McCain's brother calls 911 over traffic, says ‘f–k you’ to operator

[Richard]

David Edwards and Stephen C. Webster
Raw Story
Friday, Oct 24, 2008

Early this week, Sen. John McCain’s brother Joe, while in Alexandria, VA, called 911 because he was irritated with traffic. When the operator asked him if he was really calling the emergency line to complain about highway conditions, Joe McCain responded, “F–k you” and hung up.

According to WJLA Newschannel 8 in Alexandria, the operator dialed the caller back. Shockingly enough, Joe McCain’s voicemail answered.

Audio of the call plays out as such:

Operator: “911, state your emergency.”
Caller: “It’s not an emergency but, do you know why on one side at the damn drawbridge of 95 traffic is stopped for 15 minutes and yet traffic’s coming the other way?”
Operator: “Sir, are you calling 911 to complain about traffic?”
Caller: “F–k you.”
When the emergency operator called back, she was greeted with, “Hi this is Joe McCain. I can’t take this message now because I’m involved in a very (inaudible) important political project… I hope on Nov. 4th we have elected John.”

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[Richard]

McCain's brother apologizes for calling 911

Fri Oct 24, 9:13 pm ET
 
WASHINGTON – The brother of presidential candidate Sen. John McCain says he'll withdraw from campaign activities after calling 911 to complain about traffic. Joe McCain says he's sorry about the call.

The GOP candidate's brother, who lives in Alexandria, Va., told Washington radio station WTOP he was returning from a campaign event in Philadelphia around 2 a.m. Saturday when he got stuck in traffic at a bridge.

Frustrated, he called 911 to figure out what was going on. He also called the Alexandria Police Department.

He tells WTOP he'll write an apology to the 911 operator and to the Alexandria police. In the meantime, he stopping any campaign activities. He says his brother won't be happy about the incident.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081025/ap_o...CZVXcEtbAF