Is John McCain Testy With New York Times Reporter... Or, Is The Media Fabricating Another Senseless Story

A New York Times reporter decided to challenge John McCain on whether he actually had a meeting with John Kerry for years ago to be his running mate. McCain has admitted he had a meeting and refused to run. The reporter seemed to want to challenge whether McCain told the truth in a 2004 NY Times article. Take a look.

Here is how the New York Times is reporting the story they conjured up today. Now, the headlines are "McCain Gets Testy" and variations there of. How silly... and how trivial of the media.
First… who really cares whether McCain had a meeting. He admits he did. He didn’t run. The country had known he is a moderate Republican. But my second concern is about the reporter. Read the transcript below (courtesy of ABCNews.com). It’s as though she put the New York Times on a throne for quality reporting (ask John McCain why that’s not true). Plus, she’s like a giddy schoolgirl near the end. It’s a poor excuse for challenging the GOP nominee on anything of substance.
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John McCain: Everybody knows that I had a private conversation. Everybody knows that. That I had a conversation. There’s no living American in Washington -
EB: Okay.
McCain: - that knows that, there’s no one.
EB: Okay
McCain: And you know it too. You know it. You know it. So I don’t even know why you ask.
EB: Well I ask because I just read –-
McCain: You do know it. You do know it.
EB: Because I just read in the Times in May of ’04 you said.
McCain: I don’t know what you may have read or heard of, I don’t know the circumstances. Maybe in May of 04 I hadn’t had the conversation --
EB: But do you recall the conversation?
McCain: I don’t know, but it’s well known that I had the conversation. It is absolutely well known by everyone. So do you have a question on another issue?
EB: Well can I ask you when the conversation was?
McCain: No. Nope, because the issue is closed as far as I’m concerned. Everybody knows it. Everybody knows it in America.
EB: Can you describe the conversation?
McCain: Pardon me.
EB: Can you describe the conversation?
McCain: No, of course not. I don’t describe private conversations.
EB: Okay. Can I ask you –
McCain: Why should I? Then there’s no such thing as a private conversation. Is there (inaudible) if you have a private conversation with someone, and then they come and tell you. I don’t know that that’s a private conversation. I think that’s a public conversation.
EB. Okay. Can I ask you about your (pause) Why you’re so angry?
McCain: Pardon me?
EB: Nevermind, nevermind.
McCain: I mean it’s well known. Everybody knows. It’s been well chronicled a thousand times. John Kerry asked if I would consider being his running mate.
EB: Right.
McCain: And I said categorically no, under no circumstances. That’s all very well known.
EB: Okay, let me ask you… (moves on to another question.)
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