The Truth

BY: DR. FOREST LEWIS

I listened closely to John McCain's cheering squad on MSNBC this morning. Leading the cheers was former Florida congressman, Joe Scarborough, the host of "Joe."

Scarborough said something rather interesting. He said, "You Don't Want To Get John McCain Angry." He went on:

"McCain becomes more animated in town hall meetings when he is angry"

Scarborough is another one of those guys who has been annointed as an intellectual giant. I thought, if he is so smart, how is it that he is missing what the Obama camp is trying to do to McCain? And, "The Maverick" is falling right in to the Obama snare!

Team Obama is trying to get McCain angry. What they are hoping for is a large public display, where McCain has one of his fits of uncontrollable rage. I have written in the past that John McCain is like a train wreck. You know that the train is going to crash, the question is when. McCain reminds me of former Heavyweight Champion, Joe Frazier. Whenever he was around the "Master, Muhammad Ali," Frazier couldn't think straight. Ali stayed in his head. When they fought, Frazier was like an, enraged snorting bull, all brawn and no brains!

Let's get something straight right now. If McCain had to only worry about his anger, maybe he would be okay. It is McCain's "Rage" that will at some point do him in. Anger and rage are not the same. They are related. But, they are not the same. In order to become rageful, we have to allow our anger to cross over the continuum and into the rageful arena. This is called, "Blowing One's Top."

There are reports that detail how McCain has blown his stack over some petty disagreement. The reports say he has unleased a barrage of scatological language at his offender(s). Imagine, McCain being caught on tape in a fit of rage? His campaign would go down as though it had been, torpedoed!

Who wants a "Hot Headed President?"

Who wants a "Hot Headed President With His Hands On Nukes?"

So, to the cheering team at MSNBC, Team Obama is working hard at "Pushing John McCain's Buttons." I will predict here and now that McCain will experience an explosion before the end of Summer. Hillary Clinton had several eruptions, remember?

John McCain is no Hillary Clinton. When McCain blows, the socialists press will be all over him. In a sense, it is not fair. But, we are talking about the Republican presumptive nominee for president; not someone who is vying for his party's nomination, the way Hillary was, when she lost her temper.

McCain is very touchy about "His Age." Hey, face it, "The Guy Is Old."

What does he expect people to do, look at him and say, "You Are As Old As You Feel?" No, Americans aren't going to do that. A recent poll shows that "Ten Percent Of Americans Say McCain Is Too Old To Be President."

Team Obama is helping to make sure that that number increases exponentially. Team Obama is employing such terms as, McCain "Is Out Of Touch, He Is Disoriented, And McCain Seems Lost."

Clearly, these are all references to McCain's advanced years. McCain is a "Quarter Century Older Than Obama." And wait until the two of them are on stage in the three scheduled debates. Picture in your mind's eye, "This Sight." You will see a "Young, Spry, Barack Obama," contrasted with a man who is "Old Enough To Be His Father!"

The media will be looking for McCain to have a "Senior Moment." If the poor guy looses his train of thought during one of the debates, he will be toast. If he is seen as "Zoning Out," the race is over. George W's dad lost his race, when he was caught while debating Bill Clinton, "Gazing At His Watch." The press presented Mr. Bush as being uninterested--and wondering, "When Will This Damn Debate End."

That was the president's "Waterloo Moment."

By the way, even the people who are voting for McCain because they just don't like Obama, will have to have second thoughts about this man's ability to govern, if he is seen as doddering, or just a, "Grumpy Old Man." Remember, McCain will turn "Seventy Two Years Old In August Of This Year."

Bob Dole had his senior momemt. Recall when Mr. Dole fell from the stage land into the crowd? He looked old and pathetic, lnot to mention helpless. My heart went out to the guy.

My heart went out to Mr. Dole, because this man too was a War hero!

Bob Dole's "Senior Moment," made him look like a "Doddering Old Fool."

However, Bob Dole was not full of rage, the way that John McCain is!

If you listen closely, you will hear the McCain "Rage Express" heading down the tracks!