The link above is a video of John McCain playing a game of poker on his iPhone during the congressional hearing that would grant president Obama authority to use force in Syria. A Washington post journalist took a photo of him which ended up on CNN's "The Situation Room,With Wolf Blitzer"
This story could be twisted in many different ways. For one the tittle is automatically a negative representation of McCain. This can be seen as a method to get viewers to continue watching, but after the first minute or so all I was thinking was this really isn't much of a scandal. From the readings of "Why is Everyone Mad at Mainstream Media" by Jonathan M. Ladd, we learned that most Americans do not trust the media, because they believe the news media have become too arrogant, cynical, scandal minded and destructive. This can be an example of the scandal -minded news media that he was referring to. Though this "scandal" is not as a big deal compared to other scandals, it still counts. In regards to the photo, McCain handled himself well because he did not try to argue. He made a joke out of it which kind of diffused the situation. It makes it hard for Wolf Blitzer to be on attack mode and present this scandal with the way that McCain handels himself.
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McCain's poker scandal
(CNN) – Sen. John McCain, perhaps the Senate's most outspoken voice in favor of military action in Syria, was caught playing poker Tuesday at the first congressional hearing about giving the president authority to use force in the war-torn country.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee grilled the panel of top Obama officials, including Secretary of State John Kerry, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey.
While McCain spoke up when it came his turn, a Washington Post photographer snapped a photo of the Arizona Republican trying his luck in the meantime.
The senator later explained his poker habit on CNN's "The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer."
"As much as I like to always listen with rapt attention constantly (to) remarks of my colleagues over a three and a half period, occasionally I get a little bored and so I resorted," he said, chuckling. "But the worst thing about it is I lost thousands of dollars in this game."
He followed up, saying it was only "fake" money.
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