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How the Senator Lost it at a Puerto Rican Casino
For this entire presidential campaign, the media have been waiting for
John McCain's famous temper to explode. A few small examples have been
reported without anyone trying to make a big deal about it. The rule
seems to be that if he can keep it bottled until November 5, he's home
free. But if he explodes in the interim, it becomes an official issue.
This isn't completely nuts. If he can't hold it in for just the few
months he is under maximum scrutiny, then he has a real problem.
Otherwise, hey—Bill Clinton also had a temper, it was said, along with
other uncontrollable passions.
Until recently this anger business didn't bother me much. There is a
lot to be angry about. Furthermore, I was not confident that McCain's
anger passed the whose-ox-is-gored test: As an Obama supporter, would
I be equally alarmed if my preferred candidate had anger issues?
(Which some folks say he does, by the way.) Then I heard the following
story.
'DON'T TOUCH ME,' he repeated viciously. 'DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? DO YOU
KNOW WHO YOU'RE TALKING TO?'
It comes in an email from my friend Jeff Dearth, a media investment
banker and former publisher of The New Republic. We also went to
junior high and high school together in Michigan. He would not make
this up. In 2005, Jeff attended a magazine industry conference at a
casino hotel in Puerto Rico. (I was there, too, though not a witness
to what follows.) The guest speaker was McCain. He put on a terrific
performance, breaking up the friendly crowd by referring to
journalists as 'my base.' (To anyone who remembers this period in
McCain's history, his attempt this year to paint Barack Obama as
Britney Spears or Paris Hilton because Obama is now the media darling
seems especially cheap.)
McCain's game is craps. So is Jeff Dearth's. Jeff was at the table
when McCain showed up and happily made room for him. Apparently there
is some kind of rule or tradition in craps that everyone's hands are
supposed to be above the table when the dice are about to be thrown.
McCain—'very likely distracted by one of the many people who
approached him that evening,' Jeff says charitably—apparently was
violating this rule. A small middle-aged woman at the table,
apparently a 'regular,' reached out and pulled McCain's arm away. I'll
let Jeff take over the story:
'McCain immediately turned to the woman and said between clenched
teeth: ‘DON'T TOUCH ME.' The woman started to explain..McCain
interrupted her: ‘DON'T TOUCH ME,' he repeated viciously. The woman
again tried to explain. ‘DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU'RE
TALKING TO?' McCain continued, his voice rising and his hands now
raised in the ‘bring it on' position. He was red-faced. By this time
all the action at the table had stopped. I was completely shocked.
McCain had totally lost it, and in the space of about ten seconds.
‘Sir, you must be courteous to the other players at the table,' the
pit boss said to McCain. 'DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? ASK ANYBODY AROUND
HERE WHO I AM.'
This being Puerto Rico, the pit boss might not have known McCain. But
the senator continued in full fury—'DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU'RE TALKING TO?
DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?'—and crisis was avoided only when Jeff offered
to change places and stand between McCain and the woman who had
touched his arm.
What is bothersome about this story, if it's true, is only partly the
explosive anger. More, it's the arrogance. At the craps table, who
cares who he is? And there's the recklessness of such a performance in
a casino full of journalists (unless McCain absolutely couldn't
control himself, which is even scarier). But this gamble paid off.
Although there were published reports that McCain had gambled late
into the night, which properly treated that matter as charming, this
particular episode has gone unreported until now. Maybe no journalist
saw it. Or maybe this illustrates the unwritten rule of political
journalism that all human-interest anecdotes must reaffirm a
previously established belief. Arrogance is something McCain is not
known for. Quite the opposite. Logic might dictate that an anecdote
showing that, say, Obama has webbed feet would be more interesting
than one showing that he is a skinny guy with big ears. But that's not
how it works.
Jeff Dearth is not an extreme partisan or an activist for either
candidate. He supports Obama, in part because he is truly alarmed at
the thought of the arrogant hothead he saw becoming president. ('I'd
happily gamble with Senator McCain again,' he says, 'but I definitely
wouldn't gamble on him.') It alarms me, too. John McCain is the best
Republican presidential candidate of my lifetime. But a performance
like this would give me pause about supporting a candidate of either
party.
October 9, 2008 | 6:34am
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Forgive me box man, for I have sinned. It's been over 5 weeks since my last craps session at the casino. 😉
I only get such a small window of opportunity and when work and family get in the way then my hobby takes a back seat. I must admit I'm missing it.
Free poker games pc. I haven't been idle though. I built a better practice rig including some rubber diamonds for the back wall and with a small add on piece, it can take a proper 8ft single dealer layout. I will add some pics of it soon.
This was very much needed to finally graduate from my cardboard box receiving station which I've been using for over a year.
I was going to build a full table with the help from Big Jeff who builds custom craps tables in the USA. He does make truly beautiful craps tables. He sent me 4 diamond rubber back pieces, and some routed chip rails to get me started.
Unfortunately even though I'm capable of the task. I don't have…
A) space to build
B) the tools needed
C) a trailer or Ute or truck to get the materials back to my place
D) the time
So that left me with no choice but to order a cheap custom table from overseas (China) and get it shipped to me in Australia. That was 3 months ago and I still don't have the table. That's a whole topic for another day, which I won't go into today.
My new practice receiving station which is 1.2m wide sits on a portable table and I still use my throwing station to get the right distance away from the back wall. I can then practice stick left or right or straight out.
Big Jeff's Craps Tables Games
The best part of the design is that I can add an extension onto it and use it as a half table with 8ft layout and use it with others to play some craps socially.
I have yet to introduce my friends to craps and was waiting for the full table to do so. However I could wait no more. We have a standing calendar booking for a Halloween Party each year where we invite neighbours and family friends. So I took advantage of that, and I got the half table setup on the deck and after dinner and a couple of drinks I opened my first ever floating craps game.
See a few photos below.
I explained the game quickly and gave each player $300. It was total chaos, but after 10 mins they were getting the hang of it. I struggled to keep track of everyone's bets. And they were all farming the field and hitting the prop area. Of course just my luck as first time dealer and it was a horn dream run for 30 mins. So I was stumbling over horn and hardways payouts.
I explained the dark side being opposite of the right side. And the probability of 7s showing more than any other.
'DON'T TOUCH ME,' he repeated viciously. 'DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? DO YOU
KNOW WHO YOU'RE TALKING TO?'
It comes in an email from my friend Jeff Dearth, a media investment
banker and former publisher of The New Republic. We also went to
junior high and high school together in Michigan. He would not make
this up. In 2005, Jeff attended a magazine industry conference at a
casino hotel in Puerto Rico. (I was there, too, though not a witness
to what follows.) The guest speaker was McCain. He put on a terrific
performance, breaking up the friendly crowd by referring to
journalists as 'my base.' (To anyone who remembers this period in
McCain's history, his attempt this year to paint Barack Obama as
Britney Spears or Paris Hilton because Obama is now the media darling
seems especially cheap.)
McCain's game is craps. So is Jeff Dearth's. Jeff was at the table
when McCain showed up and happily made room for him. Apparently there
is some kind of rule or tradition in craps that everyone's hands are
supposed to be above the table when the dice are about to be thrown.
McCain—'very likely distracted by one of the many people who
approached him that evening,' Jeff says charitably—apparently was
violating this rule. A small middle-aged woman at the table,
apparently a 'regular,' reached out and pulled McCain's arm away. I'll
let Jeff take over the story:
'McCain immediately turned to the woman and said between clenched
teeth: ‘DON'T TOUCH ME.' The woman started to explain..McCain
interrupted her: ‘DON'T TOUCH ME,' he repeated viciously. The woman
again tried to explain. ‘DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU'RE
TALKING TO?' McCain continued, his voice rising and his hands now
raised in the ‘bring it on' position. He was red-faced. By this time
all the action at the table had stopped. I was completely shocked.
McCain had totally lost it, and in the space of about ten seconds.
‘Sir, you must be courteous to the other players at the table,' the
pit boss said to McCain. 'DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? ASK ANYBODY AROUND
HERE WHO I AM.'
This being Puerto Rico, the pit boss might not have known McCain. But
the senator continued in full fury—'DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU'RE TALKING TO?
DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?'—and crisis was avoided only when Jeff offered
to change places and stand between McCain and the woman who had
touched his arm.
What is bothersome about this story, if it's true, is only partly the
explosive anger. More, it's the arrogance. At the craps table, who
cares who he is? And there's the recklessness of such a performance in
a casino full of journalists (unless McCain absolutely couldn't
control himself, which is even scarier). But this gamble paid off.
Although there were published reports that McCain had gambled late
into the night, which properly treated that matter as charming, this
particular episode has gone unreported until now. Maybe no journalist
saw it. Or maybe this illustrates the unwritten rule of political
journalism that all human-interest anecdotes must reaffirm a
previously established belief. Arrogance is something McCain is not
known for. Quite the opposite. Logic might dictate that an anecdote
showing that, say, Obama has webbed feet would be more interesting
than one showing that he is a skinny guy with big ears. But that's not
how it works.
Jeff Dearth is not an extreme partisan or an activist for either
candidate. He supports Obama, in part because he is truly alarmed at
the thought of the arrogant hothead he saw becoming president. ('I'd
happily gamble with Senator McCain again,' he says, 'but I definitely
wouldn't gamble on him.') It alarms me, too. John McCain is the best
Republican presidential candidate of my lifetime. But a performance
like this would give me pause about supporting a candidate of either
party.
October 9, 2008 | 6:34am
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (9.1MB)
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS
Forgive me box man, for I have sinned. It's been over 5 weeks since my last craps session at the casino. 😉
I only get such a small window of opportunity and when work and family get in the way then my hobby takes a back seat. I must admit I'm missing it.
Free poker games pc. I haven't been idle though. I built a better practice rig including some rubber diamonds for the back wall and with a small add on piece, it can take a proper 8ft single dealer layout. I will add some pics of it soon.
This was very much needed to finally graduate from my cardboard box receiving station which I've been using for over a year.
I was going to build a full table with the help from Big Jeff who builds custom craps tables in the USA. He does make truly beautiful craps tables. He sent me 4 diamond rubber back pieces, and some routed chip rails to get me started.
Unfortunately even though I'm capable of the task. I don't have…
A) space to build
B) the tools needed
C) a trailer or Ute or truck to get the materials back to my place
D) the time
So that left me with no choice but to order a cheap custom table from overseas (China) and get it shipped to me in Australia. That was 3 months ago and I still don't have the table. That's a whole topic for another day, which I won't go into today.
My new practice receiving station which is 1.2m wide sits on a portable table and I still use my throwing station to get the right distance away from the back wall. I can then practice stick left or right or straight out.
Big Jeff's Craps Tables Games
The best part of the design is that I can add an extension onto it and use it as a half table with 8ft layout and use it with others to play some craps socially.
I have yet to introduce my friends to craps and was waiting for the full table to do so. However I could wait no more. We have a standing calendar booking for a Halloween Party each year where we invite neighbours and family friends. So I took advantage of that, and I got the half table setup on the deck and after dinner and a couple of drinks I opened my first ever floating craps game.
See a few photos below.
I explained the game quickly and gave each player $300. It was total chaos, but after 10 mins they were getting the hang of it. I struggled to keep track of everyone's bets. And they were all farming the field and hitting the prop area. Of course just my luck as first time dealer and it was a horn dream run for 30 mins. So I was stumbling over horn and hardways payouts.
I explained the dark side being opposite of the right side. And the probability of 7s showing more than any other.
And you wouldn't believe it, but I had 2 out of 6 players playing dark side. I was humbled by that, and I never even pushed them one way or another. They just worked it out on their own.
I even let the players place their own place bets and I was just making sure the bets were correct amounts and put them in the right position in the boxes so I could track players bets correctly.
It was a huge success and everyone was calling out numbers to hit and having a great time. The other neighbours around must have wondered what was going on.
Big Jeff's Craps Tables For Sale
Initially I didn't bother getting out the $100 and $500 chips since I just figured everyone would crash and burn and that would be that.
But they were all doing great. And I had to break out the $100 and $500 chip stacks to keep the bank afloat.
The game would have kept going for hours. But after 1 1/2 hours I had to call it, since I needed a break.
I got them to colour up and was pleasantly surprised that 5 out of 6 had profit. Some had a lot. One had $25 left. He was not happy. The winner was around $1200 with second $1100. So it was a close race.
The winner was one of the dark side players. Which I was the most proud of. Who was also the only one really betting the place bets and using it like a cash register.
One thing I noticed being a dealer is not easy by a long shot. Especially a green solo dealer with no backup.
I can't wait to get my full table. Then we'll really get some social craps play happening.
This little gathering and the way they approached the table for the first time, and how each set their game plan, once they knew the basic rules, could easily make for a study in human behaviour. Being that I knew the players, watching them interact with each other and play gave me great insight into how parallel their play was with their personalities. I don't see that sort of thing happening with other games at the casino. Just underlines what a great game craps is.
