roger has some thinking and some maturing to do.
His candle flickers and this is not the place to snuff it out. Perhaps, in time, he’ll learn. He sure as hell won’t learn anyplace else but here, so tolerate him.
We are the best teachers he can hope for.
ManlyRash on October 22, 2008 at 10:13 PM
Mei Chen Chalais, the reporter’s 56-year-old widow
Geez, suing McCain for using a snip of his own documented life. I’ll bet McCain did not sign off rights prior to being interviewed by Chalais while in prison/hospice.
maverick muse on October 22, 2008 at 10:14 PM
What say you go back to your bunk, do what you do best and call it a night? Oh, and contrary to a previous poster’s assertion, you can make a fist. It’s integral to your love life. Leave the discussion to the adults.
pistolero on October 22, 2008 at 10:17 PM
BHO is a life-long chain smoker.
That’s why MKH “Obama on my shoulder” was just slightly off mark by not emphasizing Obama’s hypocrisy forcing others to practice “virtues” that he himself does not perform.
A more significant point there is Obama’s requiring the world to take care of Obama’s brother so that Obama does not have to take care of Obama’s brother. That’s “spreading the wealth” a la Obama.
maverick muse on October 22, 2008 at 10:18 PM
Is that where you usually hang out in the evening? Isn’t that past your bedtime?
And you think Huck and Paul were better choices? Even more proof that you have no life experience and that you lack any grasp of the economy, business in America and the world we face today. I supposed you don’t list Romney because he was a Mormon? So how did that Ron Paul Revolution work out for you? I think McCain has many flaws (I disagree with him on immigration, gitmo, torture and global warming), but there’s no way in hell I could try to belittle the pain he has endured.
And HE doesn’t bring it up all of the time. Other people do.
cannonball on October 22, 2008 at 10:18 PM
Is this one of the reasons The One hasn’t bothered to release any of his health records? Why is it that Obama has so many hidden issues that we can’t even ask about?
cannonball on October 22, 2008 at 10:19 PM
Wow. I had not seen this before. As a vet from the relatively peaceful ’80s, this really choked me up.
They teach you, you have classes, you have “the manual,” but damn…
I may not respect all of this man’s politics, but I definitely respect the man.
wccawa on October 22, 2008 at 10:20 PM
Let me understand this. We are constantly told by his supporters and the MSM that one of the reasons Obama is so superior at engaging with world leaders (and cheering Germans) is because of the influences from youth, including his time abroad (although it’s important that we not dwell on his time in Indonesia because, well, you know) and his mixed race background, but… McCain has been “overusing” his experiences as a veteran and POW in his campaign?
Got it.
Y-not on October 22, 2008 at 10:20 PM
F*ck you…last time I’ll ever acknowledge your pathetic existence.
Let’s roll.
ex-Democrat on October 22, 2008 at 10:21 PM
Interesting that the French Archives can release this now BUT a Hollywood movie studio won’t release Chenoweth’s documentary on McCain because they don’t want to seem partisan. Like anyone would believe a responsible group like movie studio executives would be partisan.
Gohawgs on October 22, 2008 at 10:22 PM
“C’est tout”…said it all. Goosebumps to hear it in two languages. Cried twice, once when watching it, and again reading M.R.’s first comment about family.
The comment at the site, about smoking is disgusting
I know carbon, I saw that you also posted it. It’s worth repeating about the soulless bastards with dual standards.
The widow is a crazy, money-hungry witch. She would have preferred to get very rich, or to not have released it ahead of the election. May she live as long as Roger Waters.
Still, those of you talking about banning at the first whim, are also wimps.
May the fat and imbecilic latrine rats from the 2nd link eat the substance they swim in, on Nov. 04, 2008.
C’est tout!!! I could eat nails, metal ones, I’m so furious.
Entelechy on October 22, 2008 at 10:22 PM
P R I S O N.
Cardiganfox on October 22, 2008 at 10:23 PM
Right you are wccawa, and a gentleman.
Entelechy on October 22, 2008 at 10:24 PM
I resemble that remark. Though I tend to take sides with David Gilmour.
RW is a good contributor that I usually disagree with.
Now if we can get rid of one guy, I’d pick ThackerAgency. He’s here too much to be classified a troll, but offers nothing more than liberal hogwash and strawman arguments.
connertown on October 22, 2008 at 10:25 PM
I cried. I’ll admit that I cried like a baby.
It’s definitely the part where he gets choked up talking about his kids and how he WILL get better.
Amazing, brave, strong man.
mjk on October 22, 2008 at 10:25 PM
Obama’s friends and ideological comrades supported, in some cases directly, the people who tortured John McCain. That’s all one really needs to know here.
Hannibal Smith on October 22, 2008 at 10:28 PM
Hey Obama & your loud mouth duffsus VP running mate this is what real sacafice and honor is all about not years of runing down the country with the likes of Ayers & wright!!
thmcbb on October 22, 2008 at 10:28 PM
Brilliant. Thanks!
Buy Danish on October 22, 2008 at 10:29 PM
I hope his time in hell makes McCain’s 5 years in hell seem like a walk in the sunshine.
wise_man on October 22, 2008 at 10:30 PM
Guests don’t decide who gets sent home. This is a serious thread.
Entelechy on October 22, 2008 at 10:30 PM
People, let’s all “Buzz Up” these stories so that they get wider notice. There were a lot of good stories yesterday that helped the Republican’s but few ‘buzzes’. McCain is closing and lets help to get any and all positive information out there…It’s not hard, just click on the icon.
Gohawgs on October 22, 2008 at 10:32 PM
You are correct. His eyes were saying goodbye to his wife and children.
Helloyawl on October 22, 2008 at 10:32 PM
It was the first time I’d seen this footage. The contrast between what and I saw and your comment … well … it’s hard to see the humor in your “joke.” Poor taste sir.
I’m sure most of us aren’t terribly happy with McCain’s politics. It was a screwed up primary for certain. But need you post something like this here, and now?
TheUnrepentantGeek on October 22, 2008 at 10:33 PM
Yes. They were. Makes it even more painful now.
ManlyRash on October 22, 2008 at 10:36 PM
Check how badly the interviewer’s hand shakes when he lights the cigarette. Curious.
Tanya on October 22, 2008 at 10:38 PM
We have to talk. About Romania.
ManlyRash on October 22, 2008 at 10:39 PM
I couldn’t finish watching it.
newton on October 22, 2008 at 10:39 PM
And while McCain was rotting in that rat hole, Ayers and Dohrn –Obama’s friends– were trying their best to destroy the country he fought to defend.
There are no words I can think of to express my disgust right now.
irishspy on October 22, 2008 at 10:40 PM
Perhaps these will elevate your mood: President John S. McCain.
ManlyRash on October 22, 2008 at 10:42 PM
I commented here, and got this
Entelechy on October 22, 2008 at 10:43 PM
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