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Cliff Schecter has a new book about John McCain, called The Real McCain: Why Conservatives Don’t Trust Him and Why Independents Shouldn’t, that will arrive in bookstores next month. Look for John McCain to lose his famous temper, both thoroughly and often, soon after that.

Among other things, Schecter — a liberal blogger by day — provides a telling example of what kind of public behavior the media has conspired to cover up in order to propagate the myth of St. John of Sedona:

John McCain’s temper is well documented. He’s called opponents and colleagues “sh*theads,” “a**holes” and in at least one case “a f*cking jerk.” (bowdlerization ours)

But a new book on the presumptive Republican nominee will air perhaps the most shocking angry exchange to date.

The Real McCain by Cliff Schecter, which will arrive in bookstores next month, reports an angry exchange between McCain and his wife that happened in full view of aides and reporters during a 1992 campaign stop. An advance copy of the book was obtained by RAW STORY.

Three reporters from Arizona, on the condition of anonymity, also let me in on another incident involving McCain’s intemperateness. In his 1992 Senate bid, McCain was joined on the campaign trail by his wife, Cindy, as well as campaign aide Doug Cole and consultant Wes Gullett. At one point, Cindy playfully twirled McCain’s hair and said, “You’re getting a little thin up there.” McCain’s face reddened, and he responded, “At least I don’t plaster on the makeup like a trollop, you c*nt.” McCain’s excuse was that it had been a long day. If elected president of the United States, McCain would have many long days.

This is what the Republican party considers presidential material?

Amazing that this incident happened in full view of reporters, and yet — despite all the stories about McCain’s flaming temper, and consequently, his fitness to be president — the press has devoutly maintained a conspiracy of silence. God forbid the public finds out the full truth about McCain’s temper and his nasty temperament while there is still time to factor that truth into presidential voting decisions.

It will be really interesting, won’t it, to see how the media chooses to cover the book. Especially if excerpts like this one begin to be widely retailed over the internet.

Perhaps the media will find it possible to spin us a silver lining even to this story? For example, surely we have to give McCain some credit for not calling the trollop a f*cking c*nt?

I, for one, find it really hard to believe that someone with such a mean streak and nasty temper would always be able to stop just at filthy abuse. And so I find myself wondering how often Cindy McCain has appeared in public with the appearance of faint bruises under her plastered makeup. Of course, the everloving media would never conspire to cover up something like that. They wouldn’t, would they?